AnnouncedPhase I opens December 2026.
Raziuddin Shaikh All-Pakistan Senior Debating Championship 2026-27
January 2027
Cap
64 teams
Slots / campus
up to 2
Fee / team
PKR 29,000
Phase I window
December 2026
Payment deadline
January 2027
Phase II deadline
January 2027
Registration
Open to full-time enrolled students of the registering institution. Up to two teams per campus — every campus seats its A team before its B team, then first come, first served. The cap is tentative.
Format
World Schools format. Four preliminary rounds — rounds 1 and 3 prepared. At a 64-team field the break runs to the top 24, with partial double-octofinals.
Ranking: wins, then average speaker points, then margins.
Adjudication & team managers
Each team travels with at least one accredited accompanying adjudicator (n=1) — workshop and test provided. Team managers are 21 or over: a trusted coach or member of the faculty.
Key dates
Phase I — Team Slot Request deadlineDecember 2026
Payment deadlineJanuary 2027
Phase II — Participant Details deadlineJanuary 2027
Tournament datesJanuary 2027
Fees
Tournament Registration Fee (per team)PKR 29,000
Campus MembershipPKR 40,000
Institutional MembershipPKR 35,000
Proof of payment due by January 2027.
Invitation pack
The invitation pack is the source of truth; this page summarises it.