The competition shall be based on the format as given hereunder Debating competition shall require three members per team. ‘The Proposition Team’ and ‘The Opposition Team’ shall be chosen by way of lottery and will be given a team code. Topics will be given one hour prior to the commencement of the event .The competition shall be conducted in two main phases:

• Phase 1: Preliminary Round shall be the qualifying rounds for the final round
• Phase 2: Final Round

• Each debating match will consist of two teams; one to propose the motion and one to oppose it. The team proposing may be known as ‘The Government’. The team opposing may be known as ‘The Opposition’
• Each debate shall be timed by a Timekeeper
• Teams will comprise of the following members:
  The Members of the Proposition-side are the following:

1.   Prime Minister (PM) - opens the debate, defines the motion and advances arguments;
2.   Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) - refute at first instance the case of the opposition, re-establish the government's claim, and advances arguments;
3.  Government Whip (GW) - makes an issue-based rebuttal of the opposition's case and summarizes the case of the government.

• The Members of the Opposition side are the following:

1.   Leader of the Opposition (LO) - responds directly to the case of the government by giving a direct clash, and advances arguments. May challenge the motion if the definition is challengeable;
2.   Deputy Leader of the Opposition (DPL) - refutes the case of the DPM, reestablishes the case of the opposition, and advances an argument;
3.  Opposition Whip (OW) - makes an issues-based rebuttal of the government's and summarizes the case of the opposition.

• The Members of the Opposition side are the following:

1.   Leader of the Opposition (LO) - responds directly to the case of the government by giving a direct clash, and advances arguments. May challenge the motion if the definition is challengeable;
2.   Deputy Leader of the Opposition (DPL) - refutes the case of the DPM, reestablishes the case of the opposition, and advances an argument;
3.   Opposition Whip (OW) - makes an issues-based rebuttal of the government's and summarizes the case of the opposition.

• Debaters will speak in the following order:

1.  Prime Minister
2.  Leader of the Opposition
3.  Deputy Prime Minister
4.  Deputy Leader of the Opposition
5.  Proposition Whip
6.  Opposition Whip
7.  Opposition Reply
8.  Proposition Reply

• During the constructive speeches, Point of Information (POI) may be raised by the opposing side after the first minute up to the fifth minute. POI may be refused or accepted. Speakers not ‘holding the floor’ may not rise during a speech unless it is to offer a ‘Point of Information’.Speakers doing so, are considered to be heckling, barracking or whose behaviour is considered to be interfering with the acceptable course of a debate will be declared ‘Out of Order’ or will be ‘Called to Order’ by the Chairperson.

Each team will get six minutes to speak.

Each speaker is allocated five minutes (4 + 1) to deliver their constructive speeches. One speaker from each side (For the Proposition: PM/DPM, for Opposition: LO/DLO) is given two minutes to deliver a reply speech.

• The participating team shall be allotted a team code after the registration.
• The names of the participants or colleges or universities shall not be mentioned anywhere during the speech.