Varadhi Foundation Competitions 2024 Schedule, Instructions Varadhi Foundation – Annual Essay and Debate Competitions, 2024 – Certain instructions
Samagra Shiksha-SIEMAT- Varadhi Foundation – Annual Essay and Debate Competitions, 2024 – Certain instructions – issued Rc.No : SS-15021/24/2024-SAMO-SSA 07/08/2024
Ref: Varadhi foundation letter received on 3-8-2024 from founder president Varadhi Foundation.
With reference to the subject cited, it is informed that the founder president, Varadhi Foundation requested to conduct Annual Essay and Debate Competitions -2024 as per its vision to engage youth for positive contribution to the society & country and to encourage government school students from the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana so as to imbibe the skills necessary to face future challenges by gaining confidence and being well informed.
Further, it is informed that essay writing and debate competitions are to be conducted at Mandal Level, District Level and the selected candidates shall attend online competitions conducted by Varadhi Foundation. Varadhi Foundation conducting free debate and essay writing skills ‘online sessions on every Thursday from 6.30 pm to 7.30pm and these sessions can be attended by all the students nominated by schools at the Mandal Level. The Essay and Debate competitions will be in English Language only
In this regard, all District Educational Officers and Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha are instructed to go through the criteria for participation in Varadhi Annual Essay and Debate competitions and disseminate the information to all Mandal Educational Officers and Head Masters /Principals of all the schools so as to encourage more number of student participation at Mandal, District and State levels .
Eligibility criteria , topics and selection process to participate in Annual Varadhi Competitions are as follows .
Eligibility criteria:
- Students from VIII , IX and X classes.
- Three students as a group can participate in event from one school. o one student/ Group can participate in one event only.
- Any student/group can not participate in both events .
- Students from different groups can not form a group.
Topics for Mandal level competitions :
Essay Writing:
- The role of Education in Poverty Eradication.
- Democracy as a tool to Development.
Debate(Teams will be asked to speak for or against the topic)
- Technical Skills are more important than Communication Skills for
- Girls and Boys are equal and must be treated equally.
Topics for District level competitions:
Essay Writing:
- India is secular by constitution-is it inspirit?
- Does Co education in schools help to achieve better Gender- Equality?
Debate(Teams will be asked to speak for or against the topic)
- School Education must include vocational Training .
- Artificial Intelligence aids Academic Progress.
Selection process:
Competition Round 1- at Mandal Level -Offline
At Mandal level MEOs are requested to identify teams for Essay wiring and Debate competitions from the schools in that Mandal. Topics can be selected from above.
Competition Round 2- at District level- Offline
- To be conducted at District level by selecting the topics from above for Essay and Debate competitions
- One team per event will be selected from districts to participate in State Level Competition.
Final round- Annual Varadhi competitions at State level( Online) A panel of judges will evaluate the performance based on the following criteria.
| S.No | Events | Parameters | Marks | Total Marks |
| 1 | Essay Writing | Relevance to topic | 30 | 100 |
| Organized thoughts and originality in ideas | 30 | |||
| Critical and fresh insights | 20 | |||
| Preparation and team work | 20 | |||
| 2 | Debate | Relevance to topic | 30 | 100 |
| Organized thoughts and originality in ideas |
30 | |||
| Critical and fresh insights | 20 | |||
| Preparation and team work | 20 | |||
Certification and Awards:
- Top three teams from Andhra Pradesh
- Top three teams from Telangana
Prize money details:
- Ist Prize: Rs.36,000/-( Rs.12,000/-per participant in three/two member team)
- 2nd Prize: Rs. 30,000/- (Rs.10,000/- per each participant in three/two member group)
- 3rd Prize: Rs 27,000/- (Rs. 9,000/- per each participant in three/two member group)
All the participants and all the mentors teachers will be given Rs. 500/-as a token of appreciation Certificates will be issued to all students participating in Annual Varadhi State Level competitions
| S. No |
Activity | Dates | Rem arks |
| 1 | School Level | on or before 9-Aug 24 | Interested Schools can contact MEOs for Mandal Level Selection |
| 2 | Mandal Level | on or before 12- Aug- 24 | At Mandal level competition by MEOs |
| 3 | Vaaradhi Team Interaction | 20- Aug-24 |
Vaaradhi Team Interaction with nominees from Mandal and guidance for District Level Competition |
| 4 | Preliminary Exam | on or before 26- Aug-24 | District level competition by DEO. |
| 5 | Nominations for State Level Competitions | on or before 31- Aug- 24 | Selected Student’s list to be submitted by DEO’s for State Level Competition as per Annexure-I |
| 6 | Founder Interaction | 17- Sep-24 |
Online Interaction with Dr. Mohan Kanda IAS (Retd), Founder-President, Vaaradhi Foundation with qualified students |
| 7 | Essay Writing (State Level Competition) | 19- Sep-24 |
Online Competition (Please read the instructions) |
| 8 | Debate
(State Level Competition) |
21- Sep-24 |
Online Competition (Please read the instructions) |
| 9 | Annual Event | 28- Sep-24 |
State level awards will be announced |
| 10 | Certification & Awards | 12- Oct-24 |
Certificates will be sent through courier. Prize money will be deposited to the participant’s bank accounts. |
General Instructions for State Level Competition:
- Only government school students are permitted to participate in the competition.
- Please read eligibility criteria clearly. Same student / team cannot participate in two events.
- State level competitions will be conducted in online mode only
- All competitions will be conducted as a team event.
Keeping this in view, the all the District Educational Officers, Additional Project Coordinators of Samagra Shiksha are requested to inform the all details to all Mandal Educational Officers , Heads Masters/Principals to conduct the Varadhi Annual Competitions at Mandal and District Levels and encourage more number of student participation.
Encloser: Brochure on Varadhi Annual Competitions
