Presentation Awards

Presentation Awards of the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar 2024

Presentation awards are given with the intention of recognizing one’s contribution to the field and encouraging more active participation for the betterment of the research fraternity as a whole. The concept will inspire you to achieve more and may lead to policy implementation in the pursuit of a fruitful tomorrow.
The final decisions will be taken by the evaluation panel members of the session and the Seminar Chair. Evaluation panel will be consist with personals with sound academic or industrial background for that particular subject area. The marks will be given by the Evaluation panel according to the following criteria. The highest scoring presentations will be recommended for the following awards based on the evaluation committee’s and the Seminar Chair’s rankings.

Presentation Awards Categories

The awards are given to the most outstanding researchers of the seminar under four categories (This can be changed).

The Overall Best Presentation Award

This award will be provided for the most outstanding presentation of the entire seminar. 

The Best Student Presentation Award

The Best Student Presentation Award will be given to the most outstanding presentation presented by a participant who has registered under the student category. Undergraduates, Master students, and Ph.D. students will be considered under this category. 

The Best Poster Presentation Award

There will be a poster session at the seminar and this award is dedicated to the poster presenters in the seminar. The best poster presentation will be selected among all the researchers in the session.

Selection Process

Criteria for the Best Oral Presentation Awards

Each and every presentation is evaluated by two evaluators and the average mark of both evaluators is taken as the final mark. The best presentation from each session will be selected based on the final mark received from the evaluators and the final decision is given by the Seminar Chair. Below criteria are taken into consideration for this award and marks are given out of 100.

• Content of the presentation (45%)

• Clarity and flow of the Presentation (20%)

• Novelty /contribution to the field (25%)

• Timing (10%)

Criteria for the Best Poster Presentation Award

Every poster presentation is evaluated by a special evaluator based on below criteria and the presentation with the highest mark is selected as the Best Poster Presentation Award. The final mark is given out of 100.

• Depth of Content (40%)

• Introduction and Abstract (15%)

• Content knowledge and organization (20%)

• Poster Design and Overall Visual Appeal (10%)

• Verbal Interaction (15%)

Criteria for the Overall Best Presentation Award and Best Student Presentation Award

Presentations of each technical session with the highest marks shall be recommended for these two awards.  They are evaluated by a special committee headed by the Seminar Chair according to the below criteria.

Evaluation Criteria

• Total Marks gained in the presentation

• Significance of the paper to the field

• Theoretical contribution

• The ability of practical implementation

• Use of appropriate methodological rigor

• Originality

Awards Ceremony

All the winners will be presented with their awards during the awarding ceremony which will be held on the last day of the seminar along with the seminar conclusion.