Kerala University Youth Festival — A Kerala University Youth Festival, Section by Section

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Luke Justin

Youth Festival

Youth Festival · University

University of Kerala’s official inter-collegiate youth festival: 102 items across Music, Dance, Literary, Theatre and Fine Arts, open to bonafide college students, with the real average-of-3-judges scoring formula.

Sets up an inter-collegiate youth festival from a Kerala university’s published rules – five sections across music, dance, literary, theatre and fine arts, with 61 distinct items and 102 item entries open to degree and diploma students – so a college or university coordinator starts from the real programme instead of a blank page.

A Kerala university youth festival is an inter-collegiate arts competition in which students from a university’s affiliated colleges perform and compete in a ladder of rounds, usually college level first and then the university final. This template reproduces the programme from a Kerala university’s published youth festival rules: five sections – Music, Dance, Literary events, Theatre events and Fine Arts – holding 61 distinct competition items that expand to 102 item entries once the gender splits are counted. It runs from Light Music, Classical Music and Veena through Bharathanatyam, Kathakali and Thiruvathira to Debate, Short Story Writing, Mono Act, Mime, Painting and Spot Photography.

Eligibility is by enrolment, not by age band. Entrants are bonafide full-time students on a degree, postgraduate degree or diploma course, so the template carries a single Students group with a representative age range of 17 to 25 rather than a set of age categories. Roughly four entries in five are individual and the remainder are team items such as Group Song, Group Dance, Western Vocal Group, Ganamela, Debate and Kerala Nadanam Group. Many solo music and dance items are published separately for male and female entrants, while the rules state a single gender explicitly for a few traditional items: Oppana, Thiruvathira and Margamkali for girls, and Vattapattu, Arabanamuttu, Dufmutt and Kolkali for boys. Everything else is open to both.

Each entry has its own performing time limit, from a few minutes for a light music or recitation turn up to a half-hour stage item, and every entry is marked out of 100. Literary and fine-arts items such as essay, poetry, painting and poster making are sitting-based and run to a set writing or drawing time rather than a stage slot. Language-split items – for example the written literary events – are run as separate competitions per language where the source allows, so a coordinator can add or remove languages to suit the round.

Results follow the rules’ own scheme. First, Second and Third places are decided on the average of the three judges’ marks, and the rules discard an outlier judge whose mark differs from the other two by more than 20 per cent. That averaging formula is not a template field, so a coordinator applies it when entering the panel’s marks. What the template does install is the rank points: 5, 3 and 1 for First, Second and Third in an individual item, and 10, 6 and 2 for a team item, which add up into a college-wise points table across the whole festival. Judging criteria are installed only where the rules print a set that adds up correctly; items without a printed set ship without criteria and need the panel’s own added before marking begins.

Where this event comes from

Kerala university youth festivals are a long-running tradition of inter-collegiate arts competition in the state, and this template follows one university’s currently published youth festival rules rather than a generic format.

Where this event is run

Kerala, India, where universities hold youth festivals for the students of their affiliated colleges, usually with college-level rounds feeding a university final. The item list also suits any college, student union or alumni group elsewhere that wants a collegiate programme built on the Kerala style of items, including the classical and folk Kerala arts alongside Western music and contemporary literary and fine-arts events.

  • Kerala, India (college and university rounds)
  • Student and alumni groups elsewhere that run festivals on the Kerala collegiate item list

Key facts

  • 61 distinct competition items in five sections: Music, Dance, Literary events, Theatre events and Fine Arts – 102 item entries once male and female splits are counted
  • One Students group (representative ages 17 to 25): eligibility is enrolment on a degree, postgraduate or diploma course, not a numeric age band
  • About four entries in five are individual; the rest are team items such as Group Song, Group Dance, Ganamela and Debate
  • Oppana, Thiruvathira and Margamkali are girls-only; Vattapattu, Arabanamuttu, Dufmutt and Kolkali are boys-only; other items are open to both genders or split male and female
  • Every entry is marked out of 100, each with its own time limit
  • Rank points: 5, 3 and 1 for individual items; 10, 6 and 2 for team items
  • First, Second and Third are decided on the average of three judges’ marks, with an outlier judge discarded if more than 20 per cent apart – applied at result entry, not a template field
Age groups
1
Competition items
61
Competitions
102
Grade bands
0
Rank awards
6

Age groups

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

  • Students — ages 17 to 25

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
Light Music Students Individual Male 100 5 min
Light Music Students Individual Female 100 5 min
Classical Music Students Individual Male 100 10 min
Classical Music Students Individual Female 100 10 min
Hindustani Classical Vocal Students Individual Male 100 10 min
Hindustani Classical Vocal Students Individual Female 100 10 min
Gazal Students Individual Male 100 10 min
Gazal Students Individual Female 100 10 min
Mappilappattu Students Individual Male 100 5 min
Mappilappattu Students Individual Female 100 5 min
Veena Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Stringed Instrument (Eastern Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Stringed Instrument (Western Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Guitar Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Wind Instrument (Eastern Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Wind Instrument (Western Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Tabala Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Percussion Instrument (Eastern Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Percussion Instrument (Western Style) Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Chenda Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Western Vocal Solo Students Individual Both 100 6 min
Group Song Students Team Both 100 10 min
Western Vocal Group Students Team Both 100 10 min
Ganamela Students Team Both 100 10 min
Vrindavadyam Students Team Both 100 10 min
Folk Song Students Team Both 100 10 min
Vanchipattu Students Team Both 100 10 min
Bharathanatyam Students Individual Male 100 15 min
Bharathanatyam Students Individual Female 100 15 min
Kuchipudi Students Individual Male 100 15 min
Kuchipudi Students Individual Female 100 15 min
Folk Dance Students Individual Male 100 10 min
Folk Dance Students Individual Female 100 10 min
Kathakali Students Individual Male 100 15 min
Kathakali Students Individual Female 100 15 min
Mohiniyattam Students Individual Female 100 15 min
Ottam Thullal Students Individual Male 100 10 min
Ottam Thullal Students Individual Female 100 10 min
Group Dance Students Team Both 100 10 min
Thiruvathira Students Team Female 100 10 min
Oppana Students Team Female 100 10 min
Margamkali Students Team Female 100 10 min
Kerala Nadanam Students Individual Male 100 15 min
Kerala Nadanam Students Individual Female 100 15 min
Kerala Nadanam Group Students Team Both 100 30 min
Dufmutt Students Team Male 100 10 min
Kolkali Students Team Male 100 10 min
Chakyarkoothu Students Individual Both 100 20 min
Nangyarkoothu Students Individual Both 100 20 min
Vattapattu Students Team Male 100 10 min
Arabanamuttu Students Team Male 100 10 min
Debate Students Team Both 100 —
Debate Students Team Both 100 —
Debate Students Team Both 100 —
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Recitation Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Essay Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Essay Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Essay Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Essay Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Short Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Poetry Writing Students Individual Both 100 60 min
Aksharaslokam Students Individual Both 100 —
Aksharaslokam Students Individual Both 100 —
Aksharaslokam Students Individual Both 100 —
Quiz Students Team Both 100 —
Kathaprasangam Students Individual Male 100 20 min
Kathaprasangam Students Individual Female 100 20 min
Mono Act Students Individual Male 100 5 min
Mono Act Students Individual Female 100 5 min
Mimicry Students Individual Male 100 5 min
Mimicry Students Individual Female 100 5 min
Fancy Dress Students Individual Both 100 3 min
Mime Students Team Both 100 5 min
Skit Students Team Both 100 10 min
Painting Students Individual Both 100 120 min
Clay Modelling Students Individual Both 100 180 min
Cartooning Students Individual Both 100 120 min
Rangoli Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Collage Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Spot Photography Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Poster Making Students Individual Both 100 150 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.

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