NaYAN - Nichod 2024

Call for video submission

National Young Academy of Nepal (NAYAN) announces a call for applications for the 3rd episode of “Nichod, " allowing student researchers to present their findings in three minutes to the general public. The Nichod competition provides undergraduate and graduate research students across Nepal a novel platform to enhance their skills to describe and showcase their thesis-related research work in a short time (3 minutes) in an understandable language to a general audience.

Submit your NiCHOD video HERE.

Submission deadline: 30 June 2024

Extended deadline: 31 July 2024

Last Extension: 7 August, 2024

This year, we are bringing NiCHOD to the picturesque city of Pokhara, the tourism capital of Nepal! The event will be hosted at the prestigious Institute of Forestry, Pokhara Campus.

Organising Partners

Nichod

अनुसन्धान निचोड प्रस्तुति प्रतियोगिता

a national competition of research students to share their

research findings to general public in 3 minutes

Nichod is an annual flagship program of National Young Academy of Nepal (NAYAN). This is a national competition program for research students to share their findings with the general public in three minutes.

The Nichod competition is inspired by the 3MT competition initiated by the University of Queensland and has been extended to undergraduate students in addition to graduate students.

Science communication is an important and integral part of the research. This initiative encourages and trains students to effectively explain their research findings to the audience beyond their subject domain in just three minutes. With the main motto “Research for social impact”, Nichod aims to bridge the gap between scientists and the community while developing students’ skills in academic research, presentation, and communication.

Eligibility

- PhD, Master, and Bachelor level students who are in the final stage of their thesis research (not more than one year of completion of thesis research).
- Research students enrolled in Nepali colleges and universities.
- Any academic domains including but limited to agricultural sciences, engineering, and technology, medical and health sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, law, and business.
- The research MUST be original research carried out by the student

Submit your video TODAY HERE

Feel free to reach us at seowg.nayan@gmail.com.

Tutorial videos

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

If you are a student interested to participate on NICHOD competition, below are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) that will help you to get started.

Q 1. What is NICHOD Competition?

Ans: NICHOD competition is a skill development challenge activity for a research student to explain original research findings to a non-specialized audience in just 3 minutes.

Q 2. Who is eligible to compete in NICHOD?

(Example: I have done my bachelor’s degree in architecture. My thesis topic is special economic zone at Panchkhal. Is such architectural thesis ok for this competition?)

Ans: Graduate and undergraduate (Masters and PhD) students of any faculty (Management, Law, Arts Science, Education, Engineering, History, Mass communications etc.) registered in Nepali college or university are eligible to participate.

Q 3. What happens when presentation length increases more than 3 minutes?

Ans: You are disqualified for NICHOD competition in first round.

Q 4. What is allowed on my NICHOD presentation slide?

Ans: A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. Slide transitions, animations or movement of any description are not permitted. Your slide is to be presented only by narration.

Q 5. Which platform should I use for video recording?

Ans: You can use PowerPoint 2019/Zoom/ Google meet for recording or any other platform you have.

Q 6. How do I record a video without Powerpoint 2019?

Ans: You can use the Powerpoint slide then use screen recording applications. Open the slide that you want to put the screen recording on. Select according to your timeline. Please refer to the Video tutorial “How to record the video for NICHOD?”

Q 7. How can I change Powerpoint slide to video?

Ans: You can change your Powerpoint slide by exporting to create video option. Please refer to the Video tutorial “How to record the video for NICHOD?”

Q 8. I was not able to record video on PowerPoint from my laptop as my laptop camera and sound system were not working properly. May I use other mobile application to record?

Ans: If you have a problem to record on your PowerPoint, then you can choose other options like ZOOM, GOOGLE Meet, Microsoft Teams etc. But you should fulfil all the other guidelines to prepare the video for NICHOD.

Q 9. What happens if I go over 3 minutes in final round?

Ans: You will be warned when you have 30 seconds left and be notified by a sign and a bell at three minutes. Part of the presentation beyond 3 minutes will not be judged.

Q 10 What happens when I mistakenly upload wrong video?

Ans: Be careful while preparing for submission of your video because one email address allows to submit one application. Therefore, fill your correct information and video for submission, check carefully and submit after ensuring all the information provided are correct.

Q 11 Is it mandatory to maintain the uniformity in language for the presentation?

Ans: Yes. Participants should maintain the uniformity in any one of the languages (either English or Nepali) throughout the presentation as chosen in the registration form.