ABOUT EVENT
Electron to Cosmos: Tech frontier
Rules & Regulations
1. Eligibility:
✓ All students who submit their papers by the specified
deadline are eligible.
✓ Only original, unpublished work is accepted. Each student
may submit only one paper.
2. Submission Guidelines:
✓ Papers must adhere to the provided formatting guidelines
(e.g., page limit, citation style).
✓ Submissions should be free from plagiarism. Non-compliant
papers will be disqualified.
3. Presentation Requirements:
✓ Shortlisted candidates will deliver a 15-minute presentation,
followed by a 5-minute Q&A session.
✓ Presenters must use clear and well-organized visual aids
(slides, charts, etc.).
4. Evaluation Process:
✓ A panel of judges will evaluate each paper based on a set of
pre-defined criteria.
✓ Each criterion carries a maximum score and a weightage, as
detailed in the evaluation table below.
✓ The total weighted score will determine the ranking.
5. Scoring and Shortlisting:
✓ Judges will score each paper on the following criteria:
Originality & Innovation, Technical Content, Presentation
Skills, Visual Aids & Organization, and Q&A Handling.
✓ Papers that do not meet the minimum submission
requirements or guidelines will be eliminated from
consideration.
✓ The top 5 papers with the highest total weighted scores will
be selected.
6. Final Decision:
✓ The judges’ decision will be final.
✓ Any appeals regarding scoring will not be entertained.
7. Amendments:
✓ The organizing committee reserves the right to make
necessary amendments to these rules and regulations.
Systematic Evaluation Metrics for Papers:
The following table outlines the criteria used to evaluate each paper and
its presentation:
| Evaluation Criteria | Description | Maximum Score | Weightage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originality & Innovation | Novelty and uniqueness of the research idea | 10 | 25 |
| Technical Content | Depth, rigor, methodology, and overall quality of research | 10 | 30 |
| Presentation Skills | Clarity, delivery, audience engagement, and effectiveness in communication | 10 | 20 |
| Visual Aids & Organization | Quality and clarity of visual materials; logical and coherent structure of content | 10 | 15 |
| Q&A Handling | Ability to address questions, demonstrate subject mastery, and engage with judges | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 50 | 100 | |
Notes for Judges:
The following table outlines the criteria used to evaluate each paper and
its presentation:
- Each paper will be assessed by assigning scores (out of the
maximum for each criterion). - The weighted score is computed by applying the weightage to the
raw score for each criterion. - The paper’s overall score is the sum of all weighted scores.
- The top 5 papers with the highest overall scores will be selected as
winners of the competition.