Tej is the director of the DebateDrills LD Club Team. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024, with majors in Neuroscience and Economics. He has worked with students for over 2,000 hours since graduating high school ranked #1 by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA). Since 2020, Tej has coached a TOC Champion, two Semifinalists, three Octafinalists, and multiple Double Octafinalists. His students have accumulated over 120 bids and dozens of championships and finals appearances, along with numerous state and NSDA qualifications.

Tej debated for William G Enloe HS and was a student on the DebateDrills team from 2017-20. He received 13 career bids to the TOC and finished in Doubles his junior year. He won Stanford and Strake, and was in late elims of Harvard, Emory, Glenbrooks, Bronx, Harvard Westlake, Blue Key, and Apple Valley, along with multiple round robins. He was a three-time NSDA qualifier, won the NSDA Tarheel East district qualifier (NC), and finished 3rd at the North Carolina state tournament.

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