antardhvani2014.du.ac.in Antardhvani 2014 Cultural Festival Competition : University of Delhi

Name of the Organisation : University of Delhi (antardhvani2014.du.ac.in)
Type of Announcement : Antardhvani Cultural Festival Competition 2014

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1. The registrations for competitive events are to be done on-line (antardhvani2014.du.ac.in/registration.html). Application forms must be esubmitted to the Antardhvani Secretariat by 30 January 2014. Acceptance list by coordinators will be placed on the Antardhvani website by 5 February. In case of queries, kindly contact Antardhvani Helpdesk at University Information centre (UIC) at 011-27006900.

2. The programme is only for current bona fide students of the University of Delhi and its colleges, School of Open Learning, NCWEB, and post graduate departments, Institutes and Centres. In case the student does not fulfil this condition, his/her participation will be cancelled. Participants must carry a valid student I-Card to show at competition venue.

3. Team members must be bona fide students from the same college.
4. The organizing Committee reserves the right to change the venue and time, and modify the rules, if necessary.
5. Rules for each specific event will be displayed separately, if required.

6. Contestants must bring their own costumes and props.
7. Copyright items, if used, must be acknowledged. The University will not be responsible for any violations.
8. The contestants are strictly advised not to disclose the name of their college/institution to the jury/audience while introducing any item on stage. Time limits must be followed.

9. Each participant will be given a Participation Certificate by the University of Delhi during the days of the Antardhvani programme. First, Second, and one Runner Up will be announced. Winners will receive attractive prizes.
10. Colleges & University Departments will be assessed by a jury and recognized with Awards of Good Practice where so determined. Separate guidelines are issued.
11. The decision of Judges will be final and binding in all competitions.
12. There is no registration fee for entering any competition at Antardhvani.

13. Only 2 entries from Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) for each event and 4 entries from School of Open Learning (SOL) for each event shall be accepted. All entries should be duly verified from the office of NCWEB and SOL respectively & should be submitted to the Antardhvani Secretariat in hard copy only.

1. Music & Dance items:
a. Classical Dance- must not exceed 5 minutes.
b. Folk Dance- must not exceed 5 minutes.
c. Instrumental Music- must not exceed 5 minutes.
d. Group Song- Must not exceed 5 minutes.
e. Vocal Solo- must not exceed 2 minutes.
f. Rock Band- must not exceed 15 minutes.

Street Play (Nukkad Natak):
Maximum time is 15 minutes per entry. Socially relevant themes will be presented in Hindi or English. The aesthetics and language should be appropriate. Size of team is limited to 15 persons per team.

Creative Writing:
i. Poetry: Original poetry in Hindi and/or English: Only one entry, up to 15 lines, from each person for each language, with a self-certification of originality.
ii. Poetry in translation: Hindi and/or English. The translation must be submitted along with the original. Only one poem per person, the first 15 lines will be judged for the completion. Entries may be submitted to Antardhvani Secretariat or by email.
iii. Creative Writing: Original prose piece of not more than 250 words written in Hindi or English. Only one entry will be accepted from each person in each language, with a self-certification of originality at the Antardhvani secretariat or by email.

DU Artist- Art Gallery:
Original entries, signed, using any medium, within the size 3’x 4’ maybe submitted in the original hard copy at the Antardhvani secretariat. Artistic and original computer art also qualifies. Only one entry will be accepted from each person.

Photography:
i. Photographs, in black and white or colour, must be original and taken by the students. It should capture images of life at the University of Delhi and its colleges. The photograph should be specially taken for the competition using any consumer or professional camera. All submissions will be judged on the basis of form and theme, technical aspects, and photographic representation of the theme.

ii. Each student can send a maximum of 2 photographs. Entries must be in digital format suitable for on line transmission and must carry technical information. Photograph should not be edited using effects from Photoshop. Hard copies of photographs must be submitted at the Antardhvani secretariat printed on either a matt or glossy printing paper between 100-120gsm of size not be less than A4 and not more than A3.
The back of the photograph must carry the information:
Name,
Department and Year,
Name of the College/Department,
Mobile number and email.
The envelope must be marked “Antardhvani 2014 (Photography
Competition)
Name and Address :…..”
iii. Photographs shall be the property of the University and students are advised to make their personal copy.

Film making with mobile phone:
The ‘shorts’ are limited to 5 minutes and must capture life at the University of Delhi.
a. The file has to be submitted on CD and it should be in common compatible video formats (in HD 1024 X 768 pixel) which may be shot by DV cams, Handy cams, mobile phones, web cams etc.
b. The participant shall send their films preferably in mpeg format.
c. Film should have a meaningful story line with a title and participant’s contact details
d. Film submitted to the University of Delhi will become copyright of the University.