A vibrant team competition celebrating Indian classical, folk, and contemporary dance styles, enriched with expressive performances that showcase meaningful themes
Rules and regulations:
Prelims: Video Round
1. ONLY ONE registration per college shall be permitted to take part in the team events.
2. All teams must send in a recently recorded dance video without any cuts or any sort of editing.
DATE OF SUBMISSION: FEB 28, 2026
3. Only Indian classical, folk and contemporary styles are allowed. Showcase of a theme is compulsory.
4. All the members of the team must be presently studying in the college. Strict prohibition for alumni and external members to participate in the event.
5. The permitted video length is 3.5-5 minutes.
6. The number of participants in a crew can be 8 - 20 along with 3 extra members for backstage, lighting and costume requirements.
7. The shortlisted teams will be invited to perform in the finals during Yugam.
Wildcard round:
1. Few teams will be called to participate in the Wildcard round based on their performance from round 1.
2. All the team members must have their valid College Id cards and a Bonafide certificate from the college for the registration.
3. Based on the judge's result, top teams will be making it to the finals.
4. The same set of rules followed in finals applies for the wildcard round.
Finals:
1. Team captains along with their entire crew are requested to be present 4 hours prior to the event, as registration will happen alongside the audio submission and slot allocation. The audio should be brought in an mp3 or an mp4 (in case of background requirements) in a pen drive.
2. Team members should be a student currently pursuing education in a recognized university. Alumni, school students and/or external members are strictly not allowed to participate.
3. All the team members must have their valid College Id cards and a Bonafide certificate from the college for the registration.
4. The duration of the performance is 5-10 minutes (inclusive of set up and narrative, if any). Deviation from the time limit will lead to reduction of points.
5. It is compulsory for any member of the team to explain the theme and the styles performed before the performance. The particular narration should not exceed 1 minute.
6. Only Indian classical, folk and contemporary styles are allowed. The performance should be based on a theme mandatorily. Showcase of any other styles will not be considered for judging.
7. All musical languages are permitted. However, gestures that are vulgar or profane, either in a statement of intent, are strictly prohibited. Any action deemed offensive to a particular community or section of society (religion, race, caste, creed, gender, etc.) will result in instant disqualification.
8. All props are allowed, with an exception of fire, oil, glass, water or any object that could possibly be damaging the stage.
9. The teams are entirely responsible for their belongings. YUGAM will not be responsible in case of missing props, costumes etc.
10. All decisions taken by the judges and the coordinators shall be deemed final.
11. The organizing committee reserves the right to modify the event at any point.
Judging Criteria Based on:
1. Choreography
2. Execution
3. Coordination
4. Energy
5. Creativity and Complexity
