Tournament Details
Harvard College Debating Union World Schools - India Invitationals 2025
Format
World Schools Debating Championship
Location
Jayshree Periwal International School
Grades
6th to 12th Std
Dates
Aug 15th - Aug 17th
Identifying India’s best school debating teams to represent at Harvard 2026
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Three Day Offline event at Jaipur
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Debate Format: WSDC (8-mins speeches + 4-mins replies)
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5 Rounds of Debating:
2 Prepared Rounds
3 Impromptu Rounds
What Students will gain?
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Preparation for the upcoming Global WSDC Tournaments 2025-26
Train for elite events like NYU, Yale, Princeton, and more.
Master the WSDC Format -Build Life Long Skills
Develop WSDC skills, impromptu thinking, critical reasoning, and persuasion.
Get mentored by WSDC champions and top global adjudicators.
Learn from the National Champions and WUDC Coaches
Harvard College Debate Union X IDL Certificate
Earn a prestigious credential validating your debate mastery.
Access Premium resources Via HCDU
Access Harvard College Debate Union’s curated matterfiles, model speeches, and strategy guides.
Join Harvard-hosted tournament with 30+ elite global schools.
Compete at a Prestigious Global Event at Harvard College, US
Letter From Organizers
Dear Debaters, Coaches, and Enthusiasts,
We're thrilled to announce a historic collaboration between the Indian Debating League and the Harvard College Debating Union. We're launching the official Indian qualifiers for the Harvard World Schools Debating Championship 2025, which will culminate in India's finest school debaters representing the country at Harvard University in 2026.
This initiative aims to discover and nurture India's most promising debaters, equip them with world-class training, and offer them the opportunity to shine on a prestigious global platform. We'll be running immersive bootcamps, debate workshops, and mentorship programs across the country, guided by HCDU champions and IDL's top trainers.
The top-performing teams will earn the honor of representing India at the Harvard WSDC 2026. This is a call to every school, student, and debate coach in India. If you've ever dreamed of debating on a global stage, this is your moment. Let's redefine what's possible for India's youth voice.
anjali tiwary
jenna Hong
Personalized in-depth Feedback
Personalized in-depth Feedback from reputed Adjudicators with individualized analysis to sharpen the competitive edge
Anjali Tiwary
Founder & CEO
Indian Debating League
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Jenna Hong
Convener
Harvard College World School Invitational
Success Stories
The Indian Debating League stands out as one of the most intellectually rigorous and professionally run debating platforms I’ve been part of. From participating in Princeton WSDC and Offline Cambridge Schools in the UK, I found IDL to be on par in terms of quality, challenge, and depth of engagement.
Pranay Sadani - UPenn’29
Novice Finalist, Princeton WSDC 2024 | Cambridge Schools Team India
From representing India as at the Oxford Union, UK with IDL Masterfiles on every potential theme to adrenaline rush of participating and staying up late night for international debates like Harvard, Prague with Trainers being just a ring away, IDL has opened up many oppurtunities to channel my passion and engage with diverse perspectives while providing a concrete support system for me.
Anvi Kumar - Northwestern'29
Oxford Schools Team India' 23 | IIT Delhi High School Debate
Being a part of the Indian Debating League for multiple tournaments was very helpful. Representing Rajasthan, winning MSDL, and making it to the finals of IDL 2023 was both an honor and a challenge that pushed me to elevate my debate. The unique structure of level 1, level of competition, the diversity of students - there was a state for all states in India , and the professionalism of the platform make IDL one of the most prestigious debating arenas in the country.
Parth Jain - Yale’28
Winner, MSDL 2023 | Finalist, Indian Debating League 2023
IDL gave me the kind of confidence that stays with you outside. The feedback was honest, the drills were tough, and the support never felt forced. I learned how to hold my ground, how to listen better, and how to speak with more care.
Diya Bansal - Stanford’28
Harvard World Schools’ 22 | Doxbridge’22