Haryana to construct model schools and girls hostels

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by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, AUG 19

The Haryana School Education Department  has a plan to construct a number of model schools and girls’ hostels at various locations in the state.

While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Department said that a design competition would be held for selecting the best architectural design of a model school and a girls’ hostel to be adopted at various places in the state. Three prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 70,000 and Rs 40,000 would be given as first, second and third prize respectively.

He said that entry to competition was open to Indian nationals who hold a degree in architecture along with a valid registration with Council of Architecture (COA), New Delhi. Also, the applicant should have at least two years practical experience in the field and one completed educational building of at least 30,000 sq. ft area and proof of registration with COA, New Delhi.

Interested architects or institutions might submit their entry along with the documents including a brief curriculum vitae, attested documentary proof of practical experience and registration. However, in case of Institutions attested documentary proof of practical experience and registration were not applicable. Registration fee of Rs.1, 000 by way of a demand draft in the name of Model School Scheme, Haryana Prathmik Shiksha  Pariyojna  Parishad ( HPSPP), Chandigarh might be submitted to State Project Director, Chandigarh by September 8, 2010, he added.

He said that all entries received in the competition including prize winning ones would form the sole property of the Parishad and it could use these drawings for any of its future projects. The Parishad also reserved its right to offer the selected or short listed drawings to any of the participating architects or institutions for preparation of the detailed design or structural drawings or estimates or BOQ on terms and conditions to be notified separately.

He said that only such entries which fulfill the minimum conditions lay down above and those who submit the registration fee mentioned above would qualify for participation in the competition. A jury of eminent persons would review and award the entries. The decision of the jury or Department would be final and no objections to the same would be entertained. The detail of requirements of the buildings and site could be viewed at the websites www.ssaharyana.org and   www.schooleducationharyana.gov.in . For any further queries, Mr. Ashwani Narula, XEN could be contacted at mobile no.9815978922, he added