Stamp Designing Competition by Aligarh Muslim University

 Bicentenary Celebrations of Sir Syed

The Aligarh Muslim University has announced a Stamp Designing Competition for the students of the University as a part of Sir Syed’s Bicentenary Celebrations to be held in 2017. The entries should bring out the educational mission of Sir Syed as vividly as possible.

Coordinator of the Stamp Designing Competition, Dr. Juhi Gupta, Centre for Women’s Studies has urged all the bonafide students and research scholars of University schools and departments to participate in the event in a large number and send their entries along with a latest bonafide certificate issued by the Principal of the concerned school, college or the Chairman of the Department of study.

The correspondence address, contact number and E-mail ID of the participants must be provided on a separate sheet attached along with the design, which needs to be original and not already published in any book, magazine, newspaper and internet etc.

Three best winners will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- for First, Rs. 3,000/- for Second and Rs. 2,000/- for Third paces judged by a jury whose decision will be final.

The entries need to be submitted at the office of the Public Relations Officer, AMU, Aligarh-202002 latest by 31st December 2015.

The Department of Post and Telegraph, Government of India will be requested to release the commemorative stamp selected from the best three of the stamp designing competition.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

1. Javad-ud Daula, Arif Jang, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, KCSI, also known as Syed Ahmed Taqvi, commonly known as Sir Syed, was an Indian educator and politician, and an Islamic reformer and modernist.
3. Born: October 17, 1817, Delhi
4. Died: March 27, 1898, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
5. Influenced: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Pervez Musharraf, Ziauddin Ahmad
6. Organizations founded: Aligarh Muslim University, MAO College,United Patriotic Association, Scientific Society of Aligarh
7. Books: The Causes of the Indian Revolt, Life of Mohammed, more
8. Influenced by: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Thomas Walker Arnold,John Locke, Thomas Paine