The scientific committee of ISHA received a total of 232 papers. All the papers were initially scrutinized for adherence to format guidelines published in ISHA website. After initial scrutiny 28 papers were not sent for evaluation as they did not meet the required format guidelines. The remaining 204 papers were evaluated by two reviewers simultaneously. Based on the recommendations by the evaluators and the available slots, 135 papers were shortlisted and 69 papers could not be accommodated.