Kala Utsav 2021 Online Planing Circular And Guidelines Pdf | Schedule, Themes, Art Areas and Eligibility | Kala Utsav 2021 Online Planing Circular | Kala Utsav 2021 Guidelines Pdf
Kala Utsav Competitions 2021 :Kala Utsav Competitions 2021 Schedule -Kala Utsav is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to promote arts in education by nurturing and showcasing the artistic talent of school students at the secondary stage in the country.
              Kala Utsav 2021 Online Planing Circular And Guidelines Pdf | Schedule, Themes, Art Areas and Eligibility
Latest Update on NCERT Kala Utsav: For National Kala Utsav, 2021 competitions, the last date of submitting National Kala Utsav entries has also been extended till 10th December, 2021, accordingly. Looking forward to your active participation in Kala Utsav 2021.

NCERT has inaugurated an online event named ’Kala Utsav’ under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat scheme to promote skill development for students at secondary education level involving students of Classes 9 and 10.

Kala Utsav will be a 12-day event to end in January 2022. The schools were asked to register for the event. The Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD) will be live telecasting the event on its official website. The direct link of the event is webcast.gov.in/mhrd/. The Department of School Education and Literacy is also collaborating to host the event held under the National Educational Planning Act.

As a precursor to the main event the government has organised an online quiz event named’ Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Quiz Contest’ for the school students across different states at the official website quiz.mygov.in. The quiz event is being held state-wise starting from Punjab against Andhra Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh against Tamil Nadu. The last quiz contest will be held on June 30.

Regarding the planning of Kala Utsav-2021 (online).
Based on the above topic and context, to state that, Art Festival 2021 is organized by NCERT.The guideline regarding this has been received from the e-mail according to which the art festival has to be organized.


Kala Utsav Competition categories 2021:
1) Vocal music (Classical Hindustani / Karnataka),
2) Vocal music (any traditional folk),
3) Instrumental music (classical Hindustani / Karnataka),
4) Instrumental music (any traditional folk)
5) Dance (any classical),
6) Dance (traditional dance of any state),
7) Visual art (drawing‌, painting‌),
8) Visual art (sculpture),
9) Traditional toys, games.
Kala Utsav 2021 Online Planing Circular And Guidelines Pdf | Schedule, Themes, Art Areas and Eligibility
District Level Kala Utsav Competitions 2021:
The focus of Kala Utsav 2021 will be on any one of the styles of traditional, classical, folk or contemporary art forms. The following art forms will be included for competitions:
• Vocal Music
• Instrumental Music
• Dance
• Painting

State-level Kala Utsav competitions 2021:
Kala Utsav Competitions 2021 Schedule: State-level Kala Utsav competitions will be conducted in Hyderabad. In view of this, they are requested to send all the students who got 1st place in all the 4 competitions to the state level Kala Utsav competitions to be held in November-2020 at Godavari Auditorium, SSA, Telangana, Hyderabad along with concerned school teacher.

Further, they are requested to send the children along with the following information for proper documentation to online the project. To prepare the online project they are requested to go through exemplary online project videos one on music and another on visual arts on Kala Utsav you-tube channel i.e, i.e, http://youtu.be/pKvheKivavhU. History & Origin of the art form http://youtube/cuwmE 16Bh8Q and another.

The communities who participate in it.
Its present status.
The occasions when the particular art form is practiced
Photographs, slide shows, video and audio clips, soundtracks.
Script, Write-up.
Interview with artists/artisans and with the community.
Process of the art project.
Reference of related publications. & self-interviews etc.
The length of the project should be a minimum 5 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes.
Theme: All Art Forms in Kala Utsav 2021 should reflect Traditional Art Forms of India.

Areas of Art forms in Kala Utsav 2021.
1. Music
2. Dance
3. Theatre
4. Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Crafts)
5. Online Art projects (History, Documenting the facts, Documenting the process of practicing living traditions, write-up.

Eligibility: Kala Utsav Competitions 2020 Schedule
Teams of students from classes IX to XII studying in all managements including Junior Colleges.

Levels & Time Schedule:
Kala Utsav-2020 will be conducted at three levels.
1. Divisional Level Competitions:
2. District Level Competitions:
3. State Level Competitions:
4. Uploading of Online Art Projects: … on youtube.
5. National Level Competitions in the month of December.

Kala Utsav 2021 Competitions Schedule and Guidelines
  • District Educational Officer constitute a committee consisting of DIET Principal, One faculty from DIET, One Dy.EO., one MEO, one School Complex HM, Representatives from local cultural organizations / Bala Bhavan. DEO is the Chairperson of this committee. 
  • Keep informing all the activities of Kala Utsav-2020 to the District Collector concerned.
  • DEO has to circulate Kala Utsav-2019 agenda and calendar of activities to all schools under all managements and Junior Colleges in their districts.
  • All the students studying class IX to XII in all schools under all managements.
  • Conduct Divisional Level Competitions as per the schedule.
  • Dy.EO. is the responsible person to conduct Divisional Level Competitions.
  • Conduct District Level Competitions:…..
  • A consolidated amount for expenditure regarding the conduct of Divisional and District level will be released from the RMSA.
  • Give vide publicity in print and electronic media about the Kala Utsav-2020 activities.
  • For every area of arts, there will be a separate jury consisting of three experts.
  • The Jury members will be drawn from educators/practitioners/scholars of the respective art forms.
  • Obtain evaluation forms from the Jury members and preserve them.
  • In every Jury (Theatre, Dance, Music and Visual Arts) it is advisable to have one expert having experience of working with Children With Special Needs (CWSN).
  • Members of the Jury will remain the same for all the days of the event.
  • The Jury will view all art project entries in their respective art forms, one day before the actual final competitions. The evaluation of e-projects by the Jury shall be included in the performance marks
  • All the DEOs are competent authority to conduct Divisional and District level Kala Utsav-2020 competitions. District Level First prize winners in each theme have to participate in State Level competition and after State Level competition first prize winners will be sent to the National Level Competition which will be held at New Delhi. The themes, scheduled of activities and Guidelines are released by the School Education Department
Areas of Art for Kala Utsav:
1. Music
2. Dance
3. Theatre
4. Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Craft)

Teams for Kala Utsav:
1. Music 6-10 Students
2. Dance 8-10 students
3. Theatre 8-12 students
4. Visual Arts 4-6 students

Awards at National Level Kala Utsav:
1. First Prize Rs.1,25,000/- each
2. Second Prize Rs.75,000/- each
3. Third Prize Rs.50,000/- each

Eligibility for Kala Utsav: Teams of students from classes 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th of any Govt and Aided schools/collages. Visual Arts Visual Arts State shall select the best teams for participating at the National Level  and GoI had suggested  as follows :

A. District: This is the first level of Kala Utsav, where all schools can send their entries. (If appropriate and convenient, the State may opt to have Kala Utsav at block or tehsil level).

B. State:  Selected teams from the District level will participating at this level.

C. National: This is the final and culminating level of Kala Utsav where best of the State/ UT entries will showcase their talent

e- Proforma for submitting entries:
State-level coordinators of Kala Utsav (Through e-mail)…

Last date of Project form:
Keeping the Kala Utsav dates in view, the teams which are going to participate at State Level for National Level Kala Utsav

Important Link:

Students of various affiliated schools will be performing visual and performance arts in a virtual mode as most of them will be preparing for the event at their homes and sending a recorded video of their performances or performing live during the event. Competitions including doll making, music, dance, visual arts, painting, sculpture, and games will be conducted.The event will be held in nine categories for which one girl and one boy are selected at district and state level. The Union Government has been holding the cultural event at three levels- Divisional and District Level Kala Utsav competitions, State Level Kala Utsav competitions and National Level Kala Utsav competitions.