Oral and Poster Presentation Guidelines

Oral Presentation

1. Each presenter/group is allocated a maximum of 8 minutes for presenting the paper followed by 2 minutes for questions and answers.

2.  Negative marks will be allotted to those who exceed their time limit (1 mark deducted for every 30 seconds exceeded).

3. The submission details for powerpoint (Powerpoint 97-2003 format) to the committee  will be announced at a later date.

Poster Presentation

1. Only one board will be provided to each poster. The poster size should be 30'X40' (76.2 cm X 101.6 cm).

2. The author’s name and institutional affiliations should be placed below the title. In case of multiple authors and/or institutions, the affiliation(s) of each author should be indicated by appropriate superscript numbers.

3. The smallest text size in the poster should be legible from a distance of at least 1m.

4. The poster will be put up by the presenting team one day prior to the meeting and one should not submit such to the committee. The arrangements will be announced later.

5. Posters should be self explanatory.

6. Students are advised to contact JPP regarding the printing in due course of time.

Judging Criteria for Oral and Poster Presentations

1.    Introduction & Background of Study (5%)

2.    Aims & Objectives (5%)

3.    Clarity / Novelty of Methods (10%)

4.    Results (15%)

5.    Discussion (15%)

6.    Conclusion & Implication of the Study (5%)

7.    Originality of the Research (15%)

8.    Creativity / Innovative Ideas (15%)

9.    Questions & Answers (15%)