Model Parliament

Model Parliament is one of Youth Intelligentsia’s initiatives designed to give students practical exposure to parliamentary debate and public affairs. Through this activity, we create a simulated parliamentary setting in which students take on different parliamentary roles, study issues, present arguments and participate in formal proceedings. Participants are expected to research the matters under discussion, understand different positions and put forward their arguments in a structured manner. The format also requires them to listen to opposing views, respond to questions and work within parliamentary rules. This helps students develop public speaking, research, critical thinking and parliamentary debating skills. Our Model Parliament activities have been organised through Youth Intelligentsia and its university chapters over the years, with documented editions including DSU Model Parliament in 2015, KIET Model Parliament in 2019 and Hamdard University Model Parliament 2020. For Youth Intelligentsia, the purpose of Model Parliament is to make learning about governance and public issues more practical. By placing students in the roles of parliamentarians, the initiative allows them to experience the responsibilities of representation, debate and decision-making rather than only learning about these processes in the classroom. Through each edition, our members also take responsibility for planning, coordination and conducting the proceedings. Model Parliament therefore serves both as a learning platform for participants and as an opportunity for our student members to organise and manage a structured parliamentary event.