IRCCL Blog Writing Competition 2022-23[Submit By 31 Jan 2023]

The third edition of the IRCCL Blog Writing Competition is being organised, in collaboration with JSA, to foster and cultivate a calibrated approach to academic research and writing. What makes this competition particularly unique is its upper word limit of 2,500 words, through which we hope to have a premier focus on novel content. To this effect, the themes of this edition have been designed to promote the conversation around certain key contemporary issues in the M&A and Private Equity space.

Last date for submission of entries: 31 Jan 2023

Completion of preliminary review of all entries: 20 Feb 2023

Completion of final review of shortlisted entries: 20 Mar 2023

Announcement of winning entries (tentatively): 31 Mar 2023

THEMES

The following themes within the realm of M&A and Private Equity should guide the participants in terms of selecting an appropriate topic for the submission. Participants are advised to keep the topic as narrow as possible (and within the ambit of the relevant theme chosen from below), so that complete attention and justice can be given to a specific issue.

Note: To clarify, the themes suggested below should not be construed as topics themselves; these are broad areas within which participant(s) may choose any issue or development to write about in their blog entry.

• FREEZE-OUT MERGERS IN INDIAN CORPORATE LAW
• CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NEW ODI REGIME
• IMPACT OF CHANGES TO THE RPT FRAMEWORK ON FINANCIAL INVESTORS
• INTRA GROUP REORGANIZATIONS: TO NOTIFY OR NOT TO NOTIFY
  
  

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Click here for the Submission Form:

• The blog must be submitted in Microsoft Word document format (.doc/.docx)
• A participant can submit an entry for one theme only
• Co-authorship of up to two authors is permitted
• The submission should be between 1Grammar / use of references an

RULES OF THE COMPETITION

• There is no registration fee for this competition.
  
• To participate in the competition, interested students must submit through the submission link: Submission Form by 2359 hours on 31 Jan 2023 (Indian Standard Time, GMT +5:30). Late submissions shall not be accepted under any circumstances whatsoever.
• No part of the blog should contain any form of identification of the participant, and any such information, if detected, would lead to disqualification.
• The blog must be original and bonafide work of the participant. IRCCL follows a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism.
• References to sources must be in the form of hyperlinks (please see the previous publications on the blog, accessible here, to understand the requirement).
• Footnotes are permitted only where absolutely necessary, and the same shall be included in the word limit. In any event, speaking footnotes are not allowed. Given that blogs should present one’s own thoughts on an issue, extensive reliance on other sources is actively discouraged.
• The blog must be written in English.
• The blog, once submitted to us for this competition, should not be submitted to any other competition and/or for any other purposes. However, the participants not placed in the merit list (top 5-10, depending on the number of submissions) are free to pursue publication in other platforms after the declaration of results.
• By entering the competition, the participants agree to indemnify the organisers from and against all claims, suits and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or unauthorised use.
• The blog submission will be considered to be the property of IRCCL, and IRCCL reserves the right to publish the same.
  
• The results of the competition will be announced by 31 Mar 2023 (tentatively). Any changes in this timeline will be updated on IRCCL’s LinkedIn page.

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CONTACT:

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