📌About the Event

The CoE-HWCM Logo Design Competition 2026 is a national logo design contest by the Centre of Excellence for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (CoE-HWCM), connected with WII-SACON/Wildlife Institute of India. The competition invites creative Indian citizens to design the official visual identity of a national wildlife initiative focused on peaceful coexistence between humans and wildlife. The selected logo will be used as the Centre’s official logo across communication and outreach activities.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Theme: Human-wildlife coexistence and conflict management
• Mode of conduct: Online submission
• Objective: To design an official logo for the Centre of Excellence for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management.
• Logo should reflect:
  • Conflict to Coexistence
  • Conflict Hotspots to No-Conflict Zones
  • People-First Pathway
• Focus areas of CoE-HWCM:
  • Policy and advocacy support
  • Spatial analysis and knowledge management
  • Advanced technologies
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Capacity and skill development
  • Action research and long-term monitoring

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📅 Important Dates

• Competition opens: 25 June 2026
• Submission deadline: 5 July 2026, 05:00 PM IST
• Winner announcement: The selected winner will be contacted using the details provided during submission and may also be announced through SACON channels.

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibility: Open to Indian citizens.
• Who can participate:
  • Students
  • Graphic designers
  • Artists and illustrators
  • Researchers
  • Conservation professionals
  • Creative professionals
  • Interested members of the public
• Design requirements:
  • The logo should be original, meaningful, and suitable for official branding.
  • It should communicate harmony between people and wildlife.
  • It should represent conservation, collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.
  • Participants may be asked for additional design files or clarifications if shortlisted.
• Evaluation process:
  • Entries are expected to be judged on relevance to CoE-HWCM’s mission, originality, visual appeal, clarity, and suitability for official use.
  • The winning logo will be adopted as the Centre’s official logo

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Cash prize: ₹25,000
• Certificate: Certificate of appreciation/recognition
• Additional incentives: Commemorative goodies
• Recognition: Official adoption of the winning logo by CoE-HWCM
• Tax note: Applicable taxes, including TDS, may be deducted as per Government of India rules.