Indian Civil Service Exams (CSE) Syllabus - UPSC Exams

UPSC Exams Indian Civil Services Syllabus for Main Exams: Marathi

Paper-I

Answers must be written in Marathi.

Section-A

Language and Folk-Iore

Nature and Functions of Language (with reference to Marathi)

Language as a signifying system: Langue and Parole; Basic functions; Poetic language; Standard Language and dialect; Language variations according to social parameters.
Linguistic features of Marathi in thirteenth century and seventeenth century.
Dialects of Marathi
Ahirani; Varhadi; Dangi
Marathi Grammar
Parts of Speech; Case-system; Prayog-vichar (Voice)
Nature and kinds of Folk-lore
(with special reference to Marathi)
Lok-Geet, Lok Katha, Lok Natya

Section-B

History of Literature and Literary Criticism

History of Marathi Literature

1. From beginning to 1818 AD, with special reference to the following : The Mahanubhava writers, the Varkari poets, the Pandit poets, the Shahirs, Bakhar literature.

2. From 1850 to 1990, with special reference to developments in the following major forms : Poetry, Fiction (Novel and Short Story), Drama; and major literary currents and movements, Romantic, Realist, Modernist, Dalit Gramin, Feminist.
Literary Criticism
1. Nature and function of Literature;
2. Evaluation of Literature;
3. Nature, Objectives and Methods of Criticism;
4. Literature, Culture and Society.

Paper-II

Answers must be written in Marathi.
Textual study of prescribed literary works

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

Section-A

Prose

Section-B

Poetry

Namadevanchi Abhangawani’
Ed: Inamdar, Relekar, Mirajkar
Modern Book Depot, Pune
‘Painjan’
Ed : M.N. Adwant
Sahitya Prasar Kendra, Nagpur
‘Damayanti-Swayamvar’
By Raghunath Pandit
‘Balakvinchi Kavita’
By Balkavi
‘Vishakha’
By Kusumagraj
‘Mridgandh’
By Vinda Karandikar
‘Jahirnama’
By Narayan Surve
‘Sandhyakalchya Kavita’
By Grace
‘Ya Sattet Jeev Ramat Nahi’
By Namdev Dhasal