The Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), established by the RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, announces the Second IDRBT Doctoral Colloquium, to be held on December 20 & 21, 2012 at the IDRBT campus in Hyderabad, India.

This colloquium provides an opportunity for budding researchers pursuing their Ph.D to present and discuss their research ideas, problems and build a strong network. The colloquium focuses on the following areas but would not be limited to:

Banking Technology
Financial Networks and Applications
Financial Information Systems
Financial Inclusion Technologies
IT Infrastructure and Green IT
Core Banking System Related Areas
Electronic Payment and Settlement Systems
Secure Technologies
Business Analytics & CRM
Networking and Distributed Systems
Open Source Technologies
Other Closely Related Areas

All students who are currently enrolled for their Ph.D in any discipline directly related to the above-mentioned areas and have completed a minimum of two years of research are eligible to participate in the Colloquium.

An eminent jury will evaluate the papers and presentations and the top three scholars would receive prizes of Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh), Rs 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) and Rs 35,000/-(Rupees Thirty Five Thousand) respectively in order of their standing. All presenters will also receive a certificate of participation.

Paper Submission Deadline: Nov. 11, 2012
Notification of Acceptance: Nov. 20, 2012
Second IDRBT Doctoral Colloquium: December 20 – 21, 2012 at IDRBT, Hyderabad

For further details, please visit: http://www.idrbt.ac.in/idc2012.html