Organized by Debate and Literary Society, Students' Bar Association (SBA), School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, in collaboration with the Entertainment and Media Law Committee
The 2nd Peitho Cup 2026 is organised by the School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, through the Debate and Literary Society of the Students' Bar Association (SBA) in collaboration with the Entertainment and Media Law Committee.
The Debate and Literary Society promotes:
Critical thinking
Public speaking
Advocacy
Intellectual discourse
Competitive debating
The Committee focuses on:
Entertainment Law
Media Law
Intellectual Property Law
Practical legal engagement
Student research initiatives
Together, both bodies aim to provide students with opportunities to strengthen advocacy, analytical reasoning, legal research, and communication skills.
Peitho Cup 2026 is the second edition of the flagship Asian Parliamentary Debate Championship hosted by CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus.
Apart from the debate competition, the event also includes "The Reporter's Showdown," allowing participants to compete in both debating and reporting formats.
The competition follows a hybrid format:
Preliminary rounds will be conducted online.
Octa-Finals, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals will be conducted offline at the university campus.
The championship seeks to bring together students from across India to engage in:
Parliamentary debating
Persuasive advocacy
Critical reasoning
Public speaking
Competitive intellectual discourse
The competition is open to:
University students from across India.
Law students.
Non-law students.
A maximum of three teams may participate from each College, Institution, or University.
Preliminary Rounds
Octa-Finals
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Finals
Valedictory Ceremony
Online Rounds: Virtual
Offline Rounds:
School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus
Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra
Participants must:
Register using the official College Email ID or a recognised Student Association Email ID.
Complete the registration fee payment through the CHRIST University Online Payment Portal.
Preserve the payment receipt.
Complete the official registration form and upload the payment details.
Early Bird Registration: ₹3,300 per team
Regular Registration: ₹4,000 per team
Debate Team (3 Members): ₹2,500
Reporter: ₹850
Release of Registration Forms1 June 2026
Early Bird Registration Deadline - 1 August 2026
Regular Registration Deadline - 20 August 2026
Final Registration Deadline - 30 August 2026
Assignment of Team Codes - 1 September 2026
Online Preliminary Rounds - 12–13 September 2026
Declaration of Online Round Results - 16 September 2026
Offline Rounds - 3–4 October 2026
Valedictory Ceremony - 4 October 2026
Each debate team shall consist of:
3 Debaters
1 Reporter
Total: 4 Members
Total Prize Pool: ₹1,00,000+
Winners - ₹50,000
Runners-Up - ₹30,000
Best Speaker - ₹10,000
Winner - ₹10,000
Runner-Up - ₹7,000
Ms. Anya Nicole Correia Gonsalves
Convenor, Debate and Literary Society
Phone: +91 9822711083
Ms. Jiya Metha
Co-Convenor, Debate and Literary Society
Phone: +91 9801660760
Ms. Rhea Eleanor Rhine
Convenor, Entertainment and Media Law Committee
Phone: +91 9884982004
Mr. Tanush Patil
Co-Convenor, Entertainment and Media Law Committee
Phone: +91 9108406960
2nd Peitho Cup 2026
Debate and Literary Society, Students' Bar Association (SBA), School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, in collaboration with the Entertainment and Media Law Committee
