DeepShield 2.0 Policy Drafting & Presentation Competition 2026
Virtuosity Legal
📌About the Event
DeepShield 2.0 is an online Policy Drafting and Presentation Competition organised by Virtuosity Legal in collaboration with ODR Nexus. The competition challenges law students to develop a practical and legally sound policy on the theme “Sharenting and a Child’s Right to Privacy.” Participants first submit a written policy draft, and the top six teams advance to the final live presentation round before a panel of judges.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Theme: Sharenting and a Child’s Right to Privacy
- Mode: Online
- Language: English
- Phase I: Policy Draft Submission
- Phase II: Live Policy Presentation
- Only 6 teams will qualify from Phase I for the final presentation round.
- Finalists get 10 minutes to present, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
📅 Important Dates
- Query window closes: October 1, 2026
- Responses to queries published: October 5, 2026
- Registration deadline: October 12, 2026, 11:59 PM
- Policy draft submission deadline: October 28, 2026
- Phase I results: November 9, 2026
- Policy Presentation Finals: November 14, 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Undergraduate students pursuing a 3-year LL.B. or 5-year integrated law degree from a recognised Indian institution.
- Postgraduate law students from recognised institutions in India.
- International exchange students studying at Indian law schools are also eligible.
- Students from any year or law discipline may participate.
- Participants may compete individually or in teams.
- Teams can consist of 2 presenters, or 2 presenters + 1 researcher.
- Multiple teams from the same institution are permitted.
- Mixed teams are allowed provided members belong to the same institution.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Winner: ₹2,500
- Runner-up: ₹1,500
- Best Presenter: ₹1,000
- Total cash prizes: ₹5,000
- E-certificates will be awarded to participants and winners