{"id":398337,"date":"2026-10-09T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=398337"},"modified":"2026-10-09T18:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:50:34","slug":"pradnya-bharati-national-level-paper-presentation-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/10\/09\/pradnya-bharati-national-level-paper-presentation-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Kolhapur, presents Pradnya Bharati — National Level Paper Presentation Competition 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n

⮚ Open to students of Class XII, UG, PG, M.Phil. & PhD scholars nationwide<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Individual or Team of two participants<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Research Paper Presentation<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Allowed presentation languages: Marathi, Hindi, or English.<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Free Registration — No Registration Fee for presenting the paper<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Publication of selected papers in ISSN Peer-Reviewed Journal<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Cash Prizes<\/span><\/p>\n

⮚ Best Research Paper & Best Presenter Awards<\/span><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE – BHARATI VIDYAPEETH PUNE<\/p>\n

Dr. Patangrao Kadam established Bharati Vidyapeeth in Pune in 1964. During the last 61 years Bharati Vidyapeeth has made astonishing strides in the field of education, particularly, higher and professional education. Today Bharati Vidyapeeth conducts more than 156 educational units of various kinds’ right from pre-primary schools to postgraduate institutions and a full-fledged professional university (BVDU).<\/p>\n

Today, Bharati Vidyapeeth has its major campuses in New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Karad, Satara, and Panchgani and at quite a few other places. Bharati Vidyapeeth is probably the only organization from Maharashtra having its campus in the capital city of India. It is not in the urban areas alone that Bharati Vidyapeeth has started its institutions. Its schools and colleges have dotted rural areas and even the remotest tribal and coastal areas of Maharashtra.<\/p>\n

Bharati Vidyapeeth runs more than 78 schools and 60 institutions of higher education, including those of professional education. Among these are colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Ayurved, Homeopathy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Law, Biotechnology, Engineering, Management, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Physical Education and more. With a view to promote research activities and to create a research culture on its campuses, Bharati Vidyapeeth has established five specialized research institutes in the areas of Health – related Sciences, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Applied Chemistry and Social Sciences. Bharati Vidyapeeth has established law colleges in Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Karad and New Delhi.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE COLLEGE<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE COLLEGE<\/p>\n

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Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College Kolhapur is established in 1982 and is permanently affiliated to the Shivaji University Kolhapur. It is a constituting unit of the Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune founded by the Hon. Dr. Patangrao Kadam Saheb. MottoThe Motto of Bharati Vidyapeeth is “Social Transformation Through Dynamic Education”.<\/p>\n

The college is approved by the Bar Council of India and reaccredited with B+ grade by the NAAC in 2024. The college is recognized under section 2(f) and 12 (b) of the UGC Act. College offers Three years’ law course, Five years’ law course and Diploma course in Taxation Laws and Labour Laws.<\/p>\n

The college has produced quality advocates, judges and responsible citizens who are contributing in social and national development. The college is actively engaged arranging socio-legal activities that have helped in social transformation through legal education. The principal and teaching staff play a crucial role in the teaching, learning, and evaluation process as per the norms of Shivaji University.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE COMPETITION<\/p>\n

1. Title of the competition:<\/p>\n

“Pradnya Bharati<\/span> National Level Paper Presentation Competition<\/p>\n

Bharatiya Dnyana Parampara: IKS”<\/p>\n

The competition aims to provide a national academic platform for students and research scholars to explore, present and critically examine the richness of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS)<\/span> and their contemporary relevance to law, society, governance, economics, history, political thought and other interdisciplinary fields.<\/p>\n

2. Organising Club<\/p>\n

An IQAC initiative Shaastrarth Mandal (Jurist Club), BVNLCK<\/p>\n

3. Background and Rationale<\/p>\n

Bharat possesses a vast and diverse intellectual heritage encompassing jurisprudence, philosophy, ethics, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, economics, political thought, social organisation, linguistics, education, environmental thought and cultural traditions.<\/p>\n

The Indian Knowledge Systems framework<\/span> provides an opportunity to study this knowledge heritage systematically and examine its relevance in contemporary academic disciplines.<\/p>\n

For law students and researchers, Bharatiya Dnyana Parampara (IKS) provides important areas of inquiry such as Dharma, Nyaaya, mimaamsa, Rajadharma, Dandaniti, Arthashastra, Smriti, dispute resolution, justice, duties, social order, ethics and governance.<\/p>\n

The competition therefore seeks to encourage young scholars to connect traditional Indian knowledge with contemporary academic, legal and interdisciplinary discourse through research-based paper presentations.<\/p>\n

4. Objectives<\/p>\n

The competition shall have the following objectives:<\/p>\n

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    To promote awareness and academic study of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To encourage students to research Bharatiya Dnyana Parampara<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To explore the relationship between IKS and the Indian legal system<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To promote interdisciplinary research involving law, history, economics, sociology, political science and related disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To encourage critical and evidence-based academic engagement with Indian traditional knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To develop research, writing and paper-presentation skills among students and research scholars.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To provide a national academic platform for young researchers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To connect traditional Indian knowledge with contemporary constitutional, legal, social and institutional questions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To create a repository of quality research papers relating to IKS and allied disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    5. Eligibility<\/p>\n

    The competition shall be open at the national level to:<\/p>\n