Who is eligible to participate in AstraMUN Bombay?

The conference is aimed at high-school delegates, making it appropriate for secondary-school students building their MUN record before moving on to university-level circuits.

Where is the conference held?

AstraMUN MMXXVI takes place in Mumbai, India, situating it firmly within the South Asian high-school MUN circuit.

How large is the conference?

It is a mid-sized weekend conference, large enough to support meaningful bloc dynamics in general assembly committees while keeping specialised rooms tight and competitive.

What format should delegates expect?

A standard two-day in-person weekend format in Mumbai, with committee work conducted in English and procedure consistent with mainstream Indian high-school MUN practice.

Part of the Astra Model United Nations (bombay | MMXXVI) series

Astra Model United Nations (bombay | MMXXVI)

Name: Astra Model United Nations (bombay | MMXXVI)
Start: 2026-09-19T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z
Location: Mumbai

Mumbai, India · high-school

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Dates: Sep 19–2026 (day: 20)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 300
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

Astra Model United Nations returns to Mumbai for its MMXXVI edition, convening high-school delegates from across the Indian circuit and beyond for a compact weekend of committee work. The conference positions itself as a mid-scale gathering with enough delegate volume to staff a serious slate of councils while remaining navigable for first-time chairs and seasoned veterans alike. Hosted in one of South Asia's busiest MUN markets, AstraMUN Bombay sits inside a dense calendar of Indian high-school conferences. Its appeal rests less on novelty and more on consistency: a familiar weekend format, an English-language working environment, and a delegate pool drawn largely from Mumbai-region schools with a growing trickle of out-of-state participants.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Mumbai's MUN scene functions as a feeder system for India's broader debate and policy pipeline, and weekend conferences like AstraMUN are where that pipeline is actually built. For high-school delegates, the conference is a low-friction way to log committee hours, test new portfolios, and accumulate the awards record that matters when applying to larger national and international circuits later. The expected delegate count places AstraMUN in the mid-tier of Indian high-school conferences - large enough to run general assembly committees with genuine bloc dynamics, small enough that crisis and specialised committees stay tight. That scale is the sweet spot for delegates who want substantive debate without being lost in a thousand-person plenary. For the host city, conferences like this also matter institutionally. They keep MUN infrastructure - chairs, secretariats, training pipelines - active between the marquee events of the Indian academic year, and they give younger schools a chance to send delegations without the cost and logistics of travelling out of state.

How to prepare

Preparation for AstraMUN should start with the committee matrix rather than the country assignment. Indian high-school circuits tend to lean heavily on historical crisis committees, specialised UN bodies, and the occasional non-UN simulation, so delegates should expect a mix of classic GA work and faster-moving rooms that reward background research over rote position papers. For delegates new to the Mumbai circuit, the working style is worth studying in advance. Indian high-school MUN culture prizes aggressive moderated caucus speaking, dense factual citation, and visible command of procedure - chairs reward delegates who can sustain a line of argument across multiple speeches rather than those who simply read prepared remarks. Practical preparation should cover three layers: a tight position paper grounded in the assigned country's actual foreign-policy record, a working knowledge of the committee's recent resolutions and reports, and a short list of realistic clause-level proposals that can survive bloc negotiation. Delegates travelling in from outside Mumbai should also budget time for the city itself - venue logistics on conference weekends can be unforgiving. Finally, delegates should treat the weekend as a two-day arc rather than two separate days. Awards in compact conferences are usually decided by sustained performance and visible diplomacy across both sessions, not by a single standout speech.

Eligibility deep-dive

Level: high-school
Age: —
Team size: —
Country quota: Open

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible to participate in AstraMUN Bombay?
The conference is aimed at high-school delegates, making it appropriate for secondary-school students building their MUN record before moving on to university-level circuits.
Where is the conference held?
AstraMUN MMXXVI takes place in Mumbai, India, situating it firmly within the South Asian high-school MUN circuit.
How large is the conference?
It is a mid-sized weekend conference, large enough to support meaningful bloc dynamics in general assembly committees while keeping specialised rooms tight and competitive.
What format should delegates expect?
A standard two-day in-person weekend format in Mumbai, with committee work conducted in English and procedure consistent with mainstream Indian high-school MUN practice.

Last verified May 27, 2026 · Source: mymun.com

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