
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD
EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS 2026
Learn. Practise. Resolve.
The Board runs workshops, training sessions and guest lectures through the academic year, covering negotiation, mediation and arbitration from first principles to practice before real tribunals. Dates, venues and registration details for each session are posted here as soon as they are announced.

Skills Session
Demonstration Negotiation Workshop
Two teams negotiate a live problem in front of the room, and the Board unpacks every move afterwards.
Date: 24th July 2026
Venue: NAB 201

Skills Session
Negotiation Plan Workshop
Work through interests, BATNA and concession strategy, and leave with a written plan you can actually use.
Date: 14th August 2026
Venue: NAB 101
Selection Rounds
University Negotiation Selection Rounds 2026-27


The University Negotiation Selection Rounds provide students with an opportunity to represent NLSIU at both national and international competitions across various fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution, including Negotiation, Mediation, and Client Counselling. The selection process will consist of two components: the Negotiation Plan Qualifier Round and the Oral Rounds.
We are also pleased to share that the number of teams qualifying for the Oral Rounds has been increased to 120 teams this year. Having experienced a great turnout at the Demo Negotiation Rounds and Negotiation Plan Workshop organized recently, we trust that most of you are familiar with how negotiations work. We will also be conducting a workshop specifically dedicated to the Oral Rounds post the submission of the written component. The exact dates for the Oral Rounds remain tentative, although we hope to conduct them in the first half of the next trimester. Further details regarding the Oral Rounds, along with the Offerings Policy will be shared following further discussions with the administration and the SBA.
The timeline for the Negotiation Plan Qualifier Round is:
1st September, 11:59 a.m. — Last date for registration and team codes to be declared by midnight.
3rd September 7:00 p.m. — Problem release and commencement of the Written Rounds
4th September, 11:59 p.m. — Deadline for seeking clarifications
5th September — Clarifications issued (tentative)
8th September, 11:59 p.m. — Deadline for submission of the Negotiation Plan
9th September, 11:59 p.m. — Maximum extension available for SAP students
As many of you begin preparing for the University Rounds, you may find some sample Negotiation Plans and the Draft Negotiation Plan Primer here.