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Read India Celebration (International) for school (standard 3rd – 12th) students.
The winners in each category will be awarded
Category 1 | Grade 3rd to 5th – 1st Prize: Laptop; 2nd Prize: Tablet + Prize Money
Category 2 | Grade 6th to 9th – 1st Prize: Laptop; 2nd Prize: Tablet + Prize Money
Category 3 | 10th to 12th – 1st Prize: Laptop; 2nd Prize: Tablet + Prize Money
Category 4 | Undergrad & Grad – 1st Prize: Laptop; 2nd Prize: Tablet + Prize Money
Participate in Read India Celebration 2021 (International)
In 3 simple steps:
Read – Read a book or research on a topic (refer to the proposed list of 25 themes / topics below; students are free to choose any book / topic of their choice)
Submit / Upload below 2 files i.e. a & b to RIC website from student dashboard (Upload Files Tab after you Login in to RIC:
a. Doc file: A 2 page summary (PDF or MS Word doc)
– Section#1 / Page1: Summarize the message & learnings in the book / Independent views on the research topic / theme (Minimum 3 Pros & Cons + conclusion) in your own words (*Either book or research not both)
– Section#2 / Page2: Describe and propose a solution to any problem of your choice from “Upload Files tab in students dashboard”
b. Video file: Make a 1 to 2 minutes video about the message & learning from the book / research topic starting with a self-introduction
* Submit both doc & video file at the same time i.e. select 2 files and save by 15Sep2021 from students dashboard (Upload Files Section)
*For students in India, Hindi & English language submissions are allowed.
Note: Students of all nationalities from around the world can participate. International submissions only in English language.
Timelines for RIC 2021:
Last date for student registrations – Aug 31st, 2021
Last date for student submissions – Sep 15th, 2021
Round #2 screening begins for 100 qualifiers (could move subject to volume of participants) – Sep / Oct, 2021
Leadership coaching sessions for round #2 qualifiers – Oct / Nov, 2021
Grand Finale for 4 finalists in each category – Dec 2021
Nominated book for the year 2021 – Leading Self & Beyond (
)Proposed Topic for the year 2021 – ”Use, Addiction and Abuse of Technology” – Can technology potentially empower (effective use) or hamper youth (addiction / abuse) of nations / world?
Cadence & Rules for RIC 2021
Students can read the nominated book “Leading Self & Beyond” (eBook can be downloaded from www.readindia.info / www.leadingself.net or read any book of their choice on the nominated topic or a topic of their own choice (e.g. changes in lifestyle due to corona pandemic, difference between Shiksha (literacy) & Vidya (education), Measure of Education, Knowledge based societies Vs Commerce based societies, Sports & youth, Role of education in evolution of a society etc.) and
Word submission i.e. Summary / views & findings / message & learnings from the book / topic should not be more than 2 A4 size pages, hand written or typed including 1 novel idea to solve any household /street / community / regional / national / international issue (e.g. Impact of ignorant leaders on societies/nations, commercially driven public policies, agrarian problems, drying of rivers, digital media propaganda, social media misinformation campaigns, depletion of ground water levels, traffic problems, decongestion of cities, obstruction to normal life due to street protests, river/air pollution, sea contaminations etc. Upload to the readindia.info website from students dashboard.
Video Submission: Start with self-introduction and should not be more 2 minutes. Summarize the written in voice format.
> Submissions will be evaluated for a total of 100 points (i.e. 20 points each for content, communication, research rigor / depth in understanding of the topic, creativity in solving the problem they chose to address & Video submission). Note: If the selected topic is of student’s own choice, evaluation will still happen for 100 points, but the evaluation criteria will be at the discretion of the evaluators. Choice of topic, originality & depth of analysis, summarization and the uniqueness of the idea in solving the issue will get the highest weightage.
*Reiterating – Originality, Research Rigor, Communication, Independent Thinking, Views & Creativity in the submission will be key.
> Top 100 students will qualify for round 2 from the online submissions (i.e. one pager, which can be written in any of the two languages i.e. Hindi or English) in each category i.e. School & College resp.
