“Manipal Student Research Colloquium (MSRC) 2018” during 15-16 March, 2018 at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Sikkim

This is to inform you that Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), Sikkim will be organizing “Manipal Student Research Colloquium (MSRC) 2018” during 15-16 March, 2018. Interested students and research scholars from Manipal Group of Institutions are invited to submit abstracts of their research papers to the Associate Director (R & D), Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Sikkim by email up to December 30, 2017. More details about the Colloquium are available in the attached brochure.

Heads of Institutions, Centres of Excellence and University Teaching Departments are requested to notify this to students and research scholars of their institutions and encourage them to submit abstract of their research papers.

The following points may be brought to the notice of the students/research scholars as well:

1) There is no registration fee for this Colloquium.

2) The travel expenses of the participants will be covered from the respective institutions (actual cost or maximum of Rs. 5000/- per student/paper whichever is lower. This is in lieu of conference entitlement for UG/PG students and for PhD students admitted under MU scholarship scheme).

3) The local hospitality (boarding, lodging and local transportation) will be provided by host institution (SMIT).

4) The research paper should be scrutinized and cleared by the respective Institutional Research Committees for presenting in MSRC 2018.

5) Approval from the Head of the Institution/Centres of Excellence/University Teaching Department as the case may be, shall be mandatory before submitting the abstract of research paper to the Associate Director (R & D), SMIT, Sikkim.

6) For reimbursement: The students and research scholars who have participated and presented their papers at MSRC 2018 can submit their claim form supported by original travel tickets and a copy of the certificate of attendance/presentation to the Director, Finance, MU, Manipal, duly recommended and forwarded by the Head of the Institution / Centre of Excellence and University Teaching Departments concerned as the case may be.

7) No advance money will be given to the students / research scholars from the Institution/University, for attending the colloquium.