The NITR PD is an inter-college debating event that has been being conducted in the Institute for the last three years. The PD (Parliamentary Debate) works in the Asian style of Parliamentary Debating, wherein two teams, the government and the opposition, consisting of three members each, support or oppose the given motion. The adjudicators decide who emerges the victor based on which points stood, and which points didn’t. The tournament generally comprises five rounds, with the best eight teams breaking into the quarter finals, which are followed by the semi-finals and finally the finals.
The tournament has witnessed participation from all parts of the country. Last year, the Core Adjudicators (CAs) were Adhiraj Mukherji, Rahul Seth and Siddharta Thyagarajan, all prominent and experienced members in the debating circle. After exciting rounds with the debate motions based on different themes like movies, hypothetical and political, IIT KGP won the tournament and DSNLU were the first runners up.
It sure was three days of excitement and fun, leaving behind a lot of memories. With Jagat Sohail and Akshay Raghupathy as the CA’s for this year’s NITR PD - 4, let us look forward to another enjoyable version of the memorable tournament.
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