CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition on Water Conservation 2017-18 

3rd National Essay Competition on Water Conservation 2017-18 is conducted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. The essay competition will be held among the youth in the age group up to 18 years across the country. CGWB Essay Competition on Water Conservation aims to make the youth aware of the need for conservation and prevention of pollution of this precious natural resource and at the same time involve their parents and society in this noble cause.

The essay can be written in Hindi, English or any regional language. The candidates participating in the competition should know that the Aadhaar/ Aadhaar enrolment is mandatory for the competition. The theme of the competition for the Phase I is - "Swachh Jal -- Swachh Bharat."

CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition 2018 Dates

The jury would select 60 best essays from the total number of essays received from each State/ UT and these would be considered for the prizes. The distributions of the prizes for CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition is given below:

For disbursement of the prize money

All the selected authors will submit their proof of identity like the certificate for Class 10. The participants would provide a photocopy of passbook having details of their bank account along with one cancelled cheque for e-transfer of prize money.

• The theme of the essay competition for the Phase 1 is - "Swachh Jal -- Swachh Bharat."

Submission of the Entry of Competition

Documents to be submitted with the Entry

The last date to submit the entry for the CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition is 31 December 2017. The candidates will be selected by the jury who will evaluate the essays received. The jury will select ten best essays out of all the essays received in the respective State/ UT and after that, the further selection round will be done.

CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition 2018 - Selection Process

• The jury will evaluate the ten best essays among all the entries submitted by the applicants for CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition in Phase 1
• The participants of these best ten essays would be called in person for competing in Phase 2 of the Essay Competition, which will be held in each Regional offices and/ or State Unit offices.
• Out of ten authors appearing for Phase  2 essay writing Competition, a panel of Jury will select best 3 authors from each State/UT. These winners will then compete for the national level prizes.
• At last, the panel of jury will evaluate the technical papers. There will be a selection of first five and second five in the winner's category. It is to be noted that the Prize winners will be communicated through e-mail.

Important Points about the CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition

• The Essay Competition will be conducted in English, Hindi and Regional languages.The Paper and pen for the writing of the Essay Competition will be provided by the Nodal Officer.
• Topic/ theme for the Phase- II essay writing will be decided by a committee constituted by the competent authority. Topic/ Theme for the Essay Competition will be disclosed at the venue. However, it would be related to issues pertaining to water.

• All the 10 participants should submit a latest coloured passport size photo to the respective Nodal Officer.
• All the selected ten authors will bring their proof of age like the certificate for class 10, Aaadhar Card, Driving license, Voter ID Card or some other such authentic document.

CGWB 3rd National Essay Competition - Stipend to the Candidates

• Travel Expenses: All participants for phase 2 competition would be paid to and fro rail fare by sleeper class /Bus on the production of proof of journey undertaken in the entitled class within the respective State only.
• Lodging & Food: Arrangements for stay (food and lodging) will be made by the participants themselves. A lump sum amount of Rs. 1000 would be paid to each participant appearing for the Phase 2 contest towards food, lodging, local transport and incidental charges.

The contact details of the Nodal Officer of each State/UT is given below in Table: