Judging process The essays, written only once by the students, are evaluated at 3 levels: first at the school level, followed by the city level and finally at the national level. School Level Essays at the school level are evaluated by judges appointed by the same school. 1 winner and 2 runners-up are identified in both the categories - Junior (Classes 6th – 8th) and Senior (Classes 9th – 12th), depending on the strength of participation in the respective categories. Therefore, normally a total of 6 students are given prizes at each participating school . The prizes* usually include a combination of certificates, medals and Tata Building India merchandise. City Level The essays of the school level winners across all the schools from each city for both categories (Junior & Senior) are evaluated by a panel of 2 independent judges drawn from academic or literary fields of the same city/region/state. 1 Winner and 1 runner-up is identified by the judges from each city and for each...