UPSC Mains Assamese Optional Syllabus - (Paper I & Paper II)

Civil Services Mains Exam Syllabus

(Assamese Optional Paper I and Paper II)

PART - Ihttp://www.iasplanner.com/civilservices/images/test-small.png


Please note that all answers must be written in Assamese.

Section-A: Language

a. History of the origin and development of the Assamese language-its position among the Indo-Aryan Languages-periods in its history.

b. Developments of Assamese prose.

c. Vowels and consonants of the Assamese languages-rules of phonetic changes with stress on Assamese coming down from Old Indo-Aryan.

d. Assamese vocabulary-and its sources.

e. Morphology of the language-conjugation-enclitic definitives and pleonastic suffixes.

f. Dilectical divergences-the standard colloquial and the Kamrupi dialect in particulars.

g. Assamese scripts-its evolution through the ages till 19th century A.D.

Section-B : Literary Criticism and Literary History

  • Principles of Literary criticism upto New criticism.
  • Different literary genres.
  • Development of literary forms in Assamese.
  • Development of literary criticism in Assamese.
  • Periods of the literary history of Assam from the earliest beginnings, i.e. from the period of the charyyageets with their socio-cultural background : the proto Assamese-Pre-SankaradevaSankaradeva-post SankaradevaModern period (from the coming of the Britishers)-Post-Independence period. Special emphasis is to be given on the Vaisnavite period, the gonaki and the post-Independence period.

PART - II


This paper will require first-hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidates' critical ability. Answers must be written in Assames

Section-A

  • Ramayana (Ayodhya Kanda only)-by Madhava Kandali.
  • Parijat-Harana-by Sankaradeva.
  • Rasakrida-by Sankaradeva (From Kirtana Ghosa).
  • Bargeet-by Madhavadeva
  • Rajasuya-by Madhavadeva.
  • Katha-Bhagavata (Books I and II)-by Baikunthanath Bhattacharyya.
  • Gurucarit-Katha (Sankaradeva's Part only)-ed. by Maheswar Neog.

Section-B

  • Mor Jeevan Sonwaran-by Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
  • Kripabar Barbaruar Kakatar Topola-by Lakshminath Bezbaroa.
  • Pratima-by Chandra Kumar Agarwalla.
  • Gaonburha-by Padmanath Gohain Barua.
  • Monamati-by Rajanikanta Bordoloi.
  • Purani Asamiya Sahitya-by Banikanta Kakati.
  • Karengar Ligiri-by Jyotiprasad Agarwalla
  • Jeevanar Batat-by Bina Barwa (Birinchi Kumar Barua)
  • Mrityunjoy-by Birendrakumar
  • Bhattachary-ya
  • Samrat-by Navakanta Barua.

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