NLUO National Negotiation Competition 2026

The Alternative Dispute Resolution Board, National Law University Odisha is organising the third edition of its flagship event, the NLUO National Negotiation Competition, from 3rd to 5th April 2026  at the University campus.

About the Competition

The competition will commence with a Negotiation Plan Qualifier round. All regis tered teams are required to submit a negotiation plan based on the general information released by the Board. This written submission will be evaluated, and the top twenty four teams will
qualify for the on campus rounds. Registrations have now concluded, and we have received a total of 90 team registrations from institutions across the country. Out of these, 24 teams will advance to the offline rounds.

The on campus rounds will be conducted from 3rd to 5th April 2026 and will include Preliminary Rounds followed by Advanced Rounds comprising Octa Finals, Quarter Finals,Semi Finals, and the Final Round.

Collaborators

The competition has secured the support of several leading law firms as partners, namely Luthra and Luthra Law Offices, Nishith Desai Associates, Dentons Link Legal, Phoenix Legal, Fox Mandal and Associates, Remfry and Sagar, Stratage Law Partners, Kachwaha and Partners, Sagus Legal, and Khurana and Khurana. Our In House Partner for the event is Axis Max Life Insurance. The competition is also supported by our Knowledge Partners, namely Mediate Guru, the Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation, CADRE ODR, YCM, Lawctopus Law School, and the Foundation for Comprehensive Dispute Resolution. Our Media Partners for the event are Lawctopus and Manupatra.