IAS Main Examination Syllabus - Subject : Gujarati

Paper-I (Answers must be written in Gujarati)

Section-A

• Gujarati Language : Form and history
  1. History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years.
  2. Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax.
  3. Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.
• History of Gujarati Literature
  • Medieval :
    1. Jaina tradition
    2. Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
    3. Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)
  • Modern:
    1. Sudharak yug
    2. Pandit yug
    3. Gandhi yug
    4. Anu-Gandhi yug
    5. Adhunik yug

Section-B

Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):

1. Medieval
   • Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
   • Lyrical: Pada
2. Folk
   • Bhavai
3. Modern
   • Fiction: Novel and short story
   • Drama
   • Literary Essay
   • Lyrical Poetry
4. Criticism
   • History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
   • Recent research in folk tradition

Paper-II (Answers must be written in Gujarati)

The paper will reqire first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidate.

Section-A

1. Medieval
   1. Vasantvilas phagu-Ajnatkrut
   2. Kadambari-Bhalan
   3. Sudamacharitra-Premanand
   4. Chandrachandravatini varta-Shamal
   5. Akhegeeta-Akho
2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug
   1. Mari Hakikat-Narmadashankar Dave
   2. Farbasveerah- Dalpatram
   3. Saraswatichandra-Part-I Govar-dhanram Tripathi
   4. Purvalap- 'Kant' (Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt)
   5. Raino Parvat-Ramanbhai Neel-kanth

Section-B

1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug
   1. Hind Swaraj-Mohandas Kar-machand Gandhi
   2. Patanni Prabhuta- Kanhaiyalal Munshi
   3. Kavyani Shakti- Ramnarayan Vish-wanath Pathak
   4. Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- Zaver-chand Meghani
   5. Manvini Bhavai-Pannalal Patel
   6. Dhavni-Rajendra Shah
2. Adhunik yug
   1. Saptapadi-Umashankar Joshi
   2. Janantike- Suresh Joshi
   3. Ashwattama- Sitanshu Yash-aschandr