- Maharashtra leads the registration over 17,17, 000 students with 5885 schools
- Total registration over 31 lakh students from 11,032 schools across India
- Prize money across district, state and national levels to be Rs. 75 lakhs
Mumbai, Aug 26, 2015: Navneet Master Stroke, among the earliest and one of India’s largest, merit-driven drawing competition, organized by the stationery division of Navneet EDUCATION Ltd., received over 31 lakh online registrations from students from 11,032 schools across India, with Maharashtra leading the online registration over 17,17,000 students with 5885 schools. In its 14TH edition, the competition is among the few that provides an opportunity for nursery to class 10 students to showcase and explore their creativity on a national level. The total prize money across school, local, district, state and national levels for this edition is estimated at Rs. 75 lakhs this year. The national winners will walk away with exciting prizes like 42′ LCD TVs, iPads, iPad Minis etc. among other exciting prizes. There are in all 3 mega prizes and 6 runner-up prizes at the national finals.
Commenting on the continuing success of Navneet Master Stroke, Shailendra Gala, Director, Stationery Division, Navneet Education Ltd., said,” Drawing is just a metaphor for a larger, deeper objective we at Navneet have in investing for close to 15 years in growing Navneet Master Stroke to where it is today. We believe children have abundant creativity and there needs to be national level, merit-driven, competitive platforms across areas for it to find a channel to be expressed and discovered. We are happy that year after year, this competition has only grown from strength to strength.”” The growth in interest and entries can be attributed to the decision to allow online registration facility this year. The increased mobile penetration and online access through mobile and other devices means by allowing online registration, we also made the competition accessible to more areas than before particularly the hinterland ones,” he further added.
The competition is divided into three group A (up to class 3), group B (class 4th to 6TH) and group C (class 7th to 10th) with three drawing options for each group. At the school level, teachers will judge the entries and forward the best entries for consideration at the local, inter-school level.
The local winners are chosen by a panel and the winners get an opportunity to submit entries for the district level. District level entries are assessed by a jury to select state finalists. The state finalists then compete among themselves leading to the selection of national finalists. The national final is a live event with all shortlisted finalists sponsored by Navneet EDUCATION Ltd. To travel to Mumbai in December 2015. Here they are given a theme on the spot by an eminent jury who then judge the entries then and there with winners being handed over their prizes at a glittering award function held that evening. The national finals jury members are VIRU HIREMATH, ART DIRECTOR, TRIKAYA GREY, MUMBAI AND MARUTI PATIL, EX –PRINCIPAL, D. Y PATIL COLLEGE OF APPLIED ART AND CRAFT, PUNE. PROF. G G WAGHMARE, DIRECTOR & DEAN OF J .J .SCHOOL OF APPLIED ART is the Chairman of the Jury. CCI Newswire
