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NATIONAL
DEBATE
COMPETITION
| 11th and 12th September

INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STUDENTS' NETWORK

HQs, NEW DELHI
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KEEPING IN MIND THE ENTHUSIASTIC

PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN
ORATORY EVENTS, IMA MSN WILL BE
HOLDING AN ONLINE FORMAL DEBATE
COMPETITION THE DURATION OF
WHICH WILL BE 2 DAYS - 11TH AND 12TH
SEPTEMBER

SELECTION: THE CALL FOR THE

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE OPEN
FROM 6TH YO 8TH SEPTEMBER
11:59 IST, AFTER WHICH 2
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SELECTED
FROM EACH STATE.

TO APPLY: CLICK HERE

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EVENT FLOW - ROUND ONE

2 PARTICIPANTS FROM EACH STATE WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TOPIC. ONE SPEAKING FOR,
AND ONE AGAINST THE TOPIC
- TOPIC FOR ROUND ONE WILL BE GIVEN ON SPOT.
MINIMUM 15 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOTTED FOR
PREPARATION
- EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BE ALLOWED 5 MINUTES
(IN A 3 + 2) FORMAT THAT IS, EACH PARTICIPANT
WILL HAVE 3 MINUTES TO PRESENT THEIR STAND IN
THE FORM OF A SPEECH.
- AT THE END OF THE SPEECH, 2 MINUTES WILL BE
ALLOTTED TO QUESTIONS FROM THE JUDGES
- THERE WILL BE NO CROSS QUESTIONING BETWEEN
SPEAKERS
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EVENT FLOW - ROUND TWO

AFTER THE ELIMINATION OF HALF OF THE

CANDIDATES, THE REMAINING ONES WILL PROCEED
TO ROUND 2

- ROUND 2 WILL FOCUS LESS ON THE ORATORY

SKILLS AND MORE ON DISCOURSE SKILLS
- AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF ROUND 1 AND
SELECTION OF CANDIDATES, THE CANDIDATES
PROGRESSING TO ROUND 2 WILL BE ASSIGNED
TOPICS FOR THE SAME
- 15 MINUTES WILL BE GRANTED TO PREPARE.
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RULES
1. THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE SIDE BEGINS. THEN, THE
FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE NEGATIVE SIDE RESPONDS. IN THIS WAY,
THE SPEAKERS. FOR BOTH SIDES SPEAK IN TURN. WHEN THE LAST
SPEAKER FOR THE NEGATIVE SIDE HAS SPOKEN, THE SECOND
ROUND OF THE DEBATE BEGINS, THIS TIME IN REVERSE ORDER.

2. AFTER THE FIRST SPEAKER FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE SIDE HAS

SPOKEN, A SPEAKER FROM THE NEGATIVE TEAM (BUT NOT THEIR
FIRST SPEAKER) HAS THE LAST WORD.

3. THE ORDER OF SPEAKERS MUST NOT BE CHANGED.EACH SPEAKER

HAS A MAXIMUM TIME OF THREE MINUTES.

4. THE OC CHECKS THE TIME CAREFULLY. HE/ SHE GIVES A SIGN

WHEN THE SPEAKER HAS 10 SECONDS TO GO, AND AFTER
SPEAKING TIME IS OVER, THE SPEAKER MAY FINISH HIS/HER
SENTENCE AND MUST THEN STOP.

5. SPARE TIME MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.

6. INTERRUPTING A SPEAKER IS FORBIDDEN.

7. AFTER THE DEBATE, THE JUDGES WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES TO CROSS

QUESTION

8. THE JUDGES VERDICT SHALL BE BE FINAL

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TIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS

BEFORE THE DEBATE, TRY TO ANTICIPATE THE

ARGUMENTS BOTH SIDES MIGHT, OR
SHOULD, PRESENT. THIS GIVES YOU A
FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE WHEN
LISTENING TO THE DEBATE.

TAKE NOTES OF THE ARGUMENTS PRESENTED

BY EITHER SIDE – IN ONE SENTENCE IF
POSSIBLE.

ENSURE YOU HAVE A STABLE INTERNET

CONNECTION

ENSURE YOU ARE RESPECTFUL TO EVERY

INDIVIDUAL
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APPLY NOW!