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Indian Railways has launched a nationwide competition to design digital clocks for stations. Professionals, college, and school students can participate with prizes up to ₹5 lakh. Entries must be original and submitted online by May 31. This initiative aims to standardize and enhance station aesthetics across India.

Key Points: Indian Railways Launches Digital Clock Design Competition Nationwide

  • Open to professionals, college & school students
  • ₹5 lakh grand prize
  • Designs must be original & high-resolution
  • Submission deadline May 31
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Indian Railways announced nationwide Digital Clock designing competition

Indian Railways invites professionals, students to design digital clocks for stations with prizes up to ₹5 lakh. Submit entries by May 31.

"One grand winner will receive ₹5 lakh for the selected design. – Dilip Kumar, Railway Board"

New Delhi, May 2

Indian Railways has announced a nationwide competition to design new digital clocks, which are to be installed across all railway stations in the country.

Railway has invited entries from the creative people. This competition aims to standardize the digital clocks used on platforms and stations and will be open to three categories of participants, i.e. professionals, college/university students and school students.

Speaking about the competition, Executive Director of Railway Board Dilip Kumar told ANI that one grand winner, whose design gets selected for use across Indian Railways, will receive a first prize of Rs 5 lakh. Additionally, each of the three categories will have five consolation prizes of Rs 50,000 each. Participants must submit their designs online between May 1 and May 31.

Kumar said that entries must be submitted in high resolution without any watermark or logo, along with a certificate of originality. Participants are allowed to submit multiple designs and each entry must be accompanied by a brief concept note explaining the theme and idea behind the design. It is essential that all submitted designs are original and do not violate any intellectual property rights or copyrights.

In the school category, students up to class 12 are eligible and must upload a valid school ID card. The college category includes individuals currently enrolled in any recognized university or college. All others will fall under the professional category, he added.

This initiative not only encourages public participation but also represents a significant step toward standardizing and upgrading the visual experience at railway stations across India.

- ANI

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Rahul K.
Great initiative by Indian Railways! Finally, we'll have uniform digital clocks at stations. Hope they consider designs that show both 12-hour and 24-hour formats. The prize money is quite generous too. 🇮🇳
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Priya M.
As a design student, I'm excited about this opportunity! But 31 days seems too short a deadline. Railways should extend it by 15 more days to allow proper brainstorming. The concept note requirement is good though - makes us think deeper about our designs.
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Amit S.
Instead of spending ₹5 lakh on competition, why not use that money to fix existing clocks that don't work at many stations? First maintain what we have, then think about upgrades. Just my two paisa.
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Neha T.
Love that school students can participate too! My niece is already working on her design. Hope they choose something simple yet elegant - not too flashy. The clock should be visible from far distance on crowded platforms.
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Sanjay P.
The design should incorporate Indian elements - maybe numerals in Devanagari script along with English? Also important to have battery backup display for power cuts. Railways should ensure selected design is implemented properly across all stations.
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Kavita R.
While this is a nice initiative, I hope Railways focuses more on train punctuality first. What's the use of fancy clocks if trains don't run on time? That said, the competition format is well-structured with different categories.

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