Mumbai City Level Poetry Competition for CA Students 2023

Medium: English

Students’ Eligibility

Students registered for Intermediate Course & Final Course (undergoing articleship) are eligible to participate in the said contests. Students who have completed their Articleship are not eligible to participate. 

Rules of the Poetry Competition

The Poetry Competition will be organized by inviting participants to select the theme on which the poem will be presented on the day of competition

At Branch Level & Regional Level

• Each participant will be given max 5 minutes to present his/her Poem.
• Poetry can be written in any poetic style, which need to be submitted to the respective branch/RO well in advance.
• A poem in its entirety must be an original work by the person entering the contest.
• Only one poem per participant is allowed.
• Any entry containing cliché, overused phrases will not be accepted. Examples:
  • Roses are red
  • I love you
  • All work and no play
  • Time after time
• Contest entries must be at least 3 lines but cannot exceed 26 lines (including stanza breaks) and cannot exceed 55 characters per line (including spaces between words). Any submission that exceeds these limits will be automatically disqualified.
• The poem title does notcount as a line.
• Poem must adhere to basic rules of capitalization:
  • Do not type poem in all capital letters.
  • Do not capitalize the first letter of every word.
  • Only capitalize words that are proper (i.e. Names and places).
  • The first word of each line may be capitalized if it is done consistently throughout.
• Do not use “texting” lingo. Properly spell out all words and numbers.
• Poems containing language that is vulgar, offensive, or wholly inappropriate will not be accepted.
• Participant has to speak only in English/Hindi.
• The participant will be allowed to select the topic once only.
• Participants will not be allowed to take any paper or material with him or her during the recitation of the poem

Note: Students should submit their mobile phones, smartwatch, earphones, or any other gadget which can be misused during the competitions

Branch level Poetry Contest Theme

• Save Earth
• India as Vishwa Guru
• Being Human

Last Date of Registration and Submission of Poetry : 24th Jan 2023

Submit your Poetry along with Below details to wicasa@icai.in before 24th Jan 23 with subject line " Mumbai City level Poetry Competition 27-1-23

Theme Selected for Poetry
Name
Mobile Number
Email id
ICAI Student Registration Number
CA Course - CA Intermediate OR CA Final