First year induction and Fresher's Pool

Notice- For the First Years

1.      Induction of the first years into the MCA

Two first year students will be inducted into the MCA. The induction debate will be held on 3^rd August (Monday). The time and venue of the debate will be announced in the class on Monday itself. There is no need of a prior registration with the MCA to participate in the induction debate. The topics for the debate are:

·        This House believes that the execution of Yakub Memon was legally correct.

·    This House believes that criminal defamation violates the freedom of speech and expression as enshrined in the Constitution.

 All participants will be given 5 minutes to present their views on any one of the above topics which will be followed by 2 minutes of questioning. Participants can present their views in support of/against the motion.

(Read http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/sc-on-criminal-defamation-ipc-came-much-before-constitution-time-to-judge-if-provision-still-valid/ , http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-rejects-curative-petition-of-yakub-memon/article1-1374311.aspx )

Based on the induction debate, 8-10 people will be selected for interview which will be conducted on 4^th August (Tuesday).

2.      Constitution of the Fresher’s Pool and Mooting Demonstration

The problem for the Fresher’s Pool is being made by the Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights (“CSIPR”). It will be released by 5^th August (Wednesday) and will deal with Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”). CSIPR will hold 2-3 classes in August to provide an introduction to the subject matter of the problem.

MCA will hold a mooting demonstration for the 1^st years in the next week. MCA will also hold classes regarding formatting of memorials in August. The memorial submission for the Fresher’s Pool will be around the end of August. The rounds will take place in the first week of September.