UPSC : Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Gujarati)

Note: Answers must be written in Gujarati
Paper I
Section A
Gujarati Language: Form and history
History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years
Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax
Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri
History of Gujarati Literature
Medieval:
Jaina tradition
Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)
Modern:
Sudharak yug
Pandit yug
Gandhi yug
Anu-Gandhi yug
Adhunik yug
Section B
Literary Forms: (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):
Medieval
Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
Lyrical: Pada
Folk
Bhavai
Modern
Fiction: Novel and short story
Drama
Literary Essay
Lyrical Poetry
Criticism
History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
Recent research in folk tradition
Paper II
The paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidate.
Section A
Medieval
Vasantvilas phagu-Ajnatkrut
Kadambari-Bhalan
Sudamacharitra-Premanand
Chandrachandravatini varta-Shamal
Akhegeeta-Akho
Sudharakyug & Pandityug
Mari Hakikat-Narmadashankar Dave
Farbasveerah- Dalpatram
Saraswatichandra-Part-I Govar-dhanram Tripathi
Purvalap- 'Kant' (Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt)
Raino Parvat-Ramanbhai Neel-kanth
Section B
Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug
Hind Swaraj- Mohandas Kar-machand Gandhi
Patanni Prabhuta- Kanhaiyalal Munshi
Kavyani Shakti- Ramnarayan Vish-wanath Pathak
Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- Zaver-chand Meghani
Manvini Bhavai- Pannalal Patel
Dhvani- Rajendra Shah
Adhunik yug
Saptapadi- Umashankar Joshi
Janantike- Suresh Joshi
Ashwatthama- Sitanshu Yash-aschandra