Symbiosis Law School Noida Wins 8th KIIT Mock Trial Competition 2026

The 8th KIIT Mock Trial Competition concluded after three days of courtroom advocacy, legal research and structured argumentation, with Symbiosis Law School, Noida emerging as the winner. The competition brought together law students from different institutions to test their practical advocacy and trial skills.
The valedictory ceremony marked the formal conclusion of the competition and recognised the performance of participating teams and individual students. Hon’ble Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, Former Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna, attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest.

The event was also attended by Prof. (Dr.) N.L. Mitra, Professor Emeritus, and Prof. (Dr.) K.D. Raju, Pro Vice-Chancellor, KIIT School of Law. Their presence added academic and professional significance to the closing ceremony of the three-day competition.
Symbiosis Law School, Noida, represented by Jeremiah Aristotle, Prathiksha Hariprasad and Vibhor Singh, secured the first position. The team participated under Team Code 811 and was declared the winner of the 8th edition of the KIIT Mock Trial Competition.

Alliance University finished as the First Runner-Up. Its team, competing under Team Code 812, comprised Valigiri Venkata Sri Charith, Surya R. Shaiva and Raimrhishi B.V. Their performance placed them immediately behind the winning team in the final results.

New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune secured the Second Runner-Up position. Team Code 832 was represented by Akshit Pitaliya, Shivansh Pandey and Daksh Tapaswi.

Several individual and team awards were also presented during the valedictory ceremony. Piyush Raj from the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi received the Best Researcher award for his performance during the competition.
The Best Memorial award was also secured by the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. Team Code 803 comprised Rajnandani, Divya Anjali Kumari and Piyush Raj, whose written submissions were recognised by the competition.

Shreyansh Tiwari from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, competing under Team Code 831, received the Best Advocate award. Abheepsa Nanda, identified as WC-39, was recognised with the Best Witness award.



