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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme Question Paper, Capital Market Operations

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme

Capital Market Operations

Capital Market Operations

पूँजी बाजार प्रचालन

CAPITAL MARKET OPERATIONS

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SECTION A

इस खण्ड में से किन्हीं ९ प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए । प्रत्येक प्रश्न १ अंक का है ।
Attempt any 9 questions from this section. The questions are of 1 mark each.

१. संक्षिप्त रूप सेबी (SEBI) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation SEBI.

२. संक्षिप्त रूप एफ.आई.आई.एस (FIIs) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation FIIs.

३. संक्षिप्त रूप ए.एस.बी.ए. (ASBA) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation ASBA.

४. संक्षिप्त रूप डब्ल्यू.डी.एम. (WDM) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation WDM.

५. संक्षिप्त रूप एन.ओ.डब्ल्यू. (NOW) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation NOW.

६. संक्षिप्त रूप आई.ओ.एस.सी.ओ. (IOSCO) का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation IOSCO.

७. राष्ट्रीय शेयर बाμजार में फ्यूचर्स तथा ऑप्शन्स खण्ड ने किस वर्ष में प्रचालन आरम्भ किया ?
In which year did the Futures and Options segment of NSE commence operations ?

८. डब्ल्यू.डी.एम. खण्ड में सदस्यता के लिए कितनी निवल संपत्ति की आवश्यकता होती है ?
What is the net worth requirement for membership in WDM segment ?

९. एक उप-दलाल शेयर बाजार के कितने सदस्यों से सम्बन्धित हो सकता है ?
A sub-broker can be associated with how many members of the stock exchange ?

१०. आयकर अधिनियम, १९६१ की किस धारा द्वारा प्रतिभूतियों पर ब्याज को परिभाषित किया गया है ?
Which Section of the Income Tax Act, 1961 defines interest on securities ?

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme Question Paper, Derivative Market Operations

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : All India Scheme

Derivative Market Operations

Derivative Market Operations

व्युत्पन्न बाजार प्रचालन

DERIVATIVE MARKET OPERATIONS

खण्ड क​

SECTION A

इस खण्ड में से किन्हीं 7 प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए । प्रत्येक प्रश्न १ अंक का है ।
Attempt any 7 questions from this section. The questions are of 1 mark each.

१. अग्रवर्ती संविदा का अर्थ क्या है ?
What is meant by a Forward Contract ?

२. संक्षिप्त रूप एफ एण्ड ओ का विस्तार कीजिए ।
Expand the abbreviation F & O.

३. बीटा (ß) किसका माप करता है ?
What does Beta (ß) measure ?

४. एस.सी.(आर) अधिनियम किस वर्ष लागू हुआ ?
In which year did the SC(R) Act come into being ?
 
५. स्टॉक ऑप्शन्स के लिए निगमित क्रियाओं का समायोजन कब किया जाता है ?
When is the adjustment for corporate actions for stock options carried out ?

६. सेबी अधिनियम किस वर्ष लागू हुआ ?
In which year did the SEBI Act come into effect ?

७. आरंभिक उपान्त (मार्जिन) का क्या अर्थ है ?
What is meant by initial margin ?

८. ‘ग्राहक उपान्त (मार्जिन)ङ्क की परिभाषा दीजिए ।
Define ‘Client Margins’.

९. ऑप्शन्स संविदाओं के निपटान के प्रकारों के नाम दीजिए ।
Name the types of settlements of options contracts.

१०. एम.टी.एम. निपटान का क्या अर्थ है ?
Name the types of settlements of options contracts.

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​CBSE 2017-18 Syllabus Class-12 : Creative writing and translation studies

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Subject: Creative writing and translation studies

I. Aims and Objectives of the Course
 
a) Creative Writing
1. Understand literature as a creative act.
2. Understand the creative process involved in literary composition.
3. Understand different forms and techniques of literary composition such as types of prose, poetry and drama.
4. Appreciate the writer's purpose, intended meaning, attitudes and moods experienced and cultural appeal.
5. Formulate the emotional and intellectual response to literacy composition.
6. Understand multiplicity of meanings of a composition including indirect and figurative meaning.
7. Write original composition in prose, poetry and drama.
 
b) Translation Studies
To make learners:
1. Aware of the process of translation.
2. Understand the difficulty of translating across languages.
3. Able to translate simple texts effectively.
 
c) Approach
This course is as much teacher centred as student centred. That implies the teacher herself/himself shall display in his/her interactions a degree of literary ensibility and sensitivity. It is expected that the teacher will:
  • Articulate multiple meanings as an example of readings.
  • Draw the attention of students to indirect and figuratively expressed meanings.
  • Explain the feature and effect of different forms of literary composition. It is also expected that the learners shall develop a holistic appreciation of literature in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing (LSRW). Learners are to participate in the process of literary appreciation and treat their own responses withrespect.
d) Methodology
Classroom discussions and a brief exposition of composition by students to cultivate the ability to express and reflect the grounds of their response.
 
ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS LISTENING
Listening and Speaking (Aural and Oral)
I. Objectives of Aural and Oral Skills involved in the conduct of the course are to develop the ability to:
 

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, English (Core)

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme

Question Paper, English (Core)

CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 :  English Core (Set-1)

ENGLISH (Core)
 
SECTION – A
READING

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 12
1. We sit in the last row, bumped about but free of stares. The bus rolls out of the dull crossroads of the city, and we are soon in open countryside, with fields of sunflowers as far as the eye can see, their heads all facing us. Where there is no water, the land reverts to desert. While still on level ground we see in the distance the tall range of the Mount Bogda, abrupt like a shining prism laid horizontally on the desert surface. It is over 5,000 metres high, and the peaks are under permanent snow, in powerful contrast to the flat desert all around. Heaven Lake lies part of the way up this range, about 2,000 metres above sealevel, at the foot of one of the higher snow-peaks.
 
2. As the bus climbs, the sky, brilliant before, grows overcast. I have brought nothing warm to wear: it is all down at the hotel in Urumqi. Rain begins to fall. The man behind me is eating overpoweringly smelly goat’s cheese. The bus window leaks inhospitably but reveals a beautiful view. We have passed quickly from desert through arable land to pasture, and the ground is now green
with grass, the slopes dark with pine. A few cattle drink at a clear stream flowing past moss-covered stones; it is a Constable landscape. The stream changes into a white torrent, and as we climb higher I wish more and more that I had brought with me something warmer than the pair of shorts that have served me so well in the desert. The stream (which, we are told, rises in Heaven Lake) disappears, and we continue our slow ascent. About noon, we arrive at Heaven Lake, and look for a place to stay at the foot, which is the resort area. We get a room in a small cottage, and I am happy to note that there are thick quilts on the beds.

3. Standing outside the cottage we survey our surroundings. Heaven Lake is long, sardine-shaped and fed by snowmelt from a stream at its head. The lake is an intense blue, surrounded on all sides by green mountain walls, dotted with distant sheep. At the head of the lake, beyond the delta of the inflowing stream, is a massive snow-capped peak which dominates the vista; it is part of a series of peaks that culminate, a little out of view, in Mount Bogda itself.

4. For those who live in the resort there is a small mess-hall by the shore. We eat here sometimes, and sometimes buy food from the vendors outside, who sell kabab and naan until the last buses leave. The kababs, cooked on skewers over charcoal braziers, are particularly good; highly spiced and well-done. Horse’s milk is available too from the local Kazakh herdsmen, but I decline this. I am so affected by the cold that Mr. Cao, the relaxed young man who runs the mess, lends me a spare pair of trousers, several sizes too large but more than comfortable. Once I am warm again, I feel a pre-dinner spurt of energy – dinner will be long in coming – and I ask him whether the lake is good for swimming in.

5. “Swimming?” Mr. Cao says. “You aren’t thinking of swimming, are you?”

6. “I thought I might,” I confess. “What’s the water like?”
 
7. He doesn’t answer me immediately, turning instead to examine some receipts with exaggerated interest. Mr. Cao, with great off-handedness, addresses the air. “People are often drowned here,” he says. After a pause, he continues. “When was the last one?” This question is directed at the cook, who is preparing a tray of mantou (squat white steamed bread rolls), and who now appears, wiping his doughy hand across his forehead. “Was it the Beijing athlete?” asks Mr. Cao. On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, complete the statements given below with the help of options that follow : (1 × 4 = 4)

(a) One benefit of sitting in the last row of the bus was that :
(i) the narrator enjoyed the bumps.
(ii) no one stared at him.
(iii) he could see the sunflowers.
(iv) he avoided the dullness of the city.
 
(b) The narrator was travelling to :
(i) Mount Bogda
(ii) Heaven Lake
(iii) a 2000 metre high snow peak
(iv) Urumqi
 
(c) On reaching the destination the narrator felt relieved because :
(i) he had got away from the desert.
(ii) a difficult journey had come to an end.
(iii) he could watch the snow peak.
(iv) there were thick quilts on the bed.
 
(d) Mount Bogda is compared to :
(i) a horizontal desert surface
(ii) a shining prism
(iii) a Constable landscape
(iv) the overcast sky
 

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, English (Elective)

August 10, 2017, 1:18 am
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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme

Question Paper, English (Elective)

CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 :  English Elective (Set-1)

ENGLISH (Elective)-(C)
 
SECTION – A
READING

1. Read the passage given below  : 10

1. Read the passage given below : 10
1. Rio 2016 continues to celebrate the Olympic Games established by the Greeks more than 2,000 years ago. Meanwhile, it is interesting to revisit India’s contribution to a set of games that is played not out there in the physical field, but is more in the category of mind games. India is credited to have created 4 popular board games – snakes and ladders, backgammon, chess and chaupar. Chaupar is said to be the precursor to Ludo, described as a race game.
 
2. Playing board games is a human activity and it answers human needs. Before modern times when there was no money or internet, in the ‘innocence of antiquity’, archaeological evidence suggests the evidence of some kind of games.

3. The games have been thought of as a way to beat boredom, but they also mimic life situations with lessons to offer. Irving Finkel gives an example of Rajasthan villages, where people play a game which has a linear board with squares or sometimes triangles, where you have one tiger and nine sheep and if sheep are really clever, they can trap the tiger in the corner and win over the tiger. On the other hand, the tiger could jump towards the sheep in another square and eat them.

4. “Snakes and ladders is a very ancient game, but there has always been a tradition that the squares in all the rows have lessons on them, about wickedness, kindness…you go up the ladder if you are a good person and you get stung in the neck if you are wicked. The whole purpose is to teach that nirvana could be achieved by good behaviour,” adds Irving Finkel.
 
5. Interestingly, Jain monks are known to play a special game of snakes and ladders with their inscriptions and imagery painted on the board. “In one Jain temple, monks would play the game in earnest every day, as it was thought to reflect their own personal growth. So it was more of a functional thing and they took it very seriously,” he says.

6. Indian board games are not ‘time pass’ in the conventional sense of the term. Their origin may have been from the time you went out hunting, killed a bison, ate it and then sat about in the cave, but even the simplest of games was very sophisticated, which meant that you had to have an agreement that there was a board, a limited space outside of which did not count, and goal and rules, power of pieces. “I know people say gorillas are closest to homo sapiens and they cando most things we can do, but I don’t know of any gorilla playing chess; it is an extremely human thing to do – to play board games,” says Finkel.
 
7. Chaupar, for instance, is a sophisticated game. Played properly, you are required to throw the dice many times until the one which means the end of your throws and then use the aggregate score to your best advantage; so if you score 57, you could use 39 to move up some squares and rest to move up others. It requires you to be very quick and good at math. But somewhere
around the 19th century, a few Englishmen took this board game to England for commercial reasons, dubbed it down, dropped the rules and turned it into a game of five by 3 squares, where you simply throw the dice and go around the blocks and called it Ludo. “And Ludo became the world conqueror in its own right and came back to India,” says Finkel. And that is the irony.
 
8. He wishes someone in India would find time to study ancient games, collect them and put them in a museum. Else, he fears, old cloth boards will get eaten by moths and the game will disappear totally. But until that happens we can take solace in the fact that although we gave the world ‘zero’, adding to many people’s math woes, we also gave them ‘time pass’ – something to lighten their
days !

(1.1) Answer the following questions very briefly : 1 × 6 = 6
(a) Why did Jain monks play their board game earnestly ?
(b) Why were the Indian board games not considered a ‘time pass’ ?
(c) What makes Gorillas different from human beings ?
(d) Why is Chaupar considered to be a sophisticated game ?
(e) Besides giving a zero, in what other way has India contributed to the world ?
(f) Why does Finkel say that board games offer lessons ?
 
(1.2) Choose the meaning of the words given below from the options that follow : 1 × 4 = 4
(a) Mimic (Para 3)
(i) mime
(ii) imitate
(iii) mute
(iv) mike
(b) Earnest (Para 5)
(i) serious
(ii) hearing
(iii) earning
(iv) nesting
(c) Aggregate (Para 7)
(i) aggressive
(ii) gated
(iii) total
(iv) agriculture
(d) Solace (Para 8)
(i) solitude
(ii) solar
(iii) serious
(iv) comfort

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, Hindi (Core)

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(Notification) The Survey of Educational Research by NCERT

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(Notification) The Survey of Educational Research by NCERT

Division of Educational Research, NCERT has started Online Survey of Educational Research which is very important for Researchers, Academicians, Planners and Policy makers etc.

The Survey of Educational Research was initiated by Late. Prof. M. B. Buch at CASE, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara (1943-72) and the last (sixth) survey (1993-2000) was compiled by NCERT in 2007.

Division of Educational Research has now decided to conduct this activity through online mode. Researchers can upload their own research studies as well as studies conducted by others this includes abstracts of the Doctoral Research and Major Research Projects.

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(Notification) National Talent Search Examination 2017-2018

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(Notification) National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2017-18

THE NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION for the students studying abroad in Class X is meant to identify and nurture talent. The examination is conducted every year at two levels: Stage-I (State Level) and Stage-II (National Level), however, the students studying abroad are exempted for State Level Stage-I of NTS examinations as per NTS Scheme.

Scholarships: About One thousand scholarships are awarded for different stages of education as follows:

(a) Scholarship of Rs.1250/- per month for Class-XI to XII.
(b) Scholarship of Rs.2000/- per month for Undergraduates and Post-graduates.
(c) Amount of Scholarship for Ph.D. be fixed in accordance with the UGC norms.

Eligibility:

All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage-I examination, conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction. 

Students registered under Open Distance Learning (ODL) will also be eligible for scholarship, provided the student is below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of the particular year), the student is not employed and s/he is appearing in class X examination for the first time. 

Reservation: 15% for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students.

Qualifying Marks: Qualifying marks for candidates from General category is 40% in each paper and for candidates from SC, ST, PH is 32% in each paper.

Language Test Qualifying in nature and marks obtained for Language Test will not be counted for final merit.

Exam Syllabus:

PaperTestNo. of QuestionsNo. of MarksDuration (in minutes)
Paper-IMental Ability Test (MAT)505045
Paper-IILanguage Test (LT) English/Hindi505045
Paper-IIIScholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 110010090

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​CBSE 2017-18 Syllabus Class-12 : Computer Science

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Subject: Computer Science

Learning Objectives:
  • To understand basics of computers.
  • To develop logic for Problem Solving.
  • To develop problem solving skills and their implementation using C++.
  • To understand and implement the concept of Object Oriented Methodology.
  • To understand the concept of working with Relational Database.
  • To understand the basic concept of Computing Logic.
  • To understand the basic concepts of Communication and Networking technologies.
  • To understand Open Source concepts.
 
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Class XII (Theory) - Python
 
Duration: 3 Hours
Total Marks: 70
 
Unit No.Unit NameMarks
1Object Oriented Programming with Python24
2Advanced Programming with Python20
3Advanced Programming with Python8
4Boolean Algebra8
5Communication Technologies10
 Total70
 

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, Mathematics

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, Chemistry

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​CBSE 2017-18 Syllabus Class-12 : Chemistry

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CBSE Class-12 Syllabus 2017-18

 

Subject: Chemistry

Rationale
 
Higher Secondary is the most crucial stage of school education because at this juncture specialized discipline based, content -oriented courses are introduced. Students reach this stage after 10 years of general education and opt for Chemistry with a purpose of pursuing their career in basic sciences or professional courses like medicine, engineering, technology and study courses in applied areas of science and technology at tertiary level. Therefore, there is a need to provide learners with sufficient conceptual background of Chemistry, which will make them competent to meet the challenges of academic and professional courses after the senior secondary stage. The new and updated curriculum is based on disciplinary approach with rigour and depth taking care that the syllabus is not heavy and at the same time it is comparable to the international level. The knowledge related to the subject of Chemistry has undergone tremendous changes during the past one decade. Many new areas like synthetic materials, bio -molecules, natural resources, industrial chemistry are coming in a big way and deserve to be an integral part of chemistry syllabus at senior secondary stage. At international level, new formulations and nomenclature of elements and compounds, symbols and units of physical quantities floated by scientific bodies like IUPAC and CGPM are of immense importance and need to be incorporated in the updated syllabus. The revised syllabus takes care of all these aspects. Greater emphasis has been laid on use of new nomenclature, symbols and formulations,teaching of fundamental concepts, application of concepts in chemistry to industry/ technology, logical sequencing of units, removal of obsolete content and repetition, etc.
 
Objectives
The curriculum of Chemistry at Senior Secondary Stage aims to:
  • promote understanding of basic facts and concepts in chemistry while retaining the excitement of chemistry.
  • make students capable of studying chemistry in academic and professional courses (such as medicine, engineering, technology) at tertiary level.
  • expose the students to various emerging new areas of chemistry and apprise them with their relevance in future studies and their application in various spheres of chemical sciences and technology.
  • equip students to face various challenges related to health, nutrition, environment, population, weather, industries and agriculture.
  • develop problem solving skills in students.
  • expose the students to different processes used in industries and their technological applications.
  • apprise students with interface of chemistry with other disciplines of science such as physics, biology, geology, engineering etc.
  • acquaint students with different aspects of chemistry used in daily life.
  • develop an interest in students to study chemistry as a discipline.
  • integrate life skills and values in the context of chemistry.

 

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CBSE Class-12 Exam 2017 : Delhi Scheme Question Paper, Geography

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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Competition 2017

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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Competition 2017

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards:National Innovation Foundation - India announces the 10th National Competition for Students' Ideas and Innovations in association with Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, CBSE & other partners

National Innovation Foundation - India invites submissions of the creative technological ideas/innovations from the students up to class 12 th for the 10th national competition for children's ideas and innovations - Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards. 

National Innovation Foundation (NIF), India, an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, announces the tenth national competition for students' ideas and innovations, in association withthe Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, CBSE and other partners.

NIFinvites submissions of creative technological ideas/innovations from the students up to Standard XII for the tenth national competition for children's ideas and innovations -Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017.NIF dedicates the IGNITE Awards in the loving memory of Dr Kalam.

In order to promote creativity and originality in children, NIF has been organising IGNITE - a national competition of original technological ideas and innovations by children, up to Standard XII or the age of 17 years, in or out of school. Starting in 2008, in the past nine years, 201 awards have been given to 277 children. The total number of submissions from school children received during the various IGNITE campaigns is 1,54,500. NIF decided to commemorate the IGNITE Awards in his memory and rechristened the awards as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards, so that creative children continue to draw inspiration from his spirit. NIF will continue to announce the awards every year on October 15, Dr Kalam's birthday, which is also celebrated as the Children's Creativity and Innovation Day by NIF.

What is the contest?

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE competition is an annual national competition to harness the creative and innovative spirit of children (up to Standard XII in school or those up to the age of 17 years out of school). Students are invited to send their original and creative technological ideas and innovations for the same.

Why the contest?

Creativity among children is almost innate. Every child is creative, the degree may vary though but, not its basic manifestation. Then what happens during growth and maturation? Why should children stop asking basic questions? Why do they agree to do repetitive science projects instead of being original? Why do they learn to live with unsolved social and professional problems? We should not allow our children to live with such problems. Rather, we must urge them to come up with solutions to these. We want to promote originality, creativity and innovative spirit among our children so that when they become leaders of our society, they ensure an imaginative, inclusive and innovative future for the country. We want our children to be more sensitive to the problems faced by not just them and their families or neighbours but also other socially-disadvantaged sections of the society.

What is invited for the contest?

Original and creative technological ideas and innovations of the students OR/AND any technological idea/innovation that solves any daily-life problem, be it household or of porters, labourers, or the likes. In addition, during their vacations or otherwise, the students are encouraged to look for other people who come out with innovative machines/devices or solve day-to-day problems using their creativity. Similarly, they are also encouraged to document and learn traditional knowledge (TK) practices from elders in their families and neighbourhood. The purpose is to expose them to the rich traditional heritage that we have, facilitating its transfer from generation to generation. The students submitting the maximum number of properly-documented entries (innovations/TK) to the schools (which would forward them to NIF) or directly to NIF, would be given appreciation certificates. For each innovation/TK practice spotted and documented by the student, he/she will be credited as being the 'scout' of that innovation/TK in records.

What is the contest period?

The entries will be received till August 31, 2017. All entries received after this date will be considered for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2018 competition.
Can students of other educational boards (national and state), other than CBSE, also participate in the competition?
Yes, students from any educational board can participate in Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE competition. The children, who are out of school, up to the age of 17 years can also participate.
How can the submissions be sent?
The submissions for the contest can be made through any of the following means:
Email the details at ignite@nifindia.org
or
1. Submit online at http://nif.org.in/submitidea.php
or
Mail them to the following address (directly/through the Principal)
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards 2017
National Innovation Foundation - India
Grambharti,Amrapur,
Gandhinagar-Mahudi Road
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Ahmedabad 382650, Gujarat

Is there any limit to the number of entries submitted during the competition period?

No. The students are encouraged to submit as many entries as they wish.

Can there be groups or only individual submissions? 

Students can submit entries in groups, provided each member of the group contributes significantly to the development of the idea/innovation/project. Groups, where teachers/parents are included, will not be considered.

Are there any separate awards for individual or groups?

No.
Is there any age limit for students?
As the competition is for students up to Standard XII, the maximum age is expected to be around17-18 years. Those out of school (children), up to the age of 17 years, can also participate.

Can students with background other than science apply for the competition?

Students from any background viz. arts, commerce, etc. can participate in the competition.

Is there any particular format for submission of entries?

There is no particular format for submission. However, the following should be clearly mentioned - name, age, class, school name and address, home address and contact number, title of the project/idea/innovation, detailed description, diagrams/sketches/photos if any and a simple declaration that the project has been done by the student himself/herself without any guidance from teachers/parents. If required, we may later request a declaration from school and/or parents that the project of the student has been unsupervised.

Is a working model required along with the submission?

Not at this stage. If required, we would ourselves let the student know and may even facilitate the development of the prototype/model later.

Are any photos/videos/sketches of the idea/innovation/project required?

Yes, if available. These would help our experts to properly understand and evaluate the submission.

When will the awards be announced and given?

The names of the winners will be announced on October 15, 2017 and award function date will be announced later.
 

How many prizes will be given in the competition?

There is no fixed number of awards. It will depend upon the number of quality entries that we receive and which can be recognise in the function.

Is there going to be an exhibition?

Yes, there will be an exhibition of ONLY the awarded projects/ideas/innovations. Working or illustrative models and/or posters would be required for the same.

Will NIF support for travel to the exhibition?

NIF will provide to and fro train travel supports to the student(s) and only one person accompanying the student(s) from the student's home location to Ahmedabad. Local hospitality will be provided by NIF in Ahmedabad. Any other person(s) accompanying the award winner or any other person interested to visit the exhibition would have to bear all their costs (travel/stay/food) themselves.

What type of submissions will NOT be considered?

Simple essays, write-ups on problems like population, corruption, global warming, unemployment, etc. will not be accepted as well as common projects/concepts (from textbooks/other make-it-yourself books) like hydel power projects, rain water harvesting, water level indicators, vermi compost/vermi wash, letterbox alarm and other alarms, using turbines to generate energy, electricity generation through waste batteries/dung/transport/waves or earthquake alarm, etc. and the projects guided by teachers/parents. 
The teachers and parents are requested not to be suggestive to the children. They should allow children to come up with creative ideas of their own. If teachers and parents have an interesting idea(s), they may send it to us separately.
 

Who cannot participate in contest?

Any student enrolled in graduation course and above; any other innovator over the age of 17 years, irrespective of educational or occupational background; children of staff in NIF, GIANor Honey Bee Network and their relatives cannot participate. The teachers and parents of students are also requested not to send their own ideas and innovations in their children/ student's name. A declaration from parents and teachers, mentioning that the idea/innovation is an original thought of the child/student, would be required.

What kind of support will NIF provide to good ideas/innovations?

All practical and useful ideas/innovations may be given financial and mentoring support. In case of deserving cases, patents will be filed in their name at no cost to them. It is also possible that some of the ideas might attract entrepreneurs and these may get licensed for monetary consideration.

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Courtesy: National Innovation Foundation

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