National Handwriting Competition 2017

What is National Handwriting Competition 2017?

ASK India Society has announced National handwriting Competition 2017, for the students of Class 1 to 12. The objective of this competition is to create awareness among the schools and management towards the importance of handwriting.

Who can apply for this scholarship ?

In order to be eligible for this competition, an applicant must belong to the following categories-

Category A – Students of standard- I, II, III and IV.
Category B – Students of standard- V, VI, VII and VIII.
Category C – Students of standard- IX, X, XI, and XII.

How can you apply ?

The application can be submitted individually or through school.

Guidelines for Individual Participants:

Step 1- Email the consent to participate at the given Email Ids- info@handwritingcompetition.com, askindia.southindia@gmail.com
Step 2- The 'Student Registration Form' and the 'Answer Paper' will be sent to that email id.
Step 3- Take the printouts and finish the test at home.
Step 4- Send the form and answer paper through Post/Courier to the address mentioned below-
ASK LEARNING CENTRE, 10-2-299/F/A, Lower Ground Floor, Vijayanagar Colony Main Road, Masabtank, Hyderabad - 500057, Telangana.

Guidelines for Schools to Participate:

Step 1- First, a teacher as an in-charge should be nominated by school for this competition.
Step 2- Display the poster on the school notice board.
Step 3- Interested students need to submit the fee of INR 100 to the teacher-in-charge for registration. Note- The School will retain 20% (INR 20 per student) of the collected amount to cover postage and DD expenditure.
Step 4- School needs to send the application (School Registration Form + Demand Draft) to ASK Learning Centre, Hyderabad on or before 30th November 2017. Note- The exam materials will be sent to the school after the receipt of the application form and DD.
Step 4- School has to conduct the exam in school premises itself before 30th November 2017. Note- The date of the exam can be decided according to the convenience of the School Management.
Step 5- School has to submit the answer papers to ASK Learning Centre, Hyderabad till 15th December 2017.

Terms and Conditions

The enrollment fees of INR 100 will be sent through Demand Draft by the individual from any Nationalised Bank to-

Account Name: ASK LEARNING CENTRE
Bank Name: STATE BANK OF INDIA
Account No.: 37015871923
Account Type: CURRENT ACCOUNT
Bank Branch: New Mallepally, Hyderabad
IFSC Code: SBIN0008027

Note-

Payment can be done by cash or NEFT Transfer. Cheques and DDs are also acceptable.
The student needs to call and inform the authorities after the deposit.
One can also transfer the participation fees through PAYTM. (Paytm Number- 9848610839)

Examination Pattern-

The medium of examination will be English.
The question paper for Category B and C will be the same. Category A students have to write in a four-ruled paper.
The duration of the exam is for 20 minutes.
There will be only one written exam and the same answer sheet will be evaluated for further rounds/levels (if shortlisted in a particular round/level).

Evaluation Criteria-
The following points are considered while evaluating the answer papers:

Legibility and neatness.
Font formation and uniformity in fonts.
Joining or connectivity between letters(in cursive handwriting) and Spacing between letters(in print handwriting)
Pen strokes and their angle.
Legibility in the formation of numbers.
Presentability of your script by underlining with colour pens.
There will be negative marking for the pressure applied on paper.

Award details-

For Round 1 (School level) - The first 3 best performers in every school, in each Category, will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the School Certificate and Medal. All the students will receive Participation Certificates. Note- For individual participants, this round is in among the individually participating students.
For Round 2 (State level) - Students who qualify in the Round 1 are eligible for Round 2. This round is among the students from the same state. The first 3 best performers in state, in each category, will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the State Trophy, a Certificate and Gift Hamper worth INR 2000.
For Round 3 (National level) - All students who qualify in the Round 2 are eligible for Round 3. This round is among the students of different states. The first 3 best performers, in each Category, in India will be awarded Handwriting Champ of the Nation Trophy, a Certificate and Gift Hamper worth of INR 5000.