About Mantra Initiative
Mantra initiative has been taken for the purpose of advancement of education especially in the field of law and the well being of the society. The aim of the trust is to facilitate networking opportunities to the law students, practitioners and academicians for fostering and collaboration new ideas in the field by way of seminars, workshops and conferences. The trust also aims to establish resource centres dedicated to legal field literature and research material for the law community.
Founder Trustee has taken this initiative to carry out the outreach activities in the field of law for the societal awareness and benefits and are responsible for the fulfilment of these objectives with the support of Dr. Seema Rani (Chairperson), Mr. Shreshthdeep Subaksh (Secretary) and Mr. Shauryadeep Subaksh (Treasurer).
About the Competition
ManMitra Educational Trust is organizing a ‘Research Paper Competition 2025’ in the field of law. The competition aims to encourage academic discourse and innovation. All research scholars and students are invited to participate and submit their original research papers on the following broader themes:
- Traditional Indian Legal Knowledge
- Women-related Legal Issues
Eligibility
The competition is open to all research scholars and students pursuing law from accredited institutions of India.
Submission Guidelines
- The paper must be original, unpublished, and not pending publication elsewhere.
- The paper should be submitted in Ms-Doc only with the name of the file as the name of the main author e.g. rashmi.doc)
- One author is allowed to submit only one paper as a main or co-author.
- APA citation styles must be followed for referencing.
- Plagiarism limit is 15% and there should be 0% AI content. Any work exceeding plagiarism of more than 15% shall be rejected.
- The paper should be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 250 words contains Objective of the research, methodology used, results and findings with originality or novelty of the research.
- The first page of the paper should contain-
- Affiliation of the authors
- Contact, e-mail, and address of the authors
- The word limit of the paper shall not be less than 3000 words and shall not exceed 6000 words.
- Co-authorship is allowed only up to two authors, i.e., one main author and one co-author.
- The author will be intimated about their selection through email provided by the author.
Review Process
Submissions will be reviewed by our esteemed review committee. The papers will be selected based on originality of content, research depth, clarity of expressions, and novelty /relevancy of the theme to the contemporary issues in the prescribed field. The panel will have all the right to reject or select the paper. The decision of the panel to be considered final.
Awards & Prizes
- The top 3 papers will be awarded a certificate and cash prize-
- 1st prize: Rs. 5000
- 2nd prize: Rs. 3000
- 3rd prize: Rs. 2000
- All other selected papers/authors will be awarded with a certificate of participation/ contribution.
- Also, selected papers will get a chance for publication of the research paper without any fee in a Peer-Reviewed Journal/ Edited Book, with the consent of the author, granting further recognition to the author. Once the author consents to the publication, s/he may not be allowed to send the paper to any other journal for publication. (although this is not a final intimation for publication).
How to Submit?
Interested participants can submit their papers through the link provided at the end of this post.
Submission Deadline
- The last date for paper submission is May 02, 2025.
- Selected papers will be intimated on June 13, 2025.
Contact Information
Email: manmitratrust@gmail.com
Click here to submit the paper.
