ICSI - Research Paper Competition On Insolvency & Bankruptcy

ICSI – CCGRT ANNOUNCES Unique All India Research Paper Competition On Insolvency & Bankruptcy CODE ICSI-CCGRT is pleased to announce unique “All India Research Paper Competition on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code”, with the objective of creating proclivity towards research among its Members both in employment and practice. As research is an integral part of scientific approach towards an issue for arriving at concrete solutions, in view of this it is essential to ensconce the research oriented approach. Further, research is pervasive, i.e. it is CENTRE FOR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH & TRAINING (CCGRT) not restricted to a particular field. Whether it is engineering, management, law, medicine, etc. without proper research, it is almost next to impossible to ascertain the solution of a problem. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code have gained momentum, as the government intends to refurbish the exiting bankruptcy laws and replace them with one that will facilitate easy and time bound closure of businesses. Once the code sees the light of the day then every Company Secretary both in practice and employment needs to develop research acumen to comprehend critical angles of Insolvency and Bankruptcy. Objectives of the paper In view of this papers are invited on the practice and procedure, principles involved in Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code across the globe and also finding out the gap with solution in Bankruptcy & Insolvency Code proposed in India. Research Paper / Manuscript Guidelines  Original papers are invited from Company Secretaries in employment & practice, Academicians, Research Scholars and other Professionals.  The paper must be accompanied with the author's name(s), affiliations(s), full postal address, email ID, and telephone/fax number along with the title of the paper on the front page.  Full text of the paper should be submitted in MS Word using Times New Roman, font size 12 on A4 size paper in 1.5 spacing, with a maximum of 5000 words.  The text should be typed double-spaced only on one side of A4 size paper in MS Word, Times New Roman, 12 font size with one-inch margins all around.  The author/s’ name should not appear anywhere else on the body of the manuscript to facilitate the blind review process. The research paper should be in clear, coherent and concise English.  Tables should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and should be referred to in the text as Table 1, Table 2 etc.  All notes must be serially numbered. These should be given at the bottom of the page as footnotes.  The following should also accompany the manuscripts on separate sheets: (i) An abstract of approximately 150 words with a maximum of five key words, and (ii) A brief biographical sketch (60-80 words) of the author/s describing current designation and affiliation, specialization, number of books and articles in refereed journals, membership number of ICSI and other membership on editorial boards and companies, etc.  The research papers should reach the Competition Committee on or before 30th April 2016 by 12 noon (IST).  Participants should email their research papers on the following email id: ccgrt@icsi.edu Further Information for Authors / Participants  The decision of the Reviewing Committee will be final and binding on the participants.  The Institute of Company Secretaries of India reserves the right to publish or refer the selected papers for various publications viz; Souvenirs, Books, Study materials published by the institute or in any seminar / conference / workshop / Research Programs conducted by Institute either on its own or jointly with other organizations and also in regular course of activities of ICSI.  ICSI reserves all intellectual property rights including in particular copyright, trade mark, design and other intellectual rights. The authors are not entitled for any remuneration or compensation or royalty except honorarium paid by ICSI. The participants / authors shall submit the Declaration Form to the institute at the time of submission of paper.  The papers will be scrutinized by an Expert Committee.  For any query / assistance, kindly contact at: ccgrt@icsi.edu / +91-22-41021515/1501  4 PCH will be awarded to the authors, whose research papers will be selected. CS Ahalada Rao V CS Vineet K Chaudhary CS Ashish Doshi Chairman, Chairman Chairman, ICSI Research Committee, Corporate Laws & Governance CCGRT Mgmt. Committee Committee