Ivy Spires Organises World Schools Debate Tournaments to Strengthen Debate Ecosystem in India
- Priya Khaitan

- Apr 29
- 1 min read
Noida, India — Ivy Spires is actively organising debate tournaments based on the World Schools Debate format, providing students across India with structured and competitive platforms aligned with international standards.
These tournaments bring together students from diverse schools to participate in high-quality debate rounds that test analytical thinking, communication, and teamwork.
Participants engage in:
Preliminary rounds followed by elimination stages
Judged debates with structured feedback
Motions covering global, social, and policy issues
The World Schools Debate format is widely recognised as one of the most comprehensive formats for school-level debate, requiring students to combine research, reasoning, and public speaking skills.
Through these tournaments, Ivy Spires aims to build a consistent and accessible competitive ecosystem for debate in India, encouraging participation from students at different levels of experience.
The initiative contributes to the development of debate as a structured academic discipline within the Indian education landscape.