ICYD Selections

ICYD Selections 2024

The International Competition for Young Debaters (ICYD) is the largest and most prestigious competition for 15 and under debaters in the world. It is conducted every year alternatingly by the Cambridge and Oxford Unions in the UK. The upcoming championship in 2024 is set to be held at Oxford University.
Each year, ISDS carefully chooses and trains enthusiastic individuals to form the Indian contingent for the International Competition for Young Debaters (ICYD) through our National Selection process and a competitive invitational tournament.

ISDS’ History at ICYD

Since 2017, ISDS has trained and subsidized teams to ICYD. The students also emerged as the best speaker and second best speaker at the tournament on India’s debut appearance, making the whole country proud. In the recent past, ISDS-coached teams have been ICYD Champions and top 10 speakers consistently since 2021, granting us a hat-trick run as of 2023!

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India’s Past Performance at ICYD

The Indian Schools Debating Society (ISDS) has represented India at ICYD since 2017, winning the championship four times.

2017
● Champions
● Top 2 Speakers
2019
2020
● Grand Finalist
● Top Speaker
2021
● Champions
● Top Speaker
2022
● Champions
● Top Speaker
2023
● Champions
● ESL Champions
● Top Speaker

Registration Information

If your school has missed participating in ISDS’ national selection process, you can enter our ISDS ICYD selection.

Please register as a two member team from the same school.

Note: If your school has already entered the National Selection process, they will receive an invitation to participate based on students’ performance at the selection process.

Registration closed

 

Format and Logistics

  • Date: 10th February, 2024.
  • Timings: 8:30AM – 5:30PM IST  ► View detailed schedule here
  • Format: British Parliamentary
  • Debate Topics: Of the 4 rounds that all students have to debate in, topics for two rounds will be released three days in advance, and the topics for the other two will be released 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the debate
  • Debater Briefing: ► View details here