📌About the Event

The Antrix–IFIM 5th National Moot Court Competition 2026 is a national-level legal competition focused on Space Law and international space governance. Organised by the Moot Court Committee of IFIM Law School, Bengaluru, in collaboration with Antrix Corporation Limited, the competition will test participants’ legal research, memorial drafting and courtroom advocacy skills through written and oral rounds.

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ℹ️ Event Details

• Theme: Space Law – The Next Frontier of Law
• Mode: Offline
• Venue: IFIM Law School, Bengaluru
• Event dates: September 25–27, 2026
• Title and Logo Partner: Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial and marketing arm of ISRO
• Knowledge and Media Partner: SCC Online and SCC Times

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📅 Important Dates

• Early-bird registration deadline: August 20, 2026, by 11:59 PM
• General registration deadline: September 7, 2026, by 11:59 PM
• Competition dates: September 25–27, 2026

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🎯 Eligibility & Rules

• Eligibilty:
  • Students enrolled in a recognised three-year or five-year LL.B. programme in India are eligible.
  • Participating law schools, universities and institutions must nominate their teams.
  • Teams will be evaluated through:
  • Written memorial rounds
  • Oral arguments
  • Elimination rounds
  • Grand Finale
  • Evaluation will primarily assess legal research, memorial drafting, knowledge of Space Law, argument structure and courtroom advocacy.
  • Participants should refer to the official competition rules for the detailed team composition, memorial format and round-wise scoring criteria.

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🏆 Benefits for the Participants

• Winning Team: ₹90,000
• Runner-up Team: ₹70,000
• Best Speaker: ₹18,000
• Best Researcher: ₹18,000
• Best Memorial – Petitioner: ₹18,000
• Best Memorial – Respondent: ₹18,000
• Additional incentive: Three complimentary one-year SCC Online Web Edition subscriptions for the members of the winning team
• Total prize pool: More than ₹2 lakh