Call for Awards 2024

Nalini Bai Thakkar Award

For the best oral paper presented in a special award session at the Annual Conference of IAC by an MBBS doctor under the age of 35 years (as determined by his age as on 31st December 2024) who is either doing or has done post graduation in Pathology in India. Details about the award, eligibility and procedure are available on the IAC website www.cytoindia.com under the heading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)>Part C - Orations, Lectures, Slide seminars, Awards>Nalini Bai Thakkar (NBT) Award.

Jwala Devi Award

For the best oral paper presented at the Annual Conference of IAC by a cytotechnician or a cytotechnologist working in India. Details about the award, eligibility and procedure are available on the IAC website www.cytoindia.com under the heading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) >Part C - Orations, Lectures, Slide seminars, Awards>Jwala Devi Award.

Col. D. B. Nayar Memorial Award

For the best oral paper on oncology presented in a special award session at the Annual Conference of IAC by an MBBS doctor under the age of 35 years (as determined by his age as on 31st December 2024) who is either doing or has done post graduation in Pathology in India. Details about the award, eligibility and procedure are available on the IAC website www.cytoindia.com under the heading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)>Part C - Orations, Lectures, Slide seminars, Awards>Col. D. B. Nayar Memorial Award.

CALL FOR TOPICS FOR CYTOCON 2025

Call is made for submission of topics for CME, Symposium and Workshops for CYTOCON 2024. Details of the procedure are available on the IAC website www.cytoindia.com under the heading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)>Annual National Conference>Continued Medical Education (CME)/Symposium/Workshops The same is to be sent to the Secretary Indian Academy of Cytologists, Dr Bharat Rekhi, Professor, Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012. Email: rekhi.bharat@gmail.com.

Announcement for Dr. Satya Monga Award

The award is for best paper published in the field of immunocytochemistry and molecular techniques applied in cytology by an IAC member below the age of 35 years.

Last date for entry: 15.09.2024

Criteria to be followed:

• Publication should be within the last three years , i.e. within 2021– 2024.
• Publication should be in an Indexed medical journal.
• Applicant must be the first author or the corresponding author of the published paper.
• Applicant should submit written permission from all co-author(s) for entering the paper for this award.
• Reprint of the paper in consideration along with proof of age should be sent, so as to reach before deadline, to Secretary IAC, Dr Bharat Rekhi, Professor, Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012.

Details about the award, eligibility and procedure are available on the IAC website www.cytoindia.com under the heading Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) >Part C - Orations, Lectures, Slide seminars, Awards> Dr. Satya Monga Award.

Announcement of date and venue for national examination for cytotechnologists and cytotechnicians for 2024

The national examination for cytotechnologists and cytotechnicians for 2024 shall be conducted by Prof. Sidhharaju at JIPMER, Puducherry. Dates for the same shall be updated in due course of time. For updates, kindly visit www.cytoindia.com

Call for hosting CYTOCON 2026

The interested institution/chapter is to submit a formal proposal for hosting the annual national conference CYTOCON 2026 in a written communication to the Secretary IAC, which shall be in hard copy on the official letter head of the Institute/Chapter. There is no fixed format for the same. The bid should reach the Secretary IAC by 1st September 2024.

Announcement for Election - 2024

Call for Nomination for Election of Office Bearers

Nomination typed on plain sheet in the format given below are invited for the undermentioned posts. Duly filled and signed nomination form along with bio-data are to be sent by post to Secretary IAC, Dr Bharat Rekhi, Professor, Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012.

1. President Elect for 2025:

• (a) Number of post - 1
• (b) Tenure of post - 1 year
• (c) Eligibility criteria :-
  • Should be an active life member of IAC for at least 15 years.
  • Should have served at least one full term of three years as an executive committee member prior to his/her nomination.
  • Should have attended three or more GBMs in the immediate past 5 years.

Format for bio-data of candidate

It should be under the following headings:

1. Name of the candidate:
2. Duration and type of membership:
3. IAC Membership no. :
4. Contribution to IAC :
5. Contribution in the field of Cytology :
6. Address for Correspondence (off & res):
7. Telephone No : landline and mobile
8. E-mail id
9. Number of GBMs of IAC attended in immediate past 5 years:

Date :                                                                                            Signature of Candidate

Standard format for nomination form

I propose the name of Dr……………..........…, having IAC membership No.……………………… for the post of ……………………..… of IAC executive body.

Name & Signature of the Proposer
IAC membership No of proposer……………………

I, Dr………………………………....…second the above proposal

Name, Signature of the proposer
IAC membership No of proposer……………………

I, Dr……………………having IAC membership no.………accept the above proposal.

Name, Signature of the Candidate
IAC membership No of candidate……………………

Time table for election

• Receipt of nomination by Secretary’s Office : 15.07.24
• Information to contestants after scrutiny : 31.07.24
• Withdrawal of nomination : 14.08.24 by 1700 hours
• Dispatch of ballot papers by post on / before : 01.09.24
• Return of ballot papers by : 15.10.24
• Scrutiny and counting : 20.10.24
• Declaration of results : At the time of Annual General Body/Executive Committee Meeting to be held during 54th Annual Conference of IAC at AIIMS Jodhpur.

Criteria for rejection of application

Application form shall be rejected under the following circumstances :-

• Incomplete nomination form
• Nomination form without appropriate signatures
• Nomination form received after due date
• Nomination form received electronically
• One member can file nomination for only post at one time – if more than one nomination is received from a candidate, then all nominations received from that candidate shall be rejected.
• Life associate member and honorary members are not eligible for election/nomination for any post Once rejected, application from the given candidate shall not be entertained again in the same year.