Kerala School Kalolsavam — The Kerala School Arts Festival, Item by Item

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Luke Justin

School Arts Festival

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Kalotsavam · School Kalotsavam

Kerala School Kalolsavam main programme only: LP, UP, HS and HSS categories (Category I–IV) with A/B/C grading. Use alongside the Arabic Sahityotsavam or Samskrithotsavam templates, or install the All Sections template for everything in one go.

Sets up the main programme of the Kerala school Kalolsavam – four class-based categories, 90 arts items from elocution to Koodiyattam, and A/B/C grading with grade points – so a school or sub-district coordinator starts from the real item list rather than a blank page.

The Kerala School Kalolsavam is the state’s annual school arts festival, run as a ladder of rounds: school, sub-district, district and finally state. This template reproduces its main programme only – the stage, literary, music, dance, drama and drawing items that make up the core festival – and leaves out the separate Sanskrit and Arabic language streams, which have their own templates. In total it carries 90 distinct competition items, from Prasangam (speech) and Padyam Chollal (verse recitation) through Bharathanatyam, Kathakali and Mappilappattu to instrumental items such as Veena and Chenda, group performances such as Thiruvathira and Oppana, and the heritage art forms Koodiyattam and Chakyarkoothu.

Categories are drawn by school class, not by age. Category I covers classes 1 to 4 (23 items), Category II classes 5 to 7 (38 items), Category III classes 8 to 10 (101 items) and Category IV classes 11 and 12 (110 items), so the programme grows steadily richer as pupils move up. The classical dance, instrumental and traditional group items appear mostly in the two upper categories. Most items are open to boys and girls, while a few are published as single-gender – for example Mohiniyattam for girls and Chakyarkoothu for boys – and the template models them as published rather than assuming a rule. Roughly three items in four are individual; the rest are group entries such as Thiruvathira, Kolkali and Group Dance.

Many items are run in more than one language. Prasangam, Padyam Chollal, Kavitharachana, Katharachana and Upanyasam, for instance, are split by language, so a school can field a Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil or Kannada entry as the item allows. Each item carries its own time limit, from five minutes for a short speech up to two hours for a drawing item, together with a warning minute, and every item is scored out of 100. For many items the template also installs judging criteria that add up to those 100 marks; items whose printed criteria could not be reconciled, or for which none are printed, ship without them and need the panel’s own criteria added.

Results follow the festival’s grading rather than a simple league table. A mark of 80 per cent or more earns an A grade worth 5 points, 70 to 79 per cent a B grade worth 3, and 60 to 69 per cent a C grade worth 1, with nothing awarded below 60. Because school and sub-district rounds often still announce places, First, Second and Third ranks are installed as well, worth 5, 3 and 1 points for individual items and 10, 5 and 3 for group items, added to the grade points. The template also pre-loads a School, House, Class and Division structure so points can roll up to houses and classes as results are entered, and a coordinator can trim categories, items or time limits to match the round being run.

Where this event comes from

The Kerala School Kalolsavam is the state’s school arts festival, held annually and run by the state’s school education authorities. This template follows its published item list and its class-based categories, and grades results on the festival’s own A/B/C scale.

Where this event is run

Primarily Kerala, India, where the festival is the best-known school arts event and is run at school, sub-district, district and state level every year. The same item list and class-based categories are used as the model for school and college arts festivals run by Kerala communities elsewhere, which is why this template suits any organiser who wants the Kerala item list, whether for a single school round or a larger inter-school event.

  • Kerala, India (school, sub-district, district and state rounds)
  • Schools and communities elsewhere that run festivals on the Kerala item list

Key facts

  • 90 competition items in four class-based categories: Category I (classes 1-4, 23 items), II (classes 5-7, 38), III (classes 8-10, 101) and IV (classes 11-12, 110)
  • Main programme only – the separate Sanskrit and Arabic language streams are not included
  • Roughly three items in four are individual; the remainder are group items such as Thiruvathira, Oppana and Group Dance
  • Most items are open to boys and girls; a few are published as single-gender (for example Mohiniyattam for girls, Chakyarkoothu for boys)
  • Every item is scored out of 100, with time limits from 5 minutes up to 2 hours depending on the item
  • Grades: A at 80% and above (5 points), B at 70-79% (3), C at 60-69% (1); nothing below 60%
  • First, Second and Third ranks are also installed for rounds that announce places (5/3/1 points individual, 10/5/3 group)
  • Judging criteria are installed only where they sum to 100 marks; a few items ship without criteria
Age groups
4
Competition items
90
Competitions
272
Grade bands
3
Rank awards
6

Age groups

Every candidate is placed into one of these groups by age, and competitions are run per group.

  • Category I — ages 6 to 9
  • Category II — ages 10 to 12
  • Category III — ages 13 to 15
  • Category IV — ages 16 to 17

Competition items

The events themselves — each with the category it belongs to and how judges score it.

Competitions by group

The full schedule matrix, sectioned by age group then category — which item runs for whom, and for how long.

Item Group Type Gender Max score Time limit
Prasangam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Chitrarachana – Pencil Category I Individual Both 100 120 min
Chitrarachana – Jalachayam Category I Individual Both 100 120 min
Lalithaganam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category I Individual Both 100 10 min
Mappilappattu Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Mono Act Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Katha Kathanam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Kadam Katha Category I Individual Both 100 —
Bharathanatyam Category I Individual Both 100 10 min
Prasangam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Abhinaya Ganam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Abhinaya Ganam Category I Individual Both 100 5 min
Sangha Ganam Category I Team Both 100 10 min
Sangha Nrutham Category I Team Both 100 10 min
Desabhakthiganam Category I Team Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Aksharaslogam Category II Individual Both 100 —
Lalithaganam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category II Individual Both 100 10 min
Mappilappatu Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Chithra Rachana – Pencil Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Chithra Rachana – Jalachayam Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Bharathanatyam Category II Individual Both 100 10 min
Mohiniyattam Category II Individual Female 100 10 min
Kuchuppudi Category II Individual Both 100 10 min
Mono Act Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Kathaprasangam Category II Individual Both 100 10 min
Ottanthullal Category II Individual Both 100 10 min
Katharachana Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category II Individual Both 100 120 min
Quiz Category II Individual Both 100 —
Prasangam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category II Individual Both 100 5 min
Sangha Ganam Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Thiruvathira Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Oppana Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Sangha Nrutham Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Desabhakthiganam Category II Team Both 100 5 min
Nadakam Category II Team Both 100 30 min
Groupsong Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Skit Category II Team Both 100 10 min
Chithra Rachana – Pencil Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Chithra Rachana – Water Colour Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Chithra Rachana – Oil Colour Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Cartoon Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category III Individual Male 100 10 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Kathakali Sangeetham Category III Individual Male 100 10 min
Kathakali Sangeetham Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Lalithaganam Category III Individual Male 100 5 min
Lalithaganam Category III Individual Female 100 5 min
Mappilappattu Category III Individual Male 100 5 min
Mappilappattu Category III Individual Female 100 5 min
Gazal Alapanam Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Veena Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Violin – Paschathyam Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Violin – Paurasthyam Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Odakuzhal Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Nadaswaram Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Chenda / Thayambaka Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Guitar – Paschathyam Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Thabala Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Mrudamgam / Ganchira / Ghada Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Madhalam Category III Individual Both 100 10 min
Kathakali Category III Individual Male 100 15 min
Ottanthullal Category III Individual Male 100 10 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category III Individual Male 100 5 min
Chakkyarkoothu Category III Individual Male 100 20 min
Nangiar Koothu Category III Individual Female 100 20 min
Kathakali Category III Individual Female 100 15 min
Ottanthullal Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category III Individual Female 100 5 min
Bharathanatyam Category III Individual Male 100 10 min
Bharathanatyam Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Kuchuppudi Category III Individual Male 100 10 min
Kuchuppudi Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Mohiniyattam Category III Individual Female 100 10 min
Kerala Nadanam Category III Individual Male 100 15 min
Kerala Nadanam Category III Individual Female 100 15 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category III Individual Both 100 120 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category III Individual Both 100 5 min
Aksharaslokam Category III Individual Both 100 —
Kavyakeli Category III Individual Both 100 —
Mono Act Category III Individual Male 100 5 min
Mono Act Category III Individual Female 100 5 min
Kathaprasangam Category III Individual Both 100 15 min
Mimicry Category III Individual Male 100 5 min
Mimicry Category III Individual Female 100 5 min
Parichamuttu Category III Team Male 100 10 min
Poorakkali Category III Team Male 100 20 min
Kolkali Category III Team Male 100 10 min
Arabanamuttu Category III Team Male 100 10 min
Dafmuttu Category III Team Male 100 10 min
Margamkali Category III Team Female 100 10 min
Thiruvathirakali Category III Team Female 100 10 min
Oppana Category III Team Female 100 10 min
Vattappattu Category III Team Male 100 10 min
Sangha Nrutham Category III Team Female 100 10 min
Kathakali – Group Category III Team Both 100 30 min
Desabhakthiganam Category III Team Both 100 5 min
Vanchipattu Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Nadanpattu Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Groupsong Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Groupsong Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Chendamelam Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Panchavadyam Category III Team Both 100 20 min
Vrunda Vadyam Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Bandmelam Category III Team Both 100 20 min
Skit Category III Team Both 100 10 min
Nadakam Category III Team Both 100 30 min
Yakshaganam Category III Team Both 100 30 min
Chavittu Nadakam Category III Team Both 100 20 min
Mangalam Kali Category III Team Both 100 15 min
Paniya Nirtham Category III Team Both 100 15 min
Erula Nirtham Category III Team Both 100 15 min
Paliya Nirtham Category III Team Both 100 15 min
Malapulaya Aattam Category III Team Both 100 15 min
Chithra Rachana – Pencil Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Chithra Rachana – Water Colour Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Chithra Rachana – Oil Colour Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Cartoon Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Collage Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category IV Individual Male 100 10 min
Sasthreeya Sangeetham Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Lalithaganam Category IV Individual Male 100 5 min
Lalithaganam Category IV Individual Female 100 5 min
Mappilappattu Category IV Individual Male 100 5 min
Mappilappattu Category IV Individual Female 100 5 min
Kathakali Sangeetham Category IV Individual Male 100 10 min
Kathakali Sangeetham Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Gazal Alapanam Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Clarinet / Bugle Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Nadaswaram Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Violin – Western Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Violin – Oriental Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Guitar – Western Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Odakkuzhal Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Veena / Vichithraveena Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Triple / Jazz – Western Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Chenda / Thayambaka Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Mrundangam Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Madhalam Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Thabala Category IV Individual Both 100 10 min
Ottanthullal Category IV Individual Male 100 10 min
Kathakali Category IV Individual Male 100 15 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category IV Individual Male 100 5 min
Bharathanatyam Category IV Individual Male 100 10 min
Bharathanatyam Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Kuchuppudi Category IV Individual Male 100 10 min
Kuchuppudi Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Chakyarkoothu Category IV Individual Male 100 20 min
Kerala Nadanam Category IV Individual Male 100 15 min
Mohiniyattam Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Kerala Nadanam Category IV Individual Female 100 15 min
Nangiar Koothu Category IV Individual Female 100 20 min
Kathakali Category IV Individual Female 100 15 min
Ottanthullal Category IV Individual Female 100 10 min
Nadodi Nrutham Category IV Individual Female 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Prasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Quiz Category IV Individual Both 100 —
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Upanyasam Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Katharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Kavitharachana Category IV Individual Both 100 120 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Padyam Chollal Category IV Individual Both 100 5 min
Aksharaslokam Category IV Individual Both 100 —
Kavyakeli Category IV Individual Both 100 —
Mono Act Category IV Individual Male 100 5 min
Mono Act Category IV Individual Female 100 5 min
Mimicry Category IV Individual Male 100 5 min
Kathaprasangam Category IV Individual Both 100 15 min
Mimicry Category IV Individual Female 100 5 min
Group Dance Category IV Team Female 100 10 min
Thiruvathira Category IV Team Female 100 10 min
Margamkali Category IV Team Female 100 10 min
Oppana Category IV Team Female 100 10 min
Vattappattu Category IV Team Male 100 10 min
Kathakali – Group Category IV Team Both 100 30 min
Mookabhinayam Category IV Team Both 100 5 min
Vrunda Vadyam Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Chendamelam Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Panchavadyam Category IV Team Both 100 20 min
Skit Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Bandmelam Category IV Team Both 100 20 min
Parichamuttu Category IV Team Male 100 10 min
Arabanamuttu Category IV Team Male 100 10 min
Kolkali Category IV Team Male 100 10 min
Dafmuttu Category IV Team Male 100 10 min
Poorakkali Category IV Team Male 100 20 min
Sangha Ganam Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Desabhakthiganam Category IV Team Both 100 5 min
Vanchipattu Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Nadanpattu Category IV Team Both 100 10 min
Nadakam Category IV Team Both 100 30 min
Koodiyattam Category IV Team Both 100 30 min
Chavittu Nadakam Category IV Team Both 100 20 min
Mangalam Kali Category IV Team Both 100 15 min
Paniya Nirtham Category IV Team Both 100 15 min
Erula Nirtham Category IV Team Both 100 15 min
Paliya Nirtham Category IV Team Both 100 15 min
Malapulaya Aattam Category IV Team Both 100 15 min

Frequently asked questions

Can I change this template after installing it?

Yes — installing it creates a fully configured, live event, not a locked package. Every age group, competition item, rule and scoring setting can be edited afterwards to match exactly what your event actually needs.

Do I need technical knowledge to set this up?

No. Installing a template does the setup work for you; you only need to review the details (dates, unit or house names) and open registration.

Want the fuller picture first? See our guide to Kalolsavam management software.

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Everything above is installed as a live, editable event in one step — age groups, items, rules and scoring. Preview it below, then start your own.

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