India’s Biggest Schools Debate Contest: Verbattle 2007 Starts

Dear all,

Verbattle is the biggest State Level English School Debate Tournament in India.This year Verbattle is organized in four zones of indian state of Karnataka.

South Zone – Mysore
North Zone – Hubli
West Zone – Mangalore
Central Zone – Bangalore

This Cometition is conducted in association with the Information Department Government of Karnataka State of India.Hundreds of teams are expected to participate. A team consists of two students.

An entry fee of Rs. 500/- is charged per team. The amount shall be paid vide DD drawn in favor of Verbattle, payable at Bangalore.Entry of teams only through the schools.The participants will meet two conditions. They should study in a class from 7th to 10th and should be in the age group of 12 to 16 years.

State level preliminary with a total of 81 teams selected from the 4 zones, and all the other final stages will be held in Bangalore.About 10,000 children are expected to attend the final event.

Cash Prize of Rs. 1,00,000/
- plus a lot of other useful prizes for the winning team. Two finalists cash prize of Rs. 30,000/- each and other prizes.The event will be telecast on Udaya News Channel. The show will be capsuled in a highly viewer friendly manner and will be shown on Sunday nights at 9 pm for half to one hour over the period of conduct of the tournament.The main organizer is TV House, experienced in producing TV shows and entertainment events.Deepak Thimaya, eminent TV host, is the chief consultant and chief resource person.The tournament will involve many eminent personalities in different capacities as advisors, patrons, and friends of the event.

Finals will be held in Bangalore either in Kanteerava Indoor Stadium or the Palace Grounds.The grand final will see the best three teams competing against one another for the grand prize.

Verbattle aims to popularize debating among students, promote free speech and become a platform for excellence in debating. Verbattle believes that debate is not ‘shouting match’Press Conference And Workshop

Date Place Venue
31st July Bangalore Hotel Harsha Arcade
2nd August Mangalore Hotel Nalpad Residency
4th August Hubli Hotel Maveen
7th August Mysore Hotel Nalpad

Zonal Rounds:

Mangalore
12th of August
Sunday
Mysore
14th of August
Tuesday
Hubli
16th of August
Thursday
Bangalore
20th , 21st & 22nd of August
Mon, Tue & Wed

State Prelims:
Bangalore
23rd & 24th of August
Thursday & Friday

Quarter Finals & Semi Finals:
Bangalore
25th of August
Saturday

Finals:
Bangalore
27th of August
Monday

Selection of Teams:
81 teams will be selected for state prelims
27 teams participate in quarter finals
9 teams fight it out in semi finals
4 teams reach the final
1 team wins

For registration and Championship Detail please see the official website.

http://www.verbattle.com/index.htm

Regards,
Rashedul Hasan Stalin