The 56th Kerala State School Youth Festival has ended on a grand note with Kozhikode winning the prestigious trophy on Monday, 25 January. The district has won the Kalolvasam with a score of 919 points, followed by Palakkad with 912 points and Kannur with 903 points.
Leader of the Opposition, VS Achuthanandan, is the chief guest of the closing ceremony function at Putharikandam maithanam in the capital city. The event also marks the presence of Education Minister PK Abdu Rabb, Shashi Tharoor, MP, VS Shivakumar, Ramesh Chennithala, PK Muralidheeran, MLA, and many other ministers. Cine artistes Nivin Pauly and Suraj Venjaramoodu will grace the event to congratulate the winners of the youth festival.
More than 10,000 students participated in 232 different categories at 19 venues in Thiruvananthapuram in the competitions that began on 19 January. Monday's competitions began at 9 am and the final events of the festival included Folk song (HS), Vanji Pattu (HSS), Patriotic song (HSS), Chenda Thayambaka (HS) and Quran Parayanam.
Where to watch the prize distribution ceremony live?
The prize distribution ceremony can be watched live HERE
Check out the point chart of Kalolsavam below:
| Sl No | Districts | HS General | HSS General | Gold Cup Point | HS Arabic | HS Sanskrit |
| 1 | Kozhikode | 416 | 503 | 919 | 95 | 93 |
| 2 | Palakkad | 412 | 500 | 912 | 95 | 95 |
| 3 | Kannur | 417 | 491 | 908 | 95 | 95 |
| 4 | Malappuram | 410 | 494 | 904 | 90 | 95 |
| 5 | Ernakulam | 393 | 503 | 896 | 89 | 95 |
| 6 | Thrissur | 405 | 487 | 892 | 93 | 95 |
| 7 | Kottayam | 393 | 476 | 869 | 71 | 89 |
| 8 | Kasaragod | 378 | 466 | 844 | 95 | 95 |
| 9 | Thiruvananthapuram | 380 | 457 | 837 | 87 | 82 |
| 10 | Alappuzha | 376 | 457 | 833 | 93 | 84 |
| 11 | Kollam | 379 | 439 | 818 | 93 | 88 |
| 12 | Wayanad | 349 | 443 | 792 | 93 | 84 |
| 13 | Pathanamthitta | 355 | 426 | 781 | 82 | 91 |
| 14 | Idukki | 340 | 407 | 747 | 76 | 75 |
