2 UNIVERSITY OF KERALA UNIVERSITY YOUTH FESTIVAL RULES (Abstract) Rules: Kerala University Youth Festival Rules - Regarding 1. These rules may be called the “Kerala University Youth Festival Rules”. Department of Student Services 2. In these rules unless the context otherwise requires:- a. “Act” means the Kerala University Act 1974; No. DSS/19/KUYF/2000 Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 08-02-2000 b. “College” means any educational institution maintained by or affiliated to the University of Kerala; c. “Judges” means persons appointed to pronounce a decision in a contest or competition. Read: (1) Item No. 55 of the minutes of the meeting of the Syndicate held on 1-12-1984 3. Object : The object of these rules, is to codify and co-ordinate the rules governing the conduct of the various competitions to be held in (2) Item No. 45 of the meeting of the Syndicate held on 9th November 1999. the youth festivals, at the college and University level. 4. Applicability : These rules shall be applicable to the Youth Festivals conducted at the College and University level. O R D E R 5. Competitions shall be conducted in the item mentioned in The Syndicate at its meeting held on 1-12-1984 considered the the Schedule I appended hereto in the Youth Festivals held at the College level as well as at the University level. minutes of the Standing Committee on Student Services held on 16-11-1984 and resolved that the minutes of the meeting of the Standing 6. College level Competition : College level competitions are Committee on Student Services held on 16-11-1984 be approved and to be held not later than the second week of November every year, the syndicate at its meeting held on 9-11-1999. Considered and approved under the supervision of a Committee comprising the Principal, Staff the minutes of the Standing Committee on Student Services held on Advisor, College Union Chairman and General Secretary, College Union 5-11-1999 also be approved and that the rules for the conduct of the and Secretary, Arts Club. (Principal or his nominee and 2 other members shall be the quorum). Kerala University Youth festival, as contained in this Appendix given to this order, be implemented with immediate effect. 7. Principal shall appoint judges for various competitions from a panel of judges prepared by the Committee referred to in para 6. The Orders are issued accordingly. judges so appointed shall be persons of proven proficiency in the concerned field. No person shall be appointed as a Judge in any of the competitions, if he is related to any of the competitors or is interested in any other manner. Sd/- 8. No competition need normally be held in any item, if the Registrar number of competitors in the item is less than 2. However if the College 3 4 level Committee is satisfied that the standard of performances is quite b. Three members of the Syndicate nominated by the high the student may be presented for the University Youth Festival. Vice-Chancellor of whom one shall be the student member in the Syndicate. 9. Normally a College may select one student for each item to represent the College in the University Youth Festival. However, it is c. Chairman and General Secretary of the Kerala left to the discretion, of the College level Committee constituted to University Union. supervise the conduct of the competitions, to sent one more student or d. Dean of Fine Arts. a particular item in case they are satisfied with the competence of the e. The Director of Student Services (Convener) second candidate. The Committee shall use this discretion very judiciously (The Chairman and 3 other members shall be the quorum) In the and see that this provision is not applied in the case of more than two absence of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor the student member of the Syndicate items. shall be the Chairman. Amendment of Rule 9 of the University Youth Festival (Vide item The steering-cum-appellate Committees shall have the power to No. 24 of the Syndicate held on 30-4-2002). consider any complaint received in writing from the candidate regarding The Committee shall use this discretion very judiciously and see the conduct of the Youth Festival and it shall have power to call for any that this provision is not applied in the case of more than five items record, it finds relevant and connected with the conduct of the Youth (instead of two items) and to approve the proposal to allow a participant Festival. to compete in maximum seven individual items instead of the present 15. Any complaint in writing shall be submitted to the convener, five. appellate Committee within an hour of the announcement of result. The 10. The Committee referred to in para 6 shall function as the appellate Committee shall be competent to take a final decision in the appellate body for the college level competition. Any complaint regarding matter. the selection of the candidate for the University Youth Festival shall be 16. Complaint regarding the marks awarded by the judges shall referred to the Committee. The Committee shall be competent to take not be entertained by the appellate committee. a final decision on the complaint. 17. The steering-cum-appellate Committee shall be competent 11. The entry form duly signed by the Principal and Arts Club to disqualify any participant or team for gross misbehavior or violation Secretary shall reach the General Secretary, Kerala University Union of rules. not later than 10th November. 18. Separate panel of judges shall be prepared by the steering University Level Youth Festival Committee for different items of competitions and the University Union shall invite judge only from those panels. The judge so appointed shall 12. a. The University level Youth Festival shall be held before be persons of proven proficiency in the concerned field. No person shall the Christmas holidays every year. be appointed as a judge in any of the competitions, if he is related to any b. The venue of the Youth Festival shall be fixed by the of the competitors or is interested in any other manner. Kerala University Union. 19. In case judges from the panel prepared by the Committee 13. The Syndicate shall constitute a steering-cum-appellate are not available, the Union may invite judges outside the panel with the Committee, to supervise and control the conduct of the University Youth prior sanction of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Festival. The Committee shall consist of the following members, 20. The First, Second and Third prizes for different items shall a. The Pro-Vice Chancellor (Chairman) be awarded on the basis of the following formula. 5 6

The average marks awarded by the 3 judges shall be the norm for 26. There shall be no overwriting in the scoring sheets presented the award of first, second and third prizes, Generally the variation of by the judges. Corrections, if any, shall be fully signed by the concerned the mark awarded by different judges shall not be greater than 20% If judge. After the events, the judges shall present the scoring sheets to (of the three marks awarded by the three judges) the difference between the stage managers appointed by the steering-cum-appellate committee the highest and the lowest marks awarded exceeds 20% the highest or for tabulating the marks awarded and announcing the result. the lowest as the case may be shall not be considered, instead the 27. The scoring sheets, tabulation sheets and other relevant average of the two marks, the difference between which does not exceed papers pertaining to an item shall be kept in sealed covers as soon as 20% shall be taken. the result of a particular item is announced and kept under the safe custody of the Director of Student services. The sealed cover will be But in case the difference between the marks awarded by three opened only in the presence of the appellate committee. different judges is greater than 20% the two marks with the minimum 28. In addition to the participants, each college can send two difference (though more than 20%) shall be taken as the basis, and the staff members and Secretary, Arts Club along with the contingent. average of the two marks taken. 29. The actual travelling and food expenses for the contingent 21. There shall be an individual champion among boys and another shall be met out of the college union fund. among girls decided on the basis of the total points scored by the 30. Stage and stage equipments shall be provided by the festival individuals. In case of a tie, the actual percentage of the marks scored committee. But make-up, accompaniments etc. are to be arranged by by the competitors shall be taken as the basis. the participating team themselves. If there is a tie even after applying the above norm, the 31. The steering committee is competent to make any change championship shall be decided by lot. in the date of University Youth Festival. 22. The team championship shall be decided on the basis of the 32. Amendments The Syndicate shall be competent to total points scored by the college. make any amendments to the rules. 23. For all items, except group items, the points for the various *33 The University Departments at Thiruvananthapuram and placings shall be as follows: Kariavattom will be treated as a single unit for participation in the I Place : 5 Points University Youth Festival. II Place : 3 Points *As per decision of the Syndicate on 20th & 28th March, 1989. III Place : 1 Point (Items No. 52) 24. For group items the points for the different placings shall be *34. The following items are included as per the decision of the as follows: Syndicate held on 9th November 1999 vide item No. 45, and decision of I Place : 10 Points Syndicate held on 30-1-2010, item No. 76. II Place : 6 Points 1. Tabala, 2. Veena, 3. Ganamela, 4. Vrindavadyam, 5. , III Place : 2 Points 6. Elocution - Hindi, 7. Recitation - English, Hindi 8. Guitar 25. Points scored in group items shall not be taken into account Items Separated; 1. , 2. Ottamthullal, 3. Mimicry, for deciding individual championships. 4. Mono Act (Male & Female). 7 8

SCHEDULE I Kathakali - 15 Minutes Competitions will be held in the following Items Adhering 25. A. Male to the Time 26. B. Female Section I Music 27. - 15 Minutes Light Music - 5 Minutes Ottamthullal - 10 Minutes 1. A. Male 28. A. Male 2. B. Female 29. B. Female Classical Music - 10 Minutes 30. Group Dance - 10 Minutes 3. A. Male 31. - 10 Minutes 4. B. Female 32. - 10 Minutes Stringed Instrument - 10 Minutes 33. Margamkali - 10 Minutes 5. A. Veena - 10 Minutes 6. B. Eastern Style - 10 Minutes Section III Literary Events 7. C. Western Style - 10 Minutes 34. Debate - English 8. D. Guitar - 10 Minutes 1. Wind Instrument - 10 Minutes 2. 9. A. Eastern Style 35. Debate - Malayalam 10. B. Western Style 1. Percussion Instrument - 10 Minutes 2. 11. A. Tabala 12. B. Eastern Style 36. Debate - Hindi 13. C. Western Style 1. 14. Western Vocal Solo 3 to 6 Minutes 2. 15. Group Song - 10 Minutes Elocution - 5 Minutes 16. Western Vocal Group - 10 Minutes 37. A. Malayalam 17. Ganamela - 10 Minutes 38. B. English 18. Vrindavadhyam - 10 Minutes 39. C. Hindi Recitation - 5 Minutes Section II Dance 40. A. Malayalam Bharathanatyam - 15 Minutes 41. B. English 19. A. Male 42. C. Hindi 20. B. Female Essay Writing - 1 Hour Other forms of Classical Dance - 15 Minutes 21. A. Male 43. A. Malayalam 22. B. Female Short Story Writing - 1 Hour Folk Dance - 10 Minutes 44. A. Malayalam 23. A. Male 45. B. English 24. B. Female 46. C. Hindi 9 10

Poetry Writing - 1 Hour Stringed Instrument 47. A. Malayalam 5. A. Veena 48. Aksharaslokam - Time shall be fixed by the a. \mZw b. cmK-`mhw c. Xmfw judges d. hn√n-Sp-∂-Xv e. ao´v f. Pick-up D]-tbm-Kn--°phm-≥ ]mSn-√. 49. Kathaprasangam - 20 Minutes 6. B. Eastern Style 50. Quiz - Time shall be fixed by the a. {ipXn b. ebw c. `mhw judges 7. C. Western Style Section IV Theatre Events a. {ipXn b. ebw c. `mhw Mono Act - 5 Minutes 51. A. Male 8. D. Guitar a. {ipXn b. ebw c. `mhw 52. B. Female Approved by Syndicate held on 30-1-2010 item No. 76 Mimicry - 5 Minutes 9. A. Wind Instrument Eastern Style 53. A. Male a. ebw b. `mhw c. at\m-[¿Ωw 54. B. Female 55. Fancy Dress - 3 Minutes 10. B. Wind Instrument Western Style `mhw ebw at\m-[¿Ωw 56. Mime - 5 Minutes a. b. c. Percussion Instrument 57. Skit - 10 Minutes 11. A. Tabala Section V Fine Arts a. AwKpen {]tbmKw b. \mZw c. ebw 58. Painting - 2 hours 12. B. Eastern Style 59. Sculpture - 3 hours a. \mZw b. Ime-{]-amWw c. at\m-[¿Ωw 60. Applied Art - 3 hours 13. C. Western Style 61. Cartooning - 2 hours a. \mZw b. Ime-{]-amWw c. at\m-[¿Ωw 62. Rangoli - 2½ hours 14. Western Vocal Solo 63. Collage - 2½ hours a. Number of accompanist should not be more than two. b. Duration of the song shall be between three to six minutes. Schedule II c. Language of the song shall only be in English. Main Aspects to be considered in Judging Items for College Level d. Judgement will be made on the qualities like composition, Competitions and University Youth Festival rhythm, co-ordination and general impression. Section I Music 15. Group Song a. {ipXn b. Xmfw c. ebw d. kzc-tN¿® Light Music 1 & 2. a. `mhw b. ebw c. D®m-cWw 16. Western Vocal Group a. Maximum number of singers in a group can be six. Classical Music b. Maximum number of accompanists playing instruments shall 3 & 4. a. Xmfw b. at\m-[¿Ωw c. `mhw be three. 11 12

c. Group song should be taken from English language. 25. & 26. Kathakali d. Maximum time allotted for group song is 10 minutes, which a. `mhm-`n-\bw e. sabvhg°w does not include setting time. b. Xmfw f. at\m-[¿Ωw c. ap{Z g. Blm-cy-tim` e. The setting time for a group shall not exceed four minutes. d. Iemw-iw h. kmt¶-Xn-IXzw f. Judging of this item will be on the basis of quality of singing i. thj-]-I¿® only and not on make up, costumes and action of the team. 27. Mohiniyattom 17. Ganamela a. AShv e. sabvhg°w ]c-am-h[n kabw 10 an\n-‰v. Hcp Soan¬ ]c-am-h[n Ggpt]¿ hsc BImw. b. Xmfw f. Blm-cy-tim` a. htZym]-IcW߃ hmbn-°p-∂Xv a’-c-Øn¬ ]s¶Sp-°p-∂-h¿ Xs∂ c. ap{Z g. NphSv shbv]v Bbn-cn-°-Ww. d. A`n\bw h. kmt¶-Xn-IXzw b. kn\n-am-Km-\߃ ]mSn-√. Km\߃ Ign-hXpw hnZr#¿∞nIƒ cNn®v kwKoXw \¬In-b-h-bm-bn-cn-°- 28. & 29. Ottanthullal c. thj-`wKn kwKoXKpWw Ww. a. d. thj-Øn-s‚ kq£vaX A`n\bw F√m kwKoX D]-I-c-W-ßfpw am\z¬]vtf Bbn-cn-°-Ww. b. e. d. ‘ ’ A£-c--kv^p-SX Xmfw 1. {ipXn 2. Xmfw 3. hnhn-[-Km-b-Icpw hmZyßfpw XΩn-ep-≈-tN¿®. c. f. Ip´nsb ]mSm≥ A\p-h-Zn-°msX ]n∂-Wn-°m¿ Xs∂ ]mSp-∂Xv Hgn-hm-°- 18. Vrindavadhyam Ww. Ip´n-bpsS kwKn-X-PvRm\w a\- n-em-°m≥ hn[n-I¿Øm-°ƒ°p km[n-°-Ø-°- ]c-am-h[n Ggp-t]¿ hsc BImw ]c-am-h[n ka-bw ]Øp an\n-‰v. hn-[-Øn¬ Ip´n-Iƒ Xs∂ BZyw ]mtS-≠-Xm-Wv. ]m›mXy ]uckvXy coXn-bnep≈ hmtZym]-I-c-W-߃ a’-c-Øn¬ ]s¶-Sp-°p- Approved by the Syndicate held on 15-12-89 Item No. 8. ∂-h¿°p-am{Xw D]-tbm-Kn-°mw. 30. Group Dance \mZw Xmfw - `mhw {ipXn ebw a. b. c. d. e. a. \¿Ø-I¿ XΩn-ep≈ tN¿® e. Xmfw thj-hn-[m\w Ah-X-cWw Section II DANCE b. f. c. thj-Øns‚ A\p-tbm-PyX g. Bibw 19. & 20. Bharathanatyam d. Htc-X-c-Øn-ep≈ Ne\w 21. & 22. Other forms of Classical Dances 31. Thiruvathira a. AShv e. sabvhg°w ]c-am-h[n ]Øp-t]¿°phsc ]s¶-Sp-°mw. ]n∂-Wn-bn¬ ]mSp∂Xn\v aq∂p- b. Xmfw f. Blm-cy-tim` t]sc am{Xsa A\p-h-Zn-°-bp-≈p. ]n∂-Wn-bn¬ {ipXn BImw. X_-e, arZw-Kw, CSbv°, c. ap{Z g. NphSv shbv]v hb-en≥ XpS-ßnb kwKo-tXm-]-I-c-W-߃ D]-tbm-Kn-°m≥ ]mSn-√. d. A`n\bw h. kmt¶-Xn-IXzw Approved by the Syndicate held on 5-12-89 Item No. 8 23. & 24. Folk Dance 32. Oppana a. thjØns‚ A\p-tbm-PyX d. AwK-N-e\w 10 an\n‰v ]Øp-t]¿. s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒ am{Xw. b. Xmfw e. Nph-Sp-shbv]v ]°-ta-ftam ]n∂-Wntbm ]mSn-√. ap≥]m-´p-Im-cn-Iƒ \n¿_-‘amWv. ]n≥]m-´pthWw. c. `mh-{]-I-S\w f. Ah-X-cWw a‰p-≈-h¿ G‰p-]m-S-Ww. ]m´pw Xmf-Øn-s\mØ Iø-Sn-bp-amWv apJy-L-S-Iw. 13 14

a. H∏-\-∏m-´ns‚ Ci¬ Short Story Writing b. Xmfhpw Iø-Sn-bpsS tN¿®bpw 44. A. Malayalam ]m´ns‚ kmlnXyw c. 45. B. English d. {ipXn-e-bhpw iv_Z-`w-Knbpw e. X\n-a-bm¿∂ Ah-X-cWw 46. C. Hindi 33. Margamkali Poetry Writing 10 an\n‰v ]c-am-h[n Ggp-t]¿, s]¨Ip-´n-Iƒam-{Xw. cwK-km-a-{Kn-bmb \ne-hn-f°v \n¿_-‘-ambn D≠m-bn-cn-°-Ww. CXns‚ X\-Xmb thj- 47. A. Malayalam am-bn-cn-°Ww \yØmhX-cWØn\v Xmfw {Ian-I-cn-°p-∂-Xn\v Ipgn-Ømfw (sN-dnb 48. Aksharaslokam Ce-Øm-fw) D]-tbm-Kn-°m-hp-∂-XmWv. a‰p kwKoX D]-I-c-W-ßtfm ]n∂-Wntbm a. A£-c-kv^p-SX c. Bi-b-]u-jvIeyw ]mSn-√. b. A¿∞m-h-t_m[w d. s]s´∂v {]Xn-I-cn-°m-\p≈ Ignhv a. thjw b. ]m´v c. NphSv d. Ne\w 49. Kathaprasangam a. A£-c-ip≤n d. `mh-{]-I-S\w Section III LITERARY EVENTS b. `mjm-ip≤n e. kmln-Xyhpw ]m´p-am-bp≈ A\p-]mXw 34. Debate - English c. Bib ip≤n 1. 2. 50. Quiz Section IV THEATRE EVENTS 35. Debate - Malayalam 1. Mono Act 2. 51. A. Male 36. - Hindi 52. B. Female 1. a. IYm-hkvXp d. X≥a-bXzw 2. b. a\x-]mTw e. kmln-Xyip≤n Elocution c. A`n-\bw f. ANpw-_n-Xm-ibw 37. A. Malayalam Mimicry 38. B. English 53. A. Male 39. C. Hindi 54. B. Female Recitation a. ANpw-_n-Xm-ibw c. at\m-[¿Ωw i_vZ-kzm-[o-\X A\p-I-c-W-]m-Shw 40. A. Malayalam b. d. 41. B. English 55. Fancy Dress thj-{]-[m\w IqsS Bcqw ]mSn√ 42. C. Hindi a. e. a. a\x-]mTw b. A£-c-kv^p-SX b. Ne-\-ap-≠m-IWw f. hy‡nsb BsI c. anX-am-b-`m-h-{]-I-S\w d. A¿∞w, Bi-bw, Ch-bpsS {KlWw c. kw`m-jWw ]mSn√ adbv-°p-∂-X-c-Øn-em-I-cpXv thjw d. ]›mØ-e-i_vZw ˛ (tdm-t_m-Sv, t]mÃvt_mIvkv Essay Writing kwhn-[m-\-amImw anssk¬ apX-em-bh h¿÷y-w) 43. A. Malayalam (Approved by the Syndicate held on 5-12-89 Item No. 8). 15 16

56. Mime (aqIm-`n-\bw) 62. Rangoli a. Hcp Soan¬ ]c-am-h[n Bdp-t]¿ hsc BImw. a. Duration will not be more than two and half Hrs. b. Participants will bring their own materials for this event. The b. apJ-Øp-am{Xw Nmb-amImw medium and form for expression can be free hand, pictorial c. aqIm-`n-\-b-amWv CXns‚ apJ-ap{Z, kw`m-jWw ]mSn-√. and descriptive. d. cwKØv ssat{Im-t^m¨ ]mSn-√. e. ]›m-Øe i_vZ kwhn-[m-\-am-Imw. 63. Collage Item will be conducted on the spot. Duration will not be more than f. Ne-\m-fl-I-X-bmWv CXns‚ khn-ti-jX 2½ Hrs. Participants are requested to bring their own scissors and (Approved by the Syndicate held on 5-12-89 Item No. 8). pasting materials 57. Skit s]mXp \n¿t±-i-߃ (F√m C\-߃°pw s]mXp-sh) 1. Maximum number of six participants are allowed. (Approved by the Syndicate held on 5-12-89 Item No. 8) 2. Maximum time allotted is 10 minutes. 1. kZkycn¬ \oc-khpw shdp∏pw Df-hm-°p∂ Xc-Øn-ep≈ `mhm-`n-\- bhpw kw`m-j-Whpw a‰p {]tbm-Kßfpw ]mSn-√. 3. Use of make-up, drapery and backgroud music is allowed. 2. tZio-b-Km-\sØ Bt£-]n-°-cp-Xv. 4. No personal remark, Character assasination etc. is allowed. 3. A«-eo-ehpw B`m-khpw ]d-bp-Ibpw {]I-Sn-∏n-°p-Ibpw Acp-Xv. 5. The Item will be judged basically on qualities like theme , work 4. cmjv{S-Øns‚ sFIy-tØbpw AJ-fi-X-tbbpw Xf¿Øp∂ {]tbm- on acting, stage craft, total design and general impression. K-߃ ]mSn-√. (Approved by the Syndicate held on 5-12-89 Item No. 8). 5. aX-hn-Im-c-ßsf {hW-s∏-Sp-Øp∂ Xc-Øn-ep≈ {]I-S-\-߃ Acp-Xv. 6. kmwkvIm-cn-I-ambn Db¿∂ \ne-hmcw ]pe¿Øp∂Xmbncn°Ww. Section V FINE ARTS 58. Painting a. hnj-b-hp-am-bp≈ _‘w d. ssien-bnse hy‡nXzw b. h¿Æ-k-¶-e\w e. kwhn-[m\w c. tcJm-hn-\ymkw REGISTRAR 59. Sculpture a. hnjbw d. ]q¿Wna b. {Xnam-\-cq]w e. ssien-bnse hy‡nXzw c. kwhn-[m\w f. angnhv 60. Applied Art a. hnjbw d. ssien-bnse hy‡nXzw b. h¿Æ-k-¶-e\w e. te Hu´v c. e£y-km-£mXvImcw 61. Cartooning UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

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