An individual IT Fair item at High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE in which a student creates a short animation, scored out of 100.
Animation asks a student to create a short animated film on a given subject using software. Planning the story, designing characters and making them move believably are all part of the job.
In the Kerala School Sasthrolsavam IT Fair (ICT Mela) it is an individual item at High School (classes 8-10) and Higher Secondary/VHSE (classes 11-12), open to girls and boys, in the Multimedia category.
The largest block, 40 marks, goes to technological proficiency and effective character movement. Relevance to the subject, character design and composition, and use of colours and proportions take 20 each.
Strong entries have a simple, clear story and smooth movement.
Where Animation is run
This item is part of the official Kerala School Sasthrolsavam IT Fair (ICT Mela), one of the five fairs of the state school Sasthrolsavam, which run from school level through sub-district, district and state rounds, and is installed on eTalenter through the matching fair template built from the official item list and evaluation indicators. This page describes the Kerala format only.
- Kerala, India
Key facts
- Individual item, girls and boys.
- Offered at High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE.
- Relevance and novelty 20, characters and composition 20, colour and proportion 20, technology and movement 40.
- Software-based work done at the venue or as announced.
- Multimedia category.
- No Upper Primary entry.
On eTalenter, Animation is filed under Multimedia and typically scored with Marks. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Animation is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 100.
What judges look at in Animation
What a Animation panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Relevance of the scene and novelty of idea (20): fits the subject with a fresh idea.
- Character design and composition (20): clear, balanced characters and frames.
- Use of colours and visual proportions (20): harmonious colour and sensible proportions.
- Technological proficiency and character movement (40): smooth, purposeful animation.
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Animation under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Animation
How entrants and their teachers usually get Animation right on the day:
- Learn the animation software’s timeline and layers.
- Storyboard the animation in six to ten frames.
- Design simple characters you can move.
- Practise walk, jump and fade cycles.
- Keep to the time limit.
- Save often.
- Practise on the same software used at the event.
- Idea to try: a seed growing into a tree
- Idea to try: a rainwater drop’s journey
- Idea to try: a road-safety message with two characters
Ready-made event templates that include Animation
Open any template to preview it in eTalenter and install it as a live, editable event.
| Template | Category | Score label | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala School Sasthrolsavam – IT Fair | Multimedia | Marks | 2 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Animation judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter’s templates it’s most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
What software?
The event notice names the tools; learn those.
Do I need to draw well?
Simple shapes are fine if movement and idea are strong.
Which levels?
High School and Higher Secondary/VHSE.
Is it team?
Individual.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every multimedia competition item.
Try Animation in eTalenter
See every ready-made template that runs Animation, and install one as a live event — age groups, rules and scoring included.
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