The purpose of academic writing is to share and discuss academic knowledge. Since each kind of academic writing is governed by its own rules and conventions; it is essential to identify the rules, process, nature, scope and expectations associated with the specific genre of academic writing. It is in this context and with a view to address concerns pertaining to the present times that the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, is organizing a one week online workshop on Building Proficiency in Academic Writing.

Topics to be covered include academic writing conventions and expectations; writers' objective and readers' taste; data collection & interpretation; use of research tools; using evidence to support knowledge; selection of an appropriate journal; identifying predatory journals; abstract writing; argument formulation; preparing the draft; structuring and formatting; citation, referencing and bibliography; editing the final paper; plagiarism check; grammar tools.