ConQuest: India’s premiere national quiz on the Indian Constitution, History and Politics is CLPR’s annual flagship event. It is aims to have students engage with India’s rich constitutional and political history in a fun yet rigorous way.
There have been 6 editions of ConQuest so far - read about them all below.
In 2016 we organized the first edition of ConQuest. The Quiz was supported by Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) with Walnut Knowledge Solutions as our knowledge partners. ConQuest 2016 was open for undergraduate and postgraduate University students.
ConQuest 2016 was organised in partnership with the following regional partner institutions:
- South Regional Round – School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
- West Regional Round – Symbiosis Law School, Pune
- East Regional Round – School of Law , KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
- North Regional Round and National Finals – Indian Law Institute, New Delhi at International Society for International Law, Delhi
Over 190 student teams participated across all four regional zones and represented colleges and educational institutions like NLU Delhi, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, St Stephen’s College, JNU, Hindu College; IIT-M, St Josephs College, RVCE, APU, BITS-Hyderabad, SCLU, NLSIU, TNNLS, NUALS; NUJS, KIIT Law School, NLU, Odisha; GNLU, NLIU, MNLU, ILS, GLC Mumbai, COEP, the Armed Forces Medical College and Savitribai Phule Pune University.
The teams that made it to the National Finals from the four zones were:
- South Zone: two teams from National Law School of India University, Bangalore
- West Zone: one team from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and one team from VM Salgaoncar College of Law, Goa;
- East Zone: one team from College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar and one team from National Law University, Cuttack;
- North Zone: one team from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and one team from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
First Place: Jaydev CS and Abhishek Choudhary; NLSIU
Second Place: Sarthak Gupta and Aradhya Sethia; NLSIU
Third Place: Karthik Manickam and Mohit Srivastava; JNU
The 2nd edition of ConQuest was supported by the Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) with Walnut Knowledge Solutions as our knowledge partners. Mr. Arvind Datar was the prize money and trophies sponsor.
The quiz was open to senior high school students (11th – 12th grade/PUC/Junior College) in addition to undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines.
ConQuest 2017 was organised in partnership with the following regional partner institutions:
- South Regional Round and National Finals – School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
- West Regional Round – Symbiosis Law School, Pune
- East Regional Round – NUJS, Kolkata
- North Regional Round – NLU, Delhi
This edition featured many colleges and universities across India in addition to schools whose students were now eligible for the quiz. Over 200 student teams represented institutions and schools like IIM Lucknow, NIT Delhi, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar College,Lady Irwin College, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Sri Venkateswara College, Ramjas College, Indraprastha College For Women; NPS HSR, Bishop Cotton’s Boys School, University Law College, BMS Law College, CMR Law College, KLE Law College, St. Josephs College of Law, Vidyaniketan; St. Xaviers College, Loreto College, IIT Kharagpur, Presidency University, Jadavpur University; BITS Pilani Goa, GLC Mumbai, RTMNU, Wadia College, AGC Pune, IIT Bombay, BMCC.
The following teams took part in the National Final Round:
- North Zone: Ramjas College, Delhi; Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.
- West Zone: Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar; Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
- East Zone: 2 teams from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.
- South Zone: National Law School of India University, Bangalore; School of Law CHRIST, Bangalore.
First Place: Karan Kamath and Amey Pilay; SLS, Pune
Second Place: Ashish Kr. Singh and Abhishek Paliwal; Ramjas College
Third Place: Jeydev C S and Abhishek Choudhary; NLSIU
Watch the National Final Rounds:
The 3rd edition of ConQuest was supported by the Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) with Walnut Knowledge Solutions as our knowledge partners. Mr. Arvind Datar was the prize money and trophies sponsor. ThePrint came on board as our digital media partner.
ConQuest 2018 was organised in partnership with the following regional partner institutions:
- South Regional Round and National Finals – School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
- West Regional Round – Symbiosis Law School, Pune
- East Regional Round – St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata
- North Regional Round – NLU Delhi
ConQuest 2018 was open for undergraduate and postgraduate University students. Over 200 student teams represented institutions and colleges across India including IIT, Roorkee; BITS , Pilani; NLU, Delhi; Miranda House; RGNUL, Patiala; Jamia Millia Islamia; Hindu College; Ashoka University; Ramjas College; Lady Shri Ram College; Delhi School of Economics; Campus Law Centre; IIT, Kharagpur; Presidency University; St. Xavier’s College, St. Xavier’s University; NUJS; NLUJA, Assam; CNLU, Patna; NIT, Jamshedpur, ILS, Pune; IIT, Bombay; AIT, Pune; BITS Pilani, Goa; GNLU, Gandhinagar; SLS, Pune; NLSIU, Bangalore; IIT, Madras; TNNLS, Trichy; ULC, Bangalore; PES University, Bangalore; DSNLU, Vishakapatnam; University of Hyderabad; School of Law CHRIST, Bangalore.
The following teams took part in the National Final Round:
- North Zone: Ramjas College, Delhi; Campus Law Centre, Delhi University.
- West Zone: Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar; Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
- East Zone: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata.
- South Zone: National Law School of India University, Bangalore; School of Law CHRIST, Bangalore.
First Place: Anand Kumar, Abhinaba Sarkar, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
Second Place: Abhishek Paliwal, Ashish Singh, Ramjas College, Delhi
Third Place: Ankur Agraj, Aditya Singh, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University
Watch the National Finals here:
The 4th edition of ConQuest was supported by the Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) with Walnut Knowledge Solutions as our knowledge partners. Mr. Arvind Datar was the prize money and trophies sponsor. ThePrint came on board as our digital media partner.
ConQuest 2019 was organised in partnership with the following regional partner institutions:
- South Regional Round – St Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru
- West Regional Round – Shankarrao Chavan Law College, Pune
- East Regional Round – Loreto College, Kolkata
- North Regional Round – NLU Delhi
- National Finals – School of Law, Christ University, Bangalore
ConQuest 2019 was open for undergraduate and graduate University students. There were two key changes to the format of the Quiz. First, the number of members in each team was increased to three. Second, to promote gender diversity and inclusivity each team was required to have atleast one non-male member.
Over 220 teams from across colleges and universities in India participated to compete for a spot in the National Finals. These teams represented institutions and colleges like NLSIU, University of Hyderabad, St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, DSNLU, PES University, St. Aloysius College; IIT- Kharagpur, NUJS, NIT-Jamshedpur, HNLU, St. Xavier’s College, Jadavpur University, Scottish Church College; ILS Law College; BITS- Pilani; New Law College, Pune; VM Salgaocar College of Law; College of Engineering, Symbiosis Law School; Ashoka University; Ramjas College; National Law University, Delhi; Miranda House; Jamia Millia Islamia; St. Stephen’s College; Kirori Mal College; Hindu College and Hansraj College.
The top two teams from each region qualified to take part in the National Finals at School of Law CHRIST on 6th September 2019
- South Regional Round: Two teams from NLSIU
- East Regional Round: A team from IIT-K and NUJS
- West Regional Round: Two teams from BITS-Pilani
- North Regional Round: A team from Ramjas College and Campus Law Centre, Delhi University
First place: Animesh Singh, Dhrishaj Suresh and Pallavi Khatri, NLSIU
Second place: Devika Narayanan, Shubham and Piyush, IIT-K and Dhanush Dinesh, Aman Deep Borthakur and Anushree Jain, NLSIU
View the photos here.
Watch the National Finals here:
The 5th edition of ConQuest was supported by the Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) with Walnut Knowledge Solutions as our knowledge partners. Mr. Arvind Datar was the prize money and trophies sponsor. ThePrint came on board as our digital media partner. The entire event was streamed on our YouTube channel and The Print's YouTube channel.
It was the first time ConQuest was held completely online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 5th edition was then divided into three rounds: Preliminary rounds by regional zone, Knockout rounds, National Finals.
The preliminary rounds of the quiz had more than 600 students from colleges across India participating across various disciplines, after which were four knockout rounds where 32 teams competed for a place in the National finals across 4 days of online quizzing.
Eight teams made it to the grand finale: West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, St. Stephens College, Ramjas College and Hindu College from Delhi University, Symbiosis Law School, Pune, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur and Government Law College, Mumbai.
First place: Government Law College, Mumbai
Second place: NIT Jamshedpur
Third place: St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi
Watch the National Finals here:
The 6th edition of ConQuest returned in-person after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Regional Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) continued its support for the 6th edition of ConQuest. Our knowledge partners were Walnut Knowledge Solutions. Mr. Arvind Datar sponsored the prize money and trophies. ThePrint continued its support as our digital partner.
ConQuest 2022 was organised in partnership with the following regional partner institutions:
- South Regional Round – St Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru
- West Regional Round – Shankarrao Chavan Law College, Pune
- East Regional Round – Loreto College, Kolkata
- North Regional Round – NLU Delhi
- National Finals – School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru
The two new rules about 3-member teams and each team needing to have a non-male member were continued in the 2022 edition.
Over 170 teams participated in the return of the much-awaited constitutional educational activity with teams representing colleges and universities across India including: Gauhati Medical College, NUJS, NLU Odisha, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Presidency University; Symbiosis Law School Pune, Armed Forces Medical College, Government Law College Mumbai, Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics; NLU Delhi, JNU, Hindu College, SRCC, Lady Shri Ram College; National Law School of India University, Christ (Deemed to be) University, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Mount Carmel College, Jain College, Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College, Reva University and Indian Institute of Science.
The teams that qualified for the National Finals on 3 December 2022 are:
- West Regional Round: Symbiosis Law School and Armed Forces Medical College
- East Regional Round: Gauhati Medical College and NUJS
- North Regional Round: Two teams from NLU Delhi
- South Regional Round: Two teams from NLSIU Bengaluru
First place: Gauhati Medical College
Second place: NLU Delhi
Third place: NLSIU Bengaluru