CUET Performing Arts Syllabus: Get Important Topics, Exam Pattern

Section A

DANCE

A1: Kathak

Brief history of other dance styles in India

Acquaintance of Gharana of Kathak dance

Rasa

Knowledge of the relevant terms

Technical terminology of the dance form.

A2: Bharatanatyam Dance

History of the chief contributors of the past Dance form.

Traditional costumes, make-up, and the Dance style opted.

A3: Kuchipudi Dance

Traditional dance forms of the region

Chief exponents of the dance form

Formats used in Kuchipudi

A4: Odissi Dance

Three styles of Chhau

Lives and contributions of the three Gurus

Natya Shastra, Abhinaya Darpana, and Abhinaya Chandrika

ABHINAYA

Rasa

A5: Manipuri Dance

Past and present exponents of the dance form.

Contents of Abhinaya Darpana.

A6: Kathakali Dance

Life history of masters of the dance form.

Hastha Lakshana Deepika and Natyasasthra.

Section B

DRAMA-THEATRE

Modern And Contemporary Indian Theater

Modern and contemporary styles and works in Hindi/English

Modern And Western Theater

Survey of major contemporary styles and works in English or English translation

Theatre Production – Management And Performance

Readings on Theatre management and marketing

Survey Of Acting Theory And Practice

Reading Stanislavsky, Strasberg

Readings on play production

Theatre Production

History of theatre architecture.

Readings on production design-colour theory,

Developing And Documenting The Research Project

Research projects in different aspects of theater.

Section C

MUSIC

C1: Hindustani Melodic

Brief study of Gram, Murchhana, Varna, Alankar, Alap, Tana, Gamak, Meend, Kan, Khatka, Murki, krintan, Zamzama, Ghaseet, Sut.

Classification of Ragas.

            Development of the Time Theory of Ragas

Detail study of Sangeet Ratnakar and Sangeet Parijat

Life Sketch and Contribution of Abdul Halim Zafa, Inayat Khan, Mushtaq Ali Khan, Alauddin Khan

C1: Hindustani Vocal

Detailed study and life sketches of some of the masters of this field.

C2: Carnatic Music (Melodic Instrumental)

Detailed study and life sketches of some of the masters of this field.

C2: Carnatic Music (Vocal)

Contributions of Kshetrajna, Annamacharya, Gopalakrishna Bharati, Swati Tirunal, Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer, Patanam Subramanya Aiyar.

Study of musical forms and Manodharma Sangita.

Definition of Prabandham, Janaka-Janya ragas, Upanga, Bhashanga Varja, Vakra ragas, Gamakas, Arudi, Eduppu.

C3: Rabindra Sangeet

Knowledge of the Akar Matrik Notation System.

Life Sketch of Rabindranath Tagore, Girish Chandra Ghosh, Kaji Nazrul Islam and Atul Prasad Sen

C4: Percussion

Hindustani Percussion and notes on Chakradar, Uthan, Peskhar, and Baant

C4: Percussion Instrumental (Mridangam)

Granthas with reference to Tala and percussion in Sangita Ratnakara, Chaturdandi Prakashika and Ragavibhodha, Svaramela Kalanidhi.

Section IA (Language)

40 questions to be attempted out of 50

Reading Comprehension based on different types of passages–Factual, Literary and Narrative, (Literary Aptitude and Vocabulary)

Section IB

Section II (Domain Subject)

35/40 Questions to be attempted out of 45/50

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MCQs based on NCERT Class 12 syllabus only

Section III (General Test)

50 Questions to be attempted out of 60

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General Knowledge, Current Affairs, General Mental Ability, Numerical Ability, Quantitative Reasoning (Simple application of basic mathematical concepts arithmetic/algebra geometry/mensuration/s tat taught till Grade 8), Logical and Analytical Reasoning

CUET Performing Arts Mapping for Courses

Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor in Performing Arts in Music Production (B.P.A.)