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Vaad Vivaad 2k21

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Vaad Vivaad 2k21

Published on Apr 11, 2021

Summary:

We are thrilled to announce the first edition of the team debating event: Vaad-Vivaad; An event geared in a fun and general format to help students find their feet in the world of public speaking. It is compeletly general and no pre-prepartion is required. Gear up for the first debating event hosted by IIT Tirupati’s Debate Club, with exciting prizes worth up to INR 5000.

Event Format:

The event might be split into multiple rounds or a single round depending on the number of participants. The general rules are as follows:

  • This will be a team event with a team size of two members.

  • If a large number of participants appear., we may have a fun screening round where each participant has to individually speak on a given topic.

  • A fixed number of teams will be selected for the final round based on the scores of the previous round.

  • The final round will be a knockout-style debate round. The teams will be seeded based on their scores and matched up in knockout debates.

  • Each team will have two speakers with the general format being as follows:

    • Team 1 Speaker 1: (Govt Side/ For) — 4 minutes
    • Team 2 Speaker 1: (Opposition Side/ Against) – 4 minutes
    • Team 1 Speaker 2: (Govt Side/ For) – 4 minutes
    • Team 2 Speaker 2: (Opposition Side/ Against) – 4 minutes

  • Speaker 1 from each team presents their arguments. Speaker 2 from each team can add more points and can spend time countering the other side. If you are a fan of fancy terms Google “Oxford Format for Debating”.

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: The format of these events is not fixed rigidly. We will be introducing fun tweaks and twists (cross questoning, open debates and others) in these formats if needed. We will however ensure that no team will have an unfair advantage as far as the events and preparation time goes. The topics will be released on spot.

  • Time penalties may apply for exceeding time limits.

General Rules

  1. Refrain from using hateful language. Keep all discussions healthy and civil.
  2. Attack the Arguments. Not the Person.
  3. Judges will be the Gods. Their word will be the Bible in case of any disputes :)
  4. Common Sense trumps everything.
  5. Prize distribution may be modified depending on the number of participants.

Results:

Winners: Shreyansh Mehra and Mohd Aasim Khan
Runners Up: Krithi Shailya and Sathyanarayan
Second Runners Up: Raunak Agrawal and KJ Mathew
Best Team Name: Benaami (Talha Shamim and Anu Anand Annu)