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PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES

IEAS Literary Society of 19

EXPEDITION

2006 I N V I T A T I O N D R A F T

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Principal/Vice Chancellor/Rector ___________________________________ Subject: Invitation For Inter-University competition in PIEAS Respected Sir/Madam, Assalam-o-Alikum,

Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), is regarded as a prestigious institutes of Pakistan. PIEAS offers postgraduate studies to young officers from various Pakistani organizations (PAEC, KRL, NESCOM, PNRA, etc.) it also provides high quality undergraduate studies in the field of computer sciences. In addition to that it also offers PhD programs for engineers and scientists of government and private sector. Within PIEAS, PIEAS Literary Society (PLS) operates with a vision to conduct literary activities alongside the intense academic environment of PIEAS; the activities include essay & story writing, speech & debate, quiz and poetry competitions. PLS has expanded its activities beyond the campus of PIEAS and for the first time in the history of PIEAS in 2004, PLS organized the Inter-University Literary Competition, Expedition 2004. Continuing the tradition, this year, PLS is organizing a third such event, Expedition 2006. And like previous years, this event will include different literary competitions, namely Debates, Essay & Story writing; Quiz Competition, All-Rounder and Sketch and Draw Competition. Details of each competition are attached as Annexes.

The PLS team cordially invites you and your university/institute/college to participate in the events of the Expedition 2006. On their part the PLS team will leave no stone unturned in effort to make you feel at home. Your timely response will be highly appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation, Mirza Bilal Ahmed Baig President, PIEAS Literary Society PIEAS, Nilore Islamabad.

EXPEDITION 2006



Annex A Schedule of Events

Annex B General Rules of the Event

Annex C Rules for Debate Competition

Annex D Rules for Essay/Story writing Competition

Annex D-1 Sample topics of Urdu and English Essay/Story writing Competition

Annex E Rules for Quiz Competition

Annex E-1 Sample Questions for Quiz Competition

Annex F Rules for All-Rounder Competition

Annex G Rules for Sketch and Draw Competition

Annex H Route to PIEAS (pick and drop points)

Annex I Nomination Performa

Annex J Facilities/Contact Information

List of Annexes



Events Time/Date Venue

DAY 1 (Friday 19th May 2006) DAY 1

Arrival of guests (8:45 am) PIEAS

Morning Session

Debates (Urdu)

(9:30 am – 12:30 am)

Auditorium

Morning Session

Essay & Story writing Competition (English + Urdu)

(9:30 am – 11:30 am) A-block Hall

Break Refreshments / Prayers (12:30 noon - 1:45 pm) Cafeteria

Afternoon Session Debate (English) (1:50 pm - 4: 30pm) Auditorium

Break Refreshment (4:30 pm - 5:00 pm) Cafeteria

End DAY 1 Departure (5:00 pm)

DAY 2 ( Saturday 20th May 2006) DAY 2 Arrival of guests (8:45 am) PIEAS

Morning Session Quiz Competition

(9:00 am – 12:30 noon)

Auditorium

Break Refreshments (12:30 noon - 1:30 pm) Cafeteria

Afternoon Session All-Rounder (1:30 pm - 4: 30 pm) Auditorium

Break Refreshments / Prayers (4:30 pm- 5:00 pm) Cafeteria

Remaining Afternoon Session Prize Distribution ceremony (5:00 pm)

Auditorium

End DAY 2 Departure (6:00 pm)

Annex A Schedule of Events



Annex B

1. No institute/university/college is allowed to participate in any competition with out a senior

fellow/teacher as its guardian/supervisor/university representative. 2. Maximum participants from a university/institute/college will be Fourteen (14) plus one

supervisor/university representative. 3. Each team will have to send in, the names of participants and supporting documents well

before 12th May 2006 (Last Date) in the format attached as Annex H. 4. Participants for debates and essay/story writing and Sketch and Draw Competition can take

part in quiz competition and All-Rounder. However participants of urdu debates cannot take part in essay/story competition and participants of English debates cannot take part in Sketch and Draw competition because of simultaneous occurrence of theses events.

5. PIEAS does not offer boarding and lodging for Universities from Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Texila, and Wah Cantt, however each member of the team can be picked and dropped from a specific point and will be brought to PIEAS. Detailed route along with pick and drop points is mentioned in Annex H.

6. Accommodation is limited and will be given on the basis of first come first serve. 7. Event will comprise on 2 days. Competitions will start at 9:00 am and end at 6:00 pm. There

will be Refreshment/Prayer breaks during different sessions as mentioned in Annex A. 8. Refreshments will be offered to all guests at specific timing. 9. All members of the team are required to carry their original NIC cards, ID cards of university/

Institution, signed Copies of Annex I and NOC from the Vice Chancellor/ Rector/ Principal of representing university/institution while entering at the gate of PIEAS.

10. Maximum age limit for all the participants in any competition is 27 years before 1st January 2007.

11. Rules for each competition are given in annexes attached. 12. Decision of judges for each competition will be final. However, in case of any dispute, the

Rector of PIEAS will give final ruling. 13. The order of the University for the Participation will be set alphabetically. 14. The judges can disqualify any participant in any event, who uses un-parliamentary language,

uses personal remarks or use unfair means. 15. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting time of

any event. 16. No TA/DA will be admissible. 17. Every university is bound to participate in at-least three different events & maximally can

participate in all five events. Essay Writing & Story Writing

English Story Writing 1 participant Urdu Story Writing 1 participant English Essay Writing 1 participant Urdu Essay Writing 1 participant

Debate Competition English Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1 - in favor & 1 - for against) Urdu Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1 - in favor & 1 - for against)

Quiz Competition 2 participants All-Rounder 2 participants Sketch N’ Draw 2 participants

General Rules



Annex C

1. Debating competition will be bilingual, that is, in Urdu and English. 2. There will be only one topic for debate and discussion, Topic is as follow: English Topic:

Progress is hindered by traditions

Urdu Topic: 3. The contest will separately be held in English & Urdu. 4. The contestants participating in Urdu can also participate in English but single contestant

cannot participate in against & in favor of single topic in single language. 5. The evaluation will be based on contents, language & pronunciation, Presentation Style &

Oratory. 6. Paper Reading & Consultation of notes is not allowed & will be tantamount towards

disqualification. 7. Each university can send up to four participants, two for Urdu and two for English. One

member for each language will have to speak against the topic while other will have to speak in favor of the topic.

Debate Competition

English Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1- in favor &1 for against) Urdu Debate Competition 2 Speakers (1- in favor & 1 for against)

8. If only two participants participate from any university then one speaker must speak in favor in English, other will have to speak against any of the topic in Urdu or vice versa.

9. Duration of each debate will be from 4 to 5 minutes. First bell will be rung after 4 minutes & second after 5-minutes. On the second bell the speaker shall leave the rostrum. Marks will be deducted in case these limits are violated.

10. Judges will have the full authority to disqualify any speaker. Disqualified person will have to leave the rostrum immediately.

11. Speaker can only discuss the fact but cannot give any comment against any specific Person/Government/National Institutes/Court of Law/Armed Forces/President.

12. The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language, uses personal remarks or use unfair means.

13. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting time of any event.

Rules for Debating Competition



Annex D

1. The bilingual essay and story writing competition shall be held in Urdu and English. Both

competitions will be held parallel. 2. The invited institutes are requested to prepare two participants minimal and four maximal.

Participation in both essay and story writing is a must.

English Story Writing 1 participant Urdu Story Writing 1 participant English Essay Writing 1 participant Urdu Essay Writing 1 participant

3. Incase of two participants; both will be expected to express in different languages and one for each respective category i.e. story and essay writing.

4. Incase of more than two participants as per defined rule for two participants, additional participants will have an option to choose.

5. The topics of both essays and stories shall be unveiled at the competition. Participants will be free to choose any topic.

6. The evaluation will be based on content, flow, vocabulary, grammar, and originality of ideas. 7. Consultation of any material during the competition is not allowed & will be tantamount

towards disqualification. 8. Time for both essay and story writing will be one and a half -hour subjected to requirements

can be extended to two hours. 9. No essay should be less than 1000 words and more than 1500 words. 10. Extra time will not be given in any case. 11. Sheets and pens will be provided by PLS. 12. PLS and PIEAS are not responsible for giving copies of writings to their writers in any case.

Rules For Essay & Story Writing Competition



Annex D-1

Write stories based on any of the following sentence

• All the remained were footprints on the sand. • It was only one step, but in the wrong direction. • I hate goodbyes. • It was a perfect start, but then… • Drinking coffee on a hot summer day is not the start of a perfect holiday.

Essay Topics • Adaptation to western occasions. • Stranger in the mirror. • Check my knowledge, not my Ignorance.

Unfinished Story Lines 1. He didn’t know how much longer he could hold on the rope; the fish took the bate but he

never expected this much strength in the creature, the rope started to slip from his hands, after a long struggle, between the man in his 60’s and a swordfish; the rope now felt like a sharp knife but he could not let go. He had to show this big catch to everyone back in the village, he had to prove to everyone that he was not that old….

2. Phillip William Henrick listened very carefully to the instructions that his father was

giving. Col. Henrick was a retired Arm officer who was now living with his only son, after the end of the long civil war. He was giving his son instructions in a very worried tone. Phillip was going to….

Sample For Essay & Story Writing Competition



Urdu Story Writing Sample pattern

Urdu Essay Writing (Sample)

Sample For Essay & Story Writing Competition



Annex E

3. Each institute will nominate two members for quiz competition. 4. Competition will be held in English. 5. Quiz competition will be MCQ based, which will consist of three categories. 6. Questions in the rounds will be asked from

i. General Knowledge (5-7 Questions) ii. IQ (3-5 Questions) iii. Islam (3-5 Questions)

7. Five questions of general knowledge will be asked from three sections i. Current Affairs ii. General History iii. General Science iv. Pakistan

8. Incase of a tie, the teams will have an extra sudden death round. 9. Response time for each question will be 15 seconds after asking the question. 10. The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language, uses

personal remarks or use unfair means. 11. All the teams are bound to follow the rules & regulations announced at the starting time

of the event. 12. Decision of judges will be final. However, in case of any dispute, the Rector of PIEAS will

give final ruling. 13. The order of the university for the participation will be set alphabetically. 14. If more than 15 institutes send their team then preliminary round for the Quiz competition

will be arranged on 19th May 2006 one day before the quiz competition. Preliminary round will be MCQ based written round covering the same categories as mentioned above.

15. Questions will be team based, that is no question will be asked from any individual member.

16. Sample for quiz competition is given in Annex E-1.

Rules For Quiz Competition



Annex E –1

Following are the sample questions: -

• The capital of Turkey is 1. Istanbul 2. Jakarta 3. Delhi 4. Paris

• What will be the next number in the series 1, ½, ¼……….

1. 1/16 2. 1/18 3. 1/8 4. 1/1

• The biggest planet in the solar system is

1. Venus 2. Earth 3. Mercury 4. Jupiter

• Which of the liquid has highest specific heat

1. Water 2. Milk 3. Benzene 4. Mercury

• Who is known as “ yad-Allah”

1. Hazrat Ali (R A) 2. Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) 3. Hazrat Ayeaha (R A) 4. Hazrat Bilal (R A)

• Who was the first Mughal King in Sub Continent?

1. King Akbar 2. King Babar 3. King Shar Shah Soori 4. King Orangzeb Alamgir

• What is the national game of USA?

1. Hockey 2. Cricket 3. Ice Hockey 4. Foot ball

Sample Questions for Quiz Competition



Annex F

1. Each institute will nominate two members for All Rounder competition.

2. 16 Teams shall be selected to participate in All-Rounder. In case that the number of

teams exceeds 16, then a preliminary written test shall be held to select the first 16

teams with the highest scores.

3. The competition will consist of 5 rounds described as follows: -

• Bait Bazi

• Visual Round

• Kasoty

• Dumb Charades

• Extempore Speech

4. Bait Bazi itself will consists of the following two rounds

• Verses, which include one specific word given to the competing team. (Any

typical word poets usually use in their poetry like “Dil”, “Hijr”, “Wasal” etc.

Three words will be given to each team and a time limit of one minute shall be

followed.

• Verses, which start with one specific Urdu alphabet given to the competing

team like “ Alif “ , “bay” etc. Three alphabets will be given to the competing

team and a time limit of one minute will be followed.

• Evaluation will depend upon the correctness of the verse, its way of delivery,

pronunciation, emotional touch, fluency of reading and accent.

• Repetition of verses is not allowed.

• Verses from songs will not be accepted.

• Judges decision will be considered final.

5. Visual Round

• Two Video Clips of duration of about 1 – 2 minutes will be shown to the teams

that are on stage

Rules for All Rounder



• The teams will be required to answer 2 questions each regarding the clips

shown

• Each question has a response time of 10 seconds.

• The decision of the judges will be considered final

• No repetition of video on demand of teams is allowed.

6. Kasoti

• Personality, Character, Place or any Man-made construction can be asked.

• 8-10 options will be displayed to each team playing for this event. Teams will

use these options to guess the correct answer.

• Correct guess within 4 options will score maximum points.

• 15 marks per option negative marking will start from 5th option onwards.

• Response time for guessing will be two minutes after the team has selected its

option.

• Judges decision will be considered final incase of any ambiguity.

7. Dumb Charades will proceed as

• A proverb is shown to one member of each team and he/she will act upon

silently while the other member has to guess the proverb.

• Three such proverbs are to be acted by the participants of each team.

• No humming or lip synching is allowed from the acting participant.

• Acting and guessing time will be of 1-2 minutes for each team.

• Evaluation depends upon the acting skills of the participants, correct guess and

guessing within the specified time limit.

• Decision of the judges shall be considered final.

8. Extempore Speech

• One member of each team will be given a random topic and will be required to

deliver a speech on the topic for a duration of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

• 2 minutes preparation time shall be given to each team to prepare the speech

before its turn to deliver.

• A buzzer will sound at the passage of 1 minute and then similarly at the passage

of 1 minute and 20 seconds

• Negative marking will be carried out once a participant exceeds the time limit



• No change of topic on demand by any team is allowed.

• Speech is evaluated on the basis of material, accent, pronunciation, delivery,

expression and time constraint.

• Decision of the judges shall be considered final.

• The judges can disqualify any participant, who uses un-parliamentary language,

uses personal remarks or uses unfair means.

9. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the starting

time of the event.

10. This is an elimination event, 8 lowest scoring teams will be eliminated after playing

for the Bayt Bazi and Video Round. Only the top 8 teams shall play for the Kasoti

round, after which another 4 lowest scoring teams shall be eliminated and the

remaining 4 teams shall play for the Dumb Charades and Extempore Speech rounds.

11. All the teams are bound to follow all the rules & regulations announced at the start of

the event.

12. No arguments shall be entertained on any grounds whatsoever by the PLS.

13. Any team found to be employing unfair-means shall be disqualified immediately.

14. Any team can be disqualified at any stage without prior notice.

15. Rules are subject to change without prior notice.

16. Decision of judges and PLS shall be final and will not be liable to challenge. However,

incase of any dispute, the Rector of PIEAS shall give the final ruling.



Annex G

1. Each institute will nominate two (2) members for the Sketch and Draw competition.

2. The participants will draw their drawings on the “THEME” provided at the exact time of the competition.

3. The evaluation will be based on the drawing skills, neatness and consistency with the topic given.

4. Participants will be given a duration of 2 hours (only) to draw their drawings. 5. Participants will be provided 2/3 A2 sheets, a pack of Crayons, a pack of colors,

2/3 lead pencils, an eraser and a sharpener by PLS. 6. Drawings should be neat and must be drawn with the accessories provided by the

PLS. 7. Consultation with any other member and use of any other unfair mean is not

allowed and will be tantamount towards disqualification. 8. Decision of the judges will be final and unquestionable. 9. Extra time will not be given in any case.

Rules for Sketch N’ Draw Competition



Annex H

1. The bus will depart from Saddar, Rawalpindi at 7:15 sharp. 2. The route of the bus will be

Saddar Murree Road Faiz-a-abad Zero point Aabpara Convention

Center Rawal Dam latharar Road PIEAS

3. At the time of departure the bus will follow the following route

PIEAS Lehtrar Road Park Road Convention Center Aabpara Zero Point Faizabad Murree Road Saddar

4. The time will strictly follow. 5. Wait for any of the team will not be made in any case. 6. Main Stops are

• Saddar at KFC • Mareer Chowk opposite “Daily Jang Office” • Committee Chowk at “PM House” (ice cream parlor) • Sixth Road at Sufi Auto Bakers • Faizabad at Survey of Pakistan • Aabpara at National Bank of Pakistan • Park Road opposite Dream Land Motel

Route to PIEAS (Pick and Drop Points)



Annex I

Name of University/Institute/College: ____________________________________ Complete Address: ____________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________ Fax: ________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________________________ Name of Person to be contacted: ________________________________________ Email: _______________________________________________________________

For Debate Competition

1. Name of Speaker of English (in favor): ______________________________________ NIC No.: _____________________________________ 2. Name of Speaker of English (against): _______________________________________ NIC No.: _____________________________________ 3. Name of Speaker of Urdu (in favor): ________________________________________ NIC No.: _____________________________________ 4. Name of Speaker of Urdu (against): ________________________________________ NIC No.: _____________________________________

For Essay & Story Writing Competition English 1. Name of essay writer: ______________________________ NIC No.: _______________________________________ 2. Name of storywriter: ______________________________ NIC No.: ________________________________________ Urdu 3. Name of essay writer: ______________________________ NIC No.: ________________________________________ 4. Name of storywriter: ______________________________ NIC No.: ________________________________________

For Quiz Competition 1. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________ 2. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________

Nomination Performa



For All-Rounder Competition 1. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________ 2. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________

For Sketch N’ Draw Competition 1. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________ 2. Name of Participant:_________________________________ NIC No.: __________________________________________ Name of the Guardian/ Official Representative /: _________________________ NIC No.:___________________________________________

Transport Facility Will you avail the transport facility? (Yes __________________ No_________________) What is the appropriate stop for your team according to the route described in “Annex G”? _____________________________________

Endorsement: We agree to abide by the rules & regulations of the competitions.

_____________________________________ Name of the Principal/ Vice Chancellor/ Rector

_____________________________________

Signature of the Principal/ Vice Chancellor/ Rector (With Official Seal)



Annex J

Facilities Provided

PIEAS will be providing refreshment and transport facilities to all the participants of expedition 2006 along with the faculty supervisors of each team. Please inform in advance if any guest is to be brought along. University willing to avail the boarding facility is required to inform it in advance as well.

Contact Information

POSTAL ADDRESS: Dr. Muhammad Arif Gilgiti

Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Sciences (PIEAS) P.O. Nilore, Islamabad, PAKISTAN

TELEPHONIC CONTACT:

Tel: +92-51-9290273-4; 2207381-2 (4 lines) Fax: +92-51-9223727

EMAIL ADDRESS:

[email protected] - PIEAS Literary Society [email protected] - PIEAS Literary Society

[email protected] - Dr. Muhammad Arif Gilgiti [email protected] – Mirza Bilal Ahmed Baig

[email protected] - Muhammad Arbab

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