YOUFEST 2019 – ITEMS & RULES
1. BHARATHANATYAM
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Female participant allowed.
Full Costume is a must.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Dancers solo performance.
Facial expressions and mudras.
Movement and rhythm.
Costume and visual appeal.
2. MOHINIYATTAM
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Female participant allowed.
Full Costume is a must.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Dancers solo performance.
Facial expressions and mudras.
Movement and rhythm.
Costume and visual appeal.
3. FOLK DANCE
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes 30 seconds.
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Female participants allowed.
Full costume is a must
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the performance.
Evaluation Basis
Dancers solo performance.
Facial expressions and mudras.
Movement and rhythm.
Costume and visual appeal.
4. CINEMATIC DANCE
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male/Female participants allowed
Language: Any / Open
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participant can use properties.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Performance
Overall energy in the performance.
Inclusion of new ideas.
Quality of the overall presentation and costume.
5. FANCY DRESS
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 2 minutes
Preparation Time: 3 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 2 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
Category: General
Participants are allowed a maximum of two members to help them back
stage.
If microphone is required the participant has to inform the Back Stage
Manager upon Chest Number collection.
If background music is required, participant has to give the song CD/USB to
the Stage Managers 30 minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Originality of the idea.
Costume perfection.
Usage of contemporary issues and messages.
6. LIGHT MUSIC
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Male / Female participant allowed.
Language: Malayalam
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Performance of the singer.
Choice of song.
Perfection in rendering the song.
7. MAPPILAPPATTU
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male and female participants allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
No karaoke will be allowed.
Evaluation Basis
Choice of song.
Voice modulation and fidelity to the Mappila style of singing.
Overall presentation.
8. ENGLISH RECITATION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Based on selection of literature – Poem ONLY
Clarity & Voice Modulation
9. ENGLISH ELOCUTION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
The topic will be informed prior to the competition
Topic will be given prior to the event
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of speech.
Voice Modulation
Content of the speech
10. HINDI RECITATION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Based on selection of literature – Poem ONLY
Clarity & Voice Modulation
11. HINDI ELOCUTION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
The topic will be informed prior to the competition
Topic will be given prior to the event
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of speech.
Voice Modulation
Content of the speech
12. MALAYALAM ELOCUTION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
The topic will be informed prior to the competition
Topic will be given prior to the event
Clarity of speech.
Voice Modulation
Content of the speech
13. MALAYALAM RECITATION
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Evaluation Basis
Based on selection of literature – Poem ONLY
Clarity & Voice Modulation
14. MONO ACT
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 secs
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Junior, Senior
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Offensive and obscenity gestures are not allowed
Do not use face masks
Acting Skills
Script
Dialogue Delivery
Presentation
15. MIMICRY
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Preparation time : 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 secs
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Offensive and obscenity gestures are not allowed
Do not use face masks
Evaluation Basis
Acting Skills/Imitation skills
Script
Dialogue delivery and voice modulation
Presentation and Spontaneity
16. CINEMATIC SONG
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 5 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes and 30 seconds
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
Individual Event – maximum 1 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Male / Female participant allowed.
No extra/special costume required.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Any Language can be chosen
Participant should bring the karaoke
Evaluation Basis
Based on selection of song – Cinematic song ONLY
Clarity & Voice Modulation
Performance and stage presence
17. ENGLISH SHORT STORY WRITING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language
English
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
The subject will be given before the competition starts.
The candidates are allowed to write only on one side of the given paper.
Story should not exceed 5 pages
Candidates can give appropriate title for the story
Candidates are allowed only to write the registration number on the paper.
Candidates should not write their name and school’s name on the paper.
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Characterization
Choice of words
Style of narration
18. MALAYALAM SHORT STORY WRITING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language
Malayalam
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
The subject will be given before the competition starts.
The candidates are allowed to write only on one side of the given paper.
Story should not exceed 5 pages
Candidates can give appropriate title for the story
Candidates are allowed only to write the registration number on the paper.
Candidates should not write their name and school’s name on the paper.
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Characterization
Choice of words
Style of narration
19. HINDI SHORT STORY WRITING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language
Hindi
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
The subject will be given before the competition starts.
The candidates are allowed to write only on one side of the given paper.
Story should not exceed 5 pages
Candidates can give appropriate title for the story
Candidates are allowed only to write the registration number on the paper.
Candidates should not write their name and school’s name on the paper.
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Characterization
Choice of words
Style of narration
20. PENCIL DRAWING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hours
Category
Sub-Junior,Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Candidates are allowed to use only HB, 4B or 6B Pencil
The drawing paper should be of A3 size
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Style of drawing
21. CARTOON DRAWING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hour
Category
Senior
Other Notes
The drawing paper should be of A4 size
Candidates should use only HB pencil and black sketch pen based on the topic
given.
Evaluation
Basis
Clarity of theme
Style of drawing
22. ACRYLIC PAINTING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hours
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Apply colours on the printed drawing as given.
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Style of drawing
Use of colours
23. WATER COLOURING
Duration
Total Duration: 1 hours
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Apply colours on the printed drawing as given.
Evaluation Basis
Clarity of theme
Style of drawing
Use of colour
24. THIRUVATHIRA
Duration
Total Performance Duration:10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 10 participant
Category
Junior, Senior, Teachers
Other Notes
This item is exclusively for female participants only.
Full Costume is a must.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
No special marks for live singing.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Dancers coherence and performance
Costume and visual appeal
Movement and rhythm
Presentation
25. DUFF MUTTU
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 10 participant
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
This item is exclusively for male participants.
Full Costume is a must/required.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Live singing is a must
Do not use light music and mappilapattu,. use Arabic baith and
maddhoo song
Evaluation Basis
The singing of the group leader and chorus by the team
The coordination of the dancers
The synchronized rthymic movement of their palms and fingers on the
Duff
26. OPPANA
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 10 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
This item is exclusively for female participants.
Full Costume is a must.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Groups can decide if the number of dancers is 7 or 9, depending on their
convenience, as long as they are within the limit of 9 members per group.
Live singing not allowed. Karoke is must
Evaluation Basis
Dancers coherence and performance
Manavatti’s expressions and sync with the other dancers.
Movement and rhythm.
27. INDIAN FOLK DANCE
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 10 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
Participants should strictly stick to Indian Folk Dance forms
This item can have either female or male participants.
Language: Any / Open
Costume as per the theme of the folk Dance.
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participant can use properties
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Dancers coherence and synchronization
Choice of songs and mixing (if included)
Movement and rhythm
Presentational values
28. CINEMATIC DANCE
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 7 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 8 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 8 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
This item can have a mix of female and male participants.
Language: Any / Open
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participants can use properties.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Synchronization between the dancers.
Overall energy in the performance.
Inclusion of new ideas.
Quality of the overall presentation and costume.
29. MIME
Duration
Time limit is 5 minutes for each team.
Warning Bell will ring at 4 minutes 30 seconds.
10 seconds grace period will be given after 5 minutes
Number of
Participants
maximum 6 participant
Category
Junior, Senior
Other Notes
The act should not contain any dialogues, lip sync, props
Evaluation
Basis
Points will be given on the basis of innovation, depiction of the situation,
team work , dress code and expressions
No act shall contain any offensive, obscene, disrespectful actions or gestures.
The act will be immediately stopped and the entry will be disqualified, if
these instructions are not followed.
30. GROUP SONG
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 10 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 9 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 10 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 7 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior, Teachers
Other Notes
This item can have a mix of female and male participants.
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Language: Malayalam
Evaluation Basis
Synchronization of the singers.
Choice of the songs.
No Karaoke format songs will be accepted. No live instruments will be
allowed.
Symmetry and discipline maintained throughout the rendering of the
song.
Overall presentation.
31. GROUP DANCE
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 8 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 7 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 8 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 8 participant
Category
Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior
Other Notes
This item can have a mix of female and male participants.
Language: Any / Open
No extra stage setting will be permitted.
Participants can use properties.
Participant has to give the song CD/USB to the Stage Managers 30
minutes prior to the event.
Evaluation Basis
Synchronization between the dancers.
Overall energy in the performance.
Inclusion of new ideas.
Quality of the overall presentation and costume.
32. MUSIC BAND
Duration
Total Performance Duration: 15 minutes
Warning Bell will ring at 14 minutes
10 seconds grace period will be given after 15 minutes
Number of
Participants
Per Team: maximum 8 participant
Category
Senior
Other Notes
This item can have a mix of female and male participants.
Language: Open
Participants should use minimum 5 instruments
Participants should not wear his/her school uniform or carry school ID
card during the performance.
Evaluation Basis
Synchronization of the singers.
Choice of the songs.
No Karaoke format songs will be accepted.
Symmetry and discipline maintained throughout the rendering of the
song.
Overall presentation.