Eligibility for Participants Important Dates Entries of the research projects will be purely Last date of submission 14th Jan. 2020 INSTITUTIONAL and only BONAFIDE full-time Students of Date of Convention 21-22, Jan. 2020 UG, PG, M.Phil. and Ph.D. Level, who are below 30 years of age are eligible to take part in the convention. Registration Submission Guidelines for South Zonal Level Convention South Zone Register online by visiting the following link Student Research Convention Entry / Registration Fee- Rs. 500/- for each participant (Gmail account required for access): By NEFT: Accountant Name : SRC-2020 https://forms.gle/nPvV6dc6Zzs2MRRN8 39012051884 Account Number : (or) scan QR Code Anveshan 2020 IFSC : SBIN0007014 (Exploration) Branch : SBI, Bharathidasan University By Demand Draft: Drawn in favour of SRC-2020, payable at -24 Awards and Incentives

15 Winners from South Zonal Level competitions will be eligible to participate in National level Student Research Convention without any registration fee. The final winners at National Level student research convention will be awarded Chief Patron Cash Prizes along with Certificates and Mementos. The Prof. P. Manisankar amount of Cash Prize for first prize (five numbers) is Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan University Rs. 75,000, second prize (five numbers) Rs. 50,000, and third 0 prize (five numbers) Rs. 25,000 in all 5 subject fields. One best 02 2 project will be selected across all the five categories which will ry Convener Co-Convener ua be awarded a Gold Medal along with the Cash Prize and nd an Dr Amarendra Pani Dr Usha Rai Negi st J Certificate. 21 - 22 Joint Director & Head (Res) Assistant Director (Res) Boarding and Lodging Association of Indian Universities 16, Comrade Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110 002 Boarding and Lodging will be provided without any charges Tel: 011-23230059 (202/ 209/ 217) Organized by during the two days of the convention for registered participant Email: [email protected] only. Association of Indian Universities Venue Contact and Enquiries In Collaboration with The convention will be organized at Bharathidasan University Coordinator for South Zonal Convention Bharathidasan University (BDU), Tiruchirappalli. BDU is located on the Trichy- Prof. S. Muthusamy (A+ Grade by NAAC & 60th Rank by NIRF-2019) Pudukottai highway. The institute is well connected by Rail Director-Research Palkalaiperur, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, , (Tiruchirappalli Junction (TPJ)-15 km), Road (Central Bus Bharathidasan University Phone: 0431 2407053; E-Mail: [email protected] Tiruchirappalli, TN Stand-15 km) and Air (Trichy International Airport (TRZ)-10 Phone: 0431-2407053; Mob: 94424 91933 Website: www.bdu.ac.in km). E-Mail: [email protected] About Association of Indian Universities Objectives of the Convention Number of the Projects Association of Indian Universities (AIU), established in 1925 ØTo identify young talents with research aptitude and Each University / Institution is allowed to send a maximum as the Inter University Board of India, is an apex body for interest to take up research as a career option number of five projects to the South Zone Student Research university-level institutions of India. It is a representative body ØTo promote talent in research throughout the country Convention, preferably one from each subject category. In for the Universities of India to liaise with the universities and case, any University / Institute do not offer courses / ØTo nurture talent through specialized training and education the government (central as well as state) and to coordinate programmes in all five subject areas mentioned, they can in some of the Nationally and Internationally reputed premier among the universities and other apex higher education send a total of five projects from any subject area. institutions of higher learning in the country organizations of the world. As a think tank organization, AIU Method of Assessment on 21-22 Jan. 2020 plays an active role in facilitating the devising of higher ØTo augment financial and physical resources through v education policies by providing research based policy inputs. collaboration with different sponsors for supporting The Projects can be presented in the form of live demonstrations / models / posters / oral presentation. The Research Division of AIU undertakes studies on problems education and training of young researchers The projects will be presented in three rounds. in emerging areas of concern in the field of Higher Education. ØTo provide proper incentives to enhance the skill among First round, the participants will display their projects / A regular activity of the Research Division is to organize potential students workshops / training programmes, seminars and other models along with the poster presentations (Size of Ø capacity building programmes for improving quality and To initiate an intensive research culture in a selected Posters - 1m x 1m) before a panel of judges. standards. group of institutions Second round, the project will be allowed for podium Areas / Fields / Categories and oral presentation before the panel of judges. About BDU The areas / fields in which Individual / Group Projects* Third round, the presentation will be open for Q & A Bharathidasan University established in February 1982. The are invited: session. University's main Campus was located in a sprawling area of ·Agriculture vTotal time allowed for oral / podium presentation is 10 over 1000 acres in Palkalaiperur. The University has also a minutes. Seven Minutes for presentation and Three ·Basic & Applied Sciences downtown campus at . The University has totally 4 Minutes for question-answer. Faculty, 16 Schools, and 37 Departments and there are 263 · Engineering & Technology Criteria for Assessment of the Projects faculty members catering to 2570 students and scholars. The ·Health Sciences and Allied Subjects, Pharmacy, Nutrition, etc. University Departments are offering 151 programmes All the projects will be assessed on the basis of following · including 40 CBCS-PG programmes in M.A., M.Sc. and Social Sciences, Humanities, Commerce and Law criteria. Each criterion is assigned some weightage. The final M.Tech., 31 M.Phil., 33 Ph.D., 30 Diploma and 10 Certificates (Objective and Result Oriented Projects) selection of projects will be based on the cumulative and also the University under its Distance Education mode is * In case of a Group project, only three members (one weightage given on all criteria: conducting 15 UG and 26 PG programmes. In addition, the Principal Investigator and two major contributors) are allowed Criteria and Weightage Campus has the Central Library, University Informatics to participate in the Zonal / National Level convention. · Centre, Hostels, Staff Quarters, Health Centre, and Canteen. Nature of the Project Scientific Thoughts and Principles 20 ·Creativity 20 About Trichy The Projects must be original and must have undergone some ·Thoroughness 10 exploration / ground work in order to demonstrate its feasibility The historical city of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu, ·Skill 10 situated on the banks of the river Cauvery and is the fourth and impact. The Conventions will be held in three phases. ·Relevance 20 largest city in Tamil Nadu. Trichy is famous for its rich cultural 1. The First Phase : Participating University ·Cost Effectiveness 10 and wonderful architectural heritage. Trichy has several The Second Phase : South Zonal Level by · ancient temples (, Thiruvanaikaval), mosque, 2. Teamwork 10 Bharathidasan University basilica, and churches apart from a large number of tourist Apart from the above criteria, Scope of Commercialization of attractions. The rock fort is a well-known landmark of the city. 3. The Third Phase : National Level the projects will be considered as an additional merit. 'Grand Anaicut' was originally constructed across river However, there will be no weightage point for this criterion. In Cauvery around the 2nd Century AD and is considered to be A total of 15 selected projects (each 3 per subject area) will be case of the projects having scored equal cumulative one of the oldest water-regulator structures in the world which selected and sent to the National level (Third phase) for further weightage point, this criterion will be considered for making is still in use (www.trichy.com). competition. the final decision