The applications for ICTACT Youth Talk 2014 and ICTACT Youth Present 2014 are under review. Candidates will be shortlisted for the regional preliminary round based on the completeness of their application, quality of their abstract, and a short telephone or in-person interview. Shortlisted candidates will be announced on July 30th for some regions and August 1st for others, and notified by email and SMS.

1. Notification for Contest Applicants
The applications of ICTACT Youth Talk 2014 and ICTACT Youth Present 2014 are currently under review process.
Preliminary Short listing Process:
Please find below the three evaluation criteria of short listing, based on which the candidates are shortlisted for the
Regional Preliminary Round.
1. The completeness of the online application received. (Incomplete application forms will be summarily
rejected)
2. Quality and clarity of the abstract submitted. (Abstracts with plagiarism will be rejected)
3. Review from the telephonic interview / Audio File (if submitted) (OR) Direct interview in the respective
colleges (wherever the applications from single college is high in number – dates will be announced through
respective college & direct email to applicant)
Important Note: Please make sure, you are reachable in your registered mobile number for a 2 minute telephonic
review that runs from today till 30 Jul 2014.
Announcement of Shortlisted Candidates for Prelim:
The region-wise name list of the shortlisted applicants for the prelims will be announced in the ICTACT Youth website
(www.ictactyouth.in) on the dates given below. The shortlisted applicants will also be informed via email ID registered
in the application, and through SMS to the mobile number registered.
Nellai, Madurai & Trichy Regions : Shortlisted Names for Prelims will be announced
on 30th Jul 2014
Chennai, Coimbatore and Salem Regions : Shortlisted Names for Prelims will be announced
on 01 Aug 2014
The region-wise dates for the Regional Preliminary Rounds and the Regional Finale is already published on the
ICTACT Youth website (www.ictactyouth.in) and in the official facebook page (www.facebook.com/ictactyouth).