CEGC, NLUO Announces Nyāya Udghosh 2026: National Judgment Writing Competition & Conclave
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20 Dec 2025 3:38 PM IST
National Law University Odisha (NLUO) was established in 2009 under the National Law University Orissa Act, 2008. Since its inception, NLUO has emerged as a centre for socially relevant legal education, driven by a committed faculty and a flexible, rigorous curriculum that encourages intellectual exchange. The University fosters holistic student development through strong academic training, leadership building, and active participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, producing graduates who excel across the legal profession.
About Competitive Examinations Guidance Committee (CEGC)
The CEGC is a student-run committee that aims to nurture and culture an atmosphere for competitive exams in NLUO. With a large amount of law graduates being inclined to write competitive examinations, we aim to help and guide these aspirants so that they can achieve their future goals. To be a pioneering force in guiding and preparing students to achieve success in competitive examinations thereby enabling them to become leaders and change-makers in their chosen fields. The Competitive Examinations Guidance Committee of the National Law University Odisha (CEGC) is dedicated to providing guidance and support to students aspiring for various competitive examinations within India and abroad with special emphasis on careers pertaining to law. Our mission is to nurture a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and holistic development, equipping students with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to excel in their chosen careers.
About The Competition
The Competitive Examinations Guidance Committee (CEGC), NLUO is a student-run body dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence in competitive examinations. It provides guidance and support to students aspiring for national and international competitive exams, with a special focus on law-related careers. The Committee aims to equip aspirants with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to succeed and emerge as future leaders and change-makers.
About The Conclave
The Conclave shall be open to everyone. However, for those wanting to attend only the conclave must register themselves for the same through the registration link provided hereunder in the brochure. It is meant to be a space for learning that goes beyond the competitive part of the judgment writing event. The conclave, which is completely online, allows the members of the judging panel to come together and enlighten the participants about the art of judicial reasoning and the qualities that make the writing of judgments easy and effective. It provides a great opportunity for the participants and the other students to interact and get to know about how judges deal with the complex legal questions, assess the submissions and deliver a decision upholding the rule of law.
The experts will discuss their common challenges in the written judgments, and they will share the most effective ways and the best practices among them, and they will then offer the participants the help through their own judgment writing skills. The platform is interactive in nature and hence it is most suitable for the young law students as it encourages them to sharpen their skills in a supportive environment where they will draw from the experience and points of view of professionals. The results of the competition are to be announced during the conclave. The conclave will be a source of inspiring, thoughtful, reflective, and responsible legal thinking, and the students will take with them lessons that will be of high value throughout their professional journeys.
Rules Of The Competition
Event Structure:
• The Nyāya Udghosh 2026 shall comprise two events (completely online):
(a) The Judgment Writing Competition
(b) The Conclave
Eligibility:
• Open to undergraduate law students for the competition.
• Conclave open to all.
Team Composition:
• Individual or teams of two; cross-institutional teams allowed.
Registration Fees:
• Single Author – ₹300
• Co-Authors – ₹500
• Conclave Only – ₹150
Registration- Link
Important Dates
• Opening of Registration – December 15, 2025
• Release of Proposition – January 26, 2026
• Closing of Registration – February 7, 2026
• Team Code Allotment – February 8, 2026
• Clarification Window – February 8–10, 2026
• Release of Clarifications – February 14, 2026
• Submission Deadline – February 28, 2026
• Conclave & Declaration of Results – April 12, 2026 (subject to change)
Contact Information
For queries, kindly reach out:
• Anoushka Bahadur – Convenor, CEGC (+91 6299758270)
• Shubham Kumar Sinha – Co-Convenor, CEGC (+91 7667805767)
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