To mark its 60th anniversary, Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defense, has planned to conduct a national level Essay Competition. In 2018, DRDO will celebrate it diamond jubilee.
The main aim of the essay writing competition is to motivate the youth of the nation towards the defense and to create awareness among them about the achievements of the DRDO.
Interested candidates can submit their essays on the official website of the DRDO before December 5, 2017. The details regarding the competition can also be found on the official website of the DRDO– drdo.gov.in.
There are two categories in the competition- category 1 is for the students of classes 9-12 and category-2 is for the students pursuing graduation and post-graduation. The maximum word limit for the category-2 students is 2000 and for category-1 are 1000 words.
The topic of the essay is “DRDO: Achievements and Way Ahead” and candidates can submit their entries either in Hindi or English.
60 essays will be considered and each winner will receive a cash prize of INR 2000 and a certificate. Names of the winners will be published on the official website of the DRDO.
