Introduction

Bihar Tourism intends to organize an online “Tagline Contest” and invites people across India to write a creative tagline that best represents Bihar.

Eligibility Criteria

• The participant must be above 10 years and a citizen of India.
• Entries are open only for individuals and not groups/organizations.

Timeline

Call for entries: 20th January 2022
Deadline for submission: 31st January 2022
Final result declaration: Result announcement date to be announced later.    

Terms of References

• The tagline should be in English or Hindi.
• The tagline should be crisp and short. (Not more than 5 words)
• The tagline should be easily understandable and contemporary.
• The tagline should resonate with the value of visiting Bihar and bring out the essence of Bihar Tourism.
• The tagline should not have been previously published in any print and digital media and must not contain any provocative, objectionable or inappropriate content.

Terms and Conditions

1. The submission of entry is free.
2. The winning tagline will be the intellectual property of the Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar. The winner cannot exercise any right over it, after the acceptance of the prize. The Government of Bihar reserves the right to use the prize-winning tagline for promotional, advertising and display purposes and to assign it to any person or group of persons. The tagline can be adapted suitably as per the requirement.
3. The tagline should not have been previously published in any print and digital media and must not contain any provocative, objectionable or inappropriate content.
4. Multiple submissions of tagline by the same participant would not be accepted.
5. The tagline design must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 or any Indian law. Plagiarism/Copying of any nature would not be allowed.
6. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright would be disqualified from the competition. The Government of Bihar does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.
7. The Government of Bihar does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants.
8. The employees and wards of the Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar and Employment or its attached offices, or autonomous organizations/institutions working overall administrative controls
   Department of Tourism not allowed to take part in this Contest.
9. A participant is required to ensure that his/her form is filled with accurate details since the Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar would be using this for further communication. This includes details such as name, photo and phone number. Entries with incomplete details will not be considered.
10. Department of Tourism, Government of Bihar reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of this Contest and/ or Terms and Conditions/Terms of Reference/ Evaluation Criteria. However, any changes to the Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria, or the cancellation of the Contest, will be communicated.
11. There will be no notification to participants of rejected entries.
12. The selection committee reserves the right to close the contest without declaring the result if no suitable entry is received.

Rewards and Recognition

• Best Entry Category: 1st 2nd and 3rd winners will be rewarded with Prize Money and Certificates
• Prize Money -
  First prize: Rs 25,000
  Second prize: Rs 15,000
  Third prize: Rs 10,000
• Other (Appreciation category): 10 winners in other categories will be rewarded with exciting prizes and e-certificates.  

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