Guidelines (Alaigal 2025) - AOI Puducherry

ALAIGAL 2025

Abstract Guidelines

We, the AOI – Puducherry, Cuddalore & Villupuram Branch, extend warm greetings to you and welcome you all to ‘ALAIGAL 25’, the forthcoming 27th TNAOI Conference on 22,23 & 24 August 2025 at Ocean Spray Resort, ECR Main road, TN, Puducherry organized by us.

Eminent National and International faculties are participating, to exchange their expertise. The Scientiﬁc proceedings include Orations, Lectures, Panel Discussions, Symposiums, Instructional courses, Competition sessions with titled Awards and Ǫuiz program. We invite all Otolaryngology Consultants and Postgraduates to participate actively, in these competitions, through pertinent category, to contribute to the art and science of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.

TNAOI Orations

TNAOI AOI Medal Categories for Consultants: Podium presentations

Professor Dr. K. K. Ramalingam for Otology.
Professor Dr. S. Gnanathilakan Medal for Head & Neck Laryngology.
Professor Dr. A. Jesudoss Medal for Rhinology.
Aravindakumar Gold medal for “Best paper in Head & Neck Surgery”.
C. Thirumalaivelu Medal for Best Video Presentation.
AVVAICON Gold medal for Best Skull Base Surgery.

Eligibility: Consultants competing for one of these six categories are allowed as follows,

Consultants should be holding their membership in Tamil Nadu Chapter of AOI.
Refer General Guidelines for further details.

Important Dates to Remember

TNAOI Medal Categories for Post Graduates

Podium presentations

Eligibility: Postgraduates competing for one of these four medals are allowed as follow,

Doing their course in one of the institutions in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry state branch of AOI.
Should be holding their membership in Tamil Nadu chapter of AOI
Refer General Guidelines for further details

Poster Presentation

Eligibility: Postgraduates competing for one of these four medals are allowed as follow,

Doing their course in one of the institutions in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry state branch of AOI.
Its mandatory to hold their membership in Tamil Nadu chapter of AOI.
General Guidelines for further details.

Ǫuiz Contest

Eligibility: Postgraduates doing their course in one of the institutions in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry state branch of AOI.

Refer General Guidelines for further details.

General Instructions

All Participants should register for “ALAIGAL 25”. Mentioning the registration number is mandatory for further perusal, before accepting for inclusion in the session.
Consultants and postgraduates should be holding their membership in Tamil Nadu chapter of AOI.
Postgraduates should be doing their course in one of the institutions in Tamil Nadu & Puducherry state branch of AOI.

For Competition Category

Podium Presentation

Candidates are advised to compete for only one Medal, in their eligible category and accordingly submit a single abstract, in that section.
Abstract submission, is to be done in timeline.

Poster Presentation

Only for Postgraduates
Only one presentation per candidate is allowed
Abstract submission, is to be done in timeline.

Abstract Submission Format Guidelines

Abstracts should not exceed 250 words
Abstracts must be submitted in English
It should be submitted in word document format (.doc)
Font type – Times New Roman
Font Size – 12
Line space – 1.5
Structure recommendation

Abstracts should be structured under the following manner

A. Title
B. Author Name (Presenting author)
C. Objective
D. Methodology
E. Results
F. Conclusion

Ǫuiz contest

Only for Postgraduate (Those who are doing MS ENT/DNB ENT/DLO). They should enroll their names on or before 15.08.2025.
One Team can have only two members.
The process of conducting would be decided by the committee and instructions will be given accordingly.
Postgraduate students need to enclose “Bonaﬁde Certiﬁcate”, duly attested by their Department head along with their submissions.
All the abstracts and forms need to be uploaded at: https://aoipuducherry.com/alaigal/
Presentations competing for the Medals, mentioning aspects other than their name, revealing personal and institutional identity, thanking supports, and any conflicting interests rendering any additional undue advantages, should be avoided.
Not adhering to recommendations may hinder processing.
Organizing committee’s decision is ﬁnal, and cannot be entertained for further discussion, in any stage of proceedings including awarding.
ENT Surgeons holding administrative posts, are not eligible to compete for the medals.

Consultant Award Paper Oral Presentations (7 Mins)

Oral presentations should be 7 minutes related to the topic, with 2 additional minutes for questions and answers.
The Total Duration of the Presentation is 9 mins.

Consultant Video Presentation (5 Mins)

Video can be on any subject related to the ﬁeld of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.
Video should be in MPEG 3/MPEG 4/AVI The recommended minimum resolution is 1080p; higher resolutions are encouraged.
Duration of video should not exceed 5 Minutes.
Abstract submission should be done by the timeline.

Postgraduate Award Paper Oral Presentations (5 Mins)

Oral Presentations should be 5 minutes related to the Presenter stands further for a possible couple more additional minutes, for questions only by judges and the committee, if they choose to ask.

Postgraduate Award Poster Presentations (3 Mins)

The poster should be prepared in the PowerPoint template.
Each poster must have a top label indicating the title of the paper, the name of the authors.
Charts, drawings, and illustrations may be used within the poster.
‘Introduction’ and ‘Conclusion’ sections are When feasible, use graphs for demonstrating qualitative relationships, tables of precise numerical values.
Videos should be avoided.
The oral poster presentation will be for 3 mins.