YOUNG SCIENTIST'S PROGRAMME 2012-2013
















   

To encourage Young Scientists, The Indian Sciences Congress Association has introduced a number of awards in different disciplines since January 1981. These awards carry a sum of Rs.25,000/- besides a certificate of merit.

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Applications are invited from members (Life & Ordinary) of the Association who had paid their subscription on or before July 15, 2012. The upper age limit of the candidates for the award is 32 years as reckoned on December 31, 2012.

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Four copies of full paper along with four copies of the abstract (not exceeding 100 words) will have to reach the office of the General Secretary (Membership Affairs) not later than August 16, 2012. At the top of each copy of the paper and its abstract, the name of t he Section where the paper is to be presented should be indicated. The Sections are: (1) Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (2) Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences (3) Anthropological and Behavioural Sciences (including Archaeology and Psychology & Educational sciences and Military Sciences) (4) chemical Sciences (5) Earth System Sciences (6) Engineering Sciences (7) Environmental Sciences (8) Information and Communication Science & Technology (including Computer Sciences) (9) Materials Science (10) Mathematical Sciences (including statistics) (11) Medical Sciences (including Physiology) (12) New Biology (including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (13) Physical Sciences and (14) Plant Sciences.

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Four copies of the bio-data of the candidate including full name and address (with phone, mobile number, fax and email) along with the date of birth (duly supported by an attested copy of the certificate), research experience, list of publications along with copies of reprints and photo copy of the membership card etc., should be appended to the full paper.

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Work should have been carried out in India and this has to be certified by the Head of the Institution form where the candidate is applying.

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The candidate should given an undertaking that the work which is being submitted has not been published in any journal or presented in any other Conference / Seminar / Symposium or submitted for consideration of any award.

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In case of a paper by more than one author, the candidate (young scientist) has to be acknowledged by the other author(s) (in terms of a certificate) as having made the major contribution for the work submitted.

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A young Scientist could present only one paper in any one Section (and not a second paper with the same or related work in any other Section).

8.
A person who has already received one Young Scientist Award in any sections will not be eligible to apply for the above Award in the same or any other section.
9.
Incomplete Application will not be considered.
10.
Full paper will be assessed for their content and at the most six Young scientists in each section will be invited to make oral presentation of their papers during 100th Science Congress to be held from January 3 –7, 2013 at Calcutta University, Kolkata. The selected scientists will be provided admissible traveling and daily allowances by the ISCA.
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The final selection for the Awards will be done by a duly constituted committee and the awards will be given during the Science Congress session.
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Application submitted for the above award will not be returned.
13. The last date for receiving papers at ISCA Headquarters is 31st August 16, 2012.
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14. All correspondences should be made to:
The General Secretary (Membership Affairs.),
The Indian Science Congress Association,
14, Dr. Biresh Guha St., Kolkata-700017.
Tel. Nos. (033) 2287-4530/2281-5323
Fax No.91-33-2287-2551
E-mail: es.sciencecongress.nic.in / iscacal@vsnl.net
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