Defines how schools record and share student participation, results, and achievements across extracurricular activities. Covers both a data model (for system builders) and an operations layer (for teachers and administrators). Designed for 1.5 million schools in India — from government primary schools in rural Rajasthan to well-resourced urban private schools.
Activity Coverage
Track & Field
Sprints (100m–400m), Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Javelin, Discus, Relay, Pole Vault, Hammer, Triple Jump, Hurdles
Performing Arts
Classical Dance (8 forms), Classical Music Vocal, Classical Music Instrumental
Literary Arts
Essay Writing, Short Story, Poetry Writing, Poetry Recitation, Elocution
Oratory
Debate (World Schools Style), Public Speaking
Team Games
Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho
Racket Sports & Mind
Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis, Squash, Chess (FIDE time controls)
Score Capture
Three result types
Judge-scoredAggregate score + rank + per-criterion
Performance metricTime (seconds) or distance (metres) + rank
Match resultTeam A vs B scores + stage + outcome
Minimum judges2 (recommended 3 for school level)
Outlier rule±15 points from panel average flags review
Kalolsavam gradesA (≥80), B (≥70), C (≥60)
Key Features
- Controlled vocabularies traced to World Athletics (WA), SGFI, Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA), FIDE, WSDC/ISDS, and Sports Authority of India
- Student IP rights built in — authored works (essay, poetry, painting) carry CC license declarations; original work returned to student after judging
- Outcome vocabulary standardised: Winner, Runner-Up, 3rd Place, Merit, Participated, Withdrew, Disqualified
- Three-tier infrastructure progression per activity: At Any Level / Stepping Up / Full Setup
- Blind judging via code numbers mandated before result reveal
- Works without APAAR, UDISE+, or any government prerequisite
- Additive to existing school records — no re-entry required
- Safety constraints hardcoded (hammer throw requires certified cage; pole vault has mandatory mat/supervisor requirements)
Governance
| Licence (code/schema) | Apache 2.0 — any system may implement |
| Licence (content/prose) | CC BY 4.0 — share with attribution |
| Governance model | Open, community-governed — no single owner |
| Versioning | Semantic versioning; breaking changes require RFC |
| Contribution | Pull requests + working group review; specialists set ceiling, community lowers the floor |
| Conflict of interest | Disclosed in GOVERNANCE.md |
| DPGA submission | Planned — Digital Public Goods Alliance registry |
Operations Layer
- 9 conduct guides covering all 38 activities — plain language, translatable
- Each guide: venue setup, equipment, time structure, judging procedure, result recording, IP rights, safety
- Minimum viable path for schools with no equipment or connectivity
- Sound philosophy differentiated per activity type (intelligibility vs. acoustic richness)