6th Surana & Surana and RGNUL International Arbitral Award Writing Competition 2025
About Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL)
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act incorporated a University of Law of national stature in the State of Punjab with the key objective to evolve and impart comprehensive legal education including distant and continuing legal education at all levels to achieve excellence. The institution’s endeavour is to serve the society through reforms in legal services by way of preparing professionally competent lawyers, inquisitive researchers, able administrators, conscientious judicial officers, and above all, socially responsible citizens, who shall be whole- heartedly and continuously engaged in the process of nation building.
About the Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR)
Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR) at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, has been established to promote interest of students and researchers in Alternative Dispute Resolution constituting dispute resolution methods like Arbitration, Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation. CADR endeavours to promote and develop ADR as a vehicle of socio-economic and political justice. The Centre is also known for organizing the RGNUL National Negotiation Competition and the Sports & Entertainment Law Mediation Competition.
About Surana & Surana International Attorneys
Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai, India has been dedicated to providing quick relief to clients and is described as the “first choice” and the “go-to” firm for legal advice by top clients from “MSME to MNC” in South India. Consistently ranked among the top law firms of India since 1998 by national and international publications and clients, their services include arbitration, mediation, litigation, corporate, commercial, criminal, cyber, defence, tax, regulatory investigations & compliance, real estate, infrastructure and IPR.
About the Competition
The CADR is collaborating with Surana & Surana International Attorneys, headquartered in Chennai, India to organise the sixth edition of the Surana & Surana and RGNUL International Arbitral Award Writing Competition, 2025.
NO FEES will be charged at any stage of the competition.
Eligibility
The Competition shall be open to the students who are pursuing their B.A. LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., M.Phil, at any university across the world as on the date of the release of the competition problem. If any student of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) is positioned amongst the top three, he/she will not be eligible for the top three prizes but will be felicitated in recognition of his/her performance with a special prize by the Surana & Surana International Attorneys, Chennai.
How to Register?
Interested candidates can register online via the link given at the end of the post.
Important dates
- Release of Problem: 16th October, 2025
- Last Date to seek clarifications: 15th November, 2025
- Release of Clarifications: 10th November, 2025
- Last Date of Submission of the Final Draft: 15th December, 2025
- Declaration of Results: Last Week of January, 2026.
Prizes
- First Prize: INR 25,000/-
- Second Prize: INR 15,000/-
- Third Prize: INR 10,000/-
- Consolation Prize (Next Best Five Entries): INR 1,000/- (each)
Contact
For any queries or clarifications, participants can reach out to us at [email protected].
Click here to register.
Click here to Submit Clarification.
