Paper – I : Answer must be written in Urdu
Section – A
1. Development of Urdu Language :-
a) Development of Indo-Aryan
i) Old Indo-Aryan
ii) Middle Indo Aryan
iii) New Indo Aryan
b) Western Hindi and its dialects :-
i) Brij Bhasha, Maghrabi Hindi Aur Uski Mukhtalif Boliyan & Haryanvi
ii) Theories about the origin of Urdu Language
c) Daccani Urdu origin and Development, its significant linguistic feature.
d) Fort William College and its contribution to Urdu Literature.
Section – B
1. Genres and their development :-
A. Poetry :-
i. Ghazal, Qasida, Masnavi, Marsia, Nazm and Rubai.
a) Ghazal :-
i) Wali :- Intekhab-e-wali compiled by Nurul HasanHashmi – (First five Ghazals)
ii) Mir :- Intekhab-e-Mir compiled by Maulvi Abdul Haq – ( First five Ghazals)
iii) Ghalib :- Diwane-Ghalib ( First five Ghazals)
Faiz Ahmed Faiz :- Naqsh-e-Faryadi, (first five Ghazals)
Nasir Kazmi :- Barg-e-Ne ( first five Ghazals)
Shaharyar :- Hijr ke Mausam ( First five Ghazals)
Qasida : Dar Tazhik-e-Rozgar - Sauda.
Masnavi : Sahrul Bayan - Mir Hasan
Marsia; i) Jab Badban-e-Kashti Shahe Umam Gira - Mir Anis
ii) Kis Sher ki Amad hai Ke Run Kanp Raha hai - Mirza Dabir
Nazm; Banjara Nama – Nazir Akbarabadi
Masjide Qartaba – Iqbal
Tanhai - Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Ek Ladka - Akhtarul Iman
Taslise Hayat - Pervez Shahedi
Rubai; i. Khenche Huwe Sar Ko Kahan jata hai - Mir Anis
ii.Ek Fitna hai Naqeson Mein Kamil hona - Josh Malihabadi
iii.Aa Ae Mani-e-Kayenat Mujh Mein Aaja - Firaq Gorakhpuri
2. Significant features of :-
a) i) Lucknow School
ii) Delhi School
b) i) Sir Sayed Movement
ii) Progressive Movement
iii) Modernism
Paper – II : Answer must be written in Urdu
(This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidates critical ability)
Section – A
1. Bagho Bahar - Mir Aman Dehalvi
2. Abe Hayat (Dibacha) - Md. Hussain Azad
3. Ood-e-Hindi - Asadullah Khan Ghalib
4. Ghubar-e- Khatir - Maulana abul Kalam Azad
5. Godan - Munshi Prem Chand
6. Lajwanti - Rajindra Singh Bedi
7. Toba Tek Singh - Sa‘adat Hassan Manto
8. Maqualate sir syed (Ta‘asub,Tahzib, Rasm-o-Rewaj ki Pabandi Ke Nuqsanat, Khushamad) - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
9. Ganjhaye Giramaya (Maulana Md. Ali Johar, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, Md. Aqbal, Ayub Abbasi, Asghar Gondavi) - Rasheed Ahmed Siddiqui
10. Safaid Khoon - Agha Hashr Kashmiri
Section – B
Literary criticism and its development with reference to :-
i. Muqaddama sher-o-shaeri - Altaf Hussain Hali
ii. Tanquidi Nazaryat - Ehtasham Hussain
iii. Urdu Tanquid Per Ek Nazar - Kalimuddin Ahmed
iv. Adab aur zindagi - Majnu Gorakhpuri
v. Tanquidi Afkar - Shamsur Rahman Farooqui
Section – C
Essay writing
(Compulsory, covering literary and imaginative topics).