Productive and recreational debates for college students and the public — feeders for Verbattle competitions and social activism.
debate club
Verbattle encourages debate lovers to start clubs to promote debate and to engage in productive and recreational debates for entertainment as well as intellectual enrichment. These clubs mainly aimed at college students and members of the public, also serve as feeders for the large competitions of Verbattle. Members of these debate clubs get motivated to take up social activism and constructive social movements.
College & public clubs
These clubs mainly aimed at college students and members of the public, also serve as feeders for the large competitions of Verbattle.
Intellectual enrichment
Verbattle encourages debate lovers to start clubs to promote debate and to engage in productive and recreational debates for entertainment as well as intellectual enrichment.
Social activism
Members of these debate clubs get motivated to take up social activism and constructive social movements.
Why Verbattle Debate Clubs exist
Verbattle encourages debate lovers to start clubs to promote debate and to engage in productive and recreational debates for entertainment as well as intellectual enrichment.
Promote debate culture
Verbattle encourages debate lovers to start clubs to promote debate and to engage in productive and recreational debates for entertainment as well as intellectual enrichment.
Feeder for competitions
These clubs mainly aimed at college students and members of the public, also serve as feeders for the large competitions of Verbattle.
Social activism
Members of these debate clubs get motivated to take up social activism and constructive social movements.
Recreational & intellectual
Clubs blend productive debate with recreational engagement — building skills while keeping debate accessible and enjoyable.
How to start or join a debate club
Gather a group of debate enthusiasts at your college or community
Download the Verbattle Debate Club registration form or use the Google form
Submit team details through your institution to events@verbattle.com
Pay the participation fee of INR 2000/- per team (Indian) or US$40 / 35 EUR (Foreign)
Attend orientation and trial debates as per the published schedule
Participate in Skirmish, Combat, Confrontation and Face-Off rounds
click Here To DownloadGoogle Registration form
Participation fee can be paid.
To the bank account given below :
(OR)
SCHEDULE
| Rounds | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | 24-03-2022 | 24-03-2022 |
| Trial debates | 28-03-2022 | 28-03-2022 |
| Skirmish 1 | 29-03-2022 | 31-03-2022 |
| Skirmish 2 | 01-04-2022 | 04-04-2022 |
| Skirmish 3 | 05-04-2022 | 07-04-2022 |
| Combat (2) | 08-04-2022 | 09-04-2022 |
| Confrontation | 11-04-2022 | 11-04-2022 |
| Face Off | 12-04-2022 | 12-04-2022 |
COMBAT STATEMENTS:
1. Serious friendship is a waste of time in the present day world.
2. Most laws favour women.
3. Male teachers are better than female teachers.
4. Morals should be separated from religion.
5. Power corrupts more than money.
6. Dependence on technology will be a thing of the past in the future.
7. Youth has caused economic slowdown all over the world.
8. Respect cannot be demanded or enforced.
9. Love is not an emotion.
10. Scientists are fundamentalists of a different kind.
11. Protest is an integral part of democracy.
12. There is no cure for racism.
13. Democracy does not foster merit.
14. Poor people are more generous.
15. There is more fiction than fact in Astronomy.
16. Money is the most wonderful human invention.
17. Equality of men and women is just a civilizational aspiration.
18. Emotional people make better leaders.
SKIRMISH STATEMENTS:
1. People in general love to hate.
2. Silence is golden.
3. Arrogance blinds intelligence.
4. Teachers cannot be blamed for a student's conduct.
5. You can gain respect with good English.
6. Science is nothing without math.
7. Movie actors should not be taken seriously.
8. There is no absolute good in this world.
9. Jealousy helps a person to grow.
10. Scientific temperament in a person has nothing to do with the person's education.
11. Cynicism is more regressive than jealousy.
12. You need to have some guilt to do good for society.
13. TV has made young people disregard values.
14. Taller people are taken more seriously.
15. Mahatma Gandhi will always be a global saint.
16. Texting is better than speaking.
17. Present day youth have a poor sense of money.
18. Majority of young people are talkers and not doers.
19. A person cannot be considered humane just because he/she loves animals.
20. History is a burden on the psyche.
21. Men should wear makeup.
22. The society of the future will be more conservative.
23. Greed is the cause of all problems.
24. Nationalism is the cause for most wars.
25. Fame is an intrusion.
26. Social Media corrupts human judgment.
27. This is the age of self-importance.
28. Poetry is no more mainstream literature.
29. Social media should be a subject in school.
30. Fundamentalism has little to do with religion.
31. More the intelligence, more the stupidity.
32. A friend who does not help financially is not a friend.
33. Those who don't dream are practical.
34. Self-glorification is an ironical manifestation of self-pity.
35. Science is superior to truth.
36. False humility is more dangerous than arrogance.
37. Forcing a child to learn math is a crime.
38. Elon Musk is only a celebrated dream.
39. Honesty is the worst policy in business.
40. If you don't like science, then you are regressive.
41. Liars are creative people.
42. Many skills are better than one big talent.
43. Patriotism is a romantic idea.
44. Artists have become craftsmen in an era of technology.
45. It is impossible to regulate social media.
46. Hate is more powerful than love.
Debate Club schedule
From orientation through trial debates, Skirmish rounds, Combat, Confrontation and Face-Off — the full competition calendar for Debate Club participants.
| Rounds | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | 24-03-2022 | 24-03-2022 |
| Trial debates | 28-03-2022 | 28-03-2022 |
| Skirmish 1 | 29-03-2022 | 31-03-2022 |
| Skirmish 2 | 01-04-2022 | 04-04-2022 |
| Skirmish 3 | 05-04-2022 | 07-04-2022 |
| Combat (2) | 08-04-2022 | 09-04-2022 |
| Confrontation | 11-04-2022 | 11-04-2022 |
| Face Off | 12-04-2022 | 12-04-2022 |
Registration process
1. Filled in editable registration form
2. Soft copy of student ID proof from institution
3. Soft copy of latest passport size photo
4. Soft copy complete details of payment made (per team)- INR. 2000/- (For Indian Teams) US$40 / 35 EUR (For Foreign Teams) (Successful Payment report, reference no. etc. needs to be submitted)
5. Participation fee can be paid to the bank account given below (or via QR code)
6. All above details to be submitted from a parent's mail id to respective institutions (with cc to parent's mail id of team partner). Institution to consolidate and submit registration of total teams to events@verbattle.com
7. Registration fees will not be refunded under any circumstances
8. Detailed Instructions will be conveyed to the registered students before the Competition
Participation fee can be paid.
To the bank account given below :
(OR)
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