A thing that brings all the aspirants of the University of Delhi (DU) in this country to a sense of fascination is the University’s engagement with the performing arts. With a plethora of opportunities in fields like dance, music, dramatic, debating, students are exposed to the discipline and the adventure of the arts that interest them. DU Beat brings to you, for the first time, a ranking of the top debating societies in the circuit. The hard work was persistent, and the competition heartening. Let’s delve into who made the cut and how.
Methodology
The best college society in each category was selected by creating a tally of the top 3 positions that could be won at various events. The team that secured the 1st position (winners) was awarded 3 points and the team that secured the 2nd position (finalist) was awarded 2 points. The best adjudicator and the second best adjudicators were allotted 3 and 2 points each, respectively.
46 DU college competitions were considered in the making of the tally. The selection of these 46 competitions was based upon an analysis done by speaking with members of numerous college societies, and tracking the competitions they considered most prestigious. The considered college competitions are limited to only colleges affiliated with DU:
| Aryabhatta College |
| Bharti College |
| College of Vocational Studies |
| Dyal Singh College |
| Daulat Ram College |
| Delhi College of Arts and Commerce |
| Deen Dyal Upadhyay College |
| Gargi College |
| Guru Gobind Singh College – Freshers |
| Guru Gobind Singh College – Seniors |
| Hansraj College |
| Hindu College – Premchand |
| Hindu College – Thadani |
| Indraprastha College for Women |
| Janki Devi Memorial |
| Jesus and Mary College |
| Kamala Nehru College |
| Keshav Mahavidyalaya College |
| Kirori Mal College – Freshers |
| Kirori Mal College – Seniors |
| Lady Irwin College |
| Lady Shri Ram College |
| Mata Sundri College |
| Maitreyi College |
| Miranda House |
| Moti Lal Nehru College (Morning) |
| Moti Lal Nehru College (Evening) |
| PGDAV College (Morning) |
| PGDAV College (Evening) |
| Ramjas College |
| Ramanaujan College |
| Ram Lal Anand College |
| Satyawati College |
| Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies |
| SGTB Khalsa College |
| SGND Khalsa College |
| Sri Venkateswara College |
| Shaheed Bhagat Singh College of Business Studies |
| Shivaji College |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce – Freshers |
| Shri Ram College of Commerce – Seniors |
| Shyama Prasad Mukherji College |
| St Stephen’s College – Freshers |
| St Stephen’s College – Seniors |
| Zakir Hussain College (Morning) |
| Zakir Hussain College (Evening) |
Top Three Positions
The following are the positions and the points with which they emerged victorious:
| Winner- CBS with 47 points |
| First Runner-up- Venkateswara with 45 points |
| Second Runner-up – KMC with 40 points |
Points Tally
The Winning Society at a Glance
The CBS Debating Society shared its delight with DU Beat correspondent, Shivani Dadhwal- “This year has been an extremely rewarding year for our society. We have increased our tournament wins from 4 to 9, beating our own record many times over. However, this journey hasn’t been an easy one. Being a business college, We didn’t have exposure to social studies in our college curriculum. Some would consider this a disadvantage but we were able to overcome this with the constant dedication, hard work and commitment of all the members.
Our society is new to the circuit and we have actively debated only in the last few years. Initially our members found it difficult to even find an opportunity to participate as our society enjoyed no recognition. It fills us with immense joy to see our society reach such heights. We are confident all our current and future members will continue to work and inspire.”
Active Members
1. Jatin Gupta (President)
- Meher Jauhar
- Bhavya Bhatia
- Nimratt Singh
- Ragini Jetly
- Ayush Gupta
- Anany Jain
- Udit Miglani
- Bhavya Mehta
- Avantika Mathur
- Archit Dikshit
- Kshitij Bansal
- Tanish Mittal (Vice President)
- Suraj Chawla
- Naman Wadhwa
- Devesh Mittal
- Ajatshatru Singh Rawat
- Rakshit Sinha
- Abhi Bansal
- Adittya Dhingra
- Aashish Kumar
- Ayushman Jain
- Dev Goel
- Medha Bhasin
- Muskaan Sharma
- Raghavv Garg
- Samridhh Sharma
- Shreyan Puri
- Satwik Rajput
- Srishti Bhandari
- Samyak Jain
- Rohan Kumar
- Vasu Aggarwal
- Yuganshu Bhagat
- Yash Jain
Winners Tally
From among the colleges we considered, the CBS Debating Society secured positions at the following competitions:
Winners: Hindu College (Thadani), Zakir Hussain College (Morning), Kamala Nehru College
Finalist: Deen Dyal Upadhyay College, Gargi College, Hindu College (Premchand), Indraprastha College, Janki Devi Memorial College, LSR College, SRCC Freshers
Best Adjudicator: Dyal Singh College, Hansraj College, Indraprastha College, Jesus and Mary College, Moti Lal Nehru College (Morning), Ramjas College
2nd Best Adjudicator: Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Deen Dyal Upadhyay, Hindu College (Premchand)
Data Analysis and Compilation by:
Shivani Dadhwal
Anushree Joshi
Feature Image Designed by:
Palak Mittal for DU Beat
