Paper-1 Lakshya- Lakshana aspects of Carnatic Music

• Unit 1: Tala dasa Pranas: Detailed study of Kala & Marga prana-s 
• Unit 2: Raga Trayodasa Lakshana-s(13 characteristics of a Raga)
• Unit 3: Characteristics of Swarapallavi and Swarajathi
• Unit 4: Basic Raga Lakshana-s to all prescribed Ragas mentioned in Paper-II (2,3,4 Units)
• Unit 5: Life sketches of Narayana Theertha & Jayadeva

Paper-2 Basic Musical Forms (Swarapallavi, Swarajathi, Tarangam, Astapadi)

Basic Swara Exercises in 3 speeds (1,2,4 count) & prescribed compositions

• Unit 1: 
  • Geetham-s in 2nd & 3rd speeds to the Level – II syllabus for Vocal & Instruments
  • Akara sadhana in 3 speeds from Level-1 syllabus for vocal
  • Basic Tana Prastara-s For Instruments             
• Unit 2: 
  • Swarapallavi-s in 2 speeds(2&4 letter count) 
    • Hamsadhwani Raga – Adi talam
    • Kalyani Raga – Adi talam
  • Or Any two Swarapallavi-s from different Raga-s set to Adi talam only
• Unit 3: 
  • Swarapallavi
    • Vasantha Ragam – Chapu talam – One Speed Only
• Unit 4: 
  • Swarajathi-s
    • Khamas Raga – Sambasivayanave – Adi Talam – One Speed Only
    • Mohana Raga – Balakrishna mohana – Adi(Trisra)Talam – One speed only
  • Or any two Swarajathi-s from different Raga-s set to Adi talam except Symasastry Swarajathis 
• Unit 5:
  • Tarangam (Any one)
  • Astapadi   (Any one)   

Projects

• Project-I in Paper-I(Musicology)
• On any topic from the prescribed syllabus
• Submission of PPT along with candidates Video (Quality presentations will be broadcasted in SRJ YouTube channel)    
• Project-II in Paper-II(Practical)
  • One item from each Unit (All items in single video)
  • Videos Will be broadcasted in SRJ YouTube channel based on the quality of the presentation