PreambleFounded in 1940, the Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology has over the years maintained a working philosophy of technological excellence comparable to the best in the country. PRINCIPIA-2003, in continuum with this ethos, is an endeavour to foster the scientific spirit and to integrate ZHCET into a vibrant information exchange based matrix of engineering institutions.
OverviewThe event is an All India level Inter-Varsity Paper Presentation which will be held on 8th of March, 2003 and shall involve the cream of India's Engineering institutions including the IIT's and the REC's.
Papers are invited in the fields of
* Chemical and Petro-chemical Engineering
* Civil Engineering and Architecture
* Computer Science and Engineering
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
    (For detailed topics click here)   (List of selected participants)
The Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor shall inaugurate the event at the Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, AMU Conference Hall. The Chief Guest shall give away the citations and release the PRINCIPIA-2003 brochure.
Rules and Regulations1.  Entry open for all undergraduate Engineering students.
2.  A maximum of two authors per paper are allowed.
3.  All selected participants shall be provided with free lodging and boarding.
4.  Participants shall be provided with OHP and MMP for the presentation.
5.  The abstract should not exceed a word limit of 300 words.
6.  The abstracts in text format (*.txt)should reach on or before 20th February        via E-mail at the ID: [email protected]
7.  Time alotted for each presentation is 10+2 minutes followed by a question-answer session lasting        around five minutes.
8.  The selected papers should be neatly typed on not more than 10 A4 size papers with Times New        Roman font-size '12' and line spacing 1.5.
9.  The participants should bring along their Identity Cards and a Bonafide student certificate issued        by their respective Principal/HOD.
10.The selected participants will have to register by paying a nominal registration fee.
Relevant Dates
Last date for receiving abstracts:
Date of confirmation of selection:
Event Date:
20/2/2003
28/2/2003
08/3/2003
Incharge Principia-2003
The overall incharge of the event Principia-2003 is Prof. Ekram Husain, Chairman, Deptt. of Electrical Engg., ZHCET, AMU. For any queries or further clarifications he may be contacted at the following address:
Prof. Ekram Husain, Teacher Incharge PRINCIPIA-2003, Chairman, Deptt. of Electrical Engg., ZHCET, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, U.P.