RULES FOR THE AWARD OF THE ASSOCIATESHIP OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF INDIA (APSI)

The Associateship shall be open to any individual (member/non-member of the PSI) who satisfies the requirements of the same and adjudged by the Panel of Judges, appointed by the Managing Committee of the PSI, to have attained the necessary proficiency in the category for which the application is made, subject to the final approval of the Managing Committee of the PSI.

1. The applicant for the Associateship shall not be under 18 years of age at the time of the application. (Adequate proof of age must be submitted, if required). The application for the Associateship should be made on or after 1st September every year. The Last date for receipt of the application (in the prescribed form), evidence and fees shall be 5th December and the outcome of the application shall be declared by 31st December in the same year.

2. The application fee for Associateship shall be Rs.500/- (US $ 7.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal)   and the Honors fee shall be Rs.3500/- (US $ 47.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal). Honors fee shall be paid only by the successful applicant. Fees shall be paid by cash/bank draft/cheque/NEFT/RTGS/ only. The successful applicant will have to become life/patron member of the PSI and his/her Associateship shall be valid only till he/she remains the member of the PSI.

3. The application for Associateship shall be made in any one of following categories.
   1. Pictorial (either Monochrome or Color)
   2. Creative Digital (either Monochrome or Color)
   3. Nature (either Monochrome or Color)
   4. Photojournalism (either Monochrome or Color)
   5. Travel (either Monochrome or Color)
      
      
4. Every application shall specify the category in which the applicant wishes to be admitted. The evidence required shall be a portfolio of 15 digital images sent by email -1937psi@gmail.com. All the 15 images together on a single image/file should also be sent. The digital image file must be in JPEG format and file size should be up to 2 MB. Please submit images with 300 dpi resolution. The maximum dimension allowed shall be 1920 horizontal and 1080 vertical. The color space shall be sRGB. Digitally enhanced images or arranged/directed shots in Nature, Photojournalism and Travel categories shall not be eligible. Portfolios which have been awarded distinctions by other photography organizations should not be entered.

5. The evidence submitted in all cases shall be sufficiently varied to reflect the competence of the applicant in the field of photography. The evidence should be the unaided, original work of the applicant and should conform to the category in which the application is made. The applicant should own the copyright of the images and should also be in possession of model/property release wherever applicable.
   
   
6. The evidence used for obtaining Licentiateship cannot be used again for Associateship or Fellowship.
   
   
7. The evidence should be accompanied by a write-up of no more than 80 words describing the portfolio. The portfolio should also contain a title of not more than 5 words.
   
   
8. A successful applicant shall be entitled to the use of the letters ‘APSI’ (Associate of the Photographic Society of India), which shall be awarded only on the basis of the report submitted by a Panel of Judges. The Panel shall consist of three or five members.
   
   
9. An unsuccessful applicant may reapply for the Associateship on payment of application fee of Rs.500/- provided he complies with all the other requirements.
   
   
10. The Associate of the PSI may, on payment of application fee of Rs.500/-(US $ 7.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal), apply for Associateship in any other category. The Honors fee in this case shall be Rs.2,000/- (US $ 27.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal).
    
    
11. Captions or titles should be written on form. Digital image file must bear the title and must be numbered to correspond with the entry form. e.g. 01_Winner. (Serial no. and title.).The applicant’s name should neither be visible in the image, nor should it be included in the file name.
    
    
12. The application form (completed in all respect), evidence and fees should be sent to the PSI on or before the last date. i.e.5th December of respective year.
    
    
13. All possible care will be taken of the evidence submitted but the PSI assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to the evidence.
    
    
14. Entries/images submitted shall not be returned and PSI reserves the right to  use the images for promotion and education, without any compensation to the applicant.

RULES FOR THE AWARD OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF INDIA (FPSI)

The Fellowship shall be open only to the Associate of the PSI (APSI), who satisfies the requirements of the same and adjudged by the Panel of Judges, appointed by the Managing Committee of the PSI, to have attained the necessary proficiency in the category for which the application is made, subject to the final approval of the Managing Committee of the PSI.

1. The applicant for the Fellowship shall not be under 18 years of age at the time of the application. (Adequate proof of age must be submitted, if required). The application for the Associateship should be made on or after 1st September every year. The last date for receipt of the application (in the prescribed form), evidence and fees shall be 5th December and the outcome of the application shall be declared by 31st December in the same year.

2. The application fee for the Fellowship shall be Rs.500/-(US $ 7.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal) and the Honors fee shall be Rs.4,500/- (US $ 60.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal). Honors fee shall be paid only by the successful applicant. Fees shall be paid by cash/bank draft/cheque/NEFT/RTGS/Google Pay only. The successful applicant will have to become the life/patron member of the PSI and his/her Fellowship shall be valid only till he/she remains the member of the PSI.

3. The application for Fellowship shall be made in any one of following categories.
   1. Pictorial (either Monochrome or Color)
   2. Creative Digital (either Monochrome or Color)
   3. Nature (either Monochrome or Color)
   4. Photojournalism (either Monochrome or Color)
   5. Travel (either Monochrome or Color)
4. Every application shall specify the category in which the applicant wishes to be admitted. The evidence required shall be a portfolio of 20 images sent by email to – 1937psi@gmail.com. All the 20 images together on a single image/file should also be sent. The digital image file must be in JPEG format and file should be up to 2 MB. Please submit images with 300 dpi resolution. The maximum dimension allowed shall be 1920 horizontal and 1080 vertical. The color space shall be sRGB. Digitally enhanced images or arranged/directed shots in Nature, Photojournalism and Travel categories shall not be eligible. Portfolios which have been awarded distinctions by other photography organizations should not be entered.
5. The evidence submitted in all cases shall be sufficiently varied to reflect the competence of the applicant in the field of photography. The evidence should be the unaided, original work of the applicant and should conform to the category in which the application is made. The standard of evidence submitted shall show outstanding ability and shall illustrate a coherent program of work resulting in notable advance in the particular field of photography. The applicant should own the copyright of the images and should also be in possession of model/property release wherever applicable.
6. The evidence should be entirely different from the one submitted for Licentiateship/ Associateship of the PSI.
7. The evidence submitted should be accompanied by a write-up of not more than 80 words describing the portfolio. The portfolio should also contain a title of not more than 5 words.
8. A successful applicant shall be entitled to the use of the letters ‘FPSI’ (Fellow of the Photographic Society of India), which shall be awarded only on the basis of the report submitted by a Panel of Judges. The Panel shall consist of three or five members.
9. An unsuccessful applicant may reapply for the Fellowship on payment of application fee of Rs.500/-provided he complies with all the other requirements.
10. The Fellow of the PSI may, on payment of application fee of Rs.500/-(US $ 7.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal), apply for Fellowship in any other category. The Honors fee in this case shall be Rs.2,500/-(US $ 34.00 for foreign applicant payable through PayPal).
11. Captions or titles should be written on form. Digital Image must bear the title and section of the entrant and must be numbered to correspond with the entry form. e.g. 01_Winner. (Serial no. and title.) The applicant’s name should neither be visible in the image, nor should it be included in the file name.
12. The application form (completed in all respect), evidence and fees should be sent to the PSI on or before the last date. i.e. 5th November of the respective year.
13. All possible care will be taken of the evidence submitted but the PSI assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to the evidence.
14. Entries/images submitted shall be not be returned and PSI reserves the right to  use the images for promotion and education, without any compensation to the  applicant.