According to a press release, the competition will be held in five categories such as Literary (Quiz, elocution, debate) on July 26 at Karkala Shri Bhuvanendra College; Theatre (Mono-acting, skit, mime, mimicry) on July 28 and 29 at Kundapura Bhandarkar’s Arts and Science College; Fine arts (Spot painting, collage, poster making, clay modeling) on July 31 at Government First Grade College in Car Street, Mangalore; and dance (Folk/tribal dance, classical dance) on August 2 and 3 at St Mary’s College in Shirva; Music including classical vocal solo (Hindustani or Carnatic), classical instrumental solo (Percussion and non-percussion), Light Vocal (Indian), Group song (Indian and Western) and Folk Orchestra at Sacred Heart College in Madanthyar on August 5 .