Blue Pencil 2023

BLUE PENCIL 2023
Contest Schedule

Offline contests
Pre-Contest Briefing on 1st March: Nose Cut (via Event Head)

2nd March – DAY 1
9:15 am INAUGURATION
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

9:30 am Who News? (Quiz Prelims+Finals)
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

10:00 am Picture Baaki Hai (Film Poster Design)
AUDI Basement

12 noon Sub Kuch (Proof-reading)
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

12 noon Off Plate (Food Writing)
AUDI Basement

2 pm Pausability (News Reading)
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

3rd March – DAY 2
11 am Skech Maga (Cartooning)
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

12 noon In Briefs (Newsroom Contest)
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

3:00 pm NoseCut
Faber Hall, AUDI Block

4th March- DAY 3

11:00 am Straplines (Media and Entertainment Quiz)
Xavier Hall. PG Block

2 pm In Foreign Parts (Travel, Business, Foreign Affairs Quiz)
Xavier Hall. PG Block

4:30 PM Valedictory Ceremony
Xavier Hall. PG Block

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General Rules 

• The contests will be held on 2^nd  March 2023 to 4^th March 2023. 
• While the contests are open to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Communications, Communicative English and Journalism, students of other disciplines are more than welcome to participate. 
• Each department/college can field an unlimited number of teams/participants except in the case of stage events.. 
• To register for events, please use the forms provided at http://metajosephs.in or click on the links provided below:

STAGE EVENTS: https://forms.gle/iZwwRbxvqrDihDYF7 
WRITING/EDITING EVENTS: https://forms.gle/r7Wp18ycAFLXnojL6
ART/DESIGN EVENTS: https://forms.gle/EbKEwjEsP7Lk1tTT8
QUIZZES: https://forms.gle/RuLhW9ohNZVZX3gq5

• You may also confirm entries from your institution with a phone-call to the numbers provided below or an email to bluepencil.nous@gmail.com by 1^st March 2023.
• We will also accept a letter confirming entries from your institution. 
• All participants must have been vaccinated for Covid, and must wear masks, and practise basic social distancing through the festival. 
• Teams/participants must carry valid identification from the institution they are representing. 
• Participants/teams must report to the Reception Desk at the Auditorium Block on Langford Road, following which they will be directed to the venues. 
• The decision of the judges will be final and binding on all participants. 
• While we will allow on-the-spot entries, we urge those interested to register in advance. 
• A championship shield will be awarded to the college that tops the overall scoreboard. 
• For all inquiries regarding contests, please call Prof. Drishti Rakhra (97414-76570), Prof. Pramod Harle (72591-91331) or email bluepencil.nous@gmail.com

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EVENTS & RULES

STAGE EVENTS
PAUSABILITY  (News Reading)

A solo contest in news presenting

RULES

• We’ll give you a prompt-sheet
• Time allowed: 3 minutes
• Judging criteria: Voice, Presentation, Presence of Mind, Overall Appeal
• Entry Fee; Rs. 50/- per participant
• Three entries per college; Entries close at 15 participants.

Date & Reporting time: 1:30 pm onward, 2^nd March
Prizes for the best three performances
Venue: Faber Hall, AUDI Block
Event Head: Keerat (87569-93994)

NOSECUT 

A variation on Press Stress, NoseCut is a team event where every bit of research, and good humour, helps  

RULES  

• Teams of two: Speaker & Researcher 
• Maximum: 3 teams per institution 
• Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per team
• Each team will be assigned an in-the news personality on 1^st March 
• Their job is to handle questions from a press conference on 3^rd March 
• Teams can research personalities assigned to them, as well as to others during the contest 
• Speakers must introduce themselves, and then begin taking questions
• Speakers may use distinctive attire/accessories associated with assigned personality after obtaining clearance from the organisers  
• Researchers may assist speakers only through handwritten notes during the contest  
• Time allowed: 1 minute for intro, 5 minutes for interaction, with a warning bell before close. 
• Teams to note that while the intent is humour, care must be taken not to cause offense 
• Judging Criteria: Presence of Mind, Audience Engagement, Research, Use of Character

Draw of Personalities: 1st March 2023 (over telephone)
Contest Date: 3^rd March 2023/ Reporting Time: 2:30 PM. 
Prizes for the top three teams 
Venue: Faber Hall, AUDI Block
Event Head: Abhipsa Das (77355-66432)

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WRITING & EDITING EVENTS
SUBMISSION BASED EVENTS
DUE ON 1^ST MARCH 2023

TEXT TILE (Photo Essay)

We provide the theme, you bring the photo-essay

RULES

• THEME: Music in the streets
• Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per participant; unlimited entries per institution
• Your submission must contain a maximum of 5 photographs shot in the same Indian city and must not exceed 1000 words
• Photographs must be raw, unprocessed images
• Please submit in PDF via email to bluepencil.nous@gmail.com and cc: metajosephs@gmail.com 
• Submission date: 1^st  March 2023 by 11:59 pm; no late submissions
• Prior registration essential. Please register via Google Form provided and quote your transaction ID

Event Head: Lakshmi (96338-70498)

CRISPER THAN

Show us your reporting skills

RULES

• THEME: Cover a niche but newsworthy youth activity scheduled to take place between 25^th February and 1^st March 2023
• Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per participant; unlimited entries per institution
• Your submission must contain a headline, a photograph with a caption, and must conform to the inverted pyramid or hourglass format
• Your submission must not exceed 300 words of text; headline and caption not included in this count
• Your submission must be verifiable; sources and contacts to be listed; no plagiarism
• Please submit in PDF via email to bluepencil.nous@gmail.com and cc: metajosephs@gmail.com 
• Submission date: 2^nd March 2023 by 11:59 pm; no late submissions
• Prior registration essential. Please register via Google Form provided and quote your transaction ID

Event Head: Rosemary (72030-31455)

FEATURE THIS

Write a punchy newspaper feature

RULES

• THEMES: WOMEN STUDENTS AND CAMPUS LIFE
• Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per participant; unlimited entries per institution
• Your submission must contain a headline, and must not exceed 1000 words
• Your submission must be verifiable; sources and contacts to be listed
• Please submit in PDF via email to bluepencil.nous@gmail.com and cc: metajosephs@gmail.com 
• Submission date: 1^st  March 2023 by 11:59 pm; no late submissions
• Prior registration essential. Please register via Google Form provided and quote your transaction ID

Event Head: Shweta Philip (96328-69845)

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LIVE WRITING/EDITING EVENTS

OFF PLATE (Food Writing)

A team event combining food, writing and photography.

RULES

• Teams of two; unlimited entries; 
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per team
• Topic at venue
• Your entry should be a softcopy PDF with three photographs, captions, a headline and two paragraphs 
• No plagiarism; photographs must be unprocessed images
• Judging criteria: Originality, Presentation, Writing Ability, Overall Appeal.

Reporting time: 11:45 am onward, 2^nd March 2023
Venue: AUDI Basement, Audi Block
Event Head: Ajith (81398-52041)

SUB KUCH (Proof-reading)

A proof-reading contest for solo participants
We’ll project a raw page 
You must spot errors in punctuation, syntax, prose style and register and suggest changes

RULES 
Solo participants 
Unlimited entries 
Entry Fee: Rs. 100/- per team 
Judging Criteria: Ordering of Information. Language ability, Editing capacity

Date & Reporting Time: 11:30 am, 2^nd March 2023 
Venue: Faber Hall, AUDI Block
Event Head: Sanjana (79757-15964)

IN BRIEFS (Newsroom Contest)

The editing game. Team-work, smarts, and good lines.

RULES

• A team event for two
• Unlimited entries; Written Prelims, followed by finals for four best entries 
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per team
• Prelims: Comment on the design of an assigned page, and make suggestions for edits
• Finals: Work on a page, make a presentation, take questions from a jury.

Date & Reporting Time: 11:45 am, 3^rd March
Venue: Faber Hall, AUDI Block
Prelims at 12 noon, Finals at 1:30 pm
Event Head: Roshaal (95663-58628)

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ART & DESIGN

PICTURE BAAKI HAI (Film Poster Design)

Design a film poster aided by film clips and a fact-sheet

RULES

• A team event for two
• Unlimited entries per institution
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per team
• We’ll share two distinctive clips from a film and give you a fact-sheet
• You design a poster that taps into the distinctive appeal of the film
• Your submission must be an A3 size printout; no plagiarism
• Judging Criteria: Text/Image interplay, Use of Resources,  Visual Appeal,  Overall Impression.

Date & Reporting time: 9:30 am, 2^nd March 2023
Venue: AUDI Basement, AUDI Block
Event Head: Ranvir (9148431116)

SKECH MAGA (Cartooning)

 Editorial cartooning. Comment on current affairs with wit and panache 

RULES 

• Solo participation  
• Unlimited entries 
• Entry Fee: Rs. 50/- per participant 
• KG Cardboard will be provided—the cartoon must be a single panel covering the sheet  
• Participants may use pencils/pens only  
• Topic will be provided on the spot; time allows: 60 minutes
• Judging Criteria: Coverage of topic, Commentary, Caricature skills, Humour.

Date and Time: 10:30 am, 3^rd March 2023 
Prizes for the best three entries 
Venue: Faber Hall, Audi Block
Event Head: Benjith (90613-53707)

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QUIZZING EVENTS

WHO NEWS? (News and Current Affairs Quiz)

Goodbye Googlers. Hello guess-takers.

RULES

• A team event for two; no mixed teams (both members must belong to the same college)
• Unlimited entries; Written Prelims, followed by finals for eight teams
• The quiz will test your capacity to make informed guesses 
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per team
• The event will be conducted by Arul Mani in partnership with The Karnataka Quiz Association.

Date & Reporting Time: 9:15 am, 2^nd March 2023
Venue: Faber Hall, Auditorium Block
Prelims at 9:30 am, Finals at 10:30 am
Event Head:  Naina (7510229964)

STRAPLINES (Media & Entertainment Quiz)

An open quiz on the media and infotainment industries

RULES

• A team event for two; open to college students and general public
• Unlimited entries; Written Quiz
• The quiz will test your capacity to make informed guesses 
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per college team.
• The event will be conducted by Arul Mani in partnership with KQA

Date & Reporting Time: 10:45 am, 4^th March 2023
Venue: Xavier Hall, PG Block
Starts at 11:00 am
Event Head:  Tessa (98463-56369)

IN FOREIGN PARTS (Open Team Quiz)

An open quiz on Travel, Business & Foreign Affairs

RULES

• A team event for two; open to college students and general public
• Unlimited entries; Written Prelims, followed by finals for eight teams
• The quiz will test your capacity to make informed guesses 
• Entry Fee; Rs. 100 per college team.
• The event will be conducted by Arul Mani in partnership with KQA

Date & Reporting Time:  1:45 pm, 4^th March
Venue: Xavier Hall, PG Block
Starts at 11:00 am; 
Event Head:  Tessa (98463-56369)

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Here are the account details for payment:

Account Name: BJES Principal St Josephs College
Account Number: 0108053000019933
Account Type: Savings Bank
Bank Code: 0964
IFSC: SIBL0000964
SWIFT CODE: SOININ55
Bank Name: South Indian Bank
Branch: SJC Campus EC
Country of Bank A/C: India
CURRENCY: INR
PAN NUMBER: AAATB1206H
GST NO: 29AAATB1206H1Z6