A. General Information

1. Only one student paper competition submission per student is allowed.

2. For consideration in the student paper competition, the student must be enrolled at the time of paper submission.  

3. The student must upload a valid student ID card during submission.

4. Papers submitted must strictly follow the formatting requirements.  Participants are requested to use the extended abstract template available on the IBM 2026 webpage.

5. The abstract should be aligned with one of the conference themes. Choose the appropriate theme while uploading the abstract.

 

B. Evaluation of Written Submissions

1. A panel of reviewers will evaluate all qualifying students’ paper contest submissions.

2. Three independent reviews for each submission are obtained.

3. The written submission evaluation criteria are:

   1. Quality of written paper (e.g., clarity, organization, etc.)

   2. Sufficient depth and breadth of research work

   3. Innovation and impact of research work

4. Upon completion of all of the reviews, top papers based solely on the numerical scores obtained in the reviews will be selected for the contest and notified.

5. Submissions not selected for the paper contest will be automatically considered for regular oral presentation.

6. Student authors of the top-scoring papers will be invited to present their research in a special ‘Paper Contest’ session in front of a panel of judges.

7. Students who are unable to attend the conference and present their papers will not be eligible for the award.

8. Each selected finalist must register for IBM 2026 and pay the students’ registration fee.

 

C. Evaluation of Oral Presentations

1. IBM conference committee will assemble two panels of judges, one for biology and another for mathematics.

2. Each judge will be provided with a score sheet that lists the names of all presenters with paper titles. The judges will score the oral presentations based on the following criteria (more details will be available later):

   1. Background, originality & significance

   2. Research Design 

   3. Organization

   4. Delivery and timeliness

   5. Visual Aids and Technical Aspects

3. The scores received will be tallied, and the competitor having the highest total score will be awarded the Ratanlal Brahmachary Memorial Young Scientist Award.

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D. Awards

1. The winner of the students’ paper contest (one each for biology, genetics and mathematics) will be announced at the valedictory session of IBM 2026.​

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• Note: Payment of the registration fee (Rs. 3000) is a must for the submitting registration. The payment details need to be uploaded during registration. Click here for IBM 2026 bank details 

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• Important dates

  • Registration starts: December 01, 2025

  • Registration closes: January 12, 2026

  • Notification for SPC abstract acceptance: January 19, 2026