Guidelines
for Debate
The Debate is a unique competition in which the best minds
from all over the country come down to IILM GSM Greater Noida to debate on
pressing social, political and economic matters and the viewers decide who is
victorious. In this thrilling energy filled affair, only those with exceptional
logic, analytical thinking and mind boggling persuasion skills will prevail.
Rules :
1. This is a
team event. Each team will have 2 members.
2. The event
will be conducted in 3 rounds, prelims, semi-finals and finals.
3. Each
speaker will be given 4+1 minutes to deliver his/her speech in the order 1st
Proposition, 1st Opposition, 2nd Proposition, 2nd Opposition and so on.
4. After all
the speakers have spoken, the debate will be open to the floor where the
audience or the judges may put questions to any of the speakers.
5. Finally
there will be a summary speeches of 2 minutes each delivered by any one member
of the team. He will have to touch upon both the opposition and proposition, in
that order.
6. The teams
will be given one hour to prepare for the debate.
7. Internet
access will be available using the team’s own network enabled devices.
8. The use of
written or printed materials during the event is allowed.
9. After the 1st
minute of each speech, members from the opposing team may request a point of
information. Points of information will not be permitted in the 5th minute
of a speech.
10. Cross
questioning is not allowed.
11. In the
prelims, the winners will be decided by the judge based on the following
criteria:
Content
(50%), Questions posed and answered (30%), Structure (20%).
12. 4 teams
from the prelims will be selected for the semi-finals. Here the participants
will not only have to speak for 4+1 minutes each, but also have to do so by
trying to imitate the voice of a youth icon or any leading Indian.
13. Marks
division: Content (50%), Voice (20%), Questions tackled (10%), Structure (20%).
14. 2 teams out
of the 4 semi-finalist teams qualify for the finals.
15. The finals
and semi-finals will be Oxford Union style debates where winners will be decided
by a combination of judges’ marks and audience’s opinion based on a poll of how
many people in the audience are ‘for’ and how many are ‘against’ the motion
after the debate.
16. The
decision of the judges is final and binding.
17. Any
correspondence with the judge should be through the organizing team member.
18. Any form of
misdemeanour or abusive language will lead to disqualification of the team.
19. The
organizing team reserves the right to change or modify any of the rules.
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