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rd 33 DAEALLINDIAONLINEESSAYCONTEST ONNUCLEARSCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY rd The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) hereby invites students to participate in the “33 DAE All India Online Essay Contest on Nuclear Science & Technology”. DAE has been conducting the Essay Contest for the last 32 years which comprises of a written essay and an oral presentation before a panel of judges at DAE, Mumbai. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, the Essay Contest is being organized online to avoid the travel by the students to Mumbai. There shall be no oral presentation. Regular full time students doing graduation in India (after 10+2), in any discipline, in an Indian University or an Institute deemed to be a University. Essays should be submitted by a single author. Any of the topics (A, B & C) given below can be chosen. The length of essay should not exceed 2000 words. Each Essay should give brief introduction about the multifarious achievements of DAE in Basic Sciences and Nuclear Technology and their use for overall societal benefits in the country. It should comprise of an introduction (max. of 350 words), detailed essay (max. of 1500 words) and conclusion ( max. of 150 words). WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? ESSAY STRUCTURE TOPIC A Nuclear Power – a viable option against global warming due to climate change 1. Introduction 2.World energy matrix • Global warming and its ill-effects • Major reasons for global warming • Human Development Index and energy consumption • Energy production across the world • Future energy requirements for developing and underdeveloped nations • Contribution of Green Energy sources • Types of nuclear reactors in general and in Indian context in particular. 3. Nuclear power • Advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power • Projected growth of nuclear power in general and in Indian context in particular. • Role of nuclear power in controlling global warming 4. Conclusion 1. Introduction 2. Radioisotope production • Isotopes and radioisotopes • Type of radiations from by radioisotopes • Radioisotope production in a nuclear reactor • Radioisotope production in medical cyclotrons 3. Radioisotopes applications in health care • Radiopharmaceuticals: Design, preparation and quality control • Devices for nuclear medicine imaging (SPECT, PET, SPECT-CT, PET - CT, PET-MRI etc.) • Applications of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and treatment • Applications of sealed sources for cancer management (Brachytherapy and Teletherapy) • Recent developments in nuclear radiation 4. Applications of radioisotopes in Industry based Industrial Imaging for advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) • Radiotracer applications for troubleshooting, process optimization and enhancing industrial productivity • Isotopes in water resources management •Radiation processing technology for industrial applications and environmental pollution mitigation • Food processing 5. Applications of radioisotopes in agriculture and food technology • Crop improvement 6. Conclusion 1. Introduction • Importance of Science and Technology in the overall growth of a nation in general • Natural calamities mankind has faced from time to time and the scientific progress it resulted in • Current pandemic and various technological advances (in pharma, manufacturing, electronic and other industries) that are of relevance at this juncture. • Physics of 2. Laser technology and its contribution light emission, absorption, stimulation emission, population inversion, laser cavity operation of a laser. • Unique properties of laser light, types of lasers and their unique features • Interaction of laser light with matter and effects; reflection, absorption, fluorescence • Laser-based measuring instruments in the medical field, non-contact temperature measurement, laser-based surface disinfection and other applications and their advantages in the current situation. • What is Plasma, the criterion for plasma, types of 3. Plasma technology and its contribution plasma • Methods of generation of plasma and their unique features • Application of plasma as a tool for surface disinfection, waste incineration etc. and advantages over the conventional techniques in the current pandemic situation. 4. Accelerator technology and its contribution • Charged particles and need for their acceleration, basics of accelerators, various types of accelerators • DC accelerators v/s RF accelerators • Utility in food preservation, surface disinfection etc. and advantages over conventional techniques. 5. Conclusion TOPIC C Applications of laser, plasma and accelerator technologies in times of Covid pandemic For queries related to Essay Contest, please contact at Land Line: or 022 2286 2665, 022-2286 2504 email at: [email protected] Contact Details The names of maximum of selected students will be 30 (approximately 10 from each Topic) announced on the DAE website and official social media channels of the Department. Participation Certificates will be given to everyone by e-mail. The author of each selected essay will receive a Prize Money of and it will be credited directly to the author's Bank Account. ` 10,000/- Selection/ Certificates/ Prize Money TOPIC B Radioisotope and radiation technologies for the welfare of mankind Please read the following instructions carefully before the submission: 1. There are no charges for registration/participation. 2. It is open for all regular full time students doing Graduation in India (after 10+2), in any discipline, in an Indian University or an Institute deemed to be a University. Those who have completed graduation are not eligible for participation in the contest. 3. Each student can submit only one essay, preferably typed in English or Hindi or in any official Indian Language (Font Size 12 in 1.5 line spacing) 4. The student should submit the clear, scanned copy of the Essay in PDF file format only. The file name should be the student's Aadhar No. preceded with A, B or C as per Topic and as per the FORMAT given below. 5. Submission of two or more essays by any student or the same essay by different Aadhaar Nos. will lead to disqualification. 6. Please note that the Essay must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. 7. Anyone found violating on others' copyright would be disqualified from the contest. Department of Atomic Energy does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations of intellectual property carried out by the participants. 8. Mention of the authors/students name/emails, etc. anywhere in the body of the essay will lead to disqualification. 9. Each student will have to send his/her essay (complete in all respect) to [email protected] with a subject as “Submission of Essays” Essays submitted to any other email/medium/mode would not be considered. 10. The Essays should be original. Copied entries will not be considered under the contest. 11. The participant must be the same person who has written the Essay and plagiarism would not be accepted. 12. Each student shall have to submit scanned copy of their Aadhaar Card; PAN Card; Clear scanned copy of School/College Identity Card and a scanned copy of his/her Bank Details (such as Name; Account No.; Bank's Name; Branch name and address, IFSC Code etc.) and send the same to [email protected] by mentioning the subject as “Personal Details” as per Topic and as per the FORMAT given below. 13. Each student should also fill in their above personal details in an Excel Sheet Template (attached) and it should be sent to [email protected] by mentioning the subject as “My Excel Data” as per Topic and as per the FORMAT given below. 14. Students should make sure that their personal details are accurate and updated since this information will be used for further communication. 15. As the above details are important and mandatory, non–submission of any of the above requirements will lead to disqualification. 16. The last date of receipt of Essays by email is August 8, 2021 (Sunday) by 12.00 noon 17. All the submissions shall be the exclusive property of DAE. DAE can publish the contents of the submissions (edited / unedited) in journals / periodicals giving due credit to the participant. The decision of the Organising Committee of the 33rd DAE All India Online Essay Contest on Nuclear Science & Technology shall be final and binding in case of any differences or ambiguity. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS Details to be submitted by the candidates Essay My Excel Data Personal Details I) Aadhaar Card II) PAN Card III) College ID Card IV) Bank Details 1 2 3 A_123456781234_Essay A_123456781234_Excel Sheet I) A_123456781234_Aadhaar Card II) A_123456781234_PAN Card III) A_123456781234_College ID Card IV) A_123456781234_Bank Details File Name FORMAT For example If a student is writing essay on Topic A and his / her Aadhaar Card No is 123456781234 then the file name of the various details such as Essay, Personal Details, My Excel Data etc. to be submitted by the student will be as shown in the opposite table. (Follow the same Format for Topic B and Topic C by replacing alphabet A by B or C)
