Carnatic Music Exams

• Our exams are open for all students of music (from any organization/institute).
  • Grade Report will be provided for each student.
  • Exam Certificate will be provided.

  • The Grade Report and Exam Certificate will be sent to the student’s registered email within 3-4 weeks of exam completion.

• The examinations we conduct are currently open for Carnatic Vocal and Instrumental (String/Wind instruments, Keyboard)
• There will be no formal teaching as part of this.
• The candidates should submit the list of what they have been taught from the syllabus on the 30th November (For grades 2 to 5 only)
• The Syllabus for each Grade and the Registration Fees is mentioned in detail in the sections below.
• Each grade includes the previous Grade/s Syllabus + the syllabus applicable for the specific Grade.
• To appear for a specific Grade, students should have either :
  • Passed the previous grade/s 
  • Depending on your learning, you can skip the grade/s and register for a specific grade without passing the previous grades. (Please Note – Each grade includes the previous Grade/s Syllabus + the syllabus applicable for the specific Grade)
• Registering for any particular grade expects the students to be able to be prepared with all the syllabus from that grade plus the previous grades.
• Process of our exams involves the below steps:
  • Understand the syllabus in each grade and register for the appropriate grade by clicking on the Enrol button available with each Grade.
  • Please note that all examinations will be conducted online.
  • Once you have enrolled, you will be receiving a confirmation email (containing the link submit the list of what you have been taught from the syllabus – For grades 2 to 5 only). The last date to submit the list is the 30th of June 2024
  • We will provide you exam date-related details by the 2nd / 3rd week of October.
  • Prepare for the exams 
  • The Actual Examination!!
• The content of the exam must remain confidential and must not be photographed or reproduced in any way.
• The room candidates take the exam in should be free from notes, books of any kind, any depiction of musical notes.
• As the exams will be conducted online, students are required to have a laptop / mobile, a good / stable internet connection
• Students are not allowed to record the practical/theory exams. Also, video/audio recording will not be provided

We will have Oral,Theory and Practical exams.  All the examinations will be conducted on Zoom with an invigilator/examiner also logged in for assessing the students.

• Theory Exam – On the scheduled date for this exam, the student is expected to answer a theory paper with questions allocated to different markings.
• (Note – There is no theory examination for students aged 7 years and below. For students aged 8 to 10 years, theory questions will be asked orally.)
• Practical Exam – Followed by the Oral/Theory exam, we will have a Practical Exam which may/may not be on the same date as that of the Oral/Theory Examination. Questions from Oral/Theory syllabus can be asked during the practical exam also. Request all the students to be prepared for the same. 
   Practicals – Examiner might stop anytime in between (this is up to the discretion of the examiner)
                   – Students might be asked to sing/play from the beginning or anywhere from the middle
                   – For any particular Grade – 1 will be student’s choice and 1 or more – examiner’s choice. 
• Fun and Learn Games might be included with this.

• After the examinations, there will be a Grade Report and the Examination Certificate emailed to the students. This might take 1 to 2 months after the examination
  • Scores will be provided for each category of Oral/Theory and Practical exams. 
  • Average Score is taken across all the categories and is read as below: 
    • 90 – 100% – Green Band
    • 80 – 89% – Blue Band
    • 70 – 79% – Purple Band
    • 60 – 69% – Yellow Band
    • 50 – 59% – Orange Band
    • 40% – 49% – Pink Band
    • Special: Ranks will be allocated to students based on their scores and this will be on an annual basis(considering all students appearing for the particular year).
  • There is a retest available if you miss to attend your exam on the scheduled date or if you have scored <40%.
• Plan and Prepare for your next Grade 🙂

• Skip Grade : 
  • This is applicable for Students who intend to skip previous Grade/s depending on their current learning. They will be required to be prepared with the Syllabus from the previous Grade/s which they intend to skip.
  • Once you have registered, we will be sending you a confirmation email.

  • Note:

• The expectation is that the students verify the syllabus from the various below applicable Grades and apply for them considering their current learning.