30 July 2018
ICWA Essay Competition 2018 has started and the last date to apply online is 30 July 2018. All the entries are accepted in PDF format only, however, candidates can submit their entries in video format as well. Get complete details on this page. ICWA is a junior and senior level essay competition based on ‘Awareness Programme on Indian Foreign Policy’. Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) started the competition in 2016, and this is the 3rd Edition of the essay writing competition. The students enrolled in school and aged 15 to 18 years are eligible to participate under the junior level category, and the students enrolled in PG/UG programs in any recognised college/university in India and aged 18-25 years are eligible to participate under the senior level category. Scroll down to read more on ICWA Essay Competition 2018.
Events |
Dates |
ICWA Essay Submission Ends |
30 July 2018 |
ICWA Essay Result Announces |
Not announced yet |
In ICWA Essay Competition 2018, Topic and word limitation of the essay should be as per the details mentioned below
The topic of the Essay Writing Competition |
Category |
Word Limitation |
Why is climate change important for India’s Foreign Policy? |
Junior Level |
1500 |
Is India’s Foreign Policy an instrument for our development |
Senior Level |
2500 |
Young Indian writers have an opportunity to demonstrate their innovative thinking on the topic mentioned above and write an essay. The essay should be submitted via e-mail till 30 July 2018. Top 3 entries in both junior and senior category will be selected for cash prizes.
Gender | All |
Region | All India |
Class/ Age | 15-18 and 18-25 years old students |
Details | Nationality: The senior or junior participants must be an Indian citizen.
Age: The junior participants should be aged 15 to 18 years old and the participants applying under senior category should be aged 18 to 25 years old. Educational Qualification: The students applying under junior category should be enrolled in any recognised school in India and the students applying under senior category must be enrolled in a graduate/post graduate program in a College/University from anywhere in all over India. The language of the essay: Essay should be written in English or Hindi. |
The top entries submitted under senior and junior category in the ICWA Essay Competition 2018 will be awarded as under:
Prize |
Junior Category Amount |
Senior Category Amount |
1st Prize |
Rs. 15000 |
Rs. 25000 |
2nd Prize |
Rs. 10000 |
Rs. 15000 |
3rd Prize |
Rs. 5000 |
Rs. 10000 |
The students wish to participate in ICWA Essay Competition 2018 can submit their essay only through online mode. The essay has to be submitted online till 30 July 2018. To submit the essay online, the candidates have to follow the guideline mentioned below:
The candidates participating in ICWA Essay Competition need to submit their entries in PDF format only. The following are the format which needs to be followed:
The eligible students who wish to participate in the competition under junior or senior category can submit essay only through online mode. Essay along with the required certificate of the participant should be sent via email to essayicwa@gmail.com latest by 30 July 2018. The hard copy of the essay has not to be sent via offline mode.