<span style="color: #222222;">In the run up to the Independence Day celebrations, Education Ministry in partnership with MyGov is organizing an online essay writing competition for 9th to 10th class students and 11th to 12th class students across the country.  National Council of Educational Research and Training will be the nodal agency for the event.  During the competition, students will have to write essays on various topics under the theme Atma Nirbhar Bharat-Swatantra Bharat. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Selection of essays will be taken up at two levels. At first level, States and Union Territories will finalise the essays. A team of experts of NCERT will select 10 essays from each state for the final selections at national level.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At the next stage, 30 essays will be selected in class 9th to 10th and class 11th to 12th categories by NCERT. Prizes will be announced for the national level soon. Students may submit their entries on the link <a href="https://innovate.mygov.in/essay" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://innovate.mygov.in/essay</span></a> by 14th of this month.</span><br />