15th Edition of Checkmate AIL National Moot Court Competition: Register Now!

About the Checkmate

With immense exhuberance and alacrity, the Army Institute of Law takes utmost pleasure in announcing the 15th edition of AIL Checkmate National Moot Court Competition, 2025.

With the aim to propagate cognizance about the developing principles of Criminal Law in a systematic manner and train participants for effective practice, the moot problem aims to elucidate developments in this field through jurisprudential analysis of the existing law and consequential emergence of new laws, besides developing cutting edge skills in research, writing and advocacy.

The competition is scheduled to be held from 6th to 8th November 2025. The moot will be judged by legal luminaries who have expertise in the legal issues stated in the moot problem. Participation is open for students who are pursuing LLB three year / five-year course during the current academic year.

Registration Details

• The teams should provisionally register through by sending an E-mail to: ail.[email protected] (with subject Moot Court Registration Checkmate2025)
• A maximum of 32 teams will be registered to participate in the competition on a firstcome- first serve basis. Registration Fee for Memorial based selection will be Rs 2000 which shall be Nonrefundable for each participating team. The fee for Memorial rounds to be submitted through online transaction by clicking on the following link: https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=593474
• The scanned copy of the receipt of payment along with the duly filled registration form (attached with the brochure) should be sent via e- mail [email protected] with the following details:
  • Details of Payment of Registration Fee
  • 1. Transaction ID
  • 2. Bank
  • 3. Date of payment
• After the Memorial Round, Top 16 teams will qualify for Oral Rounds. Fee for Oral rounds to be held at AIL Mohali is Rs 4500/- (without accommodation). The said fee of Rs. 4500/- (Non-refundable) shall include only Lunch (7th-8th November 2025) for the participating team.
• Fee for Oral rounds with accommodation and only Lunch (7 -8 November 2025) shall be Rs 7500/-. The accommodation for teams will be provided for two days, i.e. 6 and 7 November 2025. Payment Link (Fee for the oral rounds): https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm?corpID=593474
• Changes to participant names will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances, subject to the sole discretion of the organizers. Such changes must be communicated at least one week prior to the event and must be supported by valid proof from the participating college.

Important Dates:

• Last date for Registration form along with submission of the fee for memorial @ Rs.1000/-: 24th September, 2025
• Deadline for seeking clarifications to the proposition: 24th September, 2025
• Release of clarifications: 26th September, 2025.
• Deadline for submission of soft copies of Memorials: 9th October, 2025.
• Declaration of the Result of the Memorials: 14th October, 2025.
• Deadline for submission fee for Oral rounds: 17th October, 2025.
• Schedule for Oral Rounds (Top16 teams that qualified for oral rounds)
  • Reporting to AIL Campus-Registration for Oral Rounds: 6th November, 2025, 3PM to 4PM.
  • Octa Final & Quarter Final: 7th November, 2025
  • Semi Final & Final Round: 8th November, 2025.

Awards

• Best Team :- Rs. 42,000/- along with a certificate
• Runners Up :- Rs. 33,000/- along with a certificate
• Third Semi Finalist :- Rs. 9,000/- along with a certificate
• Fourth Semi Finalist :- Rs. 6,000/- along with a certificate
• Best Memorial:- Rs. 15,000/- along with a certificate
• Second Best Memorial:- Rs. 9,000/- along with a certificate
• Best Speaker :- Rs. 10,000/- along with a certificate
• Second Best Speaker:- Rs.8,000/- along with a certificate

In addition to the above awards, plaques and certificates will be given to other categories of winners. All participants will be awarded participation certificates.

Contact Information

For further clarifications or queries, you may contact the undersigned Organizing Committee members or else can contact via e-mail at [email protected].

• Mr. Aman Singh: +91 9521351266
• Ms. Pragati Khandekar: +91 9416100246

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