▁K arn ata ka ▁and ▁Od ish a . ▁Each ▁particip ating ▁college ▁sends ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁ 2 ▁students . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁given ▁the ▁topics ▁and ▁theme ▁weeks ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁only ▁the ▁topic ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁( Le ague ▁round ▁ 1 ) ▁is ▁given ▁one ▁week ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁competition . ▁The ▁topics ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁r ounds ( Le ague ▁r ounds ▁ 2 , ▁ 3 ▁and ▁Qu arter - final s ) ▁are ▁given ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁debate . ▁For ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁final s ▁the ▁topics ▁are ▁give ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁advance . ▁ ▁The ▁deb ates ▁are ▁jud ged ▁by ▁invited ▁jud ges ▁who ▁represent ▁various ▁fields ▁of ▁education , ▁social ▁services , ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁industry . ▁It ▁is ▁organized ▁entirely ▁by ▁the ▁Stud ents ’ ▁Council ▁of ▁Fr . ▁CR CE ▁and ▁the ▁spe cially ▁formed ▁Deb ate ▁Committee . ▁ ▁The ▁knock - outs ▁and ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁two - day ▁event . ▁The ▁second ▁day ▁witness es ▁the ▁ 4 ▁teams ▁going ▁through ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁and ▁final s ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Fr . ▁C . ▁R . ▁Memorial ▁Rol ling ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁c ash ▁pri zes . ▁The ▁Best ▁Spe aker ▁is ▁also ▁awarded ▁a ▁special ▁prize . ▁ ▁As ▁of