TANA is pleased to announce that it has partnered with the renowned Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV), Tirupati, AP, India to offer advanced diploma courses in Dance and Music.

SPMVV (University for Women) is a reputed University from India supported both by the UGC and the AP State Government. SPMVV was founded in the year 1983 by Sri N.T.Rama Rao, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, with the fervent desire to train women students as better builders of the Nation and to inculcate skills of leadership in all aspects of life. The university is imparting education exclusively for the women in various disciplines for the realization of the founder's dream vision of facilitating and promoting the cause of women's education.

Admission Fee is $350/ for each course and level which includes $300 for admission/course material and $50 for exam.

For Advanced Diploma - 48 credits (Theory) and 48 credits (Practicals/skill) with a maximum of 12 Credits (Theory) and 12 credits (Practicals/Skill) per year.

Students are expected to have two hours of theory and two hours of practicals per week.

• After successful completion of one year of the Diploma Course i.e. after passing Level I, the student will be given a Diploma in Introductory Music (Vocal) or Dance (Kuchipudi and/or Bharatanatyam).
• After successful completion of two years of the Diploma Course i.e. after passing Level I & Il, the student will be given a Diploma in Music (Carnatic Vocal) or Dance (Kuchipudi and/or Bharatanatyam).
• After successful completion of the four years Advanced Diploma Course i.e. after passing Diploma Levels Ill and IV, the student will be given an Advanced Diploma in Music (Vocal or Instrumental) or Dance (Kuchipudi or Bharatanatyam).

In case a student leaves the course

Students who have left the course after level 1 and level 2 are free to enroll back into the next level as and when it is convenient to them. They will be awarded the respective certificates based on the level of completion of the course.

No- this course is offered by Sri Padmvathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam (SPMVV) which is a accredited Women's University and only females can enroll in this program.

Our enrollments for academic year are open once a year starting in September. We close enrollment by end of September. We will have a message that shows when the enrollments will open again for next academic year

Yes- University (SPMVV) will share the curriculum and self-study material for each level of course after your enrollment.

Every year at every course level we will conduct a 3 hour written exam and a practical exam with the curriculum shared for each level. Students need to obtain 40% or higher to be passed and moved to next level. Kalasala coordinators will share details of how exams are conducted and with dates and times to emails provided during enrollment.

After enrollment- you will receive a welcome email from our coordinators along with your level curriculum and a pdf version of text book. You will continue to work with your teacher to master your level curriculum (written and practical) to take a written and practical test in September.

You can drop out from your course until 15th Oct- we will refund your amount. Please email us at Kalasala@tana.org for request to refund.

After we finalize the enrollments- we cannot refund your amount. How ever you can choose to defer your payment/enrollment to next year.

Our exams (written and practical) will be in September- we will inform you on the dates and times by August 1st or 2nd week so you can be prepared for your tests

Yes - we share model question paper along with other exam(date, time and format) details for each level and course

Yes – we have students who are enrolled in two different courses at the same time- we will personally work with you to accommodate your tests accordingly.

Yes – You can change your teachers any time after enrollment. Inform your new teacher on your curriculum and exam schedule so you can be prepared.

You can reachout to Kalasala coordinators with any questions you may have about the course material or the program by sending an email to Kalasala@TANA.org. We will be happy to provide clarification.

We provide students with pdf version of text book as soon as enrollement is completed. Pandemic related logictics issues are preventing timely delivery of printed text books. We are making every attempt to get the printed books for the students and teachers. Meanwhile, we encourage students to print out pdf and prepare for your exam.

University (SPMVV) will send assessment results as soon as exams are completed and coordinators will share with you. Minimum of 40% is expected in theory and practical to pass the level. Students will receive final Marks List (for each level) and Completion Certificate (after completion of levels 1, 3 and 4) from the University.

Yes- you have to pay your yearly enrollment fee again if you did not score 40% or above in your tests.