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The GREAT Debate 2015

The GREAT Debate competition, is a unique opportunity to celebrate the UK and India’s shared culture of vibrant discussion and debate.

• From: British High Commission New Delhi, British Deputy High Commission Mumbai, British Deputy High Commission Chennai, British Deputy High Commission Kolkata and British Deputy High Commission Bengaluru
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  British Deputy High Commission Hyderabad, British Deputy High Commission Chandigarh, and British Deputy High Commission Ahmedabad
• Published: 21 July 2015
• Last updated: 10 February 2016 — See all updates

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The competition organised by the British High Commission and the British Council is bigger and better this time around with participation from ten cities across India. Over 600 university and college students participated and the following emerged winners –

Region	University	Winners
Bhubaneswar	Ravenshaw University	Vaivab Das, Abhisek Parija
Bangalore	Indian Institute of Journalism and New media	Shubhangi Sinha, Mridula Ramadugu
Chennai	MOP Vaishnav College	Kavya Sreekumar, Tabitha S S
Ahmedabad	PDPU, Gandhinagar	Saksham Singh, Hrim Shah
Hyderabad	BITs	Shorya Chaturvedi, Neel Shah
Delhi	Ashoka	Aditya Khemka, Isherjeet Singh
Kolkata	NUJS	Archit Krishna, Yashvi Ganeriwal
Mumbai	The Cathedral and John Connon School	Neville Tata, Tanmay Chopra
Chandigarh	Thapar University	Pranav Koshal, Pulkit Madan
Jaipur	SMS Medical College	Vasuki Tikkiwal, Chhavi Singh

• See videos of winners of the regional rounds here.

• See pictures of the GREAT Debate here.

The GREAT prize:

On 23 February 2016, ten teams will battle it out to win a week-long sponsored study tour in the UK. The winning team will get to spend a week in the UK which will include visits to historical sites, academic institutions and cultural events, as well as interaction with students in the UK.

Our partners are:

• British Council
• Chevening Scholarships
• Virgin Atlantic
• Premiere Explore
• Luxury Hotels Group

Further information:

• GREAT Debate 2015 launched in style at British Council New Delhi

• The GREAT Debate 2014

Please email your queries to GREATDebate.BHC

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Published 21 July 2015
Last updated 10 February 2016 + show all updates

1. 10 February 2016

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2. 21 July 2015

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