Posted by Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Law is elated to organize the Lincoln-Douglas debate. Through the means of this competition, the focus will be on the conflicting values of social and philosophical issues, for example, by examining questions of morality, justice, democracy, etc.
Two debaters arguing for and against a resolution will be evaluated by the coaches whether or not certain actions, or states of affairs, are good or bad, right or wrong, moral or immoral.
- There will fixtures will be decided randomly between two participants.
- The format of this debate would be 1v1 i.e both the participants will be expected to make arguments in favor and against the topic with the option of cross- examination and rebuttal their opponent once.
- No use of unparliamentary language would be accepted, the participants are expected to treat each other and the judges with the utmost respect.
- The topic of the debate would be based on a topic of current affairs and would be released with the fixture list in order to give relevant preparation time to the participants.
Topics
Preliminary round – Should 50 percent CAP on reservation be diluted?
Semi-final and final round – Should the Uniform Civil Code be implemented in India?
Eligibility Criteria
This competition is an open Inter-college competition for all the students pursuing Under Graduate.
Further Details
- Preliminary Rounds
- The Speaking order and times in LD debate are:
- Affirmative Constructive (AC) – 3 minutes
- Cross-Examination of the Affirmative by the Negative – 1 minute
- Negative Constructive (NC) – 3 minutes
- Cross-Examination of the Negative by the Affirmative – 1 minute
- Preparation Time:
- Preparation time is the time you get in between speeches/crossexamination to prepare a rebuttal against your opponent and defense of your arguments.
- Prep time: 3 minutes
- 1st Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR): 1 Minute
- Negative Rebuttal (NR) 2 minutes
- 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR): 1 Minute
- Semi-Final and Final Rounds
- The Speaking order and times in LD debate are:
- Affirmative Constructive (AC) – 6 minutes
- Cross-Examination of the Affirmative by the Negative- 3 minutes
- Negative Constructive (NC) – 7 minutes
- Cross-Examination of the Negative by the Affirmative-3 minutes
- Preparation Time:
- Preparation time is the time you get in between speeches/cross examination to prepare a rebuttal against your opponent and defense of your arguments.
- Prep time: 4 minutes
- 1st Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR) – 4 minutes
- Negative Rebuttal (NR) – 6 minutes
- 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR) – 3 minutes
Registration and Submission Guidelines
The registration shall be made through the google form The link for the same is given at the end of this post.
Registration Fees: ₹150/-
Payment Details
- Bank Name: GS Mahanagar Co-Operative Bank Limited Nerul, Navi Mumbai
- Account Number: 01701010100006762
- Account Name: Mumbai University Exam DR.D.Y. PATIL COLLEGE OF LAW
- IFSC CODE: MCBL0960017
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- GPay Number:+919826598074
- GPay ID/ UPI ID: smanishi2002@oksbi
Relevant Dates
- Last Date of Registration: March 27th, 2022
- Date of Competition: April 6th-7th, 2022
- Announcement of Result: Tentative
Rewards
- Winner: 5000/- Cash prize + merit Certificate
- 1st Runner Up: 3000/- Cash Prize + Merit Certificate
- 2nd Runner Up: 2000/- Cash Prize + Merit Certificate
- Other participants will be provided with a Certificate of Participation
Relevant Link and Contacts
For further clarity one may reach out to-
- Manishi Singh: +919826598074
- Khushi Parmar: +917977701711
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