4th VIPS Maadhyam National Virtual Negotiation Competition 2022

Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (affiliated to GGSIPU), Delhi is pleased to invite your esteemed institution to participate in the 4th VIPS - Maadhyam National Virtual Negotiation Competition from 28th April to 1st May, 2022. The competition is organised in collaboration with Maadhyam – International Council for Conflict Resolution. It aims to enhance ADR skills among law students by providing a platform for improving their negotiation skills.

We have successfully organised 1st National Client Counselling and Mediation Competition in 2017, 2nd National Negotiation and Mediation Competition in 2018 and 3rd National Virtual Mediation Competition in 2020. We look forward to your participation in order to make the Competition a huge success. 

ABOUT VIPS 

Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, affiliated to GGSIP University was established in the year 2000 with the vision to impart world class quality professional education and promote excellence in education. In this pursuit, VIPS provides innovative pedagogies to encapsulate the prescribed curriculum along with consistency, thereby focusing on the holistic growth of every student at VIPS. Vivekananda School of Law and Legal Studies (VSLLS) under the umbrella of VIPS is committed to realizing the words of Swami Vivekananda: “Man Making, Character Building and Nation Building”. VSLLS takes progressive efforts to equip its law students to face the world by developing conceptual clarity and focus on the creation of research aptitude and critical approaches amongst students to prepare them to be good and successful professionals. 

ABOUT MAADHYAM – International Council for Conflict Resolution Maadhyam

International Council for Conflict Resolution, founded by highly accomplished professionals, comprises many renowned, experienced and internationally accredited mediators. It has been at the forefront of developing and implementing training programmes for imparting and promoting conflict resolution skills for ADR practitioners, in line with contemporary global trends. With a global outlook and focus on capacity building, Maadhyam has to its credit various International collaborators including the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, California, U.S.A. and SAGE Mediation, Singapore, besides many National Universities and Bar Associations across the country.

About the Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

 The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution is a platform that provides training and recognition to students participating in alternative dispute resolution activities ranging from mediation, arbitration to client counseling. The ADR skills enable participants to resolve the dispute amicably and ‘to be hard on the problem and soft on the people’. Our mission is to connect, support, and inspire a diverse community committed to empowering society while nurturing and honing their oratorical, research, and analytical skills. To enhance the performance and knowledge of our members, we hold regular competitions and workshops encompassing a range of activities under ADR. 

ELIGIBILITY

The Competition is open to all bonafide students pursuing undergraduate degrees (five and three-year law programmes) in Law Schools/Colleges/Institutions/Universities recognised by the Bar Council of India. Each Participating Institution is permitted to send a maximum number of two teams to the Competition. If at all more teams are registered, that would be subject to only two teams being selected on the First Come First Serve basis. All participants must be registered with their respective institutions as full-time or part-time students for the academic year 2021-2022. 

For more information, refer to the brochure here.

Application Procedure- The interested students before filling out the participation form MUST apply at soladr@ddn.upes.ac.in and cc to  ggoswami@ddn.upes.ac.in  latest by 16th April 2022 before 11:59 PM. In case of any query, contact team ADR but kindly do not upload wrong information; for the application shall be rejected outright, if any discrepancy is found.