1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Part-I: Language

History of English Language

  • Indo-European language family

  • Teutonic system, Grimm’s Law

  • Old English – dialects, vocabulary, features

  • Middle English – dialects, rise of Standard English

Poetry Fundamentals

  • Definition, purpose, characteristics

  • Forms – Lyric, Sonnet, Ode, Ballad, Blank Verse, Free Verse, Rhymed Verse

  • Poetic devices – Alliteration, Rhyme scheme, Metre, Resonance etc.

Comprehension

  • One passage (~1000 words)

Grammar

  • Parts of Speech, Articles, Prepositions

  • Subject-Verb Agreement

  • Voice, Narration, Transformation

  • Clauses, Error correction

  • Single word substitution

Part-II: Literature

History of English Literature

  • 14th–21st Century overview

  • Poetry, Drama, Prose, Novel, Criticism, Biography

Fiction & Drama

  • Kanthapura – Raja Rao

  • A Passage to India – E.M. Forster

  • Macbeth – Shakespeare

  • Arms and the Man – G.B. Shaw

Poetry (Critical Study)

  • “Quality of Mercy” – Shakespeare

  • “Little Black Boy” – Blake

  • “Solitary Reaper” – Wordsworth

  • “Mutability” – Shelley

  • “Heaven of Freedom” – Tagore

  • “A Soul’s Prayer” – Sarojini Naidu

Prose

  • A.G. Gardiner – On Habits

  • E.M. Forster – India Again

  • Gandhi – Playing the English Gentleman

  • Bacon – Of Studies

  • Somerset Maugham – Mr. Know All

  • Tagore – The Homecoming

  • Ruskin Bond – The Cherry Tree

Essay Writing

  • Socio-economic / Current topics

2. HINDI भाषा एवं साहित्य

खण्ड-I: भाषा

  • हिन्दी की उत्पत्ति-विकास

  • देवनागरी लिपि का विकास

  • ध्वनि-विज्ञान, शब्द-भंडार

  • काव्य-शास्त्र – रस, छन्द, अलंकार

  • प्रयोजनमूलक हिन्दी

  • व्याकरण – संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, समास, संधि, उपसर्ग-प्रत्यय

खण्ड-II: साहित्य

हिन्दी साहित्य का इतिहास

  • आदिकाल, भक्तिकाल, रीतिकाल, आधुनिक काल

काव्य चयन

  • कबीर साखियाँ

  • सूरसागर पद

  • तुलसी – रामचरितमानस

  • निराला – राम की शक्तिपूजा

  • दिनकर – कुरुक्षेत्र

नाटक

  • भारतेंदु – भारत-दुर्दशा

  • प्रसाद – चन्द्रगुप्त

  • मोहन राकेश – आधे-अधूरे

उपन्यास

  • प्रेमचन्द – गोदान

  • रेणु – मैला आँचल

  • श्रीलाल शुक्ल – राग दरबारी

कहानी चयन

  • कफन, ईदगाह, वापसी, चीफ की दावत आदि

निबंध लेखन

3. SANTALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Part-I

  • Language origin, grammar, script development

  • Folk Literature – songs, myths, proverbs

  • Literary periods – Ancient, Middle, Modern

  • Poetic and Prose explanation

Part-II

  • Major Santali writers

  • Essay writing

  • Translation Hindi ↔ Santali

  • Precis and comprehension

4. PANCHPARGANIA LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language structure, grammar, script

  • Folk songs, folk tales, proverbs

  • Literary history – Ancient to Modern

  • Essay, translation, précis

  • Passage-based questions

5. NAGPURI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Origin, grammar, sentence structure

  • Folk songs – Jhumar, Fagua etc.

  • Literary development – Poetry & Prose

  • Major writers

  • Essay, translation, summary

6. MUNDARI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language features, grammar, script

  • Folk literature – songs, tales, riddles

  • Literary periods

  • Essay, translation Hindi ↔ Mundari

  • Passage explanation

7. KURUKH (KURUX) LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language origin, Tolong-Siki script

  • Folk songs, myths, proverbs

  • Literary periods – Ancient, Middle, Modern

  • Major writers

  • Essay, précis, translation

8. KURMALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language origin, grammar, dialects

  • Folk songs, folk drama

  • Literary development – Poetry & Prose

  • Essay, translation, summary

9. KHORTHA LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language features and grammar

  • Folk literature classification

  • Literary history

  • Essay, translation Hindi → Khortha

  • Passage questions

10. KHADIA LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language grammar and script

  • Folk songs and tales

  • Literary periods

  • Major writers

  • Essay, précis, translation

11. HO LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Language grammar, Warang-Chiti script

  • Folk songs and myths

  • Literary development

  • Essay, translation, summary

12. ODIA LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Language & Grammar

  • Origin, script, grammar, alankars

Literature

  • Poetry – Jagannath Das, Gangadhar Meher

  • Prose – Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gopinath Mohanty

  • Drama & Criticism

  • Essay & Precis

13. BENGALI (BANGLA) LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Origin and development of Bangla

  • Literary history – Charyapada to modern

  • Texts – Meghnad Badh, Achalayatan, Srikanta

  • Grammar – Summary, Report writing

14. URDU LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Origin and script of Urdu

  • Prescribed Novels and Short Stories

  • Poetry – Ghalib, Meer, Iqbal

  • Grammar – Opposites, Gender, Letter writing, Summary

15. SANSKRIT LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

  • Sanskrit linguistics and grammar

  • Vedic and Classical literature history

  • Indian Philosophy basics

  • Prescribed texts – Meghaduta, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana

  • Essay in Sanskrit