Students from class 5th to class 12th can participate in the contest. There are 2 categories for the competition:

1. Primary category – students from class 5th to 8th
2. Secondary category – students from class 9th to 12th

The contest is open to all students in India and there’s no registration or participation fee.

Step 1: Click on participate, choose your favourite RK Laxman cartoon and fill in your details

Step 2: Write a catchy caption, answer the Trust Question and click on Submit

Step 3: Share the entry on social media using #TheTrustOfIndia and invite your friends, family to get maximum votes

Step 4: Winners will be announced at the end of the contest basis evaluation of answers, votes by the jury.

From all the eligible entries received, a total of 320 city-wise winners (160 for each of the junior and senior categories) will be selected by the jury at The Times of India. The selection of winners will be based on 2 things –

1. Quality of answers submitted – for both the cartoon caption and the Trust Question
2. Votes received on the entry

The 320 entries will then move to the second round of shortlisting, where the jury will select 10 national winners (5 for each category – junior and senior)

Each of the 320 city-wise winners will get e-vouchers worth Rs. 1000 each and an e-certificate with the winner’s name mentioned on it. The 320 winners will also stand a chance to get featured in TOI

The 5 national winners in each category will be rewarded with –

1. Students with 1st position in each category will get a laptop and a physical certificate
2. Students with 2nd and 3rd position in each category will get a tablet and a physical certificate
3. Students with 4th and 5th position in each category will get a smart watch and a physical certificate

The 10 national winners (5 in each category) will also be featured in TOI.

Participation window – 12^th October, 2021 - 7^th November, 2021

Voting to end on – 7^th November, 2021

320 winners across cities to be announced by – 25^th November, 2021

National winners to be announced by – 30^th November, 2021

Participation certificate for all valid entries to be sent by – 30^th November, 2021