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
1.b) Western Hindi and its dialects Brij Bhasha Khadi Boli, Haryanavi Kannauji, Bundeli-Theories about the origin of Urdu Language
1.c) Dakhani Urdu-Origin and development, its significant linguistic features.
1.d) Social and Cultural roots of Urdu language-and its distinctive features.
Script, Phonology, Morphology, Vocabulary.
Section-B
1.a) Genres and their development : (i) Poetry : Ghazal, Masnavi, Qasida, Marsia, Rubai, Jadid Nazm,
(ii) Prose : Novel, Short Story, Dastan, Drama, Inshaiya, Khutoot, Biography.
1.b) Significant features of : (i) Deccani, Delhi and Lucknow schools (ii) Sir Syed movement, Romantic movement, Progressive movement, Modernism.
1.c) Literary Criticism and its development with reference to Hali, Shibli, Kaleemuddin Ahmad, Ehtisham Hussain, Ale-Ahmad Suroor.
1.d) Essay writing (covering literary and imaginative topics)
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