About ArbCI
Arbitration Championship India is a national arbitration competition for law students, organised by The PACT. The 2026–27 season is its first edition.
What ArbCI is for
ArbCI is for law students who have already done some arbitration. That might mean reaching the knockout stages of a national moot, representing your university at the Vis or another international moot, or building a record through internships, writing and conferences.
The core will be familiar from moots, with a proposition, memoranda for both sides and oral submissions before practitioners and academics. Two of the four rounds use new formats, which every team learns about at the same time. The New Delhi stage opens with a day of training led by industry practitioners, and the winners will be offered internship opportunities with leading law firms in India, as may other high-ranking teams where places allow.
Entry is by invitation through three routes. If you have not been invited, you can submit an Expression of Interest and the organising committee will consider it.
ArbCI in brief
- What
- A national arbitration competition for law studentsOrganised by The PACT. This is the first edition.
- When
- October 2026 to February 2027Written rounds online from January 2027. Oral rounds and the Final in person, 26, 27 and 28 February 2027.
- Where
- Online, then New DelhiVenue to be announced.
- Who
- By invitationCurrently enrolled LLB and LLM students in India with a record in arbitration: national moots, international moots or a strong arbitration CV.
- Team
- 3 to 6 membersFull teams only, from one institution or several.
- Judged by
- Practitioners and academicsPractising arbitration professionals, leading academics and law firm practitioners. The Final is judged by leading names in Indian arbitration.
- Fee
- ₹10,000 per personIncludes the training day, a separate training certificate and food on all competition days.
- To join
- Personal invitation or Expression of Interestarbci@thepact.in