University of Mumbai Youth Festival — A Mumbai University Youth Festival, 41 Events from Raga to Jackpot

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Luke Justin

Youth Festival

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University of Mumbai’s Department of Students’ Development inter-collegiate youth festival: 41 items across Music, Dance, Literary, Theatre, Fine Art, Short Film Making and the unique Jackpot personality contest, with real Marathi/Hindi/English language splits.

Sets up an inter-collegiate university youth festival in the style of a published Mumbai programme – 41 events across music, dance, literary, theatre and fine art plus short film and the Jackpot personality contest, with Marathi and any-other-language versions of the spoken events – so a college or university coordinator starts from a real programme instead of a blank page.

An inter-collegiate youth festival is a university-run arts competition in which affiliated colleges and institutes send their students to compete across music, dance, literature, theatre and fine art. This template follows the published rules of the 57th inter-collegiate youth festival of the University of Mumbai (academic year 2024-25) and carries all 41 events from that document: eleven in music, two in dance, nine in the literary family, eight in theatre, nine in fine art, plus Short Film Making and Jackpot, which sit outside those five sections in the source.

Music runs from Indian classical vocal and the two classical instrumental solos (percussion and non-percussion are separate events) through Natyasangeet, Indian light vocal, Qawwali and Folk Orchestra to Western vocal, Western instrumental and Western group song. Dance has one classical and one folk item. The spoken events – Elocution, Debate, Story Telling, Story Writing, Mono Acting, One Act Play and Skit – each come as a pair, a Marathi version and an any-other-language version, so a college can enter the same kind of event in the language its students work in. Quiz, Mimicry and Mime stand alone. The fine-art block of nine events (On the Spot Painting, Collage, Poster Making, Clay Modeling, Cartooning, Rangoli, Mehendi Designing, Spot Photography and Installation) is timed in long sittings of 150 minutes.

Two events are unusual. Short Film Making allows one entry per institution of up to five minutes including credits, and the source rules documentaries out. Jackpot is a personality contest: each institution sends a male and a female co-ordinator, who are scored across ten components of up to 10 marks each, from a personality round and a cultural performance to endurance, general knowledge, oratory and leadership. Twenty-six of the 41 events are individual entries and fifteen are team entries; every event is open to both genders and is marked out of 100.

There is a single group, Students, set to a 17 to 25 range. The published eligibility is bona fide full-time enrolment with an upper age limit counted from a fixed date, so the range is a working band, not a statement of the exact rule. Time limits come from the source for each event, from five minutes for Elocution, Debate, Mime and Mimicry up to 30 minutes for a One Act Play. The document does not give a placing scale, so the template applies a default: First, Second and Third with 5, 3 and 1 points for an individual event and 10, 6 and 2 for a team event, which add up into a college-wise points table. Judging criteria for individual events should be agreed by each panel before marking begins.

Where this event comes from

Inter-collegiate youth festivals are a long-standing format of Indian university youth-welfare programmes, in which a university brings its affiliated colleges together for a graded set of cultural events. This template follows one university’s published rulebook for a single year rather than a generic format.

Where this event is run

Maharashtra, India, where the university’s students’ development department runs the festival for its affiliated colleges, institutes and departments. The same event list, language split and per-event time limits suit any university, college cluster or student union that wants a full collegiate festival with a Marathi or regional-language track, a fine-art block run as long on-the-spot sittings, and a personality contest on top.

  • Maharashtra, India (inter-collegiate festival)
  • Universities and student groups elsewhere that run collegiate festivals with regional-language tracks

Key facts

  • 41 events in five families plus two standalone events: 11 music, 2 dance, 9 literary, 8 theatre, 9 fine art, Short Film Making and Jackpot
  • One group, Students, set to a working 17 to 25 range; every event open to both genders and marked out of 100
  • 26 individual events and 15 team events
  • Seven spoken events come in pairs – a Marathi version and an any-other-language version
  • Time limits come from the source: 5 minutes for Elocution, Debate, Mime and Mimicry, 30 minutes for a One Act Play, 120 minutes for Story Writing and 150 minutes for each fine-art event
  • Default rank points (not in the source): 5, 3, 1 for individual and 10, 6, 2 for team events
Age groups
1
Competition items
41
Competitions
41
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
Indian Classical Vocal Solo Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Indian Classical Instrumental Percussion Solo Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Indian Classical Instrumental Non-Percussion Solo Students Individual Both 100 10 min
Natyasangeet Vocal Solo Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Indian Light Vocal Solo Students Individual Both 100 6 min
Indian Group Song Students Team Both 100 10 min
Folk Orchestra Students Team Both 100 10 min
Qawwali Students Team Both 100 15 min
Western Vocal Solo Students Individual Both 100 6 min
Western Instrumental Solo Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Western Group Song Students Team Both 100 10 min
Indian Classical Dance Students Individual Both 100 15 min
Indian Folk Dance Students Team Both 100 10 min
Elocution Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Elocution (Any Other Language) Students Individual Both 100 5 min
Debate Students Team Both 100 5 min
Debate (Any Other Language) Students Team Both 100 5 min
Story Writing Students Individual Both 100 120 min
Story Writing (Any Other Language) Students Individual Both 100 120 min
Story Telling Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Story Telling (Any Other Language) Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Quiz Students Team Both 100 —
Mono Acting Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Mono Acting (Any Other Language) Students Individual Both 100 7 min
Mimicry Students Individual Both 100 5 min
One Act Play Students Team Both 100 30 min
One Act Play (Any Other Language) Students Team Both 100 30 min
Skit Students Team Both 100 10 min
Skit (Any Other Language) Students Team Both 100 10 min
Mime Students Team Both 100 5 min
On the Spot Painting Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Collage Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Poster Making Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Clay Modeling Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Cartooning Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Rangoli Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Mehendi Designing Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Spot Photography Students Individual Both 100 150 min
Installation Students Team Both 100 150 min
Short Film Making Students Team Both 100 5 min
Jackpot Students Individual Both 100 —

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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