The Indian Science Congress Association
ISCA Young Scientist’s Programme: 2018–2019
To encourage Young Scientists, The Indian Science Congress Association has instituted a number of
awards in different disciplines. These awards carry a sum of Rs 25,000 besides a Certificate of Merit.
1. Applications are invited from members (Life and Annual) of the Association who have paid their
subscription on or before 15 July 2018. The upper age limit of the candidates for the award is 32
years as reckoned on 31 December 2018 (born on and after 1 January 1987).
2. Four copies of the abstract (not exceeding 100 words) along with four copies of full length paper
must reach the office of The General Secretary (Membership Affairs) not later than 16 August
2018.
At the top of each copy of the paper and its abstract, the name of the Section under which
the paper is to be considered should be indicated. For details of Sections see
http://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/paper/presentations.php
3. Along with the four copies of paper, four copies of the application form (to be downloaded from
ISCA website (http://www.sciencecongress.nic.in/young_sc_programme.php)) with brief biodata
of the candidate (not exceeding 2 pages), list of publications, with copies of reprints of
already published papers if any and a soft copy of the duly filled application form with scanned
copies of enclosures (excluding reprints), full length paper and abstract in MS Word (not PDF)
along with bio-data in the form of a CD must also be sent simultaneously along with the hard
copies.
4. The paper submitted must be a single author paper and the research work should have been
carried out in India and this has to be certified by the Head of the Institution from where the
candidate is applying.
5. The candidate should give an undertaking that the paper being submitted has not been published
in any journal or presented in any other Conference/Seminar/Symposium or submitted for
consideration of any award.
6. A Young Scientist can present only one paper in any one Section (and not a second paper on the
same or any other topic in any other Section).
7. A person who has already received Young Scientist Award in any section once will not be eligible
to apply for the above Award in the same or any other Section.
8. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
9. The papers submitted will be subjected to verification for authenticity.
10. Full length paper will be evaluated by experts and the selected Young Scientists (maximum of
six) in each section will be invited to make oral presentation of their paper during 106th Indian
Science Congress. The selected candidates will be provided admissible travelling allowances by
ISCA.
11. The final selection for the Awards will be made by a duly constituted committee and the awards
will be given during the Valedictory Session of 106th Indian Science Congress session to be held
on 7 January 2019.
12. Applications submitted for the above award will not be returned.
13. The last date for receiving papers at ISCA Headquarters is 16 August 2018.
All correspondences should be made to: The General Secretary (Membership Affairs), The Indian
Science Congress Association, 14, Dr Biresh Guha St, Kolkata 700 017, Tel. Nos (033)
2287 4530/2281 5323, Fax No. 91-33-2287 2551/2287 2551, e-mail: iscacal@vsnl.net, website:
http://www.sciencecongress.nic.in
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