INBA-Novartis Debate Competition 2016

INBA-Novartis Debate Competition 2016 is open for students pursuing B (3-year or 5-year Law Course) and LL.M programs from colleges affiliated by Bar Council of India.

• This is a 2 stage competition where during Stage 1 participants need to submit a 500-word extract related to the topic “

  Whether a strong,world-class Intellectual Property Rights regime will benefit India & Indian companies?”, and on the basis of the extract 8 selected candidates will become a part of Live Debate.

• The Live Debate will be conducted on October 21, 2016, at the Indian Society of International Law, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi
• Cash prize of Rs.50000 will be given to 2 best speakers selected from the live debate. One of them will be in favor of the topic while the other will be against the topic.

INBA-Novartis Debate Competition Important Dates 2016

On the basis of the live debate organized at the Indian Society of International Law, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi, on October 21, 2016, 2 winners will be selected (1 in favor of the topic & 1 against the topic). The winner will get:

Cash Prize: Both the winners will be awarded Cash prize of Rs.50,000 

INBA-Novartis Debate Competition application process just involves sending the extract via email. The details regarding the abstract and other related process are:

• Mode of Application: The application process is online and in order to be eligible for the competition, an extract of 500 words, as well as a two minute Video recording of debate, need to be mailed to the given email id.
• Details of the Extract: The candidates are required to submit an extract, on the basis of which 8 candidates will be selected for Live Debate. The extract need tobeinaccordanceto the following specifications:
  • Topic: ‘Whether a strong,world-class Intellectual Property Rights regime will benefit India & Indian companies?’
  • Word Limit: 500 words (excluding foot notes)
  • Formatting Guidelines: The extract needs to be formatted as per the following guidelines:
    • Page Margins : 1 inch on all sides
    • Body of Essay
      • Font Type : Times New Roman
      • Font Size : 12 pts.
      • Line spacing : Double spacing with ‘0 pts.’ before and after.
      • Alignment : Justified
    • Footnotes
      • Font Type : Times New Roman
      • Font Size : 10 pts.
      • Line spacing : Single spacing with ‘0 pts.’ before and after.
      • Alignment : Justified
      • Style : ILI Delhi Rules of Footnoting
    • The main body of the extract should not contain the name of the applicant or college or any contact detail.
    • Team submission or co-authorship is not allowed.
    • Multiple entries by a single participant may lead to disqualification.
    • Students are expected to acknowledge the primary source(s) of information.
    • Plagiarized content will lead to immediate disqualification.

Submission of the Extract

• The submission needs to be accompanied by a scanned copy of Student ID card as issued by the institution.
• The extract need to be accompanied by a cover page having the following information on it :
  • Name of Participant
  • Email ID
  • Institution
  • Course and Year of Study
  • Permanent Address
  • Contact Number
  • Title of the Abstract
• The extract needs to be in the form of MS Word file having an extension .DOC/.DOCX
• The Extract with all the above-mentioned documents and specification need to be e-mailed to the following email id on or before September 20, 2016:

archana_aggarwal@indianbarassociation.org

On the basis of the submitted extract, 8 candidates will be shortlisted, 4 of them will be against the Motion & 4 in the favor of the Motion. The evaluation of the Extracts will be done on the following basis:

• Evaluation Criteria: The submitted extracts will be marked on the following basis:
  • Originality of Content : 20 marks
  • Quality of Research : 30 marks
  • Argumentation : 40 marks
  • Use of Authorities and Citations : 15 marks
• Result: The candidates shortlisted for the final debate will be informed by October 10, 2016 and the final winners will be selected and declared during the event.

Phone: +91 81303 58886
Email: archana_agarwal@indianbarassociation.org