Civil Service Main Examination Syllabus Marathi Language - Optional
Paper-I
Answers must be written in Marathi.
Section-A
Language and Folk-Iore
(a) 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.
(b) Dialects of Marathi
Ahirani; Varhadi; Dangi
(c) Marathi Grammar
Parts of Speech; Case-system; Prayog-vichar (Voice)
(d) 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
(a) 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.
(b) 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
(1) ‘Smritishala’
(2) Mahatma Jotiba Phule
"Shetkaryacha Asud;
‘Sarvajanik Satyadharma’
(3) S.V. Ketkar
‘Brahmankanya;
(4) P.K. Atre
‘Sashtang Namaskar’
(5) Sharchchandra Muktibodh
‘Jana Hey Volatu Jethe’
(6) Uddhav Shelke
‘Shilan’
(7) Baburao Bagul
‘Jevha Mi Jaat Chorli Hoti’
(8) Gouri Deshpande
‘Ekek Paan Galavaya’
(9) P.I. Sonkamble
‘Athavaninche Pakshi’
Section-B
Poetry
(1) Namadevanchi Abhangawani’
Ed: Inamdar, Relekar, Mirajkar
Modern Book Depot, Pune
(2) ‘Painjan’
Ed : M.N. Adwant
Sahitya Prasar Kendra, Nagpur
(3) ‘Damayanti-Swayamvar’
By Raghunath Pandit
(4) ‘Balakvinchi Kavita’
By Balkavi
(5) ‘Vishakha’
By Kusumagraj
(6) ‘Mridgandh’
By Vinda Karandikar
(7) ‘Jahirnama’
By Narayan Surve
(8) ‘Sandhyakalchya Kavita’
By Grace
(9) ‘Ya Sattet Jeev Ramat Nahi’
By Namdev Dhasal