RULES AND REGULATIONS:

1. The participants who are selected from the GD Round will proceed to the next round.

ROUND 2: TEAM TURNCOAT

Time Limit: 4 minutes per team

Topic: to be disclosed on-the-spot

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

1. Those participants who clear the GD Round will participate in this round.
2. Participants will be divided into teams of two, and each team will have 20 minutes to prepare their content on the given topic.
3. Participants will only have 15 minutes to access the internet during their preparation time.
4. Participant A of the team will first speak “for” the motion for 1 minute, followed by Participant B “against” the motion for 1 minute. Following this, the participants will switch stances, with Participant A speaking “against” the motion for 1 minute and Participant B speaking “for” the motion for 1 minute.
5. Both participants in a team will be evaluated together and awarded shared marks.
6. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the given time limit. 
   • The teams which are selected from the Team Turncoat Round will proceed to the final round

ROUND 3: DEBATE

Time Limit: 3 minutes per participant

Topic: “Capital Punishment for Rapists”

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

1. This round consists of individual participation. The participants who clear the Team Turncoat Round will participate in this round.
2. Each participant will be assigned their stance “for” or “against” the motion on-the-spot.
3. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the given time limit.
4. Each debate will be followed by interjection. Each participant will be posed two questions: one from the judges, one from another participant.

*Depending on number of participants and time available, these rounds are subject to change.