"The curious mind always finds new paths to old problems." — Amartya Sen
Come forth, sharp minds and economic visionaries!

Come forth, sharp minds and economic visionaries! YESM is back with Pa-Writo, and this year we dare you to dive into the fractures, frictions, and fault lines shaping the global economy. Welcome to the Essay Writing Competition where you can write with flair and challenge existing policies.This is your time to unravel complexities and bring something insightful and original to the realm of economics.
Ready to shape the economic discourse? Register now!

Contact:
Riddhi Chakrabarti: +91 74398 27035
Shreyoshi Roy: +91 98325 87902
Anwesha Pal: +91 98304 17317


Last date of registration: 8th January 2026.

Last Date of Essay Submission : 15th January 2026

For further queries send us a mail at pa-writo26@yesm.in .

1. Education and Income Inequality—Bridging or Breaking?: The Two Faces of Transformed Education Policy.
2. Lights, Camera, Money: The Economics of Film Around the World
3. Time Is Money, But Whose?: The Power Struggle behind Overwork

1. The winner under each topic shall receive a gift hamper and a certificate of merit.
2. The runners-up under each topic shall receive certificates of merit.
3. All participants shall receive participation certificates.

1. The event is open to enrolled high school (+2), undergraduate and postgraduate students of any discipline.
2. The event will be held online.
3. The essay must be an individual work of the author. No collaborations are allowed.
4. Participants must write an essay on any one of the given topics.
5. One participant can submit only one essay. Multiple submissions from the same participant are not allowed.
6. Any plagiarism shall lead to immediate disqualification.
7. The last date of submission for the essay is 15th January, 2026.

Essay Format:

1. The essay must not exceed a word count of 1600 words (including in-text citations but excluding cover page, footnotes, diagram or image captions, tables if any, and end-text citations).
2. Participants will receive a participant number via email upon registering. Therefore, at the time of submission, they should clearly mention their participant number, topic title, School/College/University name, and Year of study on the cover page/first page of the essay.
3. Participants should submit the essay via email to the designated email address - pa-writo26@yesm.in with the subject as Pawrito_NameOfTheParticipant.
4. Participants should use the APA referencing style to cite other papers and articles.
5. The essay must follow the mentioned format:
   • Font: Times New Roman
   • Font size: 12
   • Alignment: Justified
   • Line spacing: 1.5
6. Submission can be in either .pdf or .word format.

Not abiding to the above mentioned rules or format may lead to immediate disqualifications.

Submission details:

The completed papers must be submitted before the deadline to the following
E-mail ID: pa-writo26@yesm.in with subject as: Pawrito_NameOfTheParticipant.