Music (Vocal) syllabus

General knowledge (detailed breakdown not specified in notification — indicative)

• Indian history and freedom movement
• Geography of India and Uttar Pradesh
• Indian constitution and polity
• Basic Indian economy
• General science and everyday science
• Environment and ecology
• Uttar Pradesh special — geography history culture and administration
• Current national and international events
• Current affairs of the education sector
• Sports awards and books-authors

Swar raga taal theory

• Shruti swar saptak
• That and melakarta
• Raga lakshana vadi samvadi
• Time theory of ragas
• Taal laya layakari
• Sam tali khali
• Alankar and taan
• Meend gamak khatka murki
• Voice culture
• Saptak practice
• Raga alap
• Raga bandish
• Tanpura and laya
• Music terminology
• Raga and rasa

Vocal history practice

• Dhrupad khayal thumri
• Gwalior Kirana Jaipur gharanas
• Agra and Patiala gharanas
• Bhatkhande and Vishnu Digambar notation
• Indian music history Vedic to modern
• Hindustani Carnatic comparison
• Major ragas Yaman Bhairav Bilawal
• Bhupali Todi and Malkauns
• Bandish composition styles
• Voice culture swarasthana