- There is no entry fee for submission of an entry by an Applicant.
- Each entry shall be made and completed in the manner and with the forms, disclosures and enclosures specified herein.
- The Awards are open to any Applicant who has completed 18 years of age.
- The entry submitted by an Applicant must be from a media house, wire service, syndicate or news organization, television or radio channel-broadcast or published by an Indian or Indian organization. This does not apply to any entry from an Applicant in the category for Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for Foreign Correspondent Covering India.
- The Award categories and criteria are specified at www.rngfoundation.com/awards. A completed entry with required enclosures should be submitted to the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation, Indian Express Building, B-1/B, Sector-10, Noida-201 301, Uttar Pradesh latest by 6.00 pm on October 15, 2021. These Awards are conducted by Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation (“RNGMF”) and The Indian Express (P) Limited ("TIEL"). RNGMF, TIEL and the Judge[s] shall not be responsible for delays in receipt of any entry.
- The entry form should be completed and secured to the front of the entry, along with a clear copy of the same and enclosures. For judging, copies of the Applicant’s entry are required as specified below. Every entry must have an entry form attached, these can be photocopies of the original completed entry form. Print/ digital - submit/upload two originals of the news report, articles, or feature stories; Broadcast -submit two Pen drive/ CD/ DVDs in MPEG/MP4 format/ upload video files along with script/s; Radio - submit one DAT and one Audio CD; Books - submit two physical copies of the book to Ramnath Goenka Foundation. The entry form can also be downloaded from the website, www.rngfoundation.com/awards
- The original articles/ news reports/ program submitted of the publication/coverage must indicate the publication date or broadcast date.
- Full disclosure is required; if there has been any challenge to the veracity, accuracy, fairness, &/or authenticity or objection to significant omission, or breach of journalists’ Code of Ethics, or allegation of infringement or staleness for entry (or against any Applicant thereof) such as published letters, corrections, clarifications, retractions, regrets, apology, removal etc the same need to be disclosed and copy thereof to be included.
- The entry must disclose if the news report/article/programme or Applicant is subject to any legal notice or legal challenge/proceedings, and status thereof (pending/settled). If after submission, the news report/article/programme is subject to any legal notice or legal challenge/proceedings, or the Applicant believes or has reason to believe that there is any infirmity in the veracity, originality and/or otherwise of the entry, he/she must immediately inform TIEL in writing. The Judge[s] &/or TIEL may require the Applicant to furnish additional information/explanation/ material in such cases or disqualify the entry at their sole discretion.
- A series must be designated as such by the publication when it is printed. A regular column may also be submitted as a series. Fiction will not be considered.
- Each Applicant can enter upto two entries per category.
- An English translation must be supplied for an entry in Hindi/ foreign/regional language.
- Entries in the Art, Culture and Entertainment category should accompany a letter from the editor certifying that the work entered was original and not rewritten.
- A recommendation letter of nomination should be submitted, signed by a person senior to the Applicant, employed by the same organization, and included with the entry form. The sponsoring letter shall certify that the Applicant is personally and professionally known to the Sponsor, and the Sponsor certifies that the Applicant has adhered to the journalists’ code of ethics and he /she is not aware of any information or circumstances where the Applicant’s reputation, integrity and professionalism as a journalist has been called into question or otherwise impeached. The letter format can be downloaded from the website, www.rngfoundation.com/awards
- The entry form and enclosures if incomplete, will be automatically invalidated and Applicant disqualified. If more than the permitted numbers of entries are submitted, entries will be considered in chronological order of receipt; the additional entries will be ignored.
- The news report /article /coverage/ program entered must have been published/broadcast between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 [both dates inclusive].
- Each Applicant will be deemed to have read and understood these rules and regulations when he or she has signed the entry form. Each Applicant undertakes to conduct himself /herself with propriety, decorum and civility.
- TIEL shall have full right and license to announce in any language, medium, and territory, the prize winners and in pursuance thereof or otherwise to cover the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, to publish the content of the material (entry) and/or biography sketch with or without the photograph of the Applicant and with or without the name of the organization, which have been submitted.
- The material and entry form once submitted shall become the property of TIEL and shall not be returned.
- Entry forms that are torn, ripped, and/or mutilated will not be accepted.
- The decision of TIEL in the matter of eligibility, conduct of these Awards, selection, announcement of winners etc shall be final and binding no correspondence of whatsoever nature will be entertained by TIEL in this regard.
- The names of the winners and the prizes will be announced by TIEL. The date of publication of the results and the place for distribution of the prizes will be at the sole discretion of TIEL.
- TIEL reserves their right to suspend, cancel, and/or modify the rules and regulations for these Awards at any time and without prior notice.
- TIEL reserves the right to return or cancel any submission / entry at any stage without assigning reasons.
- In the event that there is any challenge or doubt as to the integrity, veracity, genuineness, authenticity, fairness or otherwise of any entry or Applicant or any instance of his/her having violating the journalists’ Code of Ethics, TIEL and the Judges may in their sole discretion, withdraw his /her submission at any stage, not limited to withdrawal or cancellation of declaration of winner (s). The decision of the Judge[s] and TIEL will be final.
- If an Applicant is declared a winner in any category, he/she shall make best efforts to attend and participate in the Awards ceremony. Subject to protocols for Govid-19 pandemic which may include production of Covid vaccine certificates and/or RT PCR or such test.
- No claim of whatsoever nature shall be entertained if the winner[s] fail[s] to collect the Prize[s] at the Awards ceremony and/or venue specified by TIEL. No cash shall be payable in lieu of the prize.
- The Courts of New Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
Instructions for Offline submission
- All the information must be duly filled in the entry form.
- A print out of the duly filled form must be taken and signed on both sides before sending the final entry.
- For 'Mandatory Requirement', please ensure you submit typed material only along with the Entry Form.
- A recommendation letter of nomination should be submitted, signed by a person senior to the Applicant, employed by the same organization, and included with the entry form. The sponsoring letter shall certify that the Applicant is personally and professionally known to the Sponsor, and the Sponsor certifies that the Applicant has adhered to the journalists’ code of ethics and he /she is not aware of any information or circumstances where the Applicant’s reputation, integrity and professionalism as a journalist has been called into question or otherwise impeached.
- Entry form should be properly filled in, duly signed and submitted along with a recent passport size photograph & 'Mandatory Requirement' either in person or sent by post/courier on the following address:
Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation,
Express Building B-1/B, Sector-10
Noida-201 301, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Instructions for Online submission
- The profile image that is to be uploaded should not be less than 500KB and more than 2MB
- The uploaded articles should be clear enough and readable.
- In case the link is being shared it should be an active link.
- A recommendation letter of nomination should be submitted, signed by a person senior to the Applicant, employed by the same organization, and included with the entry form. The sponsoring letter shall certify that the Applicant is personally and professionally known to the Sponsor, and the Sponsor certifies that the Applicant has adhered to the journalists’ code of ethics and he /she is not aware of any information or circumstances where the Applicant’s reputation, integrity and professionalism as a journalist has been called into question or otherwise impeached.
- If the applicant saves the application form for later and is unable to fill the form within the time limit then their form will be rejected automatically.
- Those who are applying for the Books (Non-Fiction) category must send 2 physical copies of the book to the RNG Foundation either in person or sent by post/courier on the following address:
Ramnath Goenka Memorial Foundation,
Express Building B-1/B, Sector-10
Noida-201 301, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA