Friday, February 8, 2013


Karvan-e-Fikr
Subject Association, Department of Sociology
JMI
Invites you to
The Annual Students’ Seminar and Academic Fair
On
'The Informal City'
Date: 13th and 14th March, 2013
Venue: Ansari Auditorium, on the 7th of March, 2013
            Mir - Taqi - Mir Hall on the 13th and 14th March, 2013.

The Events

Inter-University Students’ Seminar

Theme: ‘The Informal City
Date: 13th and 14th March, 2013
Time: 9:30 am
Venue: Tagore Hall, Mir-Taqi-Mir, JMI

Overall Coordinator :  Ishita Sinha -  9873639303
Sharp Focus: The Photography Competition and Exhibition

Theme: Capturing The Informal City
Date of Exhibition: 7th, 13th and 14th March, 2013
Venue: Ansari Auditorium, JMI on the 7th of March,
            Mir - Taqi - Mir Hall on 13th and 14th March,2013.
Rules and Regulation:

1.      The theme of the photographs is The Informal City
2.      Maximum number of entries per person is 2.
3.      First three places will be awarded.
4.      The prints should be 8 inches x 10 inches and mounted on a card-board sheet of 9 inches x 11 inches.
5.      Digital special effects are not allowed.
6.      The entries should have a caption on the front.
7.      Name and college of the photographer only with the digital copy, not on hard copy.
8.      Email digital copies for registration. Send to: karvanefikr@gmail.com
9.     The hard copies should be submitted by 1st March, 2013 at the following address: Dr. Kulwinder Kaur,  Dept. of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi – 110025

Coordinator : Neelima Chadha - 9868822178

Critique in Colour: The On-the-Spot Poster Making Competition

Theme - To be announced on the spot
Venue - Mir-Taqi Mir Lawn, JMI
Date - 7th March 2013
Timings - 10:00 am to 11.00 am


A poster can allow creative expression and encourage critical thinking. Through this event we hope to give the artistic student a forum to express his or her thoughts informal aspects of the  the city such as slums, urban poor, homeless, informal workers, and so on and the challenges it poses to the urban development.
Rules and Regulations:

1.      The poster should be related to the theme.
2.      Only sheets and water will be provided. Participants should get their own supplies.
3.      There should be only 1 participant for 1 poster.
4.      Only 1 hour will be given to complete the poster.
5.      Posters may or may not include text or slogans.
6.     Registration starts on 18th Feb, 2013 Participation will be limited, and decided on first come, first served basis. Participation will be confirmed on 1st March 2013.
7.   To register, e-mail: karvanefikr@gmail.com with your name, class, educational affiliations, and phone number.

Coordinators : Shagufta Abbas - 8585987303, Maitreyee - 9971303538, Rusti - 8010995584.

QnA: The Quiz

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Date: 7th March, 2013
Time:  12.00 p.m.
Venue: Ansari Auditorium, JMI
This round is schedule to select ten teams out of total registrations. For this, teams have to answer a written quiz which will consist of 15 questions.
THE MAIN QUIZ

Date: 7th March, 2013
Time: 12.00 pm – 1:00 pm
Venue: Ansari Auditorium, JMI

ELIMINATION ROUND:
This is the beginning of the quiz show. It has 2 parts.
1.      Quick fire: In this round quick questions will be asked continuously for 1 minute and answers are expected followed by the questions. For every right answer 2 points will be given. There will be no negative points.
2.      Question with Answer options: In this round 5 questions will be asked along with answers options. 15 seconds will be allocated to answer each question. For each right answer, 2 points will be given and for wrong answer there will be 2 negative points. Questions would not be passed so, answering each question is mandatory.
After these rounds, 5 teams will be selected for the final round. This selection will be based on obtained points in the earlier rounds.

FINALE:

This round has two stages:
1.      Long quick fire round: Again questions will be asked continuously for 2 minutes and answers are expected after every question. 2 points will awarded for correct answers and 1 negative point for wrong answers. Team will be free to pass the question.
2.      Limited time period round: In this round, 5 questions will be asked in each team and they have to answer within 15 seconds. Two points per each correct answer and 2 negative points per each negative answer, and 1 negative point for passing the question to next team.

After this round, points will be calculated and the top 3 teams will be declared.

Rules and Regulations:


1.      Teams should comprise of two members. The team members cannot be changed once the             competition has started.
2.       These questions will be asked from the field of current affairs, sports, cinema, politics, national & international affairs, literature and academics.
3.         Registration starts on 18th February, 2013. Participation will be limited, and decided on first come, first served basis. Participation will be confirmed on 1st March 2013.
4.      To register, e-mail: karvanefikr@gmail.com with the name, class, educational affiliations, and phone number of both team members.
Coordinators : Meghna - 9871655628 ,  Homam Ajmal – 8744847114 

The Written Word: On-the-Spot Essay Writing Competition

Date: 7th March, 2013
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Department of Sociology.

We welcome those who have a way with words to participate in the Essay writing competition. This event will require one to exhibit analytical and critical thinking, clarity of thought, creativity and the ability to express oneself through the written word.
Rules and Regulations:

1.      The topics will be given on the spot.
2.      Under-graduates and post-graduate students will be judged separately.
3.      The content of the essay should be original.
4.      Total time to write the essay is 1 hour.
5.      The essay should have a minimum of 500 words.
6.      Only paper sheets will be provided.
7.   Registration starts on 18th Feb, 2012. Send an e-mail to karvanefikr@gmail.com with your name, class, educational affiliations, and phone number.

Coordinators :  Owais Wani - 8447705050, Daud - 9650179424  

Just-A-Minute

Date: 7th March , 2013
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Venue: Ansari Auditorium, JMI

If you think you have the wits to take our hits, then we invite you to try the J-A-M.
The participants will be given topics related to current affairs, social problems or social concepts. They will get exactly one minute to present their take on it. They have to speak for one minute without any "repetition, hesitation, or deviation".Repetition" means the repetition of any word or phrase, or argument."Hesitation" and momentary pause will be closely watched."Deviation" could mean deviating from the topic, from the English language as we know it, from grammar as we understand it, from the truth, and from logic.

Rules and Regulations:

1.      The participants will get no more than one minute to speak.
2.      30 seconds of preparation time will be given.
3.      Topics will be assigned randomly.
4.      Presence of mind, creative approach, good reasoning, humour, language, style of speech will all be judged.
5.      Pauses, repetitions, deviations from the topic or grammatical errors will be negatively marked.
6.      Judges’ decision will be final in case of disputes.
7.      Registration starts on 18th February, 2013. Participation will be limited, and decided on first come, first served basis. Participation will be confirmed on 14th March 2012.
5.      To register, e-mail: karvanefikr@gmail.com with your name, class, educational affiliations, and phone number.

Coordinator : Qadeem- 9990926883

Film Screening and Discussion

Film: Yet to be announced
Time: 1.45 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue: Ansari Auditorium

Coordinator :  Meghna - 9871655628, Lakshita - 9818072889

Valedictory and Prize Distribution  

Time: 4.30 p.m.-- 5.00 p.m

Coordinators : Homam Ajmal - 8744847114 , Md. Abass - 8800153194 , Areeb Rizvi - 9953178408
Vote of Thanks : Ishita Sinha, Vice President, Subject Association
 
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