Who is the Kartavyavaadi Youth Summit designed for?

The summit is pitched at the high-school level, making it suitable for delegates still building core MUN skills rather than university-level competitors.

Where does the sixth edition take place?

The conference is hosted in New Delhi, India - a city with one of the densest school MUN ecosystems in Asia.

How long does the summit run?

Kartavyavaadi is structured as a single-day summit, with opening, debate, and resolution work compressed into one sitting rather than spread across a weekend.

How large is the delegate pool?

The summit runs at a relatively intimate scale for a Delhi conference, which typically means smaller committees and more floor time per delegate at the high-school level.

Is this a good first MUN for a high-school student?

Yes - the high-school eligibility level and one-day format make it a manageable entry point, though delegates should arrive with position papers ready given the compressed schedule.

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Kartavyavaadi Youth Summit Sixth Edition

Name: Kartavyavaadi Youth Summit Sixth Edition
Start: 2026-06-20T00:00:00Z
End: 2026-06-20T00:00:00Z
Location: New Delhi

New Delhi, India · high-school

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Dates: Jun 20–2026 (day: 20)
Fee: TBD
Reg deadline: TBD
Delegates: 60
Language: English
Format: In-person

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Summary

The Kartavyavaadi Youth Summit returns to New Delhi for its sixth edition, positioning itself as a compact, school-level Model UN experience in India's capital. The summit is built around a single-day format, which forces a tighter committee arc than the multi-day circuits many Indian delegates know - opening ceremony, substantive debate, and resolution work all compressed into one sitting. For a high-school audience, that compression is the point. Kartavyavaadi is pitched at delegates who want a serious committee day without the logistics of a longer conference, and the sixth edition continues that pattern in a city where MUN density is already among the highest in Asia.

Why this edition matters in 2026

Single-day school summits like Kartavyavaadi occupy a specific slot in the Indian MUN ecosystem. They are accessible to delegates who cannot commit to longer residential conferences, and they let chairs experiment with shorter committee designs - fewer topics, tighter speaker lists, faster moves to drafting. For first- and second-time delegates, that structure can be more instructive than a sprawling weekend where procedural debate eats the substance. The summit also matters as a signal of how school MUN in India is consolidating around recurring brands. Conferences that sustain multiple editions build institutional memory - returning chairs, sharper committee design, alumni networks - which over time raises the floor of what delegates expect from a day of diplomacy. New Delhi as host city adds a layer. The capital concentrates policy think tanks, diplomatic missions, and a dense school network, and even a one-day summit benefits from that ambient expertise when it comes to chair recruitment and topic framing.

How to prepare

Preparing for a one-day high-school summit is a different exercise from preparing for a three-day circuit conference. Delegates should expect the committee to move quickly from general speakers' list to moderated caucuses and then to working paper drafting, often without the long procedural warm-up that longer conferences allow. That means position papers and bloc strategy need to be ready before the opening gavel, not improvised over a lunch break. For Kartavyavaadi specifically, the high-school level and the modest delegate pool mean committees will likely be small enough that every delegate gets meaningful floor time. Preparation should therefore privilege depth over breadth: two or three sharp, well-sourced policy positions will outperform a long but generic briefing. Knowing your assigned country's voting record on the specific topic, and one or two realistic compromise positions, is more useful than memorising the full agenda. Delegates should also plan their day logistically. A single-day format in New Delhi means travel, registration, and committee all collapse into one window, and the delegates who perform best are usually the ones who arrive having already mapped their bloc and identified two or three likely allies from the matrix.

Eligibility deep-dive

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

Schedule & deadlines

Conference
Jun 20, 2026 – Jun 20, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Kartavyavaadi Youth Summit designed for?
The summit is pitched at the high-school level, making it suitable for delegates still building core MUN skills rather than university-level competitors.
Where does the sixth edition take place?
The conference is hosted in New Delhi, India - a city with one of the densest school MUN ecosystems in Asia.
How long does the summit run?
Kartavyavaadi is structured as a single-day summit, with opening, debate, and resolution work compressed into one sitting rather than spread across a weekend.
How large is the delegate pool?
The summit runs at a relatively intimate scale for a Delhi conference, which typically means smaller committees and more floor time per delegate at the high-school level.
Is this a good first MUN for a high-school student?
Yes - the high-school eligibility level and one-day format make it a manageable entry point, though delegates should arrive with position papers ready given the compressed schedule.

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

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