Indian National Defence University (INDU) has been proposed to be established as a world class premier autonomous ‘Institution of National Importance’ for developing and propagating higher education in Armed Forces, Para Military Forces, Central Armed Police Force, Civil Servants and Military & Civil officers from Friendly Foreign Countries.
The mission of INDU would be to enable study and education on matters of national defence and its management on all aspects relating to national security. INDU’s competence would be in the military sphere with emphasis on military hard power and its application for meeting national security needs.
The functions of INDU would be to suggest options to policy makers, effective usages of available resources for developing modules of National security, integration and jointness, revolution in military affairs and strategic war gaming and decision making.
It will be a centre of excellence and innovation for policy oriented research and teaching. It will be a multi-disciplinary organisation with focus on learning leading to conceptualisation and assessment of grand strategy. An education system where security managers in Services to understand each others’ objectives & compulsions and establish personal relationships. It should encourage free scholarly research and serve as a think tank contributing to policy formulation and debate on security and strategy.
Entries of Insignia (Logo) for institutional identity of INDU are invited from institutions, individuals working in institutions or independent graphic designers / artists, consortiums and reputed design institutes of the country. The Insignia should be custom designed and totally unique. Each entry should cover complete range of designs for INDU institutional identity that can be variously used for the letterhead, visiting cards, envelopes, advertisements, posters and other purposes. The design should be such that it can be easily and clearly reproduced on any surface, in any size and in colour or black and white.
Insignia Design
The distinct ornamentation of the Insignia design should be made to represent the following:-
(a) Army, Navy and Air Force whose student strength in the University will be 67%.
(b) Multi govt agencies and Multi National Stature, as the participants will be from all govt agencies and friendly foreign countries comprising 33% of the strength of the university.
(c) It should specifically represent the Academic Institution of Higher Learning of National Importance, the first of its kind in the country.
Last Date of submission is 3rd March, 2015.
The selected entry will be awarded a prize of:
(a) First Prize - Rs 1,00,000/- along with a Commendation Certificate by the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee.
(b) Second Prize - Rs 50,000/-
(c) Third Prize - Rs 25,000/-
Please click here for more information on Technical Parameters and Evaluation Criteria.
This Contest is subject to Terms and Conditions.
All entries will be examined by a panel of experts and final selection of the award winning entries will be made by Jury at HQ IDS. Prize winning entries will become properties of the INDU to be used in whatever way the University deems fit.
The entries already received in response to advertisement published in newspaper for ‘lnsignia Design competition for Indian National Defence University’ earlier would also be considered during fresh evaluation. Those who had already submitted insignia as per the earlier notification may also participate for submitting new entries during this time.
Moderator for the task
Director
Indian National Defence University
E-Mail ID: dir.indu.ids@nic.in
