The contest enables students from all streams of engineering to present their ideas in the form of a paper which they will present in front of an elite panel of judges.

Short-listing of Papers

• Participants have to submit their papers (only full papers are accepted; abstracts will not be considered) to the Anveshanam Team through email at .
• The papers will be divided into their respective clusters and sent for scrutiny.
• The shortlisted participants will be notified by email (it would also be updated in the website).

Judging Criteria

The papers submitted will be judged on the following grounds.

• Originality & Innovation
• Technical Content
• Clarity of Presentation
• Practical Application

Papers will be awarded points based on this criteria and the decision is left to the Judge's discretion.

Topic Clusters

The various streams have been broadly classified in to:

1. Electrical Sciences
2. Computer Sciences
3. Chemical and Material Sciences
4. Mechanical Sciences and Production Technology
5. Building Science

Note: Papers on topics other than those mentioned in each section are also welcome, if they
come under the purview of the streams mentioned above.

ELECTRICAL SCIENCES

• Power quality & HVDC
• Power Electronic Devices and Applications
• Programmable Logic Controller & Distributed Control System
• VLSI / ULSI / FPGA - Design & Applications
• MEMS
• Wireless communication
• Speech / Image processing
• Fibre optics and optical communication
• Blue tooth communication
• Fuzzy Systems
• Microwave Technology

COMPUTER SCIENCES

• Neural Networks
• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Cryptography and Network Security
• Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Visualization and Computer Graphics
• Mobile Computing
• Sensor Networks
• Information Retrieval, Databases and Data Mining
• Software Systems and Architecture
• Multimedia Systems

CHEMICAL & MATERIAL SCIENCES

• Novel Separation Techniques
• Process Dynamics, Modeling, Simulation & Control
• Polymers
• Heat and Mass transfer
• Reaction engineering
• Environmental Engineering & Non-Conventional Energy Sources
• Biochemical engineering & Biotechnology
• Nanotechnology
• Ceramics, Composites and Advanced Materials
• Mechanical Metallurgy
• Powder Metallurgy
• Computational Chemistry

MECHANICAL SCIENCES & PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

• Cryogenics, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Advanced IC engines
• Design innovations
• Smart machines
• Finite Element Analysis
• Production/ manufacturing technology
• Newer trends in manufacturing
• Advances in tool design
• Optimization techniques

BUILDING SCIENCES

• Innovative Materials and Smart Structures
• Disaster Management and Rehabilitation of Damaged Structures
• Advances in Soil Exploration and Substructure Design
• Ground Improvement Techniques
• Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS)
• Water and Wastewater Management and Air quality management
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Sustainable Waste Management
• Earthquake resistant structures and Dynamic analysis of Structures
• Any other latest development in Civil Engineering

• Maximum of two members allowed per team.
• Any number of teams from a college can submit their papers.
• Participants are not allowed to submit more than one paper.
• Participants can submit their papers in a maximum of 2 clusters, depending on the content of the paper.
• If shortlisted, they will be allowed to present it in only one cluster. (Specify your priorities in case of selection in both clusters).
• Participants are required to send a soft copy of their entire paper, in the IEEE format.
• The paper length should not exceed 10 pages, of the format specified.
• Participants whose papers are shortlisted shall be informed personally through mail. The names will be put up on the website as well.
• Participation certificate will be given to all the shortlisted participants.

Eligibility Criteria

Participants with a valid identity card and a Bonafide Certificate from their institute are eligible to participate in Anveshanam.

Paper Submission

• Participants have to submit their FULL paper for scrutiny, abstracts WILL NOT be entertained.
• LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS IS FEBRUARY 6th 2011.
• The document format has to be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Printable Document Format (.pdf) only.
• The title of the submitted file must be a shortened version of their paper title. (eg: Suppose my paper title is “How to make the tastiest lemon juice from a given lemon, squeezer, water and ice”, then the name of my file will be “making tastiest lemon juice.doc”)
• Participants are requested to submit their papers in IEEE format. In case it is not possible, submitting the papers in any internationally recognized format is allowed. Else, they can submit their papers in a neat, legible, coherently arranged format , with perfect alignment, font adjustments (sizes, font type), naming of figures/tables/charts and references.
• Papers with improper formatting will be sent back to the participants and they are encouraged it submit it again after re-formatting.
• Kindly keep the font color of your paper as black (excluding figures, charts, tables).
• Kindly provide your names, email addresses and contact numbers in the paper that you submit.

Presentation Details

• Selected participants for the final round are requested to prepare their presentation in Microsoft Powerpoint format (.ppt) or Printable Document Format (.pdf) only.
• Information regarding the presentation time (inclusive of time for questions and answers) will be updated in this space soon.
• However, on a rough scale, participants can prepare their presentation for a period of 12 minutes (excluding time for questions and answers).
• Exact time allotment for questions/answers will vary depending upon the number of selected participants for the final round and will also depend upon the judge’s schedule.
• Selected participants will be provided with two mikes and a laser pointer.
• They can manually change the slides/pages of their presentation, if not they can also request the coordinators to do the slide transitions.

Bharatheeraj M.S

+919788075577

Barathwaj

+919443860536

Email us at :

Please confirm your participation on or before 15^th February through email (at bharatheeraj.nitt@gmail.com ). Don’t forget to mention your contact number.

Building Sciences

Chemical and Material Sciences

Computer Science

Electrical Sciences

Mechanical Sciences

Waiting list

Materials to be submitted before coming to the campus:

All participants must submit a soft copy of their presentation (.ppt or .pdf) to , please do this before you arrive at our campus.

Presentation

1. The presentation time will be 8 minutes + some time for questions and answers depending upon judges.

2. Exceeding of time limit will invoke negative points.

3. Please bring your presentation in the form of .ppt or .pdf. Any other form of the file will not be entertained, please bring the file in a pen drive (avoid CD/DVD).

4. The participants can include any type of media (pictures, videos) in their presentation, provided they do not show any controversial clips.

5. All participants are strongly requested to be present at the venue 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation; once the event has begun the doors of the presentation hall will be closed and further entry will not be allowed. This is a very specific rule to be followed as it was requested by the judges themselves.

6. Decision of judges will be final and binding on all participants. Any discussions regarding evaluation process at any stage shall not be entertained.

Things to be brought along with you for the presentation:

1. A valid College ID Card

2. Two Hard Copies (printouts) of your paper which has been selected for presentation

3. If possible, a hard copy of your presentation

Please keep checking the website and email for updates.