Committees

Seven committees sit across both days, sized from twenty delegates to forty five. Every executive board is a student of the school.

A full committee room mid vote.

UNHRC

United Nations Human Rights Council. The largest committee on the floor, sitting in the Seminar Hall.

45 delegates Seminar Hall

DISEC

Disarmament and International Security Committee.

45 delegates MPH

AIPPM

All India Political Parties Meet. Domestic politics, conducted in the open.

25 delegates Grade 9B

ECOFIN

Economic and Financial Committee.

25 delegates IB1B

UNSC

United Nations Security Council. Fifteen seats, veto powers in play.

20 delegates IB2A

WCC

Wartime Crisis Cabinet.

20 delegates Grade 9A

The press corps at work.

IPC

International Press Corps. Reporters cover every other committee and interview delegates on a fixed rota across both days.

20 delegates Grade 8

In full

Every executive board is a student of the school. Chairs run the speakers list, moderators keep time, and chit bearers carry notes between delegates during formal debate.

UNHRC

United Nations Human Rights Council

The council that reviews human rights records and passes resolutions on them. The largest committee on the floor, and the one with the longest speakers list.

Delegates
45
Room
Seminar Hall
Chairs
Mekhala Charan and Amiya Sanjeev
Moderator
Nityaan Jaganathan
Chit bearers
Harshita and Rasana
Arrival
8:00 to 8:15, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, 2 High Commendation, 3 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

DISEC

Disarmament and International Security Committee

The General Assembly's first committee. Disarmament, arms control, and the security questions that follow from them.

Delegates
45
Room
Multi Purpose Hall
Chair
Aarna Karnani
Vice chair
Uddhav Gurumoorthy
Moderator
Rithvik
Chit bearers
Aarna Sawhney and Sharuthi Sasiraman
Arrival
8:15 to 8:30, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, 2 High Commendation, 3 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

AIPPM

All India Political Parties Meet

Indian political parties in one room, arguing domestic policy in front of the press. Party placards rather than country ones.

Delegates
25
Room
Grade 9B
Chair
Madhav Gurumoorthy
Vice chair
Pranav Kumar
Moderator
Swetha Krishnan
Chit bearer
Advaith Sriram
Arrival
8:30 to 8:45, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, High Commendation, 2 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

ECOFIN

Economic and Financial Committee

The General Assembly's second committee. Trade, development, debt, and the economic questions that cut across all of them.

Delegates
25
Room
IB1B
Chair
Sanat
Vice chair
Shivaansh
Moderator
Rayaan
Chit bearer
Ishaan
Arrival
To be confirmed
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, High Commendation, 2 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

Fifteen seats and five vetoes. The only committee whose resolutions bind the states that sit under them.

Delegates
20
Room
IB2A
Chair
Krishna Santhanam
Vice chair
Vetrivel Kartikeyan
Moderator
Drishya Chordia
Chit bearer
Navya Jain
Arrival
8:30 to 8:45, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, High Commendation, 2 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

WCC

Wartime Crisis Cabinet

A cabinet in wartime. Crisis updates arrive mid session, and the committee has to answer one before the next lands.

Delegates
20
Room
Grade 9A
Chair
Advaith Chittezhi
Vice chair
Vairavan
Moderator
Navya Rajan
Chit bearer
Miraya Dadabhoy
Arrival
8:30 to 8:45, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, High Commendation, 2 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

IPC

International Press Corps

Reporters rather than delegates. The corps covers every other committee, interviews delegates on a fixed rota, and files copy against a deadline.

Delegates
20
Room
Grade 8
Chair
Jhanvi Vishnu
Vice chair
Ahimsa
Moderator
Zahaan
Chit bearer
Shreeyukta
Arrival
8:45 to 9:00, both days
Awards
Best Delegate with trophy, High Commendation, 2 Honourable Mention, 3 Verbal Mention

Press rota

The Press Corps interviews each committee in turn. Delegates are called out of session for their slot and returned to it afterwards.

Day one, 18 September

  • AIPPM
  • UNHRC
  • UNSC

Day two, 19 September

  • DISEC
  • WCC
  • ECOFIN

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