Shri N.J. Yasaswy Memorial 11th Moot Court Competition 2026

If mooting is where you want to prove yourself, the Shri N.J. Yasaswy Memorial Moot Court Competition is one of the established names on the national circuit. Now in its 11th edition, it is hosted by The ICFAI Law School, IFHE, Hyderabad, and brings law teams from across India together for a full in-person contest of written memorials and oral advocacy.

The 2026 edition runs from 4 to 6 September at the ICFAI Law School campus in Hyderabad, carries a total prize pool of 2,00,000 rupees, and is open to three year and five year LL.B. students. Registration closes on 6 August 2026, with a discounted early bird window until 30 June 2026.

The ICFAI Law School is the law wing of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE), Hyderabad, a deemed to be university. The competition is held in memory of Shri N.J. Yasaswy, the founder of the ICFAI group of institutions.

The moot is run by the law school's moot court committee as its flagship advocacy event, and the 2026 edition marks its 11th year.

This is a memorial and oral advocacy moot. Each team argues both sides of the problem across written and oral stages.

• Teams research the moot problem and submit written memorials for both sides.
• A researcher's test is held at the start of the competition.
• Oral rounds run through preliminary, quarter-final, semi-final and final stages.

The competition opens with the inaugural ceremony and researcher's test on 4 September 2026, followed by the oral rounds on 5 and 6 September 2026.

The competition is open to law students enrolled in a recognised LL.B. programme in India.

• Students in three year LL.B. and five year integrated LL.B. programmes are eligible.
• Each law college may send a maximum of one team.
• A team consists of three members: two speakers and one researcher.

Registration is on a per team basis, with an early bird discount.

• Early bird fee: 2,850 rupees per team, for teams that register on or before 30 June 2026.
• Regular fee: 3,450 rupees per team, from 1 July to 6 August 2026.
• Accommodation, where required, is an additional 5,000 rupees (early bird with accommodation 7,850 rupees; regular with accommodation 8,450 rupees).

Fees are paid through the official IFHE conference payment portal linked below.

Plan your team around these dates.

• Early bird registration closes: 30 June 2026.
• Final registration deadline: 6 August 2026.
• Last date to seek clarifications: 9 August 2026.
• Clarifications released: 15 August 2026.
• Memorial submission: 23 August 2026.
• Inaugural ceremony and researcher's test: 4 September 2026.
• Preliminary and quarter-final rounds: 5 September 2026.
• Semi-final and final rounds: 6 September 2026.

Registration is online in two steps.

1. Fill the official Google registration form with your team and college details.
2. Pay the applicable team fee through the IFHE conference payment portal.

Keep your payment confirmation and watch your team email for the moot problem, clarifications and round schedules. For any queries, contact the organising committee at the email or numbers below before the deadline.

• Confirm all three members are enrolled in a three year or five year LL.B. programme.
• Form a team of two speakers and one researcher.
• Check that your college is sending only one team.
• Decide whether you can meet the 30 June 2026 early bird window.
• Fill the official registration form before 6 August 2026.
• Pay the applicable team fee and save the confirmation.
• Note the 9 August clarification deadline and the 23 August memorial submission.
• Block 4, 5 and 6 September 2026 for the rounds at Hyderabad.