Mumbai: The stage is set for the final rounds of ‘Federal Bank – Speak for Kerala’ student Debate programme which will be held on 17th and 19th of this month. Organized under the aegis of Federal Bank Hormis Memorial Foundation, Federal Bank-‘Speak for Kerala’ (FBSFK) is a public platform for the youth to debate, express their opinion and usher a positive change in the society. Started with the objective of providing an opportunity to all young talent emerging from the smallest of blocks, this CSR initiative of Federal Bank has been in full swing encouraging thousands of college students across Kerala to speak on topics of social importance. Students aged between 16 to 22 years from 350 colleges across the state participated in the various stages of the competition thus ensuring mass reach for the programme. The Debates were on relevant topics that were different for each level and all contestants were given FBSFK Certificates of Participation.

After 4 months of intense debating and screening through the block and District levels, the competition has reached the penultimate round, the State Level contest, which will be conducted at Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies, Kakkanad on Tuesday, 17th March 2015. 28 winners from the District Level competitions along with 1 wild card entrant will compete for a place in the Grand-Finale to be held at Gokulam Hotel and Convention Centre, Ernakulam on 19th March. 4 winners from the State Level competition will participate in the Grand Finale.

The winner at the Grand Finale will get the “Federal Bank – Kerala Youth of the Year 2015’ award along with scholarship worth Rs. 3 lakhs and cash prize of Rs. 50,000. The Runner-up will get cash prize of Rs. 50,000.

Source : Sachin Murdeshwar