The Mock Parliament
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
The Mock Parliament: Stages and Timelines
Online Round
This will be a Online round! You are required to submit a 3-4 min video of yourselves speaking out your personal views on the topic “Should India protect its domestic industries by restricting trade and using trade protectionism?”. You should upload your video in the following google form. The video should contain more of your own analysis and reasons. Support your analysis by relevant facts and figures. You will be judged on the basis of clarity, communication and reason. Make sure to fill it in judiciously as this video is your ticket to the finals. Form Link - https://forms.gle/T7HjHqBAEvvcVgHb7 Deadline to submit this form - 25th December 11:59pm
Offline Round
This will be a Offline round conducted here at the IIT Bombay Campus.
All that you need to know about The Mock Parliament
A realm where the currency is not gold or silver but the weight of your words, where ideas are the ultimate treasures and where intellect meets interaction. Bring your Diplomatic hats with you and participate in this Mock Parliament to make your words count.
Structure:
- Participation: Individual
- Rounds: Elimination(Online), Finals (Offline)
Elimination:
- Submit a 3-4 min video of yourselves speaking out your personal views on a topic. You should upload your video in the following Google form. You will be judged on the basis of clarity, communication, and reason.
- You will receive an email regarding the submission after successful registration. The topic will be given in this mail.
Finals:
- This will be a Mock Parliamentary setup consisting of two sides namely ‘Ruling Party’ and ‘The Opposition’.
- All the selected participants will be allotted one of the two sides and one politician/position will be associated with you (on a random basis) 6-7 days before the finals.
- A legal bill will be given by our team 3 days prior to the finals to the selected participants on which the house will discuss.
- The participants from The Ruling Party will put forward arguments in support of the bill and those from The Opposition against it.
- All participants will be given a chance to present their opening and closing statements on the bill after which the result of the bill will be declared on the basis of majority voting.
- The Speaker of the House will moderate the entire Parliamentary session and the final decision lies at its discretion
Rules & Regulations:
- Only college students (undergraduates or postgraduates) are allowed to participate in this competition.
- The video for the elimination round should not be edited and must be taken in a single frame with you in it.
- The medium is strictly English in both rounds.
- The use of obscene language in any of the rounds will lead to direct disqualification.
- Participants should refrain from using any statements that might hurt a community or statements directed against any community (religion, gender, race, caste, etc.
- The decisions of the organizing team will be considered final in case of any disputes.
Prizes & Perks:
- Cash prizes:
- 1st Prize - 5000
- 2nd Prize - 3000
- 3rd Prize - 2000
- Free Courses & Internship Opportunities to the winners and 30% discount coupons to all the finalists by Seekho
- Internship Opportunities to all the finalists by EventBeep & Green Yatra
- Exclusive Merchandise to the winners & Official Certificates and LORs from Abhyuday, IIT Bombay to all the participants.
Important dates & deadlines?
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25 Dec'23, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
Contact the organisers
Send queries to organizersRewards and Prizes?
Cash Prizes, Free Courses, Internship Opportunities, Certificates
Winner
First Runner Up
Second Runner Up
Finalists
Free Courses & Internship Opportunities to the winners and 30% discount coupons to all the finalists by Seekho
Finalists
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About Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
- Established in 1958, the second of the IIT family, IIT Bombay was the first to be set up with foreign assistance.
- Located in Powai, one of the northern suburbs of Mumbai, the residents of IIT Bombay reap the advantage of being in the busy financial capital of India, while at the same time enjoying the serenity of a campus known for its natural beauty.
- It is a fully residential institute having 15 hostels with in-house dining and it also provides excellent amenities for sports and other recreational facilities.
- The institute campus at Powai extends over 200 hectares and is situated in picturesque surroundings with the Vihar and the Powai lakes on either side and green hills in and around.
- IIT Bombay Song: During the sixties, the Institute picked a song to call of its own - a Rabindranath Tagore's original translated from the Bengali. The worshipper in the song asks the 'Infinite One' to grant them, among other virtues, enlightenment, diligence, and fearlessness: arguably the prime ingredients of the academic spirit. The reproductions here are in the Devanagari and in its transliterated form.
Antar mama viksit kar
Antaratar hey
Nirmal kar, ujjawal kar
Sundar Kar hey
Jagrat kar, Udyat kar
Nirbhay kar hey
Mangal kar, niralas kar
Nihsanshay kar hey
Yukt kar hey sabke sang mein
Mukt kar hey bandh
Sanchar kar sakal karm mein
Shaant tumhara chhand
Charan-kamal se mera man
Nispandit kar hey,
Nandit kar
Nandit Kar
Nandit kar hey - Core Values adopted by the Institute as enduring principles are:
- Integrity;
- Excellence;
- Accountability;
- Transparency; and
- Empathy.
- Goals
- Enhance engagement with society and industry;
- Broaden educational areas;
- Improve internal support systems;
- Enhance student experience;
- Broaden funding base;
- Attract international students and faculty;
- Advance frontiers of knowledge;
- Enhance diversity;
- Enhance alumni engagement; and
- Develop a cleaner and greener campus.