PART-B

(1) Important genesis of poetry - Ghazal, Qasida, Marsiya, Masnavi, Rubai, Qata, Naam. Blank
Verse, Free Verse.
(2) Importance of prose - Dastan, Novel, Short Story, Drama, Literary Criticism, Biography,
Essay.
(3) Role of Urdu literature in freedom movement.

Paper - II

This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical ability.

PART-A (PROSE)

(1) Meer (Amman): Bagh-o-Bahar.
(2) Ghalib : Intakhab-e-Khutoot-e-Ghalib, Ed : Dr. Khaliq Anjum.
(3) Hali: Muqaddame- Sher-o-Shairi.
(4) Ruswa : Umrao Jan Ada
(5) Prem Chand : Prem Chan ke Numainda Afsaney, Ed : Prof. Qamar Rais.
(6) Abul Kalam Azad : Ghubar-e-Khatir.
(7) Imtiaz All Taj: Anar Kali.
(8) QuratuI Ain Hyder: Akhir-e-Shab ke Hamsufar.

PART-B (POETRY)

(9) Meer: Intakhab-Kalam-e-Meer, Ed : Abdul Haq.
(10) Sauda : Qasaid-e-Sauda (including Hajuriyat)
(11) Ghalib: Diewan-e-Ghalib.
(12) Iqbal: Kulliyat-e-lqbal (Bal-e-Gibrail only)
(13) Josh Malihabadi : Saif-o-Nagma.
(14) Firaq Gorakhpuri : Gul-e- Naghma.
(15) Faiz : Nuskhaha-e-Wafa (Naqsh-e-Fariadi, Dast-e-Saba, Zuridamm Nama only).
(16) Akhtar-ullmam : Sar-o-Saman (Tareek Salyara ke Bar, Bint-e-Lamhat only).