An inter school debate championship open to students of classes 8-11 brought to you by India’s biggest knowledge sharing platform, Mind Wars, in partnership with India Schools Debating Society (ISDS), one of India’s premier debating organizations for school students.
Finalists get an opportunity to represent India in the World School Debating Championship
No prerequisites needed except for a grasp of the English language
Multiple students from a school can participate
Format
All registered students share a written submission to be evaluated by the ISDS team
Students selected from the written round submit a short speech video on a topic to be evaluated by ISDS
All students selected from the video rounds compete in their respective zones through a series of quarterfinals, semi-finals and final
The top 2 champions from each zone are selected to compete in a city finale
The city champion and finalists are selected to compete in a national finale
The winner will be crowned India’s Best Debater
Highlights
First City Debate Championship held in Mumbai in Nov 2021
The event saw participation from more than 150 schools
Zonal rounds were judged by an eminent panel comprising of top journalists and CEOs from prominent companies
A workshop on debating techniques was conducted by seasoned debate coaches
Mentorship was provided to participants of all zonal finals
Arvind Iyengar from Bombay Scottish School Powai was crowned City Champion in the finale event moderated by celebrity food critic Kunal Vijaykar and judged by a panel headlined by acclaimed actress Tisca Chopra
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