Debating Society, IITK

24/03/2021

Hello Y20!

If you’re looking to get into debating, we have an event for you, doing well in which you’ll have the chance to join our training debates and compete as part of the institute debate team.

We’ll be organising a speech competition, in which you would have to send a recording of a debate speech of around 7 minutes arguing ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a motion. The motion and the side you’ll be arguing in favour of would be sent to your email on March 27, following which you’ll have until the next day to send in a recording of your speech for us to judge. Fill in the google form to register, and all further instructions would be sent on the email you provide in the form.

Form: https://forms.gle/7uR1AcHLLQ1NmwSNA

Deadline to fill the form - March 25, 11:59 PM

01/01/2021

Hi Y20! Do sign up if you're interested. Follow our new page for future updates

Hi Y20!
To everyone who’s been holding their breath since orientation for an update from us: you’re probably dead, but for the rest of you we’ve planned enthralling events to get you acquainted with the world of debating!

We’ll have a session on argumentation followed by an intense competition where you can show-off and sharpen your wits, fill in the form below and we'll see you then!

Tournament Structure
The tournament will consist of 3 preliminary rounds (which everyone will participate in), post which the people with maximum wins will move on to the finals. The debates will be 1 vs 1 with everyone competing individually.

Format
After the motion (topic) for the round is released, you will get 15 minutes of preparation time to build your case. Following this, each side gets a total of 5 minutes split into two speeches- 3 minutes to present their initial case, followed by 2 minutes to rebut their opponent’s case.

Relevant Dates
4th Jan 7:45PM - Introduction to Argumentation
5th Jan - Preliminary Rounds 1 and 2
6th Jan - Preliminary Round 3 and Finals

Form: https://forms.gle/fafCeNYUSMhcs2q87
Deadline to fill the form - 3 Jan 11:59PM

31/12/2020

Greetings Y19!

Hope you all are safe and well!

Being able to articulate your thoughts coherently into words, speaking in public, listening to what other people say, and directing a discussion are some of the important soft skills that one needs to develop. These skills are important not only for performing well in an interview or in a group discussion but also in general in one's personal and professional life.

The Career Development Wing, AnC Council, and the Debate and Discussion Society are organizing a GD (Group Discussion) Weekend on 2nd and 3rd January, to help get familiarized with the concept of a group discussion and also provide you with the right steps to start improving your soft skills. This will be aimed towards the Y19 batch and will be continued with multiple GD weekends in the future in order to give a good experience of several GDs.

The Debate & Discussion Society would hold a short session on argumentation, rebuttals, critical thinking & analysis, and the basic structure of GDs on January 2, 2021, at 12 Noon. The GD weekend would include GDs being conducted on topics covering current affairs. Each GD would include 9-10 students and one moderator. Each GD would last about 30-40 minutes. The moderator will quickly explain how to go about doing a group discussion and then the students would be required to discuss a topic.

In the end, the group will be asked to conclude what they think about the topic, and this will be followed by detailed feedback from the moderator. The only pre-requisite is enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. Utilize this opportunity to familiarize yourself with the basics of a group discussion and clarify any doubts you have regarding the process.

For participating in the event do fill the form :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HXzPeY8Q5own_NtHpCBSFZPqOsfXMiUdXRbrnYKMvAo/edit?usp=sharing

Your slot details along with links to the session meeting and the GD meetings will be sent beforehand.

Hope to see you in large numbers.

03/12/2020

*FOR UG Y20 & PG Y20 ONLY *

Welcome Y20!
We are excited to invite you to our introductory session on December 6th at 7:15 PM

In this session, we’ll tell you all you would want to know about the Debate and Discussion Society: who we are, what we do, and how you can go on to compete in national and international tournaments!

In the second part of our session, we will have an interactive workshop on argumentation.

Fill in this form, and we'll get in touch: https://forms.gle/S75T4q6Zhs9GC96t7

Please feel free to contact us, in case of any queries!

PS: Participants in the fresher’s competition ControWarsy can stay back for 10 minutes after the event if they want some feedback on their submissions.

24/11/2020

Hi everyone! The results for Controwarsy, the debate event we conducted for freshers, are out.
PS: Follow the new page for future updates about the club

Hi everyone! We are glad to announce the results of Controwarsy, a debate event we conducted exclusively for freshers.
We enjoyed watching all the entries, and the efforts put in by all the participants were abundantly clear. Thank you all for taking part, and congratulations to the winners!

02/10/2020

The recent tensions between India & China at the Line of Actual Control have brought to light the expansionist policies of China yet again. These policies by China directly impact the geopolitics of the region, along with giving insight into understanding China as an actor.

Debate & Discussion Society and Students’ Opinion Society are going to conduct an open discussion session on Saturday (03/10/2020) 7:45 PM, exploring different motivations for, and consequences of this strategy. Along with that, the discussion would also focus on India’s future policies as a response to this.

To help you all get up to speed with this, we would have a presentation by Aman Saraf (Y17 DebSoc Coordinator) detailing these initiatives, from which we would lead our discussion.

Fill in this form, and we’ll get in touch. https://rb.gy/hpibt4

01/06/2020

31/05/2020

Hi everyone!
We organized our first online tournament, the Novice Debating League starting with a workshop on the 14th of May. We were floored by the great response for the event and how well-received it was! Despite the terrible connectivity in Kolkata amidst the cyclone, the teams' cooperative nature helped push the tournament rounds to the finish line.
We'd like to thank everyone who participated, and hope you enjoyed just as much as we did! The top four teams from the standings table went on to the semi-finals, and the two winners were:
1. Aarushi, Keerthana, Namgyal
2. Krishna, Tushar, Mandar
The finals will be held on Sunday, the 31st of May, and we'll be live streaming them. If you're interested to get a feel for what debating is like, or simply want to cheer your friends on, do join us there!

Join us at https://youtu.be/M5K1NOjxViY :)

12/12/2019

Next up in our series, we release the contingent of the Debating Society, IITK. The team is pepped up to perform and prove their mettle in Bombay. Witness them in all their glory in the Parliamentary Debate in the upcoming Cultural Meet 4.0.

The six-strong contingent consists of Anirudh Anil Ojha, Ayush Basu, Bhavjeet Singh, Dev Srivastava, Kushagra Gupta, and Shashank Gupta.

Wish them luck!

Poster credits: Prakansh Mishra

11/08/2019

Hello Y19! We are here with our introductory session for you- it’s going to be tomorrow (12th August, Monday) 6:00pm onwards, at KD101.

We plan to give you an introduction to what debating here is all about, and have some fun activities at the end, to get you started.

Please feel free to contact us, in case of any queries!

See you soon! :)

27/07/2019

Missed out on DebSoc last year? Got overwhelmed with branch-change efforts? Tried other things, and never got around to debating? Still curious about what we do? No problem!

We’re running an introductory session for seniors- drop in and find out whether you like it!

Do fill this form, and tell us your preferences- we’ll try and tweak the session according to what you want.

23/09/2018

Hi everyone!

With the midsems finally over, we’d like to kick off the event we’ve been building up to for weeks - the Novice Debating League! This tournament is intended to give you your first taste of collegiate debating, and (hopefully) make you fall in love with the activity.

We’d like to invite you to register via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHgB2xDTmGFUjS1fm5eWoMluqm_WKukrmK4OQx14Kh8ovqkg/viewform?usp=sf_link.

The format of the competition will be as follows - there will be a set of preliminary rounds of debate, where teams of three will face off against each other in the Asian Parliamentary format. After this, the top four teams on the leaderboard will “break”, and progress to the final rounds, where exciting prizes await them. If you’re unfamiliar with the format and or would like more details about the structure, please refer to this excellent guide to Asian Parliamentary debates:http://www.monashdebaters.com/downloads/Schools%20Training%20Guide.pdf

You may register individually or as a team, if you already have friends you would like to participate with. If you fall in the former category, we shall be making teams for you.

Please note that it is not mandatory for you to have attended our introductory sessions to participate. If you have any concerns or queries, please feel free to contact any of the coordinators or secretaries.

Only 1 member from each team has to register for the team. They will be the point of contact for the team. If you are unable to form teams, leave the details of the other members blank and register only for yourself. We'll make teams on the first day of NDL for those who have less than 3 members in....