Participate Now: National Level Various Online Competitions

These competitions are organized in collaboration with Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of NCERT, Ministry of Education.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India is running a campaign titled ‘Stay Safe Online’ during India’s G20 presidency. The campaign would sensitize internet users about online cyber risks & safety measures, promote safe online behaviour and – cyber hygiene practices.

Objective of the competition: The objective of organizing these National level competitions are to inculcate cyber hygiene practices among the internet users as part of SSO Campaign.

Theme of the Month (June): Securing Mobile/Mobile Apps from various cyber attacks

Who can Participate: Open to All (Children, Student, Women, Senior Citizen, Government Employee,Teacher/Faculty,Specially abled etc.,)

These competitions give a unique opportunity to all the participants to showcase their talent and creativity in Cyber Security domain on the above monthly themes (Refer Point1 for monthly themes).

  • Short Video
  • Drawing and Painting
  • Creating a Cartoon story board
  • Slogan Writing on Stay Safe Online
  • Real life Cyber incident and how you have overcome that issue (share your experiences)
  • Share your reels / shorts

Rewards and Certificate

  • Attractive prizes worth Rupees One lakh fifty thousand across all categories monthly
  • National Level Certificates for all the prize winners
  • Participation certificate will be given all eligible candidate
  • Best Works will be published in Newsletters/Magazines/Websites/Calendar and promoted with SSO branding

Drawing And Painting Competition

  • The work must be on a flat piece of A3 size paper (any variety/quality paper) with 1 cm external border. Each individual can submit only one piece of work in each category, and the work should be his/her original work. Drawing, painting copied from the internet will not be encouraged and not considered. Acceptable tools for
  •  1) Drawing: colour pencils, crayons, oil pastel, sketch pens etc.
  •  2) Painting: water colour, oil paint, acrylic etc.
  • The artwork must not represent national flag, any particular individual, organization, or brand name and must not depict any religious theme.
  • Artwork incompatible with the above guidelines will not be considered.

Participate Here

Cartoon Storyboard Competition

  • The work must be on a flat piece of A3 size paper (any variety/quality paper) with 1 cm external border. Each individual can submit only one piece of work in each category, and the work should be his/her original work. Cartoon copied from the internet will not be encouraged and not considered. Acceptable tools for
  •  1)Cartoon story board: Any drawing tool.
  • The artwork must not represent national flag, any particular individual, organization, or brand name and must not depict any religious theme.
  • Artwork incompatible with the above guidelines will not be considered.

Participate Here

Short Video Competition

  • This is a short film competition and hence ONLY Short Films should be submitted NO DOCUMENTARIES.
  • The entries can be short live action / digital animation films too on the thematic areas.DURATION for Short Film: The film shall not be more than 5 mins including the beginning and end credits.FORMAT: The films/videos may be shot in MPEG4 or AVI format.
  • The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in SDV / HDV.
  • The film/video should:
    • 1) Not depict any horror/conflicts  
    • 2) Not harm any living objectsRIGHT TO SCREEN: The participants grant the organizers (www.staysafeonline.in) the non-exclusive rights to screen their film/video entry on their respective websites, promoted through social media platforms for awareness creation and other associated screenings.
  • The short films/videos may be in their original language, but MUST be subtitled in ENGLISH.
  • The film/video must not represent any particular individual, organization, or brand name and must not depict any religious theme.Short Film not following above guidelines will be rejected.

Participate Here

Your experience on Real Life Incident

  • DURATION for Real Life Cyber incident and how you have overcome that issue: The film shall not be more than 2 mins including the beginning and conclusion remarks.
  • The film may be casted with family and friends. FORMAT: The films/videos may be shot in MPEG4 or AVI format. The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic in SDV / HDV.
  • The film/video should:
    • 1) Not depict any horror/conflicts
    • 2) Not harm any living objects RIGHT TO SCREEN: The participants grant the organizers (www.staysafeonline.in) the non-exclusive rights to screen their film/video entry on their respective websites, promoted through social media platforms for awareness creation and other associated screenings.
  • Real life cyber incidents may be in their original language, but MUST be subtitled in ENGLISH.
  • Real life cyber incidents must not represent any particular individual, organization, or brand name and must not depict any religious theme.
  • Real life cyber incidents not following above guidelines will be rejected.

Participate Here

Reels/Shorts Competition

  • DURATION for reels / shorts: The reel /shorts around 20 Seconds only and strictly restricted to Stay Safe online theme only FORMAT: The films/videos may be shot in MPEG4 or AVI format.
  • The recommended ratios are: 16:9 / 16:9 Full Height Anamorphic – in SDV / HDV.
  • The film/video should:
    • 1) Not depict any horror/conflicts  
    • 2) Not harm any living objects RIGHT TO SCREEN: The participants grant the organizers (www.staysafeonline.in) the non-exclusive rights to screen their film/video entry on their respective websites, promoted through social media platforms for awareness creation and other associated screenings.
  • The reels/shorts videos may be in their original language, but MUST be subtitled in ENGLISH.
  • The reels/shorts videos must not represent any particular individual, organization, or brand name and must not depict any religious theme.
  • Reels not following above guidelines will be rejected.

Participate Here

Slogan Writing

  • The slogan should be a one-line sentence or phrase that is catchy and relevant to the theme of information security.
  • Example: “Be Cyber Aware – Be Cyber Secured” Each individual can submit only one Slogan, and it should be his/her original work.
  • Slogans copied from the internet will not be accepted / encouraged.
  • The slogan should not have any negative connotations pointing out individual, organization, brand name, religion, country etc., 
  • It should be a motivating and positive quote or sentence that encourages awareness among citizens regarding any aspect of cyber security.

Participate Here

Terms & Conditions 

  • The decision of Jury/Expert committee of the competition will be final.
  • The work received will be considered as the property of SSO project, C-DAC Hyderabad. The work will not be returned back and the same can be used as part of project promotions with appropriate acknowledgement.
  • The organization reserves the right to cancel the competition without any prior intimation.
  • If less number of works are received in any of the above categories may be dropped or given a limited number of awards based on the selection process
  • All the above guidelines should be followed by the participant, failing which the works/submission may be disqualified.

WhatsApp Group For Free Virtual Competition Related Updates: join Here

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *