• An applicant should write an one page essay (only in English) on one of the five topics.
• The write-up as well as the figure(s) (if any) must be the original creations of the applicant. No part of these may be copied from any published article in a book / journal etc.
• This essay should be computer typed on one side of an A4 size paper, the font size should be 12 pt with single line spacing.
• The back side of this paper must include (i) a self-declaration as well as (ii) a certificate from the head of the Institution (Principal / Head Master / Head Mistress) declaring that the applicant is a bonafide student of one of the above mentioned four classes of the school.
• A sample of this page may be viewed in this pdf and the write-up should be prepared by this docx file.

The one page document should be sent by post to:
National Essay Competition, 2018
S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Block-JD, Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata- 700106
so that it reaches us on or before 30^th June, 2018. No entry will be considered after this deadline.