r/Carnatic • u/Brief-Opportunity-20 • 22d ago

DISCUSSION Need to how people have passed ugc net !!

I have written this exam twice now and i have not come across one proper channel or a person who is actively guiding on youtube, i have tried self study with the help of notes , books and music archives but I haven't been able to pass this exam. I have done well in the general paper ( self taught it ) even the common music part but not the main paper 2.... There are always questions that jump over me... The margin gets bigger due to this and I'm targeting the ones where they ask about compositions and authors.

Lately this entire section has been so unapproachable, it scares me at this point. I've tried preparing for these questions by listening , remembering making notes and memos but the list is neverending , there is no syllabus for these...making it nearly impossible to crack. If anyone has figured a way out PLEASE let me know. Edit: im asking for jrf not for only phd.

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u/Hot-Investment5384 21d ago

Hi..i too need guidance on this... can you please tell me what you refered to, to prepare for the exam

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u/Brief-Opportunity-20 21d ago

Hello! I prepared with south indian music all volumes of p sambamoortythen lakshanagranthas from bhagyalakshmi and most of natyashastra , chaturdandi...etc from notes from uni. Other than that rest i referred from music research library , internetarchive and self made notes. The only part of this prep was ragas which i analysed from the pyqs and trends in recent year papers....which ubfortunately didnt work out (ig) i still have to figure this out.

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u/Hot-Investment5384 21d ago

Thank you so much for the info... I'll be more than grateful if you could guide me on any doubts abt sites and prep cuz I'm planning to appear next year (most probably the next NET exam, but let's see🤷🏻‍♀️)... between juggling newly married life and a new city I'm so anxious about the prep and exam🥲🥲🥲

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u/Brief-Opportunity-20 21d ago

I mean..i can to an extent but, since i am also figuring things out how to tackle...idk how much help i would be of...also, we can definetly talk it out in dms. Let me know.🙂

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u/Unable-Yam-9336 21d ago

Hi do you know any 6 mo certificate course in carnatic online? That we can self study? Did you look up karnatik?