Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 and promoting competition throughout India, and preventing activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India. It was established on 14 October 2003.
The Competition Commission of India is conducting a National Level Essay Competition 2021-22 as a part of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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The applicant must be a student as on October 1, 2021, pursuing UG or PG course in Law, Economics, Management and Regulatory Governance in any recognised university in India.
Ineligibility: Wards and relatives of employees of Competition Commission of India or office of Director General-CCI or Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GOI are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate in this competition.
The Essay Competition entries shall be submitted in word and PDF format by the deadline.
Length of Essay: Not more than 3000 words including footnotes. There is no minimum word limit; however, participants are encouraged to submit essays of not less than 1500 words.
Citations: Participants may use any recognized style of referencing/footnoting system and this must be used consistently & uniformly throughout the Essay.
Winners will receive cash prizes as per the following table:
Prize Category | Prize Amount |
First (One) | INR 50,000 |
Second (One) | INR 25,000 |
Third (One) | INR 15,000 |
Consolation (Two) | 2 x INR 5,000 |
Total | INR 1,00,000 |
The prize winners shall also be given a certificate.
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