The Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) invites original submissions for consideration of awards for scientific presentation during the 33^rdAnnual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology (IANCON 2026) to be held at Jaipur from 28th October to 1st November 2026. Papers can be submitted under various categories, as detailed hereunder:

1. Platform Presentations
2. Poster Presentations
   1. Competing for prize – 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes
   2. Not competing for prize
3. Award Papers (Only for IAN members, except for III)
   1. Best Research Paper in General Neurology
   2. Best Research Paper in Epilepsy
   3. Neurologists’ Association of Tiruchirappally Annual Award for Laboratory Research in Neuroscience
   4. IAN - G. Arjundas – K. Jagannathan Award for Stroke
   5. IAN - C.U. Velmurugendran – U. Meenakshisundaram Award for Movement Disorders
   6. IAN – A. V. Srinivasan – Deepak Arjundas Award for Neurogenetics
   7. Dr. Surath Mohandas Award in Autoimmune Disorders
   8. Prof. M. Gourie-Devi Award for the Best Paper in Neuromuscular Disorders
   9. M.V. Padma Srivastava Award for Best Paper in Critical Care Neurology
   10. Kameshwar Prasad Award for Best Paper in Neuroepidemiology and Evidence-Based Neurosciences
   11. Prof. Zaheer Sayeed Award for Best Paper in Clinical Neurophysiology
   12. Madurai Academy of Neurology – Best Award Paper on Neuroinfections

Guidelines

1. All abstracts for IANCON 2026 should be submitted only through the IAN website https://www.ianindia.org/abstract/abstract_login_register.php
2. No submissions by email OR physical submission will be considered.
3. Abstracts should be submitted in ENGLISH language only.
4. Last date for submission of Abstracts is 31^st May 2026.

Details of submission for all categories are given below:

Platform Presentations

A structured abstract (maximum 300 words) under the following subheadings should be given:

1. Background & Aims
2. Material & Method / Methodology
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion

Poster Presentations

A structured abstract (maximum 300 words) under the following subheadings should be given:

1. Background & Aims
2. Material & Method / Methodology
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion

Please indicate if you wish to compete for Prize. There are 3 prizes for Posters – 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd

Award Papers

1. The presenting author should be an Indian National of age < 45 years.
2. The presenting author should be a member of the IAN at the time of submission of written paper/abstract for Awards I – XII, except Award III OR should have completed/be undergoing a Research Degree (e.g., PhD, M.Sc, MPhil) in an area of Neuroscience with a thrust on Laboratory Research. The areas may include but are not restricted to Neurosciences / Neurogenetics / Experimental Neuropsychology / Neurophysiology / Neuroanatomy / Computational Neuroscience.
3. For Award Papers, the presenting Author should submit an abstract of not more than 300 words AS WELL AS a synopsis of 1000 words as a PDF file (Not more than 1,000 words, with up-to 5 tables, 3 graphs and bibliography), which is similarly structured as
• Background & Aims
• Material & Method / Methodology
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
4. The presenting author should register for the IANCON 2026
5. The work should have been carried out in India.
6. If selected for the final evaluation, the author will have to present the paper/poster at the IANCON 2026.
7. The paper will be evaluated by anonymous judges on the merit of the content, the presentation at the conference and the way the presenter responds to the queries from the audience.
8. The decision of the judges shall be final and binding and no further evaluation will be entertained.

Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram
Secretary, IAN

Email Id: iansecretary@gmail.com