Introduction

The Higher Education Commission holds an All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest for the award of Allama Iqbal Shield. The Debate Contest is held in both English and Urdu languages. The Debate Contest is mainly divided in three rounds. The first round is held at intra-university level, the second round is held at regional/provincial level and the third (final) round is held at national level. The Debate Contest at all levels is held in both English and Urdu languages.
A fixed amount of money is paid to the first, second and third position holders by HEC at all the levels. However, at intra-university level debate the prize money is only given to Public Sector Universities/DAIs by HEC while the Private Sector Universities have to confer the prize money out of their own resources.