Jus Cultura, the Literary, Debating and Quizzing Society at NLIU Bhopal, is pleased to
announce the fourth edition of its annual flagship event, The NLIU Debate. The tournament
will be hosted from 9th October to 11th October, 2015. Keeping up the rich debating tradition
of NLIU Bhopal, we attempt to bring the nation’s best debaters on a common platform for an
enriching debating experience.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
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As is tradition, the format will continue to be 3- on- 3 Asians Parliamentary with N=1
rule for adjudicators.
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The tournament is open to cross institutional teams, but speakers must be enrolled in an
academic institution at the time of participation (including students pursuing Masters or
post graduate courses). This rule does not apply to adjudicators.
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Prize money worth INR 1,50,000/- is up for grabs under the following categories:
Best Team – Rs. 30,000
Runners up – Rs. 18,000
Best Adjudicator – Rs. 12,000
Best Speaker – Rs. 10,000
There are also prizes for the Semi- Finalists, Quarter Finalists, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Best
Adjudicators and 2nd Best Speaker.
ADJUDICATION CORE
The reins of a successful debate are in the hands of the Adjudication Core and to help our
event attain that watermark of success, we seek to bring together a spectacular panel
consisting of veterans who have been recognised for their proficiency and skill in debating at
both national and international platforms. As of now we have decided on one member of this
illustrious group:
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Aparna Raturi, Chief Adjudicator at the M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Parliamentary Debate
’15, the NUALS Kochi – Asians Parliamentary Debate Tournament ’14 and the First
Women’s Debating Championship (IWDC) ’15 and best Adjudicator at the Thadani
Memorial Debating Tournament, Hindu College, ’14.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
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The registration for individual participants will be phased out in two stages:
1) Early birds can avail a concessional registration fee of Rs. 2000 if they register by the
20th of September 2015.
2) The standard Tournament Registration fee from the 21st of September, 2015 is INR
2200.
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This fee will include accommodation for the dates of the competition, as well as transport
between the University campus and the accommodation.
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We ensure all the participants to be treated at an enjoyable break night party and
comfortable accommodation.
So, book your slots as soon as possible and do register by the 30th of September, 2015 by
visiting http://www.nliudebate.com/.
ADJUDICATION SUBSIDY
We will also be providing adjudicator subsidies to a maximum of ten adjudicators. Interested
persons are requested to send their application along with a detailed CV to
juscultura.nliu@gmail.com.
Looking forward to a fantastic three days of discussion and debate!
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