IIPA invites entries for essay contest for college students
A press note said participants can submit completed essays of 350-500 words in Tamil and English in any one of the designated topics to iipaprbrc2025@gmail.com by the last date.
The topics in Tamil are 'Emerging challenges in Public Administration', 'Health Administration/ Management' and 'Reforms Needed for Public Administration' and those in English are 'Transforming Governance through e-governance', 'Digital Transformation and AI in Public Administration' and 'Reorienting Management Reforms for Higher Productivity'.
The contest is organised in connection with a IIPA southern regional conference on 'Administrative and Management Reforms' slated for June 26.
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