Urdu Syllabus UPSC Mains Exam

Urdu Syllabus Paper – I

Answers must be written in Urdu.

Section-A

Development of Urdu Language

1. a) Development of Indo-Aryan
   (i) Old Indo-Aryan
   (ii) Middle Indo Aryan
   (iii) New Indo Aryan
2. b) Western Hindi and its dialects Brij Bhasha Khadi Boli, Haryanavi Kannauji, Bundeli-Theories about the origin of Urdu Language
3. c) Dakhani Urdu-Origin and development, its significant linguistic features.
4. d) Social and Cultural roots of Urdu language-and its distinctive features.

Script, Phonology, Morphology, Vocabulary.

Section-B

1. a) Genres and their development [arr] (i) Poetry [arr] Ghazal, Masnavi, Qasida, Marsia, Rubai, Jadid Nazm,

(ii) Prose [arr] Novel, Short Story, Dastan, Drama, Inshaiya, Khutoot, Biography.

1. b) Significant features of [arr] (i) Deccani, Delhi and Lucknow schools (ii) Sir Syed movement, Romantic movement, Progressive movement, Modernism.
2. c) Literary Criticism and its development with reference to Hali, Shibli, Kaleemuddin Ahmad, Ehtisham Hussain, Ale-Ahmad Suroor.
3. d) Essay writing (covering literary and imaginative topics)

Urdu Syllabus Paper – II

Answers must be written in Urdu.

This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical ability.

Section-A

1. Mir Amman Bagho-Babar
2. Ghalib Intikhab-e-Khutoot-e Ghalib
3. Mohd. Husain Nairang-e-Khayal Azad
4. Prem Chand Godan
5. Rajendra Singh Apne Dukh Mujhe

Bedi Dedo

6. Abul Kalam Azad Ghubar-e-Khatir

Section-B

1. Mir Intikhab-e-Kalam-e-Mir

(Ed. Abdul Haq.)

2. Mir Hasan Sahrul Bayan
3. Ghalib Diwan-e-Ghalib
4. Iqbal Bal-e-Jibrail
5. Firaq Gul-e-Naghma
6. Faiz Dast-e-Saba
7. Akhtruliman Bint-e-Lamhat