Participants should mail their abstracts with the registration number as the subject and preferably in '.doc' or '.pdf' format.
An exhibition of the entries of Open Design Contest may be held during Techfest 2008. Participants are also required to mention at the beginning of their abstracts if their idea has a prototype / model. A brief idea of how the design could be presented (exhibited) during the exhibition should also be included in the abstracts.
The abstract should be concise and to the point and should not exceed three A4 sheets of text typed with Times New Roman font of size 12 excluding the first sheet containing the title and the last containing the references (if any).
The first sheet should only contain title of the project, team registration number, names of the team members and their respective institutes.
The abstract may be supported by a maximum of five descriptive figures/graphs. Photographs are particularly welcome. Diagrams should be on additional sheets, which should not exceed five (photographic and graphic representation of the project is encouraged).
The last sheet, following the abstract, should have a list of references - websites, research papers, books, etc which amply support the ideas or solutions implemented/proposed.
The information in the abstract should be very descriptive and not vague. It is recommended that vital aspects of the project that require special focus be mentioned as points.