1st National Online Poster-making Competition by NLSIU | Consumer Protection | Submit by 20 October 2026
The Chair on Consumer Law and Practice, NLSIU invites students and young creators from across India to participate in the 1st National Online Poster-making Competition.
The competition invites participants to use visual communication to highlight contemporary consumer protection issues, explain consumer rights and remedies, and promote informed and responsible consumption.
About the Competition
The competition focuses on the changing consumer marketplace shaped by e-commerce, digital payments, algorithmic recommendations, influencer marketing and cross-border transactions.
Participants must create an original poster addressing a contemporary consumer protection issue. The poster may explain a consumer right or remedy or encourage more responsible and informed consumption.
The submission should be visually compelling, factually sound and accessible to a lay audience.
Themes
Participants may choose any one sub-theme connected to consumer protection, including:
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019: new rights and new remedies
- Dark patterns, drip pricing and manipulative design in e-commerce
- Misleading advertisements, surrogate advertising and celebrity endorser liability
- Consumer rights in the digital and platform economy, including quick-commerce, ride-hailing and gig platforms
- Data privacy and algorithmic decision-making as consumer protection concerns
- Product liability, product safety and recall mechanisms
- Food adulteration, labelling and nutritional misinformation
- Digital payments, online financial fraud and cybersecurity for consumers
- Greenwashing and sustainable, informed consumption
- Access to consumer justice through e-Daakhil, mediation and the three-tier Commission system
Competition Timeline
| Particulars | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration & Submission Portal Opens | 15 August 2026 |
| Last Date for Submission | 20 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST |
| Screening & Evaluation | October–November 2026 |
| Announcement of Results | Early December 2026 (tentative) |
| Felicitation of Winners | 24 December 2026 (tentative) |
The competition states that no extensions will be provided for the submission deadline.
The winners are tentatively scheduled to be felicitated on National Consumer Day, 24 December 2026, at the Consumer Law Day event of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.
How to Submit
Participants can submit their entries through the designated Google Form.
Last Date: 20 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST
Eligibility and Submission Guidelines
The source announcement states that the competition is open to students and young creators from across India.
The detailed eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, formatting requirements and judgement criteria are available on the official competition page. Since these details are not specified in the announcement provided, they should be referred to directly from the official guidelines.
Contact
Chair on Consumer Law, NLSIU
Email: consumerlaw@nls.ac.in
Website:
Participants can contact the Chair regarding queries about the themes, formatting or submission process before the closing date.
