Jadavpur University

Department of International Relations

International Relations
Scholastic Conclave

International Relations
Scholastic Conclave

EVENTS
BROCHURE
WHAT IS
IRSC?
The International Relations Scholastic
Conclave is an annual symposium of
scholarly and intellectual discourse
organized by the Department of
International Relations, Jadavpur Every year, to facilitate the discourse
University. we pick a theme of global or political
importance. This year, the 3-day
This conclave intends to present an academic conclave will be based on the
Interdisciplinary and inclusive theme,
discussion on various pressing issues
related to the global state of affairs. “Looking through the Lens of the Global
For this purpose, we intend to South”
organize
various events ranging from paper We intend to explore this vast theme
presentations to panel discussions from an interdisciplinary approach and
and academic simulations. look into the lives of the people, through
the lens of gender, sexuality and the
The Faculty, the Research Scholars subaltern; understand the
and the students at the Department political-economy of the global south;
of International Relations shall be and delve into the implications of the
working together for the political and technological
Departmental conclave to come to development in the Global South.
fruition.
GENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS
Participants must visit our
website irsc.org.in to learn
more about the rules and
regulations.
Multiple event participation is
allowed as long as there are no
overlapping schedules. The decision of judge will be
All participants must present a final and binding, and cannot
valid government-issued ID be challenged by any
(such as Aadhaar or voter ID) for participants.
identity verification. Cross-institutional teams are
Additionally, they must provide permitted.
a valid school or college ID to A WhatsApp group will be
confirm their current year of formed for each event to
study. facilitate communication and
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Event Heads
Moupali Sarkar- 6291334359
Oeendrela Basak-7908073650
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O A Registration is mandatory before the submission of the abstract.

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Open to undergraduates, postgraduates, and research scholars
of all disciplines.
Undergraduates register as Juniors; postgraduates and research
scholars as Seniors—non-compliance results in cancellation.
For teams, only one member registers on behalf of the team.

Contact: Jayasmita Sarkar- 9641215740

TOPIC
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Participants have to choose any
This is an offline event to be held on 29th April 2025
one topic from their respective Each team must comprise a minimum two and a maximum three
categories members.
JUNIOR Category: The event will be conducted in English
Roadmap for creating social If selected, the participant will be notified via email by 15th April.
and economic infrastructure Only qualified students will present the final paper, to be
submitted by 20th April.
to ensure Right to Food Finalists are required to pay a fee of Rs 150 (undergraduate
Roadmap for the students), Rs 200 (postgraduate), and Rs 350 (research scholars).
development of public Co-authors are charged separately.
education institutions to The final paper should be between 1500-2000 words with a font
ensure Right to Education size of 12 in Times New Roman.
All members of the team have to be present for the final
SENIOR Category: presentation, failing which the team will get disqualified. Such
Roadmap for Sustainable communication of absence must be informed to the organisers
development of the prior to the event.
agricultural sector of All final presentations will be held on the same day, irrespective
developing countries of the categories
Roadmap for the Any further rules will be explained by the heads of the event on
that day.
development of the public
healthcare institutions to
ensure Right to Healthcare
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Registration for the event is mandatory before the
submission of the abstract.

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Open to those currently enrolled in or having

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completed high school (equivalent to +2 level) and

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beyond, regardless of their discipline.
Individuals and teams may participate. Only one
team member registers on behalf of the team
Participants reaching the final round are required
to pay a fee of Rs 150 for undergraduate students,
Rs 200 for postgraduate students, and Rs 350 for
Contact: Sneha Pal- 7980563152 research scholars. Co-authors will be charged
separately..

TOPICS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Participants have to choose any
one topic from their respective Each team may have multiple co-authors, but only 2 can
categories: present.
JUNIOR Category: The abstract must be mailed for the prelims round.
Weaponisation of Sanctions: Those who will qualify will present in the final round:
Global South and Economic offline for Kolkata participants, and online for
Sovereignty. participants residing outside of Kolkata.
Faces of Racism: Immigrant Participants have the option to present in either
Communities in the West. English or Bengali
SENIOR Category: Proper references and citations are mandatory (APA
style) for the final paper.
Brahminism, Resistance and
Plagiarism in any form is strictly prohibited.
Caste Annihilation: Releasing Both team members have to be present for the final
Agricultural Growth and presentation, failing which the team will be
Development in India. disqualified. Such communications of absence must be
The Politics of ‘Drags’: Towards informed to the organizers prior to the event.
Redefining Gender and
Sexuality.
Rise of AI and Platform
Capitalism.
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P E Open to individuals currently enrolled in or having

completed high school (equivalent to +2 level) and
beyond, regardless of their discipline.
High school and undergraduate students register for the
Junior Category. Postgraduate students and those with
higher qualifications register for the Senior Category;
non-compliance results in cancellation.
Contact: Shirin Alam- 8649850479 Registration fees: Rs 100 (individual).

TOPIC RULES AND REGULATIONS

Participants have to choose any one The event will be bilingual: Essays will be accepted in
topic from their respective English or Bengali.
categories Participants must write an essay on any of the given
JUNIOR Category: topics.
Rise of Religious One participant can only submit one essay. Multiple
Fundamentalism in submissions will lead to disqualification.
Contemporary South and South- The essay should be between 800 and 1500 words.
East Asia. Essays must be submitted in PDF or Word format at
Rethinking Governance in the [email protected]
Age of AI. Participants must use the APA format for citing
SENIOR Category: references.
Corporatisation, Displacement Only original essays will be accepted. Previously
and the Adivasi Voice: A More published or plagiarised essays will result in
Sustainable Approach towards disqualification.
Development. Essays will be assessed on the originality and clarity of
Neo-Fascism and Challenges of content, the quality of analysis and research, and the
Journalism in Contemporary language and structure of the essay.
South and South-east Asia. The last date of submission is 15th April 2025.
Capitalism and Body
Dysmorphia.
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REGISTRATION

U M Open to high school (+2), undergraduate, and

postgraduate students of all disciplines.

R G Individuals and teams (max. 2 members) may participate.

Only one team member registers on behalf of the team

A Registration fees: Rs 100 (individual) and Rs 200 (team of

two)

Contact: Promit Sarkar- 9051071498

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TOPIC
The event will be held offline on 29th April
The debate follows the Oxford format.
The topic will be Participants may debate in either English, Bengali or
disclosed to the Hindi. Their language choice must be declared beforehand
participants 24 hours and maintained throughout the event
prior to the 10 teams will qualify for the finale.
commencement of the For prelims, the time limit shall be 3+1 (3 mins speaking
time followed by 1 min of rebuttal)
event For finals the time limit shall be 4+1 (4 mins speaking time
The teammates can followed by 1 minute of rebuttal)
choose the stances on Participants must adhere to the time limit.
their own Participants will be individually assessed, but strong
team-spirit is valued.
Using unparliamentary language, abusive words, or
inappropriate gestures leads to immediate
disqualification.
Judges’ and coordinators’ decisions are final.
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Z Z Open to high school (+2), undergraduate, and

U I postgraduate students of all disciplines.

Individuals and teams (max. 2 members) may

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behalf of the team
Registration fees: Rs 100 (individual) and Rs 200
(team of two)

Contact: Tanushree Paul- 9064700856

RULES AND REGULATION

The event will be held offline on 28th April
In a team of two if one member is absent the other
remaining participant has to let the organizers
know before the beginning of the event if they
want to be paired with another solo participant.
Such pairings will be done by the organizers.
The event will be in English
There will be a Tie- breaker round if required.
Here, each participant or the team will begiven
only 30 seconds to answer the question.
The decisions of the Quiz Master will be final.
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Open to those currently enrolled in or having completed
high school (equivalent to +2 level) and beyond,
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Registration fees: Rs 750 (individual) and Rs 1400 (teams
of two)

Contact: Rupkatha Chakravartty- 9830911434 BASIC INFORMATION

English will be the official medium of communication during

the event
TOPIC The Committee will receive crises to analyze and decide upon.
A Study Guide shall be provided to all participants
The committee’s agenda is: The discussion is open-floor with no strict speaking limits,
“Deliberations for Settlement of allowing adequate time for cross-questioning and argument
development.
Bilateral Dispute”
All the rules and regulations will be at the discretion of the
The participants’ designated
EB/Chairperson and will be mentioned before the day of event.
positions shall be notified via The Rules of Procedure will be explained by the Executive
email Board on the first day.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS

Details notified: 14-20 days before.

It will be a three-day event conducted completely in offline
mode on 28th, 29th and 30th April.
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P O Open to individuals currently enrolled in or having

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completed high school (equivalent to +2 level) and
beyond, regardless of their discipline.
Registration fees: Rs 100 (individual)

Contact: Prapti Sundass- 8927260681

RULES AND REGULATIONS
Only individual participation is allowed
TOPIC Participants may use digital designing tools (E.g.
Canva, Photoshop) or Hand- drawn posters.
Only digital submissions are accepted; posters must
Beauty’s Cash In On: Body be submitted in JPEG or PDF format.
Submissions must be original; plagiarism results in
Dysmorphia in a World of disqualification
Posters must not contain offensive or inappropriate
Consumerism. content.
Participants should submit their poster at
[email protected]
Details like their name, college, along with a
description for the submitted poster and how it aligns
with the theme (WITHIN 50 WORDS) is compulsory in
the email.
Last date of submission is 20th April by 11:30 PM.
By submitting, participants grant permission for their
posters to be used in an exhibition during the 3 days
of the event.
The rankers' posters will be featured in the official
Instagram handle of IRSC'25.
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S N The event is open to high school (+2) and

undergraduate and postgraduate students of any
discipline.
Only individual participation allowed.
Registration fees is Rs 100 individual participation.

Contact: Debargha Nath- 9064857082

THEME RULES AND REGULATIONS

Participants may capture photos from any location.
Life in Global South They must have all the rights of the photographs.
Image Format: JPG/JPEGMaximum Size: 25 MB
Minimum Size: 1800px Longer Side with 72 DPI min.
Participants can be asked to provide the following:
RAW files (e.g., CR2, NEF, ORF, PEF, RAF . ARW, etc),
and the original unedited image in JPEG format will
be required for authentication.
Post Processing- Allowed (Colour Correction,
Removal of Dust, Cropping, Reasonable Adjustments
to Exposure, Contrast, Conversion to Grayscale)
A Google Form will be provided to participants on
15th April for submitting the photos they have
captured.
By submitting, participants grant permission for
their photos to be used in an exhibition during the 3
days of the event.
The rankers' photographs will be featured in the
official Instagram handle of IRSC'25.
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International Relations
Scholastic Conclave Student Coordinators:
Devasmita Dutta: 8100298096
irsc2025
Jishnu Roy: 9830559752
International Relations
Pratik Das: 9091882185
Scholastic Conclave Shujat Ali Shahid: 9831475544

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