Office of Mela Adhikari Kumbh, Mela Control Bhawan, C.C.R., Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar COMPETITION FOR LOGO DESIGN OF KUMBH MELA 2021 Haridwar 24th December 2019 The Government of Uttarakhand proposes to have a Logo for the Kumbh Mela- 2021 to be selected through open public competition. Accordingly, all Interested persons / parties (both Professional artists and Non-professionals) are hereby invited to participate in a Competition for design of the ‘Logo for Kumbh Mela-2021’. Winner will be awarded with appropriate prize money. Submission of Entries: Interested persons may send their entries via E-mail latest by 1800 hours on 25th January 2020. Entries received via any other medium and after the stipulated time shall not be entertained. The entries should be sent with subject line in submission E-Mail “Haridwar Kumbh Mela-2021 Logo Competition”. The entry should be accompanied by a brief explanation of the Design in Hindi & English Both and how it best symbolizes the Kumbh Mela-2021 and also the bio-data of the applicant. The guidelines for preparing entries, other conditions are available on the website of the Mela Adhikari (Kumbh), Haridwar https://haridwarkumbhmela2021.com & NIC Haridwar https://haridwar.nic.in Deepak Rawat, Mela Adhikari (Kumbh), Haridwar Kumbh Mela, 2021 Logo Design Competition Overview The Kumbh Mela is one of the world's largest religious gatherings. The next Kumbh Mela is scheduled to be held in Haridwar from January 2021 to April 2021. Nearly 15 crore Pilgrims are expected to visit the holy city of Haridwar during the Mela. In addition to Indian Pilgrims, the Kumbh Mela receives visitors from across the globe. Research and Media agencies also take a keen interest in the Kumbh Mela, which is a great example of human faith and collaborative, administrative effort. The Kumbh Mela Office, under the guidance of the Government of Uttarakhand has begun works for hosting the Pilgrims who will attend the Mela. To provide a remarkable and unique identity to the Haridwar Kumbh Mela in 2021, while making the Mela reach out to the masses, the Mela office would like to create a Logo for the Mela, by means of a contest from the public. The Logo should represent the essence of this great festival and assemblage of faith. The Logo will be used in various promotional/publicity activities and remain the property of the Mela Office. Key Details Duration: 25th December to 25th January, 2020 Platform: Submission to Haridwar Kumbh official e-mail ID ([email protected]) Information to be provided along with submission: o Full name o Latest photo o Country declaration o Copy of Government ID (Aadhaar Card/Driving License/Passport) o Complete postal address o E-mail ID o Mobile/phone number o Declaration for acceptance of Terms and Conditions as listed below o Find copy of Annexure -1 Subject line of submission e-mail: “Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021 Logo Competition - <ENTER PARTICIPANT FIRST NAME, LAST NAME>” Winner’s announcement: On an appropriate date decided by Mela Adhikari. Gratification: o Prize money for winning logo: ₹ 1,00,000.00 o Top three ranked entries will be provided appreciation certificates Terms & Conditions 1. The last date for accepting entries is 25th January 2020 at 6:00 PM 2. Each entry should be accompanied by a brief written explanation (Both in Hindi & English) of the Logo and how best it encapsulates its essence. 3. All entries must be submitted through e-mail on the official e-mail id ([email protected]). Entries submitted through any other medium / mode would not be considered for evaluation. 4. An entry could be by an individual or a team. 5. Each participant / team can submit ONLY one entry. The submission of entry is free. 6. The logo design must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 or the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. 7. The logo should not have been previously published in any print and/or digital media. 8. The logo must not contain any provocative, objectionable or inappropriate content. 9. In case of any copyright issues, the participant/applicant will be responsible to settle any legal proceedings arising out of it at his/her end. Kumbh Mela Office will not be responsible 10. Plagiarism of any nature is not allowed. Anyone found infringing on other’s copyright would be disqualified from the contest. 11. All entries are governed by the provisions of Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper use) Act, 1950 and any violation of the said Act will result in disqualification. 12. The participant should make sure that his / her contact information (as outlined in Key Details) provided along with the entry is accurate and updated for further communication. Entries with incomplete profiles would not be considered. 13. The onus will be on the participant/applicant to prove that he/she is the only authorized representative to send the entry for the Award Scheme. In case of the selection of the Logo for an award, it will be given to the participant/applicant only. Kumbh Mela Office will, in no way, be responsible for any dispute, legal or otherwise, arising out of it. 14. The responsibility to comply with the Submission of entries, Competition Technical Criteria and Selection Process fully lies with the participant(s) and Kumbh Mela Office shall not be answerable to any dispute raised by a third party. 15. Kumbh Mela Office takes no responsibility for corrupted or late entries. 16. The winner will be declared through e-mail. At a later date, Kumbh Mela Office may announce his / her name on it’s social media pages and may also upload details on the official website of the Mela Office. 17. The winning Logo would be the intellectual property of the Kumbh Mela Office and the winner shall not exercise any right over it. Kumbh Mela Office will have unfettered right to modify the prize winning logo / entry or add/delete any info/design feature in any form to it. The winner will not exercise any right over his/her Logo and shall not use it in any way. 18. The winning Logo is meant to be used by Kumbh Mela Office for promotional and display purposes, Information, Education and Communication materials and also for any other use as may be deemed appropriate. 19. The Logo should be usable on the website / mobile app / social media such as Twitter / Facebook / Instagram and on Magazines, Commercial Hoardings / Standees, Brochures, Leaflets and Pamphlets, Souvenirs and other Publicity and Marketing materials. 20. There will be no notification to participants of rejected entries 21. Kumbh Mela Office reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of this Contest and/ or Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria. However, any changes to the Terms and Conditions/ Technical Parameters/Evaluation Criteria, or the cancellation of the Contest, will be updated/ posted on the platform through which initial communication of contest is made. It would be the responsibility of the participant to keep himself/herself informed of any changes in the Terms and Conditions/Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria stated for this Contest. 22. Mela Officer, Mela Office Kumbh mela, Haridwar 2021 will have full right to set condition for selection, right to use, right to reject etc. No claim in this regard will be entertained after receipt of entries. 23. The Logo chosen by the Authority shall be further be used by the authority and the authority will hold the rights on it once the selection is over and result is announced. 24. The Authority may keep the rights to do further modification of the Logo without prior information to the designer. 25. The selected logo will be given Rs. 1,00,000/- honorarium inclusive of applicable taxes and the design conceptual plan by the individual/team will be the property of Kumbh Mela Office and Kumbh Mela Office is at liberty to utilise the shortlisted designs for implementation with or without minor alterations for which the designer shall not have any sort of claim in future. 26. The winning Logo cannot be used by the designer for any commercial purpose once it’s submitted to the Authority. 27. Condition can be changed as per need in between also. Technical Criteria 1. Logo should be submitted in JPEG, TIFF, PNG or PDF format only. 2. Logo should be designed in colour. The designed logo shall be provided in both CYMK and RGB formats. The size of the logo may vary from 5cm*5cm to 60cm*60cm in either portrait or landscape. 3. The Logo should be usable on the website / social media such as Twitter / Facebook and on printed materials such as black and white press releases, stationery and signage, labels etc. 4. The Logo shall be submitted on a digital platform. The winner of the competition shall be required to submit the design in open file format (EPS/CDR/PSD). Participants should ensure that original designs are submitted 5. All fonts should ideally be converted to outlines. 6. File should be high resolution – at least 300 pixels per inch at 100% size. 7. File should look clean (not pixilated or bit-mapped) when viewed on screen at 100% 8. Entries should not be submitted in compressed or self-extracting formats. Selection Process 1. All entries received by the stipulated date and found in order, shall be evaluated by a Selection Committee, constituted for the purpose. The Committee will shortlist the entries and will decide the winner if an entry is found suitable. 2. Entries would be judged on the basis of elements of creativity, originality, composition, technical excellence, simplicity, artistic merit and visual impact and how well they communicate the theme of Haridwar Kumbh Mela 2021.