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.

Debate Rules and Format

• There will be two phases of debate per round between the two participants.
• In the first phase, Person A will make arguments in favor of the topic and Person B would make arguments against the topic.
• In the second phase, Person b will make arguments in favor of the topic, and Person A would make arguments against the topic.
• In each round, there will be four different parts.
• Part 1 would be wherein the respective participant would make an affirmative case or arguments in favor for a total of 2 mins.
• In Part 2, the person who is supposed to make arguments against the topic would cross-examine in form of questions for a total of 1 min.
• Part 3 would consist of the statement given by the person against the topic for 2 mins.
• And finally, Part 4 would be the closing statements made by the person in favor of the topic for 2 mins.

Phase 1

Person A Makes Affirmative Case (or) For Arguments for 2 Minutes —> Person B Cross Examines Person A in the Form of Questions for 1 min —> Person B makes a Negative Construction (or) Speaks Against the topic and makes rebuttals against Person A’s argument for 2 minutes —> Person A makes closing statements reinforcing his/her arguments for a total of 2 minutes.

Phase 2

Person A Makes Affirmative Case (or) For Arguments for 2 Minutes —> Person B Cross Examines Person A in the Form of Questions for 1 min —> Person B makes a Negative Construction (or) Speaks Against the topic and makes rebuttals against Person A’s argument for 2 minutes —> Person A makes closing statements reinforcing his/her arguments for a total of 2 minutes.

(Note: The Time Limits and Rounds will be changed for Elimination Rounds)

Topic for the Competition

Should Health and Education Spending is Prioritised over Military Spending in India?

Eligibility

This competition is an open Inter-college competition for all the students pursuing Under Graduate.

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/-

Important Dates

• Last Date of Registration: March 3rd, 2022
• Date of Competition: March 11th-12th, 2022
• Announcement of Result: Tentative

Rewards

• Winner: 3000/- Cash prize + merit Certificate
• 1st Runner Up: 2000/- Cash Prize + Merit Certificate
• 2nd Runner Up: 1000/- Cash Prize + Merit Certificate
• Other participants will be provided with a Certificate of Participation

Contact Information

Student Coordinators

• Manishi Singh: +919826598074
• Khushi Parmar: +917977701711

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