EXAMINATIONS

Two examinations are held every year.  The half-yearly examination is held in March/April and the Annual Examination is held in September.  External examiners who are experts in the field are invited to assess the students’ competence.

ENDOWMENTS

Endowment is our proud tradition.  “The Endowment Day” was celebrated for the first time on Sunday, the 20^th of March, 2005.  The Endowment Day was a day set apart exclusively to recognize and appreciate the contribution of the Endowment Donors for the promotion of classical music and dance and also to give away the endowment prizes at the hands of the respective donors. Prizes and certificates for proficiency and competition to students of the School for excellence are distributed on this day.  By their presence, the donors had amply demonstrated that they are with the Fine Arts Society in its objective of spreading  good musical education.  The numbers of donors are increasing year by year.  

PROFICIENCY / ENDOWMENT PRIZES

Every year, based on the results of the two examinations held in each discipline, proficiency prizes are awarded to students ranking first and second.

COMPETITION / ENDOWMENT PRIZES

A number of prizes have been instituted to encourage students to improve their performance.  A special competition is held every year for this purpose.  The decision of the judges in the matter of awarding prizes is final.  The competitions are open only to the students of our school.

RULES AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING ENDOWMENTS

The Minimum Amount for instituting an Endowment at present is Rs.5000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only) or in multiples of Rs.1000/-.

Prizes will be awarded annually from the interest earned on the corpus amount and the awarding of prizes will commence after one year from the date of instituion of the endowment.

Any balance of interest earned after awrding the prizes will be utilised for the benefit of the students of our Music and Dance School i.e. for the purchase of books, cassettes for Library etc. and /or utilised for maintaining the quantum of prize money if the interest rate falls substantially.

Prizes will be awarded in cash only to those students adjudged by the FAS as being proficient enough to qualify for a prize.

If an Endowment stipulates that a prize is to be awarded to a student of a particular year of study and/or gender and no appropriate student is available, the prize will be awarded to a student of the next lower year or any year of study and / or of the opposite gender as applicable and found appropriate by the Governing body.

The above rules may be revised / amended as necessary and amendments if any will be communicated to the Donors by post.

The decision of the Governing Body in all matters shall be final and binding on the Donors.