Vidhikta 4.0 — National Client Counselling Competition

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Event Name

Vidhikta 4.0 — National Client Counselling Competition
Organised by the Legal Aid Cell & CCADR, Chanakya National Law University, Patna

FORMAT:

The competition will be structured as:

The competition will be conducted in a hybrid format with virtual preliminary rounds followed by offline semi-final and final rounds at CNLU Patna. In the Preliminary Round, each team gets 45 minutes divided into a 30-minute client consultation and a 15-minute post-interview session with judges. The top 4 teams advance to the Semi-Finals (50 minutes total: 30 consultation + 20 post-interview) on a knockout basis, and top 2 teams proceed to the Final Round (60 minutes total: 40 consultation + 20 post-interview). Clients are provided by the organisers and teams are evaluated on counselling skill, legal analysis, rapport building, and strategy.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The competition is open to law students enrolled in 3-year LL.B. or 5-year integrated law programmes from any recognized university, college, or school of law in India. A maximum of two teams per institution is allowed, and only 32 teams will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.

TEAM COMPOSITION:

Each team shall consist of two members — Counsel 1 and Counsel 2. The client will be provided by the Organising Committee, so participants only perform counselling roles. Team identity must remain anonymous during rounds through allotted team codes.

Important Dates 

  • 📌 Provisional Registration Opens — 2 Feb 2026

  • 📌 Provisional Registration Closes — 18 Feb 2026

  • 📌 Final Registration Opens — 19 Feb 2026

  • 📌 Problem Release — 1 Mar 2026

  • 📌 Final Registration Closes — 5 Mar 2026

  • 📌 Clarification Deadline — 8 Mar 2026

  • 📌 Clarifications Released — 10 Mar 2026

  • 📌 Virtual Preliminary Rounds — 15 Mar 2026

  • 📌 Offline Semi-Final & Final — 28–29 Mar 2026

Registration Fees

  • Preliminary Rounds: ₹1,500 per participant

  • Advanced Offline Rounds (for qualifiers): ₹2,000 per participant

  • Includes food & event passes

  • Accommodation not included (assistance provided on request)

  • Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable

Awards

  • 🏆 Winner — ₹15,000 + Trophy + Internship Opportunity

  • 🥈 Runner-Up — ₹10,000 + Trophy + Internship Opportunity

  • ⭐ Best Counsel Team (Preliminary Rounds) — ₹5,000 + Trophy

Brochure 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested Students before filling out Participation form Must apply by filling ADR APPLICATION FORM latest by 19th February 2026.  In case of any query, contact team ADR at soladr@ddn.upes.ac.in, but kindly do not upload wrong information; the application shall be rejected outright, if any discrepancy is found. 

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