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Tanveer Singh Narula

Tanveer Singh

Narula

- University Application Portfolio | 2026

Debater · Journalist · Social-Impact Organizer

I want to build a life around the intersection of ideas, people, and impact. I don't want my future to fit neatly into one label.

SNAPSHOT

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Test Prep Score

To be updated

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Reach

114K+ views (UNICEF interview) · 4,000 copies (Columban Magazine)

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Leadership

President x2, VP, Editor-in-Chief, Literary Head, Management Head

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Recognition

Winner, St. John's National All-India Debate ₹1,00,000

New Delhi | Grade 12, CBSE

- About

Six leadership roles, one running thread: turning an idea into something people show up for.

Tanveer Singh Narula is a Grade 11 student at St. Columba's School who has never settled on just one interest debating, journalism, filmmaking, social impact, and student government all pull at him, driven by one question: why people think and act the way they do.

What matters most to him is people understanding, challenging, and persuading them. His most meaningful moments haven't come from winning, but from watching an idea he believed in land with someone else.

He's increasingly drawn to commerce and business management, but is resisting the pull to specialise too early for now, he'd rather keep learning, creating, and leaving things a little better than he found them.

"Some of my most meaningful moments have come not from winning, but from seeing an idea I believed in reach someone else."

- Personal Statement 

----- ACADEMICS

A consistent record of academic excellence.

CURRENT SCHOOL

St. Columba's School

Curriculum: CBSE

Latest Grades

  • TBC (to be confirmed and updated)

Academic Honors

  • Second Highest in English, Grade 11

 

  • Aseem Chaturvedi Award - Overall Best Speaker, Class 11

- STANDARDISED TESTS

Verified scores across global benchmarks.

SAT

NA/1600

Math NA · Verbal NA

IELTS

NA/8

Overall Band Performance

- EXTRACURRICULARS

Leadership, research, and impact beyond the classroom.

President — JustEd Society (Leadership, 2025–2027)

  • Progressed from Vice President to President of a 36-member school chapter of an international justice-in-education network, leading NGO collaborations, awareness campaigns, and the annual Edmund Rice Justice Meet.

  • Grew ERJM to 27 schools and 165 participants, matching the highest Indian host participation on record.

  • Represented student perspectives in a UNICEF interview that reached 114K+ views

President - Debating Society (Leadership, 2025–2027)

  • Led a selective 46-member debating society, organizing inter-school events and mentoring younger debaters.

  • Organized 2 major events and mentored 10 students through debate training

Management Head - Columban Fest (Leadership, 2025–2026)

  • Held the third-highest student leadership position in the school, coordinating logistics and teams for the annual festival, including its science and innovation programming.

  • Helped execute 16+ events for 800+ participants, coordinating 50–100 students

Editor-in-Chief - Justice Newsletter (Project, 2025–2027)

  • Led a student-run quarterly digital publication on justice, social issues, and education.

  • Produced 4 editions with 5 contributors each, reaching ~200 readers

Vice President - Inclusive Education Society (Leadership, 2025–2027)

  • Organized awareness campaigns, accessibility initiatives, and NGO drives promoting inclusion and disability awareness.

  • Reached ~400 students across a 28-member society's initiatives

Literary Head - Columban Magazine (Leadership, 2025–2026)

  • Led the literary/editorial division of the school magazine, including interviews with Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra.

  • Coordinated a 20-member team and ~70 contributors for a ~250-page, 4,000-copy publication

Producer & Head Scriptwriter - Graduation Film (Project, 2025–2026)

  • Directed, produced, and wrote the screenplay for the official Grade XII graduation film, leading an 8-member production team over 6–8 months.

  • Film reached ~250 live viewers and 3,700+ views on YouTube

National & International Debate Competitor (Competition, 2025–2026)

  • Competed as a speaker and interjector across national and international debate circuits.

  • Winner, St. John's National All-India Debate (₹1,00,000, 20 schools); Best Interjector, Indian School International Debate (60 schools, 6 countries); multiple other podium finishes

Quiz, Policy & Parliamentary Competitor (Competition, 2025–2026)

  • Competed across quiz, policy-making, and parliamentary formats.

  • Winner, UNNAT Policy Making (developed and presented "RISE - Rural Initiatives for Small Enterprises"); 1st place, DPS Infinitus Reus National Quiz (76 teams) and others

Team Leader - Scholastic Book Fair Internship (Internship, 2024–2025)

  • Led a 10-member student team coordinating a two-month book fair internship.

  • Helped manage a fair for 3,000+ attendees; achieved 6th-highest sales among participating schools nationally

- KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Selected recognitions and distinctions.

Scaling Justice, Nationwide

Grew the Edmund Rice Justice Meet to its largest-ever Indian footprint (27 schools, 165 participants), plus a UNICEF interview reaching 114K+ views

A Record Across Every Format

​Built a competitive record across debate, quiz, policy, and parliamentary formats, including winning UNNAT Policy Making with an original policy proposal, RISE

National Debate Champion

Won the St. John's National All-India Debate Championship (₹1,00,000 prize, 20 schools); also Aseem Chaturvedi Award for Overall Best Speaker, Class 11

Writer, Director, Producer

Created and directed a 33-minute graduation film as Head Scriptwriter, now at 3,700+ YouTube views

Editor-in-Chief, 4,000 Copies Strong

Led a school publication as Literary Head, including published interviews with a Chief Minister and a startup founder

- SKILLS & INTEREST

A toolkit shaped by rigour and curiosity.

Skills

  • Leadership & Team Management

  • Public Speaking

  • Competitive Debating

  • Critical Thinking

  • Analytical Reasoning

  • Research & Fact-Checking

  • Persuasive & Creative Writing

  • Editorial

  • Writing & Editing

  • Journalism Interviewing

  • Policy Analysis

  • Problem-Solving

  • Strategic Thinking

  • Project Management

  • Event Management

  • Creative Direction

  • Scriptwriting

  • Filmmaking & Cinematography

  • Presentation & Communication

  • Mentoring

  • Workshop Facilitation

  • Moderation & Emceeing

  • Collaboration

  • Social-Impact Project Development

  • Data Interpretation

  • Digital Literacy

Interest

  • Mathematics & Analytical Problem-Solving

  • Computer Science & Emerging Technologies

  • AI & Its Social Implications

  • Economics & Business

  • Journalism & Mass Communication Social Justice & Human Rights

  • Education & Youth Advocacy

  • Debate & Public Speaking

  • Filmmaking & Visual Storytelling

  • Creative Writing

  • Quizzes & General Knowledge

  • Football & Sports

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