Juris-Prudence '26: 6th All India Moot Court Competition at Quantum School of Law, Roorkee [Online Prelims 31 Oct, Offline Finals 20-21 Nov 2026; Cash Prizes Rs 24,000]

Quantum School of Law, Quantum University, Roorkee (Uttarakhand), is organising the 6th edition of its All India Moot Court Competition, Juris-Prudence '26. The Moot Court Society of the university runs the competition in hybrid mode: the Researcher Test and the two Preliminary Rounds are held online, and the Pre-Quarter, Quarter-Final, Semi-Final and Final rounds are held on the Quantum University campus.

This edition is dedicated to the memory of the late Nani A. Palkhivala, whose advocacy in Golaknath, R.C. Cooper and Kesavananda Bharati shaped Indian constitutional law.

The theme is The Legal Battle Against Paper Leak. The proposition, set in the fictional Republic of Swarashtra, concerns a National Testing Board that runs a single national entrance and recruitment examination and hands its technology operations to a private company, TechnoCore Global Solutions Ltd., under a public-private partnership. It raises questions of examination integrity, transparency, statutory indemnity and accountability. The full proposition is printed in the official brochure.

• Open to law students currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in law, that is, the 3-year LL.B. or the 5-year LL.B. programme.
• Each team has three members, or at least two. Every team must include two speakers (orators) and one researcher, designated at the time of registration.
• Each team gets a team code by email after registration. Teams must not disclose their institution or city at any stage; doing so can lead to disqualification.
• A bona fide certificate from the head of the institution must be sent along with the memorials.

• Early bird registration (by 15 October 2026): Rs 3,000 per team
• Regular registration (by 24 October 2026): Rs 4,000 per team
• Advancement fee: teams that qualify beyond the preliminary rounds pay an additional Rs 3,000 per team, payable only at that stage. The organisers state that accommodation is included in this additional fee.

The fee is paid by bank transfer (NEFT) to Quantum University's account; the account details are in the official brochure and the quick reference sheet.

Fill in the official online registration form by 24 October 2026 and attach the payment receipt in the form. Then email the registration form and the fee receipt to mootcourtsociety@quantumeducation.in, after which the team code is allotted. Teams must also fill in the Travel and Accommodation Form, which the organisers mark as mandatory.

• Prepare memorials for both sides: Petitioner (blue cover) and Respondent (red cover).
• Send the soft copy in PDF only to mootcourtsociety@quantumeducation.in by 11:59 PM on 26 October 2026. Late submission costs 1 mark per day.
• Teams reaching the offline rounds bring 6 printed sets for each side (12 copies in all) at the time of arrival.
• Times New Roman 12 point for the body with 1.5 line spacing, footnotes not below size 10, A4 paper, one-inch margins, and no more than 40 pages excluding the cover. The Arguments Advanced part must not exceed 15 pages.
• Citation follows the Bluebook, 20th edition.
• The name of the institution must not appear anywhere in the memorial.

• Researcher Test (online, 30 October 2026): 30 minutes, 30 multiple choice questions worth 60 marks, taken only by the researcher. Marks do not count towards the team score.
• Preliminary Rounds I and II (online, 31 October 2026): each team argues once for each side, with 30 minutes per team. The top 16 teams on aggregate score qualify for the Pre-Quarter round.
• Pre-Quarter and Quarter-Final rounds (offline, 20 November 2026): knock-out rounds of 30 minutes per team.
• Semi-Final (40 minutes per team) and Final (45 minutes per team) (offline, 21 November 2026), followed by the valedictory ceremony and announcement of winners.

• The university provides shared accommodation to registered team members from outstation from noon on 19 November 2026 until the morning of 22 November 2026. On-desk registration is on 19 November 2026; bring two passport-size photographs of each team member.
• Dress code: black trousers, white shirt, black blazer, black tie and black formal shoes, or for women a white salwar kameez with black blazer and black formal shoes. Robes are not permitted.
• The competition is in English. Scouting, and audio or video recording of oral rounds, are prohibited.
• For the online rounds, join the virtual courtroom at least 10 minutes early with a working camera and microphone, and keep the camera on.