Rules & Conditions

• Entry is only for students in age group 12 to 16 and studying in a class from 7th to 10th.
• Registration for participation is only through schools.
• A team consists of two participants only.
• A maximum of 5 teams per school can be enrolled. A team will be identified by the name of its school.
• The declared participants are considered final in the team and there shall be no changes entertained under any circumstance.
• In case of more than one team per school, the team name will have a suffix from A-E depending on the number.
• All decisions with regard to the conduct of the event taken by the Organizers is final.
• In case of non participation by the school or either of the participants, the team would be denied any other chance and the entry fee paid would be forfeited.
• The facts and information given in the participation/ registration form along with the information furnished by the participants need to be verified by the head of institution / authorized official and attested as true
• Rules of participation in various rounds of the tournament shall be provided along with the format of the qualifying rounds upto the finals, from time to time.
• All payments have to be made vide DD/ Cheque drawn in favour of "Verbattle", payable at Bangalore. Any cash payment without receipt is at the risk of the paying party.
• Should any information be found incorrect, the organizers reserve the right to disqualify any team/ withhold participation certificate/ prize money/ any prize or gift to any participant at any level of the tournament and the entry fee will be forfeited and the decision of the organizers in this regard would be final and binding.
• Any unacceptable or indecent behaviour by the participants will invite immediate disqualification for the team.
• Participants need to sign an oath before the commencement of the actual tournament which they shall abide by till the end of the same.
  Entry fee once paid will not be paid back under any circumstance and is not transferable.
• Only the best debates will be featured on the T V show.
• In case of the results of the debate, the decision of the judges in consultation with the moderator will be final. No disputes and disagreements will be entertained thereafter.