Entries open for National Level Cybersecurity Competition 2025 (India)

Stay Safe Online program is a National level cyber awareness program that aims to educate Digital Naagrik about safe and secure digital practices at different levels starting from Children, Teens, Youth, Teachers, Women, Parent, Senior Citizens, Government Employees, NGOs, Common Service Centres(CSCs), Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through Mass awareness programs, user engagement programs(competitions, quizzes etc) and role-based awareness progression pathways that will help to establish career pathways in the domain of cybersecurity.

Objectives

• The objective is to organize these competitions to inculcate cyber hygiene among the Digital Naagrik.

Types of Competitions

• These competitions give a unique opportunity to all the participants to showcase their talent and creativity in Cybersecurity domain on the above theme:
  • Drawing / Painting
  • Creating a Cartoon story board
  • Reels / shorts
  • Slogan Writing on the theme
  • Cyber Awareness Tales: Character-driven story writing
  • Short Awareness videos/ Short Film
  • Technical Papers
  • My Success Story: Thanks to Stay safe online

Funding Information

• For each type of competition:
  • State Level Winners ( States and UTs):
    • First Prize: Rs. 3,000.00
    • Second Prize: Rs. 2,000.00
    • Third Prize :Rs,1,000.00
• For each type of competition:
  • National Level winners:
    • First Prize: Rs. 10,000.00
    • Second Prize: Rs. 5,000.00
    • Third Prize :Rs,3,000.00

Eligibility Criteria

• The competition is open for all age groups. There’s no age limit.

Judging Criteria

• The work will be judged on the following criteria:
  • Originality- 30%
  • Creativity and Presentation- 40%
  • Relevance to the theme- 30%

Application Requirements

• The decision of the Jury/Expert committee of the competition will be final.
• The organization reserves the right to cancel the competition without any prior intimation.
• The work received will be considered as the property of ISEA project, C-DAC Hyderabad. The work will not be returned and the same can be used as part of project promotions with appropriate acknowledgement.
• If a smaller 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.
• Each individual can submit only one piece of work in each category, and the work should be his/her original work.
• All the above guidelines should be followed by the participant, failing which the works/submission may be disqualified.
• By participating in the competition, you give them the right to publish any of your work on the website, social media platforms, and other promotional channels.
• Once your submission has been sent for the competition, it cannot be repurposed for another competition. If found, the entry will be disqualified.

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