Tejas Pugalia is a member of Team India Debate and captained the team at the World Schools Debating Championships 2026 and 2027.
Championship record
WSDC 2027
Tejas Pugalia captained Team India Debate at the World Schools Debating Championships 2027.
WSDC 2026
Tejas Pugalia captained Team India Debate to a Runners-Up finish at the World Schools Debating Championships 2026. The team placed sixth overall with a 6–2 record in the preliminary rounds, then advanced past Japan in the octofinal, the USA in the quarterfinal and Kenya in the semifinal before losing to Canada in the final. He was ranked best open speaker and best ESL speaker of the tournament.
WSDC 2025
Tejas Pugalia was a member of the Team India Debate squad that won the World Schools Debating Championships 2025. He was ranked fourth-best open and third-best ESL speaker of the tournament.
Read the full write-ups of Team India Debate’s WSDC 2027 Run, Team India Debate’s WSDC 2026 Run and Team India Debate’s WSDC 2025 Run.