UGC NET / JRF

Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.; Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Social, Emotional and Cognitive), Individual differences.; Factors affecting teaching related to: Teacher, Learner, Support material, Instructional facilities, Learning environment and Institution.; Methods of teaching in Institutions of higher learning: Teacher centred vs. Learner centred methods; Off-line vs. On-line methods (Swayam, Swayamprabha, MOOCs etc.).; Teaching Support System: Traditional, Modern and ICT based.; Evaluation Systems: Elements and Types of evaluation, Evaluation in Choice Based Credit System in Higher education, Computer based testing, Innovations in evaluation systems.

Research: Meaning, Types, and Characteristics, Positivism and Post-positivistic approach to research.; Methods of Research: Experimental, Descriptive, Historical, Qualitative and Quantitative methods.; Steps of Research.; Thesis and Article writing: Format and styles of referencing.; Application of ICT in research.; Research ethics.

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Communication: Meaning, types and characteristics of communication.; Effective communication: Verbal and Non-verbal, Inter-Cultural and group communications, Classroom communication.; Barriers to effective communication.; Mass-Media and Society.

Types of reasoning.; Number series, Letter series, Codes and Relationships.; Mathematical Aptitude (Fraction, Time & Distance, Ratio, Proportion and Percentage, Profit and Loss, Interest and Discounting, Averages etc.).

Understanding the structure of arguments: argument forms, structure of categorical propositions, Mood and Figure, Formal and Informal fallacies, Uses of language, Connotations and denotations of terms, Classical square of opposition.; Evaluating and distinguishing deductive and inductive reasoning.; Analogies.; Venn diagram: Simple and multiple use for establishing validity of arguments.; Indian Logic: Means of knowledge.; Pramanas: Pratyaksha (Perception), Anumana (Inference), Upamana (Comparison), Shabda (Verbal testimony), Arthapatti (Implication) and Anupalabddhi (Non-apprehension).; Structure and kinds of Anumana (inference), Vyapti (invariable relation), Hetvabhasas (fallacies of inference).

Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.; Quantitative and Qualitative Data.; Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.; Data Interpretation.; Data and Governance.

ICT: General abbreviations and terminology.; Basics of Internet, Intranet, E-mail, Audio and Video-conferencing.; Digital initiatives in higher education.; ICT and Governance.

Development and environment: Millennium development and Sustainable development goals.; Human and environment interaction: Anthropogenic activities and their impacts on environment.; Environmental issues: Local, Regional and Global; Air pollution, Water pollution, Soil pollution, Noise pollution, Waste (solid, liquid, biomedical, hazardous, electronic), Climate change and its Socio-Economic and Political dimensions.; Impacts of pollutants on human health.; Natural and energy resources: Solar, Wind, Soil, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear and Forests.; Natural hazards and disasters: Mitigation strategies.; Environmental Protection Act (1986), National Action Plan on Climate Change, International agreements/efforts -Montreal Protocol, Rio Summit, Convention on Biodiversity, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, International Solar Alliance.

Institutions of higher learning and education in ancient India.; Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.; Oriental, Conventional and Non-conventional learning programmes in India.; Professional, Technical and Skill Based education.; Value education and environmental education.; Policies, Governance, and Administration.

Theory of Consumer Behaviour; Theory of Production and Costs; Decision making under uncertainty Attitude towards Risk; Game Theory – Non Cooperative games; Market Structures, competitive and non-competitive equilibria and their efficiency properties; Factor Pricing; General Equilibrium Analysis; Efficiency Criteria: Pareto-Optimality, Kaldor – Hicks and Wealth Maximization; Welfare Economics: Fundamental Theorems , Social Welfare Function; Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard

National Income: Concepts and Measurement; Determination of output and employment: Classical & Keynesian Approach; Consumption Function; Investment Function; Multiplier and Accelerator; Demand for Money; Supply of Money; IS – LM Model Approach -1-; Inflation and Phillips Curve Analysis; Business Cycles; Monetary and Fiscal Policy; Rational Expectation Hypothesis and its critique

Probability Theory: Concepts of probability, Distributions, Moments, Central Limit theorem; Descriptive Statistics – Measures of Central tendency & dispersions, Correlation, Index Numbers; Sampling methods & Sampling Distribution; Statistical Inferences, Hypothesis testing; Linear Regression Models and their properties – BLUE; Identification Problem; Simultaneous Equation Models – recursive and non-recursive; Discrete choice models; Time Series Analysis

Sets, functions and continuity, sequence, series; Differential Calculus and its Applications; Linear Algebra – Matrices, Vector Spaces; Static Optimization Problems and their applications; Input-Output Model, Linear Programming; Difference and Differential equations with applications

International Trade: Basic concepts and analytical tools; Theories of International Trade; International Trade under imperfect competition; Balance of Payments: Composition, Equilibrium and Disequilibrium and Adjustment Mechanisms; Exchange Rate: Concepts and Theories; Foreign Exchange Market and Arbitrage; Gains from Trade, Terms of Trade, Trade Multiplier; -2-; Tariff and Non-Tariff barriers to trade; Dumping; GATT, WTO and Regional Trade Blocks; Trade Policy Issues; IMF & World Bank

Market Failure and Remedial Measures: Asymmetric Information, Public Goods, Externality; Regulation of Market – Collusion and Consumers’ Welfare; Public Revenue: Tax & Non-Tax Revenue, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Progressive and non-Progressive Taxation, Incidence and Effects of Taxation; Public expenditure; Public Debt and its management; Public Budget and Budget Multiplier; Fiscal Policy and its implications

Components of Money Supply; Central Bank; Commercial Banking; Instruments and Working of Monetary Policy; Non-banking Financial Institutions; Capital Market and its Regulation

Economic Growth and Economic Development; Theories of Economic Development: Adam Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Schumpeter, Rostow, Balanced & Unbalanced growth, Big Push approach.; Models of Economic Growth: Harrod-Domar, Solow, Robinson, Kaldor; Technical progress – Disembodied & embodied; endogenous growth; Indicators of Economic Development: PQLI, HDI, SDGs; Poverty and Inequalities – Concepts and Measurement; Social Sector Development: Health, Education, Gender; -3-

Environment as a Public Good; Market Failure; Coase Theorem; Cost-Benefit Analysis and Compensation Criteria; Valuation of Environmental Goods; Theories of Population; Concepts and Measures: Fertility, Morbidity, Mortality; Age Structure, Demographic Dividend; Life Table; Migration

Economic Growth in India: Pattern and Structure; Agriculture: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses; Industry: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses; Services: Pattern & Structure of Growth, Major Challenges, Policy Responses; Rural Development – Issues, Challenges & Policy Responses; Urban Development – Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses.; Foreign Trade: Structure and Direction, BOP, Flow of Foreign Capital, Trade Policies; Infrastructure Development: Physical and Social; Public-Private Partnerships; Reforms in Land, Labour and Capital Markets; Centre-State Financial Relations and Finance Commissions of India; FRBM; Poverty, Inequality & Unemployment; -4-

Concepts Liberty, Equality, Justice, Rights, Democracy, Power, Citizenship,; Political Traditions Liberalism Conservatism Socialism Marxism Feminism Ecologism Multiculturalism Postmodernism

Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Gramsci, Hannah Arendt, Frantz Fanon, Mao Zedong, John Rawls

Dharamshastra, Kautilya, Aggannasutta, Barani, Kabir, Pandita Ramabai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Swami Vivekanand, Rabindranath Tagore, M.K Gandhi, Sri Aurobindo, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Muhammad Iqbal, M.N.Roy, V D Savarkar, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, J L Nehru, Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Deendayal Upadhyaya

Approaches: Institutional, Political Culture, Political Economy and New Institutionalism; Comparative Methods Colonialism and decolonization: forms of colonialism, anti-colonial struggles and decolonization Nationalism: European and non-European. State theory: debate over the nature of state in capitalist and socialist societies; post-colonial state; welfare state; globalization and nations-states Political regimes: democratic (Electoral, Liberal, Majoritarian and Participatory) and non-democratic regimes (Patrimonialism, Bureaucratic authoritarianism, Military dictatorship, Totalitarianism, and fascist). Constitutions and Constitutionalism: forms of constitutions, rule of law, judicial independence and liberal constitutionalism; emergency powers and crisis of constitutionalism. Democratisation: democratic transition and consolidation. Development: Underdevelopment, Dependency, Modernization, World Systems Theory, development and democracy. Structures of Power: ruling class, power elites, democratic elitism Actor and Processes: Electoral Systems, Political Parties and Party System, Interest groups, Social movements, new social movements, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and civil society campaigns; Revolutions.

Approaches to the study of International relations: Idealism, Realism, Structural Marxism, Neoliberalism, Neorealism, Social Constructivism, Critical International Theory, Feminism, Postmodernism.; Concepts: State, state system and non-state actors, Power, Sovereignty, Security: traditional and non-traditional. Conflict and Peace: Changing Nature of Warfare; Weapons of mass destruction; deterrence; conflict resolution, conflict transformation.; United Nations: Aims, Objectives, Structure and Evaluation of the Working of UN; Peace and Development perspectives; Humanitarian intervention. International law; International Criminal Court Political Economy of IR; Globalisation; Global governance and Bretton Woods system, North-South Dialogue, WTO, G-20, BRICS. Regional Organisations: European Union, African Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, ASEAN.; Contemporary Challenges: International terrorism, Climate change and Environmental Concerns, Human Rights, Migration and Refugees; Poverty and Development; Role of Religion, Culture and Identity Politics.

Perspectives on India’s Foreign Policy: India’s Identity as postcolonial, development, rising power and as emerging political economy Continuity and change in India’s Foreign Policy: Principles and determinants; Non-Alignment movement: historical background and relevance of Non Aligned Movement; India’s Nuclear Policy India’s relations with major powers: USA, USSR/Russia, People’s Republic of China; India’s Engagement with multipolar world: India’s relations with European Union, BRICS, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, African Union, Southern African Development Community, Gulf Cooperation Council India’s relations with neighbourhood: SAARC, Gujaral doctrine, Look Eas t/ Act East, Look West. India’s Negotiation Strategies in International Regimes: The United Nations, World Trade Organisation, International Monetary Fund, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Contemporary challenges: maritime security, energy security, environmental security, migrants and refugees, water resources, international terrorism, cyber security

Making of the Indian Constitution: Colonialism heritage and the contribution Indian National Movement to the making of the Indian Constitution Constituent Assembly: Composition, Ideological Moorings, Constitutional Debates Philosophy of the Constitution: Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles Constitutionalism in India: Democracy, Social Change, National Unity, Checks and Balances, Basic Structure Debate, Constitutional Amendments Union Executive: President, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Union Parliament: Structure, Role and Functioning, Parliamentary Committees Judiciary: Supreme Court, High Court, Judicial Review, Judicial Activism, Judicial Reform. Executive and Legislature in the States: Governor, Chief Minister, State Legislature Federalism in India: Strong Centre Framework, Asymmetrical Federal Provisions and Adaption, Role of Intergovernmental Coordination Mechanisms, Inter-State Council, Emerging Trends.; Electoral Process and Election Commission of India: Conduct of Elections, Rules, Electoral Reforms. Local Government Institutions: Functioning and reforms. Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Comptroller and Auditor General, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Human Rights, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Minorities.

State, Economy and Development: Nature of Indian State, Development Planning model, New Economic Policy, Growth and Human Development. Process of globalisation: social and economic implications. Identity Politics: Religion, Tribe, Caste, Region, Language. Social Movements: Dalit, Tribal, Women, Farmers, labour Civil Society Groups: Non-Party Social Formations, Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Action Groups. Regionalisation of Indian Politics: Reorganisation of Indian States, States as Political and Economic Units, Sub-State Regions, Regional disparities, Demand for New States, Gender and Politics in India: Issues of Equality and Representation. Ideology and Social basis of Political Parties: National Parties, State Parties. Electoral Politics: Participation, Contestation, Representation, Emerging trends.

Public Administration: meaning and evolution; public and private administration Approaches: System Theory, Decision Making, Ecological Approach; Public administration theories and concepts: Scientific Management Theory, Rational Choice theory, New Public Administration, Development Administration,; Comparative Public Administration, New Public Management, changing nature of Public Administration in the era of liberalisation and Globalisation; Theories and Principles of Organization: Scientific Management Theory, Bureaucratic Theory, Human Relations Theory; Managing the organization: Theories of leadership and motivation.; Organisational Communication: Theories and Principles, Chester Bernard Principles of Communication, Information Management in the organization; Managing Conflict in the Organization: Mary Parker Follett; Management by Objectives- Peter Drucker

Governance, good governance and democratic governance, role of state, civil society and individuals.; Accountability and control: Institutional mechanism for checks and balances, legislative control over executive, administrative and budgetary control, control through parliamentary committees, judicial control over legislature and executive, administrative culture, corruption and administrative reforms; Institutional mechanisms for good governance: Right to Information, Consumer Protection Act, Citizen Charter; Grievance redress system: Ombudsman, Lokpal, Lokayukta; Grassroots Governance: Panchayati Raj Institutions and their functioning; Planning and Development: Decentralised planning, planning for development, sustainable development, participatory development, e-governance; NITI Aayog; Public policy as an instrument of socio-economic development: public policies with special reference to housing, health, drinking water, food security, MNREGA, NHRM, RTE; Monitoring and evaluation of public policy; mechanisms of making governance process accountable: jansunwai, social audit.

Vedic and Upaniṣadic: Ṛta – the cosmic order, the divine and the human realms; the centrality of the institution of yajῆa (sacrifice), theories of creation Ātman – Self ( and not – self ), Jāgrat, Svapna, Susupti and turiya, Brahmaṇ.; Cārvāka : Pratyakṣa as the only pramāṇa, critique of anumāna and śabda, Consciousness as epi-phenomenon.; Jainism : Concept of reality – sat, dravya, guṇa, paryāya, Jiva, ajiva, anekāntavāda, syādvāda and nayavāda; theory of knowledge.; Buddhism : Four Noble Truths, Āstangika Mārga, Distinction between Brahmiṇic and Śraminic traditions. Pratityasamutpāda, kṣaṇabhahgavāda, anātmavāda. Schools of Buddhism : Vaibhāṣika, Sautrāntika, Yogacāra, Mādhyamika and Tibetan Buddhism.; Nyāya : Pramā and apramā, Theories of pramāṇa: pratyakṣa, anumāna, upamana, śabda. Hetvabhāsa. Concept of God. Debate between Buddhism and Nyāya about Pramāṇa-Vyavasthā and Pramāṇa Samplava. Anyathākhyati.; Vaiśeṣika : Concept of padārtha and its kinds, Asatkāryavāda, Kinds of Kāraṇa: samavāyi, asamavāyi, and nimitta kāraṇa, paramaṇukaraṇavāda.; Sāṃkhya : Satkāryavāda, prakṛti and its evolutes, arguments for the existence of prakṛti, nature of puruṣa, arguments for the existence and plurality of puruṣa, relationship between puruṣa and prakṛti, atheism.; Yoga : Pataῆjali’s Theory of Pramāṇa, concept of ćitta and ćitta – vṛtti, stages of ćitt-bhumi, the role of God in Yoga.; Purva – Mimāṃsā : Pramāṇyavāda: Svatah-pramāṇyavāda and Paratah-pramāṇyavada, Śruti and its importance, classification of śruti-vākyas, vidhi, niṣedha and arthavāda, dharma, bhāvanā, śabda-nityavāda, Jāti, śaktivada; Kumārila and Prabhākara Schools of Mimāṃsa and their major points of difference, triputi – samvit, jῆatatā, abhāva and anupalabdhi, anvitadbhidhanavāda, abhihitanvayavāda, Theories of error: Akhyāti, Viparitakhyāti, atheism.; Vedānta:; -1-; Advaita : Brahmaṇ, relation between Brahmaṇ and Ātman, three grades of sattā, Adhyāsa, māya, Jiva, Vivartavāda, Anirvachniya-khyāti.; Viśiṣtādvaita : Saguṇa Brahmaṇ, refutation of māya, aprthaksiddhi pariṇāmavāda, Jiva, bhakti and prapatti, Brahma-Pariṇāmavāda, Sat-khyāti.; Dvaita : Rejection of nirguṇa brahmaṇ and māya, bheda and sāksi, bhakti.; Dvaitavaita: Concept of Jῆānaswaroop, kinds of inanimate; Sudhadvaita: Concept of Avikrta-pariṇāmavāda.

Pre-Socratic Philosophers: Thales, Anaxagoras, Anaximenies, Ionians, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Heraclitus and Democritus,; The Sophists and Socrates; Plato and Aristotle:; Plato – Theory of knowledge, knowledge and opinion, theory of Ideas, the method of dialectic, soul and God.; Aristotle – Classification of the sciences, the theoretical, the practical and the productive, logic as an organon, critique of Plato’s theory of Ideas, theory of causation, form and matter, potentiality and actuality, soul and God.; Medieval Philosophy:; St. Augustine: Problem of Evil.; St. Anselm: Ontological argument.; St. Thomas Aquinas: Faith and Reason, Essence and Existence, the Existence of God.; Modern Western Philosophy:; Descartes : Conception of method , Criteria of truth, doubt and methodological scepticism, cogito ergo sum, innate ideas, Cartesian dualism: mind and matter, proofs for the existence of God, interactionism.; Spinoza : Substance, Attribute and Mode, the concept of ‘God or Nature’, Intellectual love of God, parallelism, pantheism, three orders of knowing.; Leibnitz : Monadology, truths of reason and fact, innateness of ideas, proofs for the existence of God, principles of non – contradiction, sufficient reason and identity of indiscernibles, the doctrine of pre -established harmony, problem of freedom.; -2-; Locke : Ideas and their classification, refutation of innate ideas, theory of substance, distinction between primary and secondary qualities, theory of knowledge, three grades of knowledge.; Berkeley : Rejection of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, immaterialism, critique of abstract ideas, esse est percipi, the problem of solipcism; God and self.; Hume : Impressions and ideas, knowledge concerning relations of ideas and knowledge concerning matters of fact, induction and causality, the external world and the self, personal identity, rejection of metaphysics, scepticism, reason and the passions.; Kant : The critical philosophy, classification of judgements, possibility of synthetic a priori judgements, the Copernican revolution, forms of sensibility, categories of understanding, the metaphysical and the transcendental deduction of the categories, phenomenon and noumenon, the Ideas of Reason – soul, God and world as a whole, rejection of speculative metaphysics.; Hegel : The conception of Geist (spirit), the dialectical method, concepts of being, non – being and becoming, absolute idealism, Freedom.

Concept of Purusārtha, Śreyas and Preyas; Varṇāshrama, Dharma, Sādhāraṇa Dharma; Ṛna and yajῆa, Concept of duty; Karma-yoga, Sthitprajῆa, Svadharma, Lokasaṃgraha; Apurva and Adṛṣta; Sādhya-Sādhana, Itikartavyata; Law of Karma: ethical implications; Ṛta and Satya; Yoga-kśema; Astānga Yoga; Jainism: Samvara-nirjarā, Tri-ratṇa, Panch-vrata.; Buddhism: Upāya-Kaushal, Brahma-vihāra: matri, karuṇā, muditā, upeksha, bodhi-sattva; Carvaka’s Hedonism

Concepts of Good, right, justice, duty, obligation, cardinal virtues, Eudaemonism, Intuition as explained in Teleological and Deontological Theories.; Egoism, Altruism, Universalism; Subjectivism, Cultural Relativism, Super-naturalism.; Ethical realism and Intuitionism,; Kant’s moral theory: Postulates of morality, Good-will, Categorical Imperative, Duty, Mean and ends, Maxims.; -3-; Utilitarianism: principle of utility, problem of sanction and justification of morality, kinds of utilitarianism, Moral theories of Bentham, J. S. Mill, Sidgwick; Theories of Punishment; Ethical cognitivism and non-cognitivism: Emotivism, Prescriptivism, Descriptivism

Swami Vivekananda: Practical Vedanta, Universal Religion, Religious Experience, Religious Rituals Sri Aurobindo: Evolution, mind and supermind, Integral Yoga Muhammad Iqbal: Self, God, man and superman, Intellect and Intuition Rabindranath Tagore: Religion of man, ideas on education, Concept of Nationalism K. C. Bhattacharyya: Swaraj in ideas, Concept of Philosophy, subject as Freedom, the doctrine of Maya. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Intellect and intuition, the Idealist view of life, concept of Universal Religion, Hindu view of life. J. Krishnamurti: Conception of thought, Freedom from the known, analysis of self, Choiceless awareness Mahatma Gandhi: Truth, Non-violence, satyagraha, swaraj, critique of modern civilization. Bhim Rao Ambedkar: Annihilation of caste, philosophy of Hinduism, Neo-Buddhism Deendayal Upadhyaya: Integral Humanism, Advaita Vedanta, Purusartha Narayana Guru: the spiritual freedom and social equality, one caste, one religion, one God. Thiruvalluvar: Tirukkural Jyotiba Phule: Critical understanding of Caste-system. M. N. Roy: Radical Humanism, Materialism Maulana Azad: Humanism Sant Kabi Bhima Bhoi : Socio – Ethnical perspective of Mahima Dharma; Swami Dayanand Saraswati : Reconciliation of the six systems of Indian Philosophy, Traitavada - (God, Self and Nature)

Analytic and Continental Philosophy: Frege: Sense and Reference Logical Positivism: Verification theory of meaning, Elimination of metaphysics, concept of Philosophy; -4-; Moore: Distinction between Sense and Reference, Refutation of Idealism, Defense of common-sense, Proof of an External World. Russell: Logical Atomism, Definite Descriptions, Refutation of Idealism Wittgenstein: Language and Reality, Facts and objects, names and propositions, the picture theory, critique of private language, meaning and use, forms of life, notion of philosophy, Wittgensteinian Fideism, On Certainty. Gilbert Ryle: Systematically misleading expressions, category mistake, concept of mind, critique of Cartesian dualism A. J. Ayer: The Problem of Knowledge W.V.O. Quine: Two Dogmas of Empiricism H.P. Grice and P.F. Strawson: In Defense of a dogma Phenomenology and Existentialism: Husserl: Phenomenological Method, Philosophy as a rigorous science, Intentionality, Phenomenological Reduction, Inter-subjectivity Heidegger: The concept of Being (Dasein), Man as being in the world, critique of technological civilization Kierkegaard: Subjectivity as Truth, Leap of faith Sartre: Concept of Freedom, Bad-faith, Humanism Morleau-Ponty: Perception, Embodied Consciousness Pragmatism: William James: Pragmatic Theories of Meaning and Truth, Varieties of Religious experience John Dewey: Concept of Truth, Common-faith, education Post-Modernism: Nietzsche: Critique of Enlightenment, Will to Power, Genealogy of Moral Richard Rorty: Critique of representationalism, Against Epistemological method, Edifying Philosophy Immanuel Levinas: Ethics as a first philosophy, Philosophy of ‘other’

Mahabharata: Danda-niti, foundations, Rajdharma, Law and Governance, Narada’s Questions to King Yudhisthir Kautilya: Sovereignty, Seven Pillars of State-craft, State, Society, Social-life, State administration, State economy, law and justice, internal security, welfare and external affairs Kamandaki: Social order and State elements Constitutional Morality, Secularism and Fundamental Rights Constitutionalism, Total revolution, terrorism, Swadeshi, Satyagrah, Sarvodaya, Social Democracy, State Socialism, Affirmative Action, Social Justice Social Institutions: Family, Marriage, property, education and religion Colonialism; -5-

Plato: Ideal State and Justice Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau: Social Contract Theory Isaiah Berlin: Conceptions of Liberty Bernard Williams: Idea of Equality Liberalism: Rawls; Distributive justice, Nozick; Justice as Entitlement, Dworkin; Justice as equality; Amartya Sen: Global Justice, Freedom and Capability. Marxism: Dialectical Materialism, Alienation, Critique of Capitalism, Doctrine of Class Struggle and Classless Society. Communitarianism: Communitarian critique of liberal self, Universalism Vs. Particularism, Theory of Charles Taylor, MacIntyre, Michael Sandel Multiculturalism: Charles Taylor; Politics of recognition, Will Kymlicka; conception of Minority Rights Feminism: Basic Concepts: Patriarchy, misogyny, Gender, Theories of Feminism; Liberal, Socialist, radical and eco-feminism

Truth and Validity Denotation and Connotation Nature of Propositions Categorical Syllogism Laws of thought Classification of Propositions Square of Opposition Truth-Functions and Propositional Logic Quantification and Rules of Quantification Symbolic Logic: Use of symbols Decision Procedures: Truth Table, Using Truth- Tables for testing the validity of arguments Venn Diagram, informal and formal Fallacies Proving Validity, Argument and Argument-form Axiomatic System, Consistency, Completeness Differences between Deductive and Inductive Logic

What is applied Philosophy? Philosophy of Technology; technology, dominance, power and social inequalities Democratization of Technology Public evaluation of science and technology; -6-; Ethical Implication of information technology, bio-technology, non-technology Environmental Ethics: Nature as means or end, Aldo-Leopold; land-ethics, Arne Naess: Deep Ecology, Peter Singer; Animal Rights Medical-Ethics: Surrogacy, Doctor-patient relationship, abortion, euthanasia, female-infanticide Professional Ethics: Corporate Governance and ethical responsibility Media Ethics: ethical issues in Privacy, cyber space, pornography, representation and differences-marginalization Legal Ethics: law and morality, Legal Obligation, Authority and Validity of Law Philosophical Counseling: Managing everyday problems; ******; -7-

1. Classical Sociological Traditions; Emile Durkheim; Max Weber; Karl Marx 2. Structure- Functionalism and Structuralism; Bronislaw Malinowski; A.R. Radcliffe- Brown; Talcott Parsons; Robert K. Merton; Claude Levi Strauss 3. Hermeneutic and Interpretative Traditions; G.H. Mead; Karl Manheim; Alfred Schutz; Harold Garfinkel; Erving Goffman; Clifford Geertz; 4. Post Modernism, Post Structuralism and Post Colonialism; Edward Said; Pierre Bourdieu; Michel Foucault; Jurgen Habermas; Anthony Giddens; Manuel Castells; 5. Indian Thinkers; M.K. Gandhi; B.R. Ambedkar; Radha Kamal Mukherjee; G. S. Ghurye; M.N. Srinivas; Irawati Karve

1. Conceptualizing Social Reality; Philosophy of Science; Scientific Method and Epistemology in Social Science; Hermeneutic Traditions; Objectivity and Reflexivity in Social Science; Ethics and Politics; 2. Formulating Research Design; Reading Social Science Research, Data and Documents; Induction and Deduction; Fact, Concept and Theory; Hypotheses, Research Questions, Objectives; 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Methods; Ethnography; Survey Method; Historical Method; Comparative Method; 4. Techniques; Sampling; Questionnaire and Schedule; Statistical Analysis; Observation, Interview and Case study; Interpretation, Data Analysis and Report Writing

1. Sociological Concepts; Social Structure; Culture; Network; Status and Role; Identity; Community; Diaspora; Values, Norms and Rules; Personhood, Habitus and Agency; Bureaucracy, Power and Authority; 2. Social Institutions; Marriage, Family and Kinship; Economy; Polity; Religion; Education; Law and Customs; 3. Social Stratification; Social Difference, Hierarchy, Inequality and Marginalization; Caste and Class; Gender, Sexuality and Disability; Race, Tribe and Ethnicity; 5. Social Change and Processes; Evolution and Diffusion; Modernization and Development; Social Transformations and Globalization; Social Mobility

1. Rural and Peasant Society; Caste-Tribe Settlements; Agrarian Social Structure and Emergent Class Relations; Land Ownership and Agrarian Relations; Decline of Agrarian Economy, De-Peasantization and Migration; Agrarian Unrest and Peasant Movements; Changing Inter-Community Relations and Violence; 2. Urban Society; Urbanism, Urbanity and Urbanization; Towns, Cities and Mega-Cities; Industry, Service and Business; Neighbourhood, Slums and Ethnic Enclaves; Middle Class and Gated Communities; Urban Movements and Violence

1. Political Processes in India; Tribe, Nation State and Border; Bureaucracy; Governance and Development; Public Policy: Health, Education and Livelihoods; Political Culture; Grass-root Democracy; Law and Society; Gender and Development; Corruption; Role of International Development Organizations; 2. Social Movements and Protests; Political Factions, Pressure Groups; Movements based on Caste, Ethnicity, Ideology, Gender, Disability, Religion and Region; Civil Society and Citizenship; NGOs, Activism and Leadership; Reservations and Politics

Exchange, Gift , Capital, Labour and Market; Mode of Production Debates; Property and Property Relations; State and Market: Welfarism and Neoliberalism; Models of Economic Development; Poverty and Exclusion; Factory and Industry Systems; Changing Nature of Labour Relations; Gender and Labour Process; Business and Family; Digital Economy, E-Commerce; Global Business and Corporates; Tourism; Consumption

Social and Cultural Ecology: Diverse Forms; Technological Change, Agriculture and Biodiversity; Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Ethno-Medicine; Gender and Environment; Forest Policies, Adivasis and Exclusion; Ecological Degradation and Migration; Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation; Water and Social Exclusion; Disasters and Community Responses; Environmental Pollution, Public Health and Disability; Climate Change and International Policies; Environmental Movements

Theoretical Approaches: Structure-Functionalist, Alliance and Cultural; Gender Relations and Power Dynamics; Inheritance, Succession and Authority; Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction; Children, Youth and Elderly; Emotions and Family; Emergent Forms of Family; Changing Marriage Practices; Changing Care and Support Systems; Family Laws; Domestic Violence and Crime against Women; Honour Killing

History of Technological Development; Changing notions of Time and Space; Flows and Boundaries; Virtual Community; Media: Print and Electronic, Visual and Social Media; E-Governance and Surveillance Society; Technology and Emerging Political Processes; State Policy, Digital Divide and Inclusion; Technology and Changing Family Relations; Technology and Changing Health Systems; Food and Technology; Cyber Crime

Signs and Symbols; Rituals, Beliefs and Practices; Changing Material Culture; Moral Economy; Education: Formal and Informal; Religious Organizations, Piety and Spirituality; Commodification of Rituals; Communalism and Secularism; Cultural Identity and Mobilization; Culture and Politics; Gender, Body and Culture; Art and Aesthetics; Ethics and Morality; Sports and Culture; Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism; Religion and Economy; Culture and Environment; New Religious Movements; ***

History, development, aim and scope of Anthropology, relationship with other sciences, different branches of Anthropology (including Linguistic Anthropology) and their interrelationship.; Research methodology and methods: Concepts of epistemology, ontology and theoretical perspectives. Types of research (qualitative and quantitative), research design, hypothesis. Fieldwork and fieldwork tradition; Ethnography, Observation, Interview, Case Study, Life History, Focus group, PRA, RRA, Genealogical Method, Schedules and Questionnaires, Grounded Theory, Exploration and Excavation, GIS. Statistics: concept of variables, sampling, measures of central tendency and dispersion, parametric and nonparametric bivariate and multivariate (linear regression and logistic regression) statistical tests. Techniques of Analysis: Content analysis, Discourse analysis and Narratives.

Lamarckism, Neo-Lamarckism, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, Synthetic theory, neutral theory of molecular evolution, concept of cladogenesis and anagenesis, punctuated equilibrium, selection.; Trends in Primate radiation; Primate classification and distribution of extinct and extant species. Characteristics of primates: morphological (hair), skeletal (cranial, post cranial, dental, brain),; physical (opposability of thumb), locomotion (quadrupedalism, brachiation and bipedalism) and posture, Primate social behaviour.; Extant Primates Distribution, characteristics and classification. Prosimii (Tarsiioidea, Lorisoidea, Lemuroidea), Anthropoidea (Ceboidea, Cercopithecoidea, Hominoidea). Morphological and anatomical characteristics of Human, Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Orangutan and Gibbon; Fossils of extinct Primates Oligocene-Miocene fossils – Parapithecus; Gigantopithecus, Aegyptopithecus, Dryopithecus, Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus.; Pre-hominid groups: Sahelanthropus tchadensis (Toumai), Orrorin tugenensis, Ardipithecus ramidus. Early Hominids: Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus ramidus, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus (Paranthropous) boisei, Australopithecus (Paranthropous) robustus, Australopithecus bahrelghazali.; Early Transitional Human: Homo habilis.; Hominid Evolution Characteristics and distribution of Homo erectus in general, Special reference to the fossil evidences discovered from Africa (Turkana boy), Asia (Java man and Peking man), Europe (Dmanisi), Homo floresiensis (Dwarf variety) Characteristics of Archaic sapiens with special reference to Europe (Homo heidelbergensis), Africa (Rhodesian Man), Asia (China, Jinniushan; India, Narmada Man). Neandertal man: Distribution, salient features and phylogenetic position. Characteristics of anatomically Modern Homo sapiens with special reference to Africa (Omo), Europe (Cro-magnon, Chancelade, Grimaldi), Asia (Jinniushan) and Australia (Lake Mungo).; Dispersal of modern humans: Out of Africa hypothesis, Multiregional hypothesis, Partial Replacement hypothesis.

Modern Human Variation: Typological Model, Populational Model and Clinal Model; overview of Classification proposed by Blumenbach, Deniker, Hooton, Coon, Garn and Birdsell.; Ethnic Classification and distribution of Indian Populations: H.H. Risley; B. S. Guha; S. S. Sarkar. Linguistic distribution of ethnic groups. Methods of studying Human Genetics: Cytogenetics, Mendelian Genetics, Twin Genetics, Sib Pair methods, Population Genetics, Molecular Genetics. Cytogenetics: cell cycle, standard karyotyping and banding techniques (G, C and Q), chromosomal abnormalities, fluorescent in situ hybridization, Lyon’s hypothesis, importance of telomere and centromere. Linkage and chromosome mapping, genetic imprinting. Modes of inheritance: Autosomal (dominant, recessive, codominance), sex linked, sex influenced, sex limited, modifying genes, suppressor genes, selfish gene, multiple allelic inheritance, multifactorial inheritance (stature and skin colour), polygeneic (dermatoglyphics- Finger-ball Pattern types, Dankmeijer’s Index, Furuhata’s Index and Pattern Intensity Index, Total Finger Ridge Count, Absolute Finger Ridge Count, Palmar formula and mainline index, transversality, atd angle and flexion creases.; Population genetics: Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, definition and application; mating patterns (random, assortative and consanguineous), inbreeding coefficient, genetic load, genetic isolate, genetic drift, genetic distance); genetic polymorphisim (balanced and transient).; Molecular genetics: DNA, RNA, genetic code, protein structure and synthesis, concepts of RFLPs, VNTRs, STRs, and SNPs, Mitrochondrial DNA, genic and genomic mutations.

Human Growth, development and maturation: definition, concepts. Basic principles of growth; phases of growth: Prenatal and postnatal (growth and development of different body parts, subcutaneous tissues and physiological variables). Growth curves: Velocity, Distance, Acceleration and Scammon’s Growth curve. Catch up and Catch down growth. Aging and senescence with special reference to somatic, skeletal and dental maturation Factors affecting growth: Genetic and Environmental. Secular trends in growth. Methods of studying human growth: Longitudinal, Cross-sectional, Mixed longitudinal, Linked longitudinal. Body composition: Bone mass, body mass, percentage of body fat, segmental fat, body age.; Human Adaptation: Allen’s and Bergmann’s rule; Human Adaptability Programme; human adaptation to heat, cold, high altitude.; Somatotyping: Concept, Development (Kretschmer, Sheldon, Parnoll, Health-Carter) and its application. Demography: Multidisciplinary nature of demography and its relation with other disciplines. Relationship between demography and anthropological demography. Fertility (concept and determinants), Morbidity and mortality (concept and determinants), Migration (concept and determinants), Selection intensity.

Concept of prehistoric archaeology; ethno-archaeology, experimental archaeology, environmental archaeology, settlement archaeology, cognitive archaeology, geo-archaeology, action archaeology. Theoretical paradigms – descriptive to scientific period to interpretative period.; Dating: Typology, seriation, geo-archaeological, obsidian, hydration, chemical dating of bones, oxygen isotope, fluorine estimation, dendrochronology, radio-carbon, fission track, thermo-; luminescence, potassium-argon, varve clay, cross dating, amino acid racemization, palaeomagnetic.; Paleoenvironment: Major geological stages (Tertiary, Quaternary, Pleistocene, Holocene). Major climatic changes during Pleistocene and post Pleistocene periods, glacial and interglacial periods, ice age, pluvial and inter-pluvial climatic phases. Evidences of quarternary climatic changes (moraines, varve, river terraces, loess, sea level changes, beach sequences, sea core, fluviatile deposits, palynology, palaeontology). Site formation.; Lithic tool typology and technology: Lower Palaeolithic (pebble tools, chopper and chopping tools, bifaces, handaxes and cleavers); Middle Palaeolithic (Clactonean, Levalloisian and Mousterian flakes, discoid cores, tortoise core, fluted core, scrapers, point); Upper Palaeolithic (blade, knife, blunted back, borer, burin, points); Mesolithic (microliths); Neolithic (ring stone, grind stone, celt, adze).; Overview of Lithic Cultures of Europe: Lower Palaeolithic: Acheulian culture. Middle Palaeolithic: Mousterian culture. Upper Palaeolithic: Perigordian, Chatelperronian, Gravettian, Aurignacian, Solutrian, Magdalenian. Mesolithic: Azilian, Tardenoisean, Maglamosean, Kitchen Midden, Natufian.; Early Farming Cultures and Neolithic of the Near East: Sites like Jericho, Jarmo, Çatal Huyuk, Shanidar.

Lower Palaeolithic Period in India Pebble tool culture: Soan; Acheulian culture: Madrasian (Kortalayar Valley), Attirmpakkam, Didwana, Belan Valley, Bhimbetka, Chirki-Nevasa, Hunsgi, Krishna Valley. Importance of Hathnora, Narmada valley.; Middle Palaeolithic period in India: Belan valley, Bhimbetka, Nevasa, Narmada valley. Upper Palaeolithic period in India: Renigunta, Billa Surgam, Patne, Bhimbetka, Son and Belan Valleys, Visadi, Pushkar, Gunjan Valley. Mesolithic period in India: Mesolithic economy and society. Post Pleistocene environmental changes. Development in microlithic technology, composite tools and bows and arrows. Sites include Bagor, Tilwara, Langhnaj, Adamgarh, Bagor, Chopani Mando, Bhimbetka, Sarai Nahar Rai, Birbhanpur. Neolithic Period in India: Economic and social consequences of food production. Settlements, population growth, craft specializations, class formation and political institutions. Sites like Burzahom, Gufkral, Ahar, Gilund, Nagada, Kayatha, Navdatoli, Eran, Nevasa, Chandoli, Daimabad, Inamgaon, Prakash, Maski, Brahmagiri, Sangankallu, Tekkalkota, Piklihal, Nagarjunakonda, Daojali Hading, Kuchai, Sarutadu. Prehistoric Cave art from India: Bhimbetka, Adamgarh. Indus Civilization: Expansion of village sites. Development of metal technology, art and writing. Architecture and city planning. Stages and theories of decline. Sites like Amri, Kot Diji, Kalibangan, Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Lothal, Dholavira, Rakhigarhi. Pottery and Traditions: Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP), Black and Red ware, Painted Grey Ware (PGW), Northern Black Polished Ware (NBP). Distribution of the pottery types and period. Bronze/Copper Age: General characteristics, distribution, people. Iron Age and Urban Revolution: General characteristics, distribution, people. Megaliths: concept and types (menhir, dolmen, topical, cist, cairn circle, sarcophagi)

Conceptual Understanding of Social Anthropology:; Culture: Attributes, Holism, Universals, Acculturation, Enculturation, Transculturation, Culture Change, Culture Shock, Cultural Relativism, Civilization, Folk-Urban Continuum, Great and Little Tradition, Cultural Pluralism and World-View.; Society: Groups, Institutions, Associations, Community, Status and Role. Incest. Endogamy and Exogamy. Rites of passage.; Social Institutions:; Family: Definitions, universality of the family. Typological and Processual methods of studying the family. Types of family – conjugal-natal, consanguineal, nuclear, joint, extended. Rules of residence – Patrilocal, Matrilocal, Ambilocal, Bilocal, Neolocal, Avunculocal, Virilocal, Amitalocal, Uxorilocal. Functions of family, Trends of change – urbanization, globalization, industrialization, feminist movements.; Marriage: Definition, universality, types and functions (monogamy, polygamy – polyandry, polygyny, hypogamy, hypergamy, levirate, sororate). Preferential and Prescriptive types. Types and forms of marital transactions – bride price and dowry. Marriage as exchange.; Kinship: Definition, Descent, kinship terminology, matrilineal puzzle. Joking and avoidance. moiety, phratry, clan and lineage. Types of kinship systems.; Economic Anthropology: Definition and relationship with Anthropology and Economy. Theories (Malinowski, Formal, Substantivist, Marxist). Livelihoods, Subsistence, Principles of production, distribution, consumption; division of labour in hunting-gathering, pastoral, swidden and agricultural communities. Exchange, reciprocity, gifts and barter systems. Kula, Potlatch and Jajmani – Anthropological explanations.; Legal Anthropology: Anthropology of Law, Social Sanctions.; Political Organization: Definitions, political processes in band, tribe, chiefdom and state systems. Conflicts and social control. Nations and Nation-state, democracy.; Religion and Belief Systems: Definitions, animism, animatism, manaism, bongaism, totemism, taboo. Religious specialists – witch, shaman, priest, medicine-man, sorcerer. Magic – definitions, types, approaches. Rituals.; Social Change: Basic ideas and concepts (Assimilation, Integration, Syncretism, Dominance and Subjugation), Approaches.

Theories in Social Anthropology Evolutionism – Tylor, Morgan, Fraser, Maine, McLennan. Diffusionism – Three schools (Austro-German, British, American). Historical Particularism – Boas. Functionalism – Malinowski. Structural-Functionalism – Radcliffe-Brown, Firth, Fortes, Eggan, Parsons. Structuralism – Levi-Strauss. Culture and Personality/Psychological Anthropology – Mead, Benedict, DuBois, Linton, Kardiner, Whiting and Child. Cultural Ecology, Environmental Anthropology, Neo-evolutionism (Leslie White, Julian Steward, Marshall Sahlins). Cultural Materialism – Marvin Harris. Symbolic Anthropology – Victor Turner, Raymond Firth, Mary Douglas. Cognitive Anthropology – Roy D’Andrade, Stephen Tyler, Ward Goodenough. Deep Ethnography, Interpretive Anthropology – Clifford Geertz. Anthropology and Gender – Leela Dube, Renato Rosaldo, Marilyn Strathern, Zora Neale Hutson. Postmodernism, Poststructuralism, Postcolonialism – Foucault, Derrida, Bourdieu. Ethnicity – Barth, Jeffery, Weber.

Stages in the Development of Indian Anthropology Concepts: Social Stratification (eg. Caste), Scheduled Caste (SC), Dalit, OBC, Nomadic Groups. Revivalist/Nativist movements, Peasant movements (Malabar and Telengana movements). Tribe, Scheduled Tribe (ST), Particularly Vulnerable Groups (PVTGs), Tribal movements (Birsa and Naga movements), Tribal Development, Distribution.; Indian Village and Village Studies in India (S.C. Dube, McKim Marriott, Weiser, Scarlett Epstein, M.N. Srinivas, F.G. Bailey) Constitutional Safeguards for SC and ST, Inclusion and Exclusion. Panchayati Raj Institutions and other traditional community political organizations, Self-Help Groups (SHGs). Theoretical ideas: Sanskritization, Westernization, Modernization, Globalization, Sacred Complex, Nature-Man-Spirit Complex. Early Indian Anthropologists and their contributions: G.S. Ghurye, B.S. Guha, S.C. Roy, Iravati Karve, L.P. Vidyarthi, S.C. Dube, M.N. Srinivas, N.K. Bose, Surajit Sinha, D.N. Majumdar, S.R.K. Chopra, Verrier Elwin, S.S. Sarkar, Dharani Sen, T.C. Das, P.C. Biswas.

Concepts and Theories: Applied Anthropology, Action Anthropology, Engaged Anthropology, Experimental Anthropology, Urban Anthropology,Public Anthropology, Public Archaeology, Anthropology of Development, Medical Anthropology, Visual Anthropology, Genomic Studies, Genetic Screening and Counseling, Forensic Anthropology, Food and Nutritional Anthropology, Ergonomics, Kinanthropometry, Business Anthropology. Community Development Projects (Rural, Urban and Tribal); Revisits, Re-studies, Reinterpretations, Intervention, Research Process and Social Impact Assessment (SIA). Anthropological approaches in community studies: public health, education, nutrition, land alienation, bonded labour, housing, alternative economy, livelihood, gender issues, relief, rehabilitation and relocation, identity crisis, communication, training and management, aging and the aged. Development Strategies (Plan/Sub Plan). Role of NGOs in Development. Anthropology and NGOs. Empowerment of Women, LGBT groups.

Concepts and elements of business environment: Economic environment- Economic systems, Economic policies(Monetary and fiscal policies); Political environment- Role of government in business; Legal environment- Consumer Protection Act, FEMA; Socio-cultural factors and their influence on business; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Scope and importance of international business; Globalization and its drivers; Modes of entry into international business; Theories of international trade; Government intervention in international trade; Tariff and non-tariff barriers; India’s foreign trade policy; Foreign direct investment (FDI) and Foreign portfolio investment (FPI); Types of FDI, Costs and benefits of FDI to home and host countries; Trends in FDI; India’s FDI policy; Balance of payments (BOP): Importance and components of BOP; Regional Economic Integration: Levels of Regional Economic Integration; Trade creation and diversion effects; Regional Trade Agreements: European Union (EU), ASEAN, SAARC, NAFTA; International Economic institutions: IMF, World Bank, UNCTAD; World Trade Organisation (WTO): Functions and objectives of WTO; Agriculture Agreement; GATS; TRIPS; TRIMS

Basic accounting principles; concepts and postulates; Partnership Accounts: Admission, Retirement, Death, Dissolution and Insolvency of partnership firms; Corporate Accounting: Issue, forfeiture and reissue of shares; Liquidation of companies; Acquisition, merger, amalgamation and reconstruction of companies; Holding company accounts; Cost and Management Accounting: Marginal costing and Break-even analysis; Standard costing; Budgetary control; Process costing; Activity Based Costing (ABC); Costing for decision-making; Life cycle costing, Target costing, Kaizen costing and JIT; Financial Statements Analysis: Ratio analysis; Funds flow Analysis; Cash flow analysis; Human Resources Accounting; Inflation Accounting; Environmental Accounting; Indian Accounting Standards and IFRS; Auditing: Independent financial audit; Vouching; Verification ad valuation of assets and liabilities; Audit of financial statements and audit report; Cost audit; Recent Trends in Auditing: Management audit; Energy audit; Environment audit; Systems audit; Safety audit

Meaning and scope of business economics; Objectives of business firms; Demand analysis: Law of demand; Elasticity of demand and its measurement; Relationship between AR and MR; Consumer behavior: Utility analysis; Indifference curve analysis; Law of Variable Proportions: Law of Returns to Scale; Theory of cost: Short-run and long-run cost curves; Price determination under different market forms: Perfect competition; Monopolistic competition; Oligopoly- Price leadership model; Monopoly; Price discrimination; Pricing strategies: Price skimming; Price penetration; Peak load pricing

Scope and sources of finance; Lease financing; Cost of capital and time value of money; Capital structure; Capital budgeting decisions: Conventional and scientific techniques of capital budgeting analysis; Working capital management; Dividend decision: Theories and policies; Risk and return analysis; Asset securitization; International monetary system; Foreign exchange market; Exchange rate risk and hedging techniques; International financial markets and instruments: Euro currency; GDRs; ADRs; International arbitrage; Multinational capital budgeting

Measures of central tendency; Measures of dispersion; Measures of skewness; Correlation and regression of two variables; Probability: Approaches to probability; Bayes’ theorem; Probability distributions: Binomial, poisson and normal distributions; Research: Concept and types; Research designs; Data: Collection and classification of data; Sampling and estimation: Concepts; Methods of sampling - probability and non-probability methods; Sampling distribution; Central limit theorem; Standard error; Statistical estimation; Hypothesis testing: z-test; t-test; ANOVA; Chi–square test; Mann-Whitney test (U-test); Kruskal-Wallis test (H-test); Rank correlation test; Report writing

Principles and functions of management; Organization structure: Formal and informal organizations; Span of control; Responsibility and authority: Delegation of authority and decentralization; Motivation and leadership: Concept and theories; Corporate governance and business ethics; Human resource management: Concept, role and functions of HRM; Human resource planning; Recruitment and selection; Training and development; Succession planning; Compensation management: Job evaluation; Incentives and fringe benefits; Performance appraisal including 360 degree performance appraisal; Collective bargaining and workers’ participation in management; Personality: Perception; Attitudes; Emotions; Group dynamics; Power and politics; Conflict and negotiation; Stress management; Organizational Culture: Organizational development and organizational change

Overview of Indian financial system; Types of banks: Commercial banks; Regional Rural Banks (RRBs); Foreign banks; Cooperative banks; Reserve Bank of India: Functions; Role and monetary policy management; Banking sector reforms in India: Basel norms; Risk management; NPA management; Financial markets: Money market; Capital market; Government securities market; Financial Institutions: Development Finance Institutions (DFIs); Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs); Mutual Funds; Pension Funds; Financial Regulators in India; Financial sector reforms including financial inclusion; Digitisation of banking and other financial services: Internet banking; mobile banking; Digital payments systems; Insurance: Types of insurance- Life and Non-life insurance; Risk classification and management; Factors limiting the insurability of risk; Re-insurance; Regulatory framework of insurance- IRDA and its role

Marketing: Concept and approaches; Marketing channels; Marketing mix; Strategic marketing planning; Market segmentation, targeting and positioning; Product decisions: Concept; Product line; Product mix decisions; Product life cycle; New product development; Pricing decisions: Factors affecting price determination; Pricing policies and strategies; Promotion decisions: Role of promotion in marketing; Promotion methods - Advertising; Personal selling; Publicity; Sales promotion tools and techniques; Promotion mix; Distribution decisions: Channels of distribution; Channel management; Consumer Behaviour; Consumer buying process; factors influencing consumer buying decisions; Service marketing; Trends in marketing: Social marketing; Online marketing; Green marketing; Direct marketing; Rural marketing; CRM; Logistics management

Indian Contract Act, 1872: Elements of a valid contract; Capacity of parties; Free consent; Discharge of a contract; Breach of contract and remedies against breach; Quasi contracts; Special contracts: Contracts of indemnity and guarantee; contracts of bailment and pledge; Contracts of agency; Sale of Goods Act, 1930: Sale and agreement to sell; Doctrine of Caveat Emptor; Rights of unpaid seller and rights of buyer; Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Types of negotiable instruments; Negotiation and assignment; Dishonour and discharge of negotiable instruments; The Companies Act, 2013: Nature and kinds of companies; Company formation; Management, meetings and winding up of a joint stock company; Limited Liability Partnership: Structure and procedure of formation of LLP in India; The Competition Act, 2002: Objectives and main provisions; The Information Technology Act, 2000: Objectives and main provisions; Cyber crimes and penalties; The RTI Act, 2005: Objectives and main provisions; Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) : Patents, trademarks and copyrights; Emerging issues in intellectual property; Goods and Services Tax (GST): Objectives and main provisions; Benefits of GST; Implementation mechanism; Working of dual GST

Income-tax: Basic concepts; Residential status and tax incidence; Exempted incomes; Agricultural income; Computation of taxable income under various heads; Deductions from Gross total income; Assessment of Individuals; Clubbing of incomes; International Taxation: Double taxation and its avoidance mechanism; Transfer pricing; Corporate Tax Planning: Concepts and significance of corporate tax planning; Tax avoidance versus tax evasion; Techniques of corporate tax planning; Tax considerations in specific business situations: Make or buy decisions; Own or lease an asset; Retain; Renewal or replacement of asset; Shut down or continue operations; Deduction and collection of tax at source; Advance payment of tax; E-filing of income-tax returns

a) Contribution of Indian Schools of philosophy (Sankhya Yoga, Vedanta, Buddhism, Jainism) with special reference to Vidya, Dayanand Darshan; and Islamic traditions towards educational aims and methods of acquiring valid knowledge; b) Contribution of Western schools of thoughts (Idealism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism, Marxism, Existentialism) and their contribution to Education with special reference to information, knowledge and wisdom; c) Approaches to Sociology of Education (symbolic Interaction, Structural Functionalism and Conflict Theory). Concept and types of social Institutions and their functions (family, school and society), Concept of Social Movements, Theories of Social Movements (Relative Deprivation, Resource Mobilization, Political Process Theory and New Social Movement Theory); d) Socialization and education-education and culture; Contribution of thinkers (Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Aurobindo, J.Krishnamurthy, Paulo Freire, Wollstonecraft, Nel Noddings and Savitribai Phule) to the development of educational thought for social change, National Values as enshrined in the Indian Constitution - Socialism, Secularism, justice, liberty, democracy, equality, freedom with special reference to education; Page 1 of 8

a) Committees and Commissions’ Contribution to Teacher Education Secondary Education Commission (1953), Kothari Education Commission (1964-66), National Policy of Education (1986,1992), National Commission on Teachers (1999), National Curriculum Framework 2005, National Knowledge Commission (2007), Yashpal Committee Report (2009), National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (2009), Justice Verma Committee Report (2012); b) Relationship between Policies and Education, Linkage between Educational Policy and National Development, Determinants of Educational Policy and Process of Policy formulation: Analysis of the existing situation, generation of policy options, evaluation of policy options, making the policy decision, planning of policy implementation, policy impact assessment and subsequent policy cycles.; c) Concept of Economics of Education: Cost Benefit Analysis Vs Cost Effective Analysis in Education, Economic returns to Higher Education Signaling Theory Vs Human Capital Theory, Concept of Educational Finance; Educational finance at Micro and Macro Levels, Concept of Budgeting; d) Relationship Between Politics and Education, Perspectives of Politics of Education Liberal, Conservative and Critical, Approaches to understanding Politics (Behaviouralism, Theory of Systems Analysis and Theory of Rational Choice), Education for Political Development and Political Socialization

a) Growth and Development: Concept and principles ,Cognitive Processes and stages of Cognitive Development , Personality: Definitions and theories (Freud, Carl Rogers, Gordon Allport, Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka) , Mental health and Mental hygiene; b) Approaches to Intelligence from Unitary to Multiple: Concepts of Social intelligence, multiple intelligence, emotional intelligence Theories of Intelligence by Sternberg, Gardner, Assessment of Intelligence, Concepts of Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Metacognition and Creativity; Page 2 of 8; c) Principles and Theories of learning: Behaviouristic, Cognitive and Social theories of learning, Factors affecting social learning, social competence, Concept of social cognition, understanding social relationship and socialization goals; d) Guidance and Counselling: Nature, Principles and Need, Types of guidance (educational, vocational, personal, health and social & Directive, Non-directive and Eclectic), Approaches to counselling – Cognitive-Behavioural (Albert Ellis – REBT) & Humanistic, Person-centred Counselling (Carl Rogers) - Theories of Counselling (Behaviouristic, Rational, Emotive and Reality)

a) Meaning, Nature and Scope of Teacher Education; Types of Teacher Education Programs, The Structure of Teacher Education Curriculum and its Vision in Curriculum Documents of NCERT and NCTE at Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels , Organization of Components of Pre-service Teacher Education Transactional Approaches (for foundation courses) Expository, Collaborative and Experiential learning; b) Understanding Knowledge base of Teacher Education from the view point of Schulman, Deng and Luke & Habermas, Meaning of Reflective Teaching and Strategies for Promoting Reflective Teaching, Models of Teacher Education - Behaviouristic, Competency-based and Inquiry Oriented Teacher Education Models; c) Concept, Need, Purpose and Scope of In-service Teacher Education, Organization and Modes of In-service Teacher Education, Agencies and Institutions of In-service Teacher Education at District, State and National Levels (SSA, RMSA, SCERT, NCERT, NCTE and UGC), Preliminary Consideration in Planning in-service teacher education programme (Purpose, Duration, Resources and Budget); d) Concept of Profession and Professionalism, Teaching as a Profession, Professional Ethics of Teachers, Personal and Contextual factors affecting Teacher Development, ICT Integration, Quality Enhancement for Professionalization of Teacher Education, Innovation in Teacher Education; Page 3 of 8

a) Concept and Principles of Curriculum, Strategies of Curriculum Development, Stages in the Process of Curriculum development, Foundations of Curriculum Planning - Philosophical Bases (National, democratic), Sociological basis (socio cultural reconstruction), Psychological Bases (learner’s needs and interests),Bench marking and Role of National level Statutory Bodies - UGC, NCTE and University in Curriculum Development; b) Models of Curriculum Design: Traditional and Contemporary Models (Academic / Discipline Based Model, Competency Based Model, Social Functions / Activities Model [social reconstruction], Individual Needs & Interests Model, Outcome Based Integrative Model , Intervention Model, C I P P Model (Context, Input, Process, Product Model); c) Instructional System, Instructional Media, Instructional Techniques and Material in enhancing curriculum Transaction, Approaches to Evaluation of Curriculum : Approaches to Curriculum and Instruction (Academic and Competency Based Approaches), Models of Curriculum Evaluation: Tyler’s Model, Stakes’ Model, Scriven’s Model, Kirkpatrick’s Model; d) Meaning and types of Curriculum change, Factors affecting curriculum change, Approaches to curriculum change, Role of students, teachers and educational administrators in curriculum change and improvement, Scope of curriculum research and Types of Research in Curriculum Studies

a) Meaning and Scope of Educational Research, Meaning and steps of Scientific Method, Characteristics of Scientific Method (Replicability, Precision, Falsifiability and Parsimony), Types of Scientific Method (Exploratory, Explanatory and Descriptive), Aims of research as a scientific activity: Problem-solving, Theory Building and Prediction, Types of research (Fundamental, Applied and Action), Approaches to educational research (Quantitative and Qualitative), Designs in educational research (Descriptive, Experimental and Historical); b) Variables: Meaning of Concepts, Constructs and Variables, Types of Variables (Independent, Dependent, Extraneous, Intervening and Moderator), Hypotheses - Concept, Sources, Types (Research,; Page 4 of 8; Directional, Non-directional, Null), Formulating Hypothesis, Characteristics of a good hypothesis, Steps of Writing a Research Proposal, Concept of Universe and Sample, Characteristics of a good Sample, Techniques of Sampling (Probability and Non-probability Sampling), Tools of Research - Validity, Reliability and Standardisation of a Tool, Types of Tools (Rating scale, Attitude scale, Questionnaire, Aptitude test and Achievement Test, Inventory), Techniques of Research (Observation, Interview and Projective Techniques); c) Types of Measurement Scale (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio), Quantitative Data Analysis - Descriptive data analysis (Measures of central tendency, variability, fiduciary limits and graphical presentation of data), Testing of Hypothesis (Type I and Type II Errors), Levels of Significance, Power of a statistical test and effect size, Parametric Techniques, Non- Parametric Techniques , Conditions to be satisfied for using parametric techniques, Inferential data analysis, Use and Interpretation of statistical techniques: Correlation, t-test, z-test, ANOVA, chi-square (Equal Probability and Normal Probability Hypothesis). Qualitative Data Analysis - Data Reduction and Classification, Analytical Induction and Constant Comparison, Concept of Triangulation; d) Qualitative Research Designs: Grounded Theory Designs (Types, characteristics, designs, Steps in conducting a GT research, Strengths and Weakness of GT) - Narrative Research Designs (Meaning and key Characteristics, Steps in conducting NR design), Case Study (Meaning, Characteristics, Components of a CS design, Types of CS design, Steps of conducting a CS research, Strengths and weaknesses), Ethnography (Meaning, Characteristics, Underlying assumptions, Steps of conducting ethnographic research, Writing ethnographic account, Strengths and weaknesses), Mixed Method Designs: Characteristics, Types of MM designs (Triangulation, explanatory and exploratory designs), Steps in conducting a MM designs, Strengths and weakness of MM research.

a) Pedagogy, Pedagogical Analysis - Concept and Stages, Critical Pedagogy- Meaning, Need and its implications in Teacher Education, Organizing Teaching: Memory Level (Herbartian Model), Understanding Level (Morrison teaching Model), Reflective Level (Bigge and Hunt teaching Model), Concept of Andragogy in Education:; Page 5 of 8; Meaning, Principles, Competencies of Self-directed Learning, Theory of Andragogy (Malcolm Knowles), The Dynamic Model of Learner Autonomy; b) Assessment – Meaning, nature, perspectives (assessment for Learning, assessment of learning and Assessment of Learning) - Types of Assessment (Placement, formative, diagnostic, summative) Relations between objectives and outcomes , Assessment of Cognitive (Anderson and Krathwohl), Affective (Krathwohl) and psychomotor domains (R.H. Dave) of learning; c) Assessment in Pedagogy of Education: Feedback Devices: Meaning, Types, Criteria, Guidance as a Feedback Devices: Assessment of Portfolios, Reflective Journal, Field Engagement using Rubrics, Competency Based Evaluation, Assessment of Teacher Prepared ICT Resources; d) Assessment in Andragogy of Education - Interaction Analysis: Flanders’ Interaction analysis, Galloway’s system of interaction analysis (Recording of Classroom Events, Construction and Interpretation of Interaction Matrix), Criteria for teacher evaluation (Product, Process and Presage criteria, Rubrics for Self and Peer evaluation (Meaning, steps of construction).

a) Concept of Educational Technology (ET) as a Discipline: (Information Technology, Communication Technology & Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Instructional Technology, Applications of Educational Technology in formal, non formal (Open and Distance Learning), informal and inclusive education systems, Overview of Behaviourist, Cognitive and Constructivist Theories and their implications to Instructional Design (Skinner, Piaget, Ausubel, Bruner, Vygotsky), Relationship between Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies (for large and small groups, formal and non formal groups ); b) Systems Approach to Instructional Design, Models of Development of Instructional Design (ADDIE, ASSURE, Dick and Carey Model Mason’s), Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction and Five E’s of Constructivism, Nine Elements of Constructivist Instructional Design, Application of Computers in Education: CAI, CAL, CBT, CML, Concept, Process of preparing ODLM, Concept of e learning, Approaches to e; Page 6 of 8; learning (Offline, Online, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Blended learning, mobile learning); c) Emerging Trends in e learning: Social learning (concept , use of web 2.0 tools for learning, social networking sites, blogs, chats, video conferencing, discussion forum), Open Education Resources (Creative Common, Massive Open Online Courses; Concept and application), E Inclusion - Concept of E Inclusion, Application of Assistive technology in E learning , Quality of E Learning – Measuring quality of system: Information, System, Service, User Satisfaction and Net Benefits (D&M IS Success Model, 2003), Ethical Issues for E Learner and E Teacher - Teaching, Learning and Research; d) Use of ICT in Evaluation, Administration and Research: E portfolios, ICT for Research - Online Repositories and Online Libraries, Online and Offline assessment tools (Online survey tools or test generators) – Concept and Development.

a) Educational Management and Administration – Meaning, Principles, Functions and importance, Institutional building, POSDCORB, CPM, PERT, Management as a system, SWOT analysis, Taylorism, Administration as a process, Administration as a bureaucracy, Human relations approach to Administration, Organisational compliance, Organinsational development, Organisational climate; b) Leadership in Educational Administration: Meaning and Nature, Approaches to leadership: Trait, Transformational, Transactional, Value based, Cultural, Psychodynamic and Charismatic, Models of Leadership (Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid, Fiedler’s Contingency Model, Tri-dimensional Model, Hersey and Blanchard’s Model, Leader-Member Exchange Theory); c) Concept of Quality and Quality in Education: Indian and International perspective, Evolution of Quality: Inspection, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management (TQM), Six sigma, Quality Gurus: Walter Shewart, Edward Deming, C.K Pralhad; d) Change Management: Meaning, Need for Planned change, Three- Step-Model of Change (Unfreezing, Moving, Refreezing), The Japanese Models of Change: Just-in-Time, Poka yoke, Cost of Quality: Appraisal Costs, Failure costs and Preventable costs, Cost Benefit; Page 7 of 8; Analysis, Cost Effective Analysis, Indian and International Quality Assurance Agencies: Objectives, Functions, Roles and Initiatives (National Assessment Accreditation Council [NAAC], Performance Indicators, Quality Council of India [QCI] , International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education [INQAAHE].

a) Inclusive Education: Concept, Principles, Scope and Target Groups (Diverse learners; Including Marginalized group and Learners with Disabilities), Evolution of the Philosophy of Inclusive Education: Special, Integrated, Inclusive Education, Legal Provisions: Policies and Legislations (National Policy of Education (1986), Programme of Action of Action (1992), Persons with Disabilities Act (1995), National Policy of Disabilities (2006), National Curriculum Framework (2005), Concession and Facilities to Diverse Learners (Academic and Financial), Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Inclusive Education under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Features of UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) and its Implication; b) Concept of Impairment, Disability and Handicap, Classification of Disabilities based on ICF Model, Readiness of School and Models of Inclusion, Prevalence, Types, Characteristics and Educational Needs of Diverse learners’ Intellectual, Physical and Multiple Disabilities, Causes and prevention of disabilities, Identification of Diverse Learners for Inclusion, Educational Evaluation Methods, Techniques and Tools; c) Planning and Management of Inclusive Classrooms: Infrastructure, Human Resource and Instructional Practices, Curriculum and Curricular Adaptations for Diverse Learners, Assistive and Adaptive Technology for Diverse learners: Product (Aids and Appliances) and Process (Individualized Education Plan, Remedial Teaching), Parent- Professional Partnership: Role of Parents, Peers, Professionals, Teachers, School; d) Barriers and Facilitators in Inclusive Education: Attitude, Social and Educational, Current Status and Ethical Issues of inclusive education in India, Research Trends of Inclusive Education in India; *****; Page 8 of 8

Nature and Development of Social Work; Social Work : Definition, Scope, Principles, Nature, Goals and Process; Historical Development:Development of Professional Social Work across the world (U.K., U.S.A., and India); Social Reform and Professional Social Work:Contribution of Social Reformers in 19th and 20th Century in the development of Professional Social Work in India.; Social Work as a Profession in India: Values, Competencies and Code of Ethics for the Social Work Practioners.; Theories:Theories for Social Work Practice.; Changing Context of Social Work Practice : Emerging Perspectives, Trends and Challenges of Social Work for Practice.; Social Work Practice in various settings:(Family, Child and Youth welfare, Industry, Older Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Environment, Women and Welfare, Healthcare and Disaster Management.)

Society, Human Behavior and Communities; Sociological Concepts : Social Structure, Social Institutions and Social Groups, Socialization, Social Control and Social Change.; Approaches to the study of Society: Functionalist, Conflict/Dialectical , Structuralism and Post Modernism.; Social System and Stratification: Major Social Systems (Family and Religion), Social Stratification : Marxist, Functionalist and Weberian approach.; Human Behavior : Normal and Abnormal Behaviour Determinants and Life span perspective of Human Development, Development Tasks and Hazards during Pre Natal Period, Infancy, Babyhood, Childhood, Puberty, Adolescence and Adulthood.; Theories of Personality : Psycho Analytic Theory of Personality, Behavioral theories and Humanistic theories.; Social Psychology: Social Perception, Attitude formation, Change and Measurement, Communication and Theories of Collective Behavior.; Type of Communities: Rural ,Urban, Tribal and Virtual Communities and various Vulnerable Groups/ sections viz. Women , Child , Aged, Dalits etc; Caste and Class – Their Characteristics.

Social Work with Individuals and Groups; Basic Social Case Work Concepts : Social Roles, Social Functioning, Need Assessment, Adaptation, Social environment, Person-in- Environment Fit, Principles and Components.; Approaches to Social Case Work Practice : Diagnostic and Functional Approach, Problem Solving, Task Centered and Radical Approach.; Process and Techniques of Social Case Work:Phases of Case Work Intervention, Tecniques of Case Work Intervention, Principles of Interviewing and Case Work Recording.; Social Group Work : Definition, Characteristics, Functions and Group Structure, Classification of Groups and making of Social Groups, Issues of Identity, Diversity and Marginalization.; Social Group Work Process and Group Dynamics : Principles, Determinants, Indicators and Outcomes, Decision making and Problem Solving Process, Theories of Leadership, Roles and Responsibilities of Group Leaders.; Group Development : Stages of Group Work, Techniques and Skills in Group Work, Group Climate, Communication in Groups, Use of Programme Media and Group Work Recording, Monitoring and Evaluation.; Practice Sites of Social Case Work and Social Group Work : Client Groups and various settings (Children, Correctional, Health, Women, Persons with Disabilities, Older Persons, Oppressed Groups, Religious Minorities, Persons who are Gay & Lesbian and other Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups)

Social Work with Communities and Social Action; Community Organization – Concept , Definition , Scope and Historical Perspective in India, UK, and USA, The Role of Community-Based Organizations, Human Capital & Social Capital.; Process of Community Organization: Steps in Community Organization , Methods , Principles, Skills, Assumptions, Record Maintaince, Involving NGOs in Community Organization.; Approaches in Community Organization Practice – Models , Strategies, The role of CommunityBased Organizations, Leadership Development and Leaders, Building Partnerships and coalitions.; Social Action and Social Movements: Concept, History, Social Action as a Method of Social Work.; Models of Social Action: Conscientisation model of Paulo Freire,Role of ideology, Saul Alinsky as a radical community organizer, Liberation Theology.; Social Movements: Origin, Nature, Types of Movements,Theories of Movement and new Social Movements; Social Movements, Social Action and Social Change: Movement Analysis : Ideology, Structure, Leadership, Process and Outcomes, Analysis of ideology and approach of (Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Frantz Fanon)

Research in Social Work : Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches; Section A : Quantitative Research; Basics of Social Science Research : Meaning of Research, Social Science and Social Work Research : Meaning, Nature and Scope.; Steps in Social Science Research : Identifications and Formulations of Research Problem, Literature Review, Objectives and Hypothesis Formulation, Research Design, Sample Design, Sources, Methods and Tools of Data Collection, Processing and Analysis of Data and Writing Research Reports including Presentations and Styles of References, Citing and Paraphrasing.; Basic Statistical concepts : Process of statistical Enquiry and dealing with Descriptive and Inferential Statistical Methods, Parametric and Non-parametric Tests.; Section B : Qualitative Research; Qualitative Research : Meaning, Basic tenets of Qualitative Research, Difference between Quantitative and Qualitative Approach to Research in social Work.; Designing Qualitative Research: Steps, Methods of Qualitative Research (Field study, Case Study, Focus Group Discussions, Narratives, Observation and Theoretic Research); Managing Qualitative Data : Procedures and Techniques of Analyzing Qualitative Data and Report Writing.; Section C :; Mixed Method Research : Components of Mixed Methods, Procedures of Combing Quantitative and Qualitative research.

Administration, Welfare and Development Services; Social Welfare Administration : Meaning, History, Principles, Nature and Type of Organizations.; Types of Admisntration :Distinction between Social Welfare Administration, Public administration and Social Security administrations.; Registration of Welfare Agencies: Laws relating to Societies, Trust and Non – Profit organizations, Challenges; Structure of Social Welfare Administration : Service Providers, Administrative structures (Government and Non - Government), Organization and Management of Institutional Welfare Services.; Components of Administration : Planning, Coordination, Staff Recruitment, Training and Development, Recording and Documentation, Budgeting, Monitoring and Evaluation, Networking and Maintaining Pubic Relations.; Strategies and Mechanisms ofAdministration: Role of Social Workers in Decision Making Process, Communication, Role Description and Functioning, Sustainability of Programmes.; Fund raising and Resource Mobilization: Grant-in-aid (Principles and Procedures), Resource Mobilization, Financial Administration and Social Marketing – Process and Models.

Social Policy, Planning and Social Development; Social Policy : Concept, Goals, Scope , Context and Models of Social Policy and applicability in Indian context.; Historical Development: Evolution and Historical perspective of various Policies, Implementation of Social Policies especially for Marginalized and Vulnerable sections of the society.; Process of Policy Formulation : Determinants and Steps, Approaches to Social Policy formulation , Impact of changing Political Scenerio in a country.; Social Planning; Concept, Objectives, Scope, Models, Interrelationship between Social and Economic Planning, Social Planning in India.; Five Year Plans: Changes in Social Planning with Five Years Plans in India, Social Planning and Social Change , Factors leading to development of planning in India. Roles and functions of Niti Aayog.; Social Development:Positive and Negative Dimensions of Social Development; Concept, Models and Theories, Historical and Social Context of Development in India,; Sustainable Development: Concept, Strategies, Critical issues , Salient Features of Social Development. Approaches to Social Development; Similarities and Differences.Strategic Development Goals, Human Development Index and Indicators for Policies and Programmes.

Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice; Indian Constitution: Characteristics, Features, Preamble, Directive Principles of State Policy and Articles.; Social Justice : Concept, Definition, Historical Development, Dimensions, Manifestations and Social Justice as a Core value of Social Work Profession.; Social Justice and Leadership: Community Building, Personal and Community Empowerment, Social Justice and Technology, Promoting a Plan and Vision for Change, Reflections and Connection, Social Reconstructions, Paradigms, Policies, Privileges, Implications of Social Justice for Policy Formulation.; Instrument of Social Justice : Constitutional Base and Indian Legal System, Legal and Public Advocacy, Role of Civil Society as a Pressure group, Statutory bodies.; History of Human Rights: Concept and Historical Context of Human Rights, Human Rights Declarations, Treaties and Conventions, Human Rights and Protection Systems, Human Rights in the Indian Context.; Human Rights and Social Work : Code of Ethics of Social work and Protection of Human Rights, Human Rights perspective in Social Work Practice, Ethnic sensitive practice, Feminist Practice, Social Work with Diverse Groups.; Violation of Human Rights and Social work practice: Social Work with the Victims of Human Rights Violations and Human Rights Activism. Role of UNHCR, National Human Rights Commission and International Human Rights Agencies.

Areas of Social Work Practice I; (Health Care Social Work Practice, Social Work with Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities,Gender, Labour Welfare, Industrial Relations, Personnel Management and Human Resource Management); Medical Social Work and Psychiatric Social Work: Concept, Evolution, Roles, Functions / Responsibilities of Medical Social Workers and Psychiatric Social Workers.; Mental Health and Disease: Normal and abnormal behaviour, Epidemiology, Etiology, Types, Clinical Manifestation and Management of Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Neurotic Disorders, stress related Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Problems, Legislations related to Mental Health.; Theories of Aging and Vulnerability:Psychological and Sociological Theories of Aging, Psychological, Social, Physical needs and problems of Older Persons. Rights of Older Persons against Neglect, Abuse, Violence and Abandonment and Social Work Interventions.; Persons with Disabilities:Models of Disability, Disability Movement – Historical Perspective, National and International Milestones from Welfare to Right based Approach, Legislative Measures and Social Work Interventions.; Gender and Development:Expressions of Gender Disparity in Education, Health, Property, Employment and Livelihood, Decision Making, Feminization of Poverty and Manifestations of Gender based Violence. Constitutional & Legislative Safeguards and Social work Interventions.; Labour Welfare & Human Resource Management (HRM): Historical background of Industrial Development as a sub-system of society, Concept of Labour Welfare, Nature, Objectives, Principles, Theories, Principles of labour welfare, Labour Legislations, Human Reosurce management : Concept, Scope, Evolution, Theories, Models, Sub-systems, Human Resources Development (HRD) - Performance Management System, Types, Six Sigma, ISO, Total Quality Management, Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) - Concept, Issues, Practices, Models, Components, Approaches and Corporate Governance.; Personnel Management and Industrial Relations: Concept, Defintiion , Objectives, Scope., Functions, Determinants and Reflectors of Industrial Relations, Models of Industrial Relations, Globlazition and Industry, International Labour Organization(ILO) Role, Functions; Collective Bargaining, Job Analysis, Manpower Planning, Organization Behaviour and Organization Development Interventions.

Areas of Social Work Practice II; (Social Defence and Correctional Services, Social Work with Familiaes and Children, Environment and Social Work, Social Work and Disaster Management); Social Defence: Concept, Philosophy and Changing Dimensions, Children in Need of Care and Protection, Juveniles in Conflict with law, Street and Working Children and Young Offenders, Probation and Parole. Emerging issues in Social Defence.; Legislations and Criminal Justice System: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Immoral Traffic prevention Act 1986, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, Beggary Prevention Act, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act 1986, Prison Act, and Criminal Justice System.; Social Work with Families: Functions, Developmental Stages and Family patterns, Family Dynamics and Theoretical Models of Family Functioning (Circumflex model, Mc Master Model and Structural Model) and Social Work Interventions.; Child Development: Concept, Philosophy and Historical context, State of Children in India - Demographic Profile, Education, and Protection; Policies & Programmes for Children: Constitutional Provisions, National Policy on Children, International perspective and UN convention an rights of children, Programmes and Legislative Measures related to Female Feticide, Adoption, Foster Care, Guardianship and Child Marriage and Social Work Interventions.; Environment and Social Work: Causes and Consequences, Differential impact on Women, Poor, Marginalised Groups and Indigenous Populations. Environment in the Human Rights Perspective. Environmental Movements and social work; interventions in the management, protection and promotion of the environment.; Social Work and Disaster Management: Disaster related concept and Definitions: Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster, different forms of natural & manmade disasters. Impact of Disaster and Disaster Management Initiatives, Pre and Post Disaster Interventions.; _________________________________________________

Fundamentals of Yoga: History and Various Schools of Yoga; History and Development of Yoga; Meaning & Definitions, Misconceptions, Aim and Objectives of Yoga.; Introduction to Vedas, Upanishads and Prasthanatrayee; Concept of Purushartha Chatushtaya; Basic concepts of Shad-darshanas- Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Liberation with special emphasis to Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta Darshana.; Introduction to Epics and Smriti-yoga in Ramayana (Aranyakand), Mahabharata (Shantiparva) and Yajnavalkya Smriti; Brief introduction and yogic contribution of Maharshi Patanjali and Guru Gorakshanath Traditions.; Yoga in Narada Bhaktisutra and Yoga in the Literature of Saints- Kabirdas, Tulasidas and Surdas.; Yoga in Modern Times: Yogic Traditions of Swami Vivekananda, Shri Aurobindo; Maharshi Ramana and Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati; Yoga in Contemporary Times: Brief Introduction of Sri Shyamacharan Lahidi ,Sri T. Krishnamacharya, Swami Shivanada Saraswati, Swami Rama of Himalayas, Maharshi; Mahesh Yogi, Pt. Sri Ram Sharma Acharya and their contribution for the development and promotion of Yoga.; Introduction to Jnanayoga, Bhaktiyoga, Karmayoga, Rajayoga, Hathayoga and Mantra Yoga; Elements of Yoga in Jainism and Buddhism.

Yogic Texts- I: Principal Upanishads, BhagavadGita, Yoga Vasishtha Principal Upanishads Brief Introduction of Ten Principal Upanishads. Ishavasyopanishad:Concept of Karmanishta; Concept of Vidya and Avidya; Knowledge of Brahman; Atma Bhava. KenaUpanishad: Self and the Mind; Intuitive realization of the truth; Moral of Yaksha Upakhyana. KathaUpanishad: Definition of Yoga; Nature of Soul; Importance of Self Realization. Prashna Upanishad: Concept of Prana and rayi (creation); Panchapranas; The six main questions; Mundaka Upanishad: Two approaches to Brahma- Vidya- Para and Apara; The greatness of Brahmavidya; Worthlessness of Selfish-karma; Tapas and Gurubhakti; The origin of creation, the ultimate aim of Meditation- Brahmanubhuti. Mandukya Upanishad: Four States of Consciousness and their relation to syllables in Omkara. Aitareya Upanishad: Concept of Atma, Universe and Brahman. Taittiriya Upanishad: Concept of Pancha Kosha; Summary of Shiksha Valli, AnandaValli, Bhriguvalli. Chhandogya Upanishad: Om (udgitha) Meditation; Shandilyavidya. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: Concept of Atman and Jnana Yoga; Union of Atman and Paramatman; Bhagavad Gita General Introduction to Bhagavad Gita, Definitions of Yoga, their relevance & Scope; Essentials of Bhagavad Gita - meanings of the terms Atmaswarupa, Stithaprajna, Sankhya Yoga (Chpt.II), Karma Yoga (Chpt.III ), Samnyasa Yoga and Karma Swarupa (Sakama and Nishkama) Samnyasa, Dhyana Yogas (Chpt. VI); Types of Bhakta(Chpt. VII) Nature of Bhakti (Chpt.XII), Means and End of Bhakti-Yoga; The Trigunas and nature of Prakriti; Three Kinds of Faith. Food for Yoga-Sadhaka, Classification of food (Chpt.XIV & XVII) Daivasura-Sampad-Vibhaga Yoga (Chpt.XVI);Moksa-SamnyasaYoga (Chpt. XVIII); Yoga Vasishtha: Salient features of Yoga Vashitha, Concept of Adhis and Vyadhis; Psychosomatic Ailments; The four Dwarpaals to Freedom; How Sukha is attained in the Highest State of Bliss; Practices to overcome the Impediments of Yoga; Development of Satvaguna; Eightlimbs of Meditation; Jnana Saptabhumika.

Yogic texts- II: Yoga Upanishads:; Swetaswataropanishad: (Chapter II) Techniques and Importance of Dhyanyoga, suitable place for Dhyana, sequence of pranayama & its importance, Prior symptoms of Yogasiddhis, Importance of Yogasiddhis , Tattvajna, (ChapterVI) Nature of God, techniques for Realization, Attainment of liberation.; Yogakundali Upanishad: Methods of Pranayama Siddhi, Types of Pranayama, means of Self -realization.; Yogachudamadi Upanishad: The description of the six limbs of yoga, their results and sequence; Trishikhibrahmanopanishad: description of Ashtangayoga, Karmayoga and Jnanayoga.; Yogatattva Upnishad: Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathyoga, Rajayoga and their stages, diet and Dincharya, primary symptoms of yoga siddhis and precautions.; Dhyanbindoopanishad: importance of Dhyanayoga, Nature of Pranav, Techniques of Pranav meditation, Shadangyoga, Atmadarshan through Nadanusandhan.; Nadabindoopanishad: Hansavidya : description of various limbs of Omkar, 12 matras of omkar and its results of their application with Pranas, Types of nadas, nature of nadanusandhan sadhana, state of Manolaya.; Yogarajopnishad: Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Hathayoga, Rajayoga, nine chakras, procedures of Dhyana and its results.

Patanjala Yoga Sutra: SAMADHI PAADA : Yoga, meaning & Nature of yoga; Concept of Chitta, Chitta-Bhumis, Chitta-Vrittis, Chitta-Vrittinirodhopaya, Abhyasa and Vairagya as the tools, Concept of Bhavapratyaya & Upaypratayaya, Sadhan Panchak, Chitta-Vikshepas (Antaraya), Ektattva Abhyasa,Chitta-prasadanam. Types and nature of Samadhi: Adhyatmaprasada and Ritambharaprajna; Samprajnata, Asamprajnata, Sabeeja & Nirbeeja Samadhi, Difference between Samapattis and Samadhi; Concept of Ishwara and attributes of Ishwara, Process of Ishwarapranidhana. SADHANA PAADA: Concept of Kriya Yoga , theory of Kleshas ; Concept of Karmashaya and Karmvipaka, Nature of dhukha, Concept of Chaturvyuhavada, Drishyanirupanam,; Drasthanirupanam, Prakriti-Purusha Samyoga; Brief Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga; Yama- Niyama; Concept of Vitarka & Mahavrata; Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara and their siddhis. VIBHUTI PAADA: Introduction of Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, Nature of Sanyama; Concept of Chitta samskara, Parinamatraya and vibhutis. KAIVALYA PAADA: Five means of Siddhis, concept of Nirman Chitta, Importance of siddhis achieved through Samadhi, Four types of Karmas; Concept of Vasana; Dharmamegh Samadhi and its result, Viveka Khyati Nirupanam, Kaivalya Nirvachana.

Hatha Yoga texts; Introduction to Hatha Yoga and Hatha Yoga Texts. Yoga Beeja, Goraksha Samhita, Vashishtha Samhita, Shiva Samhita, Siddhasiddhantapaddhati, Hatha Pradeepika, Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Ratnavali. Aim & objectives,misconceptions about Hathayoga, prerequisites of Hathayoga (dasha yama and dasha niyama),Sadhaka and Badhaka tattvas in Hathayoga; Concept of Ghata, Ghatashuddhi, Concept and importance of Shodhana kriyas in Hathayoga; Importance of Shodhana kriyas in health and disease; Concept of Matha, Mitaahara, Rules & Regulations to be followed by Hatha Yoga Sadhakas; Asanas in Hatha Texts: Definition, pre requisites and special features of Yoga-asana; Asanas in Hatha Pradeepika, Hatha Ratnavali, Shiv Samhita, Vasishtha Samhita,Gheranda Samhita-benefits, precautions and contra indications of different Asanas; Pranayama in Hatha Texts: - Concept of Prana and Pranayama; Pranayama-its phases and stages; Prerequisites of Pranayama in Hathayoga Sadhana; Pranayama in Hatha Pradeepika, Gheranda Samhita; Shiv Samhita, Vashishtha Samhita-benefits, precautions and contra indications of different Pranayama.; Bandha, Mudra and other practices: Concept and definition of Bandha and Mudras in Hatha Pradeepika, Hatha Ratnavali and Gheranda Samhita; Shiv Samhita, Vashishtha Samhita-benefits, precautions and contra indications. Concept, definition, benefits and Techniques of Pratyahara, Dhyana in Gheranda Samhita; Concept and benefits of Nada and Nadanusandhana in Hatha Pradeepika, Four (stages) Avasthas of Nadanusandhana; Relationship between Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga; Goal of Hatha Yoga. Relevance of Hatha Yoga in contemporary times.

General Psychology; Introduction to Altered States of Consciousness Sleep: Stages of Sleep, Sleep Disorders; Behavioural Psychology: Psychology as a Science of Behaviour; Psychological basis of behaviour; Personality: Nature and Types of Personality; Determinants of Personality: Heredity and Environment; Facets and Stages of Personality Development; Cognitive Psychology: Sensation, Perception, Attention, Memory, Learning :- Their definitions and types,; Mental Health; Causes and Consequences of Mental Conflicts and Frustrations; Introduction to Common mental disorders: Insomnia, Depression, Stress, Anxiety disorders; Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology; Introduction to cell, tissue, organs and systems; Basic cell physiology-Cell- Introduction, Cell Organelles, Cell membrane, Movement of the substances and water through the cell membrane, Bioelectric potentials.; Musculoskeletal systems: Skeleton - names of all bones, joints and muscles, cartilage, tendon and ligaments, types of bone, joints and their functions; spine, muscles and their functions; Skeletal muscles - Properties of skeletal muscles, Muscular contraction and relaxation, Neuromuscular junction, Sarcotubular system, Smooth muscle-mechanism of contraction; Digestive and excretory system: Anatomy of digestive system, excretory system (component organs) and their functions; Gastro intestinal system- General structure of alimentary canal, Gastric secretion, Pancreatic secretion, Gastric motility-digestive peristalsis Gastrointestinal hormones.; Renal physiology- Structure of kidney, Nephrons, Juxtra glomerular filtrate, Reabsorption, Secretion-mechanism of secretion, Concentrating and diluting mechanism of urine, Dialysis; Nervous system and glands: Structure and properties of neurons, subdivisions of nervous system and their functions, types of glands (endocrine and exocrine glands), important endocrine and exocrine glands and types of hormones their functions.; Sensory nervous system, Motor nervous system, Higher functions of the nervous system, Synapse, Reflexes Cerebrospinal fluid, Blood brain and blood CSF barrier; Cardiovascular and respiratory system: Components of cardiovascular and respiratory system; functions of cardiovascular and respiratory system; Circulatory system- Functional anatomy of the heart, Properties of cardiac muscles, Conducting system of the heart, Pressure changes during cardiac cycles, Capillary circulation, Arterial and venous blood pressure; Respiratory system-Mechanism of breathing, Ventilation, Regulation of respiration, Transport of gases, Hypoxia, Artificial ventilation, Non respiratory functions of the lungs; Immune system: Component organs of immune system, Functions of immune system; Endocrinology-Endocrine glands, hormones, their functions; Reproductive system: Anatomy of male and female reproductive systems; Diet and Nutrition; Basic concepts and components of food and nutrition Understanding Nutrition, Basic Terminology in Relation to Nutrition Requirement, Human Nutritional Requirements; Concept of food, Acceptance of Food, Functions of Food; Components of Food & their Classification; Macro Nutrients –Sources, Functions and Effects on the Body; Micro Nutrients - Sources, Functions and Effects on the Body; Fat Soluble Nutrients - Sources, Functions and Effects on the Body; Water soluble Nutrients - Sources, Functions and Effects on the Body; Significance of Carbohydrate, Proteins, Lipids, Vitamins, Minerals and water, Excessive and deficiency diseases of nutrients in the body; Antioxidants and their Role; Yogic concept of diet and its relevance in the management of lifestyle; Nutrients, proximate principles of diet, balanced diet concept; Carbohydrates, proteins, fats – sources, nutritive values, importance; Minerals-calcium, iron, phosphorus etc. Vitamins – sources, roles, requirements; Food groups. Cereals & Millets –Selection, Preparation and Nutritive Value; Pulses, Nuts and Oil Seeds- Selection, Preparation and Nutritive Value; Milk and Milk Products- Selection, Preparation and Nutritive Value; Vegetables and Fruits- Selection, Preparation and Nutritive Value, Fats, Oils and Sugar, Jaggery, Honey, sprouts- Selection, Preparation and Nutritive Value; Food and metabolism. Energy- Basic Concepts, Definition and Components of Energy Requirement, Energy Imbalance Concept of Metabolism, Anabolism, Catabolism, Calorie Requirement-BMR, SDA, Physical Activity; Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Lipids and Protein; Factors Affecting Energy; Requirement and Expenditure, Factors affecting BMR.

Yoga and Health; Definition & Importance of Health According to WHO; Dimensions of Health: Physical, Mental, Social and Spiritual; Concepts of Trigunas, Pancha-mahabhutas, Pancha-prana and their role in Health and Healing; Concept of Pancha-koshas & Shat-chakra and their role in Health and Healing; Role of Yoga in preventive health care – Yoga as a way of life, Heyamdukhamanagatam; Potential causes of Ill-health: Tapatrayas and Kleshas, Physical and Physiological manifestation of Disease: Vyadhi, Alasya, Angamejayatva and Ssvasa-prashvasa.; Mental and Emotional ill Health: Styana, Samshaya, Pramada, Avirati, Bhranti-darsana, Alabdha-bhumikatva, Anavasthitatva, Duhkha and Daurmanasya; Yogic Diet - General Introduction of Ahara; Concept of Mitahara; Classification in Yogic diet according to traditional Yoga texts; Diet according to the body constitution (Prakriti) – Vata, Pitta and Kapha as also Gunas.; Concepts of Diet: Pathya and Apathya according to Gheranda Samhita, Hathapradeepikaand Bhagavad Gita; Importance of Yogic Diet in Yog Sadhana and its role in healthy living; Diet according to the body constitution ( Prakriti) – Vata, Pitta and Kapha as also Gunas.; Yogic Principles of Healthy Living: Ahara, Vihara, Achara and Vichara; Role of Yogic Positive Attitudes (Maitri, Karuna, Mudita and Upeksha) for Healthy Living, Concept of Bhavas and Bhavanas with its relevance in Health and well-being

Therapeutic Yoga –; Yogic Practice - Management of the diseases through suitable yogic practices - Yogic diet, Yama and Niyama, Shatkarma, Asanas, Pranayama; Meditation; changes in lifestyle according to yogic scriptures.; Integrated Approach of Yoga therapy for the following Common Ailments:; Respiratory disorders - Allergic Rhinitis & Sinusitis: Chronic Bronchitis, Bronchial asthama; Cardiovascular disorders: Hypertension, Angina pectoris, Cardiac asthma:; Endocrinal and Metabolic Disorder - Diabetes Mellitus, Hypo and Hyper- Thyroidism; Obesity: Metabolic Syndrome; Obstetrics and Gynecological Disorders, Menstrual Disorders: Dysmenorrhea, Menopause and peri-menopausal syndrome: Yoga for Pregnancy and Childbirth, Ante-natal care, Post-natal care.; Gastrointestinal Disorders: Gastritis, Indigestion, Peptic Ulcers, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, colitis, Piles.; Muscular-Skeletal Disorders: Back Pain, Intervertebral disc prolapse (IVDP) Lumbar Spondylosys, Cervical Spondylosis, , Arthritis; Neurological Disorders: Migraine, Tension-headache, Epilepsy; Psychiatric Disorders: Neurosis, Anxiety disorders, Phobias, Depression.

Applications of Yoga; Applied Philosophy: Yoga as Applied philosophy; Meaning, definition and nature of consciousness as described in Vedas,, Upanishads, Bhagwad Gita, Yogasutra and Yogavashishtha; Spiritual and scientific approach to human consciousness. Yogic Method of elevation of human consciousness: Bhaktiyoga, Jnanyoga, Karmayoga, Mantrayoga, Ashtangayoga, Hathayoga.; Yoga in Education: Salient features of Yoga Education, Factors of Yoga Education; Teacher, Student and Teaching, Value based education- Meaning and definition, types of values.; Teaching Methodology in Yoga: Teaching and Learning: Concepts and Relationship between the two; Principles of Teaching: Meaning and scope of Teaching methods and factors influencing them; Teaching techniques- Individual, group and mass; Essentials of Good Lesson Plan: concepts, needs, planning of teaching Yoga (Shodhanakriya, Asana, Mudra, Pranayama & Meditation); Models of Lesson Plan; need for a lesson plan and content plan; Eight Step method of Introduction as developed in Kaivalyadhama.; Evaluation methods of an ideal Yoga class; Methods of customizing Yoga class to meet individual needs. The student will have demonstrations and training in the above mentioned aspects of teaching methods.; Yoga classroom: Essential features, Area, Sitting arrangement in Yoga class, Student’s approach to the teacher: Pranipaata; Pariprashna; Seva; (BG 4.34)

Practical Yoga Yogic Practices – Shatkarma, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha, Dhyana, Surya Namaskara (Techniques, Salient Features, Benefits); Shatkarmas: Vamandhauti, Vastradhauti, Dandadhauti, Laghoo and Poorna sankhaprakshalana, Neti (Sutra and Jala), Kapalbhati(Vaatkrama,Vyutakrama & Sheetkarma), Agnisara, Nauli, Tratak; Suryanamaskar- Suryanamaskar must be practiced traditionally; Asanas (yogic postures) Standing Postures-Ardhakatichakrasana, Padahastasana, Ardhachakrasana, Trikonasana, Parivrittatrikonasana, Parsvakonasana, Veerasana.; Sitting postures-Paschimottanasana, Suptavajrasana, Ardhamatsyendrasana, Vakrasana, Baddhakonasana, Merudandasana, Akarnadhanurasana, Gomukhasana,; Prone postures- Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, Dhanurasana, Urdhvamukhosvanasana, Makarasana,; Supine postures- Halasana, Chakrasana, Sarvangasana, Matsyasana, Shavasana, Setubandhasana,; Balancing postures- Vrikshasana, Garudasana, Namaskarasana, Tittibhasana, Natrajasana; Pranayama: Breath awareness, Sectional breathing, Nadishuddhi, Suryabhedan, , Ujjai , Sitali, Sitkari, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Bahyavritti, Abhyantarvritti, Stambhavritti Pranayama; Practices leading to Meditation: Pranav and Soham Japa, Yoga Nidra, Antarmauna, Ajapa Jap, Practices leading to Breath Meditation, Practices leading to Om Meditation, Practices leading to Vipassana Meditation, Practices leading to Preksha Meditation; Bandhas and Mudras: Mula Bandha, Jalandhara Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha, Maha Bandha, Yoga Mudra, Maha Mudra, Shanmukhi Mudra, Tadagi Mudra, VipareetKarni Mudra; Contemporary Yogic Practices – Yogic Sukshma Vyayama (Swami Dheerandra Brahmchari), Cyclic Meditation (S-VYASA); Mind Sound Resonance Technique (S- VYASA); Transcendental Meditation (Maharshi Mahesh Yogi); Yoga Nidra (BSY); Savita Ki Dhyan Dharana (DSVV).

Caturdaśa vidyāsthāna-s: 14 branches of learning in ancient India-purāṇa, nyāya, mīmāṁsā, dharmaśāstra, six vedānga-s: (śikṣā, vyākaraṇa, nirukta,chanda, jyotiṣa, kalpa) and four Veda-s-rgveda, yajurveda, sāmaveda and atharvaveda; introductory information on them.; Upaveda-s; introductory information on them.; śāstra-s and some introductory information on them.; 18 purāṇāsa-s, their names and five general characteristics of purāṇa-s - sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara and vaṃśānucarita.; Vedāng-s, their names, objectives, scientific nature and some details.; Phonetics and grammar, scientific nature of pronunciation of saṁskrta and other Indian languages.

Indian preaching on dharma, artha and Society, bhagavadgītā, arthaśāstra, gurukula systems, nālandā, takṣaśilā, vikramaśilā etc.; The following topics in this unit are to be studied: (a) Introduction to the subject; (b) texts, authors and their contribution.; Page 1 of 16; nāstika darśana : cārvāka, jaina and bauddha darśana; āstika darśana: nyāya-vaiśēṣika, sāṁkhya and yōga, pūrvamīmāṁsā and uttaramīmāṁsā (vēdānta).; Ancient Indian gurukula System: nālandā, takṣaśilā, vikramaśilā, valabhī, ōdantapurī, mithilā, kāncī, nādiyā, puṣpagiri, nāgārjunakōṁḍā, śāradāpīṭha (kāśmīra), ujjain, jagaddala aura sōmapura.; Tarkaśāstra: pramāṇa-s; pratyakṣa, anumana, upamāna, śabda, arthāpatti and anupalabdhi, pramātā, pramāṇa, prameya and pramā- svātaḥpramaṇya and parataḥ pramāṇya; Powers of words: abhidhā, lakṣaṇā, vyañjanā, tātparya,; Cause and fallacies- Hetu-lakṣaṇa and hetvabhāsa lakṣaṇa; Paṃca adhikaraṇa System-viṣaya, saṃśaya, pūrvapakṣa, uttarapakṣa and saṃgati; Dharma, artha and Society: Four puruṣārtha-dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa. Definitions of each of the puruṣārth-s and meaning of dharma- Root and derivation of the word dharma. dharma: Definitions and Meanings from various texts (mahābhārata, manusmṛti, vaiśeṣika sūtra ). kāmya, nitya, niṣiddha, naimittika, prāyaścita & upāsanā. Meaning of the word artha-puruṣārtha; Root and derivation and meaning. Societal outlook for tīrthayātrā, festivals, saptapurī, 12 jyotirlinga-s and unity of India; Bhagavadgītā: bhagavadgītā chapter no. 16-daivī and āsurī saṃpat; Rāmāyaṇa: Rama’s qualities-as noted in vālmīki rāmāyaṇa-maryādāpuruṣottama Rama. Study of kaccit sarga and delineation of meaning in view of kingdom administration; Mahābhārata: mahābhārata as a storehouse of knowledge. viduranīti and its significant preaching on rāja dharma.; Arthaśāstra: arthaśāstra, its significance and broad introduction to subjects dealt in arthaśāstra. Cultural underpinnings of modern statecraft such as yogakṣema (welfare measures of polity-policy), saptānga (Seven limbs of State), ṣadguṇa (Six Measures of statecraft), rāja dharma (Duty of a King), rājamanḍala (Circle of kings), and dharma (Order) mooted in the arthaśāstra; Society and people: Ways as advocated in IKS texts for happiness and wellbeing of all. Concept of svasthavṛtta.; Page 2 of 16; Indian Languages and Literature: Indian Languages and their pronunciation system. Sanskrit Language and its Relation to Indian languages. Impact of Sanskrit literature on Indian languages for literary compositions. Literary masterpieces of Indian languages and their translations into World languages and names of their translators.

Measures of time: Divisions of time in veda: Year, Months and days, Names of the 13 months in Taittirīya-Brāhmaṇa. The names of 12 half-months, Lunar year of 354 days, Months and intercalary months. General time measures, Modes of reckoning time, Lunar day, Solar day, Solar year, Luni-solar year, Civil day. Conversion of eras: Śaka to kali, Śaka to Jovian years, vikrama-samvat to Kali, Kollam year to Kali.; Indian Calendrical Systems: Pañcāṅga: The five elements of the calendar, Computations Nakṣatra, Tithi, Yoga, Karaṇa and Vāra. Nakṣatra of the Sun, Solar Calendar, Vikrama-saṃvat and Śālivāhana-saṃvat – National Calendar (rāṣṭrīya dinadarśikā).; Planetary Positions from Siddhāntik texts (Āryabhaṭīya): Computation of Ahargaṇa, Revolution number of the planets in a Mahāyuga, Finding the Mean longitude of the planets, Mandasaṃskāra, Śīghrasaṃskāra, True longitudes of the planets. Evolution of Planetary model from Āryabhaṭa to Nīlakaṇṭha (Quasi-heliocentric model). Various algorithms to determine ayanāṃśa; Planetary Positions from Karaṇa and Vākya texts: Obtaining planetary positions in a simplified algorithms given in Karaṇa texts such as Karaṇakutūhala, Grahalāghava etc. Candravākyas of Vararuci and Mādhava and Error-Correction procedure for them. Obtaining the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon using the Vākya system. Importance of Māsavākyas, Saṅkrānti-vākyas and Nakṣatra-vākyas.

Scope: āyurvēdā , siddha, yōga, Folk, and Tribal Medical Practices; Folk and classical streams of medical knowledge in India: folk and tribal medicine – 8000 plants, home remedies, primary health care, bone setting, traditional birth attendants, poison healers.; āyurveda: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources, regional traditions. Application of Pramāṇas in āyurveda for generation and validation of medical knowledge. Salient features – nature centric approach, person centric approach, body-mind medicine, pharmacopeia of plant, animal, and mineral sources, multi-ingredient; Page 3 of 16; formulations and dosage forms, multipronged approach to treatment – lifestyle, diet, and medicine, healthy aging. Foundational concepts of āyurveda - Doṣadhātumalasiddhānta. Definition of health (svastha), daily routine (dinacaryā), seasonal routine (rtucaryā), good conduct (Sadvṛtta). Definition and classification of diseases – Ādhidaivika, Ādhyatmika, Ādhibhautika, sevenfold classification. Scope and variety of treatments in āyurveda. Eight clinical specialties of āyurveda. Current status of āyurveda in India and the World; Siddha: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources. Foundational concepts – Tridoṣa. Pulse diagnosis. Varma treatment. Herbo-mineral formulations. Concept of health and disease, Preventive Medicine. Approaches to management of diseases. Current status of the siddha system of medicine in India and the world; Yoga: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources. Definition of yoga. yoga as therapy for health and wellness. Aṣṭāṅga yoga. Health benefits of Āsanas. Health benefits of Prāṇāyāma. Health benefits of Meditation. Yogic methods of cleansing the body – Ṣaṭkarmas. Application of yoga as therapy in the modern world

Indus Valley civilisation: Urban planning - Dholvira , Hindu Temple Architecture: – elementary concepts of nagara, draviड़ and vesarā style temples.; Brief knowledge of Ancient and medieval structures of India: buddhā and jaina temples - udayagiri – sāmcī - sāranātha –nālandā, Rock and Cave temples-elīphaiṃṭā - jāgeśvarī - ajaṃtā and ellorā , himālayaṃ Temples-kedāranātha -tuṃgāmaṭha –jāgeśvara - bāleśvara.; Ancient and medieval temples: muṃḍeśvarī devī temple-daśāvatāra viṣṇu temple, ḍogaraha - khajurāho temples-liṃgarāja temple, bhubaneśvara - ṭerākoṭā temple, viṣṇupura-temples of bādāmī, Aihole (cālukyāna temples)-kāṁcī and mahābalīpuram temples-cōla temples, Sun temples-kōṇārka, mōḍhērā, kaṭāramala (almōड़ā) and mārtaṁḍa (anaṁtanāga) ( only the elementary knowledge of architecture style, period and Deity); Ancient and medieval Indian Water storage and harvesting systems: - kallanaī dam-aḍalāja stepwell, ṭāṁkā techniques of Rajasthan - āhāra pāīna of Bihar.; Fundamentals of vāstu śāstra (only elementary concept ); Page 4 of 16

Geometry in Śulbasūtras: expression for the surds given in Śulbasūtra texts. Methods for obtaining a perpendicular bisector. Construction of perpendicular bisector: cord-folding method, Bodhāyana method of constructing a square, The Bodhāyana-Pythagorean theorem; Decimal place value system: Numbers in veda, enumeration of big numbers (koti to maha-augh, akshauhini and other named numerals) from traditional literature. Three different systems of numerations: Āryabhaṭan, Bhūtasaṅkhyā and Kaṭapayādi systems; Arithmetic and Trigonometry in Āryabhaṭīya and its further development: Square root and cube-roots, Āryabhaṭa’s Sine-Table, Its modification in Tantrasaṅgraha, Mādhava series for Sine and Cosine functions, Different methods to obtain sine values from Karaṇapaddhati; Brahmagupta: Mathematics of positive, negative and zero. Solution of linear and quadratic equations. Cyclic Quadrilateral.; Līlāvatī: Arithmetical operations: Inversion method, rule of supposition. Solution of quadratic equations. Mixtures, Combinations, progressions. Plane figures: application of right triangles, Sūc problems. Construction of a quadrilateral, cyclic quadrilaterals, value of π, area of a circle, surface area of a sphere, volume of a sphere.; Kuṭṭaka and continued fractions: Kuṭṭaka method by Āryabhaṭa and Brahmagupta. Vallyupasaṃhāra and Continued fraction, Vallyupasaṃhāra Method I and II from Karaṇapaddhati. Nearest-integer continued fraction in Dṛkkaraṇa.; Kerala School: Mādhava series for π. End-correction (Antyasaṃskāra), Different fast convergent series for π, Putumana-Somayājī series, N lakaṇṭha on the irrationality of π, N lakaṇṭha and the notion of the sum of infinite geometric series.

Sāṅkhya-Pātañjala system: (Prakṛti – The original constituents and their interactions; conservation of energy and transformation of energy; the doctrine of causation; principle of collocation, storing and liberation of energy; dissipation of energy and mass and their dissolution into formless prakṛti, the evolution of matter; the evolution of infra-atomic unit; chemical analysis and synthesis; elements and compounds.; Chemistry in the medical schools of ancient India: Physical characteristics of the Bhūtas, The Mahābhūtās, mechanical mixtures. Qualities of compounds; formation of molecular; Page 5 of 16; properties in chemical compounds. Chemistry of colors, measures of weight and capacity, size of the minimum visible.; Evolution of different forms of matter (Pañcīkaraṇa) from the Vedantic view.; The atomic theory of the Buddhists and Jains.; Nyāya Vaiseśika chemical theory: theory of atomic combinations; chemical combinations, mono and hetero bhautika compounds, theory of dynamic contact (Viśṭambha), chemical action and heat, three axes of Vācaspati (graphical representation of the constitution of a bi-bhautika compound), conception of molecular motion (parispanda); Ideas of chemistry as in brhatsaṁhitā: making of vajrā lepa/vajrasamghāta; gaṁdhayukti.; Metallurgical heritage: Arthaśāstra as the earliest text describing gold, silver and other metals; processing of gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, mercury, lead and zinc as mentioned in the Indian texts in the ancient and medieval period. Zinc distillation as mentioned in Rasārṇava and rasaratnasamukāyā.; Concepts of acid and bases in Indian chemistry from organic fruit, vegetable based. Acids, plant-ash based bases to mineral acids of the medieval period.

Scope: kṣatriya, mṛgayurveda, pākaśāstra, pavitra upavana; Kṛṣiśāstra, vṛkṣāyurveda: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources - upavana vinōda, Kṛṣiparāśara, Bṛhat Samhitā, Kṛṣi Gīta. Recreational Gardens. Agriculture in ancient India. Plant diseases and their management. Pest control, manures for plants, plant grafting techniques.; Mṛgāyurveda: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources - Pālakāpyasaṃhitā, Gajāyurveda, Śālihotrasaṃhitā, Aśvāyurveda, Mṛgapakṣiśāstra. Classification and description of animals. Diagnosis and treatment of diseases; Pākaśāstra: Historical development and milestones, personalities, textual sources – Pākadarpaṇa, Bhojanakutūhala, Kṣemakutūhala, Pathyāpathyaviniścaya. Concept of a balanced diet. Sources and classification of food. Healthy and unhealthy combinations of foods. Healthy and balanced recipes. Methods of cooking. Customizing food according to place, seasons, and constitution of the individual. Eight factors to be considered to create a balanced diet. Right methods of eating. Unhealthy food habits.; Page 6 of 16; Sacred groves: tulasī, sandalwood, śamī, Ark, palāśa, khadira, devadāru, Betel nut, Coconut, Banana etc. About social forestry –benefits from leaves, fruits from plantation – as mentioned in famous texts. nīmba (neem), āmra, (Mango), Milk-tree-panasa (Jackfruit), aśvatthā, fig or gular, pakar (Ficus lacor) bagarāḍa; tamarind, kapittha, bilvā ,aśokā amalaka, punnāga , śiṃśapā , saptaparṇa , saptaraṃgī, the fruit of planting these plants-general description. āyurvedika medicine herbs, trees and plants-arjuna, candana (sandalwood), śamī, ark, palāśa, khadira, devadāru, kuṭaja , ingudī, uśīra -ghāsa, viṣamuṣṭi-general description.

Introduction to bharata muni nāṭyaśāstra & abhinaya darpaṇa. Description of navarasā. An account of the eight classical dances of India (bharatanāṭyam, mohinīaṭṭam, kathakalī, kucipuड़ī , katthaka , oḍisī , maṇipurī and satrīya).; Influence of gītā goviṃdā, The rāmāyaṇa and The mahābhārata on Indian dance and Indian paintings (madhubanī , paṭacitra , pahāड़ , kāmgaड़ā).; Classification of Indian classical music (hiṃdustānī and Carnatic), Major styles associated with hiṃdustānī classical music (dhrupada , khyāla, tarānā) and Carnatic Music (varṇamasa and kriṭisa). An overview of the tāla system and laya.; Introduction to the term folk, tribal and modern art forms of India. A general overview on the socio-economic background of the practiced folk, tribal, traditional, ritualistic performances (dance, music, storytelling and theater).; Introduction to regional theatrical practice-kūḍiyāṭṭama , yakṣagānā , chau , jātrā , laiharāobā , theyyama , āṃkie nāta , paṃḍavānī , ciṃdū bhagavatā , bhāṃḍa , jaśna and others. Impact of traditional texts on art forms.; Classification of Indian puppetry (kaṭaputalī , ṭholū bomlatā , rāvaṇa chāyā , tolpāvakūthū), influence of paṃcataṃtrama on puppetry tradition.; An account of the art forms and cultural festivals of India that are represented in the UNESCO’s ICH list and the significance of this nomination process.; Application of Kaṭapayādi in malakartā rāga nomenclature; introduction to the evolutionary stages from Catuṛdaṇḍi to current day concert paddhati in Carnatic music.

Page 7 of 16; IKS Influence in the Western World (Central Asia & Europe): Influence of saṃskṛta on ancient European Languages and their Mythologies. Influence of Indian Philosophy on Ancient Greece Thinkers: Socrates, Plato, Plotinus, Porphyry, Neo-Platonism etc. Trade with Roman Empire and other ancient civilizations. Cultural Influence in Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Kassites, Persia, Yazidis etc.; IKS Influence in the Eastern World (South East Asia): Various Kingdoms influenced by Indian Culture: Kingdom of mātarama, pagana Kingdom (849-1297 CE) (Burma), khamera Kingdom (802-1463 CE), rajahaṇate ofsebu, ayutthāya Kingdom era (1350- 1767), Sri Vijaya Empire (650 – 1377 CE) etc. Indian Influence on the Geographical Names of South-East Asia. Influence of Indian Temples and Architecture : BAYON TEMPLE in Angkor (Cambodia), PURA BESAKIH (Bali, Indonesia), PRAMBANAN (Indonesia), BATU CAVES (Selangor, Malaysia), VAT PHOU (Champassak, Laos), SRI VEERAMAKALIAMMAN (Singapore), MARIAMMAN TEMPLE (Vietnam) ETC. Influence of rāmāyaṇa and mahābhārata on paintings, theater and dance of Southeast Asia. Influence of manu smṛti on sarasāmukkāya ( the law books of Java and Bali). Influence of Sanskrit and other Indian Languages: Brahmi Script and its impact on languages of Burma, Thai, Laos, Cambodia. Laguna Copperplate (the Philippine Islands), Siddham script in Japan etc. Influence of Hindu deities:brahma, viṣṇu, śivā, sarasvatī, gaṇēśa, rāma, garuड़, nāgā etc. Contact Sri Lanka and Africa: Textile, Technology, and Trade : Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Chola’s influence in Sri Lanka, Literature, Jataka Stories, Africa and Indian Textile, Stone Carvers in Africa, Inscriptions from Socotra Island. Cambodia Sanskrit inscriptions; IKS influence on modern western thinkers: Emerson, Whitman and Thoreau, Christopher Isherwood, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, Alan Watts, William Somerset Maugham. Nicholas Tesla, David Bohm, William James, Beatles, George Harrison, Turiyasangitananda. Carl Sagan, Fritjof Capra, Larry Brilliant, Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman, Patrick Geddes, Dennis Waite, Leonard Bloomfield, Steve Jobs, Mark Zukerberg, Arthur Schopenhauer. Erwin Schrödinger, Ferdinand de Saussure, Noam Chomsky etc.; The impact of yoga on the World: philosophers who left an impact on the West - Swami Vivekananda, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sri Aurobindo, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Acharya Rajneesh, J. Krishnamurti, Swami Sivananda, BKS Iyengar, Sri Krishnamachari.; The impact of yoga on diverse fields: influence on Western art, culture and film from the 18th century, influence on Western literature; ------------------; Page 8 of 16

Introduction to Disaster Management (DM):; Key Terms, Definitions and Concepts related to Disaster – Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability, Exposure, Coping Capacity, Resilience, Conflict, Emergencies and related terms; Disaster cycle - Phases of Disaster; Applications of different concepts related to disaster; Methods of hazard, vulnerability and capacity assessment (HVCA); Natural Hazard: Classification of Disaster in detail - History of Disasters and Types of Natural Hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanism, Cyclones, Tsunamis, Floods, Droughts, Famines, Landslides, Avalanches and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood; Characteristics, causes and damage potential of different natural hazards; Human Induced Disaster: Classification of Man-made disasters; Socio-Technical Disaster-Technological Disaster; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Disasters; Vulnerability and Risk - Assessment and Management: Basics of vulnerability and risk assessment; Concepts of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity; Analysis of inherent and chronic vulnerabilities; Disaster risk and its associated parameters; Disaster risk mitigation measures; Early warning systems; Common Alert Protocols (CAP); Disaster Management in India: Hazard and Vulnerability profile of India; Regional aspects of hazard, risk and vulnerability; Emerging paradigms and recent developments; ---

Research - Meaning and Concepts: Definitions; Sources of knowledge, History of scientific thought, Paradigm of research; Theoretical framework of research; Types of research; Social research, applied research, action research, participatory research; Formulating research problem; Literature review; sources of literatures, importance of literature review, Critical literature review, Identifying gap areas from literature; review; Hypothesis; different types, significance, development of working hypothesis, directional and non-directional hypothesis; Validity & reliability; Research Design, Data Collection and Analysis and Methods: Research design; Basic principles, need of research design, features of good design, important concepts relating to research design; Laws and theories; Research approaches; Developing a research plan; Determining experimental and sample designs; Types of research methods; Methods, sources or tools for data collection; Construction of questionnaire, interview schedule and interview guide; Sampling; Concepts, types and techniques; Variables; Data processing; Data analysis and statistics; Methods of hypothesis testing; Type of errors; Generalization and interpretation of data; Ethical Considerations: Ethical issues in research; Identifying and avoiding bias; Academic integrity and prevention of plagiarism; Guidelines in research; Informed consent; Privacy concerns; Disaster Research: Definitions and concepts in disaster research; Methodology and methods of transdisciplinary research; Methods in contemporary disaster research; Research methods in disaster and humanitarian settings; Qualitative, quantitative, mixed; Qualitative and quantitative approaches to risk assessment and risk reduction; Approaches to qualitative research - Narrative research, Phenomenology, Grounded theory, Ethnography, Autobiography, Case study, Ethnomethodology; Community-based participatory research (CBPR); Research methods for Health emergency and disaster risk management (Health-EDRM); Research methods for natural and environmental disasters; Computational methods for disaster research; Geographical methods for disaster research; Disaster reconnaissance; Ethics and ethical dilemmas in disasters.; ---

Legal Framework Related to Disasters in India: Disaster Management Act, 2005; Other related acts, policies, plans, programmes and legislations; International Legal Framework Related to Disasters: Major International legal instruments dealing specifically with Disasters; Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030; Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015; Yokohama Strategy; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Policies Related to Disasters: National Policy on Disaster Management 2009; National Disaster Management Plan 2019; State Disaster Management Plans (SDMPs); District Disaster Management Plans (DDMPs); Institutional Arrangements in DM: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF); Disaster Financial Management: Disaster Financial Management Team Composition; Cash flow management, debt monitoring, risk avoidance; Disaster assessment and expense reimbursement pertaining to damage, emergency protective measures; Project and Portfolio Management - performing financial analysis, maintaining accurate financial records and documents in preparation for audits; Supply chain management; Knowledge of Procurement and Contracting Practices; Disaster Financial Management Activities; Disaster Financial Accounting Systems and Management Processes, Disaster Financial Assistance Programs, Financial management for humanitarian response; Disaster Mitigation Fund and Disaster Response Fund at Central and State Levels; ---

Disaster Challenges of Vulnerable Population: Dimensions and Factors affecting vulnerabilities; Differential vulnerability of people based on caste, class, gender, age, location, disability, religion, etc.; Disaster challenges due to multiple vulnerabilities; Cascading vulnerabilities and impacts; Intersectionality, vulnerability and resilience; Gender and Disasters: Understanding Sex, Gender and Gendered Vulnerability in Disasters; Gender differentials in disaster cycle, coping strategies and resilience; Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Sensitive DM and their best practices; Women, work and livelihood issue in disasters; Children and Disasters: Basic Concepts in Child-Centered DRR; Vulnerability of Children in Disasters; Children in disaster cycle, their coping strategies and resilience; Child-Inclusive and Child-Sensitive DM and their best practices; Elderly and Disasters: Basic Concepts of DRR for elderly population; Vulnerability of elderly in Disasters; Older people in disaster cycle, their coping strategies and resilience; Elderly-Inclusive and Elderly-Sensitive DM and their best practices; Disability and Disasters: Basic Concepts and Terminologies related to Disability e.g. Impairment, Disability and Handicap, etc.; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016); Types and Models of Disability; Vulnerability of Persons with Disabilities (PwD); Differential impact of Disasters on PwD; Disability issues in disaster cycle; Coping strategies and resilience of PwD; Disability inclusive DRR (Approaches; Identifying PwD; VCA and Early Warning Systems; Search, Rescue and Evacuation; Shelter Management; Guidelines for Accessibility; Information,; Education and Communication (IEC) material; Rehabilitation); Disability- Sensitive DM and their best practices; Disaster and Emergency Frameworks and their References to Disability; Disability Frameworks and their References to Disasters; Development and Disasters: Sustainable development; Impact of development projects such as dams, embankments, changes in land-use etc.; Vulnerability to shanty settlements; Vulnerability in the city, Risk in Urban areas, Issues in urban planning, Initiatives for risk reduction in India; Disaster Resilient Infrastructure; Indian Knowledge System in Disaster Management: Local knowledge and practices for DRR; Indian knowledge about disasters - early warning systems and indicators; coping strategies and disaster response; Distinctive settlement patterns, livelihood preferences, sociocultural practices and traditions; Managing the natural resources and disaster risks; Literary sources about DM; Global best practices and lessons learned.; Economic Aspects of Disasters: Identifying the Natural Disasters with Potential Financial Implications; Measuring Local Government Financial Vulnerability to Natural Disasters; Measuring the Financial Capacity of Local Governments to Address Natural Disasters; Identifying Regional Financial Vulnerabilities; Direct and Indirect costs due to disasters; Welfare losses and damages due to disasters; Challenges in making economic assessments of disaster losses; Poverty, Livelihood and Disasters: Poverty and DRR; Livelihoods and DRR ---

Management; Roles of Local Institutions: Roles and Responsibilities of Community, Panchayati Raj Institutions/Urban Local Bodies (PRIs/ULBs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other stake-holders in DM; Reducing Risk of Disasters in Communities: Strategies of Risk reduction; People's participation; Role of civil society and volunteer organizations; Activities and roles of community action for DRR; Participatory risk assessment methods; Culture of safety, prevention, mitigation and preparedness; Community Risk Management: Community Assets and Social Wealth; Community risk mapping; Living with Risk; Policy Perspectives -Sendai Framework for DRR; Conflict Resolution through Collaboration and Consensus; Citizens Forum, Public Voices and Public Sphere; Social Justice Challenges; Media Advocacy for DM; Building Resilience for Disaster Risk Management; Disaster Literacy of Communities; ---

Health Systems and Infrastructure: National and Local Health Systems; Tiers of Healthcare Services; Clinical Services; Health Information System; Human Resources for Health; Monitoring and evaluation of health systems; Evaluation of disaster programs and projects; Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems & Infrastructure; Disaster Health and Communicable Diseases: Concepts of Disaster Health, Endemic, Outbreak, Epidemic and Pandemic; Health Consequences of Disasters; Health-EDRM Framework; Public health preparedness and response; Communicable diseases as public health threats; Principles of communicable disease prevention and control; Major disease in emergency and non-emergency settings; Setting up disease control programmes; Monitoring, evaluation and research for disease control programmes; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies: Diseases related to water, sanitation and hygiene; Community involvement in hygiene promotion, disease prevention and mitigation; Improving environmental conditions; Water quantity and water quality; Emergency water supply strategy and techniques; Water-borne and water-induced diseases; Vector borne diseases control; Water and sanitation in cholera outbreak response; Hygiene; and Food Safety; Solid waste management; Excreta disposal; Planning guidelines for institutions.; Disaster Epidemiology: Basic concepts of Epidemiology; Epidemiological triad; Role of the epidemiology in disasters; Methods and methodological challenges in disaster epidemiology; Disaster-related exposures, mortality and morbidity; Health Management Information System (HMIS); Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA); Disaster Registries; Epidemiological Survey; Post-disaster epidemiological investigations/studies; Influenza epidemiology; Outbreak Investigation and Response: Definition and criteria of Outbreak; Steps of an Outbreak Investigation; Prevention of outbreaks; Trigger alerts; Principles and methods of investigations for Food, Water, Air, Vector borne outbreaks; Public Health Surveillance: Concept and types of surveillance; Indicator & Event based Surveillance; Surveillance - design, evaluation and common problems; Components of Surveillance System; Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS); Biological Disasters, Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies: Infectious diseases, Biological disasters, Epidemics, Pandemics and Public Health Emergencies – Concepts, Impacts, Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery; Early Warnings and Containment Strategies; DRR and DM measures; Biological hazards – types and risk groups; Biological warfare and Bioterrorism - Threats, Capacity building, Response; Biosafety and Biosecurity; Agrocrime and Agroterrorism; Healthcare waste, biomedical waste and their management; Pandemic – Basics, Stages, Risks, Impacts, Mitigation and Case Studies; International Health Regulations (IHR); Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC); Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA); Rapid Response Teams and Capacity Building; Mass vaccination issues; Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases:; Emerging diseases; Remerging diseases; Factors for emergence of new diseases; Zoonotic diseases; Overview of common emerging and Re-Emerging diseases; Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Stressors, protective factors and mental health disorder in emergencies and disasters; Disaster mental health – Basics, Phases, Response, Responders; Normal and abnormal human response to disaster; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); General measures and psychosocial support interventions; Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psychological Debriefings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Community Based Interventions; Disaster Mental Health Counselling; Managing stress and well-being; One Health: Basics of One Health Concept, One Health Preparedness, One Health Approach for DM; Other Emerging Health Related Issues: Risk Assessment and Management in Health Organizations; Health advice for emergency responders; Health in DRR Frameworks; Health related vulnerability and rehabilitation; CBRNe (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive) disasters – Basics, Case studies and Management Strategies; Nutrition and Food Safety, Care of Road Traffic Injuries victims; Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH); Maternal health and safe motherhood; Infant and young child feeding; Antimicrobial Resistance; ---

Introduction to Environment: The global concern; Natural Resources and Energy resources- Renewable and Non-Renewable; Water resources and Forest resources; Biodiversity and conservation, Threats to biodiversity; Introduction to Ecology:; Branches of ecology, Habitat and Ecological niche; Ecosystem - Concepts, types, component, function and structure; Biogeochemical cycles; Energy Flow in Ecosystem: Law of thermodynamics, flow of energy in an ecosystem; Food chains, Food web; Ecological pyramids; Ecological balance; Community dynamics, hydrosphere, xerosere; Population dynamics - structural and functional aspects of population-death antagonism; Introduction to Environmental Pollution: Sources of pollution; Different types of pollution - Air, water, soil, marine, noise, thermal; Pollution case studies - London smog disaster, Ganga and Yamuna pollution, etc.; Cost of pollution management; Causes of environmental pollution; Climate Resilience: Climatology - Origin, composition and structure of the atmosphere; Insolation, Distribution of temperature, atmospheric pressure and motion; General atmospheric circulation; Classification of world climates; Koppen's and Thornthwaite's Schemes; Heat Budget; Hydrological Cycle; Climate resilience – meaning, concept, indicators, causes and theories; Environmental Health, Safety and Disasters: Hailstorms; Heat waves, terminal heat and heat related illness; Cold waves, frost and fog; Climate change - Global warming, Acid rains, Ozone layer depletion; Effect of weather, climate variability and climate change on population health; Eco-based Approach and Nature Based Solutions for Disaster Management: Ecosystem based Disaster Risk Reduction (EcoDRR) – Introduction, tools and approaches; Natural resources management, traditional environmental wisdom and disasters; Disaster risk management - PEDRR (Partnership for Environment and DRR), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and its linkages with EcoDRR; Ecological approaches and integrated ecosystem management; Nature Based Solutions (NBSs); Occupational Health and Safety: Occupational Hazards – overview, classification, role in different industries; Indian Occupational Safety Scenario; Concept and spectrum of occupational health; Occupational health services – Basics, Structure, Functional units and; Activities; Occupational health screening; Occupational diseases, Notifiable occupational diseases – effects and prevention; Cardio pulmonary resuscitation, audiometric tests, eye tests, vital function tests; Industrial toxicology - local, systemic, chronic, temporary and cumulative effects, carcinogens entry into human systems; Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomics; Industrial disasters - classification, investigation, and prevention; Agricultural respiratory hazards and diseases; Corporate and office hazards and diseases; Occupational Health, safety and disaster prevention; Accident Investigation and Reporting: Incident Recall Technique (IRT); Disaster control; Job safety analysis, safety survey, safety inspection, safety sampling; Safety Audit; Concept of an accident, reportable and non-reportable accidents; Unsafe act and condition, Principles of accident prevention; Role of safety committee, Accident causation models, Cost of accident; Overall accident investigation process - Response to accidents, India reporting requirement, Planning document, Planning matrix, Investigators Kit, functions of investigator, four types of evidences, records of accidents, accident reports; Fire Disaster Safety: Forest Fire, Wild Fire and Fire Following Earthquakes; Vulnerability assessment; Risk Assessment; Mitigation, preparedness and response; ---

Basics of Remote Sensing: History, Development, Definition, Concept & Principles of Remote Sensing; Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and its Characteristics; Wavelength Regions and their Significance; Interaction of EMR with Atmosphere and Earth's Surface - Absorption, Reflectance and Scattering, Atmospheric Windows, Energy Balance Equation, Spectral Response and Spectral Signature, Spectral, Spatial, Temporal and Radiometric resolutions; Concept of satellite, sensor, orbit; Satellite image and various interpretation techniques; Digital image processing techniques; Basic Concepts of Geographic Information System (GIS):; Definition, Philosophy & Historical evolution of GIS; Spatial vs. non-spatial data; Components of GIS, Spatial data models - Raster and Vector; advantages & disadvantages; Raster Data & its Representation - Data Structure & File format, Data Compression (block code, chain code, run length code, quadtree, MrSID); Vector data representation - Data Structure & File format, Topology; Advantage of DBMS in Context of GIS; Data input and projections, Geometric transformation of raster and vector data.; DRR Using GIS and RS: RS & GIS Global and national initiatives for Disaster Risk Management; Hazard Evaluation and Zonation - Risk and Vulnerability Assessment; Damage assessment - Land use planning and regulation for sustainable development; ---

Technologies; Introduction to Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and its Applications: ICT Approaches in DM; Changing Media Environments and the Efficient Use of ICT for Disaster Communication; Disaster Informatics and Multimedia Educational Application for Risk Reduction; Current State and Solutions for Future Challenges in Alerting Technologies; ICT Applications, tools and techniques; Efficient Deployment of ICT Tools; Utilizing ICT Applications for Decision Support in Disaster Mitigation; Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure in DRR: Introduction to the Sensor Technologies; Types of Sensor Systems, benefits and limitations, efficient use; Design and Deployment practices; Use of Sensor Technologies and Computing Infrastructure for Environmental Risks, Emergency and Rescue Operations; Other Emerging Technologies for Disaster Risk Management: Big Data, Machine Learning and Database Management; Artificial Intelligence, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Robotics; Social Media; ---

Emergency Response: Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) for disaster response; Information Management System; Warning Dissemination; First Responders; Evacuation; Search and Rescue operations; Relief operations; Emergency Operation Center (EOC); Incident Response System – overview, features, Incident Response Teams; Resource Management & Networking - India Disaster Resource Network; Role of Disaster Response Forces and Community Based Organizations (CBO) in emergency response mechanism; Emergency Health Services: Health in Emergencies; Planning, continuity and access for Emergency Health Services; Prehospital Care - First Aid in different cases, Basic Life Support (BLS), Wound Management, Handling of injured persons; First Aid Triage - Principles, Types, and triage systems; Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) – Framework and key concepts; Mass Casualty Management; Emergency Medical Preparedness and Response; Hospital emergency disaster management plan; Hospital Safety and Preparedness; Health Emergency Teams; Identification and Handling of Human Remains; Risk Communication: Disaster and Communication - Role of Communication in Disaster, Nature and Scope of Communication; Models and Processes of Communication as Applied to DM; Sender and Receiver Oriented Views; Seven Traditions of Communication and its relevance to DM; Normative Perspective on Disaster Communication, Disaster Warnings as Risk Communication - Risk Perception, Hazard Awareness; Cultural Influences on Risk Communication; Cultural Cognition Theory of Risk Approaches Influencing Hazard Adjustment and Adoption; Media and Public Affairs: Overview of the Media and Public Affairs; Role of Media in DM and Humanitarian Crisis; Objectives of Mass Media; Ethical Issues in Disaster Communication; Understanding News Media Coverage of Disaster, Biases and Stereotypes; Reporting on Disaster Issues and Challenges, Newsworthiness, Phases of Disaster Reporting, Sources of News, Checklist for Disaster Reporting; Media Relations during Emergency Situations; Alternative Media During Crisis; Tools for Social Media - Applications and Use; Shelter and Emergency Settlements: Assistance to self-sheltering populations; Emergency Shelter and Intermediate Shelter; Short-term shelter in existing buildings; Site selection and arrangement of emergency settlements; Longer-term issues for emergency settlements; Vector and Pest Control; Emergency Support Functions: Emergency Support Functions and their details; ***

i. Vedic origin & chronological development of Āyurveda ii. Āyurveda and various schools iii. Understanding and relevance of aṣṭāṅga āyurveda iv. Basic Texts and commentaries of Āyurveda v. Contribution of commentators to Āyurveda vi. Introduction to bṛhattrayī and its importance vii. Introduction to laghutrayī and its importance viii. Basic understanding of nighaṇṭu and kośa of Āyurveda ix. Contribution of contemporary publications in Āyurveda x. Government initiatives for development of Āyurveda

i. āyu - lakṣaṇa, paryāya, paribhāṣā and pramāṇa ii. Definitions of śarīra, jñānendriya, karmendriya, mana, buddhi, citta, ahaṃkāra, ātmā; iii. lokapuruṣa sāmya siddhānta, ekadhātu puruṣa, ṣaḍdhātuja puruṣa, caturviṃśati tatvātmaka puruṣa and their relevance iv. Definitions of Ayurveda – hitāyu - ahitāyu, sukhāyu - dukhāyu, trisūtra āyurveda - hetu-; liṅga-auṣadha-jñāna svastha ātura v. svāsthya lakṣaṇa - - Dimensions of Health Corresponding to nature, prakṛti, ṛtucaryā, dinacaryā, svasthavṛtta vi. paṃcamahābhūta – ākāśa-vāyu-agni-jala-pṛthvī and their specific properties vii. Theories of sāmānya and viśeṣa viii. padārtha – theories of dravya-guṇa-karma-sāmānya-viśeṣa-samavāya ix. doṣa – śarīrika and mānasika x. Introduction to dhātu, mala, agni and srotas

i. Introduction to śarīra racanā kriyā ii. garbhaśarīra (fetal development) - śukra, ārtava, garbhādhāna, garbha and māsānumāsika garbha iii. Introduction to śarīra pramāṇa, saṃkhyā śarīra, aṅga-pratyaṅga-koṣṭhāṅga and āśaya iv. Introduction to deha prakṛti and mānasa prakṛti v. Introduction to doṣa, sapta dhātu and mala vijñāna vi. Definition and types of - asthi, sandhi, snāyu, peśī, parva and kaṇḍarā vii. Definition, types and numbers of srotas, dhamanī, śirā and nāḍī viii. ojas and its importance ix. Definition of agni and types – jaṭharāgni, dhātvāgni and bhūtāgni x. marma - Definition and types

i. padārtha – Definition and types - saptapadārtha ii. Definition and types of pramā, prameya, pramātā, pramāṇa and pramāṇa catuṣṭaya iii. pramāṇa - Definition and types - āptopadeśa, pratyakṣa, anumāna and yukti pramāṇa iv. Origin of dravya, Definition and types - kāraṇa and kārya dravya v. auṣadha and āhāra dravya, āyuṣya – anāyuṣya dravya vi. Basic concept of rasa pañcaka vii. dravya - nāma-rūpa-guṇa-karma-yoga-prayoga-saṃyoga vijñāna viii. Basic concept, classification, and application guṇa, vīrya and vipāka ix. Basic concept of karma and its classification x. dravya in accordance with karma and its uses in health and disease

Rasa Shastra and bhaiṣajya Kalpana:; i. Origin and Development of rasa śāstra and bhaiṣajya kalpanā ii. rasa - Definition, Types of rasa śodhana prakāra and saṃskāra iii. uparasa sādhāraṇa rasa, ratna, and uparatna, – Definition; Types of śodhana and māraṇa iv. Principles of auṣadha nirmāṇa, jāraṇa, māraṇa, satvapātana, nirvāpa and āvāpa v. Basic concept of bhaiṣajya kalpanā vi. rasaśālā - Conventional and Contemporary aspects, Good Collection Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices vii. Basic Pharmaceutical dosage forms and Secondary dosage forms of āyurveda viii. Definition of puṭa, its types and use in various pharmaceutical forms ix. auṣadha sevana kāla and auṣadha sevana mārga; Pharmacopeia:; i. Āyurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) - Introduction, development and importance ii. Āyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI) - Introduction, development and importance iii. Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 in relation to ASU Drugs and Standardization of ASU drugs iv. Extra-pharmacopoeial drugs (Anukta dravya) not finding place in Ayurvedic Classics v. Knowledge of pharmaco-vigilance in Āyurveda and conventional system of medicine vi. Pharmacogenomics of active compounds of Āyurveda and multi-omics approach

Disease Biology: i. Definition of disease, Etiology and Pathology ii. Congenital and Acquired diseases iii. Communicable and Non-communicable diseases iv. Genetic and Epigenetic factors in health and diseases v. Autoimmune diseases and Lifestyle disorders vi. Deficiency and Metabolic diseases vii. Psychological disorders viii. Benign tumors and various types of cancers; Microbiology: i. Historical perspectives of Microbiology, Immunization, Epidemics and Pandemics ii. Antimicrobial resistance, Immune response by microorganisms, Sterilization and disinfection iii. Microbial Diversity and Physiology iv. Gut-Brain axis (GBA) and Microbiome v. Microorganisms isolation and characterization, culture media vi. Environmental microflora, Bio-remediation, Dairy microbiology, Indicator organisms and tests and water borne diseases vii. Genetic Recombination, Transformation, Conjugation and Transduction; Immunology: i. Role of RBCs, WBCs, platelets and plasma proteins in immune mechanisms ii. Biophysics of Immune System, Structure of antigen and antibody molecules, Antigen recognition by T cell and B cells, B-cell receptors, TCR gene rearrangement, antigen presentation and MHC/HLA complex iii. Antigen antibody reactions, Innate immune cells, Pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), Pathogen recognition receptors (PRR) and Complement system iv. Natural and Acquired immunity, cell-mediated immunity and toxicity and cytokines v. Immunopathology and autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and allergy, Immunomodulators vi. Antibody isolation and purification, ELISA, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, immunoprecipitation, immune cell isolation, flow cytometry and Immunotherapy vii. History of vaccines, attenuated vaccine, heat-killed vaccine, subunit vaccine, recombinant vaccine, DNA vaccine, RNA vaccine, dendritic cell-based vaccine, Virus- Like Particles, adjuvants and their role in vaccine

Genetics and Ayurgenomics:; i. Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Historical Perspectives of Genetics ii. Human genome and its evolution iii. Exploring genotype to phenotype correlation, Multi-OMIC and its correlation with doṣa-prakṛti and medicinal plants iv. Basics of human genomics, regulatory mechanisms of genetic variation, its role in health, diseases and adaptation including drug response v. Population genomics, Disease genomics, Pharmaco-genomics, Nutrigenomics, and scientific approaches and initiatives towards discovery of biomarkers vi. Approach, limitation and challenges in discovery, development and delivery of P4 and P5 (Predictive, Preventive, Personalized, Participatory and Promotive) medicinal aspects of Āyurveda; Cell and Molecular Biology:; i. Plant and animal cells - Structure and Function ii. Early evidences and Experiments of DNA as the genetic material, Chemistry of Nucleic acids, Nucleotides, Chargaff’s rule iii. Watson-Crick model and forms of DNA; types of RNAs, Concept of gene and genome, difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotic genes, C-value paradox, Triplexes, quadruplexes and aptamers iv. DNA replication-conservative, semi-conservative and dispersive models, DNA replicative enzymes and mechanisms of DNA replication v. Types of gene mutations - base substitution, frame shift mutation, insertion, deletion, missense, nonsense, reverse, suppressor and lethal mutations; DNA damage and repair mechanisms vi. Gene expression and regulation in prokaryotes, structure of prokaryotic gene, structure and functions of RNA polymerase and its subunits vii. Mechanism of Gene Transcription and Translation, Genetic code, Gene structure, expression and regulation in eukaryotes, RNA polymerases, Post-transcriptional modifications and Operon concept viii. Basic concepts of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Physiology: i. Fundamentals of human physiology and cellular function ii. Digestive System – Digestion, Absorption and Metabolism iii. Respiratory and Circulatory Systems – Breathing and exchange of gases, Body fluids and circulation iv. Nervous Systems – Central and Autonomic nervous system, Neurophysiology and Cerebrospinal fluids v. Excretory and Endocrine Systems – Excretory products and their elimination from the body, acid-base regulation, Endocrine glands and Hormonal functions vi. Reproductive System – Human reproductive physiology and Embryonic development vii. Voluntary and Involuntary movements and their coordination; Biochemistry: i. Concept of atoms and molecules, molecular interactions, stereochemistry and their importance in biological systems ii. Carbohydrate chemistry and metabolism, Disorders associated with carbohydrate metabolism iii. Lipid chemistry and metabolism, Disorders associated with lipid metabolism, Lipidomics iv. Chemistry and metabolism of Proteins and Amino acids, Ramachandran plot, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins, Mechanisms and specificity of Enzymes, Coenzymes and Cofactors, Disorders associated with protein and amino acid metabolism, proteomics v. Heme synthesis and disorders vi. Structure, function and metabolisms of nucleic acids, DNA and RNA; Nanotechnology: i. Physical properties and types of the nanoparticles, Nanoparticles of various basic pharmaceutical forms of Āyurveda and Green nanotechnology ii. Synthesis of nanomaterials using different methods, Molecular basis of biosynthesis of nanomaterials, assessment of plant, animal and mineral-based drugs for nanomaterials iii. Characterizations of nanoparticles - transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), fluroscence microscopy, atomic force microscope (AFM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), UV – visible absorption; photoluminescence; Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and dynamic light scattering spectroscopy (DLS) iv. Nanomaterials in bio-sensors and other applications and Interaction of nanomaterials v. Molecular basis of nano-formulations

Biodiversity and Environmental Health: i. Biodiversity of Medicinal plants and animals, Concept and Practices of environmental health, Pathways for synthesis of primary and secondary metabolites and their uses ii. Pharmacological properties of secondary and active metabolites of medicinal plants used in Āyurveda iii. Concept of ecosystem, structure, function and types of ecosystem, energy flow in an ecosystem: food chain, food web and ecological succession iv. Biodiversity and its conservation, Levels of biological diversity, biogeography zones of India, biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots, India as a mega-biodiversity nation v. Renewable and non-renewable biological resources and their importance in longevity of life vi. Degradation of biodiversity, loss of medicinal plants and animal life, and its impact on indigenous knowledge; Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): i. Concept, meaning and types of Intellectual Property (IP), Origin, nature, philosophy and importance of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Current Best Practices (CBP) and legal framework of IPR ii. Protection of Traditional Knowledge System (TKS), prevention of bio-piracy and bio-prospecting, benefits to national economy, conservation of environment, protection of livelihood of TK stake-holders, TKS and innovation in Indian medicine system iii. Introduction to the Indian patent office and National Biodiversity Authority and their role in the protection of TKS, Different types of IPR protection in India, Indian Legislations – Patents Act of India (1970); Biological Diversity Act (2002), Convention of Biological Diversity (1992), Plant Protection Variety and Farmers Rights Act (2001) and Geographical Indication Act 1999 etc. with respect to TKS iv. The role of databases and registers in the legal protection of TKS - Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) through World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) v. WTO, TRIPS, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Convention on; Biological Diversity (CBD); FAO; Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing; Entrepreneurship: i. Definition of Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial traits, and Entrepreneur versus Manager, Entrepreneurial decision processes, Ethical, Legal and Socio-cultural responsibilities ii. Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in relation to food and drugs of Ayurveda for wellness iii. Innovations and new ideas in Āyurveda R&D, Product planning, development and troubleshooting, Types of Āyurveda industries and manufacturing, and Competitive dynamics between the sub-industries iv. Entrepreneurship development programs of public and private agencies (MSME, Ministry of Ayush, Make in India), Challenges in Āyurveda industry and decision-making, Patenting and Commercialization strategies v. Laboratory to market - strategies and processes of negotiation with financiers, government and regulatory authorities, Pricing strategy, challenges in marketing in Āyurveda business, Distribution channels, supply chain, Analysis and management of customer needs vi. Business preparation including statutory and legal requirements, business feasibility study, Financial management in capital procurement and cost management, Collaborations and partnership

Research Methodology i. Research Methodologies and Bioethics in Āyurveda ii. Fundamental principles-based research in Āyurveda iii. Food and drug-based research in Ayurveda iv. Pre-clinical and Clinical trials - types, protocol designing and data management in accordance with the principles of Āyurveda. v. Various extraction methods of plant materials, Concept of polarity for extraction and Solvents used for the extraction vi. Purification of bioactive compounds through various chromatographic methods vii. Identification of Functional Groups in Phytochemicals; Biostatistics: i. Average, Mean, Mode, Median; Descriptive statistics, Various Statistical tests of significance and Analysis of variance ii. Power and sample size calculation and Basic Principles of Statistical Inference iii. Correlation analysis, Regression analysis and Survival analysis iv. Genome Mapping Statistics and Bioinformatics v. Types of data and its classification, multi-dimensional data, big data, meta data, linear algebraic treatment to data, matrices, eigen values and eigenvectors, and singular value decomposition. vi. Exploratory data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics; Ayurveda-informatics: i. Chronological Development of Āyurvedic drug manufacturing industries ii. Government policies and initiatives for the development of Āyurveda as traditional System of Medicine of India for the wellbeing of the world iii. Ordinance, Rules and Regulations in the manufacturing of quality, safety and efficacy of Āyurvedic drugs for the consumers iv. Review of important modern works on classical medicinal plants published by Ministry of AYUSH and ICMR, Govt of India v. Important organizations of Ayurveda – National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM), Central Council for Research in Āyurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Āyurvedic Pharmacopeia commission, National Medicinal Plants Board and Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), etc vi. Research publication portals in Āyurveda and contemporary medical science - DHARA, PubMed, Ayush Research Portal, Bioinformatics Centre and Research Management Informatic System vii. Use of modern technology to confirm the various fundamental principles, drug research and development for communicable and non-communicable diseases viii. Health informatics in Āyurveda in present global scenario

History of Forestry, Definition and purpose, Types of forestry, Global forestry resources, World Forest types and their major associate species, Forest types of India and States - Distribution and types, Status of forests - Country & State wise area and extent as per recent FSI Report, Ecosystems, Ecosystem services from Forestry systems, Forests and livelihoods, Reasons for decline in Forest Cover, Major threats to forests - deforestation - Indian and global scenarios, Biological invasion, Forestry and Industries, Role of Forestry in Resource and environmental conservation.

2.1. Silviculture - Principles and Practices Silviculture - Site factors, Forest regeneration and ecology of regeneration, Soil seed bank, Silvicultural systems-high forests and coppice forests, Tree seeds and nursery technologies - Choice of species, Planting techniques, Tending operations, Silviculture techniques, Forest stand development and dynamics, Stand density determination, Competition and density effects, Crown competition factor, Silvicultural practices for Short Rotation Forestry, Coppice forestry, Quantifying site quality - Site index with Examples.; 2.2. Silviculture of Economic Trees Silviculture of important tree species; Populus spp. (Poplar), Eucalyptus spp. (Eucalyptus, Safeda), Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham), Acacia catechu (Amaltas/Golden Shower), Tectona grandis (Teak, Sagaun), Shorea robusta (Sal), Casuarina equisetifolia (She – oak), C. junghuhniana (She – oak), Pinus roxburghii (Chir – pine), Gmelina arborea (White Teak/Gamhar/ Kashmir tree), Azadirachta indica (Neem), Albizia lebbeck (Siris), Diospyros melanoxylon (Tendu/Kendu), Terminalia spp. (Tropical Almond/Indian Almond/Sea almond), Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders/Red Sandalwood), Pterocarpus marsupium (Indian Kino Tree/Malabar Kino/Vijaysar), Santalum album (Indian Sandal Wood/Chandan), Quercus leucotrichophora (Banj Oak/Himalayan Oak), Dipterocarpus indicus (Dhuma/Guga/Kalpayin/Karanjili), Chukrasia tabularis (Indian Mahogany), Melia dubia (Malabar Neem), Toona ciliata (Toon/Red Cedar), Bamboos (Bans/Bamboo) and Rattans (Rattan/Rattan Palm), Swietenia macrophylla (Big Leaf Mahogany/Honduras Mahogany), Salix spp. (Willows), Cedrus deodara (Deodar/Himalayan Cedar), Abies pindrow (Raga/Silver Fir/West Himalayan Fir) and Picea smithiana (Rai/Morinda Spruce/Himalayan Spruce/Spruce). 2.3. Plantation Forestry Plantation forestry – Global and Indian scenarios, Indigenous techniques for plantations- Taungya, Shifting Cultivation, Community Forests, Plantation establishment and management technique, Pitting techniques, Energy plantations and industrial plantations, Afforestation in wastelands and inhospitable sites, High density and short rotation (HDSR), Density management, Production and Productivity in plantations, Precision silviculture, Mechanization of silvicultural practices, Forest Development Corporation, Certification of Industrial Plantations, Carbon projects on tree plantation.

3.1. Agroforestry and Tree-crop Interaction Agroforestry - Benefits and limitations, Classification of agroforestry systems - Structural, functional, socio-economic and ecological, Agroforestry system and practices in different agro-ecological zones, Diagnosis and design of agroforestry system, Land capability classification and land use, Preference of species for agroforestry, Tree-crop-animal interactions- Nature, Types of interactions-positive and negative, Above and belowground dynamics, Biomass allocation patterns, Management options to neutralize negative interactions, Social forestry, Farm forestry, Recreation forestry, Linear strip plantations, Community forestry, Urban forestry and Arboriculture, Sub-Mission on agroforestry - Green India Mission and Bamboo Mission, International and National Organizations in agroforestry research and development.; 3.2. Industrial Agroforestry Industrial agroforestry – Supply chain and marketing system, Market intelligence for agroforestry products and Agroforestry value chain models, Contract tree farming system in India, Consortium approach, Tree insurance scheme in agroforestry, Multifunctional agroforestry system, Ecosystem services and environmental benefits.; 3.3. Trees Outside Forests Trees Outside Forests (TOF) – Classification-based on Land use, Methodology of Assessment by Forest Survey of India (FSI), Status of TOF in India - State wise TOF status and opportunities, demand and supply pattern of wood and non-wood requirements, Government policies to promote TOF, National Forest Policy, National Agroforestry Policy (2014). TOF Certification Schemes, International certification; agencies, Certification Institution and organization – Forest Stewardship Council Certification (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), Sustainable forestry Initiative (SFI), Indian Forest and Wood Certification Council (IFWCC), National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) of India, Ltd.; 3.4. Modern Nursery Technologies: Introduction and importance of nursery, Types of nurseries-temporary and permanent, bare root, containerized and clonal nursery, Bare root nursery-nursery soil and water management, bed preparation, pre-sowing seed treatments, seed sowing and intermediate operations - pricking, watering, fertilization, weeding and hoeing, Environmental factors affecting seedling growth, Root culturing techniques, Containerized nursery— type and size of containers including root trainers, selection of growing medium, Types of green house and mist chamber for propagation, Vegetative propagation – importance, selection of superior genotypes, Advanced methods of propagation, containers, growing media, fertilizers, sanitation and management in vegetative propagation. Special requirement for clonal propagation, Propagation structures and management, Clonal propagation-mini-clonal and micro cuttings technologies, Vegetative propagation of Bamboos and Rattans, Factors affecting rooting of cutting, Pests and diseases management, Seedling quality assessment, grading, packaging, storing and transportation.; 3.5. Financial Analysis and Economic Evaluation Financial analysis and economic evaluation - Cost benefit analysis and land equivalent ratio, Entrepreneurship development, Trade, Monetization of intangible services from forests, Contribution of goods and services from forests to national GDP and natural resource accounting.

4.1. Timber, Engineered Wood and Value addition Timber – Physical, mechanical, anatomical, chemical, electrical, acoustic and thermal properties of wood, Standard tests of timber, Mechanics and rheology of wood, Grading of timber (Teak, Rosewood, Sal, Redsanders and Sandal), Wood conversion - Wood working machineries, types of conversion, Wood seasoning and preservation, Modified wood – Utility and prospects, Wood physics and Chemistry, Pulp and paper technology, Composite wood, Types of wood, Adhesives and polymers, Biomass gasification and saccharification, Nanotechnology in wood and wood products, Value addition techniques – Briquettes, Biochar, Activated carbon- Applications. 4.2. Non-Timber Forest Products Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) – Classification, distribution, sustainable harvesting, processing, value addition and marketing of Gums, Resins, Katha and Cutch, Fibres and Flosses, Dyes, Tannin, Essentials oils, Tree Borne Oil Seeds (TBOS), Raw drugs, Bamboos, Rattans and other NTFPs, Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices, Role of Co-operative Societies in Non Wood Forest Products (NWFPs). 4.3. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Diversity, Distribution, Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices, Agro-techniques, Importance in human health, national economy and related industries, Concept of organic farming, Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in production, Quality concern in plant based drugs, Climate and soil requirements, Cultural practices, Post harvesting processes and yield, Important constituents – Glycyrrhiza glabra (Mulethi), Senna sp. (Senna), Gloriosa superba (Kalihari), Valeriana spp. (Jatamansi), Swertia chirayita (Chiraita), Plantago spp. (Isafgoal), Rauwolfia; serpentina (Sarpgandha), Withania sominifera (Ashwagandha), Papaver sp. (Aphim), Aloe vera (Ghritkumari), Asparagus spp. (Satavari), Stevia rebaudiana (Madhur Patta), Chlorophytum tuberosum (Safed Mushali), Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), aromatic plants – Cymbopogon spp. (Lemon Grass), Mentha spp. (Pudina), Ocimum spp. (Tulsi), Rosa spp. (Rose), Tagetes minuta (Wild Marigold), Lavandula spp. (Lavander), Rosemarinus sp. (Rosemary), Pogostemon spp. (Patchouli) and Geranium spp. (Geranium), Breeding and Hybridization techniques, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

5.1. Forest Biology Reproductive Biology, Flower types, Pollination - Self and cross pollination, Sex expression, Monoecious, dioecious and their evolution, Floral biology and characteristics, Fertilization, Dispersal and gene flow, Forest genetic resource and diversity - In - situ and ex - situ conservation, On farm conservation, Handling and storage of Forest Genetic Resources (FGR), Quarantine laws, FGR exchange, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmer’s Rights Act (PPVFRA) for Tree Varietal Registration. 5.2. Tree Improvement and Breeding Methods Genetic constitution of trees – General concepts of forest genetics, Variations, Nature and extent of variations, Causes and types of variations, Tree improvement, Concept of seed source/Provenance/Progeny/Clone, Breeding methods, Selection, Hybridization, Mutation, Migration, Mating designs, Genetic testing, Gene and Environmental Interactions, Seed Production Areas and Seed Orchards. 5.3. Forest Biotechnology Clonal technology – Prospects and problems, Macro propagation in trees, Cloning techniques, Protocols for micro propagation, Micro; propagation of juvenile material and mature trees, Cryopreservation, Somaclonal variations, Anther and pollen cultures, National certification and management of Plants – Quality Planting Material (QPM) through Tissue Culture, Meristem culture, Embryo culture, Protoplast culture and cybrids, Genetic engineering, Molecular markers and applications.

6.1. Biodiversity Conservation and Wildlife Management; Forest ecology - Population ecology, Community ecology, Ecological indices, Community dynamics - composition, structure and function, Forest biomass and productivity, Nutrient cycling, Ecology of forest landscapes, Spatial heterogeneity, Ecological succession, Ecosystems – Food chain and food web, conservation (in – situ) of biodiversity (Hotspots, Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Tiger Reserves) and ex - situ conservation. Wildlife Biology – Definition and objectives, Population dynamics, Wildlife Habitat Assessment, Management of protected areas (In-situ conservation) - National Parks, Sanctuaries, Tiger Reserves, Community reserves, Conservation reserves, Zoning and buffering, Wildlife census - Direct and indirect methods of Population Estimation, Special projects for wildlife conservation, Introduction and reintroduction of species, Wildlife corridors, Human Animal Coexistence, International conventions – Man and Biosphere Program (MAB), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN).; 6.2. Forest Biometry; Forest biometry – Measurements of tree parameters, Volume of felled/standing trees, Volume tables - Biomass estimation, Growth and increment, Growth functions - Growth cycle and phases, Predicting growth and yield, Yield tables - Stand growth and yield equations, Stand tables, Simulation models, Evaluation, calibration, verification and validation of forest growth and yield prediction.; 6.3. Forest Soils and Watershed Management Forest Soils – Classification, Properties, Nutrient cycles and dynamics, Management of problem soils, Soil and water conservation, Soil productivity, Land use planning - Concepts and techniques, Watershed management - Characteristics, Planning, Execution, Community participation and evaluation, Water harvesting and its efficient use, Preparation techniques for micro-plan of watershed.; 6.4. Ecosystem Services Ecosystem services – Regulating, supporting, cultural and provisioning services, Quantification of ecosystem services - Direct and indirect methods, Payment for ecosystem services, Participatory approaches - Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Inter-governmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and Millennium Ecosystem Services Assessment (MEA). 6.5. Forest Protection and Management; Forest degradation – Causes and mitigation measures, Biological invasion, Forest fires –Types and causes, Status of forest fire in Global and Indian scenarios, Injuries and impacts on forest ecosystems, Fire detection and management.; Pest and Disease in forestry ecosystem - types of infection, Control measures-physical, chemical, biological, Breeding techniques for stress tolerance, Integrated Pest and Diseases Management- IPM and IDM.; Forest management – Growing stock, Rotation, Yield, Normal forests and sustainable yield regulation, Working plan, Joint Forest Management, Forest evaluation, Sustainable forest management – Criteria and indicators.

Environmental degradation - Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Climate change, Impact of climate change on forests and ecosystem services, Causes of global climate change, Green - house gases-effects, consequences, Ozone depletion, Potential threats, Global carbon cycle and Carbon budget, Carbon sequestration, Forests and climate change- Forest responses and vulnerabilities to climate change, Adaptation and mitigation, India's international obligations, International Conventions - UNFCCC, IPCC, CoP- LULUCF, REDD and CDM, Indian initiatives- National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and Panchamrit.

SYSTEM; Remote sensing and its types, Geo-referencing, Resolution and its types- Spatial and spectral, Digital Image Processing, Image classification- Supervised and unsupervised, Vegetation Indices (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), Geographic Information System (GIS), Components of GIS - Raster and Vector Data, Global; Positioning System (GPS), GAGAN, IRNSS, Segments of GPS, Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in forestry and forest resource management, Forest cover, Land use and Land cover mapping.

National Forest Policy, 1894, 1952 and 1988, Indian Forest Act, 1927, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, National Agroforestry Policy, 2014, International Conventions-UNFCCC, MAB, CITES, CMS, CBD, UNCCD, ITTA, RAMSAR and UNFF.

APPLICATIONS; Methods for the ecological assessment of forest vegetation, estimation; of biomass and productivity, Assessment of faunal diversity, Statistical; methods - Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Correlations; and regressions, Hypothesis testing, Parametric and Non - parametric; tests, Experimental designs - Basic principles, Completely Randomized; Design (CRD), Randomized Block Design (RBD), Latin Square Design; (LSD) and Split Plot Design (SPD), Principal Component Analysis - D2; statistics- AMMI analysis.

Basic concepts of probability, conditional probability, Bayes theorem, independent events. Random variables and distribution functions, expectation and moments, moment generating function. Standard discrete and continuous univariate distributions. Jointly distributed random variables, marginal and conditional distributions. Chebyshev inequality. Sampling distributions, transformation of random variables. Characteristic function and its properties. Modes of convergence of random variables, weak and strong laws of large numbers, central limit theorems (i.i.d. case).

Real Analysis: Finite, countable and uncountable sets; sequences of real numbers, convergence of sequences, bounded sequences, monotonic sequences, Cauchy criterion for convergence; Series of real numbers, convergence, tests of convergence, alternating series, absolute and conditional convergence; Power series and radius of convergence; Functions of a real variable: Limit, continuity, monotone functions, uniform continuity, differentiability, Rolle’s theorem, mean value theorems, Taylor’s theorem, L Hospital’s rule, Riemann integration and its properties, improper integrals.; Functions of two real variables: Limit, continuity, partial derivatives, total derivative, maxima and minima, saddle point, method of Lagrange multipliers, double and triple integrals and their applications.; Matrix Algebra: Vector spaces, subspaces, span, linear independence, basis and dimension, row space and column space of a matrix, rank and nullity, row reduced echelon form, trace and determinant, inverse of a matrix, systems of linear equations; Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization; Characteristic roots and characteristic vectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, symmetric matrices, skew-symmetric matrices, orthogonal matrices and their; characteristic roots, positive definite and positive semi-definite matrices and their properties, quadratic forms.

Sampling Methods: Simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, systematic sampling. Ratio and regression methods of estimation, cluster sampling for equal and unequal clusters, double sampling, sampling with varying probabilities with and without replacement. Nonnegative variance estimation, ordered and unordered estimators.; Design of Experiments: Analysis of variance in one-way and two-way classification (with and without interaction) in fixed effects model, principles of design of experiments, completely randomized design, randomized block design, Latin square design, missing plot techniques. Factorial experiments- , confounding in factorial experiments, Incomplete block designs and its intra-block and inter-block analysis, connectedness and orthogonality of block designs, balanced incomplete block design (BIBD), inter-block analysis and recovery of intra-block information of BIBD.

Point Estimation: Unbiasedness, consistency, method of moments and maximum likelihood estimators, efficiency, uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators, Rao-Cramer lower bound, sufficiency, factorization theorem, minimal sufficiency, ancillary statistic, completeness, Rao-Blackwell theorem, Lehmann-Scheffe theorem, Basu’s theorem. Interval estimation: method of pivoting, confidence intervals for parameters in one sample and two sample normal populations. confidence intervals based on large samples.; Nonparametric Inference: Distributions of order statistics, empirical distribution function and its properties. Rank correlation coefficients of Spearman and Kendall.

Basic concepts, construction of tests: Neyman-Pearson lemma, families with monotone likelihood ratio. Uniformly most powerful, uniformly most powerful unbiased and uniformly most powerful invariant tests, likelihood ratio tests: applications to one sample and two sample problems. Wald’s sequential probability ratio test, operating characteristic and average sample number.; Chi-square tests (goodness of fit, independence of attributes, homogeneity in contingency tables), sign test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Mann-Whitney U-test, linear rank tests for location and scale problems, Kruskal-Wallis test.

Simple and multiple linear regression model, Gauss-Markov model, least squares and maximum likelihood estimation, testing of hypothesis related to regression parameters, Analysis of variance for linear model, , adjusted , tests of linear hypothesis, generalized and weighted least squares estimation, indicator/dummy variables, multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation, Durbin-Watson test, logistic regression models.; Restricted regression estimation under exact, stochastic and mixed restrictions. Model with stochastic regressors and errors in variable model, instrumental variable estimator, simultaneous equations model, identification problem, two-stage least squares estimation, k-class estimator.

Time series data, descriptive measures, autocovariance, autocorrelation functions (ACVF, ACF), and partial autocorrelation function (PACF), correlogram. Strong and weak stationarity, ergodicity. General linear process and Wold decomposition. Moving Average (MA), Autoregressive (AR) and mixed ARMA processes, stationarity and invertibility conditions. Yule–Walker equations. Identification, estimation and order selection of AR, MA and ARMA models, forecasting with stationary and invertible processes.; Non-stationary time series: random walk, ARIMA (p, d, q) models and parameter estimation. Frequency domain analysis: Spectral representation of time series, spectral density of AR, MA and ARMA processes, periodogram analysis and estimation of spectral density.

Multivariate normal distribution and its properties, estimation of mean vector and covariance matrix in multivariate normal distribution, distribution of sample mean vector, Wishart distribution and its properties, distribution of simple, partial and multiple correlation coefficients and related tests, inference for parameters. Test of hypothesis related to mean vector and generalized statistic, discriminant analysis, principal component analysis, canonical correlation analysis.

Markov chains with finite and countable state space, classification of states, Chapman- Kolmogorov equations, limiting behaviour of n-step transition probabilities, stationary distribution, Gambler’s ruin problem, simple random walk. Poisson process, inter-arrival and waiting time distributions, Birth and death processes, M/M/1 queues.

Indian Statistical System: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and its different wings, National Statistical Commission, National Statistics Office, census and large sample surveys. Contributions of P C Mahalanobis, P V Sukhatme, R C Bose, S N Roy, C R Rao, and other prominent Indian Statisticians.; Research Methodology: ‘R’ software: R as a calculator, functions and matrix operations, built in functions, missing data and logical operators. Conditional executions and loops; data management with sequences, repeats, sorting, ordering and strings; lists, factors, display and formatting. Data frames, data input and output, graphics and plots. Basics of programming, scripts and functions. and other word processing software.

THEORIES AND CONCEPTS; 1. Defence and Strategic Studies : Assumptions and Approaches. 2. The Concepts of Nation:; State and Nation – State, Theories and Elements of State; National Power and its Components 3. Key Concepts of National Security: Defining National Security, National Defence and National Interest, National Character and Evolution-of the National Security concept in the 20th Century and Beyond. 4. National Security Concerns of Major Powers, Middle Powers and Small Powers 5. National Security Structures: Armed Forces, Intelligence Agencies, Police Forces, Decision-Making Structures, etc. 6. National Security Environment: Internal and External 7. Defence, Foreign, Security and Domestic Policies; Concept formulation, objectives and linkages. 8. Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue. 9. Non – Alignment, Balance of Power, Collective Security and Balance of Terror – Concept, Development and Relevance. 10. Deterrence and Détente: Concept and contemporary relevance.

STRATEGIC THOUGHT; 1. Contribution of Sun Tzu, 2. Kautilya,; 3. Machiavelli, 4. Jomini, 5. Carl von Clausewitz, 6. General Giulio Douhet 7. W.Mitchell, 8. J.F.C.Fuller, 9. Capt.B.H.Liddell Hart, 10. Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara. 11. Nuclear Deterrence: Andre Beaufre, Henry Kissinger and K. Subrahmanyam. 12. Thoughts of Gandhi and Nehru on Peace, Security and Development.

WAR AS AN INSTRUMENT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; 1. Theories and causes of War. 2. Principles of War. 3. Contemporary Warfare : Conventional Warfare in Nuclear age, Limited War, Revolutionary Warfare, Low Intensity Operations, Guerilla Warfare, Insurgency and Counter – Insurgency. 4. Armaments : Arms Race, Arms Aid, Arms Trade, Arms Proliferation, Proliferation of Small Arms 5. Military Alliances and Pacts, Peace Treaties, Defence Cooperation, Strategic Partnership and Security Dialogue. 6. Terrorism : Concept and kinds (National, International and Cross border). 7. Conflicting Ideologies : Militarism, Nationalism, Fundamentalism, Separatism, Irredentism. 8. Concept and Elements of Deterrence: Nuclear & Conventional. 9. Evolution of Global Nuclear Doctrines 10. Democratic Peace Theory

WMD, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY; 1. Basic Concepts and Theory (i) Concepts of Disarmament & Arms Control (ii) Objectives and Conditions of Disarmament (iii) Elements of Arms Control Mechanisms: Agreements, verification, inspection, control. (iv) Approaches to Disarmament & Arms Control 2. Historical Survey of Disarmament Efforts:; (i) Under the League of Nations (ii) Under the United Nations (iii) Unilateral, Bilateral and Multilateral approaches (iv) Role of Non-aligned Nations in Disarmament Negotiations; 3. Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Weapons. 4. Nuclear Arms Limitation Nuclear Arms Control Treaties. 5. Chemical weapons Convention and Biological Weapons Convention 6. Concept of Non-proliferation, NPT, CTBT, PTBT MTCR FMCT, & other treaties 7. Nuclear Export Control Regimes 8. New Challenges and Responses - Missile Defense, Cooperative Threat Reduction and G-7 Global Partnership 9. Disarmament & Arms Control and Economic Development 10. Terrorism and Nuclear Proliferation. 11. Concept of Star Wars and NMD

GLOBAL SECURITY CONCERNS; 1. End of cold war and emergence of new world order. 2. Proliferation of Military, Nuclear and missile capabilities 3. Environmental Issues : climate change and Global Warming, Desertification, Acid Rains, Industrial Pollution, Deforestation 4. Organized Crimes : Money Laundering, Narco – trafficking , Human Trafficking and small arms proliferation. 5. Migrants and Refugees: (a) Causes (b) Illegal migration and border management (c) Problem in South Asia (d) Role of International Committee of Red Cross and UN High Commission for Refugees. 6. Global Security Concerns: Palestinian-Israeli conflict & Arab Spring, Developments in Central Asian Republics (CARs), Rise of Fundamentalism, Challenges in Korean Peninsula, Taiwan and Power Rivalry in South China Sea. 7. Problem of System of Governance and Human Rights 8. Food Security, Energy Security and Water Security problems in modern era. 9. Millennium Development Goals.

INDIA’S SECURITY CONCERNS & POLICIES IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO 1. Genesis of Sino-Indian Relations 2. The Boundary Dispute, Sino- Pakistan Nexus, OBOR and CPEC, China and India- Military Balance, Chinese Policy towards South Asia; 3. Rise of India and China: Cooperation and Competition, Chinese Interests in Indian Ocean and South China Sea 4. Strategic Dimension of India- Pakistan Relations: Genesis of India-Pakistan Conflict, Indo-Pak Military balance, The Kashmir Question, Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism, Pakistan's Nuclear Strategy, The Powers Structure of Pakistan, Contentious. Issues: Siachin, Sir Creek, River Waters, etc. 5. India and South Asia: Issues and Challenges for Regional Cooperation. 6. Making of India’s Defence Policy since Independence: (a) Threat perception, assessment and preparedness (b) Political and military lessons of 1948, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1999 wars (c) Future trends 7. India’s Look East and Act East Policies, Indo- Pacific Cooperation, Strategic Partnerships. 8. India’s maritime security and strategy in 21st century: (a) Indian Ocean (b) Asia-Pacific region(c) Security of Sea Lanes, India’s Maritime Strategy for the 21st Century. 9. India’s Defence Doctrines and Strategies including Nuclear Doctrine 10. Higher Defence Organization of India.

ISSUES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION; 1. Origin, Type and Structure of Conflict. 2. Ideologies and International conflicts. 3. Role of United Nations in Conflict Management and Re – Structuring of UNO 4. Techniques of Conflict Prevention 5. Conflict Management : Pacific Solutions of International Disputes, Coercive methods. 6. International Humanitarian Laws and Laws of Armed Conflicts. 7. Confidence Building Measures : Concept, kinds and utility. 8. IGOs & NGOs in Conflict Resolution: Peace Making, Peace Keeping and Peace Building. 9. Gandhian Philosophy on Peace and Non-violence 10. Nehruvian approach to National Security and Cooperation

DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY; 1. Basic Concept & meaning of Disaster, Introduction to terminologies associated with Disaster and National Security: Natural and Manmade, Vulnerability, Risk etc., Identifying various types of Disasters. 2. Natural Disaster and Human Induced Disaster: Floods, Cyclone, Earthquake, Tsunami - WMD Disaster - Disaster associated with various industries; 3. Study of Disaster in India / Around the World: Case Studies: Tsunami 2004, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Chernobyl, Fukushima, Uttarakhand etc. 4. Disaster Management : Meaning, Association and Distinction with related concepts like Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, Relief, and Reconstruction 5. Institutional Mechanism for Disaster Management in India: Role of Armed Forces, Central and State Governments, NGO, National Disaster Management Authority, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.

DEFENCE ECONOMICS; 1. Economic Theories of Defence. 2. Sustainable Development: Challenges & Responses. 3. Basics of Defence Planning, Determinants of Defence Expenditure. 4. Defence Budgeting. 5. Economic Causes of War. 6. Economic Warfare in modem times. 7. Economic Problems of Post War reconstruction. 8. National Security and International Trade regimes (WTO, TRIPS, TRIMS, FTA’s NAFTA, SAPTA, & NSG). 9. India’s role in Regional and Global Economic Forums and Organizations. 10. Geo-economics and its Implications for global/regional economic stability

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY; 1. Broad Survey of Technological Changes from Industrial Revolution to Information Revolution. 2. India’s Civil Nuclear and Space Programs, India’s Energy Scenario. 3. Research and Development :; Relevance of Science and Technology in National Security.; Impact of Information Technology; Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).; Choice of Weapon Systems. 4. Impact of Economic Liberalization and Globalization :; Defence Production in India ( Role of DPSU’s and Ordnance factories ).; Defence and Development and Peace & Development Dichotomies. 5. Issues of Mobilization of Resources during War and Peace. 6. Military Industrial Complexes. 7. Transfer of Technology : Dual use and critical technologies and their impact on national security.; 8. Interdependence and Cooperation at Regional and Global levels. 9. Cyber Security : Vulnerabilities of Information technology and internet, Need and importance of cyber security, Different kinds of cyber security vulnerabilities, Cyber wars including propaganda, measures for cyber security- Technology, laws and regulations, global issues in cyber security. 10. Social Media and its Impact on National Security- Global reach with rapid speed for propaganda and indoctrinate misinformation and rumour mongering cadre recruitment and use of social networking sites for mobilizing public opinion.

1. Food science and nutrition. 2. Properties of food – physical and chemical properties 3. Quality evaluation of foods-objectives and subjective. 4. Effects of cooking and processing techniques on nutritional components and other physical parameters, food preservation and application. 5. Food pigments and additives. 6. Food standards, microbiological safety of food, HACCP, food packaging. 7. Perspectives of food service-menu planning, food cost analysis. 8. New product development - nano technology 9. Food service management of institutional level-hospital, educational institutions, social and special institutions 10. Research methods-fundamental issues, concept, need relevance, scope and ethics in research

1. Food groups – balanced diet, food pyramid, macro and micro nutrition. 2. Nutrients-role of nutrients in the body, nutrient deficiencies and requirements for Indians. 3. Public health nutrition 4. Nutrition through life span-physiological changes, growth and development from conception to adolescence, nutritional needs and dietary guidelines for adequate nutrition through life cycle, nutrition concerns. 5. Community nutrition, sports nutrition, nutrition in emergencies and disasters.; 6. Nutritional assessment-methods and techniques. 7. Nutritional intervention-national nutrition policies and programmes, food and nutrition security. 8. Clinical and therapeutic nutrition. 9. Diet counseling and management. 10. Research methods-research designs, principles and purpose of research

1. Textile terminologies-fibre, yarn, weave, fabric etc., classification of fibers, yarns and weaves, Identification of fibres and weaves. 2. Manufacturing process of major natural and manmade fibres, properties and their end uses. 3. Different methods of fabric construction-woven, knitted and non woven fabrics, their properties and end uses. 4. Textiles finishes-classification, processing and purposes of finishes. 5. Dyeing and printing-classification, method of block printing, tie and dye, batik, roller printing, screen printing, discharge, heat transfer printing and digitized printing. 6. Traditional textiles of India-embroidered textiles, printed textiles, woven textiles, dyed textiles of various regions in India. Identification on the basis of fibre content, technique, motif, colour and designed. 7. Textile Testing and quality control-need of testing, sampling method, techniques of testing fibres, yarn, fabrics and garments. Testing of colour-fastness, shrinkage, pilling and GSM of fabrics. 8. Textile and environment-banned dyes, eco-friendly textiles, contamination and effluent treatment, Eco-label and eco marks. 9. Recent developments in textiles and apparels-nano textiles, technical textiles, occupational clothing, zero waste designing, up cycling and recycling. 10. Research methods-types of research, descriptive, survey, historical, qualitative, quantitative, analytical and action research

1. Body measurements-procedure, need, figure types and anthropometry. 2. Equipments and tools used for manufacturing garments-advancements and attachments used for sewing machine. Types of machines used and their parts.; 3. Elements and principles of design and its application to apparel. Illustrations and parts of garments. 4. Fashion-Terminologies, fashion cycle, fashion theories, fashion adoption, fashion forecasting and factors affecting fashion. 5. Pattern making-drafting, draping and flat pattern making techniques, pattern alteration and dart manipulation techniques. 6. Apparel manufacturing-terminology used, seams, techniques and machines used, process of fabric to apparel manufacture. 7. Apparel Quality testing-Quality standards and specification, Quality parameters and defects of fabrics and garments. 8. Care and maintenance of clothing-principles of washing, laundry agents, storage techniques case labels and symbols. 9. Selection of clothing for different age groups. Selection of fabrics for different and uses. 10. Research methods-hypothesis testing, types and scope

1. Management-concept, approaches, management of time, energy, money, space, motivating factors, motivation theories, decision making. 2. Functions of management-planning, supervision, controlling, organizing, evaluation, family life cycle-stages, availability and use of resources. 3. Resources-classification, characteristics, factors affecting use, resource conservation, time management, work simplification techniques, classes of change, fatigue and its management. 4. Management of natural resources-land, forest, water, air, water harvesting, municipal solid waste management, concept of sustainable development, SDGs. 5. Money management-family income, types, supplementation, budgeting, household accounts, family savings and investment, tax implications. 6. Human resource management-functions, need, human resource development-challenges, functions, manpower planning, training need assessment, training methodologies, training evaluation. 7. Consumer-definition, role, rights and responsibilities, consumer behavior, consumer problems, education and empowerment. 8. Consumer protection-consumer organization, cooperatives, alternative redressal, standardization, standard marks, quality control, buying aids, consumer legislation. 9. Entrepreneurship-concept, process, barriers, entrepreneurial motivation, challenges, enterprise setting, project planning and appraisal, enterprise management. 10. Research methods-sampling techniques, types of sampling, sampling procedures, probability and non probability sampling

1. Design fundamentals – elements of art, principles of design, principles of composition. 2. Colour - dimensions of colour, psychological effects of colour, colour schemes, factors affecting use of colour. 3. Space planning and design-housing need and important, principles of planning spaces, types of house plans, economy in construction, planning for different income groups. 4. Building regulations-norms and standards, zoning, housing for special groups and areas, housing finance. 5. Housing and environment-building materials-impact on environment, green rating systems, energy efficiency in buildings, energy auditing, indices of indoor comfort. 6. Energy as a resource-conventional and non-conventional sources, renewable /non-renewable energy, energy management, national efforts on energy conservation. 7. Product design - design thinking process, diffusion and innovation, design communication, ergonomic considerations. 8. Ergonomics - significance, scope, anthropometry, man, machine, environment relationship, factors affecting physiological cost of work, body mechanics, functional design of work place, time and motion study, energy studies. 9. Furniture and furnishing - historical perspectives, architectural styles, contemporary tends, wall finishes, window and window treatments. 10. Research methods-selection and preparation of tools for data collection-questionnaire, interview, observation, measuring scales, ranking and measurement, reliability and validity of tools

1. Principles of growth and development, care during pregnancy and pre-natal and neonatal development. 2. Theories of human development and behavior. 3. Early childhood care and education – activities to promote holistic development. 4. Influence of family, peers, school, community and culture on personality development. 5. Children and persons with special needs, care and support, special education, prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation. 6. Children at risk-child labour, street children, children of destitute, orphans, child abuse and trafficking. 7. Adolescence and youth: changes, challenges and programs to promote optimal development. 8. Adulthood, characteristics, changing roles and responsibilities in early and middle adulthood. 9. Aging-physical and psychological changes and care needs. 10. Research methods-types of variables and their selection.

1. Dynamics of marriage and family relationships. 2. Family welfare-approaches, programmes and challenges, role in national development. 3. Domestic violence, marital disharmony, conflict, resolution of conflict. 4. Parent education, positive parenting, community education. 5. Family disorganization, single parent families. 6. Family studies-family in crisis, family therapy, initiatives for child development. 7. Human rights, rights of children, rights of women, status of women, gender roles. 8. Guidance and counseling-across life span and for care givers. 9. Health and well being across life span development. 10. Research methods-data collection and classification, coding, tabulation, inferential and descriptive statistics.

1. Basics of communication-nature, characteristics, functions, process, models, elements, principles, barriers, perception, persuasion and empathy, types of communication, levels (settings) of communication transactions, process of listening. 2. Communication systems and communication theories-human interaction theories, mass communication theories, message design theories, communication systems, culture and communication. 3. Concept of development-theories, models, measurement and indicators of development. 4. Concept of development-communication models and approaches, diffusion and innovation, mass media, social marketing. 5. Role of communication in development-need and importance, development journalism, writing for development-print, radio, television and internet. 6. Concerns of development communication-gender, health, environment, sustainability, human rights, population, literacy, rural and tribal development. 7. Advocacy and behavior change communication-concept, theories, models, approaches, application and challenges. 8. Traditional, modern and new media for development - folk forms of songs, art, dance, theatre, puppetry, advertisement, cinema, ICTs for development-community radio, participatory video, social media and mobile phones. 9. Organisation/agencies/institutes working for development communication-international/national/state and local. 10. Research methods-analysis of data through parametric and non parametric tests.

1. Historical perspectives of extension–genesis of extension education and extension systems in India and other countries, objectives of extension education and extension service, philosophy and principles of extension programme development. 2. Programme management-need assessment, situation analysis, planning, organization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. 3. Extension methods and materials-interpersonal, small and large group methods, audiovisual aids-need, importance, planning, classification, preparation and field testing, use and evaluation of audio-visual materials. 4. Curriculum development and planning for extension education and development activities, Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives and learning. 5. Non-Formal, adult and lifelong education-historical perspectives, concept, theories, approaches, scope, methods and materials used, challenges of implementation and evaluation, issues to be addressed. 6. Training, skill development and capacity building for human resource development-methods of training, entrepreneurship development. 7. Community development-perspectives, approaches, community organization, leadership, support structures for community development, Panchyati raj institutions, NGOs and community based organisations. 8. People’s participation and stakeholders’ perspectives, Participatory Learning and Action-methods and techniques. 9. Development programmes in India for urban, rural and tribal population groups-programmes for nutrition, health, education, wage and self employment, women’s development, skill development, sanitation and infrastructure. 10. Research methods-scientific report writing, presentation of data, interpretation and discussion.

Introduction to Public Administration: Public Administration- Meaning, Nature, Scope & Significance; Evolution and Present Status of the Discipline; Politics- Administration Dichotomy; Globalization and Public Administration; Paradigm shift from Government to Governance. Principles of Organization: Division of work; Hierarchy; Coordination; Unity of Command; Span of Control; Authority, Power and Responsibility; Delegation, Centralization and Decentralization; Line, Staff and Auxiliary Agencies; Leadership and Supervision; Decision-making and Communication. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Personnel Administration: Classification, Recruitment, Training, Promotion, Compensation and service conditions, Discipline, Civil Service Neutrality, Anonymity and Commitment, Professional Associations and Unionism.

Administrative Thought: Approaches to the study of Public Administration: Oriental – Kautilya; Classical – F W Taylor, Henri Fayol, Max Weber, Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick ; Human Relations - Elton Mayo, Mary Parker Follett; Behaviouralism – Chester Barnard, Herbert Simon; Motivation – Abraham Maslow, Fredrick Herzberg, Douglas McGregor; Organizational Humanism – Chris Argyris, Rensis Likert; Writers on Administration: Dwight Waldo, Ferrel Heady, Robert Golembiewski and Peter Drucker; Minnobrook Perspective, New Public Service and Post Modernism.

Indian Administration: Evolution - Ancient, Mughal and British Periods; Constitutional Framework: Parliamentary and Federal Features. Union Government: President; Prime Minister & Council of Ministers; Cabinet Committees; Central Secretariat; Cabinet Secretariat; and Prime Minister Office. Election Commission and Electoral Reforms, Union State Relations.; Accountability: Legislative; Executive; and Judicial. Citizen Grievance Redressal Mechanism: Lok Pal; Lok Ayukta; Central Vigilance Commission and Regulatory Authorities. Issue Areas: Politician and Civil Servant relations, Generalists and Specialists debate and Combating Corruption. Civil Services: Classification – All India Services, Central Services and State Services; Recruitment Agencies – Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commissions and other Commissions and Boards: Capacity Building of Civil Servants and Civil Service Reforms. Planning: Planning Commission, National Development Council, NITI Aayog, State Planning Commissions / Boards and Planning Departments. Judiciary: Indian Constitution and Independence of Judiciary: Supreme Court; High Courts; Judicial Review and Public Interest Litigation and Judicial Reforms. Police Administration and Reforms. E- Governance Initiatives in Indian administration.

State & Local Administration: Constitutional Framework of State Administration – State Legislature; Governor – Role and Functions; Chief Minister – Powers and Functions; Council of Ministers; Role and Functions of Chief Secretary; State Secretariat ; Directorates and Commissionerate; District Administration – Concept and Evolution, District Collector - Power, Functions and Changing role; Autonomous District Councils - Structure, Powers and Functions, District Rural Development Agency; Evolution of Local Governance in India. Local Governance: 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts: State Election Commission ; State Finance Commission; District Planning Committee; Rural Governance - Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads, Finance in PRIs, Personnel administration at local level; Policies and Programmes of Rural Development – MGNAREGA. Growth of Urbanization, Urban Governance - Structure, Composition, Functions of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Metropolitan Governance - Sources of Finance; Personnel Administration. Reforms in Urban Governance -Solid Waste Management, Smart and AMRUT cities

Comparative and Development Administration: Comparative Public Administration: Concept, Nature, Scope and Significance of Comparative Public Administration; Public Administration and its Environment. Approaches and Methods to the study of Comparative Administration: Institutional, Behavioural, Structural-Functional, Ecological and Systems Approaches.Fred Riggs’s Typology of Societies and Features; Problems of Comparative Research; Comparative Studies –Influence of Globalization; Salient Features of the administrative systems of UK, USA, France and Japan.; Development Administration: Development and its Dimensions. Development and Modernization; Approaches to Development - Sustainable Development and Anti- Development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Development Administration: Concept, Nature, Scope, Objectives, Features and Significance; Ecology of Development Administration, Contribution of Fred Riggs, Dwight Waldo and Edward Widener; Role of Bureaucracy in Development. Globalization and Development Administration; Emergence of Non-State actors in Development Administration; Public-Private Partnerships; Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Development Indicators and Social Audit.

Economic and Financial Administration: Economic Policies - Mixed Economy to Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG); New Economic Policy (NEP); Industrial Policy since Independence; Government in Business - Public Enterprises- Concept, Growth and Forms of Public Enterprises; Management, Problem of Accountability and Autonomy; Disinvestment Policies. Financial Administration: Public Finance – Revenue and Expenditure: Nature, Scope and Significance of Financial Administration; Budget – Meaning, Purpose and Significance; Budgetary Process – preparation, enactment and execution; Types of Budget – PPBS, Performance Budget, Zero-Based Budget and Gender Budget; Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) and Sunset legislation. Fiscal Federalism – Union-State Financial Relations, Finance Commission. Financial Control- Legislature and Executive; Parliamentary Committees and Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Taxation policies – Principles of Taxation –Progressive and Proportional taxation – Reforms in Taxation policies.

Social Welfare Administration: Concept of Social Welfare, Social Justice and Social Change; Concept of Equity and Inclusiveness in Social Justice; Concept of Affirmative action-Reservations; Institutional arrangement for Social Welfare & Social Justice Administration; NGOs, Civil Societies and Voluntary Agencies; Policies, Programmes and Institutional Framework for the Protection and Welfare of SCs/ STs / OBCs/ Women/ Children, Aged, Differently-abled (Divyang) and Minorities Commissions – Women, SC/ST, Minority- Role and Functions. Disaster Management - Nature and Types of Disaster; Institutional Arrangements for Disaster Management; Role of State and Non-State actors.

Public Policy: Nature, Scope and Importance of Public Policy; Evolution of Public Policy and Policy Sciences; Public Policy and Public Administration. Approaches to; Public Policy – Process Approach, Logical Positivism, Phenomenological Approach, Participatory and Normative Approaches. Theories and Models of Policy Making – Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Yehezkel Dror . Institutions of Policy Making - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Types of Policy Analysis - Empirical, Normative, Retrospective and Prospective, Prescriptive and Descriptive. Policy Implementation, Outcomes and Evaluation. Constraints on Public Policy – Socio-economic, Political, Institutional and Cultural. Role of Media, Public Opinion, Civil Society and Pressure Groups on Policy Making.

Governance and Good Governance: Ancient Discourse – Kautilya, Plato and Aristotle on Good Governance; Elements and Forms of Good Governance; Theories and Concepts of Governance – World Bank and UNDP; State, Market and Civil Society, Public Choice Theory, New Public Management, Public Value Theory, Governance as Theory, Governance and Public Governance. Networking and Collaborative Governance, Business Process Re-engineering, ICT and Governance – e-Government and e-Governance, e-Readiness and Digital Divide. Accountability, Openness and Transparency; Gender and Governance. Citizen and Governance: Civil Society – Role and Limitations, Citizen Participation, Right to Information – RTI Act and Administrative Reforms, National Information Commission, Citizen Charter – Concept, Objectives and Significance. Ethics and Public Accountability in Governance: Rule of Law and Administrative Law, Delegated Legislation and Administrative Adjudication. Ethical Foundations of Governance: Constitutional Values, Family, Society and Education.

Research Methodology: Social Science Research- Meaning and Significance; Distinction between Methodology and Method; Facts and Values in Research; Role of Research in Theory-Building; Scientific Method; Objectivity in Social Research; Types of Research; Identification of Research Problem; Hypotheses and Null- Hypotheses; Validation of Hypothesis; Research Design; Methods of Data Collection- Primary and Secondary sources- ( Observation; Questionnaire and Interview, Use of Library and Internet);Sampling and Sampling Techniques; Scales of Measurement; Analysis of Data and Use of Computers in Social Science Research- SPSS; Citation patterns and Ethics of Research ; Bibliography; Report Writing.

History, definition, nature and scope of Population Studies, relationship of other social sciences with population studies, Social structure, Social and Racial Groups, Society and Culture and its role in Population studies, Social Institutions (family, marriage, kinship, and religion) and their role in influencing population studies, Social change in India, Tribes in India and their culture, Social-Psychological concepts and its relevance to Population studies, communication concepts, processes and its relevance in context of Population studies. Population trends, global variation in population size and growth, history of Population in India, Current Population Scenario and Demographic profile of India and States. Basic demographic concepts, components of population change.; Sources of Population data: Population census: History of population; definition and scope Indian census: Historical background, coverage, features and uses. Strengths and weaknesses of various data sources in India, Vital Statistics: Historical background, Civil Registration System in India: history, coverage, problems of civil registration, Sample Registration System (SRS), advantages and limitations.; Population Surveys: Meaning, Scope, uses, limitations; Major surveys: National Sample Surveys (NSS), World Fertility Survey (WFS), Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), Reproductive and Child Health Survey (RCHS). National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), Comprehensive Nutrition Survey; Aging survey. Data appraisal (Evaluation and Adjustment of Data): Types and sources of errors in population data, Adjustment in Age data-Whipple’s Index, Myer’s Index, United Nations, Age Sex Accuracy Index-Assumptions, Applications and Limitations, Completeness of Vital Registration Data, Chandrasehkaran - Deming formula. Smoothing of Age Data.

Rates, Ratio, Proportion, percentages, density, incidence and prevalence, person-years Rate of Population Growth: Arithmetic, Geometric and Exponential growth rates, Decadal growth rate Doubling time, concept of population stabilization and net reproduction rate unity Crude and Standardized methods for fertility and mortality estimates. Location of event in time and the Lexis diagram. Method of Population Projection: Mathematical methods of population projection (Linera, Exponential, Polymonial, Gompertz and Logistic Growth Curves for Population Projection); Component method of Population projection; Sub-national population projection; Projection methods of labour force, school enrolment, workforce and households etc. Population Projections by United Nations, World Bank and Expert Committee of Government of India, Population estimates: Inter censual/Post-censual estimates of population, population pyramid. Population and sample parameters, sampling distribution of mean and standard error. Statistical Methods: Frequency distribution, descriptive and inductive statistics, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode); measures of dispersion (range, variance and standard deviation); correlation and linear regression, introduction to testing of statistical hypothesis and test of significance, interpolation and extrapolation.

Spatial and temporal changes in the size and distribution of population-global perspective with focus on India; Age and sex structure of population in developed and developing countries; Composition of India’s population: Demographic, social, economic and Cultural factors affecting age-sex structure of population and its relevance in population dynamics: global and India perspectives; Spatial distribution of population: measures of concentration of population: density, distribution-dissimilarity index, tempo of urbanization, Rank-size rule, Gini’s concentration ratio, Lorenz curve, etc. ; Factors affecting spatial distribution, density and concentration of population-global, national, regional patterns.; Population Ageing: Concepts and measures of population ageing, components of population ageing. Trends and pattern of ageing in India and States. Demographic dividend, Sex-ratio, Sex-ratio at birth, Child-Women ratio, Median Age, Age- Sex Pyramid, Dependency Ratio (Child Dependency Ratio, Old Dependence Ratio, Total Dependency Ratio).; Social, economic and health aspects of Ageings; Living arrangements, family support, dependency; Emerging issues related to elderly.

Nuptiality: Concepts and sources of data; Measures-crude marriage rate, age specific marriage rates, order specific marriage rates, singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM); -; a. Singulate Mean Age at Marriage (SMAM) - Synthetic Cohort and Decadal Synthetic Cohort Method. b. Indices of Nuptiality (Coale’s Indices); Marriage patterns in India: levels, trends and differentials in age at marriage, divorce, widowhood, widow remarriage; Levels and trends in widowhood in India and States, Impact of changes in widowhood/ divorce on fertility, mean age of widowhood/divorce from Census data.; Fertility:; Basic concepts and terms used in study of fertility. Fertility Indicators: sources of data and their computation, Cross-sectional or Period indicators: Crude Birth Rate (CBR), General Fertility Rate (GFR), Age Specific Fertility Rate (ASFR), Age Specific Marital Fertility Rate (ASMFR), Total Marital Fertility Rate (TMFR), Total Fertility Rate (TFR),Gross Reproduction Rate (GRR), Net Reproduction Rate (NRR), Replacement level Fertility, Birth order statistics, Child Women ratio, Order Specific Fertility Measures.; Cohort Indicators: Children ever born, completed family size. Age Standardization or Adjustment, Direct and Indirect Standardized Birth Rates, Sex-Age Adjusted Birth Rate. Levels, Trends and Differentials of Fertility in India, Determinants of Fertility: Post-Partum Amenorrhoea (PPA), Breast feeding, Sterility, Fecundity and other factors.; Framework of fertility analysis: Davis and Blake Intermediate Variable Framework, Bongaart’s Proximate Determinants, Lee and Bulatoo Framework of Fertility.; Indirect Methods of Estimation of Fertility : Coale-Trussell’s Model for Age Pattern of Fertility, Reverse Survival Technique of Fertility Estimation, Rele Technique, P/F Ratio Technique, Brass P1/F1Ratio Technique.; Fertility transition in developed and developing countries with special reference to India, Implications of below replacement level of fertility

Mortality: Basic concept, definitions and measures of pregnancy wastage (miscarriage, abortion, fetal death, still birth), live birth; early, late and post neo-natal deaths; infant and child death. Mortality Indicators: Crude Death Rate (CDR), Age Specific Death Rate (ASDR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Under-five mortality Rate, Neo-natal mortality rate, Post-natal mortality rate; Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR).; Infant Mortality: Levels and determinants of Infant and Child mortality in India, causes of Infant mortality (Endogenous and Exogenous). Mosley and Chen’s Framework for Child Survival Sources of Mortality Data and its Quality: Measures of mortality, need and importance of the study of mortality for policy and public interventions; relative merits and demerits of mortality measures. Levels and Trends in mortality by developed and developing regions with special reference to India, age and sex specific mortality, differentials in mortality by place of residence and socio-economic characteristics, factors responsible for high mortality in the past and reasons for mortality decline in developing countries.; Indirect method of estimation of Infant and Child mortality rates Direct and Indirect standardization of mortality rates,; Life Table: Basic concepts, types and forms of life tables and Model Life Table, need of Model Life Table (MLT), UN Model Life Table, computation of life table, construction of life table based on age-specific deaths rates (ASDR), underlying assumptions of life table construction using ASDRs of community during specified period, use of life table application of life table in demographic analysis. Morbidity: Concepts and definitions of health and morbidity; sources of data and measures of morbidity. Morbidity Indicators: Incidence, Prevalence and Case-fatality ratio.; Overview of epidemiological transition in developed and developing countries with special reference to India Health: Reproductive Health:- Definition, rationale, approach, evolution of ideas about reproductive health; Maternal morbidity, Emergency obstetric care, Adolescent reproductive morbidity, Strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality in India, Abortion related issues.; Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI)/Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), HIV/AIDS and their implications. Reproductive Rights and Ethical Issues; Causes of Deaths Statistics: Definition and sources of causes of death statistics, Introduction to International Classification of Diseases (ICD – X (1990), Global leading causes of death with special reference to Asia and India; Distribution of deaths by main causes and by age, life expectancy.; Burden of Disease Estimates: Need for the study of burden of disease; Basic concepts; Measures of Burden of Disease; and current scenario of burden of disease in India by States/UTs. Ageing and Burden of Diseases, Life expectancy and disability free life expectancy,

Urbanization:; Concept and definition of ‘Urban’ in India and other countries.; Process of urbanization, measures and sources of data.; Inter-relationship between urbanization and migration in developed and developing countries.; Trends, patterns, characteristics and differentials of Urbanization in India.; Classification of settlements, characteristic, evolution and growth, morphology, land use patterns and functions, spatial organisations, principles of centrality and hierarchy, methods of measuring centrality, central place region, contribution of Christaller and Losch.; Urbanisation and Urban Change – changing distribution of world’s urban population, principles and causes of urban growth, urban hierarchy (rank size rule), characteristics of primate city, cycle of urbanization, economic and social theories of formation of urban centres, stages of urban development models, demographic and social change in post World War-II urban system in developed and developing countries. Socioeconomic and environmental consequences of urbanization and urban growth in developed and developing countries:– employment, urban informal sector, basic amenities, housing, health, education, elderly population, environment, sustainability, smart cities and urban future. World Cities:– hierarchy of world cities, growth and activities of the institutions of global capital.; Migration:; Basic concepts and definitions - circulation, mobility, commutation and migration. Sources of data - nature, coverage and limitations of the available data.; Types of migration: internal and international; Trends, Patterns and differentials of Internal and international migration. Determinants and consequences of Internal and International migrations. Refugees – issues and implications.; Direct and indirect measures of migration - estimation of lifetime and inter-censal migration rates from census data, indirect measures of net internal migration using Vital Statistics Method, National Growth Rate Method, Census and Life Table Survival Ratio methods, Methods of estimating international migration; Theories of Internal and International Migration - Ravenstein, Everett Lee, Lewis-Fei-Ranis model, Todaro, Stouffer, Zelinsky, Neoclassical Economic Theory, New Household Economic Theory, Duel Labour Market Theory, World System Theory, Social Network Theory, Cumulative Causation Theory.

Environment in the context of development, interrelationship between population growth, environment and development; Concepts of Development and its Measures: Limitations of per capita income as an indicator of development, human centered development-welfare approach, investment in human-capital approach, Human Development Index (HDI), Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI), Concepts of Social Development, Social capital and Social change; Social Development Index (SDI), Gender Development Index (GDI), Millennium Development Goals (MDG), Concept of Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),Concepts and Measures of Poverty, Human Poverty Index (HPI).; Effect of development on population dynamics, age structure transition, demographic transition, demographic dividends and population ageing.; Views regarding the relationship between population and development: (i) Views of different religions on pro-natalist and prosperity argument: Greek philosophers’ views, Chinese philosopher Confucius writings on optimum population, Classical Mercantilist and Physiocrats views, Socialist and Marxist views etc. (ii) Pessimistic perspective: Population growth viewed as an obstacle to development, Malthus theory, Coale and Hoover study, Tragedy of commons, Limits to growth study and Enke's investment model etc. (iii) Optimistic perspective: Population growth is conducive to development – Mercantilist views, Colin and Condorcet views, views of Colin Clark, Ester Boserup and Julian Simon etc. (iv) Neutralist/revisionist perspective: Need to study linkages between population change and development-views of Simon Kuznets, Allan Kelly and Robert Schmidt, Bloom and Williamson etc.; Population and Resources: Natural resources: types of natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources, resources scarcity and resource depletion.; Capital resources: effect of demographic factors on savings and investments, technology and development; importance of technology to improve the productivity of physical assets.; Human resources: quantitative aspects:- concepts of labour force, economically active population, unemployment, types of unemployment; disguised, seasonal, frictional and chronic. Factors affecting demand and supply of labour, effect of population growth and development on structure of employment.; Implications of population growth: on food supply, water, sanitation, housing, employment, health, education , energy, etc; environmental degradation - air pollution, greenhouse effect – global warming, climate change; pressure of population growth on land use:- soil erosion, desertification, deforestation, and soil salinity etc.; Human Eco-systems:- ecological imbalance caused by natural and human factors and their impacts on human ecological systems, human perception and adjustment to imbalance, sustainable human eco-systems.; Guidelines for environmental protection, international protocols Developmental plans, polices and strategies in India in the context of Population and environment.

Gender:; Concept and meaning of gender; evolution of gender in historical perspective, Gender and its relationship with components of population: Age-sex structure, Fertility, Mortality, Migration.; Major morbidity and mortality burden in the developing world with major focus on India, Sex ratio at births, major health problems experienced by women and men, reproductive health of women and men in developing world, differentials in use of male and female methods of contraception; Health and Nutrition issues of adolescent boys and girls , abuse and maltreatment, puberty, sexual debut, adolescent pregnancy, abortion, women and family planning programs, contraceptive technology, Major risk factors of men’s health: masculinity, alcoholism, tobacco and drug consumption, accident etc.; Gender dimension of economic development: women’s access to economic resources, entitlements, land ownership, inheritance laws, access to credit, measurements of women’s work, profiling women’s work, informal sector involvement, working condition, maternity benefits, wage differentials, gender and poverty; Globalization: changing pattern of economic activity, issues of marginalization and vulnerability along with agency, negotiation and spaces of power, gender divisions in urban labor markets, gender and migration; Housing, household environment and its differential impact on men and women’s life, Environmental degradation: changes in climate, water table and land use and their differential impact on men and women; The Concept of gender mainstreaming: gender mainstreaming in various health and development sectors-e.g. Agriculture, Health, Education, gender in work place (public & private) etc.; Gender inequality and status of women:- social, economic, cultural, health and domestic violence, women autonomy and empowerment and its demographic implications, gender empowerment measure (GEM).; Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST): size, growth, composition and distribution in India, development plans and programmes for SC and ST and their impact on population.; Disabled / Physically challenged population: size, growth and distribution in India, classification of physically challenged population.; Development Plans and Programmes for physically challenged population in India.

National Policies: Evolution and Development of Population, Health and related Policies viz., National Population Policy 1977, National Health Policy 1983, National Population Policy 2000, National Health Policy 2002, National Health policy 2017, National Nutrition Policy, National Policy on Older Persons, Social Security for Elderly, Legislations to protect Elderly in India, Protect National Youth Policy, National Policy on HIV/AIDS, National Environment Policy etc., its Purpose, Goals & Objectives, Thematic areas and Strategies. Population and Policies on special groups, Ageing and Disabilities, Ageing and Quality of Life, Ageing and Mental Health problems, Social Gradients of health for Ageing Population, Healthy Ageing, WHO Frame Work for Healthy Ageing. Geriatric care in India Role of NITI Ayog in Health and Population related policies and programme Population, Health and related Policies and Programme at State levels. Evolution of Family Welfare Programme in India since 1952, Population control strategies under different Five Year Plans till current period.; Recommendations of various Experts Committee viz., Bhore Committee, Mudaliar Committee, Chadha Committee, Mukherjee Committee, Jungalwalla Committee, Kartar Singh Committee, Shrivastav Committee, Bajaj Committee etc. National Heath Mission (NHM): History and Evolution, various schemes under NHM: Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Adolescent (RMNCHA) Programme etc.; Policies, Programmes and Legislations in India: related to Age at Marriage, Medical Termination of Pregnancy, Sex Selected Abortion (PCPNDT Act), COTPA Act-2003 (Tobacco Control Act), Policies and Programme related to Reproductive and Child Health. Adolescent Health, Child Health, Ante Natal, Natal and Post Natal Care, Immunization, Vitamin Deficiency, Diarrhoea and Acute Respiratory Infection, Family Planning, RTIs/STDs; HIV/AIDS, Public Health Nutrition; Causes of Infertility and its Treatment in government programme, Social and Psychological consequences of Infertility, Socio-Psychological and Health problems of menopausal women. Family Planning Methods-Traditional vs Modern Methods, Advantages/Disadvantages, Effectiveness of various methods, Achievements of various components of RMNCH+A Programme National Programme for Health care of Elderly, Communicable and Non Communicable Diseases, programme. Methods and approaches of impact assessment of different policies and programme on Population and Health of people. Health Infrastructure and Delivery System in India: Health System functioning in India, Organizational Structure- Sub Heath Center, Primary Health Center, Community Health Center, Health System of District ,State and Center levels, Role and Responsibilities of various categories of health personnel in Family Welfare Programme, Concept and Implementation of Universal Health Care in India. Decentralization Strategies in Health, Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Health, Health Systems Reforms in India, Public-Private Partnership in Health and Family Welfare services, Role of ICDS in reducing malnutrition and coordination with health sectors, Inter-sectoral Coordination for improving hygiene, water and Sanitation etc . Basic Concepts in Public Financing in Health: equity, efficiency and effectiveness of health care delivery, basic concept of investment in health, public goods and private goods, externalities, public sector spending on health, Basic Concepts in National Health Accounting, Need & Concepts in Social Health Insurance, Schemes in Social Health Schemes, principles and methods of economic evaluation of population & health programmes. Global Issues and Challenges in Population and Health: Concept of global health, global demographic, health and epidemiological Transition, Role of United Nations and Other International Agencies like UNFPA, Population Council,WHO etc in Health and Population; UN World Population Conferences: Bucharest (1974), Mexico (1984), Cairo (1994) Conferences, Alma Ata Declaration (1978)-Health for all by 2000, Components of Primary Health Care, Millennium Development Goals (2000), Sustainable Development Goals (2016). Health Policies and Health System in developed and developing countries.

Principle and methods of Social Science Research, Scientific Research-conceptual, empirical and analytical framework of research,; Types of Research: action research, operations research, formative research, programme evaluation research Research Design: Observational Study (Descriptive and Exploratory Study) and Experimental Studies (Quasi Experimental and True Experimental Study, Longitudinal and Panel Study Design, Issues relates to reliability and validity in research design. Method of Data Collection and Analysis: Quantitative and Qualitative methods of data collection, quality of data in evaluation research. concept and application of odds ratio and relative risks, concept and application of probability in analysis of population data, laws of probability and concept of Baye’s Theorem, Concept and application of Binomial, Exponential and Normal Distributions in population data analysis. concept of statistical hypothesis, concept and application of correlation, association and regression, concept of p-value (level of significance),concept of confidence interval, concept and application of logistics regression analysis. Sampling: Sampling concept, concept of sampling unit, sampling frame and sampling design, sampling and non-sampling errors, standard error, sample size determination Sampling Methods and Techniques: Simple random sampling, stratified random sampling, systematic random sampling, cluster sampling, purposive sampling, multi-stage sampling, Design effect in sampling. Research Problem and Formulation of Research Hypotheses: defining the research problem; components of the research problem; Formulating the research hypothesis.; Research Report Writing and Ethics in Research: Types of research reports – Brief reports and Detailed reports; Report writing: Structure of the research report, Interpretations of Results and suggested recommendations; Ethics in Research; Client’s Ethical code; Researcher’s Ethical code; Ethical Codes related to respondents; Monitoring and Evaluation of Programme: Basic concept of monitoring and evaluation, difference between monitoring and evaluation, monitoring of health Programme:- data requirements and Indicators, Health Management Information System (HMIS) as tool of programme monitoring, Indicators based on service statistics based on:- Input, Process, Output; acceptance/utilization rate of various services, strength and limitations of HMIS data, Evaluation of accessibility, availability, equity, quality and gender perspectives in RMNCH+A Services.; Types of Evaluation-Formative and summative evaluation, concurrent evaluation, Framework for the evaluation of the programme, Types and levels of indicators in programme evaluation- (Input process, output, outcome, and impact indicators), role of service statistics and surveys in programme evaluation. Concepts and applications of GIS in Population Studies Spatial Concepts: Spatial parameters-site and location, scale, plane and spherical coordinate; Map projections, types of maps, digital representations of spatial and non spatial data.; Introduction to GIS: Types of data, discrete and continuous data, raster and vector data, Geo-referencing/Geo-coding and basics of digitization, layouts preparation. Spatial Data Representations and Analysis: Bar and line diagram, frequency polygon, frequency curve; spatial uni-variate and multivariate statistics: spatial correlation and regression, Matrix algebra; auto-correlation; spatial interpolations, kriging, Moran’s I index.

Management – Concept, Process, Theories and Approaches, Management Roles and Skills; Functions – Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Coordinating and Controlling.; Communication – Types, Process and Barriers.; Decision Making – Concept, Process, Techniques and Tools; Organisation Structure and Design – Types, Authority, Responsibility, Centralisation, Decentralisation and Span of Control; Managerial Economics – Concept & Importance; Demand analysis – Utility Analysis, Indifference Curve, Elasticity & Forecasting; Market Structures – Market Classification & Price Determination; National Income – Concept, Types and Measurement; Inflation – Concept, Types and Measurement; Business Ethics & CSR; Ethical Issues & Dilemma; Corporate Governance; Value Based Organisation

Organisational Behaviour – Significance & Theories; Individual Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Values, Attitude, Learning and Motivation; Group Behaviour – Team Building, Leadership, Group Dynamics; Interpersonal Behaviour & Transactional Analysis; Organizational Culture & Climate; Work Force Diversity & Cross Culture Organisational Behaviour; Emotions and Stress Management; Organisational Justice and Whistle Blowing; Human Resource Management – Concept, Perspectives, Influences and Recent Trends; Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Induction, Training and Development; Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Compensation Management

Strategic Role of Human Resource Management; Competency Mapping & Balanced Scoreboard; Career Planning and Development; Performance Management and Appraisal; Organization Development, Change & OD Interventions; Talent Management & Skill Development; Employee Engagement & Work Life Balance; Industrial Relations: Disputes & Grievance Management, Labour Welfare and Social Security; Trade Union & Collective Bargaining; International Human Resource Management – HR Challenge of International Business; Green HRM

Accounting Principles and Standards, Preparation of Financial Statements; Financial Statement Analysis – Ratio Analysis, Funds Flow and Cash Flow Analysis, DuPont Analysis; Preparation of Cost Sheet, Marginal Costing, Cost Volume Profit Analysis; Standard Costing & Variance Analysis; Financial Management, Concept & Functions; Capital Structure – Theories, Cost of Capital, Sources and Finance; Budgeting and Budgetary Control, Types and Process, Zero base Budgeting; Leverages – Operating, Financial and Combined Leverages, EBIT–EPS Analysis, Financial Breakeven Point & Indifference Level.

Value & Returns – Time Preference for Money, Valuation of Bonds and Shares, Risk and Returns; Capital Budgeting – Nature of Investment, Evaluation, Comparison of Methods; Risk and Uncertainly Analysis; Dividend – Theories and Determination; Mergers and Acquisition – Corporate Restructuring, Value Creation, Merger Negotiations, Leveraged Buyouts, Takeover; Portfolio Management – CAPM, APT; Derivatives – Options, Option Payoffs, Option Pricing, Forward Contracts & Future Contracts; Working Capital Management – Determinants, Cash, Inventory, Receivables and Payables Management, Factoring; International Financial Management, Foreign exchange market

Strategic Management – Concept, Process, Decision & Types; Strategic Analysis – External Analysis, PEST, Porter’s Approach to industry analysis, Internal Analysis – Resource Based Approach, Value Chain Analysis; Strategy Formulation – SWOT Analysis, Corporate Strategy – Growth, Stability, Retrenchment, Integration and Diversification, Business Portfolio Analysis - BCG, GE Business Model, Ansoff’s Product Market Growth Matrix; Strategy Implementation – Challenges of Change, Developing Programs Mckinsey 7s Framework; Marketing – Concept, Orientation, Trends and Tasks, Customer Value and Satisfaction; Market Segmentation, Positioning and Targeting; Product and Pricing Decision – Product Mix, Product Life Cycle, New Product development, Pricing – Types and Strategies; Place and promotion decision – Marketing channels and value networks, VMS, IMC, Advertising and Sales promotion

Consumer and Industrial Buying Behaviour: Theories and Models of Consumer Behaviour; Brand Management – Role of Brands, Brand Equity, Equity Models, Developing a Branding Strategy; Brand Name Decisions, Brand Extensions and Loyalty; Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Drivers, Value creation, Supply Chain Design, Designing and Managing Sales Force, Personal Selling; Service Marketing – Managing Service Quality and Brands, Marketing Strategies of Service Firms; Customer Relationship Marketing – Relationship Building, Strategies, Values and Process; Retail Marketing – Recent Trends in India, Types of Retail Outlets.; Emerging Trends in Marketing – Concept of e-Marketing, Direct Marketing, Digital Marketing and Green Marketing; International Marketing – Entry Mode Decisions, Planning Marketing Mix for International Markets

Statistics for Management: Concept, Measures Of Central Tendency and Dispersion, Probability Distribution – Binominal, Poison, Normal and Exponential; Data Collection & Questionnaire Design; Sampling – Concept, Process and Techniques; Hypothesis Testing – Procedure; T, Z, F, Chi-square tests; Correlation and Regression Analysis; Operations Management – Role and Scope; Facility Location and Layout – Site Selection and Analysis, Layout – Design and Process; Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP Modules, ERP implementation; Scheduling; Loading, Sequencing and Monitoring; Quality Management and Statistical Quality Control, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management – KAIZEN, Benchmarking, Six Sigma; ISO 9000 Series Standards; Operation Research – Transportation, Queuing Decision Theory, PERT / CPM

International Business – Managing Business in Globalization Era; Theories of International Trade; Balance of payment; Foreign Direct Investment – Benefits and Costs; Multilateral regulation of Trade and Investment under WTO; International Trade Procedures and Documentation; EXIM Policies; Role of International Financial Institutions – IMF and World Bank; Information Technology – Use of Computers in Management Applications; MIS, DSS; Artificial Intelligence and Big Data; Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Concepts; Managing Technological Change

Entrepreneurship Development – Concept, Types, Theories and Process, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies; Intrapreneurship – Concept and Process; Women Entrepreneurship and Rural Entrepreneurship; Innovations in Business – Types of Innovations, Creating and Identifying Opportunities, Screening of Business Ideas; Business Plan and Feasibility Analysis – Concept and Process of Technical, Market and Financial Analysis; Micro and Small Scale Industries in India; Role of Government in Promoting SSI; Sickness in Small Industries – Reasons and Rehabilitation; Institutional Finance to Small Industries – Financial Institutions, Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, Micro Finance.

NOTE: The first four units must also be tested through comprehension passages to assess critical reading, critical thinking and writing skills. These four units will cover all literatures in English.

Nature of Language: Language in spoken and written modes, language as written text—philological and literary notions i.e., nor m, purity and their preservation; language as a cultural heritage—codification and transmission of cultural knowledge and behavior; language as a marker of social identity; language as an object i.e., not ion of autonomy, structure and its units and components; design Features of language; writing system—units of writing —sound (alphabetic), or syllable (syllabic) and morpheme/w ord (logographic), sign language; existence of language faculty; linguistic competence, ideal speaker-hearer.; Approaches to the Study of Language: Ancient approaches to the study of language: Indian and Greco -Roman, semiotic approach— interpretation of sign; language as a system of social behaviour —use of language in family, c o m m u n i t y a n d c o u n t r y ; l a n g u a g e a s a system of communication —communicative functions— e m o t i v e , c o n a t i v e , r e f e r e n t i a l , p o e t i c , metalinguistic and phatic; language as a cognitive system; relation with culture and thought (Linguistic Relativity); Saussurean dichotomies: signifier and signified, langue and parole, synchronic and diachronic, syntagmatic and paradigmatic.; Language Analysis: Levels and their hierarchy— phonetic/phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic/pragmatic; their interrelations; linguistic units and their distribution at different levels; notions of contrast and complementation; -emic and -etic categorisation; notion of rule at different levels; description vs. explanation of grammatical facts.; Linguistics and other Fields: Relevance of Linguistics to other fields of enquiry—Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Neurology, Speech Sciences, Geography, Psychology, Education, Computer Science and Literature.

Phonetics Phonetics as a study of speech sounds: articulatory, auditory, and acoustic phonetics. Articulatory Phonetics: Processes of speech production: airstream process, oro-nasal process, phonation process, and articulatory process; classification of speech sounds: vowels and consonants, cardinal vowels (primary and secondary); complex articulation: secondary articulation, coarticulation; syllable; suprasegmentals—length, stress, tone, intonation and juncture; phonetic transcription: International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).; Acoustic Phonetics: Sound waves— simple and complex, periodic and aperiodic; harmonics; frequency and fundamental frequency, amplitude, duration; resonance, filters, spectrum, spectrogram; formants, transition, burst; voice onset time; aspiration; noise spectra; cues for speech sounds: vowel (monophthong and diphthong), semivowel, stop, fricative, nasal, lateral, glide, places of articulation of consonants.; Phonology; Descriptive Phonology: Phonetics vs. phonology; concept of phoneme, phone and allophone; principles of phonemic analysis— phonetic similarity, contrastive distribution, complementary distribution, free variation, pattern congruity; notions of biuniqueness, neutralization and archiphoneme.; Generative Phonology: Linear and non-linear approaches: levels of phonological representation; phonological rules; distinctive features (major class, manner, place, etc.); abstractness controversy; rule ordering and types of rule ordering, markedness; principles of lexical phonology; principles of optimality theory.

Basic Concepts: Scope and nature of morphology; concepts of morpheme, morph, allomorph, zero allomorph, conditions on allomorphs; lexeme and word; Types of morphemes—free and bound; root, stem, base, suffix, infix, prefix, portmanteau morpheme, suppletive, replacive; affixes vs. clitics; grammatical categories – tense, aspect, mood, person, gender, number, case; case markers and; case relations; pre-and post-positions; models of morphological description: item and arrangement, item and process, word and paradigm; Morphological Analysis: Identification of morphemes; morphological alternation; morphophonemic processes; internal and external sandhi; inflection vs. derivation; conjugation and declension.; Word-Formation Processes: Derivation (primary vs. secondary derivation, nominalization, verbalization, etc.), compounding (types of compounds: endocentric, exocentric, etc.), reduplication, back-formation, conversion, clipping, blending, acronyms, folk etymology, creativity and productivity, blocking, bracketing paradoxes, constraints on affix ordering.; Morpho-syntax: Nominalization and lexicalist hypothesis; grammatical function changing rules: causatives, passives.

Traditional and Structural Syntax: parts of speech: Indian classification (naama, aakhyaata, upasarga, nipaata); basic syntactic units and their types: word, phrase, clause, sentence, karaka relations; grammatical relations and case relations; construction types (exocentric, endocentric, etc.), immediate constituent analysis. Generative Syntax: Parameters and universal grammar, null subject parameter, innateness hypothesis, meaning of the term 'generative',; transformational generative grammar , structure and structure-dependence, diagnostics for structure; complements and adjuncts, principles and parameters theory, X-bar theory, theta theory, binding theory; pro-drop, NP-movement, wh-movement, head movement, adjunction and substitution, constraints on movement, subjacency, government and proper government, small clauses, topicalization; unergatives and unaccusatives, VP -internal subject hypothesis; split VP and VP-shell hypothesis, cross-over phenomena; checking theory of case, copy theory of movement, inclusiveness principle.; Some Key Concepts in the Minimalist Programme: Spell-out, greed, procrastination, last resort, AGR-based case theory, multiple-spec hypothesis, strong and weak features; interpretable and non-interpretable features.; Transformational Components: The copy theory of movement, its properties, checking devices and features of convergence.

Semantics : Types of meaning; descriptive, emotive and phatic; sense and reference, connotation and denotation, sense relations (homonymy, hyponymy, antonymy, synonymy, etc.); types of opposition (taxonomic, polar, etc.); ambiguity, sentence meaning and truth conditions, contradictions, entailment; ‘abhidha’, ‘laksana’, ‘vyanjana’; Notions of membership, union, intersection,; cardinality; mapping and functions; propositions, truth values, sentential connectives; arguments, predicates, quantifiers, variables; componential analysis; definiteness, mood and modality, specific vs. generic; definite and indefinite; compositionality and its limitations.; Pragmatics: Language use in context; communication: message model and inferential model of communication, sentence meaning and utterance meaning; speech acts; deixis; presupposition and implicature: Gricean maxims; information structure; indexicals, politeness, power and solidarity, discourse analysis.

Sound Change: Neogrammarian laws of phonetic change: Grimm’s, Verner’s, Grassmann’s Laws; genesis and spread of sound change; split and merger; conditioned vs. unconditioned change; types of changes—phonetic vs. phonemic changes; assimilation and dissimilation, coalescence, metathesis, deletion, epenthesis; lexical diffusion of sound change; analogy and its relationship to sound change; reconstructing the proto-stages of languages; tree and wave models; relative chronology of different changes. Sociolinguistic approach to language change: social motivation of language change; study of sound change in progress.; Morphosyntactic and Semantic Change: Phonological change leading to changes in morphology and syntax; syncretism, grammaticalisation and lexicalisation; principles of recovering grammatical categories and; contrasts; semantic change and processes of semantic change —extension, narrowing, figurative speech.; Linguistic Reconstruction: External vs. internal reconstruction: comparative method, collection of cognates, establishing phonological correspondences; reconstruction of the phonemes of the proto-language based on contrast and complementation; morphophonemic alternations as the source for reconstruction; recovering historical contrasts by comparing, alternating and non-alternating paradigms; accounting for exceptions to sound change— analogy, borrowing, onomatopoeia, the interplay of analogy and sound change; lexicostatistics.; Language Contact and Dialect Geography: Linguistic borrowing, lexical and structural; motivations, loan translation, loan blend, calque, assimilated and unassimilated loans: tadbhava and tatsama; different types of borrowing-- cultural, intimate and dialect; classification of loanwords; impact of borrowing on language; pidgins and creoles; bilingualism as the source for borrowing; dialect geography: dialect atlas; isogloss; focal area, transition area and relic area.

Basic Concepts: Sociolinguistics and sociology of language; micro-and macro approaches to language in society; linguistic repertoire: language, dialect, sociolect, idiolect; diglossia, taboo, slang; elaborated and restricted codes; speech community, communicative competence, ethnography of speaking; language of; wider communication; lingua franca; language and social inequality; language in diaspora; new linguistic world orders.; Linguistic Variability: Patterns in linguistic variation, linguistic variables and their co-variation with linguistic dimensions, social class / social network / age / gender/ ethnicity; language loyalty, social identity and social attitudes, stereotypes.; Language Contact: Bilingualism, multilingualism; code-mixing and code-switching; outcomes of language contact: language maintenance, borrowing, convergence, substratum effect, pidginization and creolization; language loss.; Language Development: Language planning, corpus and status planning, standardisation and modernisation; language movements – state and societal interventions; script development and modifications; linguistic minorities and their problems.; Language Ecology and Endangerment: Superdiversity; linguistic landscaping, linguistic vitality, language endangerment, parameters of endangerment, documentation of endangered languages, revitalisation.; Sociolinguistic Methodology: Sampling and tools; identification of sociolinguistic variables and their variants; data processing and interpretation; quantitative analysis of data; variable rules; ethnomethodology; participant observation.

Language Typology, Universals and Linguistic Relatedness: Language typology and language universals; morphological types of languages— agglutinative, analytical (isolating), synthetic fusional (inflecting), infixing and polysynthetic (incorporating) languages. for mal and substantive universals, absolute and statistical universals; implicational and n on-implicational universals; linguistic relatedness—genetic, typological and areal classification of languages.; Approaches for Study: Inductive vs deductive approaches; universals of language and p ar a me tri c v a ri ation; word order typology; Greenberg's characteristics for verb final and verb medial languages and related features in the context of South Asian Languages.; Salient Features of South Asian Languages: Phonetic, phonological, morphological, and syntactic features of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Austro- Asiatic, and Tibeto-Burman language families of South Asia; Linguistic Survey of India as a source of information; contact induced typological change; convergence and syntactic change.; India as a Linguistc Area: The notion of linguistic area; language contact and convergence with special reference to the concept of 'India as a Linguistic Area'; features of retroflexion, vowel harmony, aspiration, reduplication, echo formation, onomatopoeia, explicator; compound verbs, anaphora; India as a sociolinguistic area, India as a semantic area; notion of microlinguistic area.

(Psycholinguistics, Language Learning and Language Teaching ); Psycholinguistics; Basic Concepts: Basic issues in psycholinguistics, brain language relationship, the d i f f e r e n t t h e o r e t i c a l o r i e n t a t i o n s : e mpiricist-behaviourist, biological-nativist, and cognitive-interactionalist, biological foundations of language; language acquisition and stages; critical pe r i o d h y p o t h e s i s .; Language Processing: The processes of perception, comprehension and production; evidence of language production; steps in comprehension; mental representation of language and lexicon; relationship between comprehension and production.; Clinical Psycholinguistics: Normal and pathological language; aphasia; dyslexia; stuttering; language in the hearing-impaired; language in mental retardation.; Language Learning and Language Teaching:; Language Teaching and Language Learning: First and second language learning; behaviouristic and cognitive theories of language learning; social and; psychological aspects of second language acquisition; methods of language teaching; materials and teaching-aids in language teaching; computer assisted language teaching (CALT); language testing: types of tests; validity, reliability and standardization of tests; Interlanguage.; Language Teaching Analysis: Goals of language teaching; factors in the preparation of a language teaching syllabus: linguistic theory, social and psychological factors, needs analysis, class-room presentation; text-book evaluation; types of syllabus: structural, communicative, notional; the role of the teacher and teacher training; role of self-access packages; socio-linguistic and psychological aspects of language teaching and learning.; Contrastive Analysis: Error analysis and interlanguage; basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) and cognitive advanced language proficiency (CALP)

Lexicography, Computational Linguistics, Stylistics, Language and Media); Translation; Paraphrase, translation and transcreation; translation of literary text and technical text; use of linguistics in translation; linguistic affinity and translatability; untranslatability; units of translation; equivalence of meaning and style; translation loss and gain; problems of cultural terms; scientific terms; idioms, metaphors and proverbs; false friends and translation shifts; evaluation of; translation; fidelity and readability; types of translation—simultaneous interpretation, machine aided translation, media translation (dubbing, copy-editing, advertisement, slogans, jingles, etc.); Lexicography Making of a Dictionary: Linguistics and lexicography, dictionary entries— arrangement of information; meaning descriptions—synonymy, polysemy, homonymy, antonymy and hyponymy; treatment of technical terms vs. general words.; Types of Dictionaries: Literary, scientific and technical; comprehensive and concise, monolingual and bilingual; general and learner's. historical and etymological, dictionary of idioms and phrases, encyclopaedic dictionary, electronic dictionary, reverse dictionary, thesaurus and other distinguishing purposes and features of various types; computational lexicography.; Computational Linguistics; Artificial intelligence and language; natural language processing (NLP); computational linguistics and its relation to allied disciplines; machine language; parsing and generation; parsers; compilers; interpreters—information processing, structuring and manipulating data; corpus building; attempts of NLP and corpus work in India: Anusāraka parsing: morphological recognizers, analyzers and generators for Indian languages; designing code, building of machine translation systems (MTS); hyper grammars, building of word nets, The Kolhapur Corpus of Indian English, the TDIL Corpus Project.; Stylistics; Style— individual style, period style; style as choice, style as deviation, style as ‘rīti’, style as ‘alankāra’; style as ‘vyanjanā’ (‘vakrokti’); Foregrounding; Parallelism; Text as grammar: structure and texture, cohesion and coherence; semiotic aspects of a literary text; stylistics of discourse; levels of stylistic analysis—phonological, lexical, syntactic and semantic; stylistic devices in literary texts.; Language and Media; Mass media: print and electronic, types of language used in mass media: news, editorials, advertising, writing and editing for print and electronic media, impact of mass media on language.

Major literary movements: Medieval Literature, Renaissance, Classicism, Baroque, Enlightenment

Major literary movements: Realism, Romanticism, Symbolism, Surrealism, New Wave Novel, New Wave Theatre, Existentialism, Postmodernism, Women‟s Writing, Migrant Literature; Suggested reading --Littérature du Moyen Age/XVIème siècle (sous la dir.de H. Mitterand) Nathan, Collection Henri Mitterand, 1991. - XVIIe siècle. Littérature textes et documents, (sous la dir.de C. Puzin) Nathan, Collection Henri Mitterand, 1991. -Littérature : XVIIIe siècle, (sous la dir.de Jeanne Charpentier et al), Nathan, Collection Henri Mitterand, 1991. Littérature XIXème siècle, (sous la dir. de Dominique Rincé et al), Collection Henri Mitterand, Nathan, 1991. -Littérature : XXe siècle (sous la dir.de Bernard Lecherbonnier), Collection Henri Mitterand Nathan, 1991 -Christine Albert, L’immigration dans le roman francophone contemporain, Editions Karthala, 2005 ; -Michel Le Bris, Jean Rouad, Pour une littérature-monde, Editions Gallimard, 2007.

Major literary trends in Francophone literatures from the beginning to the present day -Literatures from French-speaking Canada especially prominent works of Gabrielle Roy, Hubert Aquin, Michel Trembley, Anne Hebert, Antonine Maillet, Monique Proulx, Kim Thuy -Literatures from the Asia-Pacific region especially prominent works of Phan Van Ky, Lokenath Bhattacharya, Linda Lê, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shumona Sinha, Vijay Singh - Literatures from the Maghreb especially prominent works of Kateb Yacine, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Rachid Boudjedra, Assia Djebar, Leila Sebbar - Literatures from the Indian Ocean region especially prominent works of Ananda Devi, Natacha Appanah, Michèle Rokotosom, Jean-Luc Raharimanana, Alex Gauvin. - Literatures from the Caribbean especially prominent works of Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Conde, Dany Laferrière - Literatures from Francophone Africa especially prominent works of Léopold Sédar Senghor, Mongo Beti, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Amadou Kourouma, Alain Mabanckou; Suggested reading Littératures francophones d'Asie et du Pacifique, Anthologie, (Sous la dir. de Jean-Louis Joubert) Nathan-ACCT, 1997 ; - Littératures francophones, Anthologie, (Sous la dir. de Jean-Louis Joubert) Nathan-ACCT - Littératures francophones de l'Océan Indien, Anthologie, (Sous la dir. de Jean-Louis Joubert), « Paris : Ed. de l'océan Indien, ACCT, Groupe de la Cité internationale, 1993 Littérature francophone, (sous la dir. de Charles Bonn et al) Paris, Hatier - AUPELF/UREF, 1997.

-The study of translation as an interdisciplinary field interfacing with other disciplines from Linguistics to Cultural Studies. -Definitions of translation: Interlingual, intralingual and intersemiotic translation -Translation / Interpretation -Linguistic approaches to Translation -Interpretative Theory of Translation - Concepts in translation such as adaptation, coherence, cohesion, context, emprunt, équivalence, faux ami, fidelity, procédés de traduction, processus de la traduction, surtraduction, sous traduction, sourcier, pragmatic text, unités de traduction etc. -Pedagogical translation versus professional translation -Study of terminology in various fields of science and technology -Teaching of Translation -Translation and ideology/ politics of translation

-To be able to solve multiple difficulties while translating a text from French to English and vice versa. The difficulties can be due to: a. Different world view b. Cultural differences; c. Lexical lacunae d. Different structures of languages -To be able to recognize and use different „procédés de traduction‟ such as emprunt, calque, adaptation, equivalence, modulation etc.; Suggested Reading - Françoise Grellet, Apprendre à traduire : Typologie d'exercices et de traduction, Presses Universitaires de Nancy, 1991. -Jean Delisle, L’analyse du discours comme méthode de traduction, Presses de l‟Université d‟Ottawa (PUO) 1980. ---------------, La traduction raisonnée, Presses de l‟Université d‟Ottawa, Canada, 1993 -Jean-Paul Vinay, Jean Darbelnet, Stylistique comparée de l’anglais et du français, Didier, Paris, 1966 -Susan Bassnett , Harish Trivedi, Postcolonial Translation: Theory and Practice, Routledge 1998. - Michel Ballard, De Cicéron à Benjamin. Traducteurs, traductions, réflexions Presses Universitaires de Lille, 1992.

A broad outline of the history, the geography, the social and the political life in France Suggested reading -A. G. Manry, Le Moyen Age, librairie Delagrave, édition 1959 -Eliane Gardaire, la France vous connaissez, Didier édition 1989 -Roger Brunet et al. La France, Librairie Larousse, édition -Jean Thoraval et al, Les grandes étapes de la civilisation française, Editions Dessain et Tolra, 1980 -Claude Gauvard et al. Une histoire de France, Presses Universitaires de France, 2015.

General understanding of visual arts, music, fashion, cinema, sports, press and gastronomy; Suggested reading -Jean-Michel Frodon, L'Âge moderne du cinéma français : De la Nouvelle Vague à nos jours, Flammarion, 1995 -Jean-Michel Frodon, Le Cinéma français, de la Nouvelle Vague à nos jours, Paris, Cahiers du cinéma, 2010 -Patrick Rambourg, Histoire de la cuisine et de la gastronomie françaises, Paris, Éditions Perrin, coll. « Tempus » -Richard Le Menn, Les petits-maîtres de la mode, XIIe-XXIe siècle, Editions Richard Le Menn, 2016. -André Chastel, Introduction à l'histoire de l'art français, Editions Flammarion, 2008 -Pierre Saka (Sous la direction de) La Grande anthologie de la chanson française, Le Livre de Poche, Collection : Littérature & Documents 2001. -Claude Gauvard et al. Une histoire de France, Presses Universitaires de France, 2015. -Pierre Deslais, La France, Géographie et histoire curieuses, Editions Ouest-France, 2015. -Mathieu Jean-Luc, L'Union Européenne, PUF, coll. Que sais-je?, 2008 (8e edition)

-To be able to understand the basic linguistic concepts such as langue and Parole, code and message, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relation, linguistic competence and performance -Specific characteristics of human language -to be able to describe language through synchronic and/or diachronic perspective -Nature of the linguistic sign -Difference between Phonetics and Phonology -Classification of speech sounds into consonants, vowels and semi-vowels - Syllable and Rythme groups -Morphology and syntax in French language -language varieties and registers - Immediate constituent analysis -Theories on enunciation -Identification of different functions of language ( Jakobson) -Pragmatics: Speech acts, Performative verbs - Discourse analysis, coherence and cohesion; Suggested Reading -André Martinet, Elements de linguistique générale, Colin, Paris,1984 -D. Maingueneau, Approche de l’énonciation en linguistique française, Hachette, Paris, 1981 -E. Benveniste, Problèmes de linguistique générale, Gallimard, Paris, 1966 -F. De Saussure, Cours de Linguistique générale, Payot, Paris, 1974 -G. Mounin, Clefs pour la linguistique. Paris, Seghers, 1969 -Jacques Moeschler, Antoine Auchlin, Introduction à la linguistique contemporaine, Armand Colin, Paris 2009 - John Langshaw Austin , Quand dire, c'est faire ( version anglaise : How to do things with words: 1962), Points,1970 -Oswald Ducrot, Dire et ne pas dire. Principes de sémantique linguistique, Coll. Savoir, Hermann , Paris, 1972 -Jacques Moeschler, Antoine Auchlin, Introduction à la linguistique contemporaine, Armand Colin, Paris 2009 -Pierre Bourdieu , Langage et pouvoir symbolique, Seuil, coll. Points, Paris 2001 -R. Jakobson, Essais de linguistique générale, coll. Points, Seuil, 1970. -Volker Fuchs, Serge Meleuc, Linguistique française : français langue étrangère. La communication en français, Peter Lang, Frankfurt, 2003.

-To be able to comprehend written texts through typographic, contextual and thematic clues - Exercises on idiomatic expressions, registers of language, punctuation, anaphores and cataphores, logical and rhetorical articulators -To be able to identify different types of texts: descriptive, argumentative, epistolary etc.; Suggested reading -C. Abbadie et al., L'expression française écrite et orale, Presses Universitaires de Grenoble, 2002.; - Edvige Costanzo, Paola Bertocchini, Productions écrites. Le mot, la phrase, le texte, Hachette, Paris, 1987. -G Grellet, F Capelle, Ecritures (Vol. 1-3) Hachette, Paris, 1980 -G. Vigner, Ecrire pour convaincre. Hachette, Paris, 1996 -R Galisson , G Vigner La Machine à Ecriture, (Vol.1-3) CLE International, Paris 1991

Historical evolution of methodology in FLT (with special reference to French) as a result of research in linguistic sciences, psychology, sociology, culture studies, technology etc. Définitions of “méthode” “ méthodologie”,” manuel” “didactique” Communicative approach/Actional or Task based Approach Use of authentic documents in language teaching Problems and perspectives in teaching/ learning of French in the Indian context Principles of material production Interculture in language teaching/learning Types of Evaluation (formative, summative etc.) CECR (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues) ; Niveaux communs de référence French for specific purposes ( FOS) Technologies de l'information et de la communication pour l'enseignement (TICE) Critical appraisal of different textbooks : Dondo, Cours de langue et Civilisation française, (Mauger Bleu) Mauger Rouge, De vive Voix, Cartes sur Table, Nouveau Sans Frontières, Archipel, Connexions, Alter Ego, Echo , Version Originale etc.; Suggested reading -Christian Puren, Histoire des méthodologies de l’enseignement des langues, Nathan, CLE International, Paris, 1998. -De Carlo Maddelena, L’Interculturel, CLE International, Paris, 1998. -Evelyne Berard, L’approche communicative, Théorie et pratiques, CLE International, Paris, 1991. -Evelyne Rosen (eds.), L’approche actionnelle et l’approche par les tâches en classe de langue, CLE international, Paris, 2009. - Francine Cicurel, Lectures interactives en langue étrangère, Hachette, Paris 1991. -Geneviève Zarate, Représentations de l’étranger et didactique des langues, Didier, Paris, 1993. - Janine Courtillon, Elaborer un cours de FLE, Hachette, Paris, 2003. -Jean-Marc Defays, Le français langue etrangère et seconde, Mardaga, Hayen, Belgique, 2003. Jean Pierre Cuq, Dictionnaire de didactique du français, CLE International, Paris, 2003. -N. Claude Galisson, D’hier à aujourd’hui, la didactique générale des langues étrangères du structuralisme au fonctionnalisme, CLE, International, Paris, 1980. -R. Galisson, D. Coste. Dictionnaire de didactique des langues, Coll. F., Hachette, Paris, 1976. -Sophie Moirand, Enseigner à communiquer en Langue Etrangère, Hachette, Paris, 1982. .- Un Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les Langues : Apprendre, Enseigner, Evaluer. Conseil de l‟Europe, Division des politiques linguistiques, Strasbourg. 2000.

i) Modes, Tenses, Use of the past; ii) Prepositions and other grammatical categories; iii) Language as a System of Systems; iv) Methods of Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language; v) Problems of Translation in Practice

i) Use of Proverbs and Refrains; ii) Modismos and Idiomatic Expressions; iii) Synonyms/Antonyms; iv) Metaphors and Similes; v) Text Analysis

i) Making of Iberia, Greek and Roman Colonizations and their Contributions; ii) Visigoths and the Advent of Christianity; iii) Political and Cultural Mosaic of Al Andalus; iv) The reconquista and the Cultural Efflorescence of Christian Kingdoms; v) The Formation of Spanish Language and Early Literary Manifestations (epic, lyric, popular, religious verse) Page 1 of 4

i) Catholic Kings and the Spanish Empire, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons; ii) Inquisition, Expulsion of Jews and Moriscos and the Making of a Homogenous Spain, Honour Code; iii) Art, Literature and Culture during the Transition to the Renaissance; iv) Renaissance and Baroque in Art, Literature and Culture; v) Golden Age Literature

i) Enlightenment: el despotismo ilustrado and 18th Century Cultural Manifestations; ii) Historic Panorama of 19th Century: Spanish War of Independence, Constitution of Cádiz, Carlist Wars, Restoration; iii) 19th Century Art and Culture; iv) Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism; v) Generation of 1898 and Modernism

i) The Second Republic, the Popular Front and the Spanish Civil War: Fascism, Anarchism and Socialism; ii) Vanguard movements and the Generation of 1927; iii) Post-war and Contemporary Spanish Literature, Art and Culture; iv) Transition to Democracy, Constitution of 1978, Spain and the European Union, Spanish Economic Miracle and Crisis; v) Cinema, Performing Arts and Sports; Page 2 of 4

i) Aztecs, Mayas, Incas and others: Religion, Cults, Monuments; ii) Knowledge Systems of Indigenous Civilizations; iii) Beginnings of European Invasions and Conquest; iv) Colonization of America and Mestizaje, Viceroyalties and Economic Structure of Empire; v) Literary and artistic expressions (Códices, crónicas, cartas and diarios, Epic and Baroque in the Americas)

i) Liberators and 19th Century Statesmen of Latin America; ii) Romanticism and the Novel of the Nation; iii) The Mexican Revolution and Foreign Interventions in Latin America (19th and 20th Century); iv) Modernism, Latin American Identity Construction through Essays; v) Regionalist, Indigenous and Gaucho Literature

i) Revolutions, Dictatorships and the Return to Democracy; ii) The New Latin American Novel, the Boom and After; iii) Women’s writing, Testimonio, la nueva canción and subaltern voices; iv) Artistic and Literary Vanguards and Latin American Poetic Movements; v) Cinema, Performing Arts and Sports; Page 3 of 4

i) Internationalisation, Regional Integration, Indigenous Assertion and New Social Movements, De-colonial Thought; ii) De-anchoring of Latin American Writing. Border and Exile Literatures; iii) Experimental Texts (the Merger of Performance, Cinema and Literature); iv) Non-Fiction Writing, the nueva crónica, the Detective Novel and the New Historical Novel; v) Cinema, Performing Arts and Sports; Page 4 of 4

Practical Russian; a) Grammar; Nouns, Adjectives and Pronouns. Gender, number, declensions; Ordinal and Cardinal Numerals; Verb: Aspect, reflexive verbs, verbs of motion with and without prefixes, verbal prefixes; Verbal Adverbs; Participles; b) Comprehension of texts

Phonetics and Phonology. Lexicology and Phraseology; a) Phonetics and Phonology; Phonetics. Aspects of phonetics; Classification of Russian sounds: Vowels and Consonants; Changes of sound in speech act; Phonological study of sounds; Intonation: Types and usage; b) Lexicology and Phraseology; Lexicology; Polysemy.Different types of meaning and its stylistic usage; Metaphors, metonymy, synecdoche. Lexical and grammatical meanings of word; Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, paronyms. Stylistic usage of synonyms, antonyms,; paronyms; Borrowings, calques, archaisms, neologisms; Phraseology. Phraseological expressions in different styles

Morphology and Word formation; Nouns and their usage; Adjectives and their usage; Numerals and their usage; Pronouns and their usage; Adverbs; Verbs and their usage; Prepositions, conjunctions, particles; Interjections; Word formation. Stylistic usage of word formations

Syntax; Phrases; Sentences. Parts of sentences; Simple sentence and its classification; Complex sentence and its classification; Stylistic usage of different types of simple sentences; Stylistic usage of different types of complex sentences; Stylistic functions of conjunctions

Translation: Theory and practice. Methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language; a) Translation: Theory and practice; Theories of translation; Methods of translation; Types of translation; Units of translation: Phoneme, morpheme, word, word combination, sentence and text; Transformation: Lexical, grammatical and stylistic transformations and their subtypes; Translation process: Equivalence, adequacy, interference; Context and situation in translation; Concretization and generalization in translation process; Modern translation tools; b) Methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language; Principles of didactics; Methods of teaching; Means and tools of teaching; Techniques of evaluation

Culture and Civilization; a) Russia: Land and People; Early inhabitants. Eastern Slavs. Religion and culture of ancient Rus. Decline of Kievan Rus and; emergence of Moscow. Mongol and Tatar invasion. Reign of Ivan the Terrible. Peter the Great.; Romanov dynasty. October Revolution. Birth of the USSR. Stalin period. Period of thaw and; stagnation. Collapse of the USSR. Birth of the Russian Federation. The Modern period.; b) Russian customs and festivals; c) Major figures and their contribution in the field of art: Paintings and handicrafts,; music and ballet, theatre, cinema, sculpture and architecture; science and; technology

Major Literary trends, methods and themes of 19th century, 20th century and of the Modern period; Classicism; Sentimentalism; Romanticism; Realism; The Natural School in Russian Literature; Critical Realism; Modernism: Symbolism, Acmeism, Futurism, Imagism; The Literary Groups of the 20-s and 30-s; The Formalist school; Socialist Realism; Writings ‘for the drawer’; The War Prose and verses, Village Prose, Urban prose, Gulag Prose, Women’s writings; Poets of the sixties, Author’s song; The Literature of the émigré writers; Post-modernism; Post-realism / Neorealism

Distinctive features of main literary genres; Elements of the literary works; Biographical details and major works of the following authors:; A. Griboyedov, A. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, N. Gogol, I. Turgenev, F. Dostoevsky, L. Tolstoy, A. Chekhov, A. Ostrovsky, I. Bunin, M. Gorky,V. Mayakovsky, A. Blok, S. Esenin, A. Rybakov, A. Akhmatova, O. Mandelshtam, M. Tsvetaeva, A. Kuprin, M.; Zoschenko, M. Bulgakov, E. Zamyatin,M. Sholokhov, B. Pasternak, V. Shukshin, V. Astafiev, Ch. Aitmatov, E. Evtushenko, A. Solzhenytsin, V. Rasputin, V. Makanin

Russian Folklore: Features and classification; Close reading of the following literary works (up to the end of the 19th century); Literary works: Slovo o polku Igoreeve A. Pushkin – Yevgeny Onegin, K Chaadaevy, Ya pomnyu chudnoye mgnoveniye, Stantsionii smotritel’ M. Lermontov - Smert’ poeta, Parus, Giroi nashevo vremeni N. Gogol - Shinel, Revizor I. Turgenev - Rudin, Otsy i Deti A. Ostrovsky- Groza F. Dostoevsky - Pristupleniye i nakazaniye L. Tolstoy - Anna Karenina, Smert’ Ivana Ilycha A. Chekhov - Toska, Palata nomer 6, Vishnyovii sad; Literary critics: V. Belinsky, N. Cherneshevsky, N. Dobrolyubov, D. Pisareev

Analysis of the following literary works (20th century onwards); Literary works: M.Gorky - Starukha Izergil, Mat’, Na dne A. Blok - Dvenadsat’ V. Mayakovsky – Oblako v shtanakh, Klop S. Esenin - Anna Snegina, Rus ukhodyashaya A. Akhmatova – Requeim M. Zocshenko – Priklucheniye obezyani M. Sholokhov - Sudba cheloveka B. Pasternak – Doktor Zhivago A. Solhenytsin – Odin den’ v zhizni IvanaIlycha, Matryonin Dvor V. Shukshin - Srezal, Mikroskop Ch. Aitmatov - Bely Parokhod V. Rasputin - Zhivi i pomni E. Evtushenko – Bratskaya GES; M.Bulgakov - Master i Margarita I. Bunin – Antonovskiye yabloki A. Platonov – Kotlavan A. Vampilov – Utinaya okhota V. Makanin – The captive of Caucasus L. Ulitskaya – Medea and her children S. Shargunov - Hurray; Literary critics: V. Shklovsky, M. Bakhtin, Yu.Lotman, V. Nabokov

ユニット１ 言語 （文法）; Particles and their usage 助詞の用法; Adjectives and their inflection 形容詞とその活用; Adverbs and their various categories 副詞の使い方; Verbs and their conjugation 動詞とその活用; Various intermediate and advanced level language patterns 中上級文型

ユニット２ 読解文・漢字; Understanding the context and contents of a given passage 読解文の内容理解; Reading of kanji in a given context 漢字の読み方; Recognising the appropriate kanji in a given context 文脈に合う漢字の認知

ユニット３ 日本語の応用; Idioms and Proverbs 慣用表現・ことわざ; Onomatopoeic expressions 擬声語・擬態語; Compound words in kanji 四字熟語; Synonyms and Antonyms 同意語・反意語

ユニット４ 言語学; Characteristics of Japanese Language 日本語の特徴; Phonetics 日本語の音声、音素、最小対語など; Morphology 形態論：日本語のテンス、アスペクト、ムード、ヴォイスなど; Page 1 of 3; Syntax 構文、語と句、名詞句、格助詞、副助詞など; Semantics 意味論：述語のいろいろ; Parts of speech 品詞の分類; Interpersonal expressions 待遇表現 、敬語、使役関係、助動詞; Japanese Language Teaching Methods 日本語教授法

ユニット５ 日本文学：小説; Famous literary works and their contents 日本文学の名作; Famous authors and their lives 著名作家とその生涯(坪内逍遥、二葉亭四迷、夏目漱石、森鴎外、島崎藤村、 樋口一葉、志賀直哉、芥川龍之介、川端康成、三島由紀夫、宮沢賢治など); Characters in famous literary works 著名作品に現れる登場人物

ユニット６ 日本文学史; History of Japanese Literature (Ancient to Contemporary) 日本文学史（古代～現代）; Various genres of Japanese Literature 日本文学のジャンル （日記、随筆、物語、詩、劇、説話など）; Major Trends in Japanese Literature 日本文学の流れ; Foreign influence on Japanese Literature 日本文学における東洋・西洋の影響

ユニット７ 日本の伝統文化; Festivals and Annual Events 年中行事、祝祭日; Traditional Arts 伝統芸術：華道、茶道、書道、能、歌舞伎など; Aesthetic values of the Japanese 日本人の美の意識：わび・さび、もののあわれ、幽玄など; Folk and Cultural Practices 日本の風習・風物:冠婚葬祭、遊び、贈答、風物・習慣など; Popular Culture 日本の大衆文化（ポップカルチャー）; Rituals, beliefs and practices in Japan 日本の民間信仰、縁起物など

ユニット８ 日本の社会・宗教; Characteristics of Japanese Society 日本社会の特徴; Japanese work culture 日本のワークカルチャー; Page 2 of 3; Education in Japan 日本の教育; Women in Japan 日本の女性; Social problems in present day Japan 現代日本に見られる社会問題; Major Religions and New Religions in Japan 日本の主な宗教・新宗教

ユニット９ 日本の歴史・文明・思想; Mythological origin of Japan 神話と日本の起源; Historical periods in Japan 日本の歴史的時代区分; Historical landmarks and major treaties signed 歴史上重要な出来事、主な条約の取り極めなど; Socio-political changes in Bakumatsu and Meiji Japan 幕末・明治日本における政治・社会の変遷; Rise of Nationalism in Japan 国粋主義の興隆; Pacific War and Occupation period 太平洋戦争と占領時代; Post-war Economic development 戦後日本の経済発展; Constitution of Japan (Meiji and Showa) 明治・昭和憲法; Philosophical Thought in Japan (Tokugawa to Meiji) 徳川・明治日本の思想の流れ

ユニット１０ 日本事情・一般知識; Major political and other events 重要な出来事：政治的、その他; Current India-Japan relations 今日における印日関係; Achievements and recognition of Japan in various fields such as Science, Literature Sports etc. 科学・文学・スポーツなどの分野における日本の業績; Topography of Japan 日本の国土; Administrative divisions of Japan 日本の行政区分：都道府県; *****; Page 3 of 3

ADULT, CONTINUING EDUCATION & EXTENSION: INDIAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS; Adult, Continuing Education: Pre And Post Independent India; Adult Education Perspectives: Asian, Latin American, European and American; Extension Education and Services in India: Phases and Movements; Extension as “Third Dimension” of Higher Education, New approaches in Extension Education and Services in India, National Open school, Field organisation practices; Need, concept, types and characteristics of Lifelong Learning programmes in India; Opportunities for Lifelong Learning and Extension; Agencies in Lifelong Learning in and outside India; Comparative Studies in Adult Education: Parameters, Trends and Analysis

THEORETICAL AND FUNCTIONAL BASE OF ADULT EDUCATION; Liberal, Behaviouristic, Progressive, Humanistic, Radical and Analytical approaches of Adult Education; Social and educational perspectives of Tagore, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, Ambedkar and other Indian thinkers; Androgogy and Pedagogy; Attributes and distinctive features of adult learning and development; Motivational aspects of adult learning, values in Adult Education, and challenges of contemporary society; Individual Vs. Group learning approaches in Adult Education; Experiences and learning from agriculture, home science, community health and technology; Learning needs of diverse group of adult learners; Theories of adult learning; Professionalization of adult education; Prior learning: Concept, issues and challenges, Equivalence and academic credit for continuing education courses

ALTERNATE LEARNING SYSTEMS; Education: Status, challenges and alternatives; Guidance and counselling: Individual and group counselling; Emergence of distance learning, autonomous learning and online learning; Transformational learning: Use of different media in education, ICT, World wide Web, Mobile technologies, multimedia packages, Computer Aided Learning (CAL), Audio-visual aids; Digital India, Swayam, MOOC courses, UDAAN, e-library; Virtual learners and virtual learning centers; ICT in handling information: storage, retrieval and dissemination of information; Online teaching, challenges and benefits of online learning; Differentiated instructions in an online environment

CURRICULUM PLANNING AND TEACHING-LEARNING MATERIALS; Meaning, definition of curriculum: need for curriculum, curriculum theory and practice; Identification of needs and interests of lifelong learners; Objectives of curriculum development; Principles of curriculum development and its approaches; Curriculum planning: need and implementation; Evaluation: process-product-feedback mechanism; Curriculum development-supporting systems; Teaching methods; Teaching and learning materials and aids for Lifelong Learning; Preparation of books and audio visual material for neo-literates: processes, contents and field testing of materials; Agencies engaged in preparation of materials, type of teaching-learning materials: print, on-line and off-line

HUMAN RESEOURCE MANAGEMENT IN LIFELONG LEARNING AND EXTENSION; Concept, principles and functions of management; Programme planning, organisation and control; Job specifications of personnel engaged in University-community engagement, Skill development, Continuing education & other extension programmes; Training and development: Family-based, Off the job & on the job; Training of functionaries in adult, continuing education, lifelong education through participatory approach; Skill development imitatives : State-promoted, NGO-promoted and Public Private Partnerships (PPP); Field skills, teaching methods of adults, training methods for training for functionaries; Management of a training programme; Evaluation of social development programmes

COMMUNICATION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; Concept, methods and practices of communication; Models: agriculture, community health, educational and social marketing; Modes of communication; conventional and ICT-driven; People’s participation in development; People’s organisation (community based organisation, state promoted organisation); Programmes: individual centric and group centric; Development communication planning and operationalization; Emerging technologies in communication for social development; Communication in extension: government, semi-government, non-government, corporate agencies etc,

SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS; Development and its indicators, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Population Education: Concept and paradigm shifts; Social and distributive justice; Issues of marginalization and pedagogy: women, tribals, minorities, transgender, aged and persons with disability; Value based education; Inequality in social system and social mobility,; Interventions in specific concern areas of children, bonded labour and gender; Interventions in general areas of concern: water, health, energy, disaster and environment; Social and professional ethics

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT; Concept, scope, policy and programmes of vocational education and skill development; Market requirements and skilling status; Operationalization of the concept of vocational education in adult, continuing education and Lifelong Learning through state supported structures like Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and non state supported structures of Industrial and Bussiness houses.; Emergence of Micro-enterprises like Self Help groups and Mega-enterprises like SEWA; Skilling India: Skill sectors, National Skill Development policy, programme, and implementation mechanism.; Structure of skilling programmes, certification and equivalence; Make-In India, Start-up, Stand Up, Mudra Banks, Entrepreneurship; Analysis of such efforts at micro and mega level.

RESEARCH AND RESEAERCH METHODS; Philosophical Roots, history, elements and significance of social science research; Qualitative and quantitative action research; Research Design: Meaning and Types; Descriptive, Analytical, Exploratary, Basic, Applied, Action, Survey and case study research; Sources of data: primary and secondary; Collection of Secondary Data: Historical Documents, Archival Material, Published Sources, Journals, Internet Sources, Census, NSS and Statistical Reports.; Population and Sampling, Data Collection and its tools, organisation of research, analysis, generalization and report writing; Documentation and dissemination of the research work; Content Analysis, Survey and Case studies; Currents trends of research in adult and continuing education (national and international); Emerging areas of research in adult and continuing education and extension,; Ethical concerns in social science research

LIFELONG LEARNING: THE FUTURISTIC VISION; Beyond literacy and numeracy; Resolving the dilemmas of institutional and non-institutional learning; Localising the learning and cultural context of a learner; Harmonizing the skill of individual with the potential employers; Personalised and customised educational opportunities of adult learner; Network based learning; Open option based learning; Building learning communities; Search for an ever-evolving educational policy; Towards a learning society

Physical education and adapted physical education, their objectives Philosophies of education as applied to physical education; Development of Physical education in Greece, Rome, Sweden, Russia England, Denmark, Germany, USA, Australia and China.; Growth and development of physical education in India:; Recreation-its principles, characteristics and importance. Modern trends in recreation. Indoor and outdoor recreational programmes. Recreational programmes for various categories of people.; Wellness-its importance, benefits and challenges. Development and maintenance of wellness.; Teaching Aptitude – nature, objectives, characteristics of teaching, learner characteristics and teaching methods.; Social aspects of sports-sports as a socializing agency, social values , sports leadership, sports as cultural heritage and social aspects of competition.; Ancient & Modern Olympics games, Asian and Commonwealth games.; Structure and functions of international and national bodies controlling various games and sports,. Prominent honours and awards in games and sports.

Exercise physiology its scope and importance in the field of physical education and sports.; Cardio respiratory adaptations to long and short term physical activities.; Muscle-its types , characteristics and functions. Microscopic structure of muscle fibre. Sliding filament theory of muscular contraction. Types of muscle fibres and sports performance. Muscular adaptations to exercise.; Neuro-muscular junction and transmission of nerve impulse, kinesthetic Sense organs and neural control of motor skills.; Bio-chemical aspects of exercise - Metabolism of food products. Aerobic and anaerobic systems during rest and exercise. Direct and indirect methods of measuring energy cost of exercise.; Recovery process - Physiological aspects of fatigue. Restoration of energy stores. Recovery oxygen. Nutritional aspects of performance.; Environmental influence on human physiology under exercise.; Women in sports-trainability. Physiological gender differences and special problems of women athletes.; Aging - Physiological consequences, life style management and healthful aging.; Physiological responses of various therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation.; Physiological aspects of various Ergogenic aids. Massage manipulations and their physiological responses.

Kinesiology and biomechanics. Modern trends in biomechanics. Planes and Axes of human body. Joints and their movements.; Muscle attachments - Origin, insertion, action and leverage of the principal muscles used in sports.; Motion: its laws and their application in sports. Projectile and principles of projections; Linear and angular kinematics and kinetics.; Friction, Spin, impact and elasticity.; Air and water dynamics.; Mechanical advantage and applications of Levers in sports.; Posture and its deformities with their corrective exercises.; Kinesiological, Muscular and mechanical analyses of fundamental movements:; Mechanical analyses of major sports skills

Sports psychology-its importance in the field of physical education and sports.; Motivation in sports-types, theories and dynamics.; Psychological factors affecting sports performance- Emotions, Anxiety aggression, stress ,self confidence, concentration , mental practice and goal setting.; Personality- Theories of personality, measurement of personality.; Group dynamics, Group cohesion and leadership in sports.; Cognitive process-memory and thinking. Principles of Motor skill learning.; Transfer of training and its types with its implication in sports.; Long and short term psychological preparation for performance/ competition.; Psychological skill training for activation and relaxation; Spectators and sports performance.

Development of teacher education for physical education in India. Comparative study of professional preparation in physical education of India with those of USA, Russia, Germany, Australia and UK.; Professional and other courses of physical education in India. Role of Government agencies monitoring professional courses in physical education.; Qualities, qualifications and responsibilities of physical education personnel at primary, secondary and higher education levels. Scope of physical education personnel in the promotion of health, fitness and wellness.; Recent Government policies for promoting physical education and sports in India.; Hierarchy of organizational set-up in physical education at schools, colleges and university level.; Role of public & private sectors in the promotion of physical education and sports in the country.; Curriculum development- Concepts and principles of curriculum planning. Subject matter for different levels of education - primary, secondary and higher education.; Curriculum design and content-importance, selection and classification of subject matter with reference to age, sex and differently abled pupils. Integrated programme for boys and girls.; Teaching aids - Time-table, Concepts, credit system for various subject courses-theory and practical, Impact of technology in physical education and sports,; Curriculum evaluation: Concepts and purpose; procedure and appraisal.

Health-its objectives and spectrum. Health education, its importance and principles . Role of genetics and environment in achieving health. Health-related physical fitness.; Community health programme- Health appraisal & health instructions. International and national health promoting government & private agencies.; School Health programme and personal hygiene.; Communicable diseases: causes, symptoms, prevention through other means and Immunization.; Psychosomatic disorders/ sedentary life style diseases : causes, symptoms and prevention.; Obesity related health problems. Body weight control and its significance on health. Role of exercise, dieting and combination of exercise & dieting on weight control.; First-aid-objectives and principles. First-aid for Shock, poisoning, burns, drowning, bleeding, electric shock and common sports injuries.; Pollution- Air, water, sound and radiation. Effects of pollution on health, Preventive and safety measures from pollution.; Nutrition- Balanced diet and its components. Nutritional Deficiencies. Understanding of malnutrition and nutritional supplements.; Effects of smoking, alcohol, & drugs on health; prevention and rehabilitation.

Sports training-its characteristics and principles. Training load, its features, principles and adaptation process. Means and methods of executing training load. Overload, its Causes, symptoms and remedial measures.; Strength-its characteristics, types of strength, factors determining strength and strength development.; Endurance-its characteristics, types of endurance, factors determining endurance and endurance development.; Speed-its characteristics, types of Speed, factors determining Speed and speed development.; Flexibility-its characteristics, types of flexibility, factors determining flexibility and flexibility development.; Coordinative abilities-its characteristics, types of coordinative abilities, factors determining coordinative abilities and development of coordinative abilities.; Technique and skill-its characteristics and importance. Different stages of technique development and technique training. Tactics and strategy.; Planning-its importance and principles. Types of planning.; Periodization-its importance, objectives and types of periodization. Concept of different periods - Preparatory, competition and transitional. Types of Competition:; Talent identification-process and procedure.

Research in physical education-its importance and classification. Ethical issues in research. Methods of research- Descriptive, historical and experimental. Experimental research designs.; Identification and formulation of research problem. Types of research hypotheses and their formulation. Hypotheses testing.; Tools of research- Questionnaires, opinionnaires, interviews and observation.; Sources and steps of literature search-library, research data bases, internet-search engines, online journals. Note taking and critical reading.; Sampling Techniques- Probability and non probability.; Data, its types and collecting measures.; Normal probability curve and grading scales.; Statistical processes, their importance and uses in research. Application of parametric and non parametric statistical techniques in research.; Computer applications-statistical packages for data analyses- SPSS, e-mail, search engines and Microsoft office.; Preparation of research proposal, report, abstract, paper for publication and paper for presentation.

Test, measurement and evaluation -their types and importance in physical education and sports. Principles and processes of evaluation in physical education.; Criteria of selecting an appropriate test and administration of testing programme.; Types of tests and construction of standard knowledge and skill tests.; Tests for fitness- Physical fitness, motor fitness, motor ability and motor educability. Health related fitness tests.; Test for fitness components-strength, endurance, speed, flexibility and coordinative abilities.; Sports skill tests- Badminton, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Tennis, and Volleyball.; Anthropometric Measurements-land marks and measurement of various body segments ,height, sitting-height, weight, diameters, circumferences, skinfolds, body mass index, ponderal index.; Somatotype and Posture evaluating techniques.; Testing of physiological phenomenons- Blood pressure, breathing frequency vital capacity, heart rate, pulse rate, body temperature and body composition.; Tests for psychological variables- Anxiety, aggression, team cohesion, achievement motivation, mental-toughness, and self-efficacy.

Management-its principles and theories. Scope of management in physical education and sports. Guiding principles for organizing physical education & sports programmes in institutions.; Personnel management-objectives and principles. Self-appraisal, communication skills and time management. Essential skills of administration.; Financial management-objectives, purposes, principles and scope. Planning and preparation of budget. Mechanics of purchase and auditing.; Supervision - objectives, principles and importance of supervision. Techniques of supervision. Duties and responsibilities of a supervisor.; Facility management-planning, procuring and maintenance of facilities-indoor and outdoor facilities. Planning and management of sports infrastructure. Management of records.; Role of sports manager-interpersonal, informational and decision making. Managerial skills – technical, human and conceptual. Qualities and qualification of sports manager.; Event management-its principles, planning, check list, rehearsal, itinerary, execution, reporting and follow-up procedures of an event.; Public relation-principles of public relations in physical education and sports. Mass Media-communication and publicity, qualifications of Public relation officer.; ***********************************************************************

1. Socio-Religious conditions of pre-Islamic Arabia 2. Political and Economic condition 3. Prophet’s life at Makkah and Madina 4. Migration: Importance and implications 5. Formation of Islamic State and Society at Madina 6. The Prophet(PBUH) as a Law giver, Statesman and Mercy to mankind 7. Institution of Khilafat: Importance and relevance 8. Consolidation of Arabia under caliph Abu Bakr 9. Expansion and administration of Islamic State under Caliph Umar 10. Expansion and Political Developments under Caliph Uthman and Caliph Ali 11. Achievements of Khilafat-e-Rashidah

1. The establishment of Umayyad dynasty 2. Prominent rulers 3. Prominent Sahabi and Tabaie scholars; 4. Arabisation of the State 5. Social and Economic conditions 6. Administration 7. Education 8. Development of Arabic Language and Literature 9. Art and Architecture 10. Causes of Decline

1. The establishment of the Abbasid rule 2. Prominent rulers 3. Prominent Scholars 4. Administration 5. Socio-Cultural Developments 6. Development of Religious sciences 7. Education and Educational Institutions 8. Development of Arabic Language and Literature 9. Art and Architecture 10. Trade and Commerce 11. Relations with neighbouring States 12. Causes of decline

1. The establishment of Umayyad rule in Spain 2. The conquest of Sicily 3. Prominent rulers 4. Prominent Scholars and their impact on the west 5. Socio-Cultural developments 6. Contribution to Science and Literature 7. Development of Libraries and Educational Institutions 8. Agriculture, Trade and Commerce; 9. Art and Architecture 10. Disintegration of the Empire: Emergence of Small City-State 11. Muwahhidin and Murabitin: Emergence and decline 12. Fall of Granada and Spanish Inquisition

1. Ghaznavids 2. Saljuqs 3. Samanids 4. Fatimids 5. Khwarizmshahs 6. Mamluks 7. Aghlabids 8. Hamadanids 9. Idrisids 10. Tulunids 11. Ikhshidids 12. Ayyubids 13. Qachars

1. Origin and Development of Ottoman Empire 2. Prominent Ottoman Rulers 3. The Ottoman administration and army 4. Socio-Religious and Educational conditions 5. The Ottoman Society 6. The Ottomans and the west 7. Art and Architecture 8. The Ottoman decline: causes 9. Origin and Development of Safavid Empire 10. Shah Ismail and the promotion of Shi´ism; 11. Shah-Abbas and the administrative reforms 12. Art and Architecture 13. Trade and Commerce

1. Advent of Islam in India (Kerala) 2. Islam in Sindh: Muhammad bin Qasim’s Administration and Religious Policy 3. Establishment of Delhi Sultanate 4. Administration during the sultanate period 5. Socio-Religious and Educational conditions 6. Madaris and their syllabii 7. Contribution to Fiqh and Hadith Literature 8. The Mughal rule and administration 9. Socio-Religious and Educational scenario during the Mughal Rule 10. Contribution to Fiqh and Hadith Literature (Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi, Shah Waliullah, Sheikh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlvi and others) 11. Mughal art and architecture 12. Industry, Trade and Commerce 13. 1757: British Colonialism and its expansion 14. 1857: First war of independence and its consequences 15. Role of Muslims in the freedom struggle: Khilafat and non-cooperation movements

1. Collection and compilation of Quran 2. Ethical, Social, Political and Economic teachings of the Quran 3. Origin and development of Tafsir Literature 4. Classical Tafsir: Al-Tabari, Al-Razi and Zamakhshari; 5. Tafsir in the modern age: Tafsir al-Manar, Fi-zilal al-Quran, Bayan al-Quran, Tarjuman al-Quran, Tafhim al-Quran, Tadabbur al-Quran and Tafsir al-Quran 6. Origin and development of Hadith Literature 7. Compilation of Hadith Literature 8. Riwayah and Dirayah 9. Muwatta, Musnad,Sihahe-Sitta and their compilers (authors) 10. Origin and development of Fiqh Literature 11. Sources of Islamic Fiqh

Knowledge; 1. Origin and development of Muslim philosophy 2. Classical Muslim Philosophers: Al-Kindi, Farabi, Ibn-Sina, Al-Ghazzali, Ibne Rushd. 3. Qadariyya, Murjiyya, Khawarij, Mutazalites and Asharites 4. Origin and development of Sufism 5. Prominent Sufis: Hassan al- Basri, Junaid Baghdadi, Ibne-Arabi and Sheikh Ali Hujwiri 6. Major Sufi orders: Chishtiyya, Suhrawardiyya, Qadiriyya, Naqshabandiyya 7. Muslim contribution to Natural and Social Sciences: Medicine, Mathematics, Astronomy, Historiography, Geography, chemistry and Botany 8. Prominent classical thinkers and scientists Al-Mawardi, Al-Biruni, Ibn-Tayimiyya, Ibn-Khaldun, Ibn al-Baytar, Ibn al-Haytham etc.

1. Advent of Western Modernity and Technology in Egypt and India 2. Muhammad Ali Pasha and his reforms; 3. Tanzimat 4. Sir Syed and his educational movement 5. Modern religious movements: The Wahabiyya, the Sokoto and Faraizi movement 6. Shah Waliullah and his movement 7. Syed Ahmad Shaheed and his movement 8. Ikhwan al-Muslimun and Jamaate-Islami 9. Young Turk Movement, Nursi Movement 10. Arab Nationalism: Abdul Rehman al-Kawakibi 11. Western Modernity in Turkey and Iran:Mustafa Kemal and Reza Shah 12. Muslim Modernist thinkers: Ali-Abdul Raziq, Qasim Amin, Fazlur Rahman 13. Contemporary Muslim Organisations and Schools of Thought: Deoband, Nadwa, the Salfis and Barelvis 14. Modern Islamic Thinkers: Jamalud-din-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, Rashid Rida, Hasan al- Banna, Syed Qutb, Shibli Nomani, Allama Iqbal, Abul-A´la Maududi, Ayatullah Khomeini, Ali Shariati and Ahmed Kasravi Tabrezi. 15. The Iranian Revolution 16. The Palestine Problem – Liberation Organisation: PLO, Hamas, and Hezbollah 17. The Arab Spring 18. Egypt: Democracy on Trial 19. Conflicts in West Asia: Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yeman 20. Indo-Arab Relations

Meaning and concepts of Culture:; Traditional and Modern concepts of Culture-Notions of Culture in textual tradition, anthropological, archaeological and sociological understanding of the term culture. Elements of Culture, concept of Indianness and value system. Relation between culture and civilization. Historiography and approaches to the study of Indian Culture– Stereotypes, Objectivity and Bias, Imperialist, Nationalist, Marxist and Subaltern. Heritage of India and world’s debt to Indian Culture.

Sources of the Study of Indian Culture; Archaeological: cultural remains, Monuments, Numismatics, Epigraphy; Literary sources and Oral traditions; Foreign Accounts; Archival sources.

Pre-historic and Proto-historic Cultures; Stone age cultures-palaeolithic, mesolithic and neolithic; Proto-historic cultures - chalcolithic horizon, Harappan Culture-current debates on nomenclature and scripts, Town planning and architecture, art, social, religious and economic life. Evolution of India’s main language families. -1-

Vedic and post-Vedic Period; Early Vedic and later Vedic ideas and institutions: social, religious, economic, political and scientific. Post Vedic– Religious Movements and emergence of states, Shramana traditions- Buddhism, Jainism, Ajivikas and other sects. Education system and centres– Taxila and Kashi.

Mauryan and Post-Mauryan period; Ideas and Institutions: Social, Religious, Economic and Political. Ashoka’s Dhamma. Scripts- Brahmi and Kharosthi. Impact of Foreign Invasions. Art and Architecture. Literature- Arthasashtra, Manusmriti, Natyashastra, Panchatantra, Buddhacharit and Saundarananda. Scientific Achievements- Nagarjuna, Sushruta and Charaka. Education System and Centres. Sangam Age- Society and Culture. Contacts with outside world.

Gupta and Post-Gupta period,; Ideas and Institutions: social, religious, philosophical, economic and political. Scientific Achievements- Mathematics, Astronomy, Metallurgy. Art and Architecture-evolution of Temples, Paintings of Ajanta and Bagh. Literature- Kalidasa, Banabhatta, Bharavi, Magha, Bhavabhuti, Dandi. Canonical Texts- Vishnu Dharmottara Purana. Education system and centres- Nalanda, Valabhi. Contacts with outside world.; -2-

Early Medieval Period; Legacies of Classical ideas and emergence of new trends: Society- Proliferation of castes, outcastes, Vishti, Slavery. Position of women. Polity-feudalism. Economy-de-urbanization and agrarian system. Religion: Vedic-Puranic, Shramana tradition, Tantra, Bhakti movements. Philosophical thoughts- Shaddarshana. Philosophers- Shankara, Ramanuja. Pilgrimmage tradition. Art and Architecture- Nagara, Dravida, Bhumija, Vesara. Education system and centres- Vikramashila, Nalanda etc. Scientific achievements- Mathematics, Astronomy. Literature- Kalhana’s Rajatarangini and Al-Birunis’ Kitab-ul Hind. Contacts with Islam. Canonical texts- Samarangana-sutradhara, Manasara, Bhuvanapradeepa, Sadhanamala.

Sultanate Period; Delhi Sultanate - Ideas and Institutions: Political- Iqta; impact of the new ruling class on society. Economic-market reforms, growth of new urban centres, percolation of Islam in rural areas, resistance and acceptance. Extent of slavery. Religion- Acharya traditions, Bhakti tradition, Kabir and Ravidas, emergence of Sufism - Chishti and Suhrawardy. Art and Architecture-emergence of Sultanate school of architecture and paintings, regional styles. Religious and secular structures. Literature - Sanskrit, Persian, Regional languages and emergence of Hindawi. Amir Khusrau, Chandabardai. Education system. Vijay Nagar Empire: Ideas and Institutions - political - Nayankara. Art and Architecture, Literature. Educational institutions.; -3-

Mughal Period; Ideas and Institutions: Polity – Mansab and Jagir, Watan Jagir, Economy – Zamindari and Zabt. Society – Aristocracy, emergence of middle classes, labourers, Slaves. Position of Women.; Religion and Philosophy - growth of Vaishnava Bhakti, Panthiesm and Sufi traditions. Sulh-i kul, Naqshabandis. Gurunanaka, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Meerabai, Narayanabhatta, Raghunandana. Literature-development in Sanskrit, Persian and vernacular languages- Tulasidasa, Suradasa, Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khanan, Abdul Fazl, Faizi, Badauni, Banarasidas (Ardhakathanaka). Translation of religious texts by Akbar and Dara-Shukoh. Art and Architecture– Emergence of Mughal Schools; Temples of Vrindavan– Gobinda Deva and Keshava Das Temple; Four Quarter Gardens. Introduction of new education curricullum from Akbar’s period onwards Dars-i-nizami. Religious syncretism in coinage, miniatures and structures. Science and Technology. – Introduction of mechanical devices, pindrum gearing and astrolabe; Sawai Jai Singh’s observatories. Arrival of Europeans and their impact – Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French.; -4-

Modern Period; Emergence of successor states and cultural developments: Awadh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Marathas and Rajputana. Impact of Western ideas and Indian responses: European studies of India; William Jones and Asiatic Society; Fort William College; influence of Christian missionaries. Emergence and Development of New Education System. Indian Cultural Renaissance. Socio-Religious reform movements: Reformists- Brahama Samaja, Aligarh Movement, Ramakrishna Mission and Theosophical Society; Revivalist- Wahabi and Arya Samaj Movement. Dalit Movements; Sikh reform movements. Administrative Measures: legislation on women, education and social evils. Literature: emergence of Shahr Ashob; Urdu– Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal; Hindi- Bhartendu Harishchand, Prem Chand; Bengali-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Qazi Nazrul Islam. Science and Technology: emergence of modern science and technology.; -5-

Principles and Practices of Management: Development of management Thought, Contributions of Taylor, Fayol, Mayo, Mary Parker Follett and C.I. Barnard.; Behavioural Approach, Systems Approach, Quantitative Approach and Contingency Approach.; Function of Management: Planning and Decision Making, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Controlling, Coordinating.

Human Resource Management: Conceptual framework, Human Resource Planning, Job Analysis, Recruitment, Selection, Placement, Induction, Training and Development, Performance Management, Job Evaluation, Compensation Management, Employee Benefits and Incentives, Managing Career.; New Trends in HRM: Changing environment of HRM and contemporary challenges, Emerging HRM Concepts.

Human Resource Development (HRD): Concepts, Assumptions, Values, HRD Mechanisms, Action – research Model, HRD Culture and Climate, HRD Interventions, HR Accounting and Audit, Consultant – client relationship, Knowledge Management, Human Resource Information System.; International Human Resource Management (IHRM): Organisational context of IHRM, IHRM and Sustainable Business, Functions of IHRM, Cross – Cultural Studies, Cultural Diversity, Transnational Organisations, IHRM models.

Organisational Behaviour: Concept, Scope, Nature of human behavior, Personality, Perception, Learning, Attitude, Motivation, Interpersonal Behaviour, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Communication, Power and Authority, Stress, Organisational Change and Development.

Industrial Relations: Concept, Scope, Evolution, Approaches, Actors and Models, Conflict and cooperation, Bi-partitism, Tri-partitism, Collective Bargaining, Workers’ Participation in Management, Grievance Handling and Disciplinary Action, Code of Conduct, Industrial Relations in changing scenario, Employers’ organisations.; Trade Unions: Concepts, Evolution, Problems of trade unions in India, Recognition, The Trade Unions Act, 1926. Emerging role of trade unions in India.

Industrial Disputes: Factors, Forms, Trends, Prevention and Settlement, Role of State and Central Labour Administration, Strikes and Lockouts. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Labour Legislation:; Objectives, Principles, Classification and Evolution. International Labour Organisation, Social Justice and Labour Legislation, Indian Constitution and Labour Laws.; The Factories Act, 1948.; The Mines Act, 1952.; The Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1979.; The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.; The Building and other Construction workers (Regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996.; The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

Wages:; Concept, Types, Factors influencing wages, Wage Theories and Wage Differentials; The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.; The Payment of Wages Act, 1936.; The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.; The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.; The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.; The Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

Labour Welfare:; Concept, Scope, Types, Theories and Principles, Industrial Health and Hygiene, Industrial Accidents and safety, Occupational Diseases; Social Security: Concept and Scope, Social Assistance and Social assurance.

Labour Market:; Features, Demand and Supply of Labour, Nature and Composition of Indian Labour Force, Unemployment and Underemployment, Types of Labour Market,; Characteristics of Indian Labour Market, New Dynamics of Labour Market in India, Economic Systems and Labor Market, Problems of Labour in India.

1. Nature and sources of law 2. Schools of jurisprudence 3. Law and morality 4. Concept of rights and duties 5. Legal personality 6. Concepts of property, ownership and possession 7. Concept of liability 8. Law, poverty and development 9. Global justice 10. Modernism and post-modernism

1. Preamble, fundamental rights and duties, directive principles of state policy. 2. Union and State executive and their interrelationship 3. Union and State legislature and distribution of legislative powers 4. Judiciary 5. Emergency provisions 6. Temporary, transitional and special provisions in respect of certain states 7. Election Commission of India 8. Nature, scope and importance of administrative law 9. Principle of natural justice 10. Judicial review of administrative actions – Grounds.

1. International law – Definition, nature and basis; 2. Sources of International law 3. Recognition of states and governments 4. Nationality, immigrants, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) 5. Extradition and asylum 6. United Nations and its organs 7. Settlement of international disputes 8. World Trade Organization (WTO) 9. International humanitarian law (IHL) - Conventions and protocols 10. Implementation of IHL - Challenges

1. General principles of criminal liability – Actus reus and mens rea, individual and group liability and constructive liability 2. Stages of crime and inchoate crimes - Abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt 3. General exceptions 4. Offences against human body 5. Offences against state and terrorism 6. Offences against property 7. Offences against women and children 8. Drug trafficking and counterfeiting 9. Offences against public tranquility 10. Theories and kinds of punishments, compensation to the victims of crime

1. Nature and definition of tort 2. General principles of tortious liability 3. General defenses 4. Specific torts – Negligence, nuisance, trespass and defamation 5. Remoteness of damages 6. Strict and absolute liability 7. Tortious liability of the State 8. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 - Definitions, consumer rights and redressal mechanism 9. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - No fault liability, third party insurance and claims tribunal 10. The Competition Act, 2002 - Prohibition of certain agreements, abuse of dominant position and regulation of combinations

1. Essential elements of contract and e-contract 2. Breach of contract, frustration of contract, void and voidable agreements 3. Standard form of contract and quasi-contract 4. Specific contracts - Bailment, pledge, indemnity, guarantee and agency 5. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 6. Partnership and limited liability partnership 7. Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 8. Company law – Incorporation of a company, prospectus, shares and debentures 9. Company law – Directors and meetings 10. Corporate social responsibility

1. Sources and schools 2. Marriage and dissolution of marriage 3. Matrimonial remedies - Divorce and theories of divorce 4. Changing dimensions of institution of marriage – Live-in relationship 5. Recognition of foreign decrees in India on marriage and divorce 6. Maintenance, dower and stridhan 7. Adoption, guardianship and acknowledgement 8. Succession and inheritance 9. Will, gift and wakf 10. Uniform Civil Code

1. Meaning and concept of ‘environment’ and ‘environmental pollution’ 2. International environmental law and UN Conferences 3. Constitutional and legal framework for protection of environment in India 4. Environmental Impact Assessment and control of hazardous waste in India 5. National Green Tribunal 6. Concept and development of human rights 7. Universalism and cultural relativism 8. International Bill of Rights 9. Group rights – Women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, minorities and weaker sections 10. Protection and enforcement of human rights in India – National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Minorities, National Commission for Women, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Schedule Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes

TECHNOLOGY LAW; 1. Concept and meaning of intellectual property 2. Theories of intellectual property 3. International conventions pertaining to intellectual properties 4. Copyright and neighboring rights – Subject matters, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies 5. Law of patent – Patentability, procedure for grant of patent, limitations and exceptions, infringement and remedies 6. Law of trademark – Registration of trademarks, kinds of trademarks, infringement and passing off, remedies 7. Protection of Geographical Indications 8. Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge 9. Information technology law-digital signature and electronic signature, electronic governance, electronic records and duties of subscribers 10. Cyber crimes, penalties and adjudication

1. Comparative Law – Relevance, methodology, problems and concerns in Comparison 2. Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal 3. Models of federalism – USA, Canada and India 4. Rule of Law – ‘Formal’ and ‘substantive’ versions 5. Separation of powers – India, UK, USA and France 6. Independence of judiciary, judicial activism and accountability – India, UK and USA 7. Systems of constitutional review – India, USA, Switzerland and France 8. Amendment of the Constitution – India, USA and South Africa 9. Ombudsman –Sweden, UK and India 10. Open Government and Right to Information - USA, UK and India

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. 2. Information Life Cycle - Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination. 3. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational and Technological Development. 4. Information Science - Relationship with other subjects, Information Society and Knowledge Society. 5. Communication – Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers; Trends in Scholarly Communication. 6. Information Industry - Generators, Providers and Intermediaries. 7. IPR and Legal Issues - Categories, Conventions, Treaties, Laws. 8. Plagiarism: Concept and Types. 9. Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act. 10. National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries.

1. Historical Development of Libraries in India; Committees and Commissions on Libraries in India. 2. Types of Libraries – Academic, Public, Special and National. 3. Library Legislation and Library Acts in Indian States; The Press and Registration of Books Act; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act. 4. Laws of Library Science. 5. Library and Information Science Profession - Librarianship as a Profession, Professional Skills and Competences; Professional Ethics. 6. Professional Associations - National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA, ALA, CILIP, ASLIB, SLA; Role of UGC, RRRLF and UNESCO in Promotion and Development of Libraries. 7. Library and Information Science Education in India. 8. Library Public Relations and Extension Activities. 9. Type of Users - User Studies, User Education.; 10. Information Literacy - Areas, Standards, Types and Models; Trends in Information Literacy.

1. Information Sources - Nature, Characteristics, Types and Formats. 2. Sources of Information - Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non-Documentary. 3. Primary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Journals, Conference Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature. 4. Secondary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical sources, Handbooks and Manuals. 5. Tertiary Information Sources (Print and Electronic)- Directories, Year Books, Almanacs. 6. Reference Sources - Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language and Geographical. 7. Electronic Information Resources - Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums /Groups. 8. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia; Open Access Databases. 9. Institutional and Human Resources. 10. Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources.

1. Community Information Services. 2. Reference Service – Concept and Types; Referral Services 3. Alerting Services - CAS, SDI, Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery. 4. Mobile based Library Services and Tools – Mobile OPAC, Mobile Databases, Mobile Library Website, Library Apps, Mobile Library Instructions, Augmented Reality, SMS Alerts, Geo-Location, Reference Enquiry. 5. Web 2.0 and 3.0 - Library 2.0- Concept, Characteristics, Components; Instant Messaging, RSS Feeds, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Ask a Librarian 6. Collaborative Services- Social Networks, Academics Social Networks, Social Tagging, Social Bookmarking. 7. Web – Scale Discovery Services 8. National Information Systems and Networks: NISCAIR, DESIDOC, SENDOC, ENVIS, INFLIBNET, DELNET, NICNET, ERNET, National Knowledge Network (NKN), Biotechnology Information System Network 9. International Information Systems and Networks: INIS, AGRIS, INSPEC, MEDLARS, BIOSIS, ERIC, Patent Information System (PIS), Biotechnology Information System (BIS). 10. Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia – National and International.

1. Universe of Knowledge - Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects. 2. Knowledge Organisation - Classification – Theories, Cannons, and Principles; Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS), Taxonomies, Folksonomy, Trends in Classification. 3. Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Schemes – DDC, UDC and CC. 4. Knowledge Organisation: Cataloguing - Cannons and Principles; Centralized and Co-operative Catalogue; Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR - II. 5. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description – ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe. 6. Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange & Communication – ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71. 7. Metadata Standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, EAD. 8. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Assigned - Pre-coordinate; Post-Coordinate; Derived- Title-based; Vocabulary Control. 9. Abstracting – Types and Guidelines. 10. Information Retrieval System – Features, Components, Models and Evaluation.

1. Management - Principles, Functions and Schools of thought. 2. Library and Information Centers Management - Book Selection Tools and Principles; Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Maintenance and Stock Verification; Preservation and Conservation; Hazards and Control Measures of Library Materials. 3. Human Resource Management – Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal; Staff Manual. 4. Financial Management in Libraries - Sources of Finance, Resource Mobilisation, Budgeting Methods; Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis, Annual Reports & Statistics; Library Authority and Committee. 5. Project Management - SWOT, PEST, PERT / CPM. 6. Total Quality Management (TQM) - Concepts, Principles and Techniques, Six Sigma; Evaluation of Services of Libraries and Information Centers. 7. Library Building, Furniture and Equipments; Green Library Building; Information Commons; Makers Space; Security and Safety. 8. Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Change Management, Disaster Management, Crisis Management. 9. Knowledge Management – Principles, Tools, Components and Architecture. 10. Marketing of Library Products and Services – Plan, Research, Strategies, Mix, Segmentation, Pricing and Advertising; Management Consultancy.

1. Computer Technology - Character Representation (ASCII, ISCII, Unicode); Computer Hardware, Software; Storage Devices; Input and Output Devices. 2. Types of Software - System Software, Application Software. 3. Programming Languages – Object Oriented, Procedural, High Level, Scripting; Web Languages. 4. Telecommunication - Transmission Channels, Mode, and Media, ISDN, PSDN, Multiplexing, Modulation, Standards and Protocols. 5. Wireless Communication – Media, Wi-fi, Li-fi, Satellite Communication, Mobile Communication. 6. Computer Networks - Topologies, Types of Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN. 7. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Meta and Entity Search engines. 8. Internet Protocols and Standards – HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL. 9. Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Technologies. 10. Data Security, Network Security, Firewalls, Cryptographic Techniques, Anti-virus software, Anti-spyware, Intrusion Detection System.

1. Library Automation – Areas, Planning, Selection of Hardware and Software, Implementation and Evaluation; Standards for Library Automation. 2. Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications. 3. Digitization – Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process, Issues. 4. Digital Library: Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture; Standards, Formats and Protocols, DOI. 5. Digital Preservation - Need, Purpose, Standards, Methods, Techniques, Projects (National and International). 6. Digital Library Initiatives – National and International. 7. Institutional Repositories - Need, Purpose, Types and Tools; Institutional Repositories in India; ROAR, DOAR, SHARPA-ROMIO. 8. Content Management Systems – Architecture, Data Integration, CMS Software – Selection, Implementation and Evaluation. 9. Application of Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems and Robotics in Libraries; Social Mobile Analytics Cloud (SMAC); Cloud Computing. 10. Ontology – Tools (RDF, RDFS, Potege); Semantic Web, Linked Data, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Harvesting.

1. Research - Concept, Purpose, Functions, Scope and Ethics; Types of Research – Basic and Applied, Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary. 2. Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi. 3. Research Design - Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation of Research Problem; Hypothesis – Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling Techniques. 4. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records, Scales and Checklist. 5. Data Analysis and Interpretation - Presentation of Data; Statistical Methods/ Techniques. 6. Statistical Packages – Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘R’ Statistics. 7. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools – Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines; Style Manuals; Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Anti-plagiarism Tools; Evaluation of Research Report. 8. Metric Studies in LIS - Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics; 9. Impact Factors – Journal, Institutional and Authors; h-Index, g-Index, i10 Index. 10. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.

1. Academic Library and Information System. 2. Public Library and Information System. 3. Special Library and Information System. 4. Health Science Library and Information System. 5. Corporate Library and Information System. 6. Agricultural Library and Information System. 7. Engineering and Technological Library and Information System. 8. Archive, Museums and Oriental Libraries. 9. Community Information System. 10. Information Services and System for Persons with Disability, Children and Women.

1) Life of Gautama the Buddha and the Origin of Buddhism (From the birth to Mahāparinirvāṇa and the events happened thereafter) 2) Buddhist Councils (From first to fourth) and the contribution of great emperor Aśoka and Kanișka to the spread of Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China and Tibet. 3) Schools of Buddhism: Theravāda and four Philosophical Schools (Vaibhāșika, Sautrāntika, Vijňānavāda and Mādhyamika) 4) Pali and Sanskrit Canonical Buddhist Literature (Pāli Tipiṭaka and Sanskrit Vaipulya Sūtras) 5) Life and Works of Buddhaghosa, Nāgārjuna, Vasubandhu and Dharmakīrti.

1) Three modes of Teachings of the Buddha: Sīla, Samādhi and Prajňā 2) (i) Philosophical Concepts: Trilakṣaṇas : Anitya, Duḥkha and Anātma (ii) Noble Truths (iii) Pratītya-samutpāda (iv) Citta-santati and Ᾱlaya-vijňāna (v) Śūnyatā and Nirvāṇa; 3) Budddhist Meditation: Samatha and Vipassanā 4) Six heretical thinkers, contemporary to the Buddha and their Philosophy.; -1-; -2-

1) Ancient Buddhist Educational Institutions (Mahāvihāras): Nālandā, Valabhi, Vikramaśilā, Udantapurī, Somapurī and Jagaddala. 2) Buddhist sculpture and Architecture: Nālandā, Bodhagayā Temple, Ajantā Caves, Sāncī Stūpa, Sāranātha 3) Places of Buddhist Pilgrimage: Lumbinī, Bodhagayā, Sāranātha and Kuśīnārā 4) Revival of Buddhism and Contribution of Anāgarika Dharmapāla, Mahāthera, Kṛpāśaraṇa, Candramaṇi Mahāthera and Bhikṣhu Jagadīśa Kāśyapa. 5) Impact of Buddhism on Social and Economic life.

1) History of Jainism : Kālacakra (cycle of time) and the tradition of Tīrthaṅkaras - Life-sketch of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, Pārśvanātha and Mahāvīra 2) Jain Sects and their sub-division : Digambara and Śvetāmbara and their sub-sects. 3) Ṇamokāra Mahāmantra, Five Preceptor (Pañca Parameṣṭhi), Prayer, Bhakti, Upāsanā; Three Jewels : Samyakdarśana-Jñāna-Cāritra. 4) Prakrit Canonical (Āgama) Literature and their VĀCANĀS (councils). 5) Prominent Ācāryas of Jainism : Life and works of Ācārya Kundakunda, Ācārya Umāsvāmi(ti), Ācārya Siddhasena, Ācārya Akalaṅka svāmi, Ācārya Haribhadra Sūri, Ācārya Vīrasena Svāmi, Ācārya Jinasena, Ācārya Hemchandra Sūri and Ācārya Yaśovijay.

1) Vows : vows of Householders- Aṇuvratas, Guṇavratas and Śikṣāvratas; Great Vows (Mahāvratas) of Monks- Ahiṃsā (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), Braḥmacarya (celibacy) and Aparigraha (non-possessiveness). 2) Seven elements and six substance; Theory of Karma and its classification, Puruṣārtha. 3) The concept of Knowledge and its classification. 4) Anekāntavāda and Syādvāda; Jain Yoga and Dhyāna. 5) The concept of Liberation in Jainism.

1) Jain Art (Śilpa) and Architecture : Jain caves and temples of Southern India, Jain Temples of Khajurāho, Devagarḥa, Pālitānā and Mount-Ābu. 2) Jain Sculptures, Paintings and Jain Iconography : important Jain Sculptures available in India, Idols received from Śravaṇabelagolā and Mathurā.; -3-; 3) Impact of Jain Religion on Society : Vegetarianism (Śakāhāra) and Charity (Dāna); Status of women in Jain Religion. 4) Environmental and Ecological thoughts in Jainism; Jainism and Science. 5) Main Centres of Jaina Learning: Śravaṇabelagolā, Jesalamera, Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Vaishali, Koba, Ladnun, Jaipur, Delhi; Jainism in abroad.

1) Mahatma Gandhi: (i) Family background (ii) Early life and education in India and England (iii) Impact of various Religions and their Scriptures; 2) Gandhi in South Africa:; (i) The origin of Satyagraha (ii) Struggle against Racial discrimination, injustice and exploitation (iii) Impact of Leo Tolstoy, John Ruskin, Henry David Thoreau, Raichandra Bhai etc.

1) Foundations of Gandhi’s Social, Political, Economic and Religious Thought:; (i) Views on Social Justice, Social inequalities, Caste System and Untouchability. (ii) Women’s Problems and Empowerment (iii) Gandhi’s views on Truth, Non-Violence, Satyagraha and the Theory of ends and means; 2) State and Democracy:; (i) Panchayat Raj (ii) Parliamentary Democracy, Sovereignty, Freedom, Spiritualization of politics (iii) Human Rights and Duties.; -4-; 3) Fundamentals of Gandhian Economics:; (i) Critique of Modern Western Civilization, Labour – Capital Relations (ii) Small-Scale Cottage Industries (iii) Constructive Programme and Sustainable Development.

1) Gandhi’s Role in Freedom Movement: (i) Champaran (ii) Non-Cooperation (iii) Ahmedabad Mill Strike, Dandi March (iv) Bardoli and Kheda Satyagrahas (v) His Role in Vykom Satyagraha and Quit India Movement. 2) Gandhi and Partition of India.

1) Peace Studies: (i) Understanding Peace – Coercive and Non-Coercive Approaches, Culture of Peace. (ii) The problem of War: Causes, Types, Attributes and Theories of War. 2) Major Peace Movements: (i) Pacifism, Civil Rights Movement in U.S.A. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament by various Agencies. (ii) Green Peace Movement. (iii) The contemporary Global Issues regarding World War and Quest for Peace. (iv) Legacy of Peace Builders: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King (Jr.), Daisaku Ikeda and Nelson Mandela.; 3) Conflicts:; (i) Concept, Nature and Causes, Methods of Conflict Resolution.; (ii) Agencies of Conflict Resolution, UN Peace Keeping, Peace Building, Peace Education, Adjudication, Role of Shanti Sena, Track–II Diplomacy, etc.; 4) Human Security and Terrorism:; (i) The problem of Terrorism; (ii) Structural and State Violence -5-

a. Religion: Meaning, Definition, Nature, and Scope b. Theories: Origin of Religion c. Study of Religion: Aims and objectives d. Dimensions of Religion: Doctrinal, social, moral code of conduct, devotional praxis e. Religion’s Relationship with other Disciplines: Theology, Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, Culture and Arts

a. Early forms of Religious Expression: Mana, Magic, Fetishes, Shamans, Totem, Taboo, Ancestor worship b. Nature of Holy: Animism, Naturism, Theism, Polytheism, Henotheism, Deism, Monotheism, Pantheism, and Panentheism c. Task and Objectives: Myths, Rituals, Rites of Passage, Sacraments, Prayers, Festivals, Sacrifices d. Religion of the Major Civilizations: Indus Valley, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese. e. Meaning and Nature: Syncretism, Mysticism, Schism, Sect, etc. f. Zoroastrianism : Beliefs and Practices

a. Approaches to the Study of Religion: Anthropological, Sociological, Phenomenological, Psychological, Historical, and Experiential. b. Challenges to Religion: Atheism, Agnosticism, Existentialism, Humanism, Marxism, Rationalism, Materialism, Secularism, Relativism, Globalization, Clash Civilizations. c. Modern Trends in the Study of Religion: Holistic or all inclusive approach, interfaith understanding and dialogue, co-existence, human rights, empowerment of the Subaltern or social justice, gender equality, ecology and environment, world peace and harmony.; d. Religious Authority: Tradition, magician, diviner, scripture, seer, saint, reformer, founder, prophet

a. Nature of Vedic Religion and Culture b. Vedic Literature – Samhita-s, Aranyak-s, Upanisad-s c. Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, Tantraism, etc. d. Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy – Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta e. Epics (Ramayana, Mahabharata) and Purana-s f. Bhakti and Reform Movements of the Medieval Period g. Modern Reform Movements (Brahmosamaja, Aryasamaja, Ramakrishna Mission, etc.)

a. Sramana Culture and Tirthankara Tradition (Rsabhadeva to Mahavira) b. Main Sects of Jainism – Digambara and Svethambara c. Prakrit Agama Literature and Prominent Acaryas d. Basic Doctrines, Principles and Philosophy e. Contribution to Arts and Arhitecture f. Social Aspects of Jainism g. Contemporary Developments of Jainism h. Jain Pilgrimage and Jain Festivals

a. Background, Life and Teaching of Gautama Buddha b. Pali Tipitaka Literature and Mahayana Sutra-s c. Main Sects – Hinayana, Mahayana, etc. d. Basic Doctrines, Principles and Philosophy e. Contribution to Arts and Architecture f. Expansion of Buddhism Outside India g. Social Aspects and Revival of Buddhism

a. Origin and Development: Creation, the Call of Abraham, the Call of Moses, the Exodus, the Covenant on Mount Sinai b. Hebrew Scripture: Pentateuch (Torah), Prophets (Nibium), Writings (Ketubium) c. Jewish Beliefs: Ten Commandments, Talmud, Midrash, Passover, Messiah, etc. d. Jewish Celebration: Sabbath, Synagogue Assembly, Passover, Feast of Weeks, Feast of Tabernacles e. Jewish Ethics: Covenant consciousness, Mosaic Laws, Jubilee stipulations, marriage and family f. Importance of Jerusalem g. Major Denomination of Judaism

a. The Life and Message of Jesus Christ b. The beginning of Christianity and the Sermon on the Mount c. Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures d. Main Christian Churches (Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant) e. Important Beliefs and Teachings of Christianity f. Christian Life: Worship, Rituals, and Mysticism g. History of Christianity in India h. Contemporary Trends in Christian Theology

a. The social, religious condition of Arabia before the advent of Islam b. Life of the Prophet Mohammad and the basic teachings of the Quran, the establishment of the Islamic community and the Madina state. c. Introduction of Hadith and Fiqh and some important Muhaddith (Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim) and Faqi (Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Malki Imam Hanbal) d. Some important Muslim thinkers: Ali ibn e Hazam, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, ibn-e- Taimiyah and Shah Waliullah; e. Development of Sufism, some important Sufi order’s (Chishtiyah, Qadriayah, Suharwardiyah, Naqsbandiyah, and their impact on society f. Challenges of modernity and the reform movements among Muslim in India g. Origin and development of sects: ithna Ashari, Mutazilites and Asharits h. The contribution of Medieval Islam to Rational sciences, philosophy and fine arts.

a. Socio-religious milieu and life and mission of Guru Nanak b. Development of the Sikh Panth (1539-1708) c. The Sikh Scripture (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) and the Sikh Literature d. The Sikh beliefs and the code of conduct e. The Sikh institutions, ceremonies and festivals f. The Sikh sects and Modern socio-religious movements g. The Sikh diaspora and Modern Issues

Introduction to Journalism and Mass Communication; a. Concept of Journalism and mass communication, mass communication in India.; b. History, growth and development of print and electronic media. Major landmarks in print and electronic media in Indian languages. Media’s role in formulation of states of India.; c. Media criticism and media literacy, Press Council and Press Commissions of India, status of journalism and media education in India. Media policies of the Government of India since Independence.; d. Models and theories of mass communication, normative theories, administrative and critical traditions in communication, media and journalism studies, communication and theories of socio-cultural, educational and agricultural change. Technological determinism, critique of Marshall McLuhan’s views on media and communication and Marxist approaches. Information and knowledge societies.; e. Indian traditions and approaches to communication from the Vedic era to the 21st century. Western and Eastern philosophical, ethical and aesthetic perceptions of communication - Aristotle and Plato, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions.; f. Media and culture - framework for understanding culture in a globalised world. Globalisation with respect to politico-economic & socio-cultural developments in India.

Communication for Development and Social Change; a. Concept and definition of development communication, role of media and journalism in society, characteristics of Indian society – demographic and sociological impact of communication, media and journalism. Media and specific audiences.; b. Development and social change. Issues and post-colonial conceptions.; c. Deconstruction of dominant paradigm of communication and development. Responses and critique of dominant models.; d. Corporatisation of development - Corporate Social Responsibility, non-state actors in development, mass campaigns by NGOs, Government of India, international agencies and corporates. Paradigms and discourse of development communication.; e. Emergence of global civil societies, public sphere, global communication system - nation state-universal, national communication policies.; f. Leading influencers of social reform in India - Raja Rammohan Roy, Pandit Madanmohan Malviya, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Deendayal Upadhyay, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia etc.

Reporting and Editing; a. News-concepts, determinants (values), structure and perspectives. Reporting for print, radio, television and digital media. Types of reporting. National and international news agencies and feature syndicates, functions and role.; b. Writing for print, electronic and digital news media. Translation and transcreation.; c. Editing and presentation techniques for print, television and digital media.; d. Journalism as profession, reportage of contemporary issues, ethics of reporting.; e. Critique of western news values, effect of new technology on global communication flows.; f. Niche Reporting.

Advertising and Marketing Communication; a. Definition, concept, functions, types, evolution of advertising, standards and ethics in advertising. Theories and models of communication in advertising.; b. Brand management.; c. Advertising management - agency-role, structure and function, client-agency relationship, media planning and budgeting.; d. Advertising and creativity, language and translation.; e. Advertising campaign and marketing.; f. Advertising and marketing research.

Public Relations and Corporate Communication; a. Public Relations and Corporate Communication - definition, concept and scope.; b. Structure of PR in State, Public, Private and non-government sectors.; c. Tools and techniques of PR and Corporate Communication.; d. Crisis communication and crisis communication management.; e. Ethics of Public Relations.; f. International Public Relations, communication audit.

Media Laws and Ethics; a. Concept of law and ethics in India and rest of the world.; b. The Constitution of India, historical evolution, relevance.; c. Concept of freedom of speech and expression in Indian Constitution.; d. Defamation, Libel, Slander-IPC 499-502, Sedition IPC 124(A), Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Official Secrets Act 1923, Press and Registration of Books Act 1867, Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1955, Wage Boards, Law of Obscenity (Section 292-294 of IPC); the Miller test, the Hicklin test, Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Parliamentary Privileges. Famous cases involving journalists and news media organisations.; e. Right to Information Act 2005, Copyright Act 1957, Intellectual Property Rights, Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act 1995, Information Technology Act (relevant) 2000 and cyber laws, Cinematograph Act 1952, Film Censorship, Press Council Act as amended from time to time, IPR, ASCI, Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, Various regulatory bodies for print, TV, Advertising, PR, and Internet.; f. Rules, regulations and guidelines for the media as recommended by Press Council of India, Information and Broadcasting ministry and other professional organisations, adversarial role of the media, human rights and media.

Media Management and Production; a. Definition, concept of media management. Grammar of electronic media.; b. Communication design theories and practice.; c. Media production techniques – print and electronic.; d. Digital media production techniques.; e. Economics and commerce of mass media in India.; f. Principles and management in media industry post liberalisation.

ICT and Media; a. ICT and media - definition, characteristics and role. Effect of computer mediated communication. Impact of ICT on mass media. Digitisation.; b. Social networking.; c. Economics and commerce of web enabled media.; d. Mobile adaption and new generation telephony by media, ethics and new media.; e. ICT in education and development in India, online media and e-governance.; f. Animation - concepts and techniques.

Film and Visual Communication; a. Film and television theory.; b. Film and identity in Indian film studies, leading film directors of India before and after Independence. Indian cinema in the 21st century.; c. Approaches to analysis of Indian television.; d. Visual Communication. Visual analysis.; e. Basics of film language and aesthetics, the dominant film paradigm, evolution of Indian cinema-commercial and ‘non-commercial’ genres, the Hindi film song, Indian aesthetics and poetics (the theory of Rasa and Dhvani).; f. National cinema movements: Soviet Montage cinema, German Expressionistic cinema, Italian Neo-Realistic cinema, French New Wave cinema, British New Wave cinema, Indian New Wave cinema, Period cinema. Cinema in the new millennium.

Communication Research; a. Definition, concept, constructs and approaches to communication research process.; b. Research Designs - types, structure, components, classical, experimental and quasi experimental, variables and hypotheses; types and methods of research; basic, applied, descriptive, analytical, historical, case study, longitudinal studies.; c. Research in journalism, Public Relations, advertising, cinema, animation and graphics, television, Internet, social media practices, magazines, children’s media. Communication, journalism and media research in India.; d. Levels of measurement: sampling-probability and non-probability, tests of validity and reliability, scaling techniques. Methods and tools of data collection-interviews, surveys, case studies, obtrusive and non-obtrusive techniques, ethnography, schedule, questionnaire, dairy, and internet based tools, media specific methods such as exit polls, opinion polls, telephone, SMS surveys and voting with regard to GEC (general entertainment content).; e. Data analysis, testing, interpretation, application of statistical tests-parametric and non-parametric, tests of variance-univariate, bivariate and multivariate, tests of significance, computer mediated research.; f. Ethical considerations in communication, media and journalism research, writing research reports, plagiarism.

Definitions and concepts of museum, ecomuseum, community museum, virtual museum, neighborhood museum, etc.; Definitions and concept of museology, new museology, meta museology, museography, etc.; Early collections, ancient and medieval prototypes of museums. History, growth and development of museums in Indian and global context.; Classification and types of museums.; Functions and role of museums.; Role of national and international professional organizations – Museums Association (U.K.), Museums Association of India, UNESCO, ICOM, ICCROM, Commonwealth Association of Museums, American Alliance of Museums, IASC, IIC, IUCN, UNESCO-ICOM Museum Information Center, etc.; ICOM code of ethics.

Purposes of collecting. Scope of collections – tangible and intangible.; Ethics of collecting. Collection management policy including acquisitions,disposal, loaning, insurance, etc.; Methods of collecting tangible and intangible heritage.; Methods of authenticating museum objects.; Collection holding areas for tangible and intangible collections – accessibility, retrieval, storage systems and preventive conservation measures.; Collection security. Guidelines for handling, packing and transporting collections.

Purposes of documenting museum collections; Ethics of documentation.; Documentation policy and procedures.; Types of documents – entry, accession, classified, and movement registers; index and catalogue cards. Digital documentation.; Numbering the objects – numbering systems, procedure of applying numbers on objects. Barcoding.; Documentation standards – format of various types of documents. Use of standard terminology. Concept of Object ID.; Objectives and scope of collection research. Models of collection research.

Museum exhibition as a communication system. Models of communication in the context of exhibitions.; Exhibition policy.; Ethics of exhibitions.; Types of exhibitions on the basis of duration, location, arrangement of objects/ specimen and purpose.; Components of exhibitions – objects/ specimen, communication media, text, exhibition furniture and accessories. Spatial and other relationships between exhibit components.; Exhibition text – Types of labels, assessing reading and comprehensibility of text, typography, designing and preparation of labels.; Exhibition lighting – Basic considerations while using light, types of light sources, different types of lamps, recent trends: fibre optics, track lighting, computer controlled lighting.; Planning and designing exhibitions – stages of planning; exhibition brief; using principles of design, ergonomics, colour, texture and light in exhibitions. Orientation. Circulation of visitors. Signage. Use of multi-media.; Designing exhibition furniture, dioramas, and historical settings.; Evaluation – front-end analysis, formative and summative evaluation.

Role and potential of museums in informal, non-formal and formal education/ learning.; Museums and life long learning. Barriers to learning in museums. Education versus interpretation.; Ethics of museum education.; Museum education policy. Theories of learning. Characteristics of learning in museums.; Various learning activities such as guides tours, lectures, talks, storytelling, workbooks, workshops, demonstrations, drama, role play, live interpretation, digital methods, etc. for different target groups.; Making learning opportunities accessible to persons with disabilities.; Museum extension services – travelling and mobile exhibitions, school loan kits, community programmes, excursions, field trips, heritage walks, etc. Extension through digital media.; Museum publication – purpose and types.; Feedback – purposes and methods

Definitions of conservation – preventive, remedial and restoration. Terminology used in conservation.; Nature and properties of material of collections – organic, inorganic and composite. Susceptibility of materials to different agents of decay.; Ethics of conservation.; Conservation policy. Conservation audit.; Causes and types of deterioration – environmental: effects of light, humidity, temperature and pollution; biological: fungi, insects, rodents and birds; human – carelessness, mishandling and wrong treatment; disasters: fire, flood, earthquake, arson, etc.; Preventive conservation: significance and effectiveness, and implementation in storage, exhibitions and transit through –; Environmental control – monitoring of light and UV radiations, R.H., Temperature and pollutants and application of control measures. Tools and equipments used in monitoring and control.; Integrated Pest Management – identification, control and termination of pests. Various fungicides, insecticides and rodenticides used in IPM. Good practices of Housekeeping and Rules of handling museum objects. Tools, materials and equipments used in housekeeping and handling.

Methodology of remedial conservation – techniques of examination, diagnosis of type and extent of decay, documentation and testing of probable treatments, treatment of objects using suitable materials and method. Recommendations for preventive care.; Materials, equipment, tools and techniques used in remedial conservation of following materials –; i. Paper and archival materials ii. Paintings on different substrate such as wall, canvas, paper, wood, textiles, palmleaf etc. iii. Textiles and costumes iv. wood, skin material, bone, horn and ivory v. metallic objects made of iron, copper, bronze and silver vi. stone objects vi. ceramic and glass vii. Biological specimens; Health and safety issues.

Concept of Management : Foundations and evolution. Essential components of management : decision making and leadership.; Functions of management: Planning: Types of plans – Vision and mission statements, objectives, policies, Procedures, rules, strategies, action plans, and contingency plans. Planning process, MBO, Strategic planning, Use of Critical Path method and Simple Bar method in planning. Organization Design – staff structures, job descriptions, authority and responsibilities. Staffing – Framing recruitment rules, methods of recruitment, training and development of human resource. Performance appraisal. Controlling -- process and methods of control. Financing -- sources of fund generation, Budget and budgeting; Project Management.; Prevention of harassment in work place.; Museum security – Risk assessment and management. Manual, physical and electronic security. Security procedures. Fire safety.; Disaster management – preparation, prevention, response and recovery.

Meaning and purpose of marketing and its role in museums. Marketing terminology.; Concept and types of products. Product Life cycle and marketing strategies at different stages. Museum as a multiproduct organization and a service.; Segmentation and target marketing – significance, bases and approaches.; Marketing Mix – Product, Price, Promotion and Place: significance, tools and strategies.; Marketing Research – purpose, types and methods.; Marketing versus Public Relations. Definitions and significance of Public Relations. Foundational Principles of Public relations.; Tools, tactics and strategies of Public Relations. Media relations. Public relations campaigns.

The Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878; The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958; The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972; The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972; Persons with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995; Right to information Act, 2005; UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972; Convention on International Trade in Endangered species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), 1973; The Venice Charter, 1964; The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2003

Introduction to Archaeology: Definition; aims, scope and ethics of archaeology; history and growth of Archaeology. History of Indian archaeology. Relationship of archaeology with social and natural sciences. Type and nature of archaeological data. Retrieval of archaeological data: Methods of explorations and excavations. (Random and systematic prospections; subsurface investigations using modern techniques such as remote sensing, resistivity surveys). Recording and documentation. Methods of artefact analysis: categorization, classification and characterization. Methods of interpretation and related issues: Application of sociological and anthropological models: Ethnography and experimental replication studies; Traditional, Processual and Post-Processual approaches. Preparation of archaeological reports.; Conservation and preservation of archaeological remains/sites: Aims and Methods; Antiquarian laws.; Chronology and Dating Methods: Relative dating: Cultural stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, typology, Fluorine, Nitrogen and Phosphate analysis; Soil analysis Chronometric methods: Radiocarbon (C14), Potassium/Argon, Fission track, Luminescence dating (TL and OSL), Dendrochronology, Palaeomagnetic dating Varve analysis, ESR dating, Obsidian hydration, Cosmogenic nuclides method of dating.

Introduction to Prehistory Prehistoric beginning: Geological, biological and cultural dimensions of humans. Human origin and Geological time scale: Late Tertiary (Miocene and Pliocene) and Quaternary Periods; Plio-Pleistocene boundary, Paleomagnetic records, Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Major environment and climatic changes of Pleistocene; Pleistocene and Marine Isotopic Stages (MIS). Biostratigraphy of the Pleistocene: Pleistocene flora and Fauna. Main stages of human evolution and important fossil records: Hominin ancestors of the Late Miocene, Pliocene and the Pleistocene: Pre-Australopiths, Australopiths and Homo; Hypotheses on modern human dispersal.; Cultural backdrop: Evolution of stone implements and development of lithic technologies: The Oldowan, Acheulian and the Flake and Blade based industries of the Stone Age.; Palaeolithic cultural development in the world context: Africa, Europe and South East Asia and China. Early Stone Age, Middle Stone Age and Late Stone Age of Africa; Lower Palaeolithic, Middle Palaeolithic and Upper Palaeolithic of Europe and West Asia. Palaeolithic cultural developments in China and South East Asia.; Prehistoric Art: antiquity, significance, distribution.

Palaeolithic cultural developments in the Indian subcontinent: Geo-chronology and Stone Age cultures of India: The Sohan Valley and the Potwar Plateau sites in the Sivalik hills, The Belan and Son valleys, Didwana dune 16R in Rajasthan, Kortlayar valley/Attirampakkam in Tamilnadu and Jwalapuram in Andhra Pradesh.; Lower Palaeolithic culture: Tool types and lithic technology; The Sohan industry and its antiquity; The Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys: Sites in the Narmada and the Sabarmati valleys, the Belan and the Son valley sites, sites in the Hunsgi and Baichabal valleys, sites in the Krishna and the Godavari valleys, sites in the Kortlayar valley; sites associated with the Playas of Rajasthan.; Middle Palaeolithic culture and geographical spread; Tool types and lithic technology of the Middle Palaeolithic: the prepared core techniques/Levallois technique.; The Upper Palaeolithic culture: Tool types and lithic technologies of the Upper Palaeolithic: Blade and bone implements; geographic distribution and major sites.; Prehistoric Art in the Indian context: Antiquity, significance and distribution

Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures: Mesolithic in Europe; Epi-Palaeolithic developments in West Asia Neolithic and Food Production: Neolithic stage in West Asia and China.; Mesolithic culture of the Indian subcontinent: Characteristic features; Tool types and micro-blade technology; regional variations in tool assemblages; Evidence of incipient stages of food production. Patterns of ecological adaptation and distribution: Sites in the alluvial plains, horseshoe lakes, coastal sites, sand-dune sites, sites in the plateaus and rock-shelter sites.; Neolithic cultures of the Indian subcontinent: Early farming communities of Baluchistan: Mehrgarh and Kili-Gul-Muhammad. Neolithic culture in Kashmir.; Neolithic culture in the Central Ganga and Vindhyan region: Koldihwa, Mahagara, Lahuradewa etc. Eastern Neolithic sites: Chirand, Chechar Senuwar, Kuchai, and Baidyapur and the Neolithic culture of the North-Eastern region: Sarutaru, Selbalgiri, Daojali Hading, Marakdola.; Neolithic cultural development in the southern peninsular India: Sanganakallu, Pikhlihal, Uttnur, Kodekal, Teklakota, Hallur, Nagarjunakonda and Ash-mound sites.

Proto-history: Courses towards urbanization: The Harappa culture. Formative stages of the Harappa culture: Emergence of village farming/ Chalcolithic settlements and beginning of regional cultures in the North and North-Western India and Pakistan. Contemporary developments in the Gagghar- Saraswati system and in Gujarat (Pre-Urban /Pre and Early Harappan cultural development).; Early Harappan and the emergence of the Urban Harappan cultural ethos. Urban Harappan and geographical spread; settlement features; town planning and architecture; Economic production: the urban-rural dichotomy, agriculture and craft production. Trade and subsistence; standardisation of craft and the Harappan script, evidence of overseas contacts. Socio-political organization; art and evidence of religious beliefs; Authors? Important excavated sites: Mohanjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, Lothal, Dholavira, Surkotada, Banawali, Rakhigarhi, Bagasra, Rojdi, Rangpur. Regional variations within the material culture: the concept of Sorath and Sindhi/Classical Harappan in Gujarat.; Post-Urban Harappan Decline of the Urban Harappan: causes of decline and different theories on decline . Post-Urban phase: evidence from the Indus valley, Gagghar-Saraswati system and from Gujarat (Post-Urban or Late Harappa cultures of Sindh, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Western Uttar Pradesh).; Other Chalcolithic Cultures of India: The Copper Hoard and Ochre Coloured Pottery; Chalcolithic cultural remains in the Ganga plain. The Banas/Ahar cultural developments in southern Rajasthan and its antiquity and distribution. The Kayatha assemblage of Madhya Pradesh. The Malwa culture of the Narmada valley and its geographic distribution. Chalcolithic cultures of the Deccan region (Savalda, Malwa, Jorwe cultures).

The Iron Age and growth of new urban centres. Antiquity of Iron in India: Early stages of Iron Age, new evidence from Malhar, Dadupur, Raja Nal-ka-tila,; Hallur, Kumaranahalli and Kodumanal.; Painted Grey Ware culture: Extent, and Chronology and characteristic traits.; Northern Black Polished Ware culture: Extent, chronology and characteristic traits.; Iron Age in Peninsular India: The Megalithic culture in peninsular India and beyond: Geographical spread, typology, chronological contexts, cultural artefacts and authors of Megalithic tradition.; The beginning of Early Historic period and the emergence of Urban centres in the Ganga Valley and Peninsular India.; Multiple modes of economic production, expansion of trade and development of trade routes, Maritime trade; emergence of new Urban centres.; Emergence of urban centres: Important city sites: Rajghat, Ujjain, Vaisali, Taxila, Mathura, Sravasti, Kausambi, Sisupalgargh etc.; Important sites of Historical period: Sringaverpura, Ahichhatra, Atiranjikhera, Hasthinapur, Khairadih, Chandarketugarh, Nasik, Adam, Satanikota, Nagarjunakonda, Arikamedu, Kodumanal, Pattanam.

Architecture: A significant source of Indian history The Stupa architecture: Structural Stupas: Origin and development: North and South Indian stupas. Development of Rock-cut architecture: Origin and Development - Buddhist Brahmanical and Jain.; Temple Architecture: Origin and development of temples, Main features of the temple architecture, features and development of distinct architectural styles of Nagara, Vesara, Dravida and Bhumija temples. Gupta, Chalukyan, Pallava and Rashtrakuta temples. Regional styles: Khajuraho temples, Temples of Odisha and Chola temples.; Art and Iconography Sculptural Art: Stone and Bronze: Antiquity and development: The Mauryan pillar capitals, early Yaksha-Yakshi images, Shunga, Western Kshatrapa, Satvahana sculptures; the Kushana sculptures: Mathura and Gandhara Schools; Gupta sculptures: Saranath school; Chalukya, Pallava; Pala, Chandela, Chola and Hoysala sculptures.; Iconography Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Kartikeya, Ganesha, Surya, Shakti, Tirthankara (Rishabh dev, Parshvanath and Mahavira), Buddha, Bodhisattva and Tara.; Terracotta Art: Mauryan to the Gupta period Paintings: Rock-cut cave paintings: Ajanta, Bagh and Sittanavasal

Palaeography and Epigraphy: Epigraphy as a source of Indian history: Origin and antiquity of writing in India; Origin and development of Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts: Various theories. Study of selected inscriptions: Asokan Edicts: Rock Edicts II, X, XII, XIII; Lumbini inscription of Asoka; Minor rock edict of Bairat; Besnagar Garuda pillar inscription; Hathigumpha inscription of Kharvela, Ushavadata inscription in Nasik cave 10, Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman, Nasik cave III inscription of Vasishtaputra Pulmavi Year 19; Swat relic casket inscription; Saranath Buddha image inscription, Lucknow museum Jain image inscription of the time of Huviska; Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta; Bhitri inscription of Skandagupta, Aihole pillar inscription of Pulkesin II; Gwalior inscription of Mihir Bhoja; Khalimpur copper plate of Dharmpala; Sanjan copper plate of Amoghavarsha, Mandsor inscription of Yeshovaran; Truvalangad copper plates of Rajendra Chola year 6 and Sangli copper plate of Govinda IV, Tharsapalli copper plates.

Numismatics: Coins as an important source of history Origin and antiquity of coinage in ancient India. Technique/Methods of manufacturing coins: Silver, copper, gold and alloys. Main type of coins: Punch marked coins, inscribed and un-inscribed cast coins. Janpada and tribal coins, Indo-Greek coins. Saka-Kashtrapa, Kushana and Satavahana coinage; Coins of the Gupta dynasty; Roman coins. Brief account of Early Medieval Indian coinage.

Methodology of archaeological research. Role and characteristics of research, research ethics, methods of research; case studies and field investigations; Hypothesis formulation and research design; data collection and processing: Primary and secondary sources, use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in archaeological research; Methods of systematic referencing; Systematic presentation of data and results

Crime as a Legal, Social and Psychological Construct; Deviance and Crime; Traditional Crimes: Crimes against Property and Person (Children, Women, Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ), Marginalized, Men). Victimless Crimes: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Beggary, Commercial Sex, Suicide; Family centred Crimes: Dowry, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse; Community Problems: Inter-religion and Inter-caste tensions and conflicts. Modern Crimes: Organized Crimes, Economic Crimes, Corruption, Corporate Crimes, Development induced Crime, Environmental Crimes, Hate Crimes, Cyber Crimes and Cyber assisted Crimes. Terrorism and Insurgency; Crime and Politics. Media, Technology and Crime. Transnational Crimes.

Criminology: Definition and Scope; Criminology and other Social Sciences; Criminology vs. Criminal Justice. Structure of Criminal Justice System in India; Role of Legislature and Law making; Coordination among Criminal Justice System. Participation of Victims and Witnesses in the Criminal Justice Process. Crime Prevention: Neighbourhood Involvement, Situational Crime Prevention, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), Electronic Monitoring.

Schools of Criminology: Demonology, Classical, Neo-Classical Schools, Positivist / Positive School, Cartographic School, Biological and Constitutional School - Body Types, Hereditary Traits, Endocrine Glands; Economic Theories of Crime; Multiple Factors. Psycho-Analytical Theories and Psychopathic Personality. Social Strain Theories: Anomie theory, Culture conflict and Sub culture theory. Social Ecology Theories: Concentric Zone theory, Environmental Criminology, Social disorganization theory, Lower class culture theory. Social Learning Theories: Theory of Imitation, Differential Association Theory, Differential Identification theory, and Differential opportunity theory.

Social Control Theories: Drift and Neutralization theory, Containment theory, Social bond theory. Social Conflict Theories: Labelling Theory, Radical Criminology, Conflict Criminology, Critical Criminology, Realist Criminology. Modern Theories: Routine Activities theory, Rational Choice theory, Shaming theory, Broken windows theory, Feminist Criminology, Masculinity theory, Life Course theory, Integrated theories, Space Transition theory. Contemporary Perspectives: Cultural Criminology, News making Criminology, Peacemaking Criminology, Green Criminology, Visual Criminology, Cyber Criminology, Positive Criminology, Translational Criminology.

Legal Approaches: Accusatorial and Inquisitorial; Substantive and Procedural Laws- Criminal Liability, Strict Liability; Indian Penal Code-General Exceptions, Offences Against Property; Criminal Procedure Code; Cognizable and Non-Cognizable offences, Bailable and Non-bailable, Compoundable and Non-compoundable offences; Investigation of Crimes; Complaint, F. I. R. Arrest, Search, Seizure, Police Custody, Judicial Remand and Bail; Types of Evidence, Admissibility of Confession, Dying declaration. Human Rights: Fundamental rights, Rights of accused and victims, Rights of persons in custody, Rights of prisoners. Supreme Court Landmark Judgments on Criminal Justice Reforms, The Protection of Human Rights Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act - Salient features.

Criminological Research: Importance and Types - Descriptive, Analytical, Experimental, Exploratory and Doctrinal. Quantitative vs Qualitative research. Mixed Methods. Main Steps in Criminological Research. Ethics and Confidentiality in Criminal Justice Research. Researcher Fraud and Plagiarism. Crime and Criminal Justice Data. Statistical Applications in Criminological Research.

Penology – definition, nature and scope. Punishment-in ancient, medieval and modern times. Punishment: Significance, Concept, Aims and Types. Theories of Punishment. Sentencing – Principles, Policies and Procedures. Capital Punishment. Recent approaches to Punishment – Restorative Justice, Restitution and Victim-offender Mediation. History and evolution of Prison legislations – Prison Manuals and rules. Various Prison Reforms Committees and Commissions. Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules) and Nelson Mandela Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.

Development of various prison systems - Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, Auburn system. Evolution and development of Prison system in India. Institutional Treatment: Meaning and purpose. Prison Types and Classification of Prisoners. Adult Institutions: Central, District and Sub Jails. Women Institutions: Vigilance Home, Protective home. Open Prisons. Accommodation, food and medical care in prisons. Correctional Programmes – Educational, work and prison panchayats. Community based Corrections: Probation and Admonition: Concept and Scope, Historical development of probation. Probation in India – Probation of offenders Act. Parole: Meaning and Scope. After Care services in India. Current problems and challenges in Correctional Administration.

Juvenile and Youth Justice: Definition and Concept. Delinquency. Children in conflict with Law; Children and Vulnerability. Truancy and Vagrancy. Youth Crimes. Main Features of latest Juvenile Justice Act; Institutions: Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, Observation Homes, Juvenile Homes, Special Homes, and ‘fit’ Institutions; Juvenile Aftercare Services. Juvenile Police Unit. UN Documents: United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules) and UN Riyadh Guidelines. Prevention of Delinquency.

Historical development of Victimology. Basic Concepts of Victimology. UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 1985. Victim – Offender relationship. Impact of Victimization– Physical, Financial and Psychological (including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), (Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), resilience, posttraumatic growth, anger and the way victims are viewed) Impact. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Victimization. Role of NGOs in Victim Assistance. Criminological perspectives: Repeat victimization, routine activities, lifestyle exposure, fear of crime, punitivity and victimization surveys including cost of crime. Effects of crime on victims. Legal perspectives: Rights of the Crime Victims as per Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and other Laws- Victim Compensation Schemes. Contemporary Developments in Victimology: Mass Victims and Mass Victimisation, Clinical Victimology, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Cyber Victimology, Positive Victimology.; ************* *; .

Definition of Ethnology and its structure Scope of Study, Main Branches, Utility Field of Study, Relation with other subjects, Modern attitudes, concept of culture and change social system, Economy, religious System, effects of Industrialization and urbanization on tribal development.; Theory of Ethnology: Ethnological study of Tribal and Sadan of Jharkhand and neighbour State.

Definition of Linguistics, Field of Linguistics and kind of Linguistics. Branches of the Study of Linguistics, Theory of origin of Language, Nature of Language and its characteristics, utility of Language, Development of Language, change and its reasons, Different form of language, classification of languages. Familiar and structural classification, Phonetics, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax, Scripts, Lexicography.; Theory of Linguistics, Linguistic Study of Tribal & Regional languages of Jharkhand and its neighbour state, present problems and directions of; -1-; solution, Tradition of Study, co-relations of Tribal & Regional Languages and study of effects.

General introduction of Ancient Indian Literature-Vedas, Puraan, Upanisads, Epics, Jain Literature, Buddhist Literature, Odia Literature and Bengla Literature and other Literature. Ancient and Medieval Indian Literature-Siddha and Nath Literature. Introduction of Medieval Indian Literature, Bhakti Movement (Alwar Saint, Sagun Bhakti, Nirgun Bhakti, Ram Margi, Krishna Margi, Suphi Saint) Main Poets and study of Riteekalin Poets and their Poetry. Modern indian literature-introduction of rahasyavad, chhayavad, pargativad and prayogvad. Pre independence and post independence prose and poetry, main poets, authors and their works and contribution.

Definition of literature, and characteristics, elements of literature, subject matter, feelings, bases of poetic forms, different-poetic forms-Geet, kavya, kavita, khand kavya, drama, novel, story, Essay, short play, one-act play, jivni, reportaz. Samichha, Aalochana, sabda chitra, samaalochana ke swaroop and study of structral forms. Indian kavya sastra-sabd Shakti, rasa nirupan, sadharni karan, kavya guna, kavya dosh, anlankar-anuprash, yamak, shlesh, vakroyukti, upma, rupak, bharantiman, sandeh, uttprechha, atisayokti, virodhavas, etc.; Chhand-Doha, Chaupai, malini, mandakranta, etc.

Concept of Folk literature, characteristics, different forms of folk literature- Folk song, folk tale, lok gatha, myth, legend, folk drama, folk dance,; Prakirn sahitya-indioms and phrases, lokokti (proverb), paheli; -2-; mantras and its characteristics difference between folk literature and written literature, importance of folk literature and folk culture.

aspects-definitions of culture, importance, characteristics, festivals, yatras, mela, food, living style, social structure, economical structure, cultural structure, religious structure, behavior, custums etc.

& Regional language areas, Raag-Raagini, style of dance (Different forms of dance) Musical Instruments and performing arts in A.I.R. and Durdarshan. Theory and role of Performance and Broadcasting.; Chitra kala (Bhiti Chitra, Kohbar Kala, Sohrai Penting) murti kala, clay art. Bamboo art. Wood craft, stone art, metal art, silk art, Architect, Paak- Kala and other arts.

and form of writing of song, poetry, khand kavya & Epic, muktak kavya, etc.; Study of Ancient, medieval, and modern poets, development and introduction of their authors. Introduction of song and singers.

of prose literature, story, drama, novel, Essay, yatra vritant, sansmaran, rekha chitra, Alochana, samalochana, samichha, jivni, Reportaz etc. and study of their structure and form of writting.

Birsa Munda, Bir Budhubagat, Tilka Manjhi, sido kanhu, Chand Bhairo, Shekh Bhikari, Nilamber-Pitamber, Telanga kharia, N.E. Horo, poto; -3-; sardar, Binod Bihari Mahto, Lado Jonko, Kartik Oraon, Jaipal Singh Munda, Pandit Raghunath Murmu , Lakho Bodra, Dr. Ramdayal Munda, Paramveer Albert Ekka. Ramdas Tudu, Sadhu Ram Chand Murmu etc. and their life story, kritiyan and contribution.; -4-

Who are the Folk? - Concepts of Folklife and Folkloristics - Ethnicity - Family types - Natal, Conjugal, Nuclear, Extended (Generational and Polyandrous) - Types of relationships in Family – direct, shared, sexual and descent - Functions of Family - Kinship Terminology: Types of Kinship, Role of Kinship - Social Categories and Social Organization in the creation, transmission and sustenance of Folklore / Folklife.; Conceptual shift from ‘Popular Antiquities’ to ‘Folklore’ - Genres and Functions of Folklore: Ethnic Genres and Analytical Categories - Classification of Folklore: Verbal, Nonverbal and Intermediary Genres - Genre Theory: Alan Dundes, Richard Dorson, Ben Amos, Richard Bauman, Roger Abrahams – Functions of Folklore: William Bascom, Louri Honko – Characteristics of Folklore.

Folk, from ‘Savage’ to ‘Imagined Group’ - Folklore as Data and Folklore as Study – Oracy Vs. Literacy – Classical Vs. Folk - Emergence of Folklore as an Academic Discipline - Folklore Studies in Abroad - Folklore Studies in India – Subaltern Studies – Tribal Studies – Diaspora Studies – Green Studies.

Definition and Epistemology of Folk Literature – Fields of Folk Literature: Myths, Epics, Legends, Folk Tales, Folk Songs, Proverbs, Riddles, Tongue Twisters, Speech Acts – Verbal Art in Performances (Theatre, Dance Drama, Medicinal Chants,; Verbose in Play Genres, etc.) – Literary Devices - Ethnic Slurs, Rumor, Personal Narratives – Oral History.

Evolutionary Theories - Concept of Evolution – Unilinear and Multilinear Approaches - E.B. Tylor, George Mudrock, Lewis Morgan, James Frazer - Myth- Ritual Theory - Solar Mythology or Comparative Philology.; Devolutionary Theories - Concept of Devolution - Types of Devolutionary Theories - Marxists and Elitists.; Diffusion Theories (Monogenesis) - Concept of Diffusion - Indianist Theory or Benfy’s Migration Theory – Egyptians School and Finnish School or Historical- Geographic Method.; Diffusion Theories (Polygenesis) - Psychic Unity - Convergence Vs. Parallelism Theories – Romantic Nationalism and its Manifestations.

Structural Approaches – Basic concepts – Syntagmatic Structuralism – Concepts of Ferdinand de Saussure and Theory of Vladimir Propp –– Application of Proppian Model to Folklore – Paradigmatic Structuralism – Concepts of Roman Jacobson and Theory of Claude Levi-Strauss – Application of Straussian Model to Folklore.; Functional Approaches – Basic Concepts – Social Functionalists: Bronislaw Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, Emile Durkheim – Symbolic Functionalists: Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner.; Psychological Approaches - Psychoanalysis – Basic Concepts - Sigmund Freud – Freud’s Theoretical applications to Folklore – Analytical Psychology – Basic Concepts – Carl J. Jung – Jung’s Theoretical Applications to Folklore – Jacques Lacan’s Theory.; Contextual Approaches – Basic Concepts – Verbal Art as Performance – Linguistic and Communicative Models of Roman Jacobson – Oral Formulaic Theory or Parry- Lord Theory – Lauri Honko’s concept of ‘Multiforms’.; Poststructural and Postmodern Approaches - Meaning and Tenets of Post-structuralism, New Hermeneutics, Text, Textuality, Textual Analysis - Paul Ricoeur and Theories of Interpretation - Historical Milieu of the Theories - Concept and Theory of Deconstruction - Derrida, Lacan, Foucault - Gender Theories and; Approaches - Gender and Genre - Feminism and Gender Perspectives – Queer Theory.; Semiotic Approaches - Semiotic Approach to Folk Culture Studies - Ferdinand de Saussure and Charles S. Pierce on Sign System and Culture - Perspectives on Discourse Analysis.

Culture as Performance – Erving Goffman, Clifford Geertz, Milton Singer - Rites of Passage and Territorial Rites – Arnold van Gennep, Victor Turner - Performance Centered Approach - Roger D. Abrahams, Richard Bauman, Richard Schechner - Dell Hymes’s Ethnography of Speaking Approach - Analysis of Folk Narratives.

Basic Concepts - Folklore, Folklorism, Folklorismus, Folklorization, Applied Folklore, Public Folklore and Second Life of Folklore - Folklore in Public Sphere – Folklore and Communication – Folklore and New Media.

Theories of Global Culture - Discourse on Modernity, Post-Modernity and Globalisation - Ideologues of Globalisation – Emergence of Populism.; Influence of Globalisation in Socio-cultural Life - Issues and Concepts of Identity - Glocal vs. Global, Homogeneity Vs. Heterogeneity and Hybridization - Changing Dimensions and domains of Folklore Genres and Folk Performances - Cultural Tourism – Neo-Folk Formations and Protest Movements – Challenges to Native Cultures – Bio-politics.

Genres of Folk Theatre – Narrative Enactments – Puppet Theatre – Dance Dramas - Musical Traditions and Life Style Patterns – Naming System and Onomastics – Occupational Folklore - Family Folklore - Folk Religious Practices – Pilgrimage and Ritual Practices – Fairs and Festivals – Folk Medicinal Practices – Folk Art and Craft – Folk Architecture – Folk Foodways and Culinary Practices – Folk Games – Dress and Clothing – Manners and Customs – Customary Law and Jurisprudence – Worldview - Regional Variations and Versions.

Categorization of Fieldwork Operations: Pre-fieldwork, Fieldwork and Post-fieldwork – Notions of ‘field’ and ‘data’- Thick and Thin Data - Methods and Techniques – Survey Method, Observation Method – Ethnographic Method - Postmodern Ethnographic Method – Dialogical and Discourse Methods - Focus Group Method - Documentation and Archival Practices – Preservation and Conservation of Tangible and Intangible Cultures – Fieldwork Ethics and Copyright Issues – Patent Rights.

Conceptual Framework of Comparative Literature 1. The Emergence of Comparative Literature 2. Difference/ Alterity and the Ethics of Plurality 3. Limitations of the Idea of National Literature 4. Theories of Interpretation

Literary Historiography 1. Sources of Literary History: Oral, Manuscriptal, Scriptal and Virtual 2. Approaches to Literary History: Integrationist and other models 3. Problems of Periodization

History of Comparative Literature; 1. History of Comparative Literature : French, German, Russian and Tel Aviv Schools 2. Comparative Literature in India: From Tagore to the Present 3. World Literature: From Goethe to the Present 4. “The State of the Discipline” Reports

Translation in Comparative Context 1. History and Politics of Translation 2. Translation as Reception 3. Problems and Promises of Translation in Multilingual Situations 4. Untranslatability and Silence

Poetics and Literary Theory 1. Indian Poetics: Sanskrit and Tamil 2. Perso-Arabic Traditions 3. Western Classical Literary Theory

Indian Literature –I 1. Classical – Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali and other literary traditions 2. Medieval –Formations of Language-Literature (bhasha) Traditions in India;Bhakti, Santand Sufi Literature 3. Contact with West Asian, South-east Asian and South Asian literary traditions

Indian Literature – II; 1. Modernity as a concept 2. Colonial Modernity: Transactions with Western Forms and Literary Traditions 3. Modernity as Discourse: Multiple Modernisms in the Context of Various Language-Literatures 4. Discontents of Modernity: Literatures of Women, Adivasis, Dalits, Minorities and others

Literary Modes, Genres and Themes 1. The “literary” as a convention 2. Mode and Performativity: Tragedy, Epic and Novel 3. Genres: Theories; Taxonomy : Generic Markers and Transformations 4. Themes: Motifs, Myth, Archetypes

Interdisciplinarity and Intermediality 1. Literature and Other Arts: Texts Across Mediums; 2. Literary Studies and Other Disciplines

Literary Dialogues 1. Intertextuality, Parody and Pastiche 2. Re-writing in Diachronic and Synchronic Frames 3. Adaptation, Appropriation and Assimilation

Key concepts in Gender studies.; Need, Scope and challenges of Women’s Studies – Women’s Studies as an academic discipline. Women’s Studies to Gender Studies, Need for Gender Sensitization.; Women’s Movements – global and local: Pre-independence, Post-independence and Contemporary Debates.; National Committees and Commissions for Women.

Liberal Feminism, Marxist Feminism, Radical Feminism, Socialist Feminism, Indian Feminism, Black Feminism, Eco-Feminism.; New Feminist Debates- Post Colonial /Post Modern, LGBT, Masculinity Studies.; Contemporary Contestations – Intersex and Transgender Movements.; Feminist thinkers in 18th, 19th, 20h and 21st Century

Women’s Education – Gender diversities and disparities in enrolment, Curriculum content, Dropouts, profession and Gender.; Gendered Education- Family, Culture, Gender roles, Gender Identities.; Education for the Marginalized Women.; Recent Trends in Women’s Education – Committees and Commissions on Education.; Vocational education and skill Development for women.

Theoretical Perspective: Fredrick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Sandra Whiteworth, Boserup Esther.; Concept of Work – Productive and non – productive work – Use value and market value.; Gender Division of Labour – Mode of Production – Women in organized and unorganized sector.; New Economic Policy and its impact on Women’s Employment – Globalization – Structural Adjustment Programs.

Concept and meaning, Importance of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial traits, Factors contributing to Entrepreneurship, enabling environment, small Enterprises, women in agri-business.; Gender and emerging Technology – Impact.; Self-help Groups and Micro Credit.; Gender mainstreaming, Gender budgeting, planning and Analysis.

Life Cycle Approach to Women’s Health – Health status of women in India, factors influencing health and Nutritional status.; Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Reproductive and Child health approaches.; Issues of declining Child Sex Ratio, Widowhood and old age.; Occupational and mental health.; Health, Hygiene and Sanitation.; National Health and Population Policies and Programmes.

Theories of Development, Alternative approaches – Women in Development (WID), Women and Development (WAD) and Gender and Development (GAD).; Empowerment- Concept and indices: Gender Development Index (GDI), Gender Inequality Index (GII), Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI).; Women Development approaches in Indian Five – Year Plans.; Women and leadership– Panchayati Raj and Role of NGOs and Women Development.; Sustainable Development Goals, Policies and Programmes.

Rights: Gender Equality, Gender Discrimination, Women’s Rights as Human Rights.; Constitutional provisions for Women in India.; Personal laws, Labour Laws, Family Courts, Enforcement machinery – Police and Judiciary.; Crime against Women and Child: Child Abuse, Violence, Human Trafficking, Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013 – Legal protection; International Conventions and Legislations Related to Women’s Rights.

Discourse on Women and Media Studies- Mainstream Media, Feminist Media.; Coverage of Women’s issues and issues of women in Mass Media and Media Organizations (Audio-Visual and Print media).; Digital Media and legal protection.; Alternative Media – Folk Art, Street Play and Theatre.; Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, Impact of media on women.

Understanding Feminist Research – Concepts, Debates and Limitations.; Feminist Epistemology, Feminist Standpoint, Sexist and Non-Sexist Research Methodology, Ethnography, Queer Theories.; Research Design and Methods – Survey, Exploratory, Diagnostic, Experimental, Action Research and Case Studies.; Qualitative verses Quantitative Research.

Fundamentals of visual art (line, shape, form, space, colour, texture, tonal values, perspective, design etc.). Understanding visual principles of composition (proportion, unity, harmony, rhythm, contrast, balance, foreshortening and emphasis etc.). Representation through two and three dimensions in visual art. Environmental, conceptual and perceptual aspects of art.

Various forms of visual arts and their inter-relationship with other modes of creative expression, e.g. performing art, cinema and literature.

Knowledge of traditional medium, materials and techniques, and their application in all disciplines of visual expression – e.g. carving and casting processes; handling of; colour/pigment (impasto, glazing, etc.); intaglio/relief print; fresco; preparation of ground for murals, preparation of wasli for miniatures, etc.

Developments in modern techniques, processes and procedures and their application in contemporary visual practices (installation; multi-colour print; computer-aided design – vector & rector; multimedia and digital technologies in art; trompe l’oeil illusory hyper-realism etc.)

The study of Indian and Western aesthetics and art appreciation.

Study of chronological periods from prehistory to post-modern art and artists of the West, with a focus on the various movements that transformed its history

Study of chronological periods and developments in Indian art from prehistory to the 19th century.

Contemporary practices in Indian art during the 20th & 21st centuries with reference to art movements & major exponents; modern concept of advertising, designing and visual communication; experimental modes in contemporary visual expression; development of art education in India from colonial (British) art schools till the present.

The study of art in the Far East, South East and Central Asia and the ancient Near-East

Understanding visual practices of traditional communities and their contemporary transformations – the ‘folk’, ‘tribal’ and craft practices in India; Syllabus for Visual Arts Electives; Elective: I: Art History; Principles of Art Historical methodology – Formalism; Iconology; Semiotic analysis; Psychoanalytic method in Art History; Gestalt Theory of Visual Perception; impact of theories in class and gender on the discipline; Deconstruction and its transformative role for Art History; contemporary shifts towards a “New” Art History; art history as an evolving discipline in India from colonial period to post-Independent era; introduction of curatorial; practices – confluence of museum, gallery and art history; aesthetic theories and their relevance to art historical/critical analysis of the visual object; Indian Iconography: Antiquity of image worship in India and principles of iconometry; iconography and its development through Vedic to Brahmanical images: Indra, Surya, Agni, Varuna, Kubera, Yama, Ashta-dikpalas, Vishnu, Shiva, Shakti, the Saptamtrikas, Kartikeya, Ganesha, and river goddesses (Ganga and Yamuna) etc.; Buddhist iconography: the evolution of the Buddha image (including Dhyani Buddhas, Manushi Buddhas, etc.), Bodhisattva (Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Maitreya etc.), Tara, Kubera etc.; Jain iconography: Tirthankara (Adinath, Parshvanath, Neminath, Mahavira), Bahubali; Ambika, Saraswati, Yaksha and Yakshi (in the Jain context) etc.; Indian Sculpture (pre-modern developments): A comprehensive study of early Indian sculpture from Indus valley civilization to the post- Gupta period – dynasties like Maurya, Sunga, Satavahana, Kushana, Gupta, Pala-Sena, Chandela, Solanki, Parmar, Chalukya, Pallava, Rashtrakuta, Ganga, Chola, Hoysala, etc..; Indian Architecture: Early Indian architecture (with reference to ancient literature and shilpa texts): Indus valley; Maurya; Origin and development of the stupa: Bharhut, Sanchi, Sarnath and Amaravati Evolution of rock-cut caves (Lomas-rishi, Khandagiri, Udaigiri, Bhaja, Karle, Kanheri, Ajanta, Elephanta, Ellora and Mamallapuram); Evolution of temple architecture & their classification into Nagara, Dravida and Vessara categories: Gupta temples; Orissan developments (Parashurameshwara, Mukteshvara, Lingaraj and Konark); Chandella, Pratihar, Parmara and Solanki temple styles; Chalukyan, Rastrakuta and Hoysala temple architecture (including Virupaksha, Kaliashnatha in Ellora, Hoyasaleshvara; Pallava monolithic and structural temples; Chola temples; Martand Sun temple in Kashmir; Imperial architecture during Sultanate & Mughal rule: features of provincial Indo-Islamic architecture; Mughal architecture (Humayun’s Tomb, Fatehpur Sikari and Sikandra, Taj Mahal, Red Fort and Jama Masjid); Colonial & Modern architecture: Le Corbusier, Charles Correa, B.V. Doshi and others.; Indian painting (pre-modern developments): A comprehensive study of pre-historic painting, wall paintings at Ajanta and later mural tradition (Bagh, Badami, Ellora, Sittanvasal, Lepakshi, Kerala murals such as Mattancherry palace etc.); manuscript painting & the miniature traditions: Eastern and Western Indian manuscripts; Sultanate painting (the Chaurpanchasika and pre-Mughal schools), Mughal miniature painting from Akbar to Shah Jahan; Rajasthani miniature painting; Pahari miniature painting ; Deccani painting (Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda).; Modern Indian Art: Modernity in Indian Art; Ravi Varma; E.B. Havell, A.K. Coomaraswamy, Stella Kramrisch, Abanindranath Tagore and the “Bengal School”; Nandalal Bose, Benodebehari Mukherjee and Ramkinkar Baij; Amrita Sher-Gil; Jamini Roy; the 1940s artists’ collectives: Calcutta Group (Kolkata), Progressive Artists Group (Mumbai), Delhi Shilpi Chakra (Delhi), Cholamandala Artists’ Village (Chennai); Indigenism and the trends in 1950s and 1960s; trends in abstraction since the 1970s; the 20th & 21st century contemporary trends towards globalization (including the introduction of installation, performance, digital/video etc.) with a study of select individual artists; Western Art: Overview of Western art from prehistory to the present: Prehistoric art, art in ancient Egypt, Aegean art, Greece and Rome; Early-Christian and Byzantine art; Romanesque and Gothic art; Renaissance painting and sculpture; Mannerism and Baroque painting and sculpture; Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism; Modern movements including Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impression, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Constructivism, Futurism, Dada and Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Op art, Pop art; Post-modern developments including, Minimal and Conceptual Art, Fluxus movement, Arte Povera, Body art, Land and Environment Art, Graffiti, Process art, Performance art, Installation, Neo-figuration, Happening, Feminist and Gay art.; Art of Ancient Near-East: Visual expression from ancient Mesopotamia (Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria); art in Achaemanid and Sassanian Persia.; Art of Far East, Central and South-East Asia: Introduction to cultural exchange between India and these ancient cultures and the emergence of distinctive visual expressions: ancient China (Shang, Zhou, and Han dynasties); Buddhist sculpture from upto Tang dynasty; Six Dynasties and Tang painting; Chinese landscape tradition from Song to Qing; Japan (Haniwa pottery figures; Buddhist sculptures from Nara to Kamakura periods); late Heian and Kamakura painting including the Tale of Genji and the Heiji Monogatari Emaki scrolls; Japanese scroll painting in the Momoyama & Edo periods; ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the Edo period); Tibet (Buddhist icons and the thangka painting tradition); Nepal (Buddhist and Brahmanical sculptures and painting); Sri Lanka (sculpture and painting – including Sigiriya murals); Cambodia (sculpture and architecture,; especially Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom); Java (sculpture and architecture, including the Dieng plateau candi-s, the Borobudur stupa, and Prambanan complex); Buddhist art in Myanmar/Burma and Siam/Thailand etc..; Indian Folk and Tribal Art: Phad, Pichhwai and Kavad painting (Rajasthan); Pata painting in Bengal and Orissa; Madhubani/Mithila painting (Bihar), Warli painting (Maharastra), Pithora painting (Gujarat); Dhokra bronze casting; votive terracotta objects (including votive horses offered across various states in India); wood carving and wooden dolls (Kondapalli, Karnataka, Bengal, Madhya Pradesh); leather puppets (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka); traditional and modern textiles and functional objects (textiles of Banaras, Kanchipuram, Gujrat, Orissa, and the North-Eastern states; tie-and-dye fabrics; embroidery; kantha, Phulkari, Chamba rumal; metal-ware including Bidri, repousse, enamelling; jewellery including jade, beads etc.; Elective-II: Drawing and Painting; Aesthetics: Fundamental elements of drawing and painting. Imagery in visual arts. Origin and development of art (visual). Classification of Arts. Conceptual and Visual reality.; Relevance of study of aesthetics in painting: The early philosophical thoughts in Indian Culture. Nature and Function of Art in the society.; Indian aesthetics: Concept of Ras-Sutra and its commentaries: The Theory of Rasa, Sadharanikarana, Dhvani, Alankara, Auchitya,etc; shilpa texts like the Chitrasutra of the Vishnudharmottara Purana, Shadanga from Yashodhara’s commentary on the Kamasutra, etc.; A.K. Coomaraswamy and Rabindranath Tagore’s contributions towards Indian aesthetics; Western Aesthetics: Theory of imitation and representation, catharsis (Plato and Aristotle). Aesthetical views of Kant, Hegel, Croce, Tolstoy, Baumgarten, Schopenhauer, Clive Bell, Roger Fry, I. A. Richards, Susanne Langer, Sigmund Freud, and George Santayana.; History of Drawing and Painting: Indian painting: Prehistoric Paintings in India, Wall paintings of Ajanta, Bagh, Badami and Sittanavasal.Manuscript painting tradition Pala and Western Indian.Tradition of Miniature paintings: Pre-Mughal, Mughal, Rajasthani, Pahari (Basohli, Guler-Kangra and Garhwal) and Deccani painting (Ahmendagar, Bijapur & Golconda). Company School of painting. Advent of Modernism with Raja Ravi Varma, Bengal School: Abanindranath Tagore and his disciples, Nandalal Bose and his disciples. Breakthrough in Indian painting: Contribution of Amrita Sher-Gil. Progressive artist group – Bombay, Calcutta Group – Calcutta, Shilpi Chakra – Delhi, Chola mandala – Madras and Baroda School – Baroda.; In Indian Art the Major trends of Indigenous since 1970, Contemporary painting and eminent artists: Impressionistic, Expressionistic, Abstraction, Decoration, Neo-Tantric, Figurative and Non-figurative, Surrealistic, Representational and Non-representational painting.; Western Painting: Prehistoric paintings of France and Spain. Egyptian, Aegean Art, Greece and Roman painting. Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo- Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Fauvism & Symbolism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada & Surrealism Expressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Op and Pop Art, Minimal Art & Post Modern Trends, New Media, Installation and Illusory Hyper Realism, etc.; Material and Method: Application of Materials, Support in Painting (Canvas, Paper, Wall surface, Panels), Mix media. Oil painting and its technique – Traditional and Non-traditional. Techniques of Wall paintings – Traditional (Fresco Secco and Buono) and Modern. Water color painting, wash technique, pastel and crayon, Acrylic color, color preparation and technical aspect of pigments. Color theory and color harmony.; Art Schools and Art Education: The introduction of formal training in art through Colonial Art Schools, and the transition from Colonial understanding to Post-Independent art education in the art schools at Chennai, Kolkata, Lahore, Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur; art promotion and education through art academies; rethinking institutional art education at Santiniketan and Baroda; role of art galleries and museums in art education; increase in curatorial venture as a collaboration between the museum, galleries and practicing artists and historians; role of art journals and magazines in the dialogue between viewing public and the artist.; Elective III: Applied Art Elements & principles of design The term ‘Graphic Design’ and William Addison Diggings; Basics of Graphic Design/Applied Art: Image and Text; Developing message to promote product.; Terms and terminologies relevant to advertising Industry: Understanding of the ‘Portmanteau’ terms such as, Advertorials, Info graphics, Infomercials, Edutainment etc.; Innovations and Movements History of advertising in India and rest of the world; Calligraphy, Advent of moveable types, Typefaces, fronts and families; Architecture and anatomy of letters; Classifications of types and size, Early Typographers and study of traditional hand writing and script like Indian manuscripts, Persian, Chinese, Japanese and Roman etc.; Development of printing processes in India and rest of the world: letterpress, gravure, silk-screen and Offset etc.; Movements that influenced graphic design: Art Nouveau, The Art of War), The ISMs of Art: Futurism, Dada, De Stijl, & Constructivism, Art and Craft movement, Bauhaus movement and new typography, history of graphic design and the nature of advertising history, Illustrated Modernism & Psychedelia, New Wave and Post Modernism, Digital Expressionism & Postscript, The Digital Future.; Advertising forms and media Print, outdoor, electronic and new media advertising; Media Options: newspapers and magazines, radio, TV and cinema, posters, Direct Mail, Ambient and Guerrilla advertising, digital and online advertising. Viral Advertising. Boom in Outdoor advertising: billboards and transits, innovative Materials and advantages.; Emergence of Poster as a ‘new genre of art’: Study of posters with reference to Poland, Japan, UK and America and Bolshevik Russia. Placards and propagandas, Protest and Wartime posters, Subway culture.; Cultural frames of advertising phases: Idolatry, Iconology, Narcissism, and Transition from ‘Totemism’ (the fourth cultural frame) to ‘Mise-en-Scene’ (Fifth Frame); Evolution from Traditional to Industrial to Consumer society & development of communications media. Future of advertising and advertising agencies. Blurring the lines between advertising and entertainment; The impact of Graphic Design with advance technology; Re-defining “Graphic design”; Attributes needed by the modern designers.; Design, campaign and packaging; Designing of logo, rebus, symbol, mark and corporate identity; stories behind the development of most well-known symbols/identities the world; Brands, rebranding and brand positioning; Precursors and prophets of advertising theories and principles; Designing events –Event Mascots and other global entertainments, films and festivals.; Campaign planning and strategy: the client, market research, account planning, creative brief.; Developing visuals and messages for print-ads (newspaper and magazines), Direct Mail, posters, outdoor advertising (billboards and transits), merchandising, show-windows and supermarket items (Point of sales / Point of Purchase items, dispensers, stands, stalls etc.); Media selection, Approaches& the target audience. Innovations in media. New technologies, TV graphics, multimedia presentation, web-page designing and understanding of rector and vector software; Internet – its use in advertising products and services, net marketing.; Prepress, Printing presses, and Post-press: manipulations of pixels and resolutions, colour corrections, knowledge of computer-to-plate graphic reproductions, offset printing, Finishing and Converting. Additive and subtractive colours, four colour printing mechanics, Spot Colours and Lainations, UVs etc.; Design of packaging, merchandising and novelties.; Advertising corporate and new trends; Origin and growth of advertising agencies: Role and responsibilities of a Graphic designer. Creative core: Creative/Art Director, Visualizer, and Copywriter, interaction in developing concepts.; World’s leading Advertising Corporates, Multinationals and Indian scenario: Indian Advertising Agencies with all India branches. Ad-Gurus or remarkable Ad-Men and epoch making advertising campaigns by them. Highest honours, Awards in the advertising creativity and extraordinary contribution.; Famous designers of the world on branding and corporate identity design, Film titles.; Interdisciplinary participation approach with disciplines of art, collaboration and internship with industries and corporates.; Computers and its role in creating new visual effects (Photography, Digital Graphics, Film titles, Multimedia presentations, Image Editing, Web Graphics and types of online Advertising, Web page designing); Importance of market research in advertising. Print media vs. Electronic Media.; Elective –IV: Printmaking (Graphic Art); Aesthetics and history: Understanding of fundamentals of visual art (space, form, size, shape, line, colour, texture, tonal values, perspective, design and aesthetic) in relation to print making.; Understanding visual principles of composition (proportion, unity, harmony, rhythm, contrast, balance and emphasis). Reproduction of two dimensional identical prints.; Knowledge of history, invention, development and definition of print making (Graphic Art) process, techniques and materials in Asia and Europe. Japanese woodcuts and important masters of Ukiyo-e School and works of masters such as Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro etc.; Print making as a mode of creative expression during 19th –20th century from book production to establishing of atelier/workshops, groups, experiments and influences on advertising.; Mode, medium and process: Knowledge of types of print making techniques (i) wood-cut and lino-cut (ii) intaglio-wood and metal (iii) etching – line, aquatint, soft ground, etc. (iv) surface printing (planography, offset, oleograph etc.), (v) stencil and serigraph (iv) other techniques-colography, chine-collé, monoprint, unique print, dry-point, engraving, mezzotint, viscosity, digital imaging, mix medium etc.; Knowledge on use of different kinds of mediums, materials and printing process used in print making (wood, lino, copper, zinc, plywood, stone, acrylic, paper, cardboard, gum, acids, chemicals, ink, resin, software, tools, machine, equipment etc. Preparation of different types of surface from identification of material to designing till printing.; Work of art: Knowledge of works of master print makers and their contribution in development of printmaking from historic to modern like Durer, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Goya, Gauguin, Degas, Lautrec, Daumier, German expressionists (Kathe Kollwitz, Nolde, Heckel, Grosz, Munch etc.), Picasso, Pop and figurative artists (Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein, Jim Dine), David Hockney, Krishna Reddy, Peter Daglish, Stanley Jones, Paul Lingren, Carol Summers etc.; Development of Printmaking in India, contribution and influence of British during colonial period, establishment of press and schools, popular printmaking in mid-19th century till pre independence. Print making trends in India post independence.; Contribution of Indian print makers: Raja Ravi Varma, member of Vichitra club, Mukul Dey, Gangendranath Tagore etc. Santiniketan School, Nandalal Bose, Binode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar, Biswarup Bose, Ramen Chakraborty, Haren Das, Somnath Hore, Chittaprasad, Jyoti Bhatt, Kanwal Krishna, Devyani Krishna, Y.K. Shukla, Vasant Parab, Jagmohan Chopra, Paramjeet Singh, Lalita Lajmi, Naina Dalal, Laxma Goud, R.B. Bhaskaran, R.M. Pallaniappan, Sanat Kar, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Amitabh Banerjee, Debraj Dakoji, Bhupen Khakhar, Waman Chincholkar, Paul Koli, Deepak Banerjee, Jai Zharotia, Prayag Jha, Rini Dhumal, Anupam Sud, Jayant Parikh, Kanchan Chander etc.; Print and issues: Good quality prints - criteria (technically and aesthetically), conventions to identify the authenticity of prints – signature, editions, artists proof etc. Display - mounting and preservation of prints. Various issues related to the contemporary printmaking (mechanical production, computer graphics, influences of advertising, atelier, workshops and groups etc.); Elective –V: Sculpture; Elements & principles of sculpture Fundamentals and elements of sculpture; origin and development of imagery in sculpture; classification of sculpture; sculptural form vis-a-vis conceptual reality.; Relevance of the study of aesthetics for sculptural practice: the early philosophical ideas in India and the West; the role and function of sculpture in the society.; History of sculpture in Western and Oriental traditions; traditional sculptural program as integral part of architectural structures such as churches, temples and secular buildings Study of form, material, methods, and techniques relevant to sculptural practice; clarity of understanding of terminologies related to the art of sculpture.; Study of varied media in sculptural practice: 1. Clay and wax Preparation of natural clay for sculpture; modelling and casting with clay; terracotta & firing of clay; types of kilns; possibilities in the range of colours and pigments in ceramic works; two-dimensional and three-dimensional modes in clay sculptures; modelling and carving in wax.; 2. Plaster of Paris (POP) History, chemical composition and physical nature of POP; advantages and disadvantages of working with POP; accelerating and retarding agents; surface treatment of POP; casting and carving in POP.; 3. Wood Nature and varieties of wood; carving tools and methods of carving for sculpting in wood; seasoning and preservation of wood; finishing and staining of wood.; 4. Stone Origin of sculpting in stone; tools and equipment, methods and approach relevant to stone carving; treatment and preservation of stone against weathering.; 5. Metal History of metal sculptures; processes involved in the use of metal as medium for sculpture; physical properties and classification of metals as ferrous and non-ferrous, alloy, etc.; bronze as the primary sculptural metal; the Lost-wax method (cire-perdue); indigenous methods including “gravity casting”, “sand casting”, etc.; melting points of metals; surface treatment viz. anodising, oxidation and patination; welding and forging processes for working with metals; preservation of metal sculptures.; Assemblage and Installation History & background of mix-media; new hybrid forms of 1960’s and more recent developments; public sculptures; environmental art.; Monumental sculpture: Scope, problems, limitations, concept and development; eminent exponents such as D.P. Roychowdhary, Ramkinkar Baij, Prodosh Dasgupta, Sankho Chaudhurai, Piloo Pochkhanawla, Chintamoni Kar, Sarbari Roy Chowdhury, Amarnath Sehgal, Dhanraj Bhagat, Kanayi Kunhiraman, M. Dharmani, Nagji Patel, Balbir Singh Katt.; Contemporary Indian Sculptors: Combine indigenous knowledge with new materials and techniques; select individuals – B.C Sanyal, Somnath Hore, K.G. Subramanyan, Biman B. Das, Meera Mukherjee, Raghav Kaneria, Himmat Shah, Latika Katt, Jeram Patel, Ajit Chakraborty, Sushen Ghose, Satish Gujral, Ved Nayar, P.V Janakiram, Shiv Singh, Balan Nambiar, S. Nandgopal, Mahendra Pandya, Rajnikant Panchal, Mrinalini Mukherjee, K.S. Radhakrishnan, S. Nandgopal, Dhruva Mistri, Pritpal Singh Ladi, Anita Dube, Ravindra Reddy, N.N. Rimzon, Pushpamala N., Sudarshan Shetty, Subodh Gupta , Anish Kapoor, etc.; Contribution of select modern & contemporary sculptors from the West: Honore Daumier, Auguste Rodin, Camille Claudel, Paul Gauguin, Aristide Maillol, Antoine Bourdelle, Henri Matisse, Ernst Barlach, Constantin Brancusi, Pablo Picasso, Aleksandr Archipenko, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Jacques Lipchitz, Henri Laurens, Umberto Boccioni, Vladimir Tatlin, Naum Gabo, Sophie Tauber, Jean Arp, Max Ernst, Antoine Pevsner, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, David Smith, Louise Bourgeois, Isamu Noguchi, Alberto Giacometti, Cesar, Marino Marini, Lucio Fontana, George Segal, Claes Oldenburg, Anthony Caro, Tony Smith, Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Eva Hesse, Duane Hanson, Judy Chicago, Joel Schapiro, Barry Flanagan, Georg Baselitz, Jimmie Durham, Jeff Koons, Kiki Smith. *******

Geomorphology Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, Endogenetic and Exogenetic forces. Denudation and Weathering, Geomorphic Cycle (Davis and Penck), Theories and Process of Slope Development, Earth Movements (seismicity, folding, faulting and vulcanicity), Landform Occurrence and Causes of Geomorphic Hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and avalanches)

Climatology Composition and Structure of Atmosphere; Insolation, Heat Budget of Earth, Temperature, Pressure and Winds, Atmospheric Circulation (air-masses, fronts and upper air circulation, cyclones and anticyclones (tropical and temperate), Climatic Classification of Koppen & Thornthwaite, ENSO Events (El Nino, La Nina and Southern Oscillations), Meteorological Hazards and Disasters (Cyclones, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hailstorms, Heat and Cold waves Drought and Cloudburst , Glacial Lake Outburst (GLOF), Climate Change: Evidences and Causes of Climatic Change in the past, Human impact on Global Climate.

Oceanography Relief of Oceans, Composition: Temperature, Density and Salinity, Circulation: Warm and Cold Currents, Waves, Tides, Sea Level Changes, Hazards: Tsunami and Cyclone

Geography of Environment Components: Ecosystem (Geographic Classification) and Human Ecology, Functions: Trophic Levels, Energy Flows, Cycles (geo-chemical, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen), Food Chain, Food Web and Ecological Pyramid, Human Interaction and Impacts, Environmental Ethics and Deep Ecology, Environmental Hazards and Disasters (Global Warming, Urban Heat Island, Atmospheric Pollution, Water Pollution, Land Degradation), National Programmes and Policies: Legal Framework, Environmental Policy, International Treaties, International Programmes and Polices (Brundtland Commission, Kyoto Protocol, Agenda 21, Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement)

Population and Settlement Geography Population Geography Sources of population data (census, sample surveys and vital statistics, data reliability and errors). World Population Distribution (measures, patterns and determinants), World Population Growth (prehistoric to modern period). Demographic Transition, Theories of Population Growth (Malthus, Sadler, and Ricardo). Fertility and Mortality Analysis (indices, determinants and world patterns). Migration (types, causes and consequences and models), Population Composition and Characteristics (age, sex, rural-urban, occupational structure and educational levels), Population Policies in Developed and Developing Countries.; Settlement Geography Rural Settlements (types, patterns and distribution), Contemporary Problems of Rural Settlements ( rural-urban migration; land use changes; land acquisition and transactions), Theories of Origin of Towns (Gordon Childe, Henri Pirenne, Lewis Mumford), Characteristics and Processes of Urbanization in Developed and Developing Countries (factors of urban growth, trends of urbanisation, size, structure and functions of urban areas). Urban Systems ( the law of the primate city and rank size rule) Central Place Theories (Christaller and Losch), Internal Structure of the City, Models of Urban Land Use (Burgess, Harris and Ullman , and Hoyt), Concepts of Megacities, Global Cities and Edge Cities, Changing Urban Forms (peri-urban areas, rural-urban fringe, suburban , ring and satellite towns), Social Segregation in the City, Urban Social Area Analysis, Manifestation of Poverty in the City (slums, informal sector growth, crime and social exclusion).

Geography of Economic Activities and Regional Development; Economic Geography Factors affecting spatial organisation of economic activities (primary, secondary, tertiary and quarternary), Natural Resources (classification, distribution and associated problems), Natural Resources Management. World Energy Crises in Developed and Developing Countries.; Agricultural Geography Land capability classification and Land Use Planning, Cropping Pattern: Methods of delineating crop combination regions (Weaver, Doi and Rafiullah), Crop diversification, Von Thunen’s Model of Land Use Planning. Measurement and Determinants of Agricultural Productivity, Regional variations in Agricultural Productivity, Agricultural Systems of the World.; Industrial Geography Classification of Industries, Factors of Industrial Location; Theories of Industrial Location (A. Weber, E. M. Hoover, August Losch, A. Pred and D. M. Smith). World Industrial Regions, Impact of Globalisation on manufacturing sector in Less Developed Countries, Tourism Industry, World distribution and growth of Information And Communication Technology (ICT) and Knowledge Production (Education and R & D) Industries.; Geography of Transport and Trade Theories and Models of spatial interaction (Edward Ullman and M. E. Hurst) Measures and Indices of connectivity and accessibility; Spatial Flow Models: Gravity Model and its variants, World Trade Organisation, Globalisation and Liberalisation and World Trade Patterns. Problems and Prospects of Inter and Intra Regional Cooperation and Trade.; Regional Development Typology of Regions, Formal and Fictional Regions, World Regional Disparities, Theories of Regional Development(Albert O. Hirschman, Gunnar Myrdal, John Friedman, Dependency theory of Underdevelopment, Global Economic Blocks, Regional Development and Social Movements in India

Cultural and Social Geography Concept of Culture, Cultural Complexes, Areas and Region, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Ecology. Cultural Convergence, Social Structure and Processes, Social Well-being and Quality of Life, Social Exclusion, Spatial distribution of social groups in India (Tribe, Caste, Religion and Language), Environment and Human Health, Diseases Ecology, Nutritional Status (etiological conditions, classification and spatial and seasonal distributional patterns with special reference to India) Health Care Planning and Policies in India, Medical Tourism in India.; Political Geography Boundaries and Frontiers (with special reference to India), Heartland and Rimland Theories. Trends and Developments in Political Geography, Geography of Federalism, Electoral Reforms in India, Determinants of Electoral Behaviour, Geopolitics of Climate Change, Geopolitics of World Resources, Geo-politics of India Ocean, Regional Organisations of Cooperation (SAARC, ASEAN, OPEC, EU). Neopolitics of World Natural Resources.

Contributions of Greek, Roman, Arab, Chinese and Indian Scholars, Contributions of Geographers (Bernhardus Varenius, Immanuel Kant, Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Ritter, Scheafer & Hartshorne), Impact of Darwinian Theory on Geographical Thought. Contemporary trends in Indian Geography: Cartography, Thematic and Methodological contributions. Major Geographic Traditions (Earth Science, man-environment relationship, area studies and spatial analysis), Dualisms in Geographic Studies (physical vs. human, regional vs. systematic, qualitative vs. quantitative, ideographic vs. nomothetic), Paradigm Shift, Perspectives in Geography (Positivism, Behaviouralism, Humanism, Structuralism, Feminism and Postmodernism).

Sources of Geographic Information and Data (spatial and non-spatial), Types of Maps, Techniques of Map Making (Choropleth, Isarithmic, Dasymetric, Chorochromatic, Flow Maps) Data Representation on Maps (Pie diagrams, Bar diagrams and Line Graph, GIS Database (raster and vector data formats and attribute data formats). Functions of GIS (conversion, editing and analysis), Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Georeferencing (coordinate system and map projections and Datum), GIS Applications ( thematic cartography, spatial decision support system), Basics of Remote Sensing (Electromagnetic Spectrum, Sensors and Platforms, Resolution and Types, Elements of Air Photo and Satellite Image Interpretation and Photogrammetry), Types of Aerial Photographs, Digital Image Processing: Developments in Remote Sensing Technology and Big Data Sharing and its applications in Natural Resources Management in India, GPS Components (space, ground control and receiver segments) and Applications, Applications of Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion and Inequalities, Sampling, Sampling Procedure and Hypothesis Testing (chi square test, t test, ANOVA), Time Series Analysis, Correlation and Regression Analysis, Measurement of Indices, Making; Indicators Scale Free, Computation of Composite Index, Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis, Morphometric Analysis: Ordering of Streams, Bifurcation Ratio, Drainage Density and Drainage Frequency, Basin Circularity Ratio and Form Factor, Profiles, Slope Analysis, Clinographic Curve, Hypsographic Curve and Altimetric Frequency Graph.

Major Physiographic Regions and their Characteristics; Drainage System (Himalayan and Peninsular), Climate: Seasonal Weather Characteristics, Climatic Divisions, Indian Monsoon (mechanism and characteristics), Jet Streams and Himalayan Cryosphere, Types and Distribution of Natural Resources: Soil, Vegetation, Water, Mineral and Marine Resources. Population Characteristics (spatial patterns of distribution), Growth and Composition (rural-urban, age, sex, occupational, educational, ethnic and religious), Determinants of Population, Population Policies in India, Agriculture ( Production, Productivity and Yield of Major Food Crops), Major Crop Regions, Regional Variations in Agricultural Development, Environmental, Technological and Institutional Factors affecting Indian Agriculture; Agro-Climatic Zones, Green Revolution, Food Security and Right to Food. Industrial Development since Independence, Industrial Regions and their characteristics, Industrial Policies in India. Development and Patterns of Transport Networks (railways, roadways, waterways, airways and pipelines), Internal and External Trade (trend, composition and directions), Regional Development Planning in India, Globalisation and its impact on Indian Economy, Natural Disasters in India (Earthquake, Drought, Flood, Cyclone, Tsunami, Himalayan Highland Hazards and Disasters.)

Community Health; History of Social Medicine and Community Health; History of Public Health and Its Milestones; Comprehensive Health Care; Social Development and Health; Dimensions and Determinants of Health; Concepts and Indicators of Health and Wellbeing; Natural History of Disease; Levels of Prevention; Globalisation and Its Impact on Health; Roles and Responsibility of State, Community and Private Sector in Health

Health Committees and Development of Health Services in Independent India; Constitutional Provisions, Federal Structure and Social Security; National Health Policies (1983, 2002, 2017), Population Policy, Nutrition Policy,; Policy on Indian Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy, 2002; Important Health Legislations in India; Health Infrastructure in India—Public, Private, and Charitable, Public Private Partnership(PPP); Health financing and Health insurance, Out of Pocket expenditure; Civil society and Social Movements in Health

Basic concepts and definitions in Epidemiology; Types of epidemiology; Uses of epidemiology; Measurements in epidemiology; Epidemiological Study Designs; Screening and surveillance; Validity of Screening and Diagnostic tests; Causation , Association and Biases; Investigation of an epidemic; Basic concepts in Bio statistics; Types of data and data sources for Public Health; Sampling techniques and sample size estimation; Probability and Tests of significance; Data analysis, presentation and interpretation

Definition, Scope, Concepts and Significance of Social, Economic, Cultural and Behavioral factors on Health and Disease; Social Theories of Causation of Disease; Implications of Social Structure and Socio-economic Status for Health; Political and Economic Aspects of Health; Health Perceptions and Behavior; Health Economics; Qualitative Research Methodology; Social Work Approach in Health Care

Programmes; Communicable Diseases—Common, Emerging and Re-emerging diseases, Hospital acquired infections, Antimicrobial resistance; Non-Communicable Diseases—Cardio-vascular diseases, Diabetes, Cancers, Rheumatic heart disease, Blindness, Mental Health, Occupational Diseases, Genetic diseases; Accidents , Injuries and Disasters; All National Health Programs and data sources.

a. Environment and Health; Water and sanitation; Environmental pollution and Health impacts; Built environment and Housing; Climate change and impact on health; Waste management; Hospital waste management b. Nutrition; Ecology of malnutrition; Assessment of Nutritional status; Nutritional diseases and their management; Food and nutrition security and related legislations; National Nutrition programs; Socio cultural aspects of nutrition; Food safety, Food standards and related legislations c. Social determinants of Health

a. Demography and Family Planning; Definition, concepts and indicators related to demography and family planning; Demographic cycle; Size, composition and distribution of India’s population; Approaches and methods of contraception; Evolution of National Family Welfare Program; Social issues related to Family Planning; Felt need and unmet need in Family planning; Social marketing in family planning; Counseling in Family planning; PC and PNDT Act-1994; MTP Act 1971 b. Reproductive and Child Health; Evolution of Maternal/ Reproductive and child Health programs; Safe motherhood and essential newborn care with related schemes and programs; Gender issues in women’s health; Major health problems of children in India and related National Health Programs; Adolescent health and related schemes and programs; Rights of child and related schemes and Programs; School Health Programme

Concepts, objectives and approaches of health education; Methods , modes and barriers of communication; Planning, Management and Organization of health education programs; E-medicine, Distance education and associated legal issues; Role of media in Health Education; E Health and m Health

in Public Health; Health planning and management; Health systems research- Operations Research, System analysis, Health Technology assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation; Health Management Information System; Medical and Social Audits; Health teams and their management; Human Resources in Health; Role of Ayush in local Health traditions; Health policy studies; Quality assessment of Health Services-parameters and standards; Ethics in Health Care; National Institutes of Public Health Research and Training

Health problems of developed and developing countries; Health problems of South East Asia region; International agencies in Health; Emporiatrics; Health for All approaches- Primary Health Care (1978) to Universal Health Coverage; Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Forensic Science: Definition, History & Development, Scope, Ethics in Forensic Science; Physical Evidence: Nature, Types, Search methods, Collection, Preservation, Packing & Forwarding of Physical & Trace evidence for forensic analyses, Chain of Custody; Crime Scene: Nature, Types, Preservation of Scene of Crime; Criminal Investigations: Unnatural deaths, Criminal assaults, Sexual offences, Poisoning, Vehicular accidents; Courts: Types, powers and jurisdiction, Admissibility of evidence in Courts, Definition of Experts, Provisions in Cr.P.C.,1973 & Indian Evidence Act relating to experts & their reports; Court Procedures pertaining to Expert Testimony & Witness; Organization of Forensic Science Laboratories of Centre and State, NCRB and NICFS; Fundamental Rights: Right of Equality (Articles 14 to 18) and Right of Freedom (Articles 19 to 22) as per Constitution of India; Criminal Profiling: Profile of victim and culprit, its role in crime investigation, Lie detection (Polygraphy), Narco analysis, Brain mapping, scope and limitations; Concept of quality control management in Forensic institutions

Microscopy: Polarizing, Comparison, Stereoscopic, Fluorescent and Electron Microscopes; Spectrophotometry: UV, Visible, IR, Raman, Atomic absorption, Emission; Neutron Activation Analysis; X – rays and x-ray based techniques such as XRD, XRF; Mass Spectroscopy; Chromatographic Techniques: TLC, GLC, HPLC,HPTLC; Hyphenated Techniques: GC-MS, LC-MS, IR-MS and ICP-MS; Electrophoresis: High and Low voltage electrophoresis, Immunoelectrophoresis; Immunoassays: Principle, Types ,Techniques and applications

Detection and Identification of Blood stains; Determination of Species of Origin; Blood Group Systems; Techniques of Determination of Blood groups of Blood Stains; Detection of Seminal and other body fluids and their Blood Grouping, Red cells Enzymes, Serum Proteins of forensic significance; Disputed Paternity & Maternity; DNA: Structure, DNA as genetic marker, DNA Extraction and Profiling Techniques; DNA Phenotyping and RNA Profiling & their applications; Wild life Forensics: Wild life (Protection) Act,1972, Scope, Evidences and Identification

Analysis of Ethyl alcohol in beverages , liquors, biological fluids and breath; Analysis of Methanol and Denaturants; Illicit liquors; Analysis of Chemicals in Trap Cases; Metabolism and Chemical examination of : Insecticides & Pesticides, Tranquillizers & Sedatives, Hypnotics Stimulants, Narcotics, Opiates, Drugs of abuse; Analyses of above and their Toxicity; Plant poisons; Metallic Poisons; Extraction, Isolation & Clean-up procedures, Identification of common poisons from viscera, tissues and body fluids

Fire arms: Types, Classification, Ammunition and their Compositions; Forensic examination of Firearms, Ammunition, Firearms’ projectiles (Bullets, Shots, Slug etc.), Shell case; Gunshot residues analysis; Concept of Velocity, Penetration, Dispersion, Ricochet, Accidental Discharge, Determination of Range in firearm cases; Examination of Country made firearms; Basics of Internal, External and Terminal Ballistics; Tool marks: Meaning, Types and Examination; Restoration of Erased Markings on Metal Surfaces

Fire and Arson: Analyses of Petroleum Products and other incendiary materials; Explosives: Definition, Types and Analyses; Bombs: Country made bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices ( IEDs ) and their examination; Investigation in Explosion and Arson related cases; Photography: Types, application in criminal investigation & Forensic evidence examination

Hair & Fibers: Nature, Types, Structure and Examination; Pollens and Diatoms: Their application in Forensic investigation; Dust & Soil: Nature, Types, Forensic Examination; Paint, Lacquer & Varnishes: Nature, composition and forensic examination; Glass: Composition, Types, Fractures, Examination; Cement, Mortar and Concrete: General Composition, Forensic Analysis; Computer Forensics: Introduction, Types of Computer crimes, Digital evidence- Seizure, Acquisition and Forensic examination; Mobile Phone Forensics

Fingerprints: History, Characteristics, Types, Classification, Preservation, Development, Lifting and Comparison, Examination of Chance Prints, Computerization of Fingerprints, AFIS; Track Marks: Foot Prints, Shoe Prints, Tire Marks, Their Preservation & Casting, Comparison, Skid marks. Gait pattern; Biometric Systems of Identification and its relevance; Voice Analysis: Introduction, Significance, Structure of Human Voice apparatus, Voice spectrography, Voice analysis, Legal aspects and limitations

Documents: Definition, Types, Preliminary examination of documents; Reproduction of documents through photographic and mechanical means and their examination; Examination of Alterations such as Erasures, Obliterations & Additions; Indentations, Secret writings and Charred documents; Inks, Papers and their scientific examinations with modern methods; Age of documents; Examination of Typescripts, Printed matter including currency notes and lottery tickets. Mechanical impressions; Hand writings: Class and Individual characteristics of Handwritings, Factors affecting handwritings, Standard samples for comparison, Comparison of hand-written texts; Anonymous and disguised writings; Identification of hand writings, signatures, detection of forged signature and forgeries; Examination of Credit Cards and Similar materials

Modes & Manner of deaths, Sexual offences and its medicolegal importance, Amendments in law related to sexual offences; Post – mortem examination and Post – mortem changes, Estimation of time since death; Injuries & Wounds: Types, Medicolegal importance, Gunshot wounds; Determination of Species of Origin, Sex , Age, Stature, and individual identification through skeletal remains; Identification through Skull superimposition and facial reconstruction; Human dentition, Type of teeth, determination of Age, Bite marks; Forensic Entomology: Introduction, Insects of forensic importance, Insects on Carrion, Forensic applications

Biography of the Buddha based on Pāli sources : Ariyapariyesanasutta/ Pāsarāsisutta (Majjhimanikāya), Mahāparinibbānasutta (Dīghanikāya), Jātakanidānakathā and Jinacarita. Introduction to First, Second and Third Buddhist Councils: Based on Cullavagga (Pañcasatikā-khandhaka, Sattasatikā-khandhaka), Samantapāsādikā (Bāhirakathā) and Mahāvaṁsa.

Tradition and Characteristics of Pāli grammar. Derivation of the word ‘Pāli’ and Homeland of Pāli language. Pāli Alphabets, Sandhi, Kāraka, Samāsa, Taddhita, Ākhyāta and Kṛdanta (based on the Bālāvatara).

Mahāvagga : Mahākhandhaka. Cullavagga : Kammakhandhaka. Pātimokkha General Introduction to Vinayapiṭaka.

Dīghanikāya : Brahmajālasutta and Kūṭadantasutta. Majjhimanikāya : Satipaṭṭhānasutta. Saṁyuttanikāya : Buddhavagga of Nidānavagga’s Nidānasaṁyutta. Aṅguttaranikāya: Nīvaraṇappahāṇavagga and Akammanīyavagga of Ekakanipāta. General Introduction to Suttapiṭaka.

Dhammapada : Yamakavagga, Appamādavagga and Cittavagga. Suttanipāta : Kasibhāradvājasutta, Vāseṭṭhasutta. Therīgāthā : Mahāpajāpati-gotamītherī and Ambapālitherī. Jātaka : Vānarindajātaka, Sasajātaka and Javasakuṇajātaka. General Introduction to Khuddakanikāya.

Dhammasaṅgaṇī : Dukamātikā and Tikamātikā. Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha : Citta, Cetasika, Rūpa and Nibbāna. Introduction to Abhidhamma Literature.

Milindapañha : Bāhirakathā, Lakkhaṇapañha. General Introduction to Milindapañha.

Visuddhimagga : Sīlaniddesa. General Introduction to Visuddhimagga. General Introduction to Aṭṭhakathā Literature and contribution of Buddhadatta, Buddhaghosa and Dhammapāla.

General Introduction to Vaṁsa Literature. General Introduction to Pāli Kāvya Literature.

Buddhist Philosophical Concepts: Arahata, Bodhisatta, Paccekabuddha, Sammāsambuddha, Sīla, Samādhi, Paññā, Brahmavihāra, Ariyasacca, Ariya-aṭṭhaṅgika-magga, Tilakkhaṇa, Paṭiccasamuppāda, Kammavāda, Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma, Nibbāna, Nīvaraṇa, Saṁyojana, Hetu and Āsava.

Mathematical Logic: Propositional and Predicate Logic, Propositional Equivalences, Normal Forms, Predicates and Quantifiers, Nested Quantifiers, Rules of Inference.; Sets and Relations: Set Operations, Representation and Properties of Relations, Equivalence Relations, Partially Ordering.; Counting, Mathematical Induction and Discrete Probability: Basics of Counting, Pigeonhole Principle, Permutations and Combinations, Inclusion- Exclusion Principle, Mathematical Induction, Probability, Bayes’ Theorem.; Group Theory: Groups, Subgroups, Semi Groups, Product and Quotients of Algebraic Structures, Isomorphism, Homomorphism, Automorphism, Rings, Integral Domains, Fields, Applications of Group Theory.; Graph Theory: Simple Graph, Multigraph, Weighted Graph, Paths and Circuits, Shortest Paths in Weighted Graphs, Eulerian Paths and Circuits, Hamiltonian Paths and Circuits, Planner graph, Graph Coloring, Bipartite Graphs, Trees and Rooted Trees, Prefix Codes, Tree Traversals, Spanning Trees and Cut-Sets.; Boolean Algebra: Boolean Functions and its Representation, Simplifications of Boolean Functions.; Optimization: Linear Programming - Mathematical Model, Graphical Solution, Simplex and Dual Simplex Method, Sensitive Analysis; Integer Programming, Transportation and Assignment Models, PERT-CPM: Diagram Representation, Critical Path Calculations, Resource Levelling, Cost Consideration in Project Scheduling.

Digital Logic Circuits and Components: Digital Computers, Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra, Map Simplifications, Combinational Circuits, Flip-Flops, Sequential Circuits, Integrated Circuits, Decoders, Multiplexers, Registers and Counters, Memory Unit.; Data Representation: Data Types, Number Systems and Conversion, Complements, Fixed Point Representation, Floating Point Representation, Error Detection Codes, Computer Arithmetic - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Algorithms.; Register Transfer and Microoperations: Register Transfer Language, Bus and Memory Transfers, Arithmetic, Logic and Shift Microoperations.; Basic Computer Organization and Design: Stored Program Organization and Instruction Codes, Computer Registers, Computer Instructions, Timing and Control, Instruction Cycle, Memory-Reference Instructions, Input-Output, Interrupt.; Programming the Basic Computer: Machine Language, Assembly Language, Assembler, Program Loops, Subroutines, Input-Output Programming.; Microprogrammed Control: Control Memory, Address Sequencing, Design of Control Unit.; Central Processing Unit: General Register Organization, Stack Organization, Instruction Formats, Addressing Modes, RISC Computer, CISC Computer.; Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel Processing, Pipelining, Arithmetic Pipeline, Instruction Pipeline, Vector Processing Array Processors.; Input-Output Organization: Peripheral Devices, Input-Output Interface, Asynchronous Data Transfer, Modes of Transfer, Priority Interrupt, DMA, Serial Communication.; Memory Hierarchy: Main Memory, Auxillary Memory, Associative Memory, Cache Memory, Virtual Memory, Memory Management Hardware.; Multiprocessors: Characteristics of Multiprocessors, Interconnection Structures, Interprocessor Arbitration, Interprocessor Communication and Synchronization, Cache Coherence, Multicore Processors.

Language Design and Translation Issues: Programming Language Concepts, Paradigms and Models, Programming Environments, Virtual Computers and Binding Times, Programming Language Syntax, Stages in Translation, Formal Transition Models.; Elementary Data Types: Properties of Types and Objects; Scalar and Composite Data Types.; Programming in C: Tokens, Identifiers, Data Types, Sequence Control, Subprogram Control, Arrays, Structures, Union, String, Pointers, Functions, File Handling, Command Line Argumaents, Preprocessors.; Object Oriented Programming: Class, Object, Instantiation, Inheritance, Encapsulation, Abstract Class, Polymorphism.; Programming in C++: Tokens, Identifiers, Variables and Constants; Data types, Operators, Control statements, Functions Parameter Passing, Virtual Functions, Class and Objects; Constructors and Destructors; Overloading, Inheritance, Templates, Exception and Event Handling; Streams and Files; Multifile Programs.; Web Programming: HTML, DHTML, XML, Scripting, Java, Servlets, Applets.; Computer Graphics: Video-Display Devices, Raster-Scan and Random-Scan Systems; Graphics Monitors, Input Devices, Points and Lines; Line Drawing Algorithms, Mid-Point Circle and Ellipse Algorithms; Scan Line Polygon Fill Algorithm, Boundary-Fill and Flood- Fill.; 2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing: Translation, Scaling, Rotation, Reflection and Shear Transformations; Matrix Representations and Homogeneous Coordinates; Composite Transforms, Transformations Between Coordinate Systems, Viewing Pipeline, Viewing Coordinate Reference Frame, Window to View-Port Coordinate Transformation, Viewing Functions, Line and Polygon Clipping Algorithms.; 3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations and Viewing: Polygon Surfaces, Quadric Surfaces, Spline Representation, Bezier and B-Spline Curves; Bezier and B-Spline Surfaces; Illumination Models, Polygon Rendering Methods, Viewing Pipeline and Coordinates; General Projection Transforms and Cipping.

Database System Concepts and Architecture: Data Models, Schemas, and Instances; Three-Schema Architecture and Data Independence; Database Languages and Interfaces; Centralized and Client/Server Architectures for DBMS.; Data Modeling: Entity-Relationship Diagram, Relational Model - Constraints, Languages, Design, and Programming, Relational Database Schemas, Update Operations and Dealing with Constraint Violations; Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus; Codd Rules.; SQL: Data Definition and Data Types; Constraints, Queries, Insert, Delete, and Update Statements; Views, Stored Procedures and Functions; Database Triggers, SQL Injection.; Normalization for Relational Databases: Functional Dependencies and Normalization; Algorithms for Query Processing and Optimization; Transaction Processing, Concurrency Control Techniques, Database Recovery Techniques, Object and Object-Relational Databases; Database Security and Authorization.; Enhanced Data Models: Temporal Database Concepts, Multimedia Databases, Deductive Databases, XML and Internet Databases; Mobile Databases, Geographic Information Systems, Genome Data Management, Distributed Databases and Client-Server Architectures.; Data Warehousing and Data Mining: Data Modeling for Data Warehouses, Concept Hierarchy, OLAP and OLTP; Association Rules, Classification, Clustering, Regression,; Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbour, Hidden Markov Model, Summarization, Dependency Modeling, Link Analysis, Sequencing Analysis, Social Network Analysis.; Big Data Systems: Big Data Characteristics, Types of Big Data, Big Data Architecture, Introduction to Map-Reduce and Hadoop; Distributed File System, HDFS. NOSQL: NOSQL and Query Optimization; Different NOSQL Products, Querying and Managing NOSQL; Indexing and Ordering Data Sets; NOSQL in Cloud.

System Software: Machine, Assembly and High-Level Languages; Compilers and Interpreters; Loading, Linking and Relocation; Macros, Debuggers.; Basics of Operating Systems: Operating System Structure, Operations and Services; System Calls, Operating-System Design and Implementation; System Boot. Process Management: Process Scheduling and Operations; Interprocess Communication, Communication in Client–Server Systems, Process Synchronization, Critical-Section Problem, Peterson’s Solution, Semaphores, Synchronization.; Threads: Multicore Programming, Multithreading Models, Thread Libraries, Implicit Threading, Threading Issues.; CPU Scheduling: Scheduling Criteria and Algorithms; Thread Scheduling, Multiple- Processor Scheduling, Real-Time CPU Scheduling.; Deadlocks: Deadlock Characterization, Methods for Handling Deadlocks, Deadlock Prevention, Avoidance and Detection; Recovery from Deadlock.; Memory Management: Contiguous Memory Allocation, Swapping, Paging, Segmentation, Demand Paging, Page Replacement, Allocation of Frames, Thrashing, Memory-Mapped Files.; Storage Management: Mass-Storage Structure, Disk Structure, Scheduling and Management, RAID Structure.; File and Input/Output Systems: Access Methods, Directory and Disk Structure; File- System Mounting, File Sharing, File-System Structure and Implementation; Directory Implementation, Allocation Methods, Free-Space Management, Efficiency and Performance; Recovery, I/O Hardware, Application I/O Interface, Kernel I/O Subsystem, Transforming I/O Requests to Hardware Operations.; Security: Protection, Access Matrix, Access Control, Revocation of Access Rights, Program Threats, System and Network Threats; Cryptography as a Security Tool, User Authentication, Implementing Security Defenses.; Virtual Machines: Types of Virtual Machines and Implementations; Virtualization.; Linux Operating Systems: Design Principles, Kernel Modules, Process Management, Scheduling, Memory Management, File Systems, Input and Output; Interprocess Communication, Network Structure.; Windows Operating Systems: Design Principles, System Components, Terminal Services and Fast User Switching; File System, Networking.; Distributed Systems: Types of Network based Operating Systems, Network Structure, Communication Structure and Protocols; Robustness, Design Issues, Distributed File Systems.

Software Process Models: Software Process, Generic Process Model – Framework Activity, Task Set and Process Patterns; Process Lifecycle, Prescriptive Process Models, Project Management, Component Based Development, Aspect-Oriented Software Development, Formal Methods, Agile Process Models – Extreme Programming (XP), Adptive Software Development, Scrum, Dynamic System Development Model, Feature Driven Development, Crystal, Web Engineering.; Software Requirements: Functional and Non-Functional Requirements; Eliciting Requirements, Developing Use Cases, Requirement Analysis and Modelling; Requirements Review, Software Requirment and Specification (SRS) Document.; Software Design: Abstraction, Architecture, Patterns, Separation of Concerns, Modularity, Information Hiding, Functional Independence, Cohesion and Coupling; Object-Oriented Design, Data Design, Architectural Design, User Interface Design, Component Level Design.; Software Quality: McCall’s Quality Factors, ISO 9126 Quality Factors, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Monitoring and Management (RMMM); Software Reliability.; Estimation and Scheduling of Software Projects: Software Sizing, LOC and FP based Estimations; Estimating Cost and Effort; Estimation Models, Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO), Project Scheduling and Staffing; Time-line Charts.; Software Testing: Verification and Validation; Error, Fault, Bug and Failure; Unit and Integration Tesing; White-box and Black-box Testing; Basis Path Testing, Control Structure Testing, Deriving Test Cases, Alpha and Beta Testing; Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Stress Testing.; Software Configuration Management: Change Control and Version Control; Software Reuse, Software Re-engineering, Reverse Engineering.

Data Structures: Arrays and their Applications; Sparse Matrix, Stacks, Queues, Priority Queues, Linked Lists, Trees, Forest, Binary Tree, Threaded Binary Tree, Binary Search Tree, AVL Tree, B Tree, B+ Tree, B* Tree, Data Structure for Sets, Graphs, Sorting and Searching Algorithms; Hashing.; Performance Analysis of Algorithms and Recurrences:Time and Space Complexities; Asymptotic Notation, Recurrence Relations.; Design Techniques: Divide and Conquer; Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms, Backtracking, Branch and Bound.; Lower Bound Theory: Comparison Trees, Lower Bounds through Reductions.; Graph Algorithms: Breadth-First Search, Depth-First Search, Shortest Paths, Maximum Flow, Minimum Spanning Trees.; Complexity Theory: P and NP Class Problems; NP-completeness and Reducibility.; Selected Topics: Number Theoretic Algorithms, Polynomial Arithmetic, Fast Fourier Transform, String Matching Algorithms.; Advanced Algorithms: Parallel Algorithms for Sorting, Searching and Merging, Approximation Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms.

Theory of Computation: Formal Language, Non-Computational Problems, Diagonal Argument, Russels’s Paradox.; Regular Language Models: Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA), Non-Deterministic Finite Automaton (NDFA), Equivalence of DFA and NDFA, Regular Languages, Regular Grammars, Regular Expressions, Properties of Regular Language, Pumping Lemma, Non- Regular Languages, Lexical Analysis.; Context Free Language: Pushdown Automaton (PDA), Non-Deterministic Pushdown Automaton (NPDA), Context Free Grammar, Chomsky Normal Form, Greibach Normal Form, Ambiguity, Parse Tree Representation of Derivation Trees, Equivalence of PDA’s and Context Free Grammars; Properties of Context Free Language.; Turing Machines (TM): Standard Turing Machine and its Variations; Universal Turing Machines, Models of Computation and Church-Turing Thesis; Recursive and Recursively- Enumerable Languages; Context-Sensitive Languages, Unrestricted Grammars, Chomsky Hierarchy of Languages, Construction of TM for Simple Problems.; Unsolvable Problems and Computational Complexity: Unsolvable Problem, Halting Problem, Post Correspondence Problem, Unsolvable Problems for Context-Free Languages, Measuring and Classifying Complexity, Tractable and Intractable Problems.; Syntax Analysis: Associativity, Precedence, Grammar Transformations, Top Down Parsing, Recursive Descent Predictive Parsing, LL(1) Parsing, Bottom up Parsing, LR Parser, LALR(1) Parser.; Semantic Analysis: Attribute Grammar, Syntax Directed Definitions, Inherited and Synthesized Attributes; Dependency Graph, Evaluation Order, S-attributed and L-attributed Definitions; Type-Checking.; Run Time System: Storage Organization, Activation Tree, Activation Record, Stack Allocation of Activation Records, Parameter Passing Mechanisms, Symbol Table.; Intermediate Code Generation: Intermediate Representations, Translation of Declarations, Assignments, Control Flow, Boolean Expressions and Procedure Calls.; Code Generation and Code Optimization: Control-flow, Data-flow Analysis, Local Optimization, Global Optimization, Loop Optimization, Peep-Hole Optimization, Instruction Scheduling.

Data Communication: Components of a Data Communication System, Simplex, Half- Duplex and Duplex Modes of Communication; Analog and Digital Signals; Noiseless and Noisy Channels; Bandwidth, Throughput and Latency; Digital and Analog Transmission; Data Encoding and Modulation Techniques; Broadband and Baseband Transmission; Multiplexing, Transmission Media, Transmission Errors, Error Handling Mechanisms.; Computer Networks: Network Topologies, Local Area Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks, Wide Area Network, Wireless Networks, Internet.; Network Models: Layered Architecture, OSI Reference Model and its Protocols; TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Physical, Logical, Port and Specific Addresses; Switching Techniques.; Functions of OSI and TCP/IP Layers: Framing, Error Detection and Correction; Flow and Error Control; Sliding Window Protocol, HDLC, Multiple Access – CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, Reservation, Polling, Token Passing, FDMA, CDMA, TDMA, Network Devices, Backbone Networks, Virtual LANs. IPv4 Structure and Address Space; Classful and Classless Addressing; Datagram, Fragmentation and Checksum; IPv6 Packet Format, Mapping Logical to Physical Address (ARP), Direct and Indirect Network Layer Delivery; Routing Algorithms, TCP, UDP and SCTP Protocols; Flow Control, Error Control and Congestion Control in TCP and SCTP.; World Wide Web (WWW): Uniform Resource Locator (URL), Domain Name Service (DNS), Resolution - Mapping Names to Addresses and Addresses to Names; Electronic Mail Architecture, SMTP, POP and IMAP; TELNET and FTP.; Network Security: Malwares, Cryptography and Steganography; Secret-Key Algorithms, Public-Key Algorithms, Digital Signature, Virtual Private Networks, Firewalls.; Mobile Technology: GSM and CDMA; Services and Architecture of GSM and Mobile Computing; Middleware and Gateway for Mobile Computing; Mobile IP and Mobile Communication Protocol; Communication Satellites, Wireless Networks and Topologies; Cellular Topology, Mobile Adhoc Networks, Wireless Transmission and Wireless LANs; Wireless Geolocation Systems, GPRS and SMS.; Cloud Computing and IoT: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Public and Private Cloud; Virtualization, Virtual Server, Cloud Storage, Database Storage, Resource Management, Service Level Agreement, Basics of IoT.

Approaches to AI: Turing Test and Rational Agent Approaches; State Space Representation of Problems, Heuristic Search Techniques, Game Playing, Min-Max Search, Alpha Beta Cut off Procedures.; Knowledge Representation: Logic, Semantic Networks, Frames, Rules, Scripts, Conceptual Dependency and Ontologies; Expert Systems, Handling Uncertainty in Knowledge.; Planning: Components of a Planning System, Linear and Non Linear Planning; Goal Stack Planning, Hierarchical Planning, STRIPS, Partial Order Planning.; Natural Language Processing: Grammar and Language; Parsing Techniques, Semantic Analysis and Prgamatics. Multi Agent Systems: Agents and Objects; Agents and Expert Systems; Generic Structure of Multiagent System, Semantic Web, Agent Communication, Knowledge Sharing using Ontologies, Agent Development Tools.; Fuzzy Sets: Notion of Fuzziness, Membership Functions, Fuzzification and Defuzzification; Operations on Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Functions and Linguistic Variables; Fuzzy Relations, Fuzzy Rules and Fuzzy Inference; Fuzzy Control System and Fuzzy Rule Based Systems.; Genetic Algorithms (GA): Encoding Strategies, Genetic Operators, Fitness Functions and GA Cycle; Problem Solving using GA.; Artificial Neural Networks (ANN): Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning; Single Perceptron, Multi Layer Perceptron, Self Organizing Maps, Hopfield Network.

Introduction to Semiconductor, energy bands in solids, concept of effective mass, density of states, Fermi levels. PN Junction, Diode equation and diode equivalent circuit, Breakdown in diodes, Zener diode, Tunnel diode, Metal semiconductor junction – Ohmic and Schottky contacts, Characteristics and equivalent circuits of JFET, MOSFET. Low dimensional semiconductor devices – quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots. High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT), Solar cells – I-V characteristics, fill factor and efficiency, LED, LCD and flexible display devices. Emerging materials for future Devices: Graphene, Carbon Nano tubes (CNT), ZnO, SiC etc.

IC fabrication – crystal growth, epitaxy, oxidation, lithography, doping, etching, isolation methods, metallization, bonding, Thin film deposition and characterization Techniques: XRD, TEM, SEM, EDX, Thin film active and passive devices, MOS technology and VLSI, scaling of MOS devices, NMOS and CMOS structures and fabrication, Characteristics of MOS transistors and threshold voltage, NMOS and CMOS inverters, Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) – structure, charge storage and transfer, Basics of VLSI design, stick diagrams, Layout design rules.

Superposition, Thevenin, Norton and Maximum Power Transfer Theorems, Network elements, Network graphs, Nodal and Mesh analysis. Laplace Transform, Fourier Transform and Z-transform. Time and frequency domain response, Passive filters, Two-port Network Parameters : Z, Y, ABCD and h parameters, Transfer functions, Signal representation, State variable method of circuit analysis, AC circuit analysis, Transient analysis, Zero and Poles, Bode Plots.; Continuous time signals, Fourier Series and Fourier transform representations, Sampling theorem and applications, Discrete time signal, Discrete Fourier transform (DFT), Fast Fourier transform (FFT), Basic concepts of digital signal processing, digital filters – IIR, FIR.

Rectifiers, Voltage regulated ICs and regulated power supply, Biasing of Bipolar junction transistors and FETs, operating point and stability, Amplifiers, Classification of amplifiers, Concept of feedback, Hartley, Colpitt’s and Phase Shift oscillators, Operational amplifiers (OPAMP) - characteristics, computational applications, comparators, Schmitt trigger, Instrumentation amplifiers, wave shaping circuits, Phase locked loops, Active filters, Multivibrators, Voltage to frequency convertors (V/F), frequency to voltage convertors (F/V).

Logic Families, Logic Gates, Boolean algebra and minimization techniques, Combinational circuits, Programmable Logic Devices (PLD), CPLD, flip-flops, memories, Sequential Circuits: Counters – Ring, Ripple, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Shift registers, multiplexers and demultiplexers, A/D and D/A converters, Analysis and Design of fundamental mode state machines: State variables, State table and State diagram. Sequential PLD, FPGA, Analysis and Design of digital circuits using HDL.

Introduction of Microprocessor 8086: Architecture, Addressing modes, instruction set, interrupts, Programming, Memory and I/O interfacing. Introduction of Microcontrollers – 8051 for embedded systems, Architecture and register set of Microcontroller 8051, Addressing modes, Instruction set of 8051 – Data transfer instructions, Arithmetic instructions, Logic instructions, bit level and byte level control transfer instructions, 8051 assembly programming – stack operations, subroutines, interrupts, 8051 programming as timer/counter, 8051 serial communication, 8051 interfacing RS232, LED/LCD display, Keyboard , Stepper motor.

Electrostatics - vector calculus, Gauss’s Law, Laplace and Poisson’s equations, Magnetostatics – Biot Savert’s law, Ampere’s law and electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations and wave equations, Plane wave propagation in free space, dielectrics and conductors, Poynting theorem, Reflection and refraction, polarization, interference, coherence and diffraction, Transmission lines and waveguides – line equations, impedance, reflections and voltage standing wave ratio, rectangular waveguides. Antennas – retarded potential and Hertzian dipole, half wave antenna, antenna patterns, radiation intensity, gain, effective area and Frii’s free space receiver power equation.; Microwave Sources and Devices -Reflex Klystron, Magnetron, TWT, Gunn diode, IMPATT diode, Crystal Detector and PIN diode. Radar – block diagram of Radar, frequencies and power used, Radar range equation.

Analog modulation and demodulation - AM, FM and PM, Principle of super heterodyne receiver, Random signals, noise, noise temperature and noise figure, Basic concepts of information theory, Error detection and correction, Digital modulation and demodulation – PCM, ASK, FSK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK and QAM, Time and Frequency-Division Multiplexing, Multiple Access techniques, Data Communications – Modems, Codes, Principles of Mobile and Satellite Communication, Optical communication, Optical sources - LED, spontaneous and stimulated emission, semiconductor Lasers, Detectors – PIN photodiodes, Avalanche photodiodes (APD), Optical fibers – attenuation and dispersion characteristics, Bandwidth, Wavelength division multiplexing. Fundamentals of Internet of Things (IoT) for communication.

Power devices – characteristics of SCR, DIAC, TRIAC, power transistors, Protection of thyristors against over voltage and over current. SCR triggering - dv/dt and di/dt, triggering with single pulse and train of pulses, A.C. and D.C. motors - construction and speed control. Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS). Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). Open loop and closed loop control system, Block Diagram reduction techniques, transfer function and signal flow diagram, Stability criterion: Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist plot, On-off controller, Proportional (P), Proportional-Integral (PI), Proportional-Derivative (PD), PID controllers.

Transducers – Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance, Piezoelectric, Thermoelectric, Hall effect, Photoelectric, Measurement of displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, torque, strain, temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, thickness, pH. Measuring Equipment – Measurement of R, L and C, Bridge and Potentiometers, voltage, current, power, energy, frequency/time, phase, Digital Multimeters, CRO, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer., Biomedical Instruments – ECG, EEG, Blood Pressure Measurements, MEMS and its applications Sensors for IoT applications.

Definition, Principles and Scope of Environmental Science.; Structure and composition of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.; Laws of thermodynamics, heat transfer processes, mass and energy transfer across various interfaces, material balance.; Meteorological parameters - pressure, temperature, precipitation, humidity, mixing ratio, saturation mixing ratio, radiation and wind velocity, adiabatic lapse rate, environmental lapse rate. Wind roses.; Interaction between Earth, Man and Environment. Biogeographic provinces of the world and agro-climatic zones of India. Concept of sustainable development.; Natural resources and their assessment. Remote Sensing and GIS: Principles of remote sensing and GIS. Digital image processing and ground truthing. Application of remote sensing and GIS in land cover/land use planning and management (urban sprawling, vegetation study, forestry, natural resource), waste management and climate change.; Environmental education and awareness. Environmental ethics.

Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry: Classification of elements, Stoichiometry, Gibbs’ energy, chemical potential, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, solubility of gases in water, the carbonate system, unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbons, radioisotopes.; Composition of air. Particles, ions and radicals in the atmosphere. Chemical speciation. Chemical processes in the formation of inorganic and organic particulate matters, thermochemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, Oxygen and Ozone chemistry. Photochemical smog.; Hydrological cycle. Water as a universal solvent. Concept of DO, BOD and COD. Sedimentation, coagulation, flocculation, filtration, pH and Redox potential (Eh).; Inorganic and organic components of soils. Biogeochemical cycles – nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus and sulphur.; Toxic chemicals: Pesticides and their classification and effects. Biochemical aspects of heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr) and metalloids (As, Se). CO, O3, PAN, VOC and POP. Carcinogens in the air.; Principles of analytical methods: Titrimetry, Gravimetry, Bomb Calorimetry, Chromatography (Paper Chromatography, TLC, GC and HPLC), Flame photometry, Spectrophotometry (UV-VIS, AAS, ICP-AES, ICP-MS), Electrophoresis, XRF, XRD, NMR, FTIR, GC-MS, SEM, TEM.

Ecology as an inter-disciplinary science. Origin of life and speciation. Human Ecology and Settlement.; Ecosystem Structure and functions: Structures - Biotic and Abiotic components. Functions - Energy flow in ecosystems, energy flow models, food chains and food webs. Biogeochemical cycles, Ecological succession. Species diversity, Concept of ecotone, edge effects, ecological habitats and niche. Ecosystem stability and factors affecting stability. Ecosystem services.; Basis of Ecosystem classification. Types of Ecosystem: Desert (hot and cold), forest, rangeland, wetlands, lotic, lentic, estuarine (mangrove), Oceanic.; Biomes: Concept, classification and distribution. Characteristics of different biomes: Tundra, Taiga, Grassland, Deciduous forest biome, Highland Icy Alpine Biome, Chapparal, Savanna, Tropical Rain forest.; Population ecology: Characteristics of population, concept of carrying capacity, population growth and regulations. Population fluctuations, dispersion and metapopulation. Concept of ‘r’ and ‘k’ species. Keystone species.; Community ecology: Definition, community concept, types and interaction - predation, herbivory, parasitism and allelopathy. Biological invasions.; Biodiversity and its conservation: Definition, types, importance of biodiversity and threats to biodiversity. Concept and basis of identification of ‘Hotspots’; hotspots in India. Measures of biodiversity. Strategies for biodiversity conservation: in situ, ex situ and in vitro conservation. National parks, Sanctuaries, Protected areas and Sacred groves in India. Concepts of gene pool, biopiracy and bio-prospecting. Concept of restoration ecology. Extinct, Rare, Endangered and Threatened flora and fauna of India.; Concept of Industrial Ecology.; Toxicology and Microbiology: Absorption, distribution and excretion of toxic agents, acute and chronic toxicity, concept of bioassay, threshold limit value, margin of safety, therapeutic index, biotransformation. Major water borne diseases and air borne microbes.; Environmental Biotechnology: Bioremediation – definition, types and role of plants and microbes for in situ and ex situ remediation. Bioindicators, Biofertilizers, Biofuels and Biosensors.

Origin of earth. Primary geochemical differentiation and formation of core, mantle, crust, atmosphere and hydrosphere. Concept of minerals and rocks. Formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Controls on formation of landforms - tectonic including plate tectonic and climatic. Concept of steady state and equilibrium, Energy budget of the earth. Earth’s thermal environment and seasons. Coriolis force, pressure gradient force, frictional force, geo-strophic wind field, gradient wind. Climates of India, western disturbances, Indian monsoon, droughts, El Nino, La Nina. Concept of residence time and rates of natural cycles. Geophysical fields.; Weathering including weathering reactions, erosion, transportation and deposition of sediments. Soil forming minerals and process of soil formation, Identification and characterization of clay minerals, Soil physical and; chemical properties, soil types and climate control on soil formation, Cation exchange capacity and mineralogical controls.; Geochemical classification of elements, abundance of elements in bulk earth, crust, hydrosphere and biosphere. Partitioning of elements during surficial geologic processes, Geochemical recycling of elements. Paleoclimate.; Distribution of water in earth, hydrology and hydrogeology, major basins and groundwater provinces of India, Darcy’s law and its validity, groundwater fluctuations, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater tracers, land subsidence, effects of excessive use of groundwater, groundwater quality. Pollution of groundwater resources, Ghyben-Herzberg relation between fresh-saline water.; Natural resource exploration and exploitation and related environmental concerns. Historical perspective and conservation of non-renewable resources.; Natural Hazards: Catastrophic geological hazards - floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanism, avalanche, tsunami and cloud bursts. Prediction of hazards and mitigation of their impacts.

Sun as source of energy; solar radiation and its spectral characteristics. Fossil fuels: classification, composition, physico-chemical characteristics and energy content of coal, petroleum and natural gas. Shale oil, Coal bed Methane, Gas hydrates. Gross-calorific value and net-calorific value.; Principles of generation of hydro-power, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion, wind power, geothermal energy, solar energy (solar collectors, photo-voltaic modules, solar ponds).; Nuclear energy - fission and fusion, Nuclear fuels, Nuclear reactor – principles and types.; Bioenergy: methods to produce energy from biomass.; Environmental implications of energy use; energy use pattern in India and the world, emissions of CO2 in developed and developing countries; including India, radiative forcing and global warming. Impacts of large scale exploitation of solar, wind, hydro and nuclear energy sources.

Air Pollution: Sources and types of Pollutants - Natural and anthropogenic sources, primary and secondary pollutants. Criteria air pollutants. Sampling and monitoring of air pollutants (gaseous and particulates); period, frequency and duration of sampling. Principles and instruments for measurements of (i) ambient air pollutants concentration and (ii) stack emissions. Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Impact of air pollutants on human health, plants and materials. Acid rain. Dispersion of air pollutants. Mixing height/depth, lapse rates, Gaussian plume model, line source model and area source model. Control devices for particulate matter: Principle and working of: settling chamber, centrifugal collectors, wet collectors, fabric filters and electrostatic precipitator. Control of gaseous pollutants through adsorption, absorption, condensation and combustion including catalytic combustion. Indoor air pollution, Vehicular emissions and Urban air quality.; Noise Pollution: Sources, weighting networks, measurement of noise indices (Leq, L10, L90, L50, LDN, TNI). Noise dose and Noise Pollution standards. Noise control and abatement measures: Active and Passive methods. Vibrations and their measurements. Impact of noise and vibrations on human health.; Water Pollution: Types and sources of water pollution. Impact on humans, plants and animals. Measurement of water quality parameters: sampling and analysis for pH, EC, turbidity, TDS, hardness, chlorides, salinity, DO, BOD, COD, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates, heavy metals and organic contaminants. Microbiological analysis – MPN. Indian standards for drinking water (IS:10500, 2012). Drinking water treatment: Coagulation and flocculation, Sedimentation and Filtration, Disinfection and Softening. Wastewater Treatment: Primary, Secondary and Advanced treatment methods. Common effluent treatment plant.; Soil Pollution: Physico-chemical and biological properties of soil (texture, structure, inorganic and organic components). Analysis of soil quality. Soil Pollution control. Industrial effluents and their interactions with soil components. Soil micro-organisms and their functions - degradation of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.; Thermal, Marine Pollution and Radioactive: Sources of Thermal Pollution, Heat Islands, causes and consequences. Sources and impact of Marine Pollution. Methods of Abatement of Marine Pollution. Coastal management. Radioactive pollution – sources, biological effects of ionizing radiations, radiation exposure and radiation standards, radiation protection.

Solid Waste - types and sources. Solid waste characteristics, generation rates, solid waste components, proximate and ultimate analyses of solid wastes.; Solid waste collection and transportation: container systems - hauled and stationary, layout of collection routes, transfer stations and transportation.; Solid waste processing and recovery – Recycling, recovery of materials for recycling and direct manufacture of solid waste products. Electrical energy generation from solid waste (Fuel pellets, Refuse derived fuels), composting and vermicomposting, biomethanation of solid waste. Disposal of solid wastes – sanitary land filling and its management, incineration of solid waste.; Hazardous waste – Types, characteristics and health impacts. Hazardous waste management: Treatment Methods – neutralization, oxidation reduction, precipitation, solidification, stabilization, incineration and final disposal.; e-waste: classification, methods of handling and disposal.; Fly ash: sources, composition and utilisation.; Plastic waste: sources, consequences and management.

Aims and objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP). EIA Guidelines. Impact Assessment Methodologies. Procedure for reviewing EIA of developmental projects. Life-cycle analysis, cost-benefit analysis. Guidelines for Environmental Audit. Environmental Planning as a part of EIA and Environmental Audit. Environmental Management System Standards (ISO14000 series). EIA Notification, 2006 and amendments from time to time. Eco-labeling schemes.; Risk Assessment - Hazard identification, Hazard accounting, Scenarios of exposure, Risk characterization and Risk management.; Overview of Environmental Laws in India: Constitutional provisions in India (Article 48A and 51A). Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 amendments 1991, Forest Conservation Act, 1980, Indian Forest Act, Revised 1982, Biological Diversity Act, 2002, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 amended 1988 and Rules 1975, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 amended 1987 and Rules 1982, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules 1986, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, The Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, The e-waste (Management) Rules 2016, The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (Amendment) Rules, 2000, The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2010 with Amendments, The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and Rules 1991, Noise Pollution (Regulation; and Control) Rules, 2000, Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) 1991 amended from time to time.; National Forest Policy, 1988, National Water Policy, 2002, National Environmental Policy, 2006.; Environmental Conventions and Agreements: Stockholm Conference on Human Environment 1972, Montreal Protocol, 1987, Conference of Parties (COPs), Basel Convention (1989, 1992), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (1971), Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, 1992, Agenda-21, Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Convention on Biodiversity (1992), UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, 1997, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Earth Summit at Johannesburg, 2002, RIO+20, UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals, 2000, Copenhagen Summit, 2009. IPCC, UNEP, IGBP.

Sciences; Attributes and Variables: types of variables, scales of measurement, measurement of Central tendency and Dispersion, Standard error, Moments – measure of Skewness and Kurtosis, Basic concept of probability theory, Sampling theory, Distributions - Normal, log-normal, Binomial, Poisson, t, and F-distribution. Correlation, Regression, tests of hypothesis (t-test, 2- test ANOVA: one-way and two-way); significance and confidence limits.; Approaches to development of environmental models; linear, simple and multiple regression models, validation and forecasting. Models of population growth and interactions: Lotka-Voltera model, Leslie’s matrix model.

Global Environmental Issues – Biodiversity loss, Climate change, Ozone layer depletion. Sea level rise. International efforts for environmental protection.; National Action Plan on Climate Change (Eight National missions – National Solar Mission, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, National Mission on Sustainable Habitat, National Water Mission, National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, National Mission for a; ‘Green India’, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change).; Current Environmental Issues in India: Environmental issues related to water resource projects - Narmada dam, Tehri dam, Almatti dam, Cauvery and Mahanadi, Hydro-power projects in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal and North-Eastern States.; Water conservation-development of watersheds, Rain water harvesting and ground water recharge.; National river conservation plan – Namami Gange and Yamuna Action Plan.; Eutrophication and restoration of lakes. Conservation of wetlands, Ramsar sites in India.; Soil erosion, reclamation of degraded land, desertification and its control.; Climate change - adaptability, energy security, food security and sustainability.; Forest Conservation – Chipko movement, Appiko movement, Silent Valley movement and Gandhamardhan movement. People Biodiversity register.; Wild life conservation projects: Project tiger, Project Elephant, Crocodile Conservation, GOI-UNDP Sea Turtle project, Indo-Rhino vision.; Carbon sequestration and carbon credits.; Waste Management – Swachha Bharat Abhiyan.; Sustainable Habitat: Green Building, GRIHA Rating Norms.; Vehicular emission norms in India.; Epidemiological Issues: Fluorosis, Arsenocosis, Goitre, Dengue.; Environmental Disasters: Minnamata Disaster, Love Canal Disaster, Bhopal Gas Disaster, 1984, Chernobyl Disaster, 1986, Fukusima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 2011.

International and Area Studies: Concepts, Theories and Approaches; Major concepts, scope and nature of International Relations and Area Studies; Theories: Realist, Liberal, Marxist and Critical Theories of IR and Area Studies; Approaches: Western and Non-Western; Power Politics: Balance of Power, Geopolitics, Bipolarity, Unipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism; State and Non-State Actors in IR and Area Studies

Evolution of International Relations and Area Studies; Emergence of nation states and nationalism; Pre-World War I International System; Inter-War Period; Post-World War II Period (Cold War); Decolonisation, Global South and International Politics; Post-Cold War International Relations; Impact of Globalisation

Contemporary World Order; Changing Patterns of World Order: Unipolarity, Bipolarity, Multipolarity and Polycentrism; Role of Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, India and EU; Globality, Globalism and Globalisation; Democratisation and the World Order; Science, Technology and Global Order

Conflict, Security and Peace: National and International; Concepts, components and models of National and International Security; Evolution of Strategic Thoughts: Kautilya, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Antonio Jomini, Carl von Clausewitz, H. Mackinder, A.T. Mahan, G. Douhet, William Mitchell, Alexander de Seversky, H. Kissinger; Evolution of Strategic Doctrines: Massive Retaliation, Deterrence, Flexible Response, Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), NMD; Evolution of India’s Security Policies and Nuclear and Maritime Doctrines; New Modes of Warfare: Conventional, Low Intensity Conflicts, Information and Communication warfare, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare, Revolution in Military Affairs; Non-Traditional Security Threats: Food and Health Security, Energy Security, Environmental Security, Gender Security, Human Security, Cyber Security and Terrorism; Conflict Resolution and Peace, Arms Control and Disarmament.

International Organisations and Global Governance; Role of International Organisations in International Peace and Security, Development cooperation and Democratisation; United Nations: Role, Relevance, and Reforms; Global Governance: Issues and Challenges of global commons; Regional and Sub-regional Organisations; Impact of Globalisation.; International Law as an instrument of global governance

India’s Foreign Policy; Evolution of Objectives and Principles of India’s Foreign Policy; India’s Relations with Neighbourhood and Extended Neighbourhood; India and Major Powers: US, Russia, China, Japan, and EU; India’s Look East and Act East Policy; India’s Engagement with International and Regional Organisations; Role of India’s Soft Power in its Foreign Policy

South Asia and Indo-Pacific Region; Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements; Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes; Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security; Regional Territorial and Maritime Issues, Role of Extra-regional Powers.; Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership: IORA, SAARC, ASEAN, ARF, APEC, BIMSTEC, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation etc.; Impact of Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG)

Central Asia, West Asia and Africa; Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; Colonialism, nationalism and independence movements; Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization; Post-Independence developments: Political Regimes; Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security; Regional conflicts and issues and role of extra-regional powers; Regional Trade, Development Cooperation and Strategic Partnership; Impact of Globalisation

Europe and Erstwhile Soviet Union/Russia; Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting; Nationalism, Industrial Revolution and State building; Europe between two World Wars; Alliances and Accords in Europe: NATO, WARSAW PACT, Helsinki Accord, EU etc.; Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security, Migration refugees and Ethnic Problems; Trade, Development cooperation and Strategic Partnerships; Role of US in Europe; Impact of Globalisation

The Americas; Geopolitical and Geostrategic setting.; Colonialism, Nationalism and Independence Movements.; Nation building, state building and challenges to democratization.; Internal and External Threats to State Security and Human Security.; Regional conflicts and Issues: Role of US and Extra-regional Powers.; Regional trade, development cooperation and strategic partnership.; Globalisation and its impact.; *********************

1. Elements of the Prakrit language in Vedic literature 2. Earliest source of Prakrit 3. Development of the Prakrit language: Primary Prakrit – 1) Inscriptional Prakrit, Niya Prakrit, Prakrit Dhammapada 2) General introduction to the language of the Aṅga Canonical texts 3) General introduction to the language of the texts – Kasāyapāhuḍa, Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama and the texts of Kundakunda Secondary Prakrit – 1) Language of the Upāṅga canonical texts and Mūlasūtras : Aupapātika, Rājapraśnīya, Daśavaikālika, Uttarādhyayana 2) General introduction to the language of the Mūlācāra, Bhagavatī Ārādhanā and Tiloyapaṇṇatti 3) General introduction to the language of Gāthāsaptasatī, Paümacariyaṃ and Vasudevahiṇḍī Tertiary Prakrit: 1) Commentary literature of the Canons : general introduction to the language of the Dhavalā and Jayadhavalā, sukhabodhā, commentary of Śīlāṅka on Sūtrakṛtāṅga 2) General introduction to the Setubandha, Gaüḍavaho, Līlāvaikahā and Prakrit texts of Haribhadrasūri, Kuvalayamālākahā 3) Origin of the Apabhraṃśa language: Study of the works of Joindu, Svayambhū and Puṣpadanta & the Apabhraṃśa verses cited by Hemacandra in his Prakrit grammar.; 4. Contribution of Prakrit to the development of modern Indian languages: Hindi and other regional languages -1-

1. Mahārāṣṭrī 2. Śaurasenī 3. Ardhamāgadhī 4. Māgadhī 5. Paiśācī 6. Apabhraṃśa

1. History of Ardhamāgadhī and Śaurasenī canonical literature 2. History of commentary literature of the Prakrit canons 3. General introduction to the Samaṇasuttaṃ

1. Mahākāvya 2. Khanḍakāvya 3. Caritakāvya 4. Kathākāvya 5. Campūkāvya 6. Muktakakāvya

1. Prakrits in the dramas of Aśvaghoṣa and Bhāsa 2. Prakrits in the Mṛcchakaṭika, Mudrārākṣasa and in the dramas of Kālidāsa 3. Characteristic features of the Saṭṭaka literature

1. Study of the 14 Rock-edicts of the Girnar version of Emperor Aśoka 2. Study of the Hāthīgumphā Inscription of Emperor Khāravela 3. Study of the Ghaṭiyāla Inscription of Kakkuka

1. Rhetorics 2. Kośa 3. Some important Prakrit texts on Astrology and Mathematics 4. Prakrit grammarians and grammatical treatises 5. Metrics 6. Features with examples of some of the metres in Prakrit and Apabhraṃśa a. Prakrit Metres – gahā, patthā, viulā, uggāhā, gāhū, siṃhiṇī, gāhiṇī, khaṃdhaa b. Apabhraṃśa Metres – duvai, kaḍavaa, ghattā, pajjhaḍiā, helā, caüpāiyā; -2-

1. Prakrit Grammar – General rules of the Noun, Adjective, Pronoun,Verb, Indeclinables, Case, Case-endings, Sandhi and Samāsa 2. Prakrit Philology – Phonetic Changes – vowels and consonants, ya-śruti, anusvāra, anunāsika, visarga; Phonetic behaviors – Assimilation, Dissimilation, Anaptyxix, Metathesis, Elision, Āgama and etc.

1. Ācārāṅga (First śrutaskandha : Chapter I - satthapariṇṇā; Chapter II-logavijaya) 2. Uttarādhyayana (Chapter I – Viṇayasuyaṃ, Chapter IX – namipavajjā) 3. Daśavaikālika (Chapters – I, II, III and IV) 4. Pravacanasāra of Kundakunda (Chapter I - jñādhikāra) 5. Sammaisuttaṃ of Siddhasena (Full text) 6. Dravyasaṃgraha of Nemicandra (Full text) 7. Bhagavatī Ārādhanā of Śivārya (verses 1 – 72) 8. Vasunandī-śrāvakācāra (verses 1 – 50 and the verses based on seven types of addictions 60 – 87 and 101 – 111)

1. Mṛcchakaṭika of Śūdraka – only Prakrit portions (Chapters 1,2 and 6) 2. Setubandha of Pravarasena – Chapter I 3. Vajjālaggaṃ of Jayavallabha – First eight vajjās : soyāra, gāhā, kavva, sajjaṇa, dujjaṇa, mitta, neha, nīivajjā 4. Gāhāsattasaī of Hāla – First śataka : verses 1 – 50 5. Samarāiccakahā – Chapter I 6. Kuvalayamālākahā Uddyotansūri – paragraphs 1-12 7. Karpūramañjarī of Rājaśekhara (Full) 8. Paümacariu of Svayambhū – Chapters 21 and 22 9. Nāyakumāracariu of Puṣpadanta – Chapter I 10. General introduction to the modern Prakrit literature; 1) Rayaṇavālakahā 2) Bhāvaṇāsāro 3) Virāgasetu 4) Titthayara-bhāvaṇā; -3-

HUMAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES: CONCEPT AND NATURE; The Basic Concepts: Individual, Group, State, Non-State Actors, Civil Society, Liberty, Freedom, Equality, Rights, Justice; Human Values: Humanity, Compassion, Virtues, Human Dignity and Human Duties; Human rights as universal, inherent, inalienable rightsand moral rights; Universal human rights vs. Cultural Relativism, Naturalist-Positivists Debate; Indian Concepts: Raj Neeti, LokNeeti, DandaNeeti, Nyaya, Dharma; Different Generations of Human Rights; Liberal Perspective: Locke, Rousseau, Thomas Paine, J.S. Mill, Classical Liberalism, Neo-liberalism; Marxian Perspective: Marx, Gramsci, Rosa Luxemberg; Gandhian Perspective (Ruskin, Thoreau, Tolstoy): State, Power, Swaraj, Rights and Duties; Dalit Perspective: Phule, Narayna Guru, Ambedkar; Religious Perspectives; Feminist Perspective

ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; Human Rights in Ancient Thoughts; Human Rights in Middle Ages,Magna Carta; Modern Movement of Human rights,Lockean Philosophy: Theory of Natural Rights,American Declaration of Independence, American Bill of Rights, The French Revolution and its goals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, Marxist Revolutions, Anti-Colonial Movements, Freedom Movement in India; International Standard Setting—UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights (1948); Impact of the UDHR on the Constitutions of the „New‟ States; International Standards: UN Sponsored or „Core‟International Conventions onHuman Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of ALL Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Convention against Torture, Rights of Child Convention, Convention on the Rights of Migrant workers, Convention against Racial Discrimination (CRD), Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); State Responsibility for Protection of Human Rights: The Concept of the “Responsibility to Protect”; Vienna Declaration on Human Rights 1993; Helsinki Declaration; ASEAN Declaration

SOCIETY, ECONOMY, POLITY, RELIGION AND CULTURE—THEIR INTER- RELATIONSHIP; Impact ofSocial Structure on Human Behaviour; Role ofSocializations inHuman Values, Human Rights and Duties; Science and Technology, Modernization, Globalization and Dehumanization; Social Stratification: Racial andCaste Prejudice and Discrimination; Human Rights Issues of Weaker Sections andEthnic Minorities; Women: Gender Discrimination, Domestic Violence andOffences against Women; Gender Sensitive Laws; Children: Child Abuse, Child Labour, Street Children; Social Structure andSocial Problems: Social and Communal Conflicts andSocial Harmony; Rural Poverty, Unemployment, Bonded Labour, Modern Forms of Slavery; Urban Poverty, Slums, Lack of Basic Civil Amenities, Sex Workers; Rights of Refugees, Rights of Indigenous People, Aged Persons, Migrant Workers and Human Rights Violations, Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016Rights of Displaced Persons; Challenges in Human Rights: Religious Fundamentalism, Terrorism, Underdevelopment, Human trafficking International Crimes,

STATE AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; The Changing Nature ofState with Special Reference tothe Developing Countries; Soft State, Interventionist State, Welfare State, Repressive State; Political Regimes andHuman Rights; Impact of Science and Technology on Human Rights and Duties; Human Rights andInternational Politics: Emergence ofa New Global Order— Tehran Conference (1968)—Vienna Conference (1993); International Humanitarian Law: 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols of 1977—International Red Cross Society; International Criminal Tribunals(Rwanda and Former Yugoslavia) and the International Criminal Court (ICC); International Intervention: The Question ofNation-State, Citizenship andSovereignty; Right of Self-Determination: Autonomous Movements, Secessionist Movements; Grassroots Movements andHuman Rights

UN AND VARIOUSAGENCIES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL (IGOs) AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (INGOs); UN: Establishment, Objectives, and the Charter Provisions; UN Principal Organs: General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, Security Council; Subsidiary Organ: Human Rights Council; The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee; Specialized Agencies: UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, WHO; INGOs such as the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace; People‟s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), People‟s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) and Other Civil and Democratic Rights Organizations in India.; UN High Commission forRefugees (UNHCR); UN Commission ontheStatus ofWomen; UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

GROWTH MODELS AND HUMAN RIGHTS; Models of Development: Growth Approach, Basic Needs Approach, Sustainable Human Development, Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992, Rio +20, Conservation of Natural Resources, Agenda 21, Bio-Diversity Convention 1992; Globalization andHuman Rights: Dynamics ofGlobalization, Emergence ofMarket Forces,Assertion ofCivil Society, Retreat ofState, Privatization, Liberalization; Emergence of Information Age; Economic Growth Strategies (Developing Countries): Implications for Poverty Eradication, Employment issues, Planned Development andSocial Inequality; World Trade Organization: Implication for Human Rights,Impact on Developing Countries with special referencetoIndia; Intellectual Property Rights: Patents Law, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIMS),General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS), Agreement On Agriculture (AOA); Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Human Rights Situation in Developing Countries; Right to Development: The Third World Concerns, Working Group Recommendations, UNDP—initiatives, UN Declaration on the Right to development; State and Development of the Marginalized/Disadvantaged Groupsin India: The Poor, the Unemployed andthe Socially Dislocated People; Workers‟ Rights, Minimum Wages Act—Problems of Implementation, Right to Security of Food, Health, Education

DEVELOPMENT, UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ACTION; Need for Collective Action in Developing Societies and Methods of Social Action; Land, Water and Forest Issues with special reference to India; Social Movements: Political, Social and Religious Reform; National Commission for Women, Children, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Backward Class, Dalit and Women Movements; Agrarian and Peasant Movements; Right to a Healthy Environment; Principle of Sustainable Development; Ecological and Environment Movements; Civil Societies and NGOs, NGOs of India

HUMAN RIGHTS AND INDIAN CONSTITUTION; Indian Civilization: Change and Continuity.; Indian Constitution: Freedom Movement; Indian Constitution: Sociological Foundation; Constitutional Vision of Role ofthe State; Constitutional Vision of Freedom: Fundamental Rights and the International standards; Constitutional Vision of Justice: Directive Principles of State Policy and international standards; Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Indian Judiciary and Human Rights; Judicial Interpretations: Landmark JudgmentsFundamental Duties; Constitutional Amendments; Fundamental Duties

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE; Rule of law, Good Governance; Constitutional Organs: Inter-and intra-Relationships/Conflict and Cooperation.; Fundamental Rights and Repressive Laws: Preventive Detention and Anti- Terrorist Legislations, Armed Forces Special Power Act; Imposition of National Emergency: The Societal Experience.; The Criminal Justice System: Crime, Punishment and Human Rights with Special Reference to IPC &Cr. P.C.and Indian Evidence Act; Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Directive Principles of State Policy: The Question of Effectiveness and Enforcement; their relationship with Fundamental Rights; Legislation forthe Weaker Sections: The Questions of Enforcement; Law Enforcing Agencies: Police, Military and Para-Military Forces—Emerging Experience; Human Rights Enforcement: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, NHRC, State Human Rights Commissions, Human Rights Courts; Human Rights Education: Problems and Prospects

INTERNATINAL ENFORCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS; Treaty Bodies under the „Core‟ Human Rights Conventions: General Overview; “Universal Periodic Review” and “Special Procedures”; Human Rights Committee (HRC); Committee on Economic and Social Rights (CESCR); Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women(CEDAW); European Court of Human Rights (ECHR); Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Inter-American Court of Human Rights; African Commission on Human and Peoples‟ Rights; African Court of Justice and Human rights 2008; *******************************************************************************************

Tourist/ visitor/ traveller/ excursionist – Definitions and Differences, Early and Medieval Period of Travel, Renaissance and its Effects on Tourism, Birth of Mass Tourism, Old and New Age Tourism, Forms of Tourism – Inbound, Outbound, National, International, Nature, Scope and Characteristics of Tourism. Need for Measurement of Tourism, Interdisciplinary Approaches, Different Tourism Systems- Leiper’s Geo-spatial Model, Mill-Morrison, Mathieson & Wall, Butler’s Tourism Area Life Cycle (TALC) - Doxey’s Irridex Index – Demonstration Effect – Crompton’s Push and Pull Theory, Stanley Plog’s Model, Gunn’s Model; Meaning and Nature of Tourism Industry, Input and Output of Tourism Industry, Tourism Industry Network- Direct, Indirect and Support Services, Basic Components of Tourism - Transport- Accommodation- Facilities & Amenities, , Horizontal and Vertical Integration in Tourism Business, Tourism Business during Liberalization & Globalizations, Tourism Impacts: Economic Social, Cultural, and Environmental; Positive & Negative Impacts of Tourism, Factors affecting the future of tourism business; Seasonality & tourism, Sociology of tourism, Travel motivators.; Role and functions of Important Tourism Organizations in development and promotion of Tourism - UNWTO, IATA, ICAO, UFTAA, ASTA, PATA, WTTC, IHA, TAAI, IATO, FHRAI, ITDC, ICPB, State Tourism Development Corporations, Airport Authority of India, Archeological Survey of India, Ministry of Tourism, Culture, Railways , Civil Aviation of Government of India.

Earth’s movement; Latitude, Longitude; Areas, Sub Areas and Sub Regions as per International Air Transport Organization (IATA), IATA Three Letter City Code, Two Letter Airlines and Airport; Code, International Date Line, Time Zones, Greenwich Mean Time, Calculation of Local Time, Flying Time, Grounding Time, Elapsed Time, Daylight Saving Time.; World Geography - Climate & Vegetation of North, South and Central America – Europe – Africa - Asia & Australasia, Elements of weather and climate, Impact of weather and climate on tourist destinations, Climate and Vegetation of India, Physical Geography of India - Distribution of Rivers, Mountains, Plateaus & Plain area, Coastal area, Deccan, major lakes, deserts.; Tourists Movement - Demand and origin factors; destinations and resource factors; Contemporary trends in international tourists movements, Environment Act – Environment rules – Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental Information System (EIS), Environmental Management System (EMS) & Carrying capacity, Forest Act – Forest Conservation Act – Wild life Protection Act,

Nature and Characteristic of Tourism Products of India - Seasonality and Diversities, Tourist attraction – Concept & Classification, Heritage – Indigenous; Colonial, Handicrafts of India; Fairs and Festivals of Social & Religious importance, Forms & Types of Performing Art, Classical Dances, Folk Dances of different Regions & Folk Culture, Indian Music - Different Schools, Status of Indian Vocal & Instrumental Music, Indian Music abroad, Indian Museums, Art Galleries, Libraries & their Location, Indian cuisine - Regional variations, Historical monuments of India – Ancient temples, caves, stupas, monasteries, forts, palaces, Islamic and colonial art and architecture, Indian rituals, dresses. World heritage sites of India, Major religious centers of India – holy places connected with Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islamism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism and other religious sects, places associated with the work and life of legendry figures – Mahatma Gandhi, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Subash Chandra Bose & Sardar Vallabhai Patel. Important paces related to India’s freedom struggle.; Major National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere reserves of India and their Locations - Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, Uniqueness of Dachigam, Corbett, Ranthambore, Hazaribag, Similipal, Bhitarkanika, Kanha, Bandhavagarh, Mudumalli, Periyar, Gir, Sunderbans, Manas, Valley of flowers, Hill Stations - Locations, Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, Uniqueness of Gulmarg, Kullu & Manali, Shimla, Mussorie, Nainital, Panchmarahi, Mahabaleswar, Chikmangulaur, Coorg, Munnar, Ooty, Kodiakanal, Arakku, Darjeeling, Gangtok, Shillong, etc., Tourist potential of Himalayas.; Beach Resorts of India - Locations, Accessibility, Facilities, Amenities, Uniqueness of important Beaches of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Emerging attractions for Medical Tourism, Ecotourism, Rural Tourism, Agri Tourism, Farm Tourism, Green Tourism, Wilderness Tourism, Film Tourism, MICE tourism, Countryside Tourism, Caravan Tourism, Adventure tourism, Golf tourism, Light house tourism, Fort tourism, Buddhist tourism, Sufi; tourism, Special interest tourism, Textile tourism, Aqua based tourism , wellness and spa tourism, culinary tourism, shopping tourism, indigenous tourism, industrial & Mining Tourism.

Transportation - Evolution and importance of Transportation Systems; Role of Transportation in Tourism; Major transport systems – Rail, Road, Air and Water transport; Road Transport Network in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa, Asia and the Middle-East, Austria and New Zealand, Major Railway Transport Network in the World, Modes of transportations in India – Past & Present.; Licensing of air carriers; Limitations of weights and capacities; Scheduled and non-scheduled airlines services; No-frill airlines; Open sky policy; International conventions; Functions of IATA, ICAO, DGCA, AAI; GDS in air transportation. Types of air journey, MPM, TPM, Extra Mileage Allowance, One-way, Return Trip and Circle Tri Journey, Higher Intermediate Fare Check Point, Add-on and Open Jaw Fare, Excursion Fare , Components in International Air Tickets, Airline Business in the World, Major Air Carriers and Major Low-cost Airlines, Domestic Air Transport Business, Distribution of Sales of Airlines Tickets, Baggage and Travel Documents, Air Charter Services, Miscellaneous Charges order (MCO) - Multiple Purpose Document (MPD) - Billing and Settlement Plan.; Surface Transport System - Approved tourist transport, car hire companies including car rental scheme and tourist-coach companies, Documents connected with road transport viz. Regional Transport Authority, transport and insurance documents, road taxies, fitness certificate, contact carriage, state carriage, All India permits, maxi car, motor car etc. Railway System of world, British Rail, Euro Rail, Amtrak, Orient express, Trans-Siberian railway and luxury train of the world. Indian Railways - types of tours available in Indian Rail, Indrail pass, special schemes and packages available, palace on wheels, royal orient, fairy queen and toy trains. Planning itineraries on Indian Railways, reservation and cancellation procedures, Water Transport System - Historical past, cruise ships, ferries, hovercraft, river canal boats. Prospects and future growth of water transport in India. Major cruise lines of the world and their packages

Historical Background of Travel Trade, Significance of Travel Agency Business, Types of Travel Agent- Full Service Agency, Commercial Agency, Implant Agency, Group / Incentive Agency, Skills and Competencies for Running Travel Agency Business, Wholesale and Retail Agents, Future of Travel Wholesaling & Retailing. Types of Tour Operator- Inbound, Outbound , Domestic, Ground and Specialized, Types of Tour- Independent Tour, Escorted Tour, Hosted Tour, Incentivized Tour, Tour Wholesalers and Retailers, Diversified Role of Tour Operators, Distribution Networks of Tour Operation Business, Special Services for Charter Tour Operators, Meeting & Incentive Planners and Activities of Meeting Planners, Convention & Conference Tourism Business, Trade Fairs & Exhibitions, Essential Requirements for Starting Travel Agency & Tour Operation Business, Procedures for Obtaining Recognition, Travel Agency Organization Structure, Sources of Revenue, Use of Information Technology in Travel Agency Business.; Types of Itinerary - Resources and Steps for Itinerary Planning, Tour Costing: Tariffs, FIT & GIT, Confirmation of Tour, Creation of Docket/ File, Issue of Tour Vouchers, Reconfirmation with Airlines, Hotel & Ground Service Providers, Distributing Customized Itinerary to Tour Leader, Guide, Driver & Transporter, Standard Procedures for Pickup and Drop, Preparation of Feedback or Guest Comment Sheet, Analysis of Comments of Guest, Tour Guides & Escorts, WATA guidelines; Relation with service suppliers; Travel agency appointments; International regulations.; Familiarization with TIM (Travel Information Manual), Passport & VISA- Meaning, Types, Procedures, Validity, Necessary Information to fill the Passport and VISA Form for Issuance, Health Certificates, Currency, Travel Insurance, Credit & Debit Card, Customs, Currency, Baggage and Airport information, Citizenship – Passport - Visa - FEMA – Foreigners Registration Act – Customs – RBI guidelines - Criminal Law - Registration of cases, Cargo handling - Baggage allowance, free access baggage, Weigh and piece concept, Accountability of lost baggage, Dangerous goods, Cargo rates ad valuation charges Automation and airport procedures, Tour Brochures - element and importance of brochure.

Distinctive characteristics of Hospitality Industry - Inflexibility, Intangibility, Perishability, fixed location, relatively large financial investment etc.; Concepts of Atithi Devo Bhavah; Hotel and the other lodging facilities; types of hotels and hotel departments; classification of hotels; chain operations; E- Hospitality. Types of accommodation; Activities in Accommodation Management – Front office – Housekeeping – Bar and Restaurant - Supporting services; Fiscal and non-fiscal incentives offered to hotel industry in India, ethical and regulatory aspects in a hotel, international hotel regulations.; Duties and responsibilities of front office staff; Reservation & registration- Types of Room, Types of Bedding, Meal plans, room assignments, check-in, methods of payment, type of hotel guests. Factors affecting the price of accommodation, important functions of Housekeeping Management, liaison with other departments, room supplies, Bed making and related types of service; Housekeeping department-Hierarchy, duties & responsibilities of housekeeping staff.; Food Production Organization, Kitchen, Buffets, Beverages Operation, Functions, Outlets of F & B, Types of Meal Plans, Types of Restaurant-Menu, Room Service, Catering Services-Food Service for the Airlines, Banquette, Corporate, MICE, Retail Food Market, Business/Industrial Food Service, Healthcare Food Service, club food services - Trends in lodging and food services. Food & Beverage Department of a hotel: Hierarchy, duties & responsibilities of staff.

Concept of Goods & Services; Characteristics of Service; Salient features of Marketing Services: Services Marketing – Concept, Need & Significance, Types of Tourism Services, Tourism Marketing Environment, Strategic Planning and Marketing Process, Organizing and Implementing marketing in the Tourism Organization. Service Quality, Gap Model of Service; Quality. Marketing Research. Market Segmentation - Targeting and positioning for competitive advantage; Relationship Marketing; Familiarization Trip.; P’s of Tourism Marketing- Product, Place, Price, Promotion, Physical Evidence, People, Process & Packaging, Designing Tourism Product – Branding and Packaging, Product Development – Product Life Cycle & Its Various Stages, Pricing Strategies and Approaches, Advertising – Sales Promotion – Publicity – Personal Selling, Tourism Distribution Channels, Cooperation and conflict Management. Global Marketing, Direct Marketing, Social Media & Digital Marketing, Green Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marketing Ethics & Consumerism.; Destination Image Development - Attributes of Destinations, Destination resource analysis, measurement of destination image - Destination branding perspectives and challenges- Creating the Unique Destination Proposition - Place branding and destination image - Destination image formation process; unstructured image -Product development and packaging - Institutional Support & Public Private Partnership in Destination Marketing.

Tourism planning - Role of Govt. public and private sectors in formulation of tourism policy; Roles of international, national, state and local tourism organizations in carrying out tourism policies. Tourism planning for thrust areas, special tourism areas & zones identified by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Sustainable tourism development, Pro-poor Tourism and Community Participation; Responsible tourism.; Tourism Policy - Factors influencing tourism policy; National Tourism Policy, Levels of Tourism planning - International, national, regional, state and local, the traditional, approach and PASLOP method of tourism planning; important feature of five year tourism plans in India; Elements Agents, Processes and typologies of tourism development; State tourism policies. National Planning Policies for Destination Development- WTO Guidelines for Planners - Role of urban civic bodies: Town planning -Characteristics of rural tourism planning.; Economic System and Its Impact on Tourism Development, Macro & Micro Economic System, Demand & Supply, Determinants , Measurement of Tourism Demand, Forecasting, Methods of Demand Forecasting, Inflation, Recession, Savings & Investment, Export & Import, Multiplier Effects &Its Types, Displacement Effect, Costs and Benefits of Tourism, Monetary Policy- Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR).

Statistics: Measures of central tendency-mean, median, mode; measures of dispersion-range, standard deviation, variance, etc.; skewness and kurtosis; correlation and regression-scatter plots, lines of best fit, Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients; Regression-bivariate and multivariate. Distributions-discrete and continuous; Normal distribution, sampling distribution. hypothesis testing – parametric vs. non-parametric tests, t-tests, ANOVA, Chi-square tests, run Test, sign tests, Wald- Walfowitz Test, Kursal Walis Test, Komogrov- Smirnov Test.; Research and theory, types and methods of research; review of literature; variables and measurement, concepts, constructs and formulation of hypothesis; Sampling, methods of data collection, development of schedules and questionnaires, scales and fieldwork. Qualitative research: quantitative vs. qualitative research; techniques- Grounded Theory, Ethnography, Case method of research, Content Analysis, Phenomenology, Narrative research, mixed methods.; Analysis, tools- Factor analysis, discriminant analysis, conjoint analysis, multiple regression, etc. Report writing, types of report.

Managerial processes, functions, skills, and roles in organization, Systems, contingency and operational approaches to management. External and internal environment affecting managerial decisions – social responsibilities of business – evolution of management thought; functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling.; Understanding & Managing Individual & Group Behaviour – Personality, Perception, Learning, Values & attitudes, persuasion, Theories of Motivation, Factors affecting group behaviour, group & individual dimensions, understanding work team, Communication, Leadership & influence process, Organization structure, centralization vs decentralization, strategy & structure, flat & tall structures, work specialization, departmentalization, chain of command, span of control and formalization, Common organizational designs - Simple, bureaucratic, matrix, virtual, boundary less, feminine – Organization as an open system & influence of environment over organizational dynamics with reference to technological innovations.; Basic Accounting Records and Books of Accounts, Double Entry System, Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance, Cash Book, Depreciation Accounting, Final Accounts with Adjustments. Hotel Accounting, Financial management, Concept of raising funds, capital structure, capital budgeting, Internal financial control-meaning, problems unique to hospitality industry, Establishing cost standard, Types of budget, preparation of budget, and zero based budgeting, working capital Management, cash management, Opportunities and challenges for investments in hotel, aviation & Tourism related sectors, Role of TFCI and other financial organizations. Elements of Contract Act – Breach of Contact – Performance of Contract – Indemnity & Guarantee – Bailment - Consumer Protection Act.

Psychological thought in some major Eastern Systems: Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, Sufism and Integral Yoga. Academic psychology in India: Pre-independence era; post-independence era; 1970s: The move to addressing social issues; 1980s: Indigenization; 1990s: Paradigmatic concerns, disciplinary identity crisis; 2000s: Emergence of Indian psychology in academia. Issues: The colonial encounter; Post colonialism and psychology; Lack of distinct disciplinary identity; Western: Greek heritage, medieval period and modern period. Structuralism, Functionalism, Psychoanalytical, Gestalt, Behaviorism, Humanistic-Existential, Transpersonal, Cognitive revolution, Multiculturalism. Four founding paths of academic psychology - Wundt, Freud, James, Dilthey; Issues: Crisis in psychology due to strict adherence to experimental-analytical paradigm (logical empiricism). Indic influences on modern psychology; Essential aspects of knowledge paradigms: Ontology, epistemology, and methodology. Paradigms of Western Psychology: Positivism, Post-Positivism, Critical perspective, Social Constructionism, Existential Phenomenology, and Co-operative Enquiry. Paradigmatic Controversies. Significant Indian paradigms on psychological knowledge: Yoga, Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, Sufism, and Integral Yoga. Science and spirituality (avidya and vidya). The primacy of self-knowledge in Indian psychology.

Research: Meaning, Purpose, and Dimensions; Research problems, Variables and Operational Definitions, Hypothesis, Sampling; Ethics in conducting and reporting research; Paradigms of research: Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed methods approach; Methods of research: Observation, Survey [Interview, Questionnaires], Experimental, Quasi-experimental, Field studies, Cross-Cultural Studies, Phenomenology, Grounded theory, Focus groups, Narratives, Case studies, Ethnography; Statistics in Psychology: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion; Normal Probability Curve. Parametric [t-test] and Non-parametric tests [Sign Test, Wilcoxon Signed rank test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman]. Power analysis. Effect size; Correlational Analysis: Correlation [Product Moment, Rank Order], Partial correlation, multiple correlation; Special Correlation Methods: Biserial, Point biserial, tetrachoric, phi coefficient; Regression: Simple linear regression, Multiple regression; Factor analysis: Assumptions, Methods, Rotation and Interpretation; Experimental Designs: ANOVA [One-way, Factorial], Randomized Block Designs, Repeated Measures Design, Latin Square, Cohort studies, Time series, MANOVA, ANCOVA. Single-subject designs.

Types of tests; Test construction: Item writing, item analysis; Test standardization: Reliability, validity and Norms; Areas of testing: Intelligence, creativity, neuropsychological tests, aptitude, Personality assessment, interest inventories; Attitude scales – Semantic differential, Staples, Likert scale; Computer-based psychological testing; Applications of psychological testing in various settings: Clinical, Organizational and business, Education, Counseling, Military. Career guidance.

Sensory systems: General and specific sensations, receptors and processes; Neurons: Structure, functions, types, neural impulse, synaptic transmission; Neurotransmitters; The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems – Structure and functions; Neuroplasticity; Methods of Physiological Psychology: Invasive methods – Anatomical methods, degeneration techniques, lesion techniques, chemical methods, microelectrode studies. Non-invasive methods – EEG, Scanning methods; Muscular and Glandular system: Types and functions; Biological basis of Motivation: Hunger, Thirst, Sleep and Sex; Biological basis of emotion: The Limbic system, Hormonal regulation of behavior; Genetics and behavior: Chromosomal anomalies; Nature-Nurture controversy [Twin studies and adoption studies]

Attention: Forms of attention, Models of attention; Perception: Approaches to the Study of Perception: Gestalt and physiological approaches; Perceptual Organization: Gestalt, Figure and Ground, Law of Organization; Perceptual Constancy: Size, Shape, and Color; Illusions; Perception of Form, Depth and Movement; Role of motivation and learning in perception; Signal detection theory: Assumptions and applications; Subliminal perception and related factors, information processing approach to perception, culture and perception, perceptual styles, Pattern recognition, Ecological perspective on perception; Learning Process: Fundamental theories: Thorndike, Guthrie, Hull; Classical Conditioning: Procedure, phenomena and related issues; Instrumental learning: Phenomena, Paradigms and theoretical issues; Reinforcement: Basic variables and schedules; Behaviour modification and its applications; Cognitive approaches in learning: Latent learning, observational learning; Verbal learning and Discrimination learning; Recent trends in learning: Neurophysiology of learning; Memory and Forgetting; Memory processes: Encoding, Storage, Retrieval; Stages of memory: Sensory memory, Short-term memory (Working memory), Long-term Memory (Declarative – Episodic and Semantic; Procedural); Theories of Forgetting: Interference, Retrieval Failure, Decay, Motivated forgetting

Theoretical perspectives on thought processes: Associationism, Gestalt, Information processing, Feature integration model; Concept formation: Rules, Types, and Strategies; Role of concepts in thinking; Types of Reasoning; Language and thought; Problem solving: Type, Strategies, and Obstacles; Decision-making: Types and models; Metacognition: Metacognitive knowledge and Metacognitive regulation; Intelligence: Spearman; Thurstone; Jensen; Cattell; Gardner; Stenberg; Goleman; Das, Kar & Parrila; Creativity: Torrance, Getzels & Jackson, Guilford, Wallach & Kogan; Relationship between Intelligence and Creativity

Determinants of personality: Biological and socio-cultural; Approaches to the study of personality: Psychoanalytical, Neo-Freudian, Social learning, Trait and Type, Cognitive, Humanistic, Existential, Transpersonal psychology; Other theories: Rotter's Locus of Control, Seligman's Explanatory styles, Kohlberg’s theory of Moral development; Basic motivational concepts: Instincts, Needs, Drives, Arousal, Incentives, Motivational Cycle; Approaches to the study of motivation: Psychoanalytical, Ethological, S-R Cognitive, Humanistic; Exploratory behavior and curiosity; Zuckerman's Sensation seeking; Achievement, Affiliation and Power; Motivational Competence; Self-regulation; Flow; Emotions: Physiological correlates; Theories of emotions: James-Lange, Canon-Bard, Schachter and Singer, Lazarus, Lindsley; Emotion regulation; Conflicts: Sources and types; Stress and Coping: Concept, Models, Type A, B, C, D behaviors, Stress management strategies [Biofeedback, Music therapy, Breathing exercises, Progressive Muscular Relaxation, Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Meditation, Yogasana, Stress Inoculation Training].

Nature, scope and history of social psychology; Traditional theoretical perspectives: Field theory, Cognitive Dissonance, Sociobiology, Psychodynamic Approaches, Social Cognition; Social perception [Communication, Attributions]; attitude and its change within cultural context; prosocial behavior; Group and Social influence [Social Facilitation; Social loafing]; Social influence [Conformity, Peer Pressure, Persuasion, Compliance, Obedience, Social Power, Reactance]. Aggression. Group dynamics, leadership style and effectiveness. Theories of intergroup relations [Minimal Group Experiment and Social Identity Theory, Relative Deprivation Theory, Realistic Conflict Theory, Balance Theories, Equity Theory, Social Exchange Theory]; Applied social psychology: Health, Environment and Law; Personal space, crowding, and territoriality.

Developmental processes: Nature, Principles, Factors in development, Stages of Development. Successful aging; Theories of development: Psychoanalytical, Behavioristic, and Cognitive; Various aspects of development: Sensory-motor, cognitive, language, emotional, social and moral; Psychopathology: Concept, Mental Status Examination, Classification, Causes; Psychotherapies: Psychoanalysis, Person-centered, Gestalt, Existential, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Behavior therapy, REBT, CBT, MBCT, Play therapy, Positive psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis, Dialectic behavior therapy, Art therapy, Performing Art Therapy, Family therapy; Applications of theories of motivation and learning in School; Factors in educational achievement; Teacher effectiveness; Guidance in schools: Needs, organizational set up and techniques; Counselling: Process, skills, and techniques

Issues of Gender, Poverty, Disability, and Migration: Cultural bias and discrimination. Stigma, Marginalization, and Social Suffering; Child Abuse and Domestic violence; Peace psychology: Violence, non-violence, conflict resolution at macro level, role of media in conflict resolution; Wellbeing and self-growth: Types of wellbeing [Hedonic and Eudemonic], Character strengths, Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth; Health: Health promoting and health compromising behaviors, Life style and Chronic diseases [Diabetes, Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease], Psychoneuroimmunology [Cancer, HIV/AIDS]; Psychology and technology interface: Digital learning; Digital etiquette: Cyber bullying; Cyber pornography: Consumption, implications; Parental mediation of Digital Usage.

Bharatvarsha; Sabha and Samiti; Varnasrama; Vedanta; Purusharthas; Rina; Samskaras; Yajna; Ganarajya; Janapada; Doctrine of Karma; Dandaniti / Arthasastra / Saptanga; Dharmavijaya; Stupa / Chaitya/ Vihara; Nagara / Dravida / Vesara; Bodhisattva / Tirthankara; Alvars / Nayanars; Sreni; Bhumi-chidra-vidhana-nyaya; Kara-bhoga-bhaga; Vishti; Stridhana; Memorial Stones; Agraharas; Ain-i-Dashsalah; Pargana; Shahna-i-Mandi; Mahalwari; Hind Swaraj; Mercantilism; Economic Nationalism; Indian Renaissance; Economic Drain; Colonialism; Paramountcy; Dyarchy; Federalism; Utilitarianism; Filtration Theory; Forward Policy; Doctrine of Lapse; Khilafat; Sulah-i-kul; Turkan-i-Chahlghani; Watan; Baluta; Taquavi; Iqta; Jaziya; Zakat; Madad-i-maash; Amaram; Raya-Rekho; Jangama / Dasa; Madarasa / Maqtab; Chauth / Sardeshmukhi; Sarai; Polygars; Jagir / Shariyat; Dastur; Mansab (Rank); Deshmukh; Nadu / Ur; Ulema; Firman; Satyagraha; Swadeshi; Revivalism; Communalism; Orientalism; Oriental Despotism; De-Industrialisation; Subsidiary Alliance; Evangelicalism; Bhudan; Panchsheel; Mixed Economy; Socialism; Hindu Code Bill; Historical Methods; Plagiarism; Ethics and Morality in History Writing

Negotiating the Sources: Archaeological sources: Exploration, Excavation, Epigraphy and Numismatics. Dating of Archaeological Sites. Literary Sources: Indigenous Literature: Primary and Secondary: problem of dating Religious and Secular Literature, Myths, Legends, etc. Foreign Accounts: Greek, Chinese and Arabic; Pastoralism and Food production: Neolithic and Chalcolithic Phase: Settlement, distribution, tools and patterns of exchange; Indus/Harappa Civilization: Origin, extent, major sites, settlement pattern, craft specialization, religion, society and polity, Decline of Indus Civilization, Internal and external trade, First urbanization in India; Vedic and later Vedic periods; Aryan debates, Political and Social Institutions, State Structure and Theories of State; Emergence of Varnas and Social Stratification, Religious and Philosophical Ideas. Introduction of Iron Technology, Megaliths of South India; Expansion of State system: Mahajanapadas, Monarchical and Republican States, Economic and Social Developments and Emergence of Second Urbanization in 6th century BCE; Emergence of heterodox sects-Jainism, Buddhism and Ajivikas.

From State to Empire: Rise of Magadha, Greek invasion under Alexander and its effects, Mauryan expansion, Mauryan polity, society, economy, Asoka’s Dhamma and its Nature, Decline and Disintegration of the Mauryan Empire, Mauyan art and architecture, Asokan edicts: language and script; Dissolution of Empire and Emergence of Regional Powers: Indo-Greeks, Sungas, Satavahanas, Kushanas and Saka-Ksatrapas, Sangam literature, polity and society in South India as reflected in Sangam literature. Trade and commerce from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE, Trade with the Roman World, Emergence of Mahayana Buddhism, Kharavela and Jainism, Post-Mauryan art and Architecture. Gandhara, Mathura and Amaravati schools; Gupta Vakataka age: Polity and Society, Agrarian Economy, Land Grants, Land Revenue and Land Rights, Gupta Coins, Beginning of Temple Architecture, Emergence of Puranic Hinduism, Development of Sanskrit Language and Literature. Developments in Science Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine; Harsha and his Times: Administration and Religion; Salankayanas and Visnukundins in Andhradesa.

Emergence of Regional Kingdoms: Kingdoms in Deccan: Gangas, Kadmabas, Western and Eastern Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas and Yadavas; Kingdoms in South India: Pallavas, Ceras, Colas and Pandyas, Kingdoms in Eastern India: Palas and Senas of Bengal, Varmans of Kamarupa, Bhaumakaras and Somavamsis of Odisha; Kingdoms in Western India: Maitrakas of Vallabhi and Chalukyas of Gujarat; Kingdoms in North India: Gurjara-Pratiharas, Kalacuri-Chedis, Gahadavalas and Paramaras; Characteristics of Early Medieval India: Administration and Political Structure; Legitimation of Kingship; Agrarian economy; land grants, changing production relations; graded land rights and peasantry, water resources, taxation system, coins and currency system; Trade and urbanization: patterns of trade, and urban settlements, ports and trade routes, merchandise and exchange, trade guilds; trade and colonization in south-east Asia; Growth of Brahminical religions: Vaisnavism and Saivism; Temples; Patronage and Regional Ramification; Temple Architecture and Regional Styles. Dana, Tirtha and Bhakti, Tamil Bhakti movement - Shankara, Madhava and Ramanujacharya; Society: Varna, Jati and Proliferation of Castes, Position of women; Gender, marriage and property relations; Women in public life. Tribes as peasants and their place in Varna order. Untouchability; Education and Educational Institutions: Agraharas, Mathas and Mahaviharas as Centres of Education. Growth of Regional Languages; Debates of state formation in early medieval India: A) Feudal model; B) Segmentary model; C) Integrative model; Arab contracts: Suleiman Ghaznavid conquests. Alberuni’s Accounts.

Source of Medieval Indian History: Archaeological, Epigraphic and Numismatic sources, Material evidences and Monuments; Chronicles; Literary sources – Persian, Sanskrit and Regional languages; Daftar Khannas: Firmans, Bahis / Pothis / Akhbarat; Foreign Travellers’ Accounts – Persian and Arabic; Political Developments – The Delhi Sultanate – the Ghorids, the Turks, the Khaljis, the Tughlaqs, theSayyids and the Lodis. Decline of Delhi Sultanate; Foundation of the Mughal Empire – Babur, Humayun and the Suris ; Expansion and Consolidation from Akbar to Aurangzeb. Decline of the Mughal Empire; Later Mughals and Disintegration of the Mughal Empire; The Vijayanagara and the Bahmanis - Deccan Sultanate; Bijapur, Golkonda, Bidar, Berar and Ahmadnagar – Rise, Expansion and Disintegration; Eastern Gangas and Suryavamshi Gajapatis; Rise of the Marathas & the foundation of Swaraj by Shivaji ; its expansion under the Peshwas ; Mughal – Maratha relations, Maratha Confederacy, Causes of Decline.

Administration & Economy: Administration under the Sultanate, Nature of State – Theocratic and Theocentric, Central, Provincial and Local Administration, Law of succession; Sher Shah’s Administrative Reforms ; Mughal Administration – Central, Provincial and Local : Mansabdari and Jagirdari Systems; Administrative System in the Deccan – The Vijayanagara State & Polity, Bahamani Administrative System; Maratha Administration – Asta Pradhan; Frontier Policies under Delhi Sultanate and Mughals; Inter-State Relations during the Sultanate and the Mughals; Agricultural Production and Irrigation System, Village Economy, Peasantry, Grants and Agricultural Loans, Urbanization and Demographic Structure; Industries – Cotton Textiles, Handicrafts, Agro-Based industries, Organisation, Factories & Technology; Trade and Commerce – State Policies, Internal and External Trade: European Trade, Trade Centres and Ports, Transport and Communication; Hundi (Bills of Exchange) and Insurance, State Income and Expenditure, Currency, Mint System; Famines and Peasant Revolts.

Society and Culture: Social Organisation and Social Structure; The Sufis – Their Orders, Beliefs and Practices, the leading Sufi Saints, Social Synchronization; Bhakti Movement – Shaivism; Vaishnavism, Shaktism; The Saints of the Medieval Period – North and South – their impact on Socio-Political and Religious Life – Women Saints of Medieval India; The Sikh Movement – Guru Nanak Dev: his teachings and practices, Adi Granth; the Khalsa; Social Classification: Ruling Class, Major Religious Groups, the Ulemas, the Mercantile and Professional Classes – Rajput Society; Rural society – Petty Chieftains, Village Officials, Cultivators and Non-Cultivating Classes, Artisans; Position of Women – Zanana System – Devadasi System; Development of Education, Centres of Education and Curriculum, Madarasa Education; Fine Arts – Major Schools of Painting – Mughal, Rajasthani, Pahari, Garhwali; Development of Music; Art and Architecture, Indo-Islamic Architecture, Mughal Architecture, Regional Styles; Indo-Arabic Architecture, Mughal Gardens, Maratha Forts, Shrines and Temples.

Sources of Modern Indian History: Archieval Materials, Biographies and Memoirs, Newspapers, Oral Evidence, Creative Literature and Painting, Monuments, Coins; Rise of British Power: European Traders in India in the 16th to 18th Centuries – Portuguese, Dutch, French and the British; Establishment and Expansion of British Dominion in India; British Relations with Principal Indian States – Bengal, Oudh, Hyderabad, Mysore, Carnatic and Punjab; Revolt of 1857, Causes, Nature and Impact; Administration of the Company and the Crown; Evolution of Central and Provincial Structure under East India Company; Paramountcy, Civil Service, Judiciary, Police and the Army under the Company; British Policy and Paramountcy in the Princely States under the Crown; Local Self-Government; Constitutional Changes, 1909 – 1935.

Colonial Economy: Changing Composition, Volume and Direction of Trade; Expansion and Commercialization of Agriculture, Land Rights, Land Settlements, Rural Indebtedness, Landless Labour, Irrigation and Canal System; Decline of Industries – Changing Socio-Economic Conditions of Artisans; De-urbanisation; Economic Drain; World Wars and Economy; British Industrial Policy; Major Modern Industries; Nature of Factory Legislation; Labour and Trade Union Movements; Monetary Policy, Banking, Currency and Exchange, Railways and Road Transport, Communications – Post & Telegraph; Growth of New Urban Centres; New Features of Town Planning and Architecture, Urban Society and Urban Problems; Famines, Epidemics and the Government Policy; Tribal and Peasant Movements; Indian Society in Transition: Contact with Christianity – the Missions and Missionaries; Critique of Indian Social and Economic Practices and Religious Beliefs; Educational and Other Activities; The New Education – Government Policy; Levels and Contents; English Language; Development of Science, Technology, Public Health & Medicine – Towads Modernism; Indian Renaissance – Socio-Religious Reforms; Emergence of Middle Class; Caste Associations and Caste Mobility; Women’s Question – Nationalist Discourse; Women’s Organisations; British Legislation concerning Women, Gender Identity & Constitutional Position; The Printing Press – Journalistic Activity and the Public opinion; Modernisation of Indian Languages and Literary Forms – Reorientation in Painting, Music and Performing Arts.

Rise of Indian Nationalism: Social and Economic basis of Nationalism; Birth of Indian National Congress; Ideologies and Programmes of the Indian National Congress, 1885-1920: Early Nationalists, Assertive Nationalists and Revolutionaries; Swadeshi and Swaraj; Gandhian Mass Movements; Subas Chandra Bose and INA; Role of Middle Class in National Movement; Women Participation in National Movement; Left Wing Politics; Depressed Class Movement; Communal Politics; Muslim League and Genesis of Pakistan; Towards Independence and Partition; India after Independence: Challenges of Partition; Integration of the Indian Princely States; Kashmir, Hyderabad & Junagarh; B.R. Ambedkar – The making of the Indian Constitution, its Features; The Structure of Bureaucracy; New Education Policy; Economic Policies and the Planning process; Development, Displacement and Tribal Issues; Linguistic Reorganisation of States; Centre-State Relations; Foreign Policy Initiatives – Panchsheel; Dynamics of Indian Politics-Emergency; Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation of Indian Economy.

Historical Method, Research, Methodology and Historiography: Scope and Importance of History; Objectivity and Bias in History; Heuristics Operation, Criticism in History, Synthesis and Presentation; History and its Auxiliary Sciences; History a Science, Arts or a Social Science; Causation and Imagination in History; Significance of Regional History; Recent Trends of Indian History; Research Methodology; Hypothesis in History; Area of Proposed Research; Sources – Data Collection, Primary / Secondary, Original and Transit Sources; Trends in Historical Research; Recent Indian Historiography; Selection of Topic in History; Notes Taking, References, Footnotes and Bibliography; Thesis and Assignment Writing; Plagiarism, Intellectual Dishonesty and History Writing; Beginnings of Historical Writings – Greek, Roman and Church Historiography; Renaissance and its Impact on History Writing; Negative and Positive Schools of Historical Writing; Berlin Revolution in History Writing – Von Ranke; Marxist Philosophy of History – Scientific Materialism; Cyclical Theory of History – Oswald Spengler; Challenge and Response Theory – Arnold Joseph Toynbee; Post – Modernism in History

سنڌي ٻوليءَ جي بنياد بابت مختلف رايا; سنڌي ٻوليءَ جون الڳ الڳ منزلون; سنڌي ٻوليءَ جون اُپياشائون; ورهاڱي کان پوءِ ڀارت اندر سنڌي ٻوليءَ ۾ آيل تبديليون; سنڌيءَ تي ڌارين ٻولين جا اثرات; سنڌي ٻوليءَ لاءِ ڪم آيل مختلف الفابيٽ ۽ انهن جي اوسر

عشق ۽ سورهيائيءَ جي قصن جو دور; سنسڪرت، پراڪرت ۽ اپڀرنش دور ۾ سنڌ جو ادب; سنڌي ادب جي اوائلي دور جو عرصو; ملڪي حالتون; اوائلي دور جي سنڌي ادب جون ڌارائون; عشق جا قصا; سورهيائيءَ جا قصا; جنگي بهادريءَ جا قصا; دان ويرتا جا قصا; اسماعيلي مت جي پيرن جي وائي; ڌارمي ڏند ڪٿائون; سنڌو ندي ۽ جي وهڪري بابت ڏند ڪٿائون

ڀڪتي ڌارا جو دور; ڀڪتي ڌارا جي دور جو عرصو; ملڪي حالتون; هندو ڌرم بابت ادب; وچين دور ۾ شاعريءَ جون ڌارائون; صوفي ڌارا; صوفي مت; صوفي مت ۽ ڀارتي فلاسافي; ڀارت ۾ صوفي مت جي شروعات; صوفيانه شاعريءَ جون خاصيتون; اهم صوفي ۽ ويدانتي شاعر: قاضي قادن; شاه عبدالڪريم; شاه عنايت رضوي; شاه عبداللطيف; سچل سرمست; سامي

نثر جو دور; سنڌي ادب جي نئين دور جو عرصو; انگريزن جي راڄ کان اڳ سنڌي ٻوليءَ جي ليبي; انگريزن جي راڄ ۾ سنڌي ليبي; هندوستان جي ورهاڱي بعد سنڌي ليبي; ڀارت سرڪار جو نيمڪيولر; سنڌي ليبيءَ جي باري ۾ سرڪاري فيصلا; ملڪي حالتون; نئين دور جو سنڌي ادب; 1853ع کان 1914ع تائين; 1914ع کان 1947ع تائين

ورهاڱي کان پوءِ ڀارت ۾ سنڌي شعر جي اوسر; 1947ع کان 1967ع; 1967ع کان 1987ع; 1987ع کان 2007ع; 2007ع کان 2017ع

1947ع کان 1967ع; 1967ع کان 1987ع; 1987ع کان 2007ع; 2007ع کان 2017ع

1947ع کان 1967ع; 1967ع کان 1987ع; 1987ع کان 2007ع; 2007ع کان 2017ع

لوڪ ادب جي وصف; سنڌي لوڪ ادب جي اهميت; سنڌي لوڪ ادب جو تاريخي ۽ سماجي پس منظر; سنڌي لوڪ گيتن جا قسم; سنڌي لوڪ ڪهاڻيون; سنڌي اصطلاح ۽ پهاڪا

سنڌي ٻوليءَ جي تعليم; سنڌي ٻوليءَ جي واڌاري لاءِ سرڪاري پروگرام; ڀارت ۾ سنڌي ٻوليءَ جو آئينو; ميڊيا ۾ سنڌي ٻولي

چونڊ مراٺي ڪهاڻيون (ساهتيہ اڪادمي); وڪرم اروشي : ڊاڪٽر ديال آشا; 'ساگر جي سنتان' : سنڌيءَ ۾ ترجمو; '1857 جون ڪهاڻيون' : ڪيان ڀرڪاشي ٽيڪچنداڻي

Understanding the term "Hindu" (its historicity, and its geographic and jīvana-dṛṣṭi aspects); Enumeration of Aṣṭādaśa vidyās and Upāṅgas with their respective ācāryas; Padārtha/tattva/ātmā across traditions and underlying unifying themes; Position of feminine in Bharata: Parallel sovereignty principles: a. Self-definitions: Vāk-Sūkta, Devyā-atharva-śīrṣa sūkta and Bhagavadgītā (10.20-40) b. Ardhanārīśwara concept, Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.4.3); Śakti and Prakṛti principles; Position of feminine in Jaina-darśana, Bauddha-darśana, and Śrī Guru Granth Sahibji; The principle of Oneness in Vedānta and interconnectedness in Jaina, Bauddha, Nyāya & Vaiśeṣika darśana, and Śrī Guru Granth Sahib ji, and the consequential idea of all-inclusiveness; Understanding distinctions between varṇa, jāti, and caste (Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.4.10-15), Bhagavadgītā (18.41-45)); Enumeration of ṛṣīs and saints from different social backgrounds

Dharma: Definitions and meanings (Mahābhārata, Manusmṛti, Vaiśeṣika Sūtra, Bhagavadgītā - Śānkarabhāṣya-upodghāta, definitions in Śramaṇa traditions); Distinctions between dharma and religion (pantha, mazahab); Types of dharmas: pravṛttimūlaka, and nivṛttimūlaka; Dharma as the organizing principle for Vaidika and Śramaṇa traditions and in Śrī Guru Granth Sahib ji; Varṇāśrama dharma and choice; Rāja-dharma, Āpaddharma, Samāja-dharma, and Swadharma; Karma, vikarma, and akarma (Bagavadgītā 4.16, and corresponding Śānkarabhāṣya); Six karmas: Kāmya, nitya, niśiddha, naimittika, prāyaśchitta, and upāsanā; Niṣkāma (Brahma/Sarvam as the real doer) and sakāma karma; Karma-phala, prārabdha, and saṅskāra

Concept of jīva; Definitions of bandhana (prākṛtika, vaikṛtika, dākṣanika from Sāmkhyakārika 44 with Sāmkhya-tattva-kaumudī); The root-cause and process of bandhana: Bhagavadgītā 3.37 - 3.41, Bhagavadgītā 2.62-66, Pratītya-samutpādasiddhānta; The principle of punarjanma: an enabler of Dharma; Conceptions of mokṣa and nirvāṇa; Multiple pathways for mokṣa (Yoga): abhyāsa, karma, bhakti, jñāna

Definition of pramāṇa; Indian model of analysis of text: pramātā, pramāṇa, prameya, and pramā; Nature, definition, method, and limits of different types of pramāṇas : Pratyakṣa, Anumāna, Upamāna, Śabda, Anuplabdhi, Arthāpatti; Śabda-śakti: abhidhā, lakṣaṇā, vyañjanā, and tātparya; Swatah-prāmaṇya, and paratah-prāmāṇya; Applications of pramāṇa in contemporary texts

Vāda-Paramparā: The method of Śastrārtha and the concept of adhikarṇa; From doubt to determination: Sanśaya to Nirṇaya; Kathā (nature and types of kathā): Vāda, jalpa, vitaṇḍā; Embarking on knowledge discovery: Anubandha-chatuṣṭaya (adhikāri, viṣaya, sambandha, prayojana); Organization of knowledge: Sūtra, bhāṣya, vārtika, vṛtti, tīkā, tippaṇī and saṅgraha; Analysing "tātparya" of knowledge through śravaṇa vidhi: Upakrama, upasamhāra, abhyāsa, apūrvatā, phala, arthawāda, upapatti; Analysing "tātparya" of knowledge through six-fold process (ṣadvidha tātparya nirṇāyaka liṅga) śruti, liṅga, vākya, prakaraṇa, sthāna, sāmākhyā; Tantrayukti: "Research methodology" in context of natural sciences

Western restrictions on free inquiry; Western descriptions of Bharat and traditional literary theories; Hindus and Bharat as understood through the Marxist perspective, and The Critical Theory: a. Intention of author versus that of the reader b. History, purpose of The Critical Theory, and stereotyping of images and conceptions; Hegemony (Gramsci); Structuralism and portrayal of Bharat; Orientalism – theorizing Bharat in the Western experience; Use of psycho-analytical approaches in Bharatiya context; Descriptions of Bharat through lenses of post-modernism and deconstruction; Neutral inquiry and New-Historicism and portrayal of Bharat

Types of Rāmāyaṇas – Traditional texts with divine origins/(Valmiki Ramayana) reverential texts, texts deviating from the core story; The popularity and relevance of traditional Rāmāyaṇa; Rāmāyaṇa as one of the two source-books (Upajīvya) for much of Indian literature, and arts (folk, classical, and contemporary arts); Maryādā Puruṣottama Rāma; Relationships between humans, and social-reconstruction (e.g. Niṣādarja, jatāyu, etc.), and between human and nature; Strī-vimarśa: Anasūyā, Ahilyā, Kaikeyī, Kauśalya, Mandodarī, Sītā, Swayamprabhā, Tārā, Trijaṭā, Urmilā, Sabari; Rāma-Rājya; The role of ṛṣi in a society; Data on Geography, flora and fauna in India

The period of Mahābhārata: Textual and traditional sources, as well as modern data: a. Calendars (samvat) of Yudhiṣṭhira (yugābda), Kṛṣna, and Vikrama; The core story of Mahābhārata; Dharma and samsāra: 10 stories about 10 Lakṣaṇas of dharma: dhṛti (Gaṅgāvataran), kṣamā (Vasiṣṭha and Viśwāmitra), dama (Yayāti and Puru), asteya (Yudhiṣṭhira- Yakṣa samvāda), śauca (the tale of golden mongoose), indriyanigraha (dharma vyādha's upadeśa), dhīḥ (Savitri), vidyā (tale of man-tiger-snake-elephant from Strī Parva), satyam (Hariścandra/Satyakāma), akrodha (the story of Parīkṣita and his insult to Ṛṣi Śamika); Mahābhārata as one of the two source-books (Upjīvya) for much of Indian literature, and arts (folk, classical, and contemporary arts); Viduranīti and Bhagavadgīta; Rājdharma, and rajanīti : Śāntiparva; Geography of Bhārata-varṣa; Strī-vimarśa in Mahābhārata: Draupadī, Gāndhārī, Hidimbā, Jāmbavati, Kunti, Mādrī, Rukmaṇī, Satyabhāmā, Satyavatī, Śikhaṇdī, Sulocanā, Ulūpi, Uttarā

1. संस्कृतवर्णमालापरिचयः - चतुर्दश माहेश्वरसूत्राणि। स्वरः, व्यञ्जनम्, संयुक्तवर्णाः, अनुस्वारः, अनुनासिकम्, विसर्ग, वर्णविन्यासः, वर्णसंयोगः, उच्चारणस्थानम्, लेखन-प्रक्रिया, शब्दपदयोर्मध्ये अन्तरम्; 2. शब्दरूपम् (दैनिकप्रयोगदृष्ट्या आधारभूता शब्दरूपप्रक्रिया), विभक्तिः, कारकम् (अर्थसहितः सामान्यपरिचयः) - 2.1 शब्दरूपम् (संज्ञात्मकम्) - अन्तिमवर्णदृष्ट्या, लिंगदृष्ट्या वचनदृष्ट्या च वर्गीकरणम्। शब्दाः (अजन्ताः/स्वरान्ताः) - पुल्लिंगम्: अकारान्तः देव, राम; इकारान्तः कवि, हरि, पति; उकारान्तः गुरु; ऋकारान्तः पितृ, दातृ; आकारान्तः -; ईकारान्तः -। स्त्रीलिंगम्: अकारान्तः -; इकारान्तः मति; उकारान्तः धेनु; ऋकारान्तः मातृ; आकारान्तः लता; ईकारान्तः नदी। नपुंसकलिंगम्: अकारान्तः फल; इकारान्तः वारि; उकारान्तः वस्तु; ऋकारान्तः -; आकारान्तः -; ईकारान्तः -; 2.2 शब्दरूपम् (हलन्तम्/व्यञ्जनान्तम्) - शब्दाः (हलन्ताः/व्यञ्जनान्ताः) - पुल्लिंगम्: भिषज् (भिषक्), महत्, सुहृद्, राजन्, विद्यार्थिन्, पथिन्, गच्छत् मरुत् आत्मन्, ब्रह्मन्, विद्वस्। स्त्रीलिंगम्: वाच्, सरित्, दिश्, परिषद्, आशिष्, स्त्री, लक्ष्मी, श्री। नपुंसकलिंगम्: जगत्, नामन्, कर्मन्, चक्षुष्, मनस्, हविष्, ब्रह्मन्, धनुष्, पयस्, दधि। एतत्सदृशानाम् अन्येषाञ्च रूपाणाम् अभ्यासः; 2.3 सर्वनाम- अस्मद्, युष्मद्; तद्, एतद्, यद्, भवत्, किम्, इदम्, अदस्, सर्व (त्रिषु लिङ्गेषु); 3- धातुरूपम् (क्रियारूपम्)- 3.1 धातूनां गणपरिचयः, आत्मनेपदम्, परस्मैपदम्। 3.2 लकारदृशा - लट्लकारः (वर्तमानकालः), लृट्लकारः (भविष्यत्कालः), लङ्लकारः (भूतकालः), लोट्लकारः (आज्ञार्थकः), विधिलिङ्लकारः (सम्भावनायाम्)। पुरुषदृशा - प्रथमपुरुषः, मध्यमपुरुषः, उत्तमपुरुषः। वचनदृशा - एकवचनम्, द्विवचनम्, बहुवचनम्। 3.3 धातवः- पञ्चलकारेषु धातुरूपाणि - परस्मैपदिनः:- पठ्, लिख्, चल्, गम्, नम्, खाद्, वद्, हस्, गै, कृ, क्री, ज्ञा, घ्रा, नी, दृश्, धू, पत्, पा(पिब्), स्मृ, क्रुध्, शक्, पृच्छ्, इष (इच्छ्), दा, जीव्, त्यज्, धाव्, पच्, रक्ष्, सृ, रुद्, भी, नश्, स्निह्, आप्, क्षिप्, जप्, विश्, मिल्, ग्रह्, चिन्त्, पाल्, रच्, क्षल्। आत्मनेपदिनः:- लभ्, मुद्, क्षम्, वृध्, सह्, सेव्, ईक्ष्, ऊह्, कम्प्, भाष्, यत्, रम्, वन्द्, याच्, शीङ्। सत्तात्मकौ - अस्, भू; 4- सन्धिः - स्वरसन्धिः- यण्, अयादि, गुण, वृद्धि, दीर्घ, पूर्वरूप, पररूप, प्रकृतिभाव। व्यञ्जनसन्धिः- परसवर्णः, अनुनासिकः, श्चुत्वम्, ष्टुत्वम्, जश्त्वम्, चर्त्वम्, णत्व-षत्वविधिः। विसर्गसन्धिः - विसर्गलोपः, विसर्गस्थाने ओ, र्, स्, श्, ष्। अनुस्वारः, 'र्' 'लोपः, 'त्' स्थाने 'ल्' अनुनासिकम्; 5. समासः - केवलः, अव्ययीभावः, तत्पुरुषः, कर्मधारयः, द्विगुः, बहुव्रीहिः, द्वन्द्वः; 6. कारकम् - कर्ता, कर्म, करण, सम्प्रदान, अपादान (सम्बन्ध), अधिकरण, सम्बोधन; 7- उपपदविभक्तिः - अधि, अनु, उप, उभयतः, परितः, निकषा, प्रति, धिक्, विना.......योगे द्वितीया। अलम्, विना, हीनम्, सह, साकम्, सार्धम्, समम्.........योगे तृतीया। नमः, रुच्, दा, स्पृहा, अलम् (सामर्थ्यार्थे).........चतुर्थी। विना, बहिः, परम्, पूर्वम्..........योगे पञ्चमी। अग्रतः, पुरतः, पृष्ठतः, वामतः, दक्षिणतः, उत्तरतः........योगे षष्ठी। स्निह्, विश्वस्.......योगे सप्तमी; 8. वाच्यम्- कर्तृवाच्यम्, कर्मवाच्यम्, भाववाच्यम्; 9. प्रत्ययः- (क) कृत्प्रत्ययः - क्त, क्तवतु, क्त्वा, ल्यप्, तुमुन्, शतृ, शानच्, ण्यत्, क्तिन्, ल्युट्, तव्यत्, अनीयर्, ण्वुल्, तृच्, घञ्। (ख) तद्धितप्रत्ययः- मतुप्, वतुप्, इन्, ठक् (इक्), घञ्, त्व, तल्, अण्, ष्यञ्। (ग) स्त्रीप्रत्ययः- ङीप्, ङीष्, टाप्; 10- अव्ययम्- (स्थानवाचि)-अत्र, तत्र, यत्र, सर्वत्र, अन्यत्र, कुत्र, एकत्र, यतः, ततः। (समयवाचि)- यदा, तदा, सदा, सर्वदा, कदा, अद्य, श्वः, ह्यः, परश्वः, परह्यः, वारम्, आरभ्य, निश्चयेन। (समुच्चयवाचि)- च, अपि, एव। (अवस्थावाचि)- आम्, किम्, धन्यवादः, आवश्यकम्। (दिशावाचि)- उपरतः, पृष्ठतः, वामतः, दक्षिणतः, अभितः, परितः। (पूर्णतावाचि)- पर्याप्तम्, अत्यन्तम्, अलम्, इति। (सम्भावनावाचि)- किन्तु, प्रायशः, अपेक्षया, अतः, यत्-तत्। सादृश्यवाची अव्यय- इव, नु, वा, चित्। अव्यय- क्त्वातोसुन्कसुनः, कृन्मेजन्तः, तद्धितश्चासर्वविभक्तिः; 11. उपसर्गः - आ, उत्, अनु, वि, प्र, परि, अव, उप, सम्, अप; 12 संख्या - सङ्ख्यावाचि- शब्दरूपाणि एकः, द्वौ, त्रयः, चत्वारः (त्रिषु लिङ्गेषु)। संख्याः - 5 - 100

Challenges in translations and understanding distinctions between original and translation: dharma, sampradāya, ātmā, darśana, Iśwara, bhagawāna, prabhu, mana, buddhi, prāmāṇika, śiṣya, devatā, smṛti, mandira, adhyātma, prema, asura, daitya, rākṣasa, śarīra, padārtha, dravya, rāṣtra, varṇa, jāti, śāstra, śānti, ṛṣi, muni, guru, kalā, śāstrīya-sangīta, paṇdita, māyā, strī, mahilā, nārī, nyāya, indriya, mokṣa, nirvāṇa, prāṇa; Important mandiras, śaktipītha, maṭha, jyotirliṅga, dhāmas; Sant-paramparā: Brief knowledge of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sankara Deb, Thiruvallavur, Basavanna, Namdev, Kabira, Ravidasa, Narsi Mehta, Guru Nanak, Tukaram, Tulsidas, Surdas, Mirabai, Andal, Jhulelal, Gyaneshwar, Vidyapati, Narayan Guru; Nāṭya: ten types, tattvas: rasa, abhinaya, kathāvastu, pātra; Kāvya: Type (gadya, padya, champū), chandas (anuṣṭupa, upajāti, indravajrā, upendravajrā, vasanta-tilakā, śikhariṇī, mandākrāntā, āryā, gāthā, dohā, chaupāī, soraṭhā); Some kavis: Bhasa, Kalidas, Ashvaghoṣ, Somdev Suri, Hala, Kalhan, Chandabaradai; Some kings and dynasties: Maurya, Lalitaditya, Chakradhwaj Singh, Chola, Harihar and Bukka, Bappa Rawal, Harshawardhan, Bhoj, Dahir-sen, Marthanda Verma, Rana Pratap, Shivaji; Concept of Iśwara in - Jaintia, Adi, Galo, Tagin, Apatani, Idu Mishmi, Miju Mishmi, Digaru Mishmi tribes of N. E. India

Technical Terms: Sangeet, Nada: ahata & anahata , Shruti & its five jaties, Seven Vedic Swaras, Seven Swaras used in Gandharva, Suddha & Vikrit Swara, Vadi- Samvadi, Anuvadi-Vivadi, Saptak, Aroha, Avaroha, Pakad / vishesa sanchara, Purvanga, Uttaranga, Audava, Shadava, Sampoorna, Varna, Alankara, Alapa, Tana, Gamaka, Alpatva-Bahutva, Graha, Ansha, Nyasa, Apanyas, Avirbhav,Tirobhava, Geeta; Gandharva, Gana, Marga Sangeeta, Deshi Sangeeta, Kutapa, Vrinda, Vaggeyakara Mela, Thata, Raga, Upanga ,Bhashanga ,Meend, Khatka, Murki, Soot, Gat, Jod, Jhala, Ghaseet, Baj, Harmony and Melody, Tala, laya and different layakari, common talas in Hindustani music, Sapta Talas and 35 Talas, Taladasa pranas, Yati, Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Tali, Khali, Quida, Peshkar, Uthaan, Gat, Paran, Rela, Tihai, Chakradar, Laggi, Ladi, Marga-Deshi Tala, Avartana, Sama, Vishama, Atita, Anagata, Dasvidha Gamakas, Panchdasa Gamakas ,Katapayadi scheme, Names of 12 Chakras, Twelve Swarasthanas, Niraval, Sangati, Mudra, Shadangas , Alapana, Tanam, Kaku, Akarmatrik notations.

Folk Music; Origin, evolution and classification of Indian folk song / music; Characteristics of folk music; Detailed study of folk music, folk instruments and performers of various regions in India; Ragas and Talas used in folk music; Folk fairs & festivals in India.

Rasa and Aesthetics: Rasa, Principles of Rasa according to Bharata and others; Rasa nishpatti and its application to Indian Classical Music; Bhava and Rasa; Rasa in relation to swara, laya, tala, chhanda and lyrics; Aesthetics according to Indian and western Philosophers; General knowledge of 64 kalas according to Vatsyayan General history of Raga-Ragini Paintings and Raga Dhayana; Interrelation of Fine Arts.

Research Methodology and Pedagogy, Avenues, Interdisciplinary aspects and Modern Technology: Research Pedagogy: Research areas, review of literature, selection of suitable research topics and research problems, Methodology of Music research, Preparing synopsis, Data collection and its sources, Analysis of data collection, Writing project report, Research project Indexing, references and bibliography etc; Research Avenues and its Interdisciplinary aspects: Music and Literature, Music Therapy, Philosophy, Psychology, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Social Sciences, Religion and Culture; Modern Technology: Electronic equipments, computer, internet etc; New trends in Indian Music in post-independence era.

Applied Theory: Detail study of Sangeet Utpatti; Musical scales (Indian and western); Detail study of Gram, Murchchhana and Chatussarna; Jaati Lakshana, Jaati Bhed, concept of Raag, Raag-Lakshan; Classification of Raag: 1) Gram Raag and Deshi Raag Classification 2) Male Raag classification 3) Thaat Raag classification 4) Shuddha, Chhayalag and Sankeerna Raag classification 5) Raag-Raagini classification 6) Raagang classification; Time theory of Raagas; Placement of shuddha and vikrit swaras on shruties in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Period; Description of popular Raagas and Taalas; Notation systems of Hindustani, Karnataka and Western Music; Merits and demerits of a vocalist (Gayak); Remix, Fusion, Orchestra, Coir and Acoustic; Comparative studies of Hindustani and Karnatak Swaras and Taalas; Karnatak names of Popular Hindustani Ragas; Knowledge of different Layakaaries such as dugun, Tigun, Chaugun, Aad, Kuad and Viaad.

History of Indian Music, contribution of Musicologists and their textual tradition: Study of the Historical Development of Hindustani Music from Vedic to Modern period; Ancient Medieval and Modern Musicologist and Scholars:- Bharat, Naarad, Matang, Someshwardev, Jagdekmall, Nanyadev, Sharangdev, Parshwadev, Sudhakalash, Maharana Kumbha, Ramamatya, Damodar Pandit, Pt. Ahobal, Shriniwas, Hridyanarayana, Vyankatmakhi, Pt. Vishnu Digambar Palushkar, Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Pt. Vinayak Rao Patwardhan, Pt. Omkarnanath Thakur, Acharya Birhaspati, Thakur Jaidev Singh, Sharachchandra Shridhar Paranjape, Bhagwat Sharan Sharma, Dr. Prem Lata Sharma, Dr. Subhadra Choudhary, Prof. R.C. Mehta, Prof. Pradeep Kumar Dixit; Study of ancient, Medieval and Modern Treatises in Indian Music like Natya Shastra, Nardiya Shiksha, Sangeet makarand, Brihaddeshi, Manasollaas, Sangeet Chudamani, Bharat Bhashya, Sangeet Ratnakar, Sangeet Samaysar, Sangeetopanishatsaaroddhar, Sanageet Raj, Swaramalekalanidhi, Sangeet Darpan, Sangeet Paarijaat, Raga Tatvavibodh, Hridaya Kautuk, Hridaya Prakash, Chaturdandi Prakashika, Sangeet Chintamani, Pranavbharati etc; Contribution of Western Scholars to Indian Music: Capt. N.A. Willard William Johnes, Capt. C.R. Day, E. Clements, Fox Strangwayes, H.A. Popley & Alain Danielou.

Compositional forms and their evolution: Prabandh, Dhrupad, Dhamaar, Saadra; Kheyaal, Tarana, Trivat, Chaturang, Sargam Geet, Lakshan Geet, Raagmaala etc; Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Hori, Kajri, and Chaiti etc; Light Music: Geet, Gazal and Bhajan etc; Firozkhani Gat, Maseetkhani Gat, Razakhani Gat and Zafarkhani Gat and its kind; Jaati, Javali, Kriti, Tillana, Raagam, Taanam, Pallavi; Origin, development and presentation of above said vocal and instrumental compositions; Popular artists in the field of abovesaid forms.

Musical Instruments and its Classification; Classification of Indian Musical Instruments in Ancient, Medieval and Modern period; Different types of Veenas in ancient period; Tat - Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Dilruba, Israj, Santoor, Tanpura, Surbahhar, Guitar; Ghan - Jaltarang, Ghatam, Morsing, Chipali, Manjeera, Jhanjh, Kartal; Sushir - Flute and its varieties, Shehnai, Nagaswaram, Harmonium; Avanaddha - Pakhawaj, Tabla, Mridangam, Kanjira, Khol, Chang, Nakkara, Duff, Hudaka, Dholak; Origin, evolution, playing techniques and famous artist of these Instruments

Contribution of composers / performers to Indian Music: Tansen, Haridas, Gopal Nayak, Sadarang, Pandit Balkrishna Bua Ichalkaranjikar, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Palushkar, Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhand, Ustaad Faiyaz Khan, Ustad Bade Gulam Ali Khan, Ustad Nisaar Hussain Khan, Pandit Omkar Nath Thakur, Pandit Vinayak Rao Patwardhan, Pandit Naryan Rao Vyas, Pandit C.R. Vyas, Pandit Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit, Pandit Mallikarjun Mansoor, Smt Gangubai Hangal, Kesar Bai Kerkar, Abdul Kareem Khan, Heerabai Barodekar, Suhasini Koretkar, Bade Ramdas, Siddheswari Devi, Begham Akhtar, Shobha Gurtu, Girija Devi, Savita Devi, Moghubai Kurdikar, Kishori Amonkar, Pandit Kumar Gandharv, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Balvant Rai Bhatt. Pt. Ramashraa Jha; Asad Ali Khan, Pt. Lal Mani Mishra, Abdul Halim Zafar Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Sharan Rani, Amjad Ali Khan, Anath Lal, Panna Lal Ghosh, Vijay Raghav Rao, Ragunath Seth, Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Ahmad Jaan Thirakava, Pt. Samta Prasad, Kishan Maharaj, Kudau Singh, Paagal Das, Brij Bhooshan Kabra, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Bhajan Sopori, M.S. Gopal Krishnan, V.G. Jog, N. Rajam, Appa Jalgaonkar, Mehmood Dhaulpuri; Recipient of Bharat Ratna:- M.S. Subbhalakshmi, Pt. Ravi Shankar, Utsad Bismillah Khan, Lata Mangeshkar and Pt. Bhim Sen Joshi; Purandar Das, Shyam Shastri, Mutthuswami Dixitar, Tyagraja, Swathi Tirunal; Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Yahudi Menuhin,

Gharna and Institutional System and conferences of Hindustani Music: General study of origin and development of Gharana; Institutionalised system and their contribution to Hindustani Music; Four baanies of Dhrupad and its importance to Hindustani Music; General study of various Gharanas of Dhrupad Kheyal and Instrumental Music; Special features of Gharanas in vocal and Instrumental Music and its famous artists; Purab and Punjab Angas of Tumari; Important music conferences in India; National and International awards in the field of music; Contribution of Music educational institutes Akademies, Prasar Bharati, Song and Drama Division and Film in Indian Music.

Applied Theory: Musical scales (Indian & Western), Suddha and vikrita svaras , Sruti in ancient, medieval & modern period, Detailed study of grama, murchana-jaati , Jaati lakshana in ancient period , Concept of Raga, Classification of Raga from ancient to modern period, Ragalakshana-s of popular ragas, Mela - Janya system, Katapayadi and Bhuta sankhya, Janya- Raga classification, Ancient-Palai-Pan system, 22 Srutis & their distribution among Swaras and Ragas, Suladi sapta Tala-s, Scheme of 35 Talas, Tala dasa pranas, Marga and Desi talas, Talas of Tirupugazh, Shadangas and Shodasangas, important Ragas and Talas of Hindustani music. Notation systems in Hindustani, Karnatak and Western music (Staff Notation). Voice culture, Orchestration and Acoustics.

Historical perspective of music- Contributions of Scholars, Musicologists, Musical concepts in Treatises: Narada - Naradiya siksha, Sangita makaranda; Bharata - Natya sastra; Dattila-Dattilam, Matanga – Brihaddesi; Someshwara – Manasollasa; Parsvadeva - Sangita Samayasara; Sarangadeva - Sangita Ratnakara, Simhabhupala; Nanyadeva- Bharata Bhashyam; Lochana kavi - Raga Tarangini; Jagadekamalla - Sangita Chudamani; Vidyaranya - Sangita Sara, Ramamatya - Swaramelakalanidhi; Rana Kumbha - Sangita Raja; Somnatha - Raga Vibodha, Ahobala - Sangita Parijata; Govinda Dikshita - Sangita Sudha; Venkatamakhi - Chaturdandi Prakasika; Tulaja - Sangita Saramrita ; Govinda Acharya - Sangraha Chudamani; Subbarama Dikshitar - Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini; Abraham Panditar - Karunamrita Sagaram; Nadamuni Panditar - Swara Prastara Sagaram; Atoor krishna Pisharoti - Sangita Chandrika; References to Musical concepts in Silappadikaram, Sangam Texts, Panchamarabu, Tala Samudram, Mahabharata Chudamani, Yazhnool and other important texts in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam; Musicologists; V.N.Bhatkhande, V.D.Paluskar, Swami Prajnanananda, B.C.Deva, P. Sambamurthy, S.Seetha, V.Raghavan, Premalata Sharma, R.Satyanarayana, T.S.Parthasarthy, N.Ramanathan, S.A.K. Durga, Balantrapu Rajanikantarao, R.C Mehta & their works; Contribution of western scholars to Indian Music; Curt Sachs, N.A.Willard, William Jones, C.R.Day, E.Clements, Fox Strangways, H.A.Popley & Alain Danielou.

Compositional forms and their evolution: Origin and development of Prabandha, Gitam, Swarajati, Jatisvarm, Tanavarnam, Padavarnam, Kirtana, Kriti, Padam, Javali, Tillana, Ragam - Tanam - Pallavi, Niraval, Kalpanasvara, Tevaram, Divyaprabandham, Tiruppugazh, Thaya, Ragamalika, Viruttam, Dandakam, Churnika, Sloka, Daru, Ashtapadi, Tarangam, Thiruvaimozhi, Thiruppavai, Chindu, Thiruvasagam, Group kritis; Geya nataka-a, Nritya nataka-s; Hindustani musical forms Dhrupad, Dhamar, Khayal, Thumri, Tappa, Tarana, Trivat, Chaturang, Vrindgan.

Music Instruments of India: Indian concept of classification of music Instruments; Origin, Evolution, Structure and playing Technique of Veena, Tambura, Violin, Chitra Vina, Viola, Mandolin, Flute, Nadasvaram, Pancha mukha vadyam, Mridangam, Tavil, Kanjira , Dappu, Chenda, Maddalam,Timila, Jaltarang, Ghatam, Morsing, Chipla, Jalra, Kartala and other Tala instruments; Outline knowledge of - Sitar, Sarangi, Sarod, Shehnai, Tabla, Pakhwaj, Piano, Guitar, Clarionet.

Contribution of Composers / Performers to Music (Indian and Western): Tevaram, Alwars, Jayadeva, Dasa Kuta, Purandara Dasa, Annamacharya, Tallapaka composers, Bhadrachala Ramadasa, Arunagirinathar, Muthutandavar, Marimuttupillai, Arunachala Kavirayar, Sangeeta Mummurthy viz.,Syamasastry, Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Dikshitar, Swati Tirunal, Gopalakrishna Bharati, Tanjore Quartette, Patnam Subramanya Iyer and other prominent post Trinity composers; Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Musiri Subrahmanya Iyer, G.N Balasubramaniam, Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer, Semangudi Srinivas Iyer, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, K.V Narayana Swamy, M.D Ramanathan, R.K Srikanthan, M.Balamurali Krishna, M.S.Subbalakshmi, D.K. Pattammal, M.L.Vasantkumari, Brinda, Mukta and other prominent vocalists; Karaikudi Samba Siva Iyer, Veena Dhanammal, S.Balachander, Mysore Doraiswami Iyengar, S.Balachander, ChittiBabu, Mysore Chowdiah, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu, T.N.Krishnan, M.S.Gopalakrishnan, Sarabha Sastri, T.R.Mahalingam, N.Ramani, Sheikh Chinna Moulana, Amabalapuzha Brothers, Namagiri Pettai Krishnan, Palghat Mani Iyer, Palani Subramaniam, Viku Vinayakram, Harishankar and other prominent musicians of Veena, Violin, Flute, Nadaswaram, Mridangam, Ghatam and Kanjira.

Prominent Banis, Music training, Education and Propagation: Merits and limitations of Gurukula sampradya, Institutional training and Academic teaching system in Universities; Nagasvaram Bani - Tanjavur style, Mridanga Bani - Tanjavur, Pudukkotai and Palakadu Styles, Banis of Dhanammal School, Ariyakudi, Musiri, GNB, Maharajapuram, Chembai and Semmangudi; Styles of Music Trinity and analysis of their Ragas, Compositions with various musical versions; Music propagation through Music academies, Prasar Bharati, Song and Drama Division, Films, Music festivals like Tiruvaiyaru, Chembai, Melattur etc; Influence of other music systems on Karnatak music - Hindustani and Western; National and International Awards in Music.

Applied Theory – Taal & Avanadhavadhya: Description and playing techniques of Varna’s and their combinations in Tabla and Pakhwaj instruments. Ten Pranas of Taal (detailed study); Detailed study of Margi and Deshi Taal system (Paddhati), knowledge of Karnataka Taal system: Detailed knowledge of Uttar Bhartiya Taal Padhati and Taalas used in Uttar Bhartiya Sangeet. A brief knowledge of Taalas used with Rabindra Sangeet; Laya and Layakari. Detailed knowledge of Hindustani and Karnatak taal notation system; Brief knowledge of staff notation system; Tabla accompaniment with vocal, (classical, semi-classical music) instrumental music and Kathak Dance; Relationship between Taal and Chhand, Knowledge of composing Tihaies of different matras; Detailed knowledge of Tihai--Damdar, Bedam, Nauhakka and chakradar Tihaies; Mathematical calculation of chakradar- (Sadharan, Firmaishi and Kamali chakradar); Difference between Chakradar Gat, Chakradar Tukada and Chakradar Paran; The Chakra of Thirty two tihaies describe by Acharya Brihaspati.

History of Music, Treies and Controbution of Musocoligist: Bharat, Sharangdeva, Matang, Parashwadev Nanyadev, Ramamatya, Somnath, Damodar Pandit, Ahobal, Venkatmakhi, V.N. Bhatkhande, V.D. Paluskar, Pundarik Vitthal, Dr. Subhadra Chaudhary, Nikhil Ghosh, Madhukar Ganesh Godbole, Swami Pagal Das, Purshottam Das Pakhawaji, Girish Chandra Shrivastava, BhagawatSharan Sharma, Prof. Sudhir Kumar Saxena, Dr. Aban Mistry, Dr. Yogmaya Shukla, Arvind Mulgaonkar, Sudhir Mainkar, Dr. Arun Kumar Sen, Chhote Lal Mishra; Detailed study of the following texts: Natya Shastra, Sangeet Ratnakar, Bruhad Deshi, Sangeet Samyasar Sangeet Raj, Ashtottar Shat Taal, Lakshanam, Bhartiya Sangeet Vadya, Table Ka Udagam Vikas avam Vadan Shailiyan, Bhartiya Talon Ka Shastriya Vivechan, Pakhawaj avam Table ke Gharane avam, Parmparayen, Taal Kosh, Tabla Vadan Kala avam Shastra, Tabla, Bhartiya Taal Men Anekata Mein Ekta, Aesthetics of Tabla, Tabla Puran, Taal Vadya Parichaya, Tabla Granth Manjusha, Laya Taal Vichar Manthan, Tabla Vadan Mein Nihit Saundaraya, Solo Tabla Drumming of North India, Tabla of Lucknow, Taal Vadya Shashtra, Bhartiya Sangeet Men Taal, Chand Avam Roop Vidhan.

Detailed study of Compositional Forms of avanaddha vadyas; Definition of Bandish - expandable and nonexpendable compositions; The aesthetics of bandishen. Importance of presentation of Bandishen; Detailed study of Theka, Peshkar, Quaida and its prastar (Paltas), Bant, Rela, Rau, Tukda, Mukhada, Gat and its various kinds, Rang-Rela, Fird, Paran, Tihaies of various kinds. Gats and Quaidas of different Gharanas, Laggi-Ladi; Study of different compositions popular in classical vocal, Semi-Classical and instrumental music:- Khayal, Masitkhani Gat, Raza Khani Gat, Thumari, Dadra, Tappa, Kajari, Chaiti, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Sadra, Jhoola, Bhajan, Gazal, Geet; General Knowledge of compositions used in Kathak dance:- Aamad, Paran, Tatkar, Toda, Stuti Paran.

Classification of Musical Instruments, descriptions of Musical Instruments from Ancient to present period in India; Classification of Indian Musical Instruments as per described by Bharat, Sharangdev and Dr. Lalmani Mishra; Detailed study of Origin, Evolution, Structure and playing technique of the following instruments:-a) Tat Vadya:- Veena, Vichitra Veena, Naradiya Veena, Saraswati Veena, Rudra Veena, Sitar, Sarod, Sarangi, Violin, Dilruba, Israj, Santoor, Surbahar, Tanpura, Guitar, Eaktara, Dotara; b) Sushir Vadya:- Flute, Shehanai, Nagasvaram, Claronate, Algoza, Sundari, Maguti; c) Avanaddha Vadya:- Panav, Patah, Mirdang, Pakhawaj, Tabla, Mridangam, Tavil, Khanjira, Khol, Chenda, Chang, Upang, Duff, Nakkara, Dhol, Dholak, Sambal, Dholaki, Naal, Huddaka, Pung; d) Ghana Vadya:- Jal-Tarang, Nal-Tarang, Ghatam, Morsinq, Chipli, Jalra, Kartaal, Jhanjh, Manjira; Popular percussion instruments used in Western Music:-Kittle Drum, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tenor Drum and other important percussions.

Performer & Composers:- Tabla:- Natthu Khan, Modu Khan, Bakshu Khan, Abid Hussian Khan, Haji Vilayat Ali, Salari Khan, Chudiya Imam Baksh, Ram Sahay, Munir Khan, Habibuddin Khan, Ahmemadjan Thirukuwa, Amir Hussain, Jahangir Khan, Shekh Daud, Bade Munne Khan, Karamtullah Khan, Allarakha Khan, Gyan Prakash Ghosh, Nikhil Ghosh, Gama Maharaj, Kishan Maharaj, Kanthe Maharaj, Samta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj), Anokhe Lal Mishra, Bhai Gaitonde, Pandharinath Nageshkar, Suresh Talwalkar, Hashamat Ali Khan, Zakir Hussain and contemporary tabla and pakhawaj vizards & scholars; Pakhawaj:- Kudau Singh Jodhsingh, Nana Panse, Ayodhya Prasad, Pagal Das, Chatrapati Singh, Arjun Sejwal, Madhav Rao Alkutkar, Sakhara Ram; Nakkara Vadak:- Dilawar Khan, Aggan Khan; Dholak Vadak:- Bafati Khan, Gulam Jafer, Dholki:- Vijay Chauhan; Karntak Music:- Vocalists and Instrumentalists; Bharat Ratan Subbalakshmi, S. Balchandar, Bal Muralikrishnan, Lalgudi Jairaman, T.N. Krishnan, Palghat Raghu, Palghat Mani Iyer, Umayalpuram Shivraman, U. Srinivasan, Vikku Vinayak Ram, Hari Shankar; North Indian Vocalist & Instrumentalist:-Allauddin Khan, Vilayat Khan, Ravishankar, Abdul Haleem Jafer, Balram Pathak, Nikhil Banerjee, Hafeez Ali Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Amajad Ali Khan, V.G. Jog, D.K. Datar, N Rajam, Hari Prasad Chourasiya, Pannalal Ghosh, Bismillah Khan, Ali Hussain, Siddharam Jadhav, Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit, Mogubai Kurdikar, Kesar Bai Kerkar, Mallikarjun Mansoor, Abdul Karim Khan, Faiyaz Khan, Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal Malini Rajurkar, Kishori Amonkar, Jas Raj, Kumar Gandharava and Aamir Khan; Dancers:-Acchan Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Gopi Krishna, Birju Maharaj, Durga Lal, Yamini Krishnamurty Sanyukta Panigrahi and Kalyani Kutti Amma; All National and International Awardees in the field of Music, Dance, folk music and folk dances with special reference to percussion instrumentalists.

Detailed Study of Gharanas and Institutional System in Music; Definition of Baaj & Gharanas; Historical Evaluation & Developments of Gharanas of Tabla & Pakhawaj, Delhi Gharana, Ajarada Gharana, Farrukhabad Gharana, Lucknow Gharana, Benaras Gharana, Punjab Gharana, Nana Panase Gharana, Kudau Singh Gharana; Varna Nikas (Playing Technique) in different Gharanas; Main Characteristics of Peshkar, Quida, Rela, Gat, Tukada, Paran, Tihai, Chakradar & Laggi Ladi on the basis of Gharanas; Importance and utility of Tabla & Pakhawaj in classical music, semi classical, sugam & film music; Universities, Academies and other institutions, Renowned Professors, Gurus, Academicians, Administrators who are propagating music.

Applied Theory: The Knowledge of round the clock ragas and raginis, the knowledge of talas, the knowledge of kirtana, baul and other folk songs of Bengal, the Knowledge of monsoon and vernal ragas and raginis, selected provincial songs, selected verses from the Vedas and upanisads frequently chanted by Tagore. Rabindra Nath Tagore specially created talas i.e., Jhampak (5 matra), Sasthi (6 matra), Rupakra (8 matra), Nabatal (9 matra), Ekadasi (11 matra), Nabapanchatal (18 matra). Mulgan and Bhanga Gan. Brahma sangeet by Tagore’s. Tagore’s poetic songs, (Kabyageeti), Vedic hymns (tuned by Tagore). Patriotic songs. Akarmatrik Notation system.

Historical Perspective of Music: Conversation between Tagore and eminent personalities of India and abroad. Western scholars on Tagore Music. ‘Sangeet Chinta’ full study of Tagore book. Influence of European music as a whole on Tagore; Influence of European Music and provincial tune. Tagore’s creative journey in song writing and musical compositions. History of Anthology of Tagore songs. Basic knowledge in Indian classical music with special emphasis in Dhrupad, Kheyal, Tappa, Thumri. Knowledge of notation and tal (Indian and Western).

Composition forms and their evolution: Main forms for Rabindra Sangeet. Geetanjali and song offerings – a textual study. Biography of Tagore: The Music composer upto geetanjali era throughout Tagore’s life. The music composer (second part) after geetanjali to 1941. Barsamangal, sarodotsav etc; Aesthetic approach of Rabindranath Tagore through Rabindra Sangeet; Tagore’s Philosophy of Music, Sahityer pathe, Sahitya, Sahityer Swarup; Tagore’s vision of music in his early days. Concept of Tagore’s musical philosophy as expressed in essays, poems, novels etc. Knowledge of Raga. Bengali Songs: Pre contemporary and Post Rabindranath era; Bramhasangeet and Patriotic songs of different author other than Rabindranath. Bramhasangeet: different author other than Tagore family; Bedgan, Maghotsav, Upasana Song, Songs of Tagore House, Hansirgan.

Music Instrument of India: Popular instruments used in Rabindra Sangeet, i.e., Esraj, Guitar, key board, Sitar, Tanpura, Harmonium, Sarod, Violin, Mandira, Organ – Piano, Flute and its varieties, Pakhawaj, Tabla, Sri khol, Dhol, Mridangam, Jaltarang etc; Rabindra Sangeet: Experiments in Rhythms and Talas; Application of Various talas & rhythms. Surantar and Chhandantar.

Contribution of Scholars / Performer and their Textual Traditions: Tagore’s Geetinatya and Nrityanatya e.g. – Valmiki Prativa, Kalmrigaya, Mayar Khela, Chitrangada, Chandalika, Shyama, Taser Des, Shapmochan etc. and other Dramas full of various songs, i.e., like Prayaschitta, Visarjan, Muktadhara, Achalayatan, Raja, Raktakarabi, Phalguni, Basant, Sisutirtha, Rinsodh, Raja o Rani, Prakitir Pratisodh. Tapati etc. (All dramatic works and example Tagores musical creativity in Gitabitan – a textual study (Part I, II, III) and Swarabitan (Notation Books) 1- 66 and others. Bhanusingher Padabali, Ritunatya. History of Anthology of Tagore’s songs; Contribution of Scholar / Performer / Musicians; Pratibha Devi, Subinoy Roy, Nilima Sen, Indira Devi Chowdhurani, Maya Sen, Suchitra Mitra, Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Santidev Ghosh, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Debendranath Tagore, Sailajaranjan Majumdar, Anadi Dastidar, Kangalicharan Sen, Amiya Thakur, Bhimrao Sastri, Ases Bandyopadhyay, Girijasankar Chakraborty, Ramesh Chandra Bandyopadhyay, Rajeswari Dutta, Sankha Ghosh, Sudhir Chakraborty etc.

Gharana and Institutionalised system of Music: An overall survey of Tagore’s musical creativity, tonal and rhythmic varieties of Tagore’s musical compositions including his own experimental variations. Periods and phases of Tagore’s musical compositions. Periods and phases of Tagore’s musical compositions (Chronological order may be maintained). Influence of Hindustani, Karnatak and Western music on Rabindra Sangeet, Compositions who influenced Rabindra Sangeet. Tagore Song used in films. Tagore songs: Tunes adapted from Tappa, Thumri, Tarana and Bhajan with original songs; The cultural atmosphere of Tagore’s family (Pathuriaghata and Jorasanko, Kolkata). Thematic Variations of Tagore’s music: (Puja, Prem, Swadesh, Prakriti, Vichitra, Anusthanik) Festival songs of Rabindra Sangeet; Knowledge of Hindustani songs and Tagore’s opinion on these songs; National Anthem of India and Bangladesh. Rabindra Sangeet based on classical tune.

आदिकाल, मध्यकाल, आधुनिककाल, ज्योतिरीश्वर, विद्यापति, उमापति, मनबोध, चन्दा झा, लालदास, सीताराम झा, रघुनन्दन लालदास; पत्र-पत्रिका– मिथिला मोद, मिथिला मिहिर, मैथिली साहित्य-पत्र, वैदेही, स्वदेश, मिथिला भारती, मिथिला दर्शन, कर्णामृत, घर-बाहर

काव्यक लक्षण, प्रयोजन, कारण, भेद, शब्दशक्ति, रस, गुण, रीति, अलंकार (अनुप्रास, श्लेष, यमक, उपमा, रूपक, उत्प्रेक्षा, विभावना, विशेषोक्ति, अतिशयोक्ति, अप्रस्तुत-प्रशंसा, समासोक्ति, संदेह, भ्रान्तिमान, विषम, वक्रोक्ति), छंद (अनुष्टुप्, भुजंगप्रयात्, मालिनी, शिखरिणी, मन्दाक्रान्ता, दोहा, सोरठा, चौपाइ, कुण्डलिया, रोला, हरिगीतिका)

भाषाक परिभाषा, भाषोत्पत्ति, भाषाक परिवर्तनशीलता, मैथिलीक उद्भव ओ विकास, भारोपीय भाषा परिवारमे मैथिलीक स्थान, भाषा ओ बोली, शब्दक विकासक्रम

विद्यापति– सामयिक परिवेश, रचना, प्रतिभा, प्रभाव, धार्मिक चेतना, प्रकृति-प्रेम, लोकप्रियता, वयः सन्धि, पूर्वराग, अभिसार, मान, विरह, अनुसरण; चन्दा झा: युगप्रवर्त्तन, रचना, रामकाव्य, नचारी-महेसबानी, गद्य-अनुवाद, सामाजिक चेतना, अनुसंधान, भाषा-शैली, छंद-विधान, लोकोक्ति

महाकाव्य– मिथिलाभाषा रामायण, रमेश्वरचरित मिथिला रामायण, एकावली-परिणय, सुभद्रा-हरण, अम्बचरित, चाणक्य, कृष्णचरित, शकुन्तला(चन्द्रभानु सिंह), प्रतिज्ञा पाण्डव; खण्डकाव्य– शकुन्तला (दामोदर लालदास), भारती, पतन, उत्तरा, उत्सर्ग, एकलव्य, नोर

सीताराम झा, काशीकान्त मिश्र ‘मधुप’, सुरेन्द्र झा ‘सुमन’, यात्री, आरसी प्रसाद सिंह, चन्द्रनाथ मिश्र ‘अमर’, उपेन्द्र ठाकुर ‘मोहन’, जीवकान्त, भीमनाथ झा, कीर्ति नारायण मिश्र

नेपाल (मध्यकालीन नाटक), असम (मध्यकालीन नाटक), मिथिला (मध्यकालीन नाटक), आधुनिक मैथिली नाटक एवं एकांकी, जगज्ज्योतिर्मल्ल, शंकरदेव, उमापति, ईशनाथ झा, सुधांशु ‘शेखर’ चौधरी, रामदेव झा, महेन्द्र मलंगिया, उदय नारायण सिंह ‘नचिकेता’, अरविन्द ‘अक्कू’

हरिमोहन झा, यात्री, उपेन्द्रनाथ झा ‘व्यास,’ ब्रजकिशोर वर्मा ‘मणिपद्म’, राजकमल चौधरी, लिली रे, प्रभास कुमार चौधरी, मायानन्द मिश्र, मनमोहन झा (‘अश्रुकण’क रचनाकार), रमानन्द रेणु, केदारनाथ चौधरी, विद्यानाथ झा ‘विदित’

ज्योतिरीश्वर, रमानाथ झा, गोविन्द झा, काञ्चीनाथ झा ‘किरण’, सुभद्र झा, जयकान्त मिश्र, सुधांशु ‘शेखर’ चौधरी, राधाकृष्ण चौधरी, शैलेन्द्र मोहन झा, हंसराज

समालोचना– रमानाथ झा, जयधारी सिंह, प्रेमशंकर सिंह, राजमोहन झा, मोहन भारद्वाज, रमानन्द झा ‘रमण’, फूलचन्द्र मिश्र ‘रमण’; लोकसाहित्य- लोकगीत, लोकगाथा, लोककथा, लोकोक्ति, लोकनाट्य

প্রাচীন, মধ্য ও নব্য ভারতীয় আর্যভাষার ধ্বনিতাত্ত্বিক ও রূপতাত্ত্বিক বৈশিষ্ট্য; বাংলা ভাষার উদ্ভবের ইতিহাস; প্রাচীন, মধ্য ও আধুনিক বাংলা ভাষার ধ্বনিতাত্ত্বিক ও রূপতাত্ত্বিক বিবর্তন; বাংলা ভাষার আঞ্চলিক উপভাষা; বাংলা ভাষার ধ্বনিতত্ত্ব: স্বরধ্বনি ও ব্যঞ্জন ধ্বনির শ্রেণিবিভাগ, অক্ষরের গঠনপ্রকৃতি, ধ্বনি পরিবর্তন; বাংলা ভাষার রূপতত্ত্ব: সন্ধি, সমাস, প্রত্যয়, বিভক্তি, লিঙ্গ, বচন এবং পদপরিচয়; বাংলা শব্দভাণ্ডার ও শব্দার্থ পরিবর্তনের ধারা

চর্যাপদ; শ্রীকৃষ্ণকীর্তন (জন্মখণ্ড, তাম্বুলখণ্ড, বংশীখণ্ড, রাধাবিরহ); বৈষ্ণবপদাবলি: বিদ্যাপতি, চণ্ডীদাস, জ্ঞানদাস, গোবিন্দদাস, বলরামদাস; মঙ্গলকাব্য: বিজয়গুপ্ত – মনসামঙ্গল (নরখণ্ড), কবিকঙ্কণ মুকুন্দ চক্রবর্তী – চণ্ডীমঙ্গল (বণিকখণ্ড), রামেশ্বর ভট্টাচার্য – শিবায়ন (চাষপালা), ভারতচন্দ্র – অন্নদামঙ্গল (১ম খণ্ড); চৈতন্যজীবনী: বৃন্দাবন দাস – শ্রীচৈতন্যভাগবত (আদিখণ্ড), কৃষ্ণদাস কবিরাজ – শ্রীশ্রীচৈতন্যচরিতামৃত (মধ্যলীলা); অনুবাদ সাহিত্য: মালাধর বসু – শ্রীকৃষ্ণবিজয়, কৃত্তিবাস – রামায়ণ (আদিকাণ্ড, লঙ্কাকাণ্ড), কাশীরামদাস – মহাভারত (আদিপর্ব, বিরাটপর্ব, ভীষ্মপর্ব); আরাকান রাজসভার কাব্য: দৌলতকাজী – লোরচন্দ্রাণী, আলাওল – পদ্মাবতী; শাক্ত পদাবলি: রামপ্রসাদ সেন, কমলাকান্ত ভট্টাচার্য; ময়মনসিংহ গীতিকা: মহুয়া পালা, দস্যু কেনারামের পালা

ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত – তত্ত্ব, বড়দিন, স্নানযাত্রা, পাঁঠা, তপ্সে মাছ, আনারস, পিঠা-পুলি; মধুসূদন দত্ত – মেঘনাদবধকাব্য; বিহারীলাল – সাধের আসন; কামিনী রায় – প্রণয় বাধা, সে কি?, চন্দ্রপীড়ের জাগরণ, সুখ, দিন চলে যায়; কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম – বিদ্রোহী, আজ সৃষ্টিসুখের উল্লাসে, সর্বহারা, আমার কৈফিয়ৎ, পুজারিণী, সব্যসাচী; জীবনানন্দ দাশ – বোধ, হায় চিল, সিন্ধুসারস, শিকার, গোধূলিসন্ধির নৃত্য, রাত্রি; বিষ্ণু দে – ঘোড়সওয়ার, প্রাকৃত কবিতা, জল দাও, ২৫ শে বৈশাখ, দামিনী, স্মৃতি সত্তা ভবিষ্যৎ, গান; সুধীন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত – জেসন্, সংবর্ত, যযাতি; অমিয় চক্রবর্তী – ঘর, চেতন স্যাকরা, বড়োবাবুর কাছে নিবেদন, সংগতি, বিনিময়; সমর সেন – মেঘদূত, মহুয়ার দেশ, একটি বেকার প্রেমিক, উর্বশী, মুক্তি; সুভাষ মুখোপাধ্যায় – প্রস্তাব: ১৯৪০, মিছিলের মুখ, ফুল ফুটুক না ফুটুক, যেতে যেতে, পাথরের ফুল, কাল মধুমাস; শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায় – অনন্ত কুয়ার জলে চাঁদ পড়ে আছে, আনন্দভৈরবী, অবনী বাড়ি আছো, চাবি, হেমন্তের অরণ্যে আমি পোস্টম্যান, যেতে পারি কিন্তু কেন যাবো; কবিতা সিংহ – রাজেশ্বরী নাগমণিকে নিবেদিত, প্রেম তুমি, আন্তিগোনে, গর্জন সত্তর, হরিণা বৈরী

কালীপ্রসন্ন সিংহ – হুতোম প্যাঁচার নক্শা; বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় – বিষবৃক্ষ; শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় – শ্রীকান্ত (১ম পর্ব); বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় – পথের পাঁচালী; মানিক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় – পুতুলনাচের ইতিকথা; তারাশঙ্কর বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় – রাধা; সতীনাথ ভাদুড়ী – ঢোঁড়াইচরিতমানস; শরদিন্দু বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় – তুঙ্গভদ্রার তীরে; অদ্বৈত মল্লবর্মন – তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম; আশাপূর্ণা দেবী – প্রথম প্রতিশ্রুতি; অমিয়ভূষণ মজুমদার – নির্বাস

প্রভাতকুমার মুখোপাধ্যায় – কুড়ানো মেয়ে, বিবাহের বিজ্ঞাপন; বনফুল – শ্রীপতি সামন্ত, হৃদয়েশ্বর মুখুজ্জে; প্রেমেন্দ্র মিত্র – মশা (ঘনাদা), সংসার সীমান্তে; পরশুরাম – শ্রীশ্রীসিদ্ধেশ্বরী লিমিটেড, উলটপুরাণ; নরেন্দ্রনাথ মিত্র – চোর, রস; সুবোধ ঘোষ – ফসিল, সুন্দরম; কমলকুমার মজুমদার – মতিলাল পাদরী, নিম অন্নপূর্ণা; সমরেশ বসু – স্বীকারোক্তি, শহীদের মা; জ্যোতিরিন্দ্র নন্দী – সমুদ্র, গিরগিটি; বিমল কর – জননী, ইঁদুর; মতি নন্দী – আত্মভূক, শবাগার; সন্তোষকুমার ঘোষ – দ্বিজ, কানাকড়ি; লীলা মজুমদার – পদীপিসির বর্মীবাক্স, পেশাবদল; মহাশ্বেতা দেবী – দ্রৌপদী, জাতুধান; সুনীল গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় – গরম ভাত অথবা নিছক ভূতের গল্প, পাখি; সৈয়দ মুস্তফা সিরাজ – বাদশা, গোঘ্ন

মধুসূদন দত্ত – একেই কি বলে সভ্যতা; মীর মশাররফ হোসেন – জমীদারদর্পণ; গিরিশচন্দ্র ঘোষ – জনা; দ্বিজেন্দ্রলাল রায় – সাজাহান; বিজন ভট্টাচার্য – নবান্ন; বুদ্ধদেব বসু – প্রথম পার্থ; শম্ভু মিত্র – চাঁদবণিকের পালা; উৎপল দত্ত – টিনের তলোয়ার; বাদল সরকার – বাকি ইতিহাস; মোহিত চট্টোপাধ্যায় – সিংহাসনের ক্ষয়রোগ

প্রবন্ধ: রামমোহন রায় – সহমরণ বিষয়ক প্রবর্তক ও নিবর্তকের সম্বাদ: প্রথম প্রস্তাব; বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায় – মনুষ্যফল; বড়বাজার; বিদ্যাপতি ও জয়দেব; শকুন্তলা, মিরন্দা এবং দেসদিমোনা; বঙ্গদর্শনের পত্র-সূচনা; স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ – প্রাচ্য ও পাশ্চাত্য; হরপ্রসাদ শাস্ত্রী – বঙ্গীয় যুবক ও তিন কবি, নূতন কথা গড়া, বাঙ্গালা ভাষা; রামেন্দ্রসুন্দর ত্রিবেদী – সৌন্দর্য্য-তত্ত্ব, সুখ না দুঃখ?, অতিপ্রাকৃত – ১ম প্রস্তাব, নিয়মের রাজত্ব; প্রমথ চৌধুরী – ভারতচন্দ্র, বইপড়া, মলাট সমালোচনা, সাধুভাষা বনাম চলিত ভাষা, সাহিত্যে অশ্লীলতা – আলঙ্কারিক মত; অবনীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর – শিল্পে অনধিকার, শিল্পে অধিকার, দৃষ্টি ও সৃষ্টি, সৌন্দর্যের সন্ধান (বাগেশ্বরী শিল্প প্রবন্ধাবলী); অন্নদাশঙ্কর রায় – জীবনশিল্পী রবীন্দ্রনাথ, ভারতীয় সংস্কৃতির স্বরূপ, পারিবারিক নারীসমস্যা; বুদ্ধদেব বসু – রবীন্দ্রনাথ ও উত্তরসাধক, রামায়ণ, উত্তর তিরিশ, জীবনানন্দ দাশ-এর স্মরণে, পুরানা পল্টন; আবু সয়ীদ আইয়ুব – অমঙ্গলবোধ ও আধুনিক কবিতা (আধুনিকতা ও রবীন্দ্রনাথ), সুন্দর ও বাস্তব, ভূমিকা: আধুনিক বাংলা কবিতা (পথের শেষ কোথায়); আত্মজীবনী: রাসসুন্দরী দাসী – আমার জীবন; সাময়িক পত্র: তত্ত্ববোধিনী, বঙ্গদর্শন, প্রবাসী, সবুজ পত্র, কল্লোল

কাব্য: চিত্রা, পুনশ্চ, নবজাতক; উপন্যাস: ঘরে-বাইরে, চতুরঙ্গ; ছোটোগল্প: নিশীথে, দুরাশা, স্ত্রীর পত্র, হৈমন্তী, ল্যাবরেটরি; নাটক: অচলায়তন, মুক্তধারা; প্রবন্ধ: মেঘদূত (প্রাচীন সাহিত্য), ছেলেভুলানো ছড়া ১ (লোকসাহিত্য), বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র (আধুনিক সাহিত্য), সাহিত্যের তাৎপর্য (সাহিত্য), তথ্য ও সত্য, বাস্তব, সাহিত্যে নবত্ব, আধুনিক কাব্য (সাহিত্যের পথে), মনুষ্য, নরনারী (পঞ্চভূত), পল্লীপ্রকৃতি ১; ভ্রমণসাহিত্য: জাপানযাত্রী; আত্মজীবনী: জীবনস্মৃতি

ছন্দ: বাংলা ছন্দের উদ্ভব ও ক্রমবিকাশ; বাংলা ছন্দের রীতি ও রূপবৈচিত্র্য; বাংলা ছন্দের পরিভাষা-পরিচয় [দল, কলা, মাত্রা, পর্ব, পর্বাঙ্গ, অতিপর্ব, ছেদ, যতি, পঙ্ক্তি, স্তবক, মিল, লয়, বিভিন্ন ছন্দ - রীতির নামবৈচিত্র্য]; বাংলা ছন্দচর্চার ইতিহাস [রবীন্দ্রনাথ, সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ, মোহিতলাল, প্রবোধচন্দ্র, অমূল্যধন ও তারাপদ ভট্টাচার্য]; অলঙ্কার: শব্দালঙ্কার: অনুপ্রাস, যমক, শ্লেষ, বক্রোক্তি, পুনরুক্তিবদাভাস; অর্থালঙ্কার: উপমা, রূপক, উৎপ্রেক্ষা, সন্দেহ, অপহ্নুতি, নিশ্চয়, ভ্রান্তিমান, অতিশয়োক্তি, অপ্রস্তুত প্রশংসা, ব্যতিরেক, সমাসোক্তি, বিরোধাভাস, বিভাবনা, বিষম, ব্যাজস্তুতি, স্বভাবোক্তি

অলঙ্কারবাদ, রীতিবাদ, রসবাদ, ধ্বনিবাদ, চিত্রকাব্য, ঔচিত্য, বক্রোক্তিবাদ; উজ্জ্বলনীলমণি: নায়কভেদ প্রকরণ, হরিপ্রিয়া প্রকরণ, নায়িকাভেদ প্রকরণ, শৃঙ্গারভেদ প্রকরণ; অ্যারিস্টটল – পোয়েটিক্স

हिन्दी की ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि : प्राचीन भारतीय आर्य भाषाएं, मध्यकालीन भारतीय आर्य भाषाएं– पालि, प्राकृत – शौरसेनी, अर्द्धमागधी, मागधी, अपभ्रंश और उनकी विशेषताएं, अपभ्रंश अवहठ, और पुरानी हिन्दी का संबंध, आधुनिक भारतीय आर्य भाषाएं और उनका वर्गीकरण; हिन्दी का भौगोलिक विस्तार : हिन्दी की उपभाषाएं, पश्चिमी हिन्दी, पूर्वी हिन्दी, राजस्थानी, बिहारी तथा पहाड़ी वर्ग और उनकी बोलियां; खड़ीबोली, ब्रज और अवधी की विशेषताएं; हिन्दी के विविध रूप : हिन्दी, उर्दू, दक्खिनी, हिन्दुस्तानी; हिन्दी का भाषिक स्वरूप : हिन्दी की स्वनिम व्यवस्था – खंड्य और खंड्येतर, हिन्दी ध्वनियों के वर्गीकरण का आधार, हिन्दी शब्द रचना –उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, समास, हिन्दी की रूप रचना – लिंग, वचन और कारक व्यवस्था के सन्दर्भ में संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, विशेषण और क्रिया रुप, हिन्दी – वाक्य – रचना; हिन्दी भाषा – प्रयोग के विविध रूप : बोली, मानक भाषा, राजभाषा, राष्ट्रभाषा और सम्पर्क भाषा; संचार माध्यम और हिन्दी, कम्प्यूटर और हिन्दी, हिन्दी की संवैधानिक स्थिति; देवानागरी लिपि : विशेषताएं और मानकीकरण

हिन्दी साहित्येतिहास दर्शन; हिन्दी साहित्य के इतिहास लेखन की पद्धतियां; हिन्दी साहित्य का कालविभाजन और नामकरण, आदिकाल की विशेषताएं एवं साहित्यिक प्रवृत्तियां, रासो-साहित्य, आदिकालीन हिन्दी का जैन साहित्य, सिद्ध और नाथ साहित्य, अमीर खुसरो की हिन्दी कविता, विद्यापति और उनकी पदावली तथा लौकिक साहित्य; भक्तिकाल: भक्ति-आंदोलन के उदय के सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक कारण, भक्ति-आंदोलन का अखिल भारतीय स्वरुप और उसका अन्त:प्रादेशिक वैशिष्ट्य; भक्ति काव्य की सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि, आलवार सन्त; भक्ति काव्य के प्रमुख सम्प्रदाय और उनका वैचारिक आधार; निर्गुण-सुगण कवि और उनका काव्य; रीतिकाल: सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक पृष्टभूमि, रीतिकाल की प्रमुख प्रवृत्तियां (रीतिबद्ध, रीतिसिद्ध, रीतिमुक्त); रीतिकवियों का आचार्यत्व; रीतिकाल के प्रमुख कवि और उनका काव्य; आधुनिक काल: हिन्दी गद्य का उद्भव और विकास; भारतेन्दु पूर्व हिन्दी गद्य, 1857 की क्रान्ति और सांस्कृतिक पुनर्जागरण, भारतेन्दु और उनका युग, पत्रकारिता का आरम्भ और 19वीं शताब्दी की हिन्दी पत्रकारिता, आधुनिकता की अवधारणा; द्विवेदी युग : महावीर प्रसाद द्विवेदी और उनका युग, हिन्दी नवजागरण और सरस्वती, राष्ट्रीय काव्य धारा के प्रमुख कवि, स्वच्छन्दतावाद और उसके प्रमुख कवि; छायावाद : छायावादी काव्य की प्रमुख विशेषताएं, छायावाद के प्रमुख कवि, प्रगतिवाद की अवधारणा, प्रगतिवादी काव्य और उसके प्रमुख कवि, प्रयोगवाद और नई कविता, नई कविता के कवि, समकालीन कविता (वर्ष 2000 तक) समकालीन साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता

हिन्दी उपन्यास : भारतीय उपन्यास की अवधारणा; प्रेमचन्द पूर्व उपन्यास, प्रेमचन्द और उनका युग; प्रेमचन्द के परवर्ती उपन्यासकार (वर्ष 2000 तक); हिन्दी कहानी : हिन्दी कहानी का उद्भव और विकास, 20वीं सदी की हिन्दी कहानी और प्रमुख कहानी आंदोलन एवं प्रमुख कहानीकार; हिन्दी नाटक : हिन्दी नाटक और रंगमंच, विकास के चरण, भारतेन्दुयुग, प्रसाद युग, प्रसादोत्तर युग, स्वातंत्र्योत्तर युग, साठोत्तर युग और नया नाटक; प्रमुख नाट्यकृतियाँ, प्रमुख नाटककार (वर्ष 2000 तक); हिन्दी एकांकी; हिन्दी रंगमंच और विकास के चरण, हिन्दी का लोक रंगमंच; तुक्कड़ नाटक; हिन्दी निबंध : हिन्दी निबन्ध का उद्भव और विकास, हिन्दी निबंध के प्रकार और प्रमुख निबंधकार; हिन्दी आलोचना– हिन्दी आलोचना का उद्भव और विकास; समकालीन हिन्दी आलोचना एवं उसके विविध प्रकार; प्रमुख आलोचक; हिन्दी की अन्य गद्य विधाएँ : रेखाचित्र, संस्मरण, यात्रा साहित्य, आत्मकथा, जीवनी और रिपोर्ताज, डायरी; हिन्दी का प्रवासी साहित्य : अवधारणा एवं प्रमुख साहित्यकार

काव्य के लक्षण, काव्य हेतु और काव्य प्रयोजन; प्रमुख संप्रदाय और सिद्धान्त – रस, अलंकार, रीति, ध्वनि, वक्रोक्ति और औचित्य; रस निष्पत्ति, साधारणीकरण; शब्दशक्ति, काव्यगुण, काव्य दोष; प्लेटो के काव्य सिद्धान्त; अरस्तू : अनुकरण सिद्धान्त, त्रासदी विवेचन, विरेचन सिद्धान्त; वर्ड्सवर्थ का काव्यभाषा सिद्धान्त; कॉलरिज : कल्पना और फैंटेसी; टी.एस.इलिएट : निर्वैयक्तिकता का सिद्धान्त, परम्परा की अवधारणा; आई.ए.रिचर्ड्स : मूल्य सिद्धान्त, संप्रेषण सिद्धान्त तथा काव्य-भाषा सिद्धान्त; रूसी रुपवाद; नयी समीक्षा; मिथक, फन्तासी, कल्पना, प्रतीक, बिम्ब

भारतीय नवजागरण और स्वाधीनता आन्दोलन की वैचारिक पृष्ठभूमि; हिन्दी नवजागरण; खड़ीबोली आन्दोलन; फोर्ट विलियम कॉलेज; भारतेन्दु और हिन्दी नवजागरण; महावीर प्रसाद द्विवेदी और हिन्दी नवजागरण; गांधीवादी दर्शन; अम्बेडकर दर्शन; लोहिया दर्शन; मार्क्सवाद, मनोविश्लेषणवाद, अस्तित्ववाद, उत्तर आधुनिकतावाद, अस्मितामूलक विमर्श (दलित, स्त्री, आदिवासी एवं अल्पसंख्यक)

पृथ्वीराज रासो – रेवा तट; अमीरखुसरो – खुसरों की पहेलियाँ और मुकरियाँ; विद्यापति की पदावली (संपादक – डॉ. नरेन्द्र झा) – पद संख्या 1 - 25; कबीर – (सं.- हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी) – पद संख्या – 160 - 209; जायसी ग्रंथावली – (सं. राम चन्द्र शुक्ल) – नागमती वियोग खण्ड; सूरदास – भ्रमरगीत सार – (सं.- राम चन्द्र शुक्ल) – पद संख्या 21 से 70; तुलसीदास – रामचरितमानस, उत्तर काण्ड; बिहारी सतसई – (सं.- जगन्नाथ दास रत्नाकर) – दोहा संख्या 1 – 50; घनानन्द कवित्त – (सं.- विश्वनाथ मिश्र) – कवित्त संख्या 1 – 30; मीरा – (सं.- विश्वनाथ त्रिपाठी) – प्रारम्भ से 20 पद; अयोध्या सिंह उपाध्याय हरिऔध – प्रियप्रवास; मैथिलीशरण गुप्त – भारत भारती, साकेत (नवम् सर्ग); जयशंकर प्रसाद – आँसू, कामायनी (श्रद्धा, लज्जा, इड़ा); निराला - जुही की कली, जागो फिर एक बार, सरोजस्मृति, राम की शक्तिपूजा, कुकरमुत्ता, बाँधो न नाव इस ठाँव बंधु; सुमित्रानंदन पंत – परिवर्तन, प्रथम रश्मि; महादेवी वर्मा – बीन भी हूँ मैं तुम्हारी रागिनी भी हूँ, मै नीर भरी दुख की बदली, फिर विकल है प्राण मेरे, यह मन्दिर का दीप इसे नीरव जलने दो, द्रुत झरो जगत के जीर्ण पत्र; रामधारी सिंह दिनकर – उर्वशी (तृतीय अंक), रश्मिरथी; नागार्जुन – कालिदास, बादल को घिरते देखा है, अकाल और उसके बाद, खुरदरे पैर, शासन की बंदूक, मनुष्य हूँ; सच्चिदानंद हीरानन्द वात्स्यायन अज्ञेय – कलगी बाजरे की, यह दीप अकेला, हरी घास पर क्षण भर, असाध्यवीणा, कितनी नावों में कितनी बार; भवानीप्रसाद मिश्र – गीत फरोश, सतपुड़ा के जगल; मुक्तिबोध – भूल गलती, ब्रह्मराक्षस, अंधेरे में; धूमिल – नक्सलवाड़ी, मोचीराम, अकाल दर्शन, रोटी और संसद

पं. गौरीदत्त – देवरानी जेठानी की कहानी; लाला श्रीनिवास दास – परीक्षा गुरू; प्रेमचन्द – गोदान; अज्ञेय – शेखर एक जीवनी (भाग – 1); हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी – बाणभट्ट की आत्मकथा; फणीश्वर नाथ रेणु – मैला आंचल; यशपाल – झूठा सच; अमृत लाल नागर – मानस का हंस; भीष्म साहनी – तमस; श्रीलाल शुक्ल – राग दरबारी; कृष्णा सोबती – जिन्दगी नामा; मन्नू भंडारी – आपका बंटी; जगदीश चन्द्र – धरती धन न अपना

राजेन्द्र बाला घोष (बंग महिला) - चन्द्रदेव से मेरी बातें, दुलाईवाली; माधवराव सप्रे – एक टोकरी भर मिट्टी; सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान – राही; प्रेमचंद – ईदगाह, दुनिया का अनमोल रतन; राजा राधिकारमण प्रसाद सिंह – कानों में कंगना; चन्द्रधर शर्मा गुलेरी – उसने कहा था; जयशंकर प्रसाद – आकाशदीप; जैनेन्द्र – अपना–अपना भाग्य; फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु – तीसरी कसम, लाल पान की बेगम; अज्ञेय - गैंग्रीन; शेखर जोशी – कोसी का घटवार; भीष्म साहनी – अमृतसर आ गया है, चीफ की दावत; कृष्णा सोबती – सिक्का बदल गया; हरिशंकर परसाई – इस्पेक्टर मातादीन चांद पर; ज्ञानरंजन – पिता; कमलेश्वर – राजा निरबंसिया; निर्मल वर्मा - परिंदे

भारतेन्दु – अंधेर नगरी, भारत दुर्दशा; जयशंकर प्रसाद – चन्द्रगुप्त, स्कंदगुप्त, ध्रुवस्वामिनी; धर्मवीरभारती – अंधायुग; लक्ष्मीनारायण लाल – सिंदूर की होली; मोहन राकेश – आधे-अधूरे, आषाढ़ का एक दिन; हबीब तनवीर – आगरा बाज़ार; सर्वेश्वरदयाल सक्सेना – बकरी; शंकरशेष – एक और द्रोणाचार्य; उपेन्द्रनाथ अश्क – अंजो दीदी; मन्नू भंडारी – महाभोज

भारतेन्दु – दिल्ली दरबार दर्पण, भारतवर्षोन्नति कैसे हो सकती है; प्रताप नारायण मिश्र - शिवमूर्ति; बाल कृष्ण भट्ट – शिवशंभु के चिट्ठे; रामचन्द्र शुक्ल – कविता क्या है; हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी - नाखून क्यों बढ़ते हैं; विद्यानिवास मिश्र – मेरे राम का मुकुट भीग रहा है; अध्यापक पूर्ण सिंह - मजदूरी और प्रेम; कुबेरनाथ राय – उत्तराफाल्गुनी के आस-पास; विवेकी राय – उठ जाग मुसाफिर; नामवर सिंह – संस्कृति और सौंदर्य

रामवृक्ष बेनीपुरी – माटी की मूरतें; महादेवी वर्मा – ठकुरी बाबा; तुलसीराम – मुर्दहिया; शिवरानी देवी – प्रेमचन्द घर में; मन्नू भंडारी – एक कहानी यह भी; विष्णु प्रभाकर - आवारा मसीहा; हरिवंशराय बच्चन – क्या भूलूँ क्या याद करूँ; रमणिका गुप्ता – आपहुदरी; हरिशंकर परसाई – भोलाराम का जीव; कृष्ण चन्दर – जामुन का पेड़; दिनकर – संस्कृति के चार अध्याय; मुक्तिबोध – एक लेखक की डायरी; राहुल सांकृत्यायन – मेरी तिब्बत यात्रा; अज्ञेय – अरे यायावर रहेगा याद

1.1. ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಪೂರ್ವ ಶಾಸನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ : ಹಲ್ಮಿಡಿ ಶಾಸನ, ಅಶೋಕನ ಶಾಸನಗಳು, ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಶಾಸನ, ತಮ್ಮಟಕಲ್ಲು ಶಾಸನ, ಜಿನವಲ್ಲಭನ ಶಾಸನ, ಶ್ರವಣಬೆಳಗೊಳದ ನಂದಿಸೇನನ ಶಾಸನ; 1.2 ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ : ಕವಿ-ಕೃತಿ-ಮೂಲ-ಕಾಲ-ದೇಶ : ದುರ್ವಿನೀತ, ತಂಬುಲೂರಾಚಾರ್ಯ, ಶ್ಯಾಮಕುಂದಾಚಾರ್ಯ, ಕವಿರಾಜಮಾರ್ಗ ಮತ್ತು ವಡ್ಡಾರಾಧನೆ; 1.3 ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ : 1.3.1. ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ರೂಪಗಳು : ಚಂಪೂ: ಚಂಪೂವಿನ ಉಗಮ, ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ವಿಕಾಸ; 1.3.2. ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ : ಚರಿತೆ-ಪುರಾಣ; ಧರ್ಮ-ಕಾವ್ಯಧರ್ಮ; ಹಿಂಸೆ-ಅಹಿಂಸೆ; ಮಾರ್ಗ-ದೇಶಿ; ಲೌಕಿಕ-ಆಗಮಿಕ; ವಸ್ತುಕ-ವರ್ಣಕ; ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ-ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧ; 1.3.3. ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮ: ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ; 1.3.4. ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಾಶ್ರಯ: ಶಾತವಾಹನರು, ಕದಂಬರು, ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು, ಗಂಗರು, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರು; 1.3.5. ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕವಿ-ಕೃತಿ-ಕಾಲ-ದೇಶ: ಪಂಪ, ಪೊನ್ನ, ಚಾವುಂಡರಾಯ, ಒಂದನೆಯ ನಾಗವರ್ಮ, ರನ್ನ, ದುರ್ಗಸಿಂಹ, ಎರಡನೆಯ ನಾಗವರ್ಮ, ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರ, ನಯಸೇನ, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಶಿವ, ಕರ್ಣಪಾರ್ಯ, ಜನ್ನ

2.1. ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ : ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ರೂಪಗಳು: ವಚನ, ರಗಳೆ, ಷಟ್ಪದಿ, ಸಾಂಗತ್ಯ, ತ್ರಿಪದಿ, ಕೀರ್ತನ, ಶತಕ, ತತ್ತ್ವ ಪದ; 2.2. ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ : ಭಕ್ತಿ-ಅನುಭಾವ; ಕಾಯ-ಕಾಯಕ; ಬಯಲು-ಆಲಯ; ಜೀವ-ದೇವ; ಯೋಗ-ಭೋಗ; 2.3. ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮ : ಶೈವ, ವೀರಶೈವ, ವೈಷ್ಣವ, ಜೈನ, ನಾಥ, ಕಾಪಾಲಿಕ, ಲಕುಲೀಶ, ಪಾಶುಪತಿ; 2.4. ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಾಶ್ರಯ: ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರು, ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರು, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರು, ಗಂಗರು, ಕಲಚೂರಿಯರು, ವಿಜಯನಗರದ ಅರಸರು, ರಟ್ಟರು, ಮೈಸೂರು ಒಡೆಯರು; 2.5. ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: ಕವಿ-ಕೃತಿ-ಕಾಲ-ದೇಶ: ಆಂಡಯ್ಯ, ನೇಮಿಚಂದ್ರ, ರುದ್ರಭಟ್ಟ, ಕೇಶಿರಾಜ, ಷಡಕ್ಷರಿ, ಜೇಡರ ದಾಸಿಮಯ್ಯ, ಬಸವಣ್ಣ, ಅಲ್ಲಮಪ್ರಭು, ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ, ಸೂಳೆಸಂಕವ್ವೆ, ಮುಕ್ತಾಯಕ್ಕ, ನೀಲಾಂಬಿಕೆ, ಸಿದ್ಧರಾಮ, ಚೆನ್ನಬಸವಣ್ಣ, ಅಂಬಿಗರ ಚೌಡಯ್ಯ, ಶೂನ್ಯ ಸಂಪಾದನಕಾರರು, ಹರಿಹರ, ರಾಘವಾಂಕ, ಚಾಮರಸ, ಭೀಮಕವಿ, ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ, ಕುಮಾರ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ, ಚಾಟು ವಿಠಲನಾಥ, ನರಹರಿ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಶ, ಲಕ್ಕಣ ದಂಡೇಶ, ನಿಜಗುಣ ಶಿವಯೋಗಿ, ದೇಪರಾಜ, ನಂಜುಂಡ, ರತ್ನಾಕರವರ್ಣಿ, ಶ್ರೀಪಾದರಾಯ, ಪುರಂದರದಾಸ, ಕನಕದಾಸ, ವಾದಿರಾಜ, ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ, ಮಹಿಪತಿದಾಸ, ವಿಜಯದಾಸ, ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ, ಕೆಂಪುನಾರಾಯಣ, ದೇವಚಂದ್ರ, ಸಂಚಿಯ ಹೊನ್ನಮ್ಮ, ತಿರುಮಲಾರ್ಯ, ಸಿಂಗರಾರ್ಯ. ಮುದ್ದಣ, ನಿಜಗುಣ ಶಿವಯೋಗಿಗಳು, ನವಲಗುಂದದ ನಾಗಲಿಂಗಪ್ಪ, ಕೈವಾರ ನಾರೇಯಣ, ಕೂಡಲೂರು ಬಸವಲಿಂಗ, ಸರ್ಪಭೂಷಣ ಶಿವಯೋಗಿಗಳು, ಶಿಶುನಾಳ ಶರೀಫ, ಕಡಕೋಳ ಮಡಿವಾಳಪ್ಪ, ಚಿದಾನಂದಾವಧೂತ

3.1. ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಶನರಿಗಳು : ಕರ್ನಲ್ ಮೆಕೆಂಜಿ, ಹರ್ಮನ್ ಮೊಗ್ಲಿಂಗ್, ಜಾನ್ ಗ್ಯಾರೆಟ್, ಫರ್ಡಿನಂಡ್ ಕಿಟೆಲ್, ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ರೈಸ್, ಜೆ.ಎಫ್.ಫ್ಲೀಟ್; 3.2. ಹೊಸಗನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು : ಭಾವಗೀತೆ, ಸುನೀತ, ಶೋಕಗೀತೆ, ಪ್ರಗಾಥ, ಕಥನಕಾವ್ಯ, ಖಂಡಕಾವ್ಯ, ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯ; 3.3. ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ : ನಾಡು-ನುಡಿ; ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ-ದರ್ಶನ; ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯತೆ-ಉಪರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯತೆ; ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ-ಆಧುನಿಕತೆ; ಧರ್ಮ-ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕತೆ; ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ-ಸಮಾಜ-ಲೈಂಗಿಕತೆ; ವರ್ಗ-ವರ್ಣ-ಲಿಂಗ ರಾಜಕಾರಣ; ಪೂರ್ವ-ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ; ಧರ್ಮ-ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ; 3.4. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಕವಿಗಳು : ಬಿ.ಎಂ.ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ, ಗೋವಿಂದ ಪೈ, ಪಂಜೆ ಮಂಗೇಶರಾಯ, ಹಟ್ಟಿಯಂಗಡಿ ನಾರಾಯಣರಾವ್, ಶಾಂತಕವಿಗಳು, ಕಡೆಂಗೋಡ್ಲು ಶಂಕರಭಟ್ಟ, ಬಸವಪ್ಪಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಆರ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಎಸ್.ಜಿ.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಕುವೆಂಪು, ದ.ರಾ.ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ, ಮಧುರಚೆನ್ನ, ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ, ಪು.ತಿ.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಎಸ್.ವಿ.ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರಭಟ್ಟ, ತಿ.ನಂ.ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ, ಸಿದ್ದಯ್ಯ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ್, ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಜಿ.ಪಿ.ರಾಜರತ್ನಂ, ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಶರ್ಮ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಭೂಸನೂರಮಠ, ಯರ್ಮುಂಜ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ, ಎಂ.ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅಡಿಗ, ವಿ.ಕೃ.ಗೋಕಾಕ್, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಚೆನ್ನವೀರ ಕಣವಿ, ದಿನಕರ ದೇಸಾಯಿ, ಶಾಂತರಸ, ಎ.ಕೆ.ರಾಮಾನುಜನ್, ಪಿ.ಲಂಕೇಶ್, ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಶರ್ಮ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಪಾಟೀಲ, ಹೆಚ್.ಎಂ.ಚನ್ನಯ್ಯ, ಎನ್.ಎಸ್.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾರಾಯಣ ಭಟ್ಟ, ಗಂಗಾಧರ ಚಿತ್ತಾಲ, ನಿಸಾರ್ ಅಹಮ್ಮದ್, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ, ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ, ಕೆ.ಬಿ.ಸಿದ್ದಯ್ಯ, ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗ ಪಟ್ಟಣಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಬಿ.ಟಿ.ಲಲಿತನಾಯಕ್, ಎಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ, ಎಲ್.ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ, ಎನ್.ಕೆ.ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ, ಎಚ್.ಗೋವಿಂದಯ್ಯ, ಅರವಿಂದ ಮಾಲಗತ್ತಿ, ಮೂಡ್ನಾಕೂಡು ಚೆನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಬರಗೂರು ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಮ.ನ.ಜವರಯ್ಯ, ವಿಜಯಾದಬ್ಬೆ, ಧರಣಿದೇವಿ ಮಾಲಗತ್ತಿ, ಸುಬ್ಬು ಹೊಲೆಯಾರ್, ಆರೀಫ್ ರಾಜಾ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಪತಿ ಕೋಲಾರ, ಎಂ.ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾರಾಯಣ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಕುಮಾರ ಇಂದ್ರಬೆಟ್ಟ, ರಜಿಯಾ ಡಿ.ಬಿ., ಲಕ್ಕೂರು ಆನಂದ; 3.5. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು: ತತ್ತ್ವದರ್ಶನ, ಅಭಿಜಾತವಾದ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯವಾದ, ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿವಾದ, ಪೌರಾತ್ಯವಾದ, ರಮ್ಯವಾದ, ಆದರ್ಶವಾದ, ಉದಾರವಾದ, ಮಾನವತಾವಾದ, ಗಾಂಧೀವಾದ, ದೇಶೀವಾದ, ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್‌ವಾದ, ವಾಸ್ತವವಾದ, ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವಾದ, ಅಸಂಗತವಾದ, ಸಮಾಜವಾದ, ಲೋಹಿಯಾವಾದ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದ, ಅತಿವಾಸ್ತವವಾದ, ಪ್ರತಿಮಾವಾದ, ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ವಾಸ್ತವವಾದ, ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್‌ವಾದ

4.1. ಆಧುನಿಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು : ಕಥೆ, ಕಾದಂಬರಿ, ನಾಟಕ, ಜೀವನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ, ಲಲಿತ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ, ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ಸಂಪಾದನೆ, ವಿಚಾರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ; 4.2. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಲೇಖಕರು: ಗುಲ್ವಾಡಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಾಯ, ಕೆರೂರು ವಾಸುದೇವಾಚಾರ್ಯ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಪುಟ್ಟಣ್ಣ, ಬಿ.ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಾರ್ಯ, ಗಳಗನಾಥ, ಮುಳಿಯ ತಿಮ್ಮಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ, ಉತ್ತಂಗಿ ಚೆನ್ನಪ್ಪ, ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠೇಗೌಡ, ಕುವೆಂಪು, ಶಿವರಾಮ ಕಾರಂತ, ರಾವ್‌ಬಹದ್ದೂರ್, ದೇವುಡು, ಮಾಸ್ತಿ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ ಅಯ್ಯಂಗಾರ್, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ಅಯ್ಯರ್, ಮಿರ್ಜಿ ಅಣ್ಣಾರಾಯ, ತೀ.ನಂ.ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ, ಡಿ.ಕೆ.ಭೀಮಸೇನರಾವ್, ಸೇಡಿಯಾಪು ಕೃಷ್ಣಭಟ್, ಎಸ್.ವಿ.ರಂಗಣ್ಣ, ಎಂ.ಆರ್.ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಎ.ಎನ್.ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾವ್, ನಾ.ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ, ಬೀಚಿ, ಅನಕೃ, ತರಾಸು, ಬಸವರಾಜ ಕಟ್ಟೀಮನಿ, ಸಿದ್ದಯ್ಯ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ, ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಸಿಂಪಿ ಲಿಂಗಣ್ಣ, ತಿರುಮಲಾಂಬ, ಎಚ್.ವಿ.ಸಾವಿತ್ರಮ್ಮ, ತ್ರಿವೇಣಿ, ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೂರ್ತಿ ಪುರಾಣಿಕ, ಆನಂದ, ಬೆಟಗೇರಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಶರ್ಮ, ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥ, ಕೊಡಗಿನ ಗೌರಮ್ಮ, ಕೈಲಾಸಂ, ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ, ಸಂಸ, ಪರ್ವತವಾಣಿ, ರಂ.ಶ್ರೀ.ಮುಗಳಿ, ಎಂ.ಮರಿಯಪ್ಪ ಭಟ್ಟ. ದೇ.ಜವರೇಗೌಡ, ಕ.ವೆಂ.ರಾಘವಾಚಾರ್, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಮಾಳವಾಡ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಭೂಸನೂರಮಠ, ಕೆ.ಜಿ.ಕುಂದಣಗಾರ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಬಸವನಾಳ, ಶಂ.ಬಾ.ಜೋಷಿ, ಫ.ಗು.ಹಳಕಟ್ಟಿ, ಎಸ್.ಸಿ.ನಂದೀಮಠ, ಎನ್.ಬಸವಾರಾಧ್ಯ, ನಿರಂಜನ, ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ, ಎಸ್.ಎಲ್.ಭೈರಪ್ಪ, ಚದುರಂಗ, ಪುಟ್ಟಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ವಿ.ಸೀತಾರಾಮಯ್ಯ, ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಗದ್ದಿಗೀಮಠ, ಹಾ.ಮಾ.ನಾಯಕ, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್, ಎಲ್.ಆರ್.ಹೆಗಡೆ, ಚದುರಂಗ, ಬಿ.ಬಿ.ಹೆಂಡಿ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಸುಂಕಾಪುರ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಲಠ್ಠೆ, ಶಾಂತರಸ, ಜಿ.ಶಂ.ಪರಮಶಿವಯ್ಯ, ಶಾಂತಿನಾಥ ದೇಸಾಯಿ. ಎ.ಕೆ.ರಾಮಾನುಜನ್, ಯು.ಆರ್.ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಪಿ.ಲಂಕೇಶ್, ಕೆ.ಪಿ.ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ, ಯಶವಂತ ಚಿತ್ತಾಲ, ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಯ ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ, ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಶರ್ಮ, ಕೀರ್ತಿನಾಥ ಕುರ್ತುಕೋಟಿ, ವಾಣಿ, ಅನುಪಮ ನಿರಂಜನ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಪಾಟೀಲ, ಆಲನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ, ಡಿ.ಆರ್.ನಾಗರಾಜ, ಗಂಗಾಧರ ಚಿತ್ತಾಲ, ಕೆ.ಮರುಳಸಿದ್ದಪ್ಪ, ಗಿರಡ್ಡಿ ಗೋವಿಂದರಾಜು, ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ ಕುಸನೂರು, ವೀಣಾ ಶಾಂತೇಶ್ವರ, ಸಿಪಿಕೆ. ಎಚ್.ಜೆ.ಲಕ್ಕಪ್ಪಗೌಡ, ಬೆಸಗರಹಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಮಣ್ಣ, ಗೀತಾ ನಾಗಭೂಷಣ, ಜಿ.ಹೆಚ್.ನಾಯಕ್, ಸಾರಾ ಅಬೂಬಕರ್, ಬೊಳುವಾರು ಮಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಕುಂಞ, ಫಕೀರ್ ಮಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಕಟ್ಟಾಡಿ, ಬಿ.ಎಂ.ರಶೀದ್, ವೈದೇಹಿ, ಶೈಲಜಾ ಉಡಚಣ, ಕುಂ.ವೀರಭದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಕುಸುಮಾಕರ ದೇವಿರಗಣ್ಣೂರ, ಹೆಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ, ಅರವಿಂದ ಮಾಲಗತ್ತಿ, ಶಿವರುದ್ರ ಕಲ್ಲೋಳಿಕರ್, ಓ.ನಾಗರಾಜು, ಮಿತ್ರಾ ವೆಂಕಟರಾಜ್, ಹೆಚ್.ನಾಗವೇಣಿ, ಅಮರೇಶ ನುಗಡೋಣಿ, ವಸುಧೇಂದ್ರ, ಮೊಗಳ್ಳಿ ಗಣೇಶ, ರಹಮತ್ ತರೀಕೆರೆ, ಸಬಿಹಾ ಭೂಮೀಗೌಡ, ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾ ಘಂಟೆ, ಬಾನ್ಮುಷ್ತಾಕ್, ಷರೀಫ, ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ವೈದ್ಯ, ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪೈ, ಎಚ್.ಟಿ.ಪೋತೆ

5.1. ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ : 5.1.1. ಭಾಷೆ: ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಲಕ್ಷಣ : ಭಾಷೆ, ಉಪಭಾಷೆ, ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಭಾಷೆ, ಭಾಷಿಕ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ, ಭಾಷಿಕ ಸ್ವೀಕರಣ, ಮಾತು ಮತ್ತು ಬರಹ; 5.1.2. ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು : ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ; 5.1.3. ಭಾಷೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ಪಾರಂಪರಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧುನಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳು : ಭಾಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ವಿಧಾನ, ಭಾಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷಾ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧಾಂತರಗಳು; 5.1.3.1. ಕನ್ನಡ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ಪರಂಪರೆ: ಎರಡನೆಯ ನಾಗವರ್ಮ:ಶಬ್ದಸ್ಮೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾಷಾಭೂಷಣ, ಕೇಶಿರಾಜ: ಶಬ್ದಮಣಿದರ್ಪಣಂ, ಭಟ್ಟಾಕಳಂಕ: ಶಬ್ದಾನುಶಾಸನ; 5.1.3.2. ಭಾಷಾ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಧಾನಗಳು : ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ವರ್ಣನಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ತೌಲನಿಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಆನ್ವಯಿಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಸಂರಚನಾತ್ಮಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ; 5.1.4. ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ : ಧ್ವನಿ-ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ಣಯ, ಕನಿಷ್ಠಯುಗ್ಮ, ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ; 5.1.5. ಆಕೃತಿಮಾ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ : ಆಕೃತಿ, ಆಕೃತಿಮಾ, ಉಪಾಕೃತಿ, ಆಕೃತಿಮಾ ನಿರ್ಣಯ, ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳು, ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು; 5.1.6. ವಾಕ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥವಿಜ್ಞಾನ : ವಾಕ್ಯದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು, ಅರ್ಥದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು; 5.1.7. ಸಸೂರ್ ಚಿಂತನೆ : ಭಾಷೆಯ ರಾಚನಿಕತೆ, ಭಾಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾತು, ಏಕಕಾಲೀನ ಮತ್ತು ಬಹುಕಾಲೀನ, ಅನುಕ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಚರ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ, ಸೂಚಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸೂಚಿತ; 5.1.8. ಚೋಮ್ಸ್ಕಿ ಚಿಂತನೆ : ಉತ್ಪಾದಕ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ, ವಿಶ್ವಾತ್ಮಕ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ, ರೂಪಾಂತರ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ, ಭಾಷಾಗ್ರಹಣ ಸಜ್ಜು, ಭಾಷೆಯ ಮೇಲ್ಸ್ತರ-ಒಳಸ್ತರ, ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಬಳಕೆ; 5.2. ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾವಿಜ್ಞಾನ: 5.2.1. ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಪದದ ನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿ, ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ವರ್ಗ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ; 5.2.2. ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ: 5.2.2.1. ಸ್ವರ ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ : ಸ್ವರ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಯಗಳು; 5.2.2.2. ವ್ಯಂಜನ ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ: ಕ್,ಚ್,ಟ್,ತ್,ಪ್,¾ñö,¿ñö,; 5.2.3. ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಆಕೃತಿಮಾಗಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ : ಸರ್ವನಾಮ, ಲಿಂಗ, ವಚನ, ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ, ಸಂಖ್ಯಾವಾಚಕ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದ, ಕರ್ಮಣಿ-ಕರ್ತರಿ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ; 5.2.4. ಭಾಷಾ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಮುಖವೆನಿಸಿದ ಕೆಲವು ಪದಗಳ ಇತಿಹಾಸ; 5.3. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಚರಿತೆ : 5.3.1. ಉಗಮ, ವಿಕಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ; 5.3.1.1 ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳು: ಪೂರ್ವದ ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ, ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ, ನಡುಗನ್ನಡ, ಹೊಸಗನ್ನಡ; 5.3.1.2. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು: ಹಳೆ ಮೈಸೂರು ಕನ್ನಡ, ಕರಾವಳಿ ಕನ್ನಡ, ಧಾರವಾಡ ಕನ್ನಡ, ಕಲಬುರಗಿ ಕನ್ನಡ; 5.3.1.3. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು : ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ, ಲಿಂಗಾಯತ, ದಲಿತ, ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ, ಸೋಲಿಗ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ; 5.3.1.4. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ: ಭಾಷಾ ಸ್ವೀಕರಣ, ಆಧುನೀಕರಣ, ಅರ್ಥ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ, ಅನುವಾದ, ರೂಪಾಂತರ; 5.3.1.5. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ದೇಶೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಅನ್ಯ ದೇಶೀಯ ಪದಗಳು : ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ, ಪ್ರಾಕೃತ, ಮರಾಠಿ, ಹಿಂದಿ, ಉರ್ದು, ಪೋರ್ಚುಗೀಸ್,ಅರೇಬಿಕ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್; 5.3.2. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ರಚನೆ : ಧ್ವನಿಮಾ-ಆಕೃತಿಮಾ: 5.3.2.1 ಸಮಗ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ತಿರುಳು ಧ್ವನಿಮಾಗಳು; 5.3.2.2. ಆಕೃತಿಮಾದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ; 5.3.2.3. ಲಿಂಗ ವಿವಕ್ಷೆ, ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಗಳು; 5.3.2.4. ಮಹತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಹಮತ್ : ಪುಲ್ಲಿಂಗ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ, ನಪುಂಸಕ ಲಿಂಗ; 5.3.3. ವಿಭಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯಗಳು; 5.3.4. ಸರ್ವನಾಮಗಳು : ಬಗೆಗಳು, ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳು, ಮಹತ್-ಅಹಮತ್; 5.3.5. ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದ : ಕಾಲಸೂಚಕ, ನಿಷೇಧಾರ್ಥಕ, ವಿಧ್ಯರ್ಥಕ, ಪ್ರೇರಣಾರ್ಥಕ, ಸಂಭಾವನಾರ್ಥಕ, ಕರ್ಮಿಣಿ-ಕರ್ತರಿ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ; 5.3.6. ಸಮಾಸ : ಕರ್ಮಧಾರೇಯ ಸಮಾಸ, ದ್ವಂದ್ವ ಸಮಾಸ, ಬಹುವ್ರೀಹಿಸಮಾಸ, ದ್ವಿಗುಸಮಾಸ, ಅರಿ ಸಮಾಸ, ಕ್ರಿಯಾ ಸಮಾಸ, ಗಮಕ ಸಮಾಸ, ತತ್ಪುರುಷ ಸಮಾಸ

6.1. ಛಂದಸ್ಸು : 6.1.1. ಛಂದಸ್ಸಿನ ಉಗಮ, ನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ; ಛಂದಸ್ಸಿನ ಪಾರಿಭಾಷಿಕ ಪದಗಳ ವಿವರಣೆ : ಲಯ, ಗಣ, ಯತಿ, ಪ್ರಾಸ, ವಡಿ, ಪಾದ, ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾರ ಕ್ರಮ; 6.1.2. ಅಕ್ಷರ/ವರ್ಣ ವೃತ್ತ : ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ, ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಂಡ ಬಗೆ, ಅಕ್ಷರ ವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಮಿತಿಗಳು, ಖ್ಯಾತ ಕರ್ಣಾಟಕಗಳ ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ನಿದರ್ಶನ, ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ; 6.1.3. ಮಾತ್ರಾ ಛಂದಸ್ಸು : ಪ್ರಾಕೃತದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾತ್ರಾ ವೃತ್ತಗಳು: ಕಂದ, ರಗಳೆ; 6.1.4. ಅಂಶ ಛಂದಸ್ಸು: ದೇಶಿ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ, ಅಂಶ ವೃತ್ತಗಳ ಗೇಯಗುಣ; ತ್ರಿಪದಿ,ಷಟ್ಪದಿ, ಸಾಂಗತ್ಯಗಳ ಉಗಮ, ವಿಕಾಸ, ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳು; 6.1.5. ಹೊಸಗನ್ನಡ ಛಂದಸ್ಸು : ಆಧುನಿಕ ಛಂದಸ್ಸಿನ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಪಾರಿಭಾಷಿಕ ಪದಗಳ ವಿವರಣೆ: ಮಾತ್ರೆ, ಮುಡಿ, ಪದ್ಮಗಣ, ಅನಾಗತ, ಮೌನ, ಹುಸಿ, ಗಣ ಪರಿವೃತ್ತಿ; ಸರಳ ರಗಳೆ, ಮಹಾಛಂದಸ್ಸು, ಪ್ರಗಾಥ, ಸಾನೆಟ್, ಮುಕ್ತಛಂದಸ್ಸು; 6.2. ಗ್ರಂಥಸಂಪಾದನೆ : 6.2.1. ಗ್ರಂಥಸಂಪಾದನೆಯ ಅರ್ಥ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಗ್ರಂಥಸಂಪಾದನೆಯ ಅಗತ್ಯತೆ; ಸ್ಥಾಲಿತ್ಯಗಳು; 6.2.2. ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಸ್ತಪ್ರತಿಗಳ ಮಹತ್ತ್ವ; 6.2.3. ಸ್ಥಾಲಿತ್ಯಗಳು, ಸ್ಥಾಲಿತ್ಯದ ಬಗೆಗಳು; 6.2.4. ಪಾಠ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣ: ಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಶಾಸನ, ಜಾನಪದ; 6.2.5. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಗ್ರಂಥಸಂಪಾದನಾಕಾರರು : ಫ್ಲೀಟ್, ಬಿ.ಎಲ್.ರೈಸ್, ಕಿಟ್ಟೆಲ್, ಮೊಗ್ಲಿಂಗ್, ಫ.ಗು.ಹಳಕಟ್ಟಿ, ಎ.ಶಾಂತಿರಾಜಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಡಿ.ಎಲ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಎಲ್.ಬಸವರಾಜು, ಆರ್.ಸಿ.ಹಿರೇಮಠ, ಎನ್.ಬಸವಾರಾಧ್ಯ, ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ, ಎಚ್.ದೇವೀರಪ್ಪ, ಪದ್ಮರಾಜಶರ್ಮ ಭುವನಹಳ್ಳಿ, ಕೆ.ಭುಜಬಲಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಎಂ.ಎಂ.ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ, ಎಂ.ಚಿದಾನಂದಮೂರ್ತಿ, ವೈ.ಸಿ.ಭಾನುಮತಿ, ಮೈಲಹಳ್ಳಿ ರೇವಣ್ಣ, ಹಂಪ ನಾಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ, ಕಮಲಾ ಹಂಪನಾ, ಪಿ.ಕೆ.ರಾಜಶೇಖರ, ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೂರ್ತಿ ಹನೂರು, ಕ್ಯಾತನಹಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಮಣ್ಣ, ಅಮೃತ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ, ಬಿ.ಎ.ವಿವೇಕ ರೈ, ಎ.ವಿ.ನಾವಡ, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಗಾಯಿ, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ರಮೇಶ್, ಎಸ್.ಕೃಷ್ಣ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಶೆಟ್ಟರ್, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ್ ತೆಲಗಾವಿ, ದೇವರ ಕೊಂಡಾರೆಡ್ಡಿ, ವಿ.ಶಿವಾನಂದ, ಎಂ.ಬಿ.ನೇಗಿನಹಾಳ, ಚನ್ನಕ್ಕ ಪಾವಟೆ, ಹನುಮಾಕ್ಷಿ ಗೋಗಿ

7.1. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ: 7.1.1. ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಂಸೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ; 7.1.2. ಕವಿ-ಕಾವ್ಯ-ಸಹೃದಯ; 7.1.3. ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು; 7.1.4. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನಗಳು : ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ, ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ, ಅಲಂಕಾರ, ಗುಣ, ರೀತಿ, ಧ್ವನಿ, ರಸ, ಔಚಿತ್ಯ, ವಕ್ರೋಕ್ತಿ; 7.1.5. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಕೃತಿಗಳು : ಭರತ, ಭಾಮಹ, ದಂಡಿ, ವಾಮನ, ರಾಜಶೇಖರ, ಕುಂತಕ, ಮಮ್ಮಟ, ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ, ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನ, ಅಭಿನವಗುಪ್ತ, ಶ್ರೀವಿಜಯ, ಉದಯಾದಿತ್ಯ, ಸಾಳ್ವ, ತಿರುಮಲಾರ್ಯ; 7.2. ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ: 7.2.1. ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ; 7.2.2. ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು : ಅನುಕರಣ, ಕೆಥಾರ್ಸಿಸ್, ಭವ್ಯತೆ, ಇಮ್ಯಾಜಿನೇಷನ್, ಮಾನಸಿಕದೂರ, ಕಾವ್ಯ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ, ವಸ್ತುಪ್ರತಿರೂಪ, ಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ, ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ನಿರಸನ, ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂವಹನ ತತ್ತ್ವ; 7.2.3 ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರು : ಪ್ಲೇಟೋ, ಅರಿಸ್ಟಾಟಲ್, ಹೊರೇಸ್, ಲಾಂಜಿನಸ್, ಕ್ರೋಚೆ, ಸ್ಯಾಮುಯಲ್ ಜಾನ್ಸನ್, ವರ್ಡ್ಸ್‌ವರ್ತ್, ಕೋಲರಿಜ್, ಶೆಲ್ಲಿ, ಮ್ಯಾಥ್ಯೂ ಆರ್ನಾಲ್ಡ್, ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ಎಲಿಯಟ್; 7.3. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ : 7.3.1. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ : ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯವಾದ, ಜಾಗತೀಕರಣ, ನಿರ್ವಸಾಹತೀಕರಣ; 7.3.2. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ/ದ್ರಾವಿಡ/ಕನ್ನಡತ್ವ; 7.3.3. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಭಾಷಾ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಇರುವ ಲೋಕದೃಷ್ಟಿ; 7.3.4. ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು: ತಮಿಳಿನ ಅಗಂ, ಪುರಂ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ: ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕಂಡುಕೊಂಡ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ನೆಲೆಗಳು, ಕನ್ನಡದ ದೇಶಿ ಸ್ವರೂಪ; 7.3.5. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಅಂಶಗಳು; 7.3.6. ಆಧುನಿಕ ಪೂರ್ವ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕತೆ; 7.3.7. ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕತೆ; 7.3.8. ಕನ್ನಡ ಛಂದೋರೂಪಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಅವುಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧ; 7.3.9. ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕಥನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ:ನುಡಿ ಕಥನ-ಭಾಷೆ, ಗದ್ಯ ಕಥನ-ಕಥೆ, ಕಾದಂಬರಿ; 7.3.10. ಅನ್ಯಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಕಥನ

8.1. ಜಾನಪದ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ : ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆಗಳು, ಜನಪದ-ಜಾನಪದ-ಜಾನಪದ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ; 8.2. ಜಾನಪದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ಇತಿಹಾಸ : ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ವಸಾಹತುಶಾಹಿ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ಸಂದರ್ಭ; 8.3. ಜಾನಪದ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳು : ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯವಾದ, ಪುರಾಣಮೂಲ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಭಾರತ ಮೂಲ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ-ಭೌಗೋಳಿಕ ವಿಧಾನ, ರಾಚನಿಕ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಮೌಖಿಕ ಸೂತ್ರಾತ್ಮಕ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಮನೋವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಸಾಂದರ್ಭಿಕ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ, ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ; 8.4. ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು : ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠ-ವಿಷಯನಿಷ್ಠ, ಅನುಗಮನ-ನಿಗಮನ ಪದ್ಧತಿ, ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಶೋಧಕ, ಸಹ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರ/ವಕ್ತøಮತ್ತು ಸಂದರ್ಶನ, ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯದ ಆಧುನಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳು, ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಅಗತ್ಯತೆಗಳು, ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯದ ಸಾಧಕ ಬಾಧಕಗಳು, ಸಂಶೋಧಕರ ನೈತಿಕತೆ; ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯ ವರದಿ, ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ, ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ, ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ, ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕಾರ್ಯದ ಫಲಿತಗಳು; 8.5. ಜನಪದ ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು: 8.5.1. ಜನಪದ ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯಗಳು: ಮಲೆಮಾದೇಶ್ವರ, ಮಂಟೇಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಜುಂಜಪ್ಪ, ಕೋಟಿ-ಚೆನ್ನಯ, ಸಿರಿ; 8.5.2. ಜನಪದ ಕತೆಗಳು, ಜನಪದ ಕಥನ ಗೀತೆಗಳು, ಜನಪದ ಗಿತೆಗಳು, ಲಾವಣಿ, ಒಗಟುಗಳು, ಗಾದೆಗಳು; 8.5.3. ಜನಪದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಕಲೆಗಳು : ಡೊಳ್ಳು ಕುಣಿತ, ಬೀಸು ಕಂಸಾಳೆ, ಹುತ್ತರಿ ಕುಣಿತ, ಆಟಕಳೆಂಜ. ಗೊರವರ ಕುಣಿತ, ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ, ಬಯಲಾಟ, ಸಣ್ಣಾಟ, ದೊಡ್ಡಾಟ, ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪಾರಿಜಾತ; 8.5.4. ವೃತ್ತಿಗಾಯಕರು : ಕಂಸಾಳೆಯವರು, ನೀಲಗಾರರು, ಕಿನ್ನರಿಜೋಗಿಗಳು; 8.6. ಜಾನಪದ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು: 8.6.1. ಮಿಶನರಿ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು : ಕರ್ನಲ್ ಮೆಕೆಂಜಿ, ಜೆ.ಎಫ್.ಫ್ಲೀಟ್, ರೆವರೆಂಡ್ ಮ್ಯಾನರ್, ಎ.ಸಿ.ಬರ್ನೆಲ್, ಆರ್.ಇ.ಎಂಥೋವನ್; 8.6.2. ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು: ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ.ಜೆ.ಥಾಮ್ಸ್, ಜೆ.ಜೆ.ಹರ್ಡರ್, ಗ್ರಿಮ್ ಸಹೋದರರು, ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಮುಲ್ಲರ್, ಸ್ಟಿತ್ ಥಾಮ್ಸನ್, ಥಿಯೋಡೋರ್ ಬೆನ್ಫೆ, ಸಿಗ್ಮಂಡ್ ಫ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್, ಯೂಂಗ್, ಕಾರ್ಲ್‌ಕ್ರಾಹ್ನ್, ಆ್ಯಂಟಿ ಆರ್ನೆ, ಎ.ಜೆ.ಪ್ರಾಪ್, ಕ್ಲಾಡ್ ಲೆವಿಸ್ಟ್ರಾಸ್, ಪ್ಯಾರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲಾರ್ಡ್, ಲಾರಿ ಹಾಂಕೊ, ಮರಿಯಾಲೀಚ್, ರೋಜರ್ ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ, ಡಾನ್ ಬೆನ್ ಅಮೋಸ್, ಅಲನ್ ಡಂಡಸ್, ಪೀಟರ್ ಜೆ.ಕ್ಲಾಸ್, ಹೈಡ್ರೂನ್ ಬ್ರೂಕ್ನರ್, ಮಾತ್ತ ಆ್ಯಷ್ಡನ್; 8.6.3. ದೇಶೀ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು : ಹಲಸಂಗಿ ಗೆಳೆಯರು, ಅರ್ಚಕ ಬಿ.ರಂಗಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಬಿ.ಎಸ್.ಗದ್ದಿಗಿಮಠ, ಎಚ್.ಎಲ್.ನಾಗೇಗೌಡ, ಮತಿಘಟ್ಟ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಕ.ರಾ.ಕೃಷ್ಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಎಸ್.ಕೆ.ಕರೀಂಖಾನ್, ಜೀ.ಶಂ.ಪರಮಶಿವಯ್ಯ, ಗೊರು ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪ, ಎಲ್.ಆರ್.ಹೆಗಡೆ, ಸೋಮಶೇಖರ ಇಮ್ರಾಪುರ, ದೇವೇಂದ್ರ ಕುಮಾರ ಹಕಾರಿ, ಬಿ.ಬಿ.ಹೆಂಡಿ, ಆರ್.ಸಿ.ಹಿರೇಮಠ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಸುಂಕಾಪುರ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಲಠ್ಠೆ, ಎನ್.ಆರ್.ನಾಯಕ, ಶಾಂತಿನಾಯಕ, ತೀ.ನಂ.ಶಂಕರನಾರಾಯಣ, ಕೆ.ಆರ್.ದುರ್ಗಾದಾಸ್, ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ, ಶಾಲಿನಿ ರಘುನಾಥ, ಪಿ.ಕೆ.ರಾಜಶೇಖರ್, ಅಂಬಳಿಕೆ ಹಿರಿಯಣ್ಣ, ಎಚ್.ಜೆ.ಲಕ್ಕಪ್ಪಗೌಡ, ಹಿ.ಚಿ.ಬೋರಲಿಂಗಯ್ಯ, ಹಿ.ಶಿ.ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರೇಗೌಡ, ಪಿ.ಆರ್.ತಿಪ್ಪೇಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಕ್ಯಾತನಹಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಮಣ್ಣ, ಶಿವರಾಮ ಕಾರಂತ, ಬಿ.ಎ.ವಿವೇಕ ರೈ, ಅಮೃತ ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ, ಕು.ಶಿ.ಹರಿದಾಸಭಟ್ಟ, ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ಬಿಳಿಮಲೆ, ಚಿನ್ನಪ್ಪಗೌಡ, ಟಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸತ್ಯನಾಥ್, ಎ.ವಿ.ನಾವಡ, ಗಾಯತ್ರಿ ನಾವಡ, ವಾಮನ ನಂದಾವರ, ಮೈಲಹಳ್ಳಿ ರೇವಣ್ಣ, ಸಂಧ್ಯಾರೆಡ್ಡಿ, ಕಾಳೇಗೌಡ ನಾಗವಾರ

9.1. ಸಂಶೋಧನೆ : 9.1.1. ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ; 9.1.2. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಯ ಇತಿಹಾಸ; 9.1.3. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಬಗೆಗಳು : ನಾಡು-ನುಡಿ ಶೋಧ, ಛಂದಶೋಧ, ಶಾಸನ ಶೋಧ, ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ಶೋಧ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಶೋಧ, ಜಾನಪದ ಶೋಧ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಶೋಧ, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಶೋಧ, ದಲಿತ ಶೋಧ; 9.1.4. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಗ್ರಂಥಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ; 9.1.5. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸಂಶೋಧಕರು : ಶಂಬಾ ಜೋಶಿ. ಗೋವಿಂದ ಪೈ, ಮುಳಿಯ ತಿಮ್ಮಪ್ಪಯ್ಯ, ಮ.ಪ್ರ.ಪೂಜಾರ. ಕೆ.ಜಿ.ಕುಂದಣಗಾರ, ಆರ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಎಸ್.ಜಿ.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ಡಿ.ಕೆ.ಭೀಮಸೇನರಾವ್, ಆರ್.ಸಿ.ಹಿರೇಮಠ, ಡಿ.ಎಲ್.ನರಸಿಂಹಾಚಾರ್, ರಾಜಪುರೋಹಿತ, ತೀ.ನಂ.ಶ್ರೀಕಂಠಯ್ಯ, ಸೇಡಿಯಾಪು ಕೃಷ್ಣಭಟ್ಟ, ರಂ.ಶ್ರೀ.ಮುಗಳಿ, ಎಂ.ಮರಿಯಪ್ಪ ಭಟ್ಟ, ದೇ.ಜವರೇಗೌಡ, ಕ.ವೆಂ.ರಾಘವಾಚಾರ್, ಸ.ಸ.ಮಾಳವಾಡ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಭೂಸನೂರಮಠ, ಎಸ್.ಜಿ.ನಂದೀಮಠ, ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಬಸವನಾಳ, ಎಚ್.ದೇವೀರಪ್ಪ, ಎಚ್.ತಿಪ್ಪೇರುದ್ರಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಹಾ.ಮಾ.ನಾಯಕ, ಎಂ.ಚಿದಾನಂದಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಎಲ್.ಬಸವರಾಜು, ಜಿ.ಶಂ.ಪರಮಶಿವಯ್ಯ, ಟಿ.ವಿ.ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಲಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಹಂಪ ನಾಗರಾಜಯ್ಯ, ಕಮಲಾ ಹಂಪನಾ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಸುಂಕಾಪುರ, ಎಂ.ಎಂ.ಕಲಬುರ್ಗಿ, ಎಲ್.ಆರ್.ಹೆಗಡೆ, ಎ.ಕೆ.ರಾಮಾನುಜನ್, ಕುಶಾಲಪ್ಪಗೌಡ; 9.2. ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: 9.2.1.ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ: ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ-ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ; 9.2.2. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವಿಮರ್ಶಾ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನಗಳು: ಮನೋವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್‌ವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ರಾಜನಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಚನವಾದ, ರಾಚನಿಕೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ನವಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ, ಪರಿಸರವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ; 9.2.3. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕರು: ಎ.ಆರ್.ಕೃಷ್ಣಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಎಸ್.ವಿ.ರಂಗಣ್ಣ, ಕೀರ್ತಿನಾಥ ಕುರ್ತುಕೋಟಿ, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವರುದ್ರಪ್ಪ, ಜಿ.ಎಚ್.ನಾಯಕ್, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ಸುಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ, ಎಲ್.ಎಸ್.ಶೇಷಗಿರಿರಾವ್, ಯು.ಆರ್.ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಕಿ.ರಂ.ನಾಗರಾಜ, ಜಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಮೂರ, ಗಿರಡ್ಡಿ ಗೋವಿಂದರಾಜ, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ಅಕ್ಷರ, ರಾಜಾರಾಮ ಹೆಗಡೆ, ಡಿ.ಆರ್.ನಾಗರಾಜ, ಸಿ.ಎನ್.ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರನ್, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ನಾರಾಯಣ, ಬಿ.ಎನ್.ಸುಮಿತ್ರಾಬಾಯಿ, ಎಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ. ವಿಜಯಾ ದಬ್ಬೆ, ಎಂ.ಎಸ್.ಆಶಾದೇವಿ, ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮಂಧರಕುಮಾರ, ನರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಬಾಲಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯಂ, ಬಸವರಾಜ ಕಲ್ಗುಡಿ, ಓ.ಎಲ್.ನಾಗಭೂಷಣಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಎಚ್.ಎಸ್.ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರರಾವ್, ರಹಮತ್ ತರೀಕೆರೆ, ಶಿವರಾಮ ಪಡಿಕ್ಕಲ್, ಕೆ.ಕೇಶವಶರ್ಮ, ಬಿ.ಎಂ.ಪುಟ್ಟಯ್ಯ, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ತಿರುಮಲೇಶ್, ಪುರುಷೋತ್ತಮ ಬಿಳಿಮಲೆ, ಟಿ.ಪಿ.ಅಶೋಕ, ಶಾಂತಿನಾಥ ದಿಬ್ಬದ; 9.3. ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ : 9.3.1 ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ :ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆ; 9.3.2. ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಸಂಕಥನಗಳ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ: ಆಧುನಿಕ, ಆಧುನಿಕೋತ್ತರ; 9.3.3. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಚಿಂತಕರು : ಎಡ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಸೈದ್, ಗೂಗಿ ವಾ ಥಿಯಾಂಗೋ, ಫೂಕೊ, ಡೆರಿಡಾ, ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಷಿ; 9.3.4. ಭಾರತೀಯ ನಿರ್ವಸಾಹತೀಕರಣ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು: ಟ್ಯಾಗೋರ್, ಮಹಾತ್ಮಗಾಂಧಿ, ಆಶಿಶ್‌ನಂದಿ, ಡಿ.ಆರ್.ನಾಗರಾಜ್; 9.3.5. ದೇಶೀವಾದ ತಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕ ಸ್ವರೂಪ: ದೇಶೀಯತೆ, ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕತೆಯ ಹುಡುಕಾಟ; 9.3.6. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ನಡೆದು ಬಂದ ಕ್ರಮ; 9.3.7. ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಕೆಲವು ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು: ದೇಶೀ, ಯಾಜಮಾನ್ಯ, ವಿಸ್ಮೃತಿ, ಜಾಗತೀಕರಣ, ಜಾಗತಿಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ಜನಪ್ರಿಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ಸೈಬರ್ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ

10.1. ತೌಲನಿಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: 10.1.1 ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆ, ತೌಲನಿಕ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕತೆ; 10.1.2. ತೌಲನಿಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಾಧ್ಯಯನದ ನೆಲೆಗಳು : ವಸ್ತು, ಭಾಷೆ, ಕಾಲ, ಪ್ರಕಾರ, ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳನ್ನಾಧರಿಸಿದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ; 10.2. ಅನುವಾದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ: 10.2.1. ವಿವಿಧ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆಗಳು, ಇತಿಹಾಸ, ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು; 10.2.2. ಅನುವಾದದ ತತ್ತ್ವಗಳು: ವಿಧೇಯತಾತತ್ತ್ವ, ಅನುರೂಪತಾತತ್ತ್ವ, ಆನಂದತತ್ತ್ವ, ಪರಿಹಾರತತ್ತ್ವ; 10.2.3. ಅನುವಾದದ ಬಗೆಗಳು: ಶಬ್ದಾನುವಾದ, ಭಾವಾನುವಾದ, ಛಾಯಾನುವಾದ, ಸಂಗ್ರಹಾನುವಾದ, ವಿಸ್ತಾರಾನುವಾದ, ರೂಪಾಂತರ, ಸೃಜನಾತ್ಮಕ ಅನುವಾದ, ಭಾವಾನುವಾದ; 10.2.4. ಅನುವಾದದ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು: ಭಾಷಿಕ, ವ್ಯಾಕರಣಾತ್ಮಕ, ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ; 10.2.5. ಅನುವಾದಕರು : ರವೀಂದ್ರನಾಥ ಟ್ಯಾಗೋರ್, ಚುರಮುರಿ ಶೇಷಗಿರಿರಾಯರು, ಸೋಸಲೆ ಅಯ್ಯಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳು, ಬಸವಪ್ಪ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿ, ಬಿ.ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಾರ್ಯ, ಗಳಗನಾಥ, ಬಿ.ಎಂ.ಶ್ರೀ., ಹಟ್ಟಿಯಂಗಡಿ ನಾರಾಯಣರಾವ್, ಪಂಜೆ ಮಂಗೇಶರಾಯ, ಗೋವಿಂದ ಪೈ, ಎಸ್.ವಿ.ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರಭಟ್ಟ, ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ, ಕುವೆಂಪು, ದೇಜಗೌ, ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಶರ್ಮ, ಎ.ಕೆ.ರಾಮುನಜನ್, ಬಿ.ವಿ.ಗಿರಿ, ಕೆ.ವಿ.ಸುಬ್ಬಣ್ಣ, ಪಿ.ಲಂಕೇಶ್, ಕೆ.ಪಿ.ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ, ಎಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ, ಎಚ್.ಎಸ್.ಶಿವಪ್ರಕಾಶ್, ತಮಿಳ್ ಸೆಲ್ವಿ, ವಿಠಲರಾವ್ ಗಾಯಕ್ವಾಡ್, ಮೋಹನ ಕುಂಟಾರ್; 10.2.6. ಅನುವಾದಿತ ಕೃತಿಗಳು : ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ, ಮೇಘಧೂತ, ಶಾಕುಂತಳಂ, ಮಾಲವಿಕಾಗ್ನಿಮಿತ್ರ, ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಕವಿತಾವಳಿ, ದುರ್ಗೇಶನಂದಿನಿ, ಆನಂದಮಠ, ರಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಸ್ಪೀಕಿಂಗ್ ಆಫ್ ಶಿವ, ಉರಿಚಮ್ಮಾಳಿಗೆ, ಯುದ್ಧ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಂತಿ, ಕೆಂಪುಮೀನು, ಮರಳಿ ಗೂಡಿಗೆ, ಉಚಲ್ಯಾ, ಅಕ್ರಮ ಸಂತಾನ, ಅವಳು ನಾನಲ್ಲ ಅವನು, ಪೀಠಾಧಿಪತಿಯ ಪತ್ನಿ

പാട്ടുപ്രസ്ഥാനം-നിർവചനം-വികാസപരിണാമങ്ങൾ-പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട കൃതികൾ; മണിപ്രവാളം-നിർവചനം-വർഗീകരണം- വികാസപരിണാമങ്ങൾ-ആദ്യകാലമണിപ്രവാളകൃതികൾ- മധ്യകാലമണിപ്രവാളകൃതികൾ- ഇവ തമ്മിലുള്ള വ്യത്യാസം- ഈ പ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിൽപ്പെടുന്ന കൃതികൾ; ഇതരകാവ്യപ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ-ഗാഥ-കിളിപ്പാട്ട്-പാന-വഞ്ചിപ്പാട്ട്-പ്രധാനകൃതികൾ; ഗദ്യമാതൃകകൾ-ശാസനഭാഷ-ഭാഷാകൌടലീയം- അംബരീഷോപാഖ്യാനം-ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡപുരാണം-മിഷണറിഗദ്യം-മാപ്പിളമലയാളം; മഹാകാവ്യം- ഖണ്ഡകാവ്യം-മുക്തകം- വിവർത്തനങ്ങൾ; സാഹിത്യക്കളരികൾ-കേരളവർമ്മപ്രസ്ഥാനം-കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർക്കളരി-കാവ്യഭാഷാചിന്തയിൽ പ്രാസവാദവും പച്ചമലയാളരചനാവാദവും സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ചലനങ്ങൾ

കാല്പനികത-പ്രാരംഭവും വികാസപരിണാമങ്ങളും- പ്രധാനകൃതികൾ; കാല്പനികതയുടെ അപചയം- പ്രതികാല്പനികത-സാമൂഹികപ്രതിജ്ഞാബദ്ധതയും മലയാളകവിതയും-പ്രധാനകൃതികളും എഴുത്തുകാരും; ആധുനികത- ആഖ്യാനത്തിലും പ്രമേയത്തിലും വരുത്തിയ മാറ്റങ്ങൾ-പ്രധാനകൃതികളും എഴുത്തുകാരും; ആധുനികോത്തരകവിത- ദളിത്-സ്ത്രീ- പരിസ്ഥിതി- സൈബർ കവിതകൾ; മലയാളത്തിലെ വിവർത്തനകവിതകൾ

മലയാളചെറുകഥ- ഉത്ഭവവും വളർച്ചയും-രചനാസങ്കേതങ്ങൾ-പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ-ആദ്യകാലകഥകൾ-നവോത്ഥാനകാലകഥകൾ-ആധുനികകാലം-ആധുനികോത്തരകാലം-ഭാവുകത്വപരിണാമവും മലയാളചെറുകഥയും-ചെറുകഥാവിവർത്തനങ്ങൾ; നോവൽ-ഉത്ഭവവും വളർച്ചയും-ആദ്യകാലം-നവോത്ഥാനകാലം-ആധുനികകാലം-ആധുനികോത്തരകാലം-ഭാവുകത്വപരിണാമവും നോവലും-നോവൽ വിവർത്തനങ്ങൾ

ആട്ടക്കഥയും കഥകളിയും-ചരിത്രം-ആട്ടക്കഥാകൃത്തുക്കളും കൃതികളും-കഥകളി-രംഗാവതരണം- വേഷം-വാദ്യം-അഭിനയം-സംഗീതം-ആദ്യകാലസങ്കേതങ്ങൾ-സവിശേഷരംഗങ്ങൾ; തുള്ളൽ-ചരിത്രം-വിവിധയിനം തുള്ളലുകൾ-നമ്പ്യാരും തുള്ളൽക്കൃതികളും-പിൽക്കാല തുള്ളൽക്കൃതികൾ-വേഷം-വാദ്യം; മലയാളനാടകം -പ്രാരംഭം-കൂത്തും കൂടിയാട്ടവും-ആദ്യകാലനാടകങ്ങൾ-വിവർത്തനങ്ങൾ-അനുകരണങ്ങൾ-പ്രഹസനങ്ങൾ-സോദ്ദേശ്യനാടകങ്ങൾ-ചവിട്ടുനാടകം-പാഴ്‌സി നാടകവേദിയും ബാലെയും-സാമൂഹികനാടകം-പ്രശ്നനാടകം-പരീക്ഷണനാടകം-അസംബന്ധനാടകം-തനതുനാടകം-ദളിത് നാടകം-സ്ത്രീനാടകം-പരിസ്ഥിതിനാടകം-രംഗവേദിയുടെ ചരിത്രം-നാടകക്കളരികൾ-നാടകസമിതികൾ; തിരക്കഥയും സിനിമയും-ചരിത്രം-രചനാസങ്കേതങ്ങൾ – മലയാളത്തിലെ പ്രധാന തിരക്കഥകൾ-അനുകല്പനം-ചലച്ചിത്രഗാനങ്ങൾ-സിനിമയുടെ വിവിധവിഭാഗങ്ങൾ

ഫോക് ലോർ നിർവചനം-സിദ്ധാന്തം-സമീപനം-പരിണാമം-നാടോടിക്കലാനിർവഹണം-അനുഷ്ഠാന-അനുഷ്ഠാനേതരനാടോടിക്കലാനിർവഹണങ്ങൾ; വാമൊഴിവഴക്കം- ശൈലി-പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല്-കടങ്കഥ-മുത്തശ്ശിക്കഥകൾ-പുരാവൃത്തങ്ങൾ-ഐതിഹ്യങ്ങൾ-നാടൻപാട്ടുകൾ; അനുഷ്ഠാന-അനുഷ്ഠാനേതരനാടകങ്ങൾ-പറണേറ്റ്-പടയണി-മുടിയേറ്റ്-ദാരികവധം-രുധിരക്കോലം-തിറ-ഗദ്ദിക-ചിമ്മാനക്കളി-കോതാമൂരിയാട്ടം-തെയ്യം-ഭൂതക്കോലം-പൊറാട്ടുകൾ

പുസ്തകാഭിപ്രായം-നിരൂപണം-വിമർശനം-ഉപന്യാസം എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രാരംഭഘട്ടം-പത്രങ്ങളും മാസികകളും നൽകിയ സംഭാവന; നിരൂപണത്തിന്റെ ആദ്യഘട്ടം-സാഹിത്യപോഷണത്തിനും പരിഷ്കരണത്തിനും മലയാളനിരൂപണം നൽകിയ സംഭാവനകൾ-ആദ്യകാലനിരൂപണത്തിന്റെ സ്വഭാവം-ആദ്യകാലനിരൂപകർ-പൗരസ്ത്യനിരൂപണവുമായുള്ള ബന്ധം; പാശ്ചാത്യനിരൂപണസിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങളുടെ കടന്നുവരവ്-ചെറുകഥ-നോവൽ തുടങ്ങിയ സാഹിത്യജനുസ്സുകളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ധാരണ നൽകുന്നതിൽ നിരൂപണം വഹിച്ച പങ്ക്; പ്രമേയവും രൂപവും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് മലയാളനിരൂപണത്തിലുണ്ടായ ചർച്ച- സാഹിത്യത്തിന്റെ പ്രതിജ്ഞാബദ്ധതയെപ്പറ്റിയുള്ള ചർച്ച-പാരമ്പര്യസാഹിത്യബോധവും വർത്തമാനകാലസാഹിത്യവും തമ്മിലുള്ള താരതമ്യം; ആധുനികത- ആധുനികഭാവുകത്വം രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയതിൽ നിരൂപണത്തിനുള്ള പങ്ക്- ആധുനികാനന്തരസാഹിത്യപ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിന്റെ കടന്നു വരവ്-നിരൂപണത്തിന്റെ വർത്തമാനകാലം- ദളിത്-സ്ത്രീ-പരിസ്ഥിതിവിമർശനങ്ങൾ, ജനപ്രിയസാഹിത്യപഠനം- സംസ്കാരപഠനം- തർജ്ജമാപഠനം- സാഹിത്യചരിത്രവിജ്ഞാനീയം

ജീവചരിത്രം-ആത്മകഥ-യാത്രാവിവരണം--സർവകലാശാലയിലെ ഗവേഷണചരിത്രം-വിജ്ഞാനകോശം-നിഘണ്ടു-സൈബർസാഹിത്യം-കാരിക്കേച്ചർ-താരതമ്യസാഹിത്യപഠനം-വിവർത്തനപഠനം

പ്രാചീനഭാരതത്തിലെ ഭാഷാപഠനരീതികൾ- പ്രയുക്തഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം-ഭാഷാകക്ഷ്യകൾ- ഭാഷാഗോത്രങ്ങൾ- സ്വനവിജ്ഞാനം-രൂപവിജ്ഞാനം-വാക്യവിജ്ഞാനം- അർത്ഥവിജ്ഞാനം- ഭാഷാഭേദവിജ്ഞാനം - സാമൂഹികഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം- പരിസ്ഥിതിഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം-വംശീയഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം-കമ്പ്യൂട്ടേഷണൽ ലിംഗ്വിസ്റ്റിക്സ്- ധൈഷണികഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രം; മലയാളഭാഷോല്പത്തിസിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ-ദ്രാവിഡഭാഷകൾ-തമിഴും മലയാളവും തമ്മിലുള്ള സാജാത്യവൈജാത്യങ്ങൾ-കക്ഷ്യാവിഭജനം-നാമങ്ങളുടെയും ക്രിയകളുടെയും കാര്യത്തിൽ മലയാളത്തിന് സംസ്കൃതത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വ്യത്യാസങ്ങൾ-മലയാളവ്യാകരണഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങൾ- സ്വരങ്ങൾ-വ്യഞ്ജനങ്ങൾ-നാമരൂപം-ലിംഗം-വചനം-വിഭക്തി-വിഭക്ത്യാഭാസം-തദ്ധിതം- ക്രിയാരൂപം-പൂർണ്ണക്രിയ-അപൂർണ്ണക്രിയ- കാലം-പ്രകാരം- പ്രയോഗം-പ്രകൃതി-നിഷേധം-അനുപ്രയോഗം-ഭേദകം-സന്ധി-സമാസം

പായിരം-പൊതുപ്പായിരം തുടങ്ങി നന്നൂലിൽ പറയുന്ന കാവ്യസങ്കൽപ്പങ്ങൾ-തൊൽക്കാപ്പിയത്തിലെ പൊരുളതികാരം-കാവ്യവിഭജനം-തിണസങ്കല്പം-മെയ്പ്പാട്-ഉവമ-തൊടൈ-വണ്ണം; കവി-ഭാവകൻ-കാവ്യഹേതുക്കൾ-കാവ്യനിർവചനം-കാവ്യപ്രയോജനം-ധ്വനി-രസം-അലങ്കാരം- രീതി-ഗുണം-വക്രോക്തി-അനുമാനം-ഔചിത്യം-പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട വൃത്തങ്ങളും അലങ്കാരങ്ങളും; ക്ലാസ്സിസിസം-നിയോക്ലാസ്സിസിസം-റൊമാന്റിസിസം-നാച്ചുറലിസം-സിംബലിസം-ഇംപ്രഷണിസം-റിയലിസം-സോഷ്യലിസ്റ്റ് റിയലിസം-മാർക്സിസം-സർറിയലിസം-എക്സ്പ്രഷണിസം- എക്സിസ്റ്റൻഷ്യലിസം-സ്ട്രക്ച്ചറലിസം- പോസ്റ്റ് സ്ട്രക്ച്ചറലിസം-മോഡേണിസം- മനോവിജ്ഞാനീയം-പോസ്റ്റ്മോഡേണിസം-അപനിർമ്മാണം-കോളനീയാനന്തരവാദം-സ്ത്രീവാദം- ദളിത് വാദം-പരിസ്ഥിതിവിജ്ഞാനീയം-ഇതര സാഹിത്യസമീപനങ്ങൾ

സാംസ്കാരികചരിത്രനിർമ്മിതിയുടെ ഉപാദാനങ്ങൾ-ഭൂമിശാസ്ത്രവും അധിവാസമേഖലകളും-ഗോത്രസംസ്കൃതി; പ്രാചീനരാഷ്ട്രീയസംസ്കാരം- സംഘകാലം-കുലശേഖരകാലം-നാട്ടുരാജ്യങ്ങൾ-വിദേശാധിപത്യം-സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യസമരം-ഭരണനവീകരണം-ഐക്യകേരളപ്പിറവി - ജനാധിപത്യഭരണം; സാമൂഹികസംസ്കാരം-കൃഷി-ഭക്ഷണം-പാർപ്പിടം-വസ്ത്രം-ദായക്രമം-വിനോദങ്ങൾ-ജാതിവ്യവസ്ഥ-സാമ്പത്തികഘടന-തൊഴിൽസംസ്കൃതി-തൊഴിലാളിപ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ-പൊതുവിദ്യാഭ്യാസത്തിന്റെ വ്യാപനം-വിവിധവിജ്ഞാനമേഖലകളും കേരളസംസ്കാരവും-കലകൾ-കേരളം ഇരുപത്തൊന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ-ആഗോളീകരണവും കേരളസംസ്കാരവും-സാംസ്കാരികസ്ഥാപനങ്ങളും പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളും-മാതൃഭാഷാപരിപോഷണയത്നങ്ങൾ-സാംസ്കാരികരംഗത്തെ അംഗീകാരങ്ങളും പുരസ്കാരങ്ങളും; മതങ്ങളുടെ സംഭാവന-ഹിന്ദുമതം-ജൈനമതം-ക്രിസ്തുമതം-ഇസ്ലാംമതം-യഹൂദമതം - മതനവോത്ഥാനപ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളും നായകരും-കേരളസംസ്കാരത്തിന്റെ മതേതരസ്വഭാവം; മാധ്യമസംസ്കാരം-അച്ചടി-പ്രസാധനം-പാഠപുസ്തകനിർമ്മാണം-യാത്രാസംവിധാനം-ആശയവിനിമയരീതികൾ-തപാൽ-പത്രങ്ങളും മാസികകളും-റേഡിയോ, ടെലിവിഷൻ-നവമാധ്യമങ്ങൾ

ଭାରତୀୟ ଭାଷା ପରିବାର; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ବିକାଶକ୍ରମ; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ଧ୍ୱନି; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଶବ୍ଦଭଣ୍ଡାର (ତତ୍ସମ, ଅଦ୍ଭବ, ଦେଶଜ, ଦ୍ରାବିଡ଼, ଆଗନ୍ତୁକ, ବୈଦେଶିକ); ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଆଞ୍ଚଳିକ ଭାଷା; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ରୂପତତ୍ତ୍ୱ (କାରକ ପ୍ରକରଣ, ସର୍ବନାମ, କ୍ରିୟା, ଅବ୍ୟୟ)

ପ୍ରାକ୍ ସାରଳା ସାହିତ୍ୟ (ଅଭିଲେଖ, ବୌଦ୍ଧ, ନାଥ, ଜୈନ ସାହିତ୍ୟ); ସାରଳା ଓ ପଞ୍ଚସଖା ସାହିତ୍ୟ; ରୀତି ସାହିତ୍ୟ; ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଓ ମଧ୍ୟଯୁଗୀୟ ଗଦ୍ୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ; ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ଓ ମଧ୍ୟଯୁଗୀୟ ଗୀତିକବିତା (କୋଇଲି, ଚଉତିଶା, ପଦାବଳୀ)

ନବଜାଗରଣ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟ (ଆଧୁନିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା, ପତ୍ର ପତ୍ରିକା, ପାଠ୍ୟପୁସ୍ତକ, ଭାଷା ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ, ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ); ରାଧାନାଥ ରାୟ, ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି, ଗଙ୍ଗାଧର ମେହେର, ମଧୁସୂଦନ ରାଓ, ନନ୍ଦକିଶୋର ବଳ ପ୍ରମୁଖ; ଜାତୀୟ ଚେତନାର ବିକାଶ ଓ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟରେ ତା'ର ପ୍ରତିଫଳନ - ମଧୁସୂଦନ ଦାସ, ଗୋପବନ୍ଧୁ ଦାସ, ନୀଳକଣ୍ଠ ଦାସ, ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ମିଶ୍ର, ପଦ୍ମଚରଣ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର, କୁନ୍ତଳା କୁମାରୀ ସାବତ ପ୍ରମୁଖ; ରୋମାଣ୍ଟିକ କାବ୍ୟଧାରା (କାଳିନ୍ଦୀଚରଣ, ବୈକୁଣ୍ଠନାଥ, ଅନ୍ନଦାଶଙ୍କର ରାୟ, ମାୟାଧର ମାନସିଂହ, ରାଧାମୋହନ ଗଡ଼ନାୟକ ପ୍ରମୁଖ); ପ୍ରଗତିବାଦୀ ଚେତନା (ସଚ୍ଚି ରାଉତରାୟ, ଅନନ୍ତ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ମନମୋହନ ମିଶ୍ର ପ୍ରମୁଖ)

ଉପନ୍ୟାସ - ଉମେଶଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ସରକାର, ଫକୀରମୋହନ ସେନାପତି, ଗୋପାଳ ବଲ୍ଲଭ ଦାସ, ବୈଷ୍ଣବ ଚରଣ ଦାସ, ଉପେନ୍ଦ୍ର କିଶୋର ଦାସ, ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ମହାପାତ୍ର, ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର, କୁନ୍ତଳା କୁମାରୀ, କାଳିନ୍ଦୀ ଚରଣ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ, କାହ୍ନୁଚରଣ ପ୍ରମୁଖ; ଗଳ୍ପ - ଫକୀରମୋହନ, ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଶେଖର ନନ୍ଦ, ଦୟାନିଧି ମିଶ୍ର, କାଳିନ୍ଦୀ ଚରଣ, ଭଗବତୀ ଚରଣ, ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ମହାପାତ୍ର, ରାଜକିଶୋର ରାୟ ପ୍ରମୁଖ; ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ଓ ରମ୍ୟରଚନା - ମଧୁସୂଦନ ରାଓ, ସଚ୍ଚି ରାଉତ ରାୟ, ଦିଗମ୍ବର କର, ଗୋପାଳ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରହରାଜ, ଗୋବିନ୍ଦ ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ ପ୍ରମୁଖ

ଚିତ୍ରକଳ୍ପ, ପ୍ରତୀକ, ମିଥ୍, ଛନ୍ଦ; ବିନୋଦଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ନାୟକ, ସଚ୍ଚି ରାଉତରାୟ, ଗୁରୁପ୍ରସାଦ ମହାନ୍ତି, ଭାନୁଜୀ ରାଓ, ଜ୍ଞାନପୀଠ ସୀତାକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର, ରମାକାନ୍ତ ରଥ, ରାଜେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା, ସୌଭାଗ୍ୟ ମିଶ୍ର, ଦୀପକ ମିଶ୍ର, ସୌରୀନ୍ଦ୍ର ବାରିକ ପ୍ରମୁଖ

ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ଓ ଗଳ୍ପର ସ୍ୱରୂପ ଓ ବୈଶିଷ୍ଟ୍ୟ; ଗୋପୀନାଥ ମହାନ୍ତି, ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମହାନ୍ତି, ମହାପାତ୍ର ନୀଳମଣି ସାହୁ, ଶାନ୍ତନୁ କୁମାର ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ବ୍ରଜ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ, ମନୋଜ ଦାସ, କିଶୋରୀ ଚରଣ ଦାସ, ଜୀଣାପାଣି ମହାନ୍ତି, ରାମଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ବେହେରା, ହୃଷୀକେଶ ପଣ୍ଡା ପ୍ରମୁଖ

ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ଓ ସମାଲୋଚନା; ଜୀବନୀ ଓ ଆତ୍ମଜୀବନୀ; ରମ୍ୟରଚନା ଓ ଭ୍ରମଣ ସାହିତ୍ୟ

ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ପୂର୍ବବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନାଟକ; ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନାଟକ ଓ ନବନାଟ୍ୟ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ରଙ୍ଗମଞ୍ଚ (ପାରମ୍ପରିକ, ସୌଖୀନ, ମୁକ୍ତମଞ୍ଚ ଇତ୍ୟାଦି); ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଏକାଙ୍କିକା

ଭାରତୀୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟତତ୍ତ୍ୱ (ରସ, ରୀତି, ଧ୍ୱନି, ଔଚିତ୍ୟ, ବକ୍ରୋକ୍ତି); ପାଶ୍ଚାତ୍ୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ (ରୋମାଣ୍ଟିସିଜମ୍, କ୍ଲାସିସିଜମ୍, ପ୍ରତୀକବାଦ, ଚିତ୍ରକଳ୍ପବାଦ, ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱବାଦ); ବାମାବାଦ, ବିଘଟନବାଦ, ପାଠକୀୟ ପ୍ରତିକ୍ରିୟା ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ

ଲୋକସାହିତ୍ୟ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ; ଲୋକସାହିତ୍ୟ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପଦ୍ଧତି; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକଗୀତ; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକକାହାଣୀ; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଲୋକନାଟକ

ਇਸ ਸਿਲੇਬਸ ਵਿਚ ਉਹ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਹਨ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਕੋਰਸਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਜੋ ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਖ਼ਤਿਆਰੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਏ ਵੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਪੇਪਰ ਯੂ.ਜੀ.ਸੀ. ਦੀਆਂ ਨਵੀਆਂ ਹਿਦਾਇਤਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦੱਸ ਯੂਨਿਟਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।

ਸਾਹਿਤ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਹੋਰ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧ (ਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਮਾਜ, ਇਤਿਹਾਸ, ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ, ਧਰਮ, ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ); ਸਾਹਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਅ ਦੀ ਵਿਧੀਆਂ : ਪ੍ਰਗੀਤਕ, ਬਿਰਤਾਂਤਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਟਕੀ; ਸਾਹਿਤ, ਸਾਹਿਤ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ : ਮੱਧਕਾਲੀ ਰੂਪ : ਸ਼ਬਦ, ਸਲੋਕ, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ, ਬਾਰ੍ਹਾਮਾਹ, ਸੀਹਰਫ਼ੀ, ਕਿੱਸਾ, ਵਾਰ, ਜੰਗਨਾਮਾ, ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, ਟੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਚੀਆਂ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਰੂਪ : ਗੀਤ, ਨਜ਼ਮ, ਗ਼ਜ਼ਲ, ਰੁਬਾਈ, ਹਾਇਕੂ, ਨਾਵਲ, ਨਿੱਕੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ, ਨਾਟਕ ਅਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀ, ਨਿਬੰਧ, ਸਫ਼ਰਨਾਮਾ, ਡਾਇਰੀ, ਜੀਵਨੀ, ਸਵੈ-ਜੀਵਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਰੇਖਾ ਚਿੱਤਰ; ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ : ਸੁਕਰਾਤ, ਪਲੈਟੋ, ਅਰਸਤੂ, ਲੌਂਜਾਈਨਸ; ਭਾਰਤੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ : ਕਾਵਿ ਦੇ ਭੇਦ : ਸ਼੍ਰਵ ਅਤੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼; ਰਸ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ, ਧੁਨੀ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ, ਅਲੰਕਾਰ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ, ਵਕ੍ਰੋਕਤੀ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ, ਰੀਤੀ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ, ਔਚਿਤੈ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇ; ਪੱਛਮੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਚਿੰਤਨ : ਰੂਪਵਾਦ, ਮਾਰਕਸਵਾਦ, ਸੰਰਚਨਾਵਾਦ, ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਚਿਹਨ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਵਿਰਚਨਾ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ, ਨਾਰੀ ਚਿੰਤਨ, ਦਲਿਤ ਚਿੰਤਨ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਚਿੰਤਕ : ਸੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ, ਕਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਹਰਿਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਨਜ਼ਮ ਹੁਸੈਨ ਸੱਯਦ, ਤਰਲੋਕ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੰਵਰ ਅਤੇ ਹਰਿਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਭਾਟੀਆ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦੀ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰੀ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਅਤੇ ਸਰੂਪ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ : ਅੰਤਰ ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਸਾਹਿਤ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰੀ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਿਰਣੈ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ; ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦੀ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕਾਰੀ : ਕਾਲ ਵੰਡ ਅਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਫ਼ੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਧਾਰਾ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਫ਼ੀ ਕਵੀ : ਬਾਬਾ ਫ਼ਰੀਦ, ਸ਼ਾਹ ਹੁਸੈਨ, ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ, ਸੁਲਤਾਨ ਬਾਹੂ ਅਤੇ ਵਜੀਦ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਫ਼ੀ ਕਾਵਿ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ; ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਾਵਿ ਧਾਰਾ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਸੰਪਾਦਨ-ਕਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਵੀ : ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ, ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ, ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ, ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਭਗਤ ਕਵੀ : ਰਵੀਦਾਸ, ਨਾਮਦੇਵ ਅਤੇ ਕਬੀਰ; ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ; ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਕਾਵਿ ਧਾਰਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਿੱਸਾ ਕਾਵਿ ਧਾਰਾ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਕਿੱਸਾਕਾਰ : ਦਮੋਦਰ, ਪੀਲੂ, ਵਾਰਿਸ, ਹਾਸ਼ਮ ਤੇ ਕਾਦਰਯਾਰ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬੀਰ ਵਾਰ ਕਾਵਿ ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗਨਾਮਾ ਕਾਵਿ ਧਾਰਾ : ਆਰੰਭ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਵਾਰਕਾਰ : ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ, ਨਜਾਬਤ ਅਤੇ ਪੀਰ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਜੰਗਨਾਮਾਕਾਰ : ਸ਼ਾਹ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ, ਮਟਕ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਿੱਸਾ ਕਾਵਿ , ਬੀਰ ਵਾਰ ਕਾਵਿ ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗਨਾਮਾ ਕਾਵਿ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਮੱਧਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ (ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ ਪਰੰਪਰਾ : ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, ਆਦਿ ਸਾਖੀਆਂ, ਸੰਭੂ ਨਾਥ ਵਾਲੀ ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, ਮਿਹਰਬਾਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ, ਜਨਮਸਾਖੀ ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ; ਗਿਆਨ ਰਤਨਾਵਲੀ, ਗੁਰ ਬਿਲਾਸ, ਗੋਸ਼ਟਾਂ, ਪਰਚੀਆਂ, ਰਹਿਤਨਾਮੇ ਅਤੇ ਟੀਕੇ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿਚ); ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ ਵਿਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਝੁਕਾਅ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਵਾਰਤਕਕਾਰ : ਭਾਈ ਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ, ਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ, ਤੇਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ, ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਲੜੀ, ਬਲਰਾਜ ਸਾਹਨੀ, ਬਲਵੰਤ ਗਾਰਗੀ, ਕੁਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਂਗ ਅਤੇ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਪੂਰ; ਮੱਧਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਰਤਕ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਵਿਚ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਰੁਝਾਨ (ਆਦਰਸ਼ਵਾਦੀ, ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦੀ, ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਵਾਦੀ, ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗਸ਼ੀਲ, ਜੁਝਾਰਵਾਦੀ, ਨਾਰੀ-ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਦਲਿਤ-ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿਚ); ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਵਿਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਝੁਕਾਅ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵੀ : ਭਾਈ ਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ, ਪੂਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਧਨੀ ਰਾਮ ਚਾਤ੍ਰਿਕ, ਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਮ, ਬਾਵਾ ਬਲਵੰਤ, ਹਰਿਭਜਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਜਸਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇਕੀ, ਸ਼ਿਵ ਕੁਮਾਰ, ਪਾਸ਼, ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਜਸਵੰਤ ਦੀਦ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ ਵਿਚ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਰੁਝਾਨ ( ਆਦਰਸ਼ਵਾਦੀ, ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦੀ, ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਵਾਦੀ, ਇਤਿਹਾਸਕ, ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ, ਨਾਰੀ-ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਦਲਿਤ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿਚ); ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ ਵਿਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਝੁਕਾਅ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲਕਾਰ : ਨਾਨਕ ਸਿੰਘ, ਜਸਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੰਵਲ, ਗੁਰਦਿਆਲ ਸਿੰਘ, ਦਲੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ, ਰਾਮ ਸਰੂਪ ਅਣਖੀ, ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਬਾਵਾ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਵਿਚ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਰੁਝਾਨ (ਆਦਰਸ਼ਵਾਦੀ, ਯਥਾਰਥਵਾਦੀ, ਦੇਸ਼-ਵੰਡ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ, ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਵਾਦੀ, ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ, ਨਾਰੀ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਦਲਿਤ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿਚ); ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਵਿਚ ਨਵੇਂ ਝੁਕਾਅ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀਕਾਰ : ਸੁਜਾਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਕਰਤਾਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁੱਗਲ, ਸੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ, ਕੁਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਿਰਕ, ਅਜੀਤ ਕੌਰ, ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼, ਵਰਿਆਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ ਅਤੇ ਲਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕ ਅਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਸਮਕਾਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕ ਵਿਚ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਰੁਝਾਨ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕ ਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕ ਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀ ਦਾ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕਕਾਰ ਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀਕਾਰ : ਈਸ਼ਵਰ ਚੰਦਰ ਨੰਦਾ, ਸੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ, ਹਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ, ਬਲਵੰਤ ਗਾਰਗੀ, ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਠੀ, ਚਰਨਦਾਸ ਸਿੱਧੂ, ਅਜਮੇਰ ਔਲਖ, ਆਤਮਜੀਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਵਰਾਜ ਬੀਰ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰੰਗਮੰਚ : ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਪੜਾਅ, ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਭਵਿੱਖ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਟਕ ਅਤੇ ਇਕਾਂਗੀ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ, ਆਧੁਨਿਕਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ; ਲੋਕ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟ ਸਾਹਿਤ; ਲੋਕ ਸਾਹਿਤ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਵੰਨਗੀਆਂ; ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਅ ਵਿਧੀਆਂ (ਲੋਕ ਗੀਤ, ਲੋਕ ਕਥਾ, ਲੋਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ, ਰੀਤੀ ਰਿਵਾਜ, ਲੋਕ ਨਾਟਕ, ਲੋਕ ਧਰਮ, ਲੋਕ ਕਲਾਵਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਨਾਚ); ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਲੋਕਯਾਨ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ (ਵਿਲੀਅਮ ਥਾਮਸ, ਵੀ. ਪ੍ਰਾਪ ਅਤੇ ਐਲਨ ਡੰਡੀ); ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਦੀ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾਈ ਸਮਗਰੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਰੂਪ ਅਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ, ਲੋਕ ਸਿਆਣਪਾਂ, ਰੀਤਾਂ-ਰਸਮਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ-ਕਲਾਵਾਂ, ਲੋਕ-ਨਾਚ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕ-ਸੰਗੀਤ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ : ਲੋਕ ਗੀਤ, ਲੋਕ ਕਥਾਵਾਂ, ਲੋਕ ਨਾਟ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਧੰਦੇ, ਲੋਕ ਗਹਿਣੇ, ਲੋਕ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਾ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਖੇਡਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ, ਸੰਪਾਦਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਦਾ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ (ਆਰ.ਸੀ. ਟੈਂਪਲ, ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਤਿਆਰਥੀ, ਸ.ਸ. ਵਣਜਾਰਾ ਬੇਦੀ, ਮਹਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ, ਕਰਨੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਥਿੰਦ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਹਰ ਸਿੰਘ); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਭਿਅਤਾ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਰੂਪਾਂਤਰਣ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ, ਸਮਾਜ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਸਬੰਧ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਆਂ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਭੂਗੋਲ, ਆਰਥਿਕਤਾ, ਧਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧ; ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ (ਰੇਮੰਡ ਵਿਲੀਅਮ, ਫ਼ਰੇਜ਼ਰ ਅਤੇ ਐਡਵਰਡ ਸਈਅਦ); ਪੰਜਾਬ, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਪਛਾਣ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਉੱਪਰ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਤੇ ਸਾਮੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੌਮੀ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ, ਸਿਆਸਤ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਪ੍ਰਦਾਇਕਤਾ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਕਾਚਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ; ਵਿਸ਼ਵੀਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਦੌਰ ਵਿਚ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਸਨਮੁਖ ਚੁਣੌਤੀਆਂ; ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ (ਟੀ.ਆਰ. ਵਿਨੋਦ, ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਫ਼ਰੈਂਕ ਅਤੇ ਜਸਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਾ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਭਾਸ਼ਾ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਮਾਜ, ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਸਬੰਧ; ਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਉਪਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ (ਪ੍ਰਿੰਟ, ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਾਨਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਊ ਮੀਡੀਆ); ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ; ਆਧੁਨਿਕ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਆਰੀਆ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ; ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਖੇਤਰ; ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ; ਸਾਸਿਓਰ ਦੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਈ ਸੰਕਲਪ : ਚਿਹਨ : ਚਿਹਨਕ ਤੇ ਚਿਹਨਿਤ, ਲੈਂਗ ਤੇ ਪੈਰੋਲ, ਇਕਾਲਕ ਤੇ ਦੁਕਾਲਕ, ਕਤੀਦਾਰ ਤੇ ਲੜੀਦਾਰ; ਨੋਮ ਚੌਮਸਕੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਈ ਸੰਕਲਪ : ਯੋਗਤਾ ਤੇ ਨਿਭਾਉ, ਗਹਿਨ ਤੇ ਸਤੱਹੀ ਜੁਗਤ, ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਨੇਮ, ਰੂਪਾਂਤਰੀ ਨੇਮ, ਧੁਨੀ ਰੂਪਾਤਮਕ ਨੇਮ; ਧੁਨੀ ਤੇ ਧੁਨੀ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ; ਭਾਵਾਂਸ਼/ਰੂਪੀਮ ਤੇ ਭਾਵਾਸ਼/ਰੂਪੀਮ-ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ; ਵਾਕ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ; ਅਰਥ ਅਤੇ ਅਰਥ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੇ ਵਰਗੀਕਰਨ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦਾ ਆਰੰਭ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਉੱਪਰ ਹੋਰ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀਆਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਉਪਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਅਦਾਰੇ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਵਾਂਸ਼/ਰੂਪੀਮ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ/ਵਿਉਂਤ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਾਕ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ/ਵਿਉਂਤ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਰਥ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ/ਵਿਉਂਤ; ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਨਿਕਾਸ, ਵਿਕਾਸ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਅੰਤਰ ਸੰਬੰਧ; ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਗਿਆਨੀ (ਦੁਨੀ ਚੰਦਰ, ਹਰਕੀਰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਮਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ)

ਪਰਵਾਸ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਡਾਇਸਪੋਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਵਾਸ : ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਪਾਰਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀਅਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ; ਬਹੁ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰਵਾਦ : ਸੰਕਲਪ ਤੇ ਸਰੂਪ; ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਚੇਤਨਾ : ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪਰਵਾਸ : ਇਤਿਹਾਸ, ਮਸਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਵੰਗਾਰਾਂ; ਅਨੁਵਾਦ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਸਮਾਂ; ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ; ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ; ਕਾਵਿ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ; ਦੋ-ਭਾਸ਼ੀਆ ਦਾ ਰੋਲ; ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਮੀਡੀਆ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿਚ ਅਨੁਵਾਦਤ ਸਾਹਿਤ : ਕੌਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਕੌਮਾਂਤਰੀ; ਖੋਜ : ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ, ਸਰੂਪ ਤੇ ਤੱਤ; ਖੋਜ ਵਿਧੀ ਦੇ ਸੰਦ; ਖੋਜ ਅਤੇ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ : ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਖੋਜ-ਵਿਧੀਆਂ; ਖੋਜ-ਨਿਬੰਧ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੋਧ-ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ : ਅੰਤਰ-ਨਿਖੇੜ; ਖੋਜ ਅਤੇ ਇੰਟਰਨੈਟ ਸਾਮੱਗਰੀ; ਖੋਜ ਅਤੇ ਡਿਜੀਟਲ ਲਾਇਬ੍ਰੇਰੀ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੋਜ ਦੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਨਵੀਨ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੋਜ-ਪਰੰਪਰਾ

Vedic-Literature (a) General Introduction of Vedic Literature: Main theories regarding the Vedās : Maxmüller; A.Weber; Jacobi ; Balgangadhar Tilak; M.Winternitz ; Indian traditional views; Saṁhitā Literature; Dialogue Hymns: Pururavā-Urvaśī; Yama-yamī; Saramā-Paṇi ; Viśvāmitra-Nadī; Brāhamaṇa-Literature; Āraṇyaka Literature; Vedāṅgas: Śikșā; Kalpa; Vyākaraṇa; Nirukta; Chandas; Jyotișa

(b) Specific Study of Vedic Literature: Study of the following hymns: Ŗgveda : Agni (1.1); Varuṇa (1.25); Sūrya (1.125); Indra (2.12); Uṣas (3.61); Parjanya (5.83); Kitava (10.34); Jñāna (10.71); Puruṣa (10.90); Hiraṇyagarbha (10.121); Vāk (10.125); Nāsadīya (10.129); Śuklayajurveda : Śivasaṁkalpa , Chapter-34 (1-6); Prajāpati-Chapter-23 (1-5); Atharvaveda : Rāṣṭrābhivardhanam (1.29); Kāla (10.53); Prithivī (12.1); Brāhmaṇa Literature; Subject-matter; Vidhi and its types; Agnihotra; Agniṣṭoma; Darśapūrṇamāsa ; Yajña; Pañcamahāyajña; Akhyāna (Śunahśepa , Vāṅmanas); Upaniṣad Literature: Subject-matter and main concepts with special reference to the following Upaniṣads; Īśa; Kaṭha; Kena; Bṛhadārṇyaka ; Taittirīya; Śvetāśvatara; Vedic Grammar; Nirukta and Vedic interpretation; Ṛkprātiśākhya : Definitions of Samānākṣara ; Sandhyakṣara; Aghoṣa; Soṣman; Svarabhakti ; Yama ; Rakta; Saṁyoga; Pragṛhya ; Riphita; Nirukta (Chapters-I & 2); Four-fold division of Padas-Concept of Nāma; Concept of Ākhyāta ; Meaning of Upasargas; Categories of Nipātas; Purposes of the study of Nirukta; Principles of Etymology; Etymology of the following words: Āchārya; Vīra; Hrada; Go; Samudra; Vṛtra; Āditya; Uṣas; Megha; Vāk; Udak; Nadī; Aśva; Agni; Jātavedas; Vaiśvānara; Nighaṇtu; Nirukta (Chapter-7; Daivatakāṇḍa); Vedic Accent- Udātta, Anudātta and Svarita

(c) Darśana: General Introduction of major schools of Darśana with special reference to the following : Pramāṇamīmānsā ; Tattvamīmānsā ; Ācāramīmānsā (Cārvāka , Jaina, Bauddha) Nyāya, Sāṁkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, mīmānsā

(d) Darśana Literature: Special Study: Īśvarakṛṣna : Sāṁkhyakārikā - Satkāryavāda, Puruṣasvarūpa, Prakṛtisvarūpa, Sṛștikrama, Pratyaysarga, Kaivalya; Sadānanda : Vedāntasāra - Anubandha-catuṣṭaya, Ajñāna, Adhyāropa-Apavāda, Lingaśarīrotpatti, Pañcīkaraṇa, Vivarta, Jīvanmukti; Annambhaṭṭa, Tarkasaṁgraha / Keśavamiśra; Tarkabhāṣā : Padārtha; Kāraṇa; Pramāṇa; (Pratyakṣa; Anumāna; Upamāna; Śabda), Prāmāṇyavāda, Prameya; Laugākṣibhāskara ; Arthasaṁgraha; Patañjali ; Yogasūtra - (Vyāsabhāṣya) : Cittabhūmi, Cittavṛttis ; Concept of Īśvara; Yogāṅgas; Samādhi ; Kaivalya; Bādarāyaṇa ; Brahmasūtra 1.1 (Śānkarabhāṣya); Viśvanāthapañcānana ; Nyāyasidhāntamuktāvalī (Anumāna Khaṇḍa); Sarvadarśana-Saṁgraha ; Jainism ; Buddhism

(e) Grammar and Linguistics: General Introduction of the following grammarians: Pāṇini , Kātyāyana , Patañjali , Bhartṛhari , Vāmanajayāditya , Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita , Nāgeśabhaṭṭa , Kaiyyaṭa , Jainendra , Śākaṭāyana , Hemacandrasūri , Sārasvatavyākaraṇakāra; Pāṇinīya Śikṣā; Linguistics: Definition of Language, Geneological and Morphological classification of Languages, Speech Mechanism and classification of sounds: Stops, Fricatives, Semi-Vowels and vowels (with special reference to Sanskrit sounds); Phonetic Laws (Grimm, Grassman, Verner); Directions of semantic change and reasons of change; Definition of Vākya and its types; General introduction of Indo-European family of Languages; Difference between Vedic Sanskrit and Classical Sanskrit; Difference between Bhāșā and Vāk; Difference between language and dialect

(f) Specific Study of Grammar; Definition : Saṁhitā, Saṁyoga Guṇa, Vṛddhi, Prātipadika, Nadī , Ghi, Upadhā, Apṛkta, Gati, Pada, Vibhāṣā , Savarṇa, Ṭi, Pragṛhya, Sarvanāmasthāna, Bha , Sarvanāma, Niṣthā; Sandhi - Ac sandhi, Hal sandhi, Visarga sandhi (according to laghusiddhāntakaumudī); Subanta – Ajanta - Rāma , Sarva (in all genders) , Viśvapā, Hari , Tri (in all genders) , Sakhi , Sudhī , Guru , Pitṛ , Gau , Ramā , Mati , Nadī , Dhenu , Mātṛ , Jñāna , Vāri , Madhu; Halanta - Lih , Viśvavāh , Catur (in all genders) , Idam, Kim, Tad (in all genders), Rājan , Maghavan , Pathin , Vidvas , Asmad , Yuṣmad; Samāsa - Avyayībhāva , Tatpuruṣa , Bahuvrīhi , Dvandva (according to laghusiddhāntakaumudī); Taddhita - Apatyārthaka and Matvarthīya (According to Siddāntakaumudī ), Tiṅanta - Bhū , Edh , Ad , Us, Hu , Div , Ṣuñ , Tud , Tan, Kṛ , Rudh , Krīñ, Cur; Prayayānta - Nijant, Sannanta , Yańanta , Yańluganta , Nāmdhātu; Kṛdanta - Tavya / Tavyat , Anīyar , Yat , Ṇyat , Kyap , Śatṛ , Śānac , Ktvā , Kta , Ktavatu , Tumun , Ṇamul; Strīpratyaya - According to Laghusiddhāntakaumudī; Kāraka Prakarana - According to Siddāntakaumudī; Parasmaipada and Ātmanepada Vidhāna - According to Siddāntakaumudī; Mahābhāșya (Paspaśāhnika)- Definition of Śabda, Relation between Śabda and Artha, Purposes of the study of grammar, Definition of Vyākaraṇa, Result of the proper use of word , Method of grammar; Vākyapadīyam (Brahmakāṇḍa) - Nature of Sphoṭa, Nature of Śabda-Brahma, Powers of Śabda-Brahma, Relation between Sphoṭa and Dhvani , Relation between Śabda and Artha, Types of Dhvani, Levels of Language.

Sanskrit Literature, Poetics and Prosody (a) General Introduction of following; Bhāsa, Aśvaghośa , kālidāsa, Śūdraka, Viśākhadatta, Bhāravi, Māgha, Harṣa, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Daṇḍin, Bhavabhūti, Bhaṭṭanārāyaṇa, Bhilhaṇa, Shrῑharṣa, Ambikādatta vyāsa, Panditā Kṣamārao, V. Raghavan, Shri Dhar Bhaskar Varnekar; Schools of Sanskrit Poetics – Rasa, Alaṅkāra, Rīti, Dhwani, Vakrokti, Aucitya, Western Poetics – Aristotle, Longinus, Croche

(b) Specific study of the following; Poetry: Buddhacaritam (First Canto), Raghuvaṁśam (First Canto), Kirātārjunīyam (First Canto), Śiśupālavadham (First Canto), Naiṣadhīyacaritam (First Canto); Drama: Svapnavāsavadattām, Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Mṛcchakaṭikam, Uttararāmacaritam, Mudrārākṣasam, Uttararāmacaritam, Ratnāvalī; Prose: Daśakumāracaritam ( viii Ucchvāsa), Harṣacaritam ( V Ucchvāsa), Kādambarī (Śukanāsopadeśa); Campū Kāvya - Nala Campū (I Ucchvāsa); Sāhityadarpaṇaḥ: Definition of Kāvya, Refutation of other definitions of Kāvya, Śabdaśakti - Saṅketagraha; Abhidhā; Lakṣanā; Vyanjanā, Kāvyabheda (Chapter Fourth), Śravyakāvya (prose poetry and mix); Kāvyaprakaśa – Kāvyalakṣhṇa, Kāvyaprayojana, Kāvyahetu, Kāvyabheda, Śabdaśakti, Abhihitānvayavāda, Anvitābhidhānvayavāda, concept of Rasa, discussion of Rasasūtra, Rasadoṣa, Kāvyaguṇa, Vyanjanāvriti (Fifth Chapter); Alaṁkāras – Vakrokti; Anuprāsa, Yamaka, Śleṣa, Upamā, Rūpaka, Utprekṣā, Samāsokti, Apahnuti, Nidarśanā, Arthāntaranyāsa, Dṛṣṭānta, Vibhāvanā, Viśeṣokti, Svabhāvokti, Virodhābhāsa, Saṅkara, Sansṛṣṭi; Dhvanyāloka (I Udyota); Vakroktijīvitam (I Unmeṣa); Bharata – Nāṭyaśāstram (First and Sixth Chapter); Daśarūpakam (First and Third Prakāśa); Chanda – Āryā, Anuṣṭup, Indravajrā, Upendravajrā, Vasantatilakā, Upajāti, Vaṁśastha, Drutavilambita, Śālinī, Mālinī, Śikharṇī, Mandākrāntā, Hariṇī, Śārdūlavikrῑḍita, Sragdharā

Purāṇetihāsa, Dharmaśāstra and Epigraphy (a) General introduction of the followings: Rāmāyaṇa – Subject matter, age, society in the Rāmāyaṇa, Rāmāyaṇa as a source of later Sanskrit works and literal value of the Rāmāyaṇa, legends in the Rāmāyaṇa; Mahābhārata – Subject matter, age, society in the Mahābhārata, Mahābhārata as a source of later Sanskrit works and literal value of the Mahābhārata, legends in the Mahābhārata; Purāṇa – Definition of Purāṇa, maha Purāṇa and Upa Purāṇas, Purāṇic cosmology and Purāṇic legends; General introduction of main Smṛitis; General introduction Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra; Paleography – History of the decipherment of Brāhmī script, Theories of the origin of Brāhmī Script; Inscriptions - General introduction

(b) Specific study of the following; Kauṭilīya arthaśātra (First – Vinayadikarika); Manusmṛti (I, II and VII Adhyāyas); Yājñavalkyasmṛti (Vyavahārādhyaya only); Paleography and Inscriptions – Brahmi Script of Mauryan and Gupta periods; Inscription of Ashoka – Major Rock Edicts, Major Pillar Edicts; Post – Mauryan inscriptions – Sāranātha Buddhist Image Inscription of Kaniṣka’s regal – year, 3, Girnār Rock Inscription of Rudradāman, Hāthīgumphā inscription of Khāravela; Gupta and Post-Gupta inscriptions – Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions of Samudragupta, Mandasor Pillar Inscription of Yasodharman, Banāskherā Copper Plate Inscription of Harṣa, Aihole Stone Inscription of Pulakeśīn II

தமிழ் இலக்கியப்பகுதிகள்; தமிழ் இலக்கணப்பகுதிகள்; தமிழ்த் திறனாய்வுகள்; தமிழக வரலாறும் பண்பாடும்; தமிழும் பிறதுறைகளும்

எட்டுத்தொகை, பத்துப்பாட்டு நூல்கள்; பதினெண்கீழ்க்கணக்கு நூல்கள்; இவை குறித்தப் பொதுநிலை அறிவாக இலக்கிய வரலாற்றுத் தரவுகளான காலம், தொகுப்புமுறை, ஆசிரியர் வரலாறு, முதன்மையான பாடுபொருள், அவற்றிற்கு உரையெழுதியோர், அவர்கள் முன்வைத்துள்ள பொதுக் குறிப்புகள் போன்றன கவனம்பெறும்

பெருங்காப்பியங்கள், சிறுகாப்பியங்கள்; பிற்காலக்காப்பியங்கள் - கம்பராமாயணம், பெரியபுராணம், திருவிளையாடற்புராணம், வில்லிபாரதம், பெருங்கதை, நளவெண்பா, தேம்பாவணி, இரட்சணியயாத்திரிகம், சீறாப்புராணம், இயேசுகாவியம், நாயகம் ஒரு காவியம், இராவணகாவியம்

பன்னிரு திருமுறைகள்; நாலாயிர திவ்வியபிரபந்தம்; சித்தர் பாடல்கள், அருணகிரிநாதர், தாயுமானவர், வள்ளலார்; குணங்குடி மஸ்தான் சாகிபு; சிற்றிலக்கிய வகைகள்; தனிப்பாடல் திரட்டு; இலக்கிய உரையாசிரியர்கள்: அடியார்க்கு நல்லார், நச்சினார்க்கினியர், திருக்குறள் பழைய உரையாசிரியர்கள், நாதமுனி, சிவஞானமுனிவர், பண்டிதமணி மு. கதிரேசனார், ஔவை சு.துரைசாமிப்பிள்ளை, பெருமழைப்புலவர் பொ.வே. சோமசுந்தரனார், பின்னத்தூர் நாராயணசாமி அய்யங்கார், வை.மு.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணமாச்சாரியார், உ.வே.சாமிநாதய்யர், சி.வை தாமோதரம்பிள்ளை, புலவர் குழந்தை, சிவக்கவிமணி சுப்பிரமணிய முதலியார். கவி.கா.மு.ஷெரீப்

தேசிய இயக்கப்பின்னணியில் பாரதியார், கவிமணி தேசிகவிநாயகம்பிள்ளை, நாமக்கல் வெ.இராமலிங்கம்பிள்ளை, சுத்தானந்த பாரதியார் - திராவிட இயக்கப் பின்னணியில் பாரதிதாசன், முடியரசன், சுரதா - பொதுவுடைமை நோக்கில் தமிழ் ஒளி, தணிகைச் செல்வன், பரிணாமன்; திரைப்படப் பாடலாசிரியர்கள் - பாபநாசம் சிவன், பட்டுக்கோட்டை கல்யாணசுந்தரம், உடுமலை நாராயணகவி, கவி.கா.மு.ஷெரீப், கண்ணதாசன், மருதகாசி, வாலி, வைரமுத்து, அறிவுமதி, நா.முத்துக்குமார், பா.விஜய், தாமரை; அகவயத் தேடலைக் கவிதைகளாக்கிய போக்கு : ந.பிச்சமூர்த்தி, மயன், பசுவய்யா, அபி, அப்துல் ரகுமான், ஞானக்கூத்தன், பிரமிள், ஆத்மநாம், சுகுமாரன், தேவதேவன், தேவதச்சன், மனுஷ்யபுத்திரன். யவனிகா ஸ்ரீராம், என்.டி.ராஜ்குமார் - புறநிலையை விமரிசனப்போக்கு: நா.காமராசன், மு.மேத்தா, சிற்பி, மீரா, புவியரசு, தமிழன்பன், தமிழ்நாடன், இன்குலாப், ஹெச்.ஜி.ரசூல் - மண்சார் கவிதைகள்: பழமலய், கலாப்ரியா, கல்யாண்ஜி, தமிழச்சி தங்கபாண்டியன் - பெண்ணிய வெளிப்பாட்டுக்கவிகள்: இரா.மீனாட்சி, வைகைச்செல்வி, சல்மா, கனிமொழி, உமா மகேஸ்வரி, சுகிர்தராணி, சக்திஜோதி, இளம்பிறை, புதிய மாதவி; ஹைகூ,சென்ட்ரியூ, லிமரிக், லிமரைக்கூ, கஜல், போன்சாய் கவிதைகள்; சிறுகதைகள்: வ.வே.சு. அய்யர், புதுமைப்பித்தன்,மௌனி, லா.ச.ராமாம்ருதம், பி.எஸ்.ராமையா, கு.அழகிரிசாமி, வல்லிக்கண்ணன், கு.ப.ராஜகோபாலன், விந்தன், அகிலன், வண்ணதாசன், அஷ்வகோஷ், ஜெயந்தன், மா.அரங்கநாதன், அம்பை, ஆர். சூடாமணி, கந்தர்வன், தமிழ்ச்செல்வன், பா.செயப்பிரகாசம், பாவண்ணன், கோணங்கி ஆகியோர் படைப்புகள்; புதினங்கள்: மாயூரம் வேதநாயகம்பிள்ளை, இராஜம் அய்யர், அ.மாதவையா, கல்கி, மு.வரதராசன், க.நா.சுப்பிரமண்யன், ஆர். சண்முகசுந்தரம், ஜெயகாந்தன், தி.ஜானகிராமன், கி.ராஜநாராயணன், சா. கந்தசாமி, சுந்தரராமசாமி, அசோகமித்திரன், ராஜம் கிருஷ்ணன், இந்திரா பார்த்தசாரதி, ஆதவன், நீல. பத்மநாபன், எம்.வி. வெங்கட்ராம், நாஞ்சில் நாடன், தோப்பில் முகம்மது மீரான், திலகவதி, பிரபஞ்சன், பூமணி, பொன்னீலன், சு.சமுத்திரம், டி.செல்வராஜ், வண்ணநிலவன், மேலாண்மை பொன்னுசாமி, சிவகாமி, இமையம், தஞ்சை ப்ரகாஷ், கீரனூர் ஜாகீர்ராஜா, ஜெயமோகன், எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன், சாரு நிவேதிதா, பாமா, சோ.தர்மன், ஜோ.டி. குரூஸ், ஆகியோர் படைப்புகள்- சாகித்திய அகாடெமி, யுவபுரஸ்கார் விருதுகள் பெற்ற எழுத்தாளர்களின் படைப்புகள்; நாடகங்கள் - மனோன்மணியம் சுந்தரம்பிள்ளை, சங்கரதாஸ் சுவாமிகள், பம்மல் சம்பந்தமுதலியார், சி.என். அண்ணாதுரை, கலைஞர் மு.கருணாநிதி, பி.எஸ். ராமையா, ஆர்.எஸ்.மனோகர், சோ.ராமசாமி, கோமல் சுவாமிநாதன், மெரினா, அறந்தை நாராயணன், சுஜாதா. நவீனத்துவ நாடகப் பிரதிகள் : இந்திரா பார்த்தசாரதி, ஜெயந்தன். நவீன நாடக இயக்கங்கள் : கூத்துப்பட்டறை ந.முத்துசாமி, நிஜநாடக இயக்கம் மு.ராமசுவாமி, பரிக்ஷா ஞாநி - சபா நாடகங்கள்- நாட்டார் கலைகளும் நவீனநாடக உருவாக்கமும் - சே.ராமானுஜம், இரா.இராசு, கே.ஏ.குணசேகரன், கருஞ்சுழி ஆறுமுகம், வேலு.சரவணன்,ச. முருகபூபதி; அயலகத் தமிழ் இலக்கியங்கள் - இலங்கை, மலேசியா, சிங்கப்பூர், புலம்பெயர்வு படைப்பாளர்களும் படைப்புகளும்; உரைநடை வளர்ச்சியின் வகைகள், ஆளுமைகள் : மறைமலை அடிகள், திரு.வி.க., வ.ரா., மயிலை சீனி.வேங்கடசாமி, ரா.பி.சேதுப்பிள்ளை, வெ.சாமிநாத சர்மா, ஈ.வெ.ரா.; தன் வரலாறுகள்: வ.உ.சி., உ.வே.சா., திரு.வி.க., நாமக்கல் கவிஞர், நெ.து.சுந்தரவடிவேலு, கலைஞர் மு.கருணாநிதி, அப்துல் கலாம்; பயண இலக்கியங்கள்: ஏ.கே.செட்டியார், சோமலெ, மீ.ப.சோமு. சி.சுப்பிரமணியம், மணியன்; வாழ்க்கை வரலாறுகள் : வ.ரா. எழுதிய பாரதியார், தொ.மு.சி.ரகுநாதன் எழுதிய புதுமைப்பித்தன் வரலாறு, சுந்தா எழுதிய பொன்னியின் செல்வன், சிற்பியெழுதிய இராமானுசர் வரலாறு, பொன்னீலன் எழுதிய குன்றக்குடி அடிகளார்; கடித இலக்கியங்கள்: மறைமலை அடிகள், வ.சுப.மாணிக்கம், சி.என். அண்ணாதுரை; மொழிபெயர்ப்புகள்: தமிழுக்கு மொழிபெயர்த்தவர்கள்- ஆண்ட்ரிக் ஆண்ட்ரிஸ், சுத்தானந்த பாரதி, கா.ஸ்ரீ.ஸ்ரீ., த.நா, குமாரசாமி, த.நா.சேனாதிபதி, சி.ஏ.பாலன், சரஸ்வதி ராம்நாத், தி.ப.சித்திலங்கையா, அ.அ.மணவாளன், பி.எஸ். எஸ். சாஸ்திரி, மு.கு.ஜகந்நாதராஜா, நா.தர்மராஜ், நெல்லை எஸ்.வேலாயுதம், எத்திராஜுலு, வெ.ஸ்ரீராம், மணவை முஸ்தபா, தியாகு, பாவண்ணன், இந்திரன், ஆனந்தகுமார், சிற்பி, சுகுமாரன், புவியரசு, ரவிக்குமார், குளச்சல் யூசுப், சா.தேவதாஸ், எம்.எ. சுசிலா, ஜி.குப்புசாமி, அகிலன் எத்திராஜ்; தமிழிலிருந்து பிற மொழிகளுக்கு : ஏ.கே.ராமானுஜன், கா.செல்லப்பன், கபில் சுவலபில், ம.லெ.தங்கப்பா. அ.தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, ஜார்ஜ் எல்.ஹார்ட், லட்சுமி ஹோம்ஸ்ட்ராம், ப.மருதநாயகம், வைதேகி ஹெர்பர்ட். கே.எஸ். சுப்பிரமணியன், சரஸ்வதிராம்நாத், நாகரத்தினம் கிருஷ்ணா, க.வாசுதேவன்

எழுத்திலக்கணமும் கோட்பாடுகளும் - தொல்காப்பியம், நன்னூல்; சொல்லிலக்கணமும் கோட்பாடுகளும் - தொல்காப்பியம், நன்னூல்; பொருள் இலக்கணமும் கோட்பாடுகளும் - அகம்: (தொல்காப்பியம், இறையனார் களவியல், நம்பியகப்பொருள்) புறம்: (தொல்காப்பியம்-புறத்திணையியல், புறப்பொருள் வெண்பாமாலை); யாப்பிலக்கணமும் கோட்பாடும் - தொல்காப்பியச் செய்யுளியல், யாப்பருங்கலக்காரிகை; அணி இலக்கணமும் கோட்பாடும் - தொல்காப்பிய உவமையியல், தண்டியலங்காரம்; பாட்டியல் இலக்கணம் - பன்னிரு பாட்டியல், சிதம்பரப்பாட்டியல், வெண்பாப் பாட்டியல், பிரபந்த தீபிகை, பிரபந்த மரபியல்

இலக்கண உரையாசிரியர்கள்: இளம்பூரணர், நச்சினார்க்கினியர், சேனாவரையர், பேராசிரியர்,தெய்வச்சிலையார்,கல்லாடர், மயிலைநாதர், சிவஞான முனிவர், ஆறுமுகநாவலர், சங்கரநமச்சிவாயர், விசாகப்பெருமாள் அய்யர், க.வெள்ளைவாரணர், ஆ.சிவலிங்கனார், பாவலரேறு ச.பாலசுந்தரனார்; மொழியியல் பார்வையோடு எழுதபெற்றுள்ள மொழி வரலாறு மற்றும் இலக்கண நூல்கள் : ராபர்ட் கால்டுவெல், தெ.பொ.மீனாட்சிசுந்தரன், வ.அய்.சுப்பிரமணியன், ச.அகத்தியலிங்கம், கு.பரமசிவம், முத்துச்சண்முகன், எம்.ஏ. நுஃமான், செ.வை. சண்முகம், பொற்கோ; நிகண்டுகள் - அகராதிகள், சொற்களஞ்சியங்கள், பொருட்களஞ்சியங்கள், அடைவுகள் (சொல், பொருள், தொடர்,)

இலக்கியக்கலை, இலக்கியத்திறன், இலக்கியமரபு, இலக்கியத்திறனாய்வியல், திறனாய்வுக்கலை, இலக்கியக்கொள்கைகள், ஒப்பிலக்கியக்கொள்கைகள் போன்றவற்றை அறிமுகம் செய்த நூல்கள்; திறனாய்வு முறைகள்: ரசனை முறை, மதிப்பீட்டுமுறை, அழகியல் முறை, விளக்கமுறை, பகுப்புமுறை, வரலாற்றுமுறை, உருவவியல், மனப்பதிவுமுறை; இலக்கிய இயக்கங்கள்: செவ்வியல்வாதம், புனைவியல்வாதம், இயற்பண்பியல்வாதம், நடப்பியல் வாதம் - நடப்பியல் அல்லாத இலக்கிய இயக்கங்கள்: இருத்தலியல், குறியீட்டியல், மிகைதார்த்தவியல், படிமவியல், வெளிப்பாட்டியல், மனப்பதிவியல், குரூரவியல் ஆகியன; திறனாய்வு அணுகுமுறைகள்: சமுதாயவியல், மார்க்சியவியல், உளவியல், தொல்படிமவியல், மானிடவியல், உருவவியல், இனவரைவியல், அமைப்பியல், தலித்தியம், பெண்ணியம் ஆகியவற்றின் அடிப்படைகள்; கல்விப்புல ஆய்வு முறையியல்சார்ந்த இலக்கியத்திறனாய்வாளர்கள்: ஆ.முத்துசிவன், எஸ். வையாபுரிப்பிள்ளை, தெ.பொ.மீனாட்சி சுந்தரன், அ.ச.ஞானசம்பந்தன், மு.வரதராசன், வ.சுப.மாணிக்கம், க.ப. அறவாணன், த.வே.வீராசாமி, ச.வே.சுப்பிரமணியன், எழில் முதல்வன், தமிழண்ணல், பெ. மாதையன், குளோரியா சுந்தரமதி; கல்விப்புல ஆய்வு முறையியல்சாரா இலக்கியத்திறனாய் வாளர்கள் : வ.வே.சு. அய்யர், டி.கே.சி., க.நா.சுப்பிரமணியன், தொ.மு.சி.ரகுநாதன், சி.சு.செல்லப்பா, வெங்கட்சாமிநாதன், நா.வானமாமலை, கோவை ஞானி, அ.மார்க்ஸ், தமிழவன், கோ.கேசவன், ராஜ் கௌதமன், ரவிக்குமார், தி.சு. நடராசன், க.கைலாசபதி, கா.சிவத்தம்பி, எம்.எ. நுஃமான் சி.கனகசாபாதி, க.பஞ்சாங்கம்

தமிழகத்தின் வரலாற்றையும் பண்பாட்டையும் எழுதுவதற்குப் பயன்படும் அடிப்படை நூல்களையும் தரவுகளையும் அறிவது- தமிழ்நாட்டுப்பாடநூல் நிறுவனம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள நூல்கள் அடிப்படை நூல்களாக அமையும். கே.கே.பிள்ளை தமிழக வரலாறும் பண்பாடும், க.சுப்பிரமணியன், ந.சுப்பிரமணியன் ஆகியோரின் சங்ககால வரலாறுகள், மா. இராசமாணிக்கனார் - பல்லவர் வரலாறு, தி.வை. சதாசிவபண்டாரத்தார், பி.நீலகண்டசாஸ்திரி, ஆகியோரின் சோழர்கால வரலாறு, சத்தியநாதய்யரின் நாயக்கர் வரலாறு, கு.ராஜய்யன் இக்கால வரலாறு. சங்ககாலம் தொடங்கிச் சமகாலம் வரையிலான தமிழக வரலாற்றுப்பொதுப்பார்வை

தொல்லியல், நாணயவியல், கல்வெட்டியல், தமிழர் இசை, கட்டடக்கலை, சுவடியியல்; நாட்டுப்புறவியல் - பாடல்கள், கதைகள், கதைப்பாடல்கள், சடங்குகள், - நாட்டார் நடனங்கள், நாடகங்கள்- வழிபாடுகள், திருவிழாக்கள், பெருங்கோயில் பண்பாடு, நகர்சார் பண்பாடு, உள்ளூர்ப்பண்பாடு, பண்பாட்டு நோக்கில் பண்டைய நகரங்களும் நவீன நகரங்களும் நாட்டுப்புற ஆய்வுகளும் ஆய்வாளர்களும்; செ.வைத்தியலிங்கம் தமிழர் பண்பாட்டு வரலாறு - மயிலை சீனி வேங்கடசாமியின் தமிழர் வளர்த்த அழகுக்கலைகள் -அயல்நாட்டார் குறிப்புகள்

தமிழ் ஊடகங்கள்- நாளிதழ் மற்றும் பருவ இதழ்களான அச்சு ஊடகங்கள், மின் ஊடகங்கள், திரைப்படங்கள், வானொலி, தொலைக்காட்சி, கணினித்தமிழ்; இணையத்தமிழ்ப் பயன்பாடு: இணைய வலைத்தளங்கள், வலைப்பூக்கள், முகநூல், கட்செவி போன்றன - பேச்சுத்தமிழ் இலக்கணம். மேடைகளில் தமிழ்ப் பயன்பாடும் சிக்கல்களும்; பிற அறிவுத்துறைகளில் தமிழ் வளர்ச்சி

సామాన్య భాషా విజ్ఞానం; తెలుగుభాష పరిణామం – వికాసం; ప్రాచీన తెలుగు సాహిత్య అధ్యయనం – ప్రక్రియలు; ఆధునిక తెలుగు సాహిత్య అధ్యయనం – ధోరణులు, ప్రక్రియలు; జానపద గిరిజన విజ్ఞానం; తెలుగు సాహిత్య విమర్శ; సంస్కృత సాహిత్య పరిచయం; తెలుగువారి చరిత్ర – సంస్కృతి; బాలవ్యాకరణం – ఛందస్సు – అలంకారాలు; అనువాదం – పత్రికలు, ప్రసారమాధ్యమాల రచన

భాష–దానిస్వభావం – భాషోత్పత్తి వాదాలు, భాషాశాస్త్రం–దాని వికాసం – ప్రాచ్య పాశ్చాత్య దేశాలలో భాషావిషయిక కృషి – భాషాశాస్త్ర వివిధ అధ్యయన పద్ధతులు (Different Schools of Linguistics); భాషల వర్గీకరణ : భౌగోళిక, జన్యాత్మక, రూపాశ్రిత వర్గీకరణలు – ప్రపంచ భాషలలో ముఖ్య కుటుంబాలు; ధ్వని విజ్ఞానం : అధ్యయన విధానాలు – ఉచ్చారణ, శ్రవణ, ధ్వని తరంగాలు, ఉచ్చారణావయవాలు – భాషాధ్వనుల వర్గీకరణ – ధ్వన్యాత్మకలిపి – అంతర్జాతీయ ధ్వనిశాస్త్రజ్ఞుల సంఘం వారి లిపి (IPA); వర్ణ విజ్ఞానం : ధ్వని – వర్ణభేదం; వర్ణ నిర్ణయ విధానం – వర్ణ నిర్వచనం – ఉచ్చారణ విధానం – స్థానకరణ ప్రయత్నాలు; పదాంశ విజ్ఞానం (Morphology) : పదనిర్మాణం – పదం (అర్థం), పదాంశం (అర్థకం), సపదాంశం (సార్థకం) – అర్థ – అర్థక – సార్థకాల నిర్వచనం (Morph - Morpheme –Allomorph) అర్థకాలభేదాలు – గుర్తించే విధానం; పరిసరానుగుణంగా అర్థకాలలో కలిగే మార్పులు – వివిధ అర్థకాలు; వాక్యవిజ్ఞానం (Syntax) : వాక్యనిర్మాణం, పదనిర్మాణ – వాక్యనిర్మాణాల సంబంధం; వాటి పరిధి; వాక్యనిర్మాణ రీతులు– ఆధునిక వాక్య నిర్మాణాలు – భేదాలు; ధ్వనిపరిణామం (Phonetic Change) : ధ్వనిపరిణామం – కారణాలు, రీతులు; ధ్వని సూత్రాలు – పరిమితులు (exceptions to Phonetic Law); అర్థపరిణామం (Symantic Change) : అర్థపరిణామం – కారణాలు, రీతులుత; తులనాత్మక అధ్యయనం (Comparative Study) : భాషల తులనాత్మక పద్ధతి – మూలభాషా పునర్నిర్మాణం; తులనాత్మక అధ్యయనానికి దోహదంచేసే అంశాలు, పరిధి – ఆంతరంగిక పునర్నిర్మాణం; ప్రాతిదేయ విజ్ఞానం (Borrowing) : భాషల ఆదాన ప్రదానాల ప్రక్రియ – ఆదాన ప్రదాన రీతులు – కారణాలు – భౌగోళిక సాంస్కృతిక సాన్నిహిత్య కారణాలు; మాండలిక విజ్ఞానం (Dialectology) : మాండలికం అంటే ఏమిటి? – మాండలికాలు ఏర్పడటానికి హేతువులు – పరిధులు – మాండలిక భౌమిక శాస్త్రం – మాండలిక పదసేకరణ పద్ధతులు – భాషా ప్రామాణీకరణ సమస్యలు

భారతదేశంలోని భాషాకుటుంబాలు – ద్రావిడ శబ్ద వ్యుత్పత్తి, వ్యాప్తి – ద్రావిడ భాషల లక్షణాలు – ద్రావిడభాషల పరిగణనం – ద్రావిడ భాషల్లో తెలుగు స్థానం; కాల్డ్వెల్‌కు ముందు, తరువాత ద్రావిడ భాషల అధ్యయనం – ద్రావిడ భాషల ఉపకుటుంబాలు; మూలద్రావిడ వర్ణ పునర్నిర్మాణం : మూలద్రావిడ వర్ణాలు – ధాతువులు – ఉపసర్గలు; మూలద్రావిడ భాషలోని నామవాచకాలు – సర్వనామాలు – సంఖ్యావాచకాలు – లింగ బోధకత – విభక్తి – అకర్మక, సకర్మక క్రియలు – భూత భవిష్యత్ వర్తమాన క్రియలు – వాక్యము – వీటి పునర్నిర్మాణము; తెలుగు భాషాచరిత్ర : ఆంధ్రము – తెనుగు – తెలుగు పదాల వ్యుత్పత్తి, చరిత్ర – తెలుగు భాషా పరిణామం – (1) క్రీ.శ. 6వ శతాబ్ది వరకు, (2) క్రీ.శ. 600 నుండి క్రీ.శ. 1100 వరకు, (3) క్రీ.శ. 1100 నుండి క్రీ.శ. 1600 వరకు; తెలుగు భాషలో సంధి – చారిత్రక పరిణామం; ఆధునిక తెలుగు – మాండలిక భేదాలు : భాష – ప్రామాణీకరణ సమస్యలు; ఆధునిక భాషలో సంధి : స్వరవ్యంజన సంధులు; తెలుగు భాషాపద నిర్మాణం : ధాతువుల సహజస్వరూపం – ప్రత్యయాల ముందు జరిగే మార్పు; బహువచన నిర్మాణం – మార్పులు – చేర్పులు; సర్వనామ – సంఖ్యావాచక – విశేషణపద నిర్మాణరీతులు – విశేషణాలు, భేదాలు – విశేష్యాల ముందు జరిగే మార్పు; క్రియ : సకర్మకం – అకర్మకం, కాల – పురుష – వచన బోధక ప్రత్యయాల స్వరూపాలు – విధినిషేధక క్రియలు – సహాయక క్రియలు – శబ్దపల్లవ క్రియలు – క్రియా విశేషణాలు; వాక్యనిర్మాణం – పదబంధ నిర్మాణం – పదబంధ రీతులు – వాక్యభేదాలు

సాహిత్యచరిత్ర – అధ్యయనపద్ధతులు – యుగవిభజన సమస్యలు – సాహిత్యచరిత్రకారులు – యుగవిభజన రీతులు; ప్రాఙ్నన్నయయుగ కవితా విశేషాలు – నన్నయ భారతరచనకు దారిచూపిన శాసనశైలీ విశేషాలు; కవిత్రయభారత రచనాకాలం నాటి సామాజిక, మత, రాజకీయ పరిస్థితులు; కవిత్రయం – వారి రచనలు – కవితా లక్షణాలు – అనువాద విధానం – తిక్కన హరిహరనాథతత్త్వం – సమకాలీన కవుల కావ్యాలు – వాటి విశేషాలు; శివకవుల విశిష్టత – మార్గదేశి సంప్రదాయాలు – వస్తుకవిత – జానుతెనుగు – కావ్య రచనా విశేషాలు; రంగనాథరామాయణ కర్తృత్వం – అవాల్మీకాంశాలు; కేతన – మంచన – మారన కృతులు; నాచన సోముని నవీనగుణసనాథత్వం – ఎఱ్ఱన సోమనల తులనాత్మక వివేచన; శ్రీనాథుని జీవిత చరిత్ర – కృతులు – వైవిధ్యం – కవితారీతులు – అనువాదరీతులు –చాటుపద్యాలు; పోతన కృతులు – భాగవతపురాణం – అనువాదశైలి – పోతన కవితా లక్షణాలు – ఆత్మీయత – భాగవతంలో ప్రతిఫలించిన భారతీయ సంస్కృతి – కళలు; మడికిసింగన – నిశ్శంకకొమ్మన – జక్కన – అనంతామాత్యుడు – గౌరన – కొలనుగోపదేవుడు – దూబగుంట నారాయణకవి – దగ్గుపల్లి దుగ్గన – వల్లభామాత్యుడు – పిల్లలమఱ్ఱి పినవీరన – నందిమల్లయ, ఘంటసింగనలు – పిదుపర్తి సోమన – వెలిగందల నారయ – ఏల్చూరి సింగన – కొఱవి గోపరాజు – మొల్ల మొదలైన వారి కృతులు – కవితారీతులు; శ్రీనాథయుగం కల్పించిన కావ్యస్పృహ – ప్రక్రియా వైవిధ్యం – ప్రజాజీవితాన్ని ప్రతిబింబించిన రచనల వైవిధ్యం; అష్టాదశ వర్ణనలు – ప్రాముఖ్యం – సాంస్కృతిక నేపథ్యం – ప్రబంధాలలో ప్రతిఫలించే సామాజిక, చారిత్రక స్థితిగతులు; తెలుగులో ప్రబంధ సాహిత్యం – ఆవిర్భావ వికాసాలు – సాంఘిక చారిత్రక సాంస్కృతిక నేపథ్యం; శ్రీకృష్ణదేవరాయల ఆస్థానం –అష్టదిగ్గజాలు – అష్టదిగ్గజాల సంప్రదాయ ప్రారంభ, వికాసాలు; అష్టదిగ్గజ కవుల రచనలు – వాటి వైశిష్ట్యం; క్షేత్రమాహాత్మ్య ప్రబంధాల ప్రత్యేక పరిశీలన – ఆవిర్భావ, వికాసాలు; ద్వ్యర్థి ప్రబంధాలు – ఆవిర్భావ, వికాసాలు; రాఘవపాండవీయం, హరిశ్చంద్రనలోపాఖ్యానం మొదలైనవి; వివిధ ప్రబంధాలు – కథాకథన నైపుణ్యం – పద్యరచన శిల్పం – రసావిష్కరణ; దక్షిణాంధ్రయుగ సాహిత్యలక్షణాలు – వైశిష్ట్యం; విజయరాఘవనాయకుడు – రఘునాథరాయలు – చేమకూరవేంకటకవి – ముద్దుపళని – రంగాజమ్మ – కృష్ణాజీ – సముఖం వేంకట కృష్ణప్పనాయకుడు – శేషం వేంకటకవి; యక్షగాన నాటక వికాసము; వేమన : పద్యం – మకుటం – పద్యంపై వేమన ముద్ర; కంకంటిపాపరాజు ఉత్తరరామాయణం, అచ్చతెనుగు కావ్యాలు; ప్రక్రియలు : ఆంధ్ర సారస్వత క్రమాభివృద్ధిలో సాహితీ ప్రక్రియలు – వివేచన; పురాణ – ఇతిహాసాల ప్రత్యేక స్వభావాలు – కావ్య, ప్రబంధాల ప్రత్యేకతలు; సంకీర్తన – పదం – కృతి – వచనాలు – విన్నపాలు – రగడలు – యక్షగానం – ఆరంభ, వికాసాలు; హరికథ – ఉదాహరణ – శతక ప్రక్రియలు – ఆరంభ, వికాసాలు; దశరూపకాలు – నాటకం, పరిణామవికాసాలు

భారత జాతీయ చైతన్యాన్ని ఆధునిక కాలంలో ప్రభావితం చేసిన అంశాలు – సంఘసంస్కరణల ప్రభావం – జాతీయోద్యమ ప్రభావం – తెలుగు సాహిత్యంలో ఆధునికత – దాని లక్షణాలు; ఆధునికతకు ప్రారంభకుడుగా కందుకూరి – కందుకూరి రచనలు; భావకవిత్వం – భావకవితా శాఖలు – భావకవిత్వానికి సమాంతరంగా వచ్చిన ధోరణులు, సంఘసంస్కరణోద్యమ, జాతీయోద్యమ, నవ్యసంప్రదాయ, అనుభూతివాద సాహిత్యాలు; వివిధ ధోరణులు : అభ్యుదయ – దిగంబర – చేతనావర్త – విప్లవ – స్త్రీవాద – దళిత – బి.సి. – ముస్లిం మైనారిటీ – ఆధునికోత్తరవాద – ప్రపంచీకరణ వ్యతిరేక – ప్రాంతీయ వాద ధోరణులు; ఆధునిక తెలుగు సాహిత్యంలో వివిధ ప్రయోగాలు : ప్రతీకాత్మకత (Symbolism) వాస్తవికత (realism) అధివాస్తవికత (Surrealism), ఊహాత్మకత (Imagism) మొదలైనవి; ఆధునిక తెలుగు సాహిత్యంపై సామ్యవాద – హేతువాద – మానవతావాదాల ప్రభావం; వచనకవితా ఉద్యమం – ఆవిర్భావ వికాసాలు; మనోవిశ్లేషణ సిద్ధాంతం – చైతన్యస్రవంతి శిల్పం; ఆధునిక నాటక వికాసం; ఆధునిక సాహిత్య ప్రక్రియలు : ప్రక్రియలు : నాటిక – ఏకాంకిక – నవల – కథానిక – గల్పిక – యాత్రాచరిత్ర – స్వీయచరిత్ర – జీవితచరిత్ర – వ్యాసం – లేఖ – డైరి – మ్యూజింగ్స్ – పీఠిక; కవితా ప్రక్రియలు : ఖండకావ్యం – గేయం – గజల్ – రుబాయి మొదలైన గేయ ప్రక్రియలు – మినీకవిత – హైకూలు – నానీలు – ప్రపంచపదులు మొదలైనవి

జానపద విజ్ఞానం – నిర్వచనం – లక్షణాలు – వర్గీకరణ – ప్రయోజనాలు; జానపద అధ్యయన సిద్ధాంతాలు, పాశ్చాత్యుల జానపద విజ్ఞాన కృషి, తెలుగులో జానపద విజ్ఞానంపై కృషి చేసిన వారు; జానపదగేయాలు, కథాగేయాలు : గేయలక్షణాలు – కథాగేయలక్షణాలు – వర్గీకరణ; పౌరాణిక కథాగేయాలు – అద్భుతరస కథాగేయాలు – కరుణరస కథాగేయాలు మొదలైనవి; బాలగేయాలు – శ్రామికగేయాలు – శృంగారగేయాలు – పారమార్థిక గేయాలు – అద్భుతరస గేయాలు – హాస్యగేయాలు మొదలైనవి; జానపద కథాగేయాలు – లక్షణాలు – వర్గీకరణ; గద్యకథనాలు : పురాణాలు – ఐతిహ్యాలు – లక్షణాలు – పుట్టుక – వ్యాప్తి; జానపదకథ, సామెత, పొడుపుకథల లక్షణాలు, వర్గీకరణ; వీరగాథా లక్షణాలు, తెలుగులోని వీరగాథలు; పలనాటి వీరచరిత్ర – కాటమరాజు కథ – రేనాటి సూర్యచంద్రులు – బొబ్బిలి కథ – సర్వాయిపాపని కథ మొదలైనవి; జానపద కళారూపాలు : పుట్టుక – వికాసం – వర్గీకరణ; ఒగ్గుకథ – కోలాటాలు – చెక్కభజనలు – పగటివేషాలు – వీధిభాగవతాలు – బుర్రకథ – తోలుబొమ్మలాట – తప్పెటగుళ్ళు – థింసా – గొరవయ్యలు – కప్పలచావడి – బోనాలు మొదలైనవి; జానపద సాంఘికాచారాలు : జననం నుండి మరణం వరకు – ఉత్సవాలు – శకునాలు – నమ్మకాలు – పండుగలు మొదలైనవి; కులపురాణాలు : జానపద వృత్తిగాయకులు : ఆశ్రిత కులాలు; గిరిజన విజ్ఞానం : సంచార జాతులు – భాషా సాంస్కృతిక విశేషాలు – కళాసాహిత్యరూపాలు – వస్తు సంస్కృతి

విమర్శ – నిర్వచనం – పరిధి – లక్షణాలు; తెలుగు విమర్శ – ఆవిర్భావ, వికాసాలు; భారతీయ ఆలంకారిక విమర్శ రీతులు : భారతీయ అలంకార శాస్త్ర క్రమవికాసం (భామహుని మొదలుకొని జగన్నాథుని వరకు); తెలుగువారి అలంకార శాస్త్ర రచనలు : కావ్యాలంకార చూడామణి – రసోల్లాసము – కావ్యాలంకార సంగ్రహము – చంద్రాలోకము – ఆంధ్రధ్వన్యాలోకము – మొదలైనవి; కావ్యశరీరం – కావ్యాత్మ – కావ్యజీవితం – కావ్యనిర్వచనాలు – కావ్యభేదాలు – నాయికా నాయకభేదాలు, సహృదయుడు; రసప్రస్థానం : రససిద్ధాంతం – రసనిర్వచనం – రససూత్ర వ్యాఖ్యానాలు – విభావ – అనుభావ – సాత్త్విక – సంచారీభావాలు – స్థాయి భావాలు – భేదాలు – రసనిష్ట – రససంఖ్య – ఏకరసవాదాలు (శృంగార – కరుణ – శాంతాలు) రసవైరము – రసదోషము – రససాంకర్యము – రసాభాసము; ఔచిత్యప్రస్థానము : నిర్వచనం, భేదాలు – ఔచిత్యవిచార చర్చ – ఔచిత్యభేదాలు; అలంకారప్రస్థానం : ప్రవర్తకులు – అలంకార సంఖ్యాపరిగణనం – శబ్దార్థోభయాలంకారాలు; రీతి ప్రస్థానం : ప్రవర్తకులు – రీతుల నిర్వచనాలు – ప్రాశస్త్యం – రీతుల భేదాలు; ధ్వనిప్రస్థానం : ధ్వని – నిర్వచనం – శబ్దశక్తి – అభిధ – లక్షణ – వ్యంజన భేదాలు, ధ్వన్యభావవాదాలు – గుణీభూతవ్యంగ్యభేదాలు; వక్రోక్తి ప్రస్థానం : స్వరూపం – భేదాలు – వర్ణవిన్యాసవక్రత – పదపూర్వవక్రత – పదపరార్థవక్రత – ప్రబంధవక్రత – ప్రకరణ వక్రత; ఆధునిక విమర్శ – వికాసం; ఆధునిక విమర్శ పద్ధతులు : గ్రంథపరిష్కార – ఆలంకారిక – కావ్యకళాసౌందర్య – ప్రాగ్రూప – చారిత్రక – సాంఘిక – మనోవిశ్లేషణాత్మక – కవిజీవిత – మార్క్సిస్టు – ఆధునికోత్తర – ప్రక్రియ – తులనాత్మక – వలసవాదానంతర మొదలైన సాహిత్య విమర్శన పద్ధతులు; తెలుగులో వివిధ విమర్శన గ్రంథాలు – విమర్శకులు

భారతీయ సాంస్కృతిక భాషగా సంస్కృతం – సంస్కృత భాషా ప్రాముఖ్యం; వైదిక వాఙ్మయం : చతుర్వేదాలు – వేదభాష్యకారులు – ఉపనిషత్తులు – వేదాంగాలు – వాటి పరిచయం; సంస్కృత వాఙ్మయ విభాగాలు : పురాణ – ఇతిహాస – కావ్య – లఘుకావ్య – నాటక – ఉపదేశాత్మక – శతక – గద్య – సూత్ర రచనలు; సంస్కృత వ్యాకరణ నిఘంటు కర్తలు : పాణిని, వరరుచి, పతంజలి, యాస్కులు మొదలైనవి; ప్రముఖ కవులు – కావ్యాలు : వాల్మీకి – వ్యాస – కాళిదాస – శ్రీహర్ష – మాఘ – భారవి – భర్తృహరి – కల్హణులు; ప్రముఖ నాటకాలు : ప్రతిమ – నాగానంద – అభిజ్ఞానశాకుంతల – ఉత్తరరామచరిత – మృచ్ఛకటిక – వేణీసంహార – ముద్రారాక్షసం మొదలైనవి; గద్యకావ్యాలు : కాదంబరి – దశకుమారచరిత్ర మొదలైనవి; కథాకావ్యాలు : పఞ్చతన్త్ర – విక్రమార్క చరిత్ర మొదలైనవి

సమాజం – నాగరికత – సంస్కృతి నిర్వచనాలు; భారతీయ సంస్కృతి – తెలుగు సంస్కృతి; ఆంధ్రదేశాన్ని పాలించిన ప్రముఖ రాజవంశాలు – సాంస్కృతిక వికాసానికి చేసిన సేవలు :శాతవాహనుల పూర్వయుగం – శాతవాహనులు – ఇక్ష్వాకులు – పల్లవులు – బృహత్పలాయనులు – ఆనందగోత్రికులు – శాలంకాయనులు – విష్ణుకుండినులు – రేనాటి చోళులు – చాళుక్యులు – తూర్పు చాళుక్యులు – వేంగి చాళుక్యులు – కాకతీయులు – ముసునూరి, రేచర్ల రాజులు – కొండవీటి రెడ్లు – విజయనగర రాజులు – ఆంధ్రనాయకరాజులు – గోల్కొండ కుతుబ్‌షాహీలు – ఆసఫ్‌జాహీలు – ఆంధ్రలో పాశ్చాత్యులు – నిజాం వ్యతిరేక పోరాటం – ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ అవతరణ – తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర ఆవిర్భావం; తెలుగు ప్రాంతాలలో వివిధ మతాలు – సిద్ధాంతాలు – ప్రభావాలు – వైదిక – జైనం – బౌద్ధం – శైవం – వైష్ణవం – ఇస్లామ్ – క్రైస్తవం, ఆర్యసమాజ – బ్రహ్మసమాజాలు; తెలుగు సంస్కృతి వికాసకులుగా సాధువులు, యోగులు; సంస్కృతీ పరిపోషకాలుగా నాట్యం, సంగీతం, శిల్పం, ఇతర లలితకళలు – సాంస్కృతిక కేంద్రాలుగా దేవాలయాలు; తెలుగువారి ఆట పాటలు – పండుగలు పబ్బాలు – వాటి సాంస్కృతిక విలువలు; తెలుగు సంస్కృతి – స్త్రీలు; తెలుగు సంస్కృతి – పాశ్చాత్యనాగరికత ప్రభావం; భారతీయ సాంస్కృతిక వికాసానికి, పునరుజ్జీవనానికి తెలుగువారు చేసిన సేవ

తెలుగు వ్యాకరణ సంప్రదాయం : తెలుగులో ప్రముఖ వ్యాకర్తలు – వారి వ్యాకరణ గ్రంథాల విశిష్టత వ్యాకరణ పారిభాషిక పదాలు; బాలవ్యాకరణం : సంజ్ఞ – సంధి – తత్సమ – ఆచ్చిక – కారక – సమాస – తద్ధిత – క్రియ – కృదంత – ప్రకీర్ణక పరిచ్ఛేదాలు; బాలవ్యాకరణంపై వచ్చిన వ్యాఖ్యానాలు – బాలవ్యాకరణానికి పరిపూరకంగా ప్రౌఢవ్యాకరణం; ఛందస్సు : గురులఘువులు – అక్షర మాత్రాగణాలు – సూర్య, ఇంద్ర, చంద్ర గణాలు; యతి – యతి భేదాలు, ప్రాస – ప్రాస భేదాలు, పద్యాలు – వృత్తాలు, జాతులు – ఉపజాతులు; వృత్తాలు : సమ విషమ వృత్తాలు : ఉత్పలమాల, చంపకమాల, తరలము, శార్దూలము, మత్తేభము, మత్తకోకిల, పంచచామరము, మాలిని, స్రగ్ధర, మహాస్రగ్ధర, కవిరాజవిరాజితము, ఇంద్రవజ్ర, ఉపేంద్రవజ్ర, మందాక్రాంత, శిఖరిణి, అనుష్టుప్పు, భుజంగ ప్రయాతము, వసంత తిలకం, లయగ్రాహి, తోటకము, విద్యున్మాల, మంగలమహాశ్రీ; జాతులు : కందం, ద్విపద, తరువోజ, ఉత్సాహము, మధ్యాక్కర, మహాక్కర, రగడలు; ఉపజాతులు : తేటగీతి, ఆటవెలది, మంజరీద్విపద, సీసం, సీసభేదాలు; యతులు : స్వరయతి, స్వర ప్రధాన యతి, ఋవళి, లుప్త విసర్గ స్వరయతి, ఋత్వ సామ్యయతి, గూఢ స్వరయతి, వృద్ధియతి, వర్గయతి, బిందుయతి, ‘ము’ విభక్తియతి, ప్లుతయతి, అఖండయతి, నామాఖండ యతి, ప్లుతయుగ యతి, కాకుస్వరయతి, పరరూప యతి, ప్రాదియతి, నిత్యసమాసయతి, దేశ్యనిత్యసమాసయతి, ప్రాసయతి, రాగమయతి; ప్రాసలు : పూర్ణబిందు ప్రాసము, అర్ధబిందు ప్రాసము, సంయుక్తాక్షర ప్రాసము, సమప్రాసము, ఖండాఖండ ప్రాసము, అనునాసిక ప్రాసము, సుకరప్రాసము, దుష్కర ప్రాసము, ద్విప్రాసము, త్రిప్రాసము, చతుష్ప్రాసము, అనుప్రాసము, ఋప్రాసము, లఘుయకార ప్రాసము, అభేద ప్రాసము, శప్రాసము, ప్రాస వైరము, సంధిగత ప్రాసము, వర్గప్రాసము లేక స్వవర్గజ ప్రాసము, అంత్యప్రాసము; అలంకారాలు : అలంకారము – నిర్వచనము – భావ వ్యక్తీకరణలో అలంకారాల పాత్ర; అలంకారము – భావచిత్రము – రసస్ఫూర్తికి చేసే దోహదం; శబ్దాలంకారాలు : వృత్త్యనుప్రాసము – ఛేకానుప్రాసము – లాటానుప్రాసము – యమకము – ముక్తపదగ్రస్తము – సింహావలోకన ముక్తపదగ్రస్తము – అంత్యానుప్రాసము; అర్థాలంకారాలు : ఉపమాలంకారం – రూపకం – ఉత్ప్రేక్ష – ఉల్లేఖం – అపహ్నుతి – అతిశయోక్తి – తుల్యయోగిత – సమాసోక్తి – అప్రస్తుత ప్రశంస – దీపకం – దృష్టాంతం – నిదర్శనం – వ్యతిరేకం – అనన్వయం – స్మరణ – భ్రాంతి – సందేహం – వ్యాజస్తుతి – వ్యాజనింద – అర్థాంతరన్యాసం – శ్లేష – పరికరాంకురం – సహోక్తి – వినోక్తి – ప్రతీపాలంకారాలు

అనువాదం – స్వరూప స్వభావాలు – నిర్వచనం – మూలభాష, లక్ష్యభాష – సమానార్థకం – లిప్యంతరీకరణం – ప్రతిలేఖనం – అనువాదకుని లక్షణాలు; అనువాదం – రకాలు : మూలవిధేయానువాదం – స్వేచ్ఛానువాదం – సాహిత్యానువాదం – నుడికారపు అనువాదం – ప్రత్యేకాభివ్యక్తుల అనువాదం – యంత్రానువాదం – అనువర్తనం; అనువాద సమస్యలు : భౌగోళిక – భాష – సాంస్కృతిక సమస్యలు; తెలుగు ప్రాచీన కవుల అనువాద పద్ధతులు; నైడా – క్యాట్‌ఫర్డ్ మొదలయిన వారి అనువాదసూత్ర వివేచన; అనువాదం – ప్రయోజనం, వివిధ రంగాలలో అనువాదం; అనువాదం – వివిధప్రక్రియలు : పద్యానువాదం – గద్యానువాదం – పరిపాలన న్యాయ సంబంధమైన అనువాదాలు – శాస్త్రానువాదం, కథ, నవల, నాటకం మొదలైన ప్రక్రియల అనువాదాలు; పత్రికానువాదం – ప్రసార మాధ్యమాలకు చేసే అనువాదాలు – ప్రకటనల అనువాదాలు; పత్రికలు – ప్రసారమాధ్యమాలు – రచన : సమాచార సేకరణ, చేరవేత పద్ధతులు – పత్రిక – పాత్రికేయత్వం – పాత్రికేయుడు; వార్త – నిర్వచనం – లక్షణాలు – వార్తాసేకరణ విధానాలు, వార్తా రచనలో పాటించవలసిన లక్షణాలు; విలేఖనం (రిపోర్టింగ్) – విలేఖరి (రిపోర్టర్) – లక్షణాలు – విధులు – రిపోర్టింగ్ పద్ధతులు – విలేఖరులలోని రకాలు; సంపాదకుడు – ఉపసంపాదకుడు – లక్షణాలు – విధులు; తెలుగు పత్రికల ఆవిర్భావ వికాసాలు – సుప్రసిద్ధ తెలుగు పత్రికలు – పత్రికా సంపాదకులు; ప్రసార సాధనాలుగా ఆకాశవాణి – దూరదర్శన్‌లు – వివిధ ఛానళ్ళు; ప్రపంచీకరణ నేపథ్యంలో ప్రింట్ మీడియా అస్తిత్వం – ఎలక్ట్రానిక్ మీడియా ప్రభావం

ہند آریائی کی مختصر تاریخ; پراکرت، اپ بھرنش; کھڑی بولی کے اوصاف; اردو کی ابتدا کے بارے میں مختلف نظریات (محمد حسین آزاد، محمود شیرانی، نصیر الدین ہاشمی، مسعود حسین خاں، سید سلیمان ندوی، شوکت سبزواری); اردو کا ابتدائی زمانہ; اردو ساخت کے بنیادی عناصر; دکنی اردو کی لسانی خصوصیات (سب رس، قطب مشتری، قلی قطب شاہ، ولی، سراج اورنگ آبادی); اردو اور اس کی اہم بولیاں (Dialects); اردو کی لسانی انفرادیت; اردو صوتیات/فونیمیات; اردو مارفیمیات; اردو نحویات; اردو معنیات

۱۔ قصیدہ: قصیدہ کا فن اور ارتقا; اردو کے اہم قصیدہ گو اور ان کے قصائد; مرزا محمد رفیع سودا: ہوا جب کفر ثابت ہے وہ تمغائے مسلمانی، تضحیک روزگار; شیخ محمد ابراہیم ذوق: زہے نشاط اگر کیجیے اسے تحریر، ہیں مری آنکھ میں اشکوں کے تماشا گوہر; ۲۔ مثنوی: مثنوی کا فن اور ارتقا; اردو کے اہم مثنوی نگار اور ان کی مثنویاں; نظامی بیدری: کدم راؤ پدم راؤ; ملا وجہی: قطب مشتری; ابن نشاطی: پھول بن; افضل جھنجھانوی: بکٹ کہانی; میر حسن: سحر البیان; دیا شنکر نسیم: گلزار نسیم; ۳۔ مرثیہ: مرثیے کا فن اور اس کا ارتقا; اردو کے اہم مرثیہ نگار اور ان کے مرثیے; مرزا ببر علی انیس: نمک خوان تکلم ہے فصاحت میری; مرزا سلامت علی دبیر: ضیغم ڈکارتا ہوا نکلا کچھار سے; مرزا غالب: مرثیہ عارف; جمیل مظہری: جنبش سے میرے خامہ افسوں طراز کی

غزل کا فن اور ارتقا; اردو کے اہم غزل گو شعرا اور ان کی شاعری; ولی: “کلیات ولی” (ردیف الف، ب اور ی/ ے کی ابتدائی پانچ پانچ غزلیں); میر: “انتخاب میر” از مولوی عبدالحق (ابتدائی بیس غزلیں); غالب: “دیوان غالب” مطبوعہ غالب انسٹی ٹیوٹ (ردیف الف، ر، ن اور ی/ ے کی ابتدائی پانچ پانچ غزلیں); مومن: “دیوان مومن” (ردیف الف، اور یے کی ابتدائی پانچ پانچ غزلیں); شاد عظیم آبادی: “کلیات شاد”، بہار اردو اکادمی، پٹنہ (ردیف الف، ب اور ی/ ے کی ابتدائی پانچ پانچ غزلیں); حسرت موہانی: “کلیات حسرت” (ردیف الف، م اور ی/ ے کی ابتدائی پانچ پانچ غزلیں); فانی بدایونی: “کلام فانی”، ناشر، مشورہ بک ڈپو، گاندھی نگر، دہلی (ابتدائی دس غزلیں); جگر مراد آبادی: “آتش گل” کی ابتدائی دس غزلیں; اصغر گونڈوی: “نشاط روح” کی ابتدائی دس غزلیں; یگانہ چنگیزی: “آیات وجدانی” کی ابتدائی دس غزلیں; فراق گورکھپوری: “گل نغمہ” کی ابتدائی دس غزلیں; مجروح سلطان پوری: “غزل” کی ابتدائی پانچ غزلیں; کلیم عاجز: “وہ جو شاعری کا سبب ہوا” کی ابتدائی پانچ غزلیں; شہریار: “اسم اعظم” کی ابتدائی پانچ غزلیں; عرفان صدیقی: “عشق نامہ” کی ابتدائی پانچ غزلیں

نظم کی صنفی شناخت; اردو میں نظم نگاری کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم نظم نگار اور ان کی نظمیں:; نظیر اکبر آبادی: مفلسی، آدمی نامہ، بنجارہ نامہ; محمد حسین آزاد: شب قدر، صبح امید; الطاف حسین حالی: نشاط امید، برکھا رُت، مناجات بیوہ; اسمعیل میرٹھی: خدا کی صنعت، آثار سلف; اکبر الہ آبادی: فرضی لطیفہ، برق کلیسا، دربار دہلی; برج نرائن چکبست: رامائن کا آخری سین، خاک ہند، حب وطن; علامہ اقبال: لالہ صحرائی، شعاع امید، ساقی نامہ، ذوق و شوق، لینن خدا کے حضور میں; جوش ملیح آبادی: کسان، جنگل کی شہزادی، شکست زنداں کا خواب; میراجی: کلرک کا نغمہ محبت، جاتری، سمندر کا بلاوا; فیض احمد فیض: تنہائی، صبح آزادی، مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت; اختر الایمان: ایک لڑکا، پگ ڈنڈی، باز آمد; مخدوم محی الدین: چاند تاروں کا بن، حویلی، انقلاب; ن م راشد: حسن کوزہ گر (مکمل); ساحر لدھیانوی: چکلے، تاج محل، گریز; شفیق فاطمہ شعریٰ: بازیابی، بازگشت

داستان کا فن اور روایت; اردو کے اہم داستان گو اور داستانیں:; ملا وجہی: سب رس; فضل علی خاں فضلی: کربل کتھا; انشا اللہ خاں انشا: رانی کیتکی کی کہانی; میر امن: باغ و بہار; رجب علی بیگ سرور: فسانہ عجائب; میر محمد تقی خیال: بوستان خیال; ڈرامے کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم ڈراما نگار اور ان کے ڈرامے; امانت لکھنوی: اندر سبھا; آغا حشر کاشمیری: یہودی کی لڑکی; امتیاز علی تاج: انار کلی; حبیب تنویر: آگرہ بازار; محمد حسن: ضحاک

ناول کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم ناول نگار اور ان کے ناول:; پنڈت رتن ناتھ سرشار: فسانہ آزاد; ڈپٹی نذیر احمد: توبۃ النصوح; عبدالحلیم شرر: فردوس بریں; مرزا ہادی رسوا: امراؤ جان ادا; پریم چند: گئو دان; عصمت چغتائی: ٹیڑھی لکیر; راجندر سنگھ بیدی: ایک چادر میلی سی; قرۃ العین حیدر: آگ کا دریا; شوکت صدیقی: خدا کی بستی; عبداللہ حسین: اداس نسلیں; انتظار حسین: بستی; الیاس احمد گدی: فائر ایریا; افسانے کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم افسانہ نگار اور ان کے افسانے; پریم چند: واردات (افسانوی مجموعہ); سعادت حسن منٹو: ٹھنڈا گوشت (افسانوی مجموعہ); کرشن چندر: ہم وحشی ہیں (افسانوی مجموعہ); راجندر سنگھ بیدی: اپنے دکھ مجھے دے دو (افسانوی مجموعہ); عصمت چغتائی: چوٹیں (افسانوی مجموعہ); خواجہ احمد عباس: ایک لڑکی (افسانوی مجموعہ); قرۃ العین حیدر: روشنی کی رفتار (افسانوی مجموعہ); سہیل عظیم آبادی: الاؤ (افسانوی مجموعہ); جیلانی بانو: راستہ بند ہے (افسانوی مجموعہ); سریندر پرکاش: بجوکا (افسانوی مجموعہ); غیاث احمد گدی: بابا لوگ (افسانوی مجموعہ); اقبال مجید: تماشا گھر (افسانوی مجموعہ)

تنقید کی تعریف اور اس کی اہمیت; تذکروں کی تنقیدی اہمیت; مشرقی تصور تنقید: عربی شعریات: سلام الجمحی، ابن قتیبہ، قدامہ ابن جعفر، ابن رشیق، ابن خلدون، عبد القاہر جرجانی; فارسی شعریات: امیر کیکاؤس ابن اسکندر ابن قابوس، رشید الدین وطواط، شمس قیس رازی، عروضی سمرقندی; سنسکرت شعریات: بھرت منی، ابھینو گپت، آنندوردھن، آچاریہ شنکک; مغربی تصور نقد: افلاطون، ارسطو، لان جائنس، آئی اے رچرڈس، میتھیو آرنلڈ، ٹی ایس ایلیٹ; دبستان تنقید: تاثراتی، مارکسی، جمالیاتی، نفسیاتی، سائنٹفک، متنی، ہیئتی، اسلوبیاتی; اردو کے اہم ناقدین: محمد حسین آزاد، حالی، امداد امام اثر، شبلی، احتشام حسین، کلیم الدین احمد، آل احمد سرور، محمد حسن، شمس الرحمن فاروقی، گوپی چند نارنگ، شکیل الرحمن، وزیر آغا، مجنوں گورکھپوری، شبیہ الحسن; تحقیق کی اہمیت; تحقیق اور تنقید کا باہمی رشتہ; اصول تحقیق اور طریقہ کار; اردو کے اہم محققین: محی الدین قادری زور، قاضی عبدالودود، مولوی عبدالحق، امتیاز علی عرشی، رشید حسن خاں، گیان چند جین، جمیل جالبی

سوانح اور خود نوشت سوانح نگاری کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم سوانح نگار اور ان کے سوانح: الطاف حسین حالی: حیات جاوید; علامہ شبلی نعمانی: الفاروق; اردو کے اہم خود نوشت سوانح نگار: اختر الایمان: اس آباد خرابے میں; آل احمد سرور: خواب باقی ہیں; مسعود حسین خاں: ورود مسعود; اردو میں مکتوب نگاری کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم مکتوب نگار: مرزا غالب: اردوئے معلیٰ; مولانا ابوالکلام آزاد: غبار خاطر; اردو میں مضمون نگاری: آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم مضمون نگار: سر سید احمد خاں: مضامین سرسید; اردو میں انشائیہ نگاری کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم انشائیہ نگار اور ان کے انشائیے: سجاد حیدر یلدرم: مجھے میرے دوستوں سے بچاؤ; کنہیالال کپور: غالب جدید شعرا کی محفل میں، چینی شاعر; رشید احمد صدیقی: چارپائی، وکیل صاحب; پطرس بخاری: لاہور کا جغرافیہ، سائکل کی سواری; احمد جمال پاشا: کپور کا فن، شامت اعمال; مشتاق احمد یوسفی: جنون لطیفہ، گھر میں آنا مرغیوں کا; اردو میں خاکہ نگاری کا فن اور اس کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم خاکہ نگار اور ان کے خاکے: مولوی عبدالحق: نام دیو مالی; رشید احمد صدیقی: کندن; فرحت اللہ بیگ: نذیر احمد کی کہانی: کچھ ان کی کچھ میری زبانی; اردو میں سفرنامہ کا آغاز و ارتقا; اردو کے اہم سفرنامہ نگار اور ان کے سفرنامے: سر سید احمد خاں: مسافران لندن; شبلی نعمانی: سفرنامہ روم و مصر و شام; ابن انشا: ابن بطوطہ کے تعاقب میں; مجتبیٰ حسین: جاپان چلو جاپان چلو

دبستان دہلی; دبستان لکھنؤ; فورٹ ولیم کالج; دلی کالج; دار الترجمہ عثمانیہ; اردو میں اصلاح زبان کی روایت; اردو میں ایہام گوئی; اردو ادب میں رومانی تحریک; علی گڑھ تحریک; ترقی پسند ادبی تحریک; حلقہ ارباب ذوق; جدیدیت; مابعد جدیدیت

رباعی، قطعہ، شہر آشوب، ریختی، واسوخت، تضمین، مستزاد، مثلث، مربع، مخمس، مسدس، مسمط، مثمن، گیت، چہار بیت، ہائیکو، ترائیلے، ثلاثی; تبصرہ، رپورتاژ، پیروڈی; ترجمہ اور ذرائع ابلاغ: ترجمہ: فن اور روایت; ریڈیو فیچر، اداریہ نگاری، کالم نگاری، منظرنامہ (اسکرپٹ رائٹنگ)، کمنٹری

أ- أصل اللغة العربية; ب- المعلقات وشعراؤها: امرؤ القيس، عمرو بن كلثوم، زهير ابن أبي سلمى، عنترة ابن شداد العبسي; ت- الشعراء الصعاليك: تأبط شرا، الشنفرى، عروة بن الورد; ث- الشعراء المخضرمون: حسان بن ثابت، الخنساء بنت تماضر، كعب بن زهير، الحطيئة; ج- الشعراء الأمويون: عمر ابن أبي ربيعة، جميل بن معمر، الأخطل، الفرزدق، جرير; ح- شعراء العصر العباسي: بشار بن برد، أبو نواس، أبو تمام، البحتري، المتنبي، ابن الرومي، أبوالعلاء المعري

أ- الخطابة في العصر الجاهلي: قس بن ساعدة الأيادي، الأكثم بن صيفي التيمي; ب- القرآن الكريم والحديث النبوي وأهميتهما الأدبية; ت- الخطابة في العصر الإسلامي: علي ابن أبي طالب، زياد ابن أبيه، الحجاج بن يوسف الثقفي، طارق بن زياد; ث- الرسائل: عبد الحميد الكاتب، الجاحظ، القاضي الفاضل، ابن العميد، الصاحب بن عباد; ج- المقامات: بديع الزمان الهمذاني، أبو محمد القاسم بن علي الحريري; ح- القصص والحكايات: كليلة ودمنة، ألف ليلة وليلة

أ- أدب المهجر: جبران خليل جبران، إيليا أبو ماضي، نسيب عريضة، رشيد أيوب، ميخائيل نعمية، رشيد سليم الخوري، ميشال معلوف، إلياس فرحات; ب- الأدب الأندلسي: الموشحات، الأزجال، شعر الطبيعة; كبار الشعراء والشواعر: ابن دراج القسطلي، ابن خفاجة، ابن هانئ، ابن زيدون، ولادة بنت المستكفي، حمدونة بنت زينب، حفصة بن زياد; كبار أعلام النثر: ابن حزم، ابن طفيل، ابن شهيد، ابن عبد ربه

أ- النقد في العصر الجاهلي; ب- النقد في العصر الإسلامي; ت- النقد في العصر العباسي: ابن سلام الجمحي، ابن قتيبة الدينوري، قدامة ابن جعفر، ابن رشيق القيرواني، أبو القاسم بشر الآمدي، عبد القاهر الجرجاني; ث- النقد في العصر الحديث: حسن المرصفي، طه حسين، عباس محمود العقاد، أحمد الشايب، محمد مندور، غنيمي هلال، ميخائيل نعيمة، شوقي ضيف، عبد السلام المسدي

أ- علم البلاغة: الفصاحة، البلاغة; علم المعاني: الخبر وأقسامه، الإنشاء وأقسامه; علم البيان: التشبيه وأقسامه، الاستعارة وأقسامها، الكناية وأقسامها، المجاز وأقسامه; علم البديع: المحسنات اللفظية: الجناس والسجع ورد العجز على الصدر، المحسنات المعنوية: الطباق والتورية والمقابلة; ب- علم العروض: البحر الطويل، البحر الكامل، البحر الخفيف، البحر البسيط

كتاب الأغاني لأبي الفرج الأصفهاني; البيان والتبيين للجاحظ; مقدمة ابن خلدون; العقد الفريد لابن عبد ربه; الكامل للمبرد; الفهرست لابن النديم; معجم الأدباء لياقوت الحموي; الخصائص لابن جني; المزهر للسيوطي; كشف الظنون لحاجي خليفة; مروج الذهب للمسعودي; وفيات الأعيان لابن خلكان; فتوح البلدان للبلاذري; الأمالي للقالي; فجر الإسلام وضحى الإسلام وظهر الإسلام لأحمد أمين

أ - الشعر: محمود سامي البارودي، أحمد شوقي، حافظ إبراهيم، معروف الرصافي، خليل مطران، أبو القاسم الشابي، بدر شاكر السياب، نازك الملائكة، عمر أبو ريشة، نزار قباني، عبد الله البردوني، فدوى طوقان، محمود درويش، علي أحمد سعيد أدونيس; ب - النثر: المقالة: رفاعة رافع الطهطاوي، محمد عبده; القصة القصيرة: مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي، محمود تيمور، إحسان عبد القدوس، يحي حقي، يوسف إدريس، زكريا تامر; الرواية: جرجي زيدان، محمد حسين هيكل، نجيب محفوظ، عبد الحميد جودة السحار، عبد الرحمن منيف، غازي القصيبي، حنا مينا، أحلام مستغانمي، إبراهيم الكوني، عبد الكريم غلاب، نجيب الكيلاني، ليلى العثمان; المسرحية: مارون النقاش، توفيق الحكيم، عزيز أباظة، على أحمد باكثير، سعد الله ونوس

الكلاسيكية الجديدة / تيار المحافظين; الرومانسية; الواقعية; الرمزية; الشعر الحر / شعر التفعيلة; مدرسة الديوان; جماعة أبولو; الرابطة القلمية; العصبة الأندلسية

أ- أعلام النثر: الشاه ولي الله الدهلوي، نواب صديق حسن خان القنوجي، عبد الحي الحسني، حميد الدين الفراهي، عبد العزيز الميمني، أبو الحسن علي الحسني الندوي، أبو محفوظ كريم المعصومي; ب- أعلام الشعر: فيض الحق الخير آبادي، فيض الحسن السهارنفوري، أنور شاه الكشميري، محمد ناظم الندوي، عمر قاضي البلنكوتي، عبد القادر الفضفري; ت- أهم المؤلفات الهندية: حجة الله البالغة للشاه ولي الله الدهلوي، تاج العروس للزبيدي البلغرامي، سبحة المرجان في آثار هندوستان لغلام علي آزاد البلغرامي، أبجد العلوم للقنوجي، تحفة المجاهدين لأحمد زين الدين المليباري، كشاف مصطلحات الفنون والعلوم لمحمد علي التهانوي، الثقافة الإسلامية في الهند لعبد الحي الحسني، الإعلام بمن في الهند من الأعلام (نزهة الخواطر وبهجة المسامع والنواظر)، رجال الهند والسند للقاضي أطهر المباركفوري، ماذا خسر العالم بانحطاط المسلمين لأبي الحسن الندوي

أ - الترجمة: مصطلحات سياسية عامة في الصحف والجرائد، مصطلحات اقتصادية عامة في الصحف والجرائد; ب - التطبيقات اللغوية: تعبيرات عربية شائعة في الصحف والجرائد، تطبيقات نحوية، استخدام الصلات; ج - المعلومات العامة عن العالم العربي: الأنظمة السياسية، الفنون الشعبية، الأعياد والمناسبات الخاصة، المنظمات السياسية والثقافية

Characteristics of Chinese language; Dialects; Phonetic transcriptions; Evolution and development; Classifications; Reforms of Chinese script, etc.; 汉语的特点; 方言; 注音法; 汉字产生、形体演变过程; 构造方式; 文字改革等

Parts of speech; Syntax; Types of sentence; Semantics; Figure of speech; Idioms and phrases, etc.; 词类; 句法; 句类; 语义; 比喻; 成语

Process and course of literary development; Different literary genres; Literary figures and their representative works; 文学发展的基本过程; 各种文学体裁; 重要文学家与其代表作品

Process and course of literary development; New literature movement; Literary trends and debate; Literary societies and schools; Different literary genres; Literary figures and their representative works; 文学发展的基本过程; 新文学运动; 文学主体与辩论; 文社与文学派; 各种文学体裁; 主要文学家与其表作品

Process and course of literary development in the New Period; Different literary trends; Literary theories, techniques and debate; Literary figures and their representative works; 新时期文学发展过程; 各种文学思潮; 文学理论、技术与评论; 主要文学家与其代表作品

Land and people; Festivals; Customs and practices; Art and crafts; Popular culture; Folk culture, etc.; 地理与人民; 节日; 风俗习惯; 工艺美术; 大众文化; 民间文化等

Prehistory; Events and figures from ancient, modern and contemporary history; Different schools of thought; 远古时期; 古代、现代、当代历史人物与事件; 各种哲学思想

Civilizational dialogue; Socio-economic-political and cultural interaction in the modern period; 文明交流与对话; 近现当代社会、经济、政治、文化交流

Political movements; Social transformation; Economic policies and change; Prominent personalities; Theoretical concepts and ideas, etc.; 政治运动; 社会转变; 经济政策与变化; 主要人物; 理论概念与思想

Milestones in international relations; Participation in regional and international organizations; Leadership and policy changes; Recent ideas and innovations; Achievement in various fields (such as culture, sports, science and technology, etc.); 国际关系的里程碑; 国际与地区组织的参与; 领导人变更与政策变化; 今日新概念与创新; 各个领域的成就 （文化、体育、科技等）

भाषा दी परिभाशा, म्हत्तव ते इसदा रूप-सुआत्म। भाषा दे बक्ख-बक्ख रूप–वाक, बोल्ली, भाशा, राष्ट्रभाशा, सम्पर्क भाशा आदि।; भाशा विज्ञान दा म्हत्तव, शाखां, होरनें विशें / विज्ञानें कन्नै सरबंध ते उसदे उपयोग। प्राचीन काल धमां लेइयै बीह्नीं सदी दे खीरा तगर दा भाशा विज्ञान दा इतिहास–खास तौरा पर डोगरी दे भाशा विज्ञानक अध्ययन दे संदर्भ च।; भाशाएं दा परिवारक वर्गीकरण–भारोपीय भाशा परिवार दे विशेष संदर्भ च। परिवारक वर्गीकरण च डोगरी दा थाहर – बक्ख-बक्ख मतें दे परिप्रेक्ष च।; डोगरी ध्वनि ते ध्वनिग्राम विज्ञान। डोगरी दी ध्वनि व्यवस्था।; डोगरी रुप-विज्ञान ते वाक्य-विज्ञान।; डोगरी अर्थ विज्ञान; कोशविज्ञान दी परिभाशा, कोश-निर्माण दी प्रक्रिया ते पद्धति।; बक्ख-बक्ख चाल्ली दे कोश ते उंदा प्रयोग।

डोगरी च संज्ञा, सर्वनामः लिंग, वचन ते कारक दे अधार उप्पर रूपायन।; डोगरी विशेशनः लिंग, वचन ते कारक दे अधार उप्पर रूपायन। डोगरी च विशेशन बनाने दे नियम।; डोगरी क्रियाः वाच्य, काल, अर्थ, लिंग, वचन ते पुरश दे अधार उप्पर रूपायन; डोगरी च सधारण क्रिया, संयुक्त क्रिया, प्रेरणार्थक क्रिया ते नामिक क्रिया।; डोगरी च अव्ययः क्रियाविशेशन, संबंधबोधक, समुच्चयबोधक, विस्मयबोधक।; लिपि विज्ञान; डोगरी लिपि दा रम्भ ते विकास; पराने डोगरे अक्खर ते नमें डोगरे अक्खर; देवनागरी लिपि च डोगरी लेखन; डोगरी भाशा दे सुआत्म अनुसार देवनागरी लिपि च अपनाए गेदे चेचे घ्रुवे।

सन् 1980 तगर दी डोगरी कविता दा रम्भ ते विकास।; डोगरी कविता दे बक्ख-बक्ख रूपें-स्वछंद कविता, छंदोबद्ध कविता, गीत, लम्मी कविता, ग़ज़ल चमुखे, सॉन्नेट, दोहे आदि दा अध्ययन।; हेठ लिखे दे कवियें दी कविता दा विशेष अध्ययन– के. एस.मधुकर, यश शर्मा, पद्मा सचदेव, मोहन लाल सपोलिया, तारा स्मैलपुरी, कुंवर वियोगी, प्रकाश प्रेमी, चम्पा शर्मा, अश्विनी मंगोत्रा, शम्भूनाथ शर्मा, ज्ञानेश्वर, दर्शनदर्शी।; सन् 1981 दे बाद दी डोगरी कविता दे प्रमुख रुझानें दा अध्ययन- भगतीवादी, सुधारवादी, श्रृंगारवादी, राष्ट्रवादी, हास्य-व्यंगवादी, प्रगतिवादी।; डोगरी महाकाव्य दा रम्भ ते विकास।; डोगरी खंड काव्य ते निबंध काव्य दा विशेष अध्ययन।; डोगरी ग़ज़ल दी विकास यात्रा खास तौर पर इ'नें शायरें दे संदर्भ च-रामनाथ शास्त्री, वेदपाल ‘दीप’, किश्र स्मैलपुरी, रामलाल शर्मा, शिवराम ‘दीप’,जितेन्द्र उधमपुरी।

सन् 1980 तगर दी डोगरी क्हानी दी विकास यात्रा; डोगरी क्हानी दे विशेगत रुझान : आदर्शवादी; यथार्थवादी; प्रगतिवादी; आधुनिकतावादी; मनोवादी; सन् 1981 दे बाद दी डोगरी क्हानी दी विकास यात्रा; डोगरी-क्हानी दे शैलीगत रुझान : प्रतीकात्मक शैली; डायरी शैली; चिट्ठी – पत्तरी शैली; व्यंगात्मक शैली; मनोवैज्ञानिक शैली; आत्मकथात्मक शैली; हेठ दित्ते गेदे क्हानीकारें दे क्हानी–साहित्य दा अध्ययन : बी.पी. साठे, मदन मोहन शर्मा, नरेन्द्र खजूरिया, ओम गोस्वामी, बंधु शर्मा, कृष्णा प्रेम, शिव मैहता, शिवदेव सुशील

सन् 1980 तगर दे डोगरी उपन्यास दी विकास यात्रा; डोगरी उपन्यासें दे बक्ख-बक्ख रूझानें दा अध्ययन – समाजिक, राजनैतिक, सुधारवादी, प्रगातिवादी।; सन् 1981 के बाद दे डोगरी उपन्यासें दी विकास यात्रा; हेठ दित्ते गेदे डोगरी उपन्यासकारें दे उपन्यासें दा विशेश अध्ययन- वेद राही, ओ. पी. शर्मा ‘सारथी’, नरसिंह देव जम्वाल, देश बंधु डोगरा ‘नूतन’, इन्दरजीत केसर, ओम गोस्वामी

डोगरी गद्य दी विकास यात्रा; सन् 1980 तगर दी डोगरी गद्य दी विकास यात्रा; डोगरी साहित्य च निबंध-लेखन : परिभाशा, भेद ते डोगरी च निबंध लेखन दा इतिहास; रेखाचित्र दी परिभाशा ते डोगरी रेखाचित्र दा अध्ययन; जीबनी दी परिभाशा ते डोगरी जीबनी साहित्य दा अध्ययन; संस्मरण दी परिभाशा ते डोगरी संस्मरण साहित्य दा अध्ययन; आत्मकथा दी परिभाशा ते डोगरी आत्मकथा साहित्य दा अध्ययन; हेठ दित्ते गेदे गद्य लेखकें दे लेखन दा अध्ययन : शक्ति शर्मा, विश्वनाथ खजूरिया, लक्ष्मी नारायण, नीलाम्बर देव शर्मा, चम्पा शर्मा, नरसिंह देव जम्वाल, ओम विद्यार्थी।

सन् 1980 तगर दे डोगरी रंगमंची नाटकें ते रेडियो नाटकें दी विकास यात्रा।; सन् 1981 दे बाद आहले डोगरी रंगमंची नाटकें ते रेडियो नाटकें दी विकास यात्रा।; सन् 1980 तगर दे डोगरी एकांकिये दा आलोचनात्मक इतिहास।; सन् 1981 दे बाद दे डोगरी एकांकियें दा आलोचनात्मक इतिहास।; डोगरी नुक्कड़ नाटक दा विशेष अध्ययन।; डोगरी नाटक ते एकांकियें च प्रमुख रुझान : यथार्थवादी, सुधारवादी, परम्परावादी, प्रगतिवादी; हेठ दित्ते गेदे नाटककारें दे नाट्यरूपें दा विशेश अध्ययन विश्वनाथ खजूरिया, दीनू भाई पंत, रामनाथ शास्त्री, मदनमोहन शर्मा, नरसिंहदेव जम्वाल, जितेन्द्र शर्मा, मोहन सिंह, ओम गोस्वामी।

साहित्य-आलोचना दे छें भारती संप्रदायें दा अध्ययन: रस; अलंकार; रीति; वक्रोक्ति; ध्वनि; औचित्य; भारती आलोचना दे सिद्वांते दा डोगरी साहित्य-आलोचना च प्रयोग : कविता- साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; कथा- साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; नाटक – साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; साहित्य-आलोचना दे पच्छमी आलोचना- सिद्वांतें दा अध्ययन : थथार्थवाद सिद्वांत; आदर्शवाद सिद्वांत; आधुनिकतावाद सिद्वांत; उत्तराधुनिकतावाद सिद्वांत; अभिव्यंजनावाद सिद्वांत; डोगरी साहित्य आलोचना च उप्पर दित्ते दे पच्छमी आलोचना-सिद्वांते दा प्रयोग: कविता – साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; कथा - साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; नाटक – साहित्य दे संदर्भ च।; हेठ दित्ते दे आलोचकें दे आलोचना – कम्में दा अध्ययन :; नीलाम्बर देव शर्मा, लक्ष्मी नारायण, रामनाथ शास्त्री, शिवनाथ, चम्पा शर्मा, बीणा गुप्ता, ओम गोस्वामी

लोक–साहित्य ते लोक–कला दी परिभाशा, लोक साहित्य ते लोक–कला दियां प्रमुख विशेशतां।; लोक साहित्य दे भेदः लोक–गीत, लोक–कत्थां, लोक–गाथां, मुहावरे, खुआन ते बझारतां।; लोक–साहित्य ते शिश्ट–साहित्य च फर्क–भेद, लोक–कला ते आधुनिक कला च अन्तर।; लोकगीत: लोकगीत दी परिभाशा, प्रमुख विशेशतां ते लोकगीतें दे भेद : डोगरी लोकगीतें दे विशेश संदर्भ च।; लोक–कत्थां: लोकत्थ दी परिभाशा, प्रमुख विशेशंतां ते लोककत्थें दे भेद डोगरी लोककत्थें ते विशेश संदर्भ च।; लोक—गाथा': लोकगाथा दी परिभाशा, प्रमुख विशेशतां ते लोकगाथा दे भेद डोगरी लोकगाथा दे विशेश संदर्भ च।; लोक—कलां: लोकनाच ते डुग्गर दे लोकनाच, लोक चित्रकला ते डुग्गर दी लोक चित्रकला, लोक मूर्तिकला ते डुग्गर दी लोक मूर्तिकला, लोक संगीत कला ते डुग्गर दी लोक संगीत कला।

अनुवाद दी परिभाशा, म्हत्ता, भेद ते शैली; डोगरी च अनूदित साहित्यक कृतियें दा अध्ययन: अनूदित काव्य कृतियें दा अध्ययन; अनूदित कथा कृतियें दा अध्ययन; अनूदित नाटकें दा अध्ययन; अनूदित गद्य कृतियें दा अध्ययन; श्रीमद्भगवत गीता दे डोगरी अनुवाद : विशेष अध्ययन; साहित्यक कृतियें दे अनुवाद सरबंधी समस्यां: काव्य अनुवाद सरबंधी समस्यां; कथा अनुवाद सरबंधी समस्यां; नाटक अनुवाद सरबंधी समस्यां; दफ्तरी अनुवाद सरबंधी समस्यां; पत्रकारिता च अनुवाद दी म्हत्ता।; हेठ दित्ते गेदे अनुवादकें दे अनुवादें दा विशेश अध्ययन श्याम लाल शर्मा, रामनाथ शास्त्री, विश्वनाथ खजूरिया, पद्मा सचदेव, चम्पा शर्मा, वीणा गुप्ता, जितेन्द्र शर्मा, ओम गोस्वामी

कविताका विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप र तत्त्वहरू; नेपाली कविताको ऐतिहासिक एवम् समाज-सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि; नेपाली महाकाव्यको स्वरूप, परम्परा र प्राप्ति; नेपाली खण्डकाव्यको स्वरूप, परम्परा र प्राप्ति; प्राथमिक कालीन नेपाली कविता - स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; माध्यमिक कालीन नेपाली कविता - स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिक कालीन नेपाली कविता - स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिकोत्तर नेपाली कविता - स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; नेपाली लामो कविताको पृष्ठभूमि र परम्परा, स्वरूप, विकास, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; नेपाली कविताका लघु रूपको परम्परा, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता

गद्याख्यान – विविध स्वरूप, प्रकृति, विधा-उपविधाका सैद्धान्तिक लक्षण र विशेषता; नेपाली उपन्यास – सैद्धान्तिक स्वरूप र प्रवृत्तिगत विकास; प्राथमिक कालीन गद्याख्यान – स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; माध्यमिक कालीन गद्याख्यान – स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिक कालीन गद्याख्यान – स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिकोत्तर गद्याख्यान – स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; नेपाली उपन्यास – पृष्ठभूमि, विधागत स्वरूप, भेद र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिक तथा आधुनिकोत्तर नेपाली उपन्यास – परम्परा, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता; नेपाली कथा – पृष्ठभूमि, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप र शैलीगत विशेषता; आधुनिक तथा आधुनिकोत्तर नेपाली कथा – स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति तथा शैलीगत विशेषता

नाटकको विधागत उद्भव, विकास तथा भेद उपभेदहरूका सैद्धान्तिक स्वरूप र विशेषता; नेपाली नाटकको पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, स्वरूप-विकास र विशेषता; नेपाली नाटक – वस्तु-स्रोत, प्रवृत्ति, वर्गीकरण र शैलीगत विशेषता; नेपाली नाटकका लघुभेद – एकाङ्की, रेडियो रूपक, सडक नाटक आदिका विधा-उपविधात्मक स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र विशेषता; नाटक र रङ्गमञ्चको सम्बन्ध, रङ्गमञ्चका प्रकार, रङ्गमञ्चका सङ्घटक तत्त्व, रङ्गमञ्चको महत्त्व; नाटक र चलचित्रमाझ सम्बन्ध तथा साम्य-भेद, दृश्य-श्रव्य कलाका रूपमा चलचित्रको स्वरूप, प्रकृति र उद्भवको इतिहास, चलचित्र-अध्ययनको परम्परा, अनुशासनका रूपमा चलचित्र अध्ययनको विकास, चलचित्र अध्ययनका सैद्धान्तिक आधार; नेपाली चलचित्रकलाको उद्भव र विकास, नेपाली चलचित्रका विविध विधा-उपविधागत भेद, प्रविधि, विशेषता र प्राप्ति

साहित्यविधाका रूपमा निबन्धको उद्भव र विकासको पृष्ठभूमि र परम्परा तथा निबन्धका विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, वैशिष्ट्य, तिनका सङ्घटक तत्त्व; नेपाली निबन्ध – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, स्वरूप, विधा-उपविधागत भेदहरू र विशेषता; नेपाली आत्मपरक निबन्धको स्वरूप-विकास, प्रवृत्तिगत वैशिष्ट्य र प्राप्ति; नेपाली वस्तुपरक निबन्धको स्वरूप-विकास, प्रवृत्तिगत वैशिष्ट्य र प्राप्ति; नेपाली नियात्रा, संस्मरणात्मक गद्य, शब्दचित्र, दैनिकी, पत्र-साहित्य; समालोचनाको अवधारणा, समालोचनाका तत्त्व र प्रकार, समालोचनाका शोध-लेखन, टिप्पणी-लेखन, पुस्तक निरूपण र पाठक-प्रतिक्रियाका स्वरूप-भेद, भूमिका र महत्त्व; नेपाली समालोचनाको पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा र यसका प्रवृत्ति; नेपाली समालोचनाका सैद्धान्तिक आधार र पद्धति

साहित्येतिहास – प्रकृति, स्वरूप, संरचना, क्षेत्र र सीमा; साहित्येतिहास लेखनका आधार, प्रयोजन र महत्त्व; साहित्येतिहासमा कालविभाजनका आधार, प्रयोजन र महत्त्व; साहित्येतिहास र साहित्यालोचनामाझ भेद-साम्य; साहित्येतिहासका प्रकार, साहित्येतिहास लेखनका समस्या र सीमा; नेपाली साहित्यको इतिहास लेखनको पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा र यसका आधार, सीमा र सम्भावनाहरू; नेपाली साहित्येतिहासको काल विभाजन – परम्परा, प्रयोजन, आधार, सीमा र सम्भावनाहरू; नेपाली काव्यभाषाको विकासको पृष्ठभूमि र परम्परा; प्राथमिककालीन नेपाली कविता – पृष्ठभूमि, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति, शैलीगत विशेषता र प्राप्ति; प्राथमिक कालीन नेपाली गद्य – पृष्ठभूमि, विधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत विशेषता र प्राप्ति; माध्यमिक कालीन नेपाली कविता – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैलीगत वैशिष्ट्य; माध्यमिक कालीन नेपाली गद्यसाहित्य – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैली; माध्यमिक कालीन नेपाली नाटक र रङ्गमञ्च – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैली; आधुनिक नेपाली कविता – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैली; आधुनिक नेपाली गद्याख्यान – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैली; आधुनिक नेपाली नाटक, गद्य र समालोचना – पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा, विधा-उपविधागत स्वरूप, प्रवृत्ति र शैली; नेपाली पत्र-पत्रिकाको इतिहास, भाषिक एवम् साहित्यिक वाद र आन्दोलनहरूको इतिहास, नेपाली सङ्घ-संस्थाका योगदानको इतिहास, नेपाली भाषा-साहित्य शिक्षणको इतिहास

भाषा – अर्थ, प्रकृतिगत विशेषता, संरचनात्मक स्वरूप-व्यवस्था, भाषाका क्षेत्र र सीमा, भाषा, भाषिका, बोली र व्यक्तिबोली, भाषा र अर्थ, भाषा र माध्यम; भाषा-भेद – संसारका भाषाहरूको वर्गीकरणका विविध आधार, पारिवारिक र आकृतिमूलक वर्गीकरण; भाषाविज्ञान – परिचय, क्षेत्र, सीमा, प्रयोजन, भाषाविज्ञानका विविध शाखा-प्रशाखा (सैद्धान्तिक र प्रायोगिक भाषाविज्ञान र ऐतिहासिक र तुलनात्मक भाषाविज्ञान, वर्णनात्मक भाषाविज्ञान, व्यतिरेकी भाषाविज्ञान, प्रयोगार्थविज्ञान, संरचनात्मक भाषाविज्ञान, साङ्केतिक भाषाविज्ञान, मानव भाषाविज्ञान, समाज भाषाविज्ञान, मनोभाषाविज्ञान, कोशविज्ञान, अनुवादविज्ञान, शैलीविज्ञान, कर्पस भाषाविज्ञान आदि); भाषाविज्ञानका प्रमुख सम्प्रदायहरू – पाणिनि सम्प्रदाय, ऐन्द्र एवम् चान्द्र सम्प्रदाय, जेनेभा सम्प्रदाय रसियाली सम्प्रदाय, प्राग सम्प्रदाय, लन्डन सम्प्रदाय, अमेरिकेली सम्प्रदाय, कोपेनहेगन सम्प्रदाय; साहित्य-अध्ययन र सामान्य भाषाविज्ञानका अध्ययनको सम्बन्ध तथा प्रयोजन र महत्त्व; ध्वनिविज्ञान – भाषिक ध्वनिको परिचय, ध्वनि उच्चारणको प्रक्रिया, ध्वनि उच्चारण-अवयवहरू, भाषिक ध्वनिको वर्गीकरणका आधारहरू, ध्वनि उच्चारण–स्थान र प्रयत्न, ध्वनिका भेद, मानस्वरको सिद्धान्त, ध्वनि-अध्ययनको भारतीय परम्परा; वर्णविज्ञान – वर्णको परिचय र परिभाषा, ध्वनि, वर्ण, संवर्ण, उच्चार र अक्षरका अवधारणाहरू, वर्णसिद्धान्त र वर्णान्वेषण प्रक्रिया; रूपविज्ञान – रूप, रूपिम, संरूप, पद र शब्दका अवधारणा, रूप-निर्धारण र विश्लेषणका सिद्धान्त र पद्धति, रूपका भेद, रूपसन्धिविज्ञान; वाक्यविज्ञान – वाक्यको अवधारणा, वाक्यको संरचना, वाक्यका घटक – पद, पदावली, पदक्रम, पदसङ्गति, उपवाक्य, आधारभूत वाक्य, वाक्यका प्रकार, वाक्य-रूपान्तरण; अर्थविज्ञान र लिपिविज्ञान – भाषाविज्ञानमा अर्थको स्थान र महत्त्व, अर्थको अर्थ, अर्थका प्रकार, अर्थ-निर्णय र अर्थबोधका आधार, स्फोट र शब्दशक्ति, भाषा र लिपिको सम्बन्ध, लिपिका प्रकार र शैली, लिपिका विकासको इतिहास

नेपाली भाषाको उद्भव र विकासको इतिहास– प्राचीन, मध्यकालीन र आधुनिक भारतीय भाषाहरूको विकासका सन्दर्भमा नेपाली भाषाको ऐतिहासिक परिचय; नेपाली भाषा-लेखन र अध्ययन-अध्यापनको ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि र परम्परा, नेपाली भाषाको व्याकरण लेखन, कोश-निर्माण, पाठ्य-सामग्री निर्माण, मुद्रण तथा प्रकाशनको परम्परा; नेपाली वर्णविज्ञान; नेपाली रूपविज्ञान एवम् रूपसन्धिविज्ञान; नेपाली वाक्यविज्ञान; नेपाली लिपि र लेखनशैलीको विकास; नेपाली भाषाको व्याकरण लेखन– परम्परा, समस्या र प्राप्ति; नेपाली भाषाको शब्दभण्डार, शब्दवर्ग र व्याकरणिक कोटिहरू; नेपाली लेखनका नियम र शैलीगत विशेषताहरू, पदक्रम र पदसङ्गति; नेपाली भाषाको मानकीकरण र आधुनिकीकरणको प्रक्रिया, नेपाली भाषाको संवैधानिक मान्यताको इतिहास

समालोचनाको अवधारणा, साहित्यालोचना र साहित्यसिद्धान्त, साहित्य-तत्त्व– वाङ्मय, काव्य र साहित्य, साहित्यको प्रयोजन, साहित्यहेतु, साहित्यका विधा-उपविधाहरू, रस, ध्वनि, अलङ्कार, वक्रोक्ति, औचित्य, काव्यभाषा, रीति र शैली, छन्द र लय, प्रतीक, बिम्ब, मिथक, कथानक, चरित्र एवम् चरित्रचित्रण, काल र अवकाश, दृष्टिकोण र परिवेश, संरचना र बुनोट; भारतीय साहित्यालोचनाको सैद्धान्तिक परम्परा – रस-सिद्धान्त, अलङ्कारशास्त्र, ध्वनिसिद्धान्त, रीतिवाद, वक्रोक्तिवाद, औचित्यवाद; पाश्चात्य साहित्यालोचनाको सैद्धान्तिक परम्परा – अनुकरण र विरेचन सिद्धान्त, स्वच्छन्दतावादी काव्यशास्त्र, नव-शास्त्रीयतावादी काव्यशास्त्र; वेनेदित्तो क्रोचेको सौन्दर्यशास्त्रीय कलासिद्धान्त, आई ए रिचर्ड्सका समालोचना सिद्धान्त, टी एस इलियटका समालोचना सिद्धान्त; कलावाद, रूपवाद र अमेरिकेली नवआलोचनावाद; संरचनावाद, उत्तरसंरचनावाद, विनिर्माण र उत्तरउपनिवेशवाद; नारीवादी समालोचना, परिवेशवैज्ञानिक समालोचना, पाठक-अनुक्रियात्मक समालोचना र लैङ्गिक समालोचना; विधा-सिद्धान्त, इतिवृत्तशास्त्र र सांस्कृतिक अध्ययन; मनोविश्लेषणात्मक समालोचना, समाजशास्त्रीय समालोचना, ऐतिहासिक एवम् जीवनचरित्रात्मक समालोचना, मिथकीय समालोचना, तुलनात्मक समालोचना; अन्तर्निष्ठ र वहिर्निष्ठ समालोचना, शैलीविज्ञान, सङ्केतविज्ञान

‘लोक’, ‘लोकवार्ता’ र ‘लोकवार्ताविज्ञान’-का अर्थ र अवधारणा, लोकवार्ताविज्ञानको क्षेत्र र प्रयोजन, लोकवार्ता अध्ययनको परम्परा र लोकवार्ताविज्ञानको विकास; लोकवार्ताका विविध विधागत रूप, प्रकृति र प्रयोजन; लोकवार्ता र लोकसाहित्य, लोकसाहित्यको स्वरूप, प्रकृति र महत्त्व, लोकसाहित्यका विधा-उपविधाहरू; लोकसाहित्य र सिर्जित साहित्य, नेपाली साहित्यको लोकसाहित्यिक पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा र महत्त्व; लोकवार्ता अध्ययनका विविध सिद्धान्त र पद्धति; लोकसाहित्य र लोकप्रिय साहित्य; नेपाली लोकवार्ता अध्ययनको परम्परा, नेपाली लोकवार्ताका क्षेत्र र विधा-उपविधाहरू; नेपाली लोकगीत, गाथा र कविताका विविध रूप र शैली; नेपाली लोककथाका विविध रूप र शैली; नेपाली लोकनाटक र प्रस्तुतिका विविध रूप र शैली; नेपाली लोकसाहित्यका प्रकीर्ण भेद-उपभेदका स्वरूप र शैली; लोकवार्ताको क्षेत्र-अध्ययन पद्धति

भारतीय साहित्यको सर्वेक्षण – प्राचीन भारतीय साहित्य– संस्कृत, पालि, प्राकृत साहित्यको पृष्ठभूमि, परम्परा र विविध विधागत स्वरूपका साथै प्रमुख साहित्यकार र कृतिहरूको परिचय; आधुनिक भारतीय साहित्य – हिन्दी, बाङ्ला, असमिया, मणिपुरी, मराठी, गुजराती, तमिल, तेलुगु, कन्नड र उडिया साहित्य, प्रमुख राष्ट्रिय साहित्यिक प्रतिभाहरूको परिचय; पाश्चात्य साहित्यको सर्वेक्षण – प्राचीन ग्रिसेली साहित्य र साहित्यकार, फ्रान्सेली, रसियाली, जर्मनेली एवम् अङ्ग्रेजी साहित्य र तिनका प्रसिद्ध साहित्यकारहरूको परिचय; अफ्रो-एसियाली साहित्यको सर्वेक्षण – अफ्रिकेली तथा अरबेली, पर्सियाली, चिनियाँ र जापानेली साहित्य र तिनका प्रसिद्ध साहित्यकारहरूको परिचय; विश्वसाहित्य र तुलनात्मक साहित्यका अवधारणा, तुलनात्मक साहित्यको क्षेत्र, स्वरूप र प्रयोजन, तुलनात्मक साहित्य अध्ययनका विविध सम्प्रदाय, तुलनात्मक भारतीय साहित्यको अवधारणा र प्रयोजन; भाषा, साहित्य र लोकवार्ता विषयक शोधका विधि र पद्धति – शोधको अर्थ, प्रयोजन, परम्परा, शोधका अङ्ग र उपकरण, शोध-आचरण, शोधका प्रकार, शोधविधि र पद्धतिको परिचय, सैद्धान्तिक र प्रायोगिक शोध, गुणात्मक र परिमाणात्मक शोध, वर्णनात्मक, ऐतिहासिक, तुलनात्मक, प्रयोगात्मक शोध र क्षेत्रविधि आदि विविध शोधविधि तथा पद्धतिहरूको परिचय

অরিবা মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগী হীরম, লোন, স্তাইল – ইবগী মওৎ; মতমদুগী সাহিত্যগী থোইদোকপা শক্তম; অরিবা মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগী শৈরেং–ৰারেংনচিংবগী লাইরিকশিং।

ময়ায় চনবা মণিপুরী সাহিত্যদা হোংলকখিবা শক্তম; মতমসিগী সাহিত্যদা চঙলকপা ঈথিলশিং; অরিবা মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগা ময়ায় চনবা মতমগী সাহিত্যগা খেন্নবা; ময়ায় চনবা মতমগী সাহিত্যগী তোপ–তোপ্লা শক্তম; মতমসিগী লাইরিক ইবশিং; ময়ায় চনবা মতমগী শৈরেং–ৰারেং অমদি অনৌবা সাহিত্যগী মচলশিং।

অনৌবা মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগী হৌরকপা অমসুং সমাজগী ওইবা য়ুন্ফম, মতমসিদা চঙলকপা ঈথিলশিং; অনীশুবা লাঞ্জাও মমাংগী সাহিত্য – মতমদুদা থোকলকপা সাহিত্যগী মচলশিং; অনীশুবা লাঞ্জাও মতুংগী সাহিত্য – হোংলক্লিবা সাহিত্যগী মশকশিং অমদি নৌনা থোরকপা সাহিত্যগী মচলশিং।

সাহিত্যগী ইতিহাস: মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগী ইতিহাস শাগৎপদা চঙবা মচাকশিং; মতম খায়বদা থেননরিবা খূদোঙ চাদবশিং; তোঙান–তোঙানবা মতমগী মণিপুরী সাহিত্যগী শক্তম অমসুং সমাজগী ফিভমশিং; লৈবাক – নিংথৌগী লোইশঙশিংনা সাহিত্যদা লৌরম্লা থৌদাংশিং। মণিপুরী কলচর: তরাতরেৎশুবা চহী চা ফাওবগী মণিপুরী কলচর; তরানিপালশুবা চহী চাদগী ওইরকখিবা মণিপুরী কলচরগী মশক; মণিপুরী কলচর ওইরকপদা পীখিবা ঈথিলশিং; মণিপুরগী জগোই–ঈশৈ; মণিপুর মশাগী ওইবা হরাও–কুম্মৈশিং; শান্ন–খোৎনবা; হিন্দু লাইনীং চঙলকপদগী পাঙথোক্লক্লিবা হরাও–কুম্মৈশিং; সনা কোনুংনা মণিপুরী কলচরদা লৌরিবা থৌদাং।

ফোক, ফোকলোর অমসুং ফোকলাইফকী শক্তাক ৰারোলশিং; ফোকলোর নৈনবগী খোঙহৌ অমসুং খোঙজেল; ফোকলোরগী থৌদাং; ফোকলোরগী তোঙান–তোঙানবা থিওরিশিং; মণিপুরদা ফোকলোর নৈনবা; মণিপুরী ফোক লিতরেচরগী শক্কোনশিং; মেতরিয়েল কলচর; সোসিয়েল ফোক কস্তম; পার্ফোমিং ফোক আর্টশিং; ফোকলোর অমসুং ফিল্ড ৱার্ক।

লিতরেরী ক্রিটিসিজম – প্লেতো, এরিষ্টোতল, হোরাস, লোনজাইনস, দ্রাইদেন, পি.বি. শেলী, ৱার্ডসৱর্থ, এস. টি. কোলরিজ, মেথিয়ু অরনোল্ড, ৱাল্টর পেতর, টি. এস. এলিয়ট, আই. এ. রিচার্দস, মার্ক্সিষ্ট ক্রিটিসিজম; লিতরেরি থিওরি – মোর্দনিজম, পোস্তমোর্দনিজম, স্ত্রকচরেলিজম, ফেমিনিজম, পোস্তকোলোনিঅলিজম।

ভারতকী কাব্যশাস্ত্রগী খোঙহৌ অমসুং খোঙজেল; কাব্যগী শক্তাক ৰারোল, কাব্যগী মখলশিং; কাব্য শাস্ত্রগী সম্প্রদায়শিং অমসুং মখোয়গী মীৎয়েং, সম্প্রদায়শিং অসিবু নৈনরম্লা মীওইশিং; রস নৈনবা; সমালোচক; কাব্যগী গুণ অমদি দোষ।

লোন নৈনবা অমসুং তোঙান–তোঙানবা থিওরিশিং; লিঙ্গুইস্তিক্স অমসুং মসিগী মখলশিং; মণিপুরী লোনগী ফোনোলোজি; মোরফোলোজি – গ্রামাতিকেল কেতেগোরিজ; সিনতেক্স – পার্টস ওফ স্পীচ, ৱাঁহে পরেং; সিমানতিক্স – অর্থ মখল, সিমিলি, মেতাফোর, ইদিয়ম; মণিপুরী লোন – মসিনা য়াওবা কাঙলূপ।

মণিপুরীদা কুনশুবা অমদি কুনমাথোইশুবা চহী চাদা ভারতকী মপান লৈবাক্কী তোঙান–তোঙানবা সাহিত্যশিংদগী হন্দোক্লক্লিবা লাইরিকশিংগী মগুণ, মণিপুরী সাহিত্যদা পীরিবা ঈথিল; হন্দোকলোইশিং।

মণিপুরী লোন্দা ভারতকী লোনশিংদগী হন্দোকলকপগী ইতিহাস; তরানিপাল অমসুং তরামাপলশুবা চহী চাদা ভারতকী লোনশিংদগী মণিপুরীদা হন্দোকলকপা লাইরিকশিং অমসুং লাইরিকশিং অদুগী থোইদোকপা শক্তম; কুনশুবা অমদি কুনমাথোইশুবা চহী চাদা হন্দোক্লিবা লাইরিকশিংগী মগুণ, মণিপুরী সাহিত্যদা পীরিবা কান্নবা, হন্দোক্লিবা মীশকশিং।

অধ্যয়নৰ বাবে বিষয়সমূহক দহটা গোটত বিভক্ত কৰা হৈছে

অসমীয়া লোক-সাহিত্য ঃ প্ৰকাৰ আৰু বৈশিষ্ট্য; মালিতা ঃ ফুলকোঁৱৰৰ গীত, মণিকোঁৱৰৰ গীত, জনাগাভৰুৰ গীত, বদন বৰফুকনৰ গীত, কন্যা বাৰমাহীৰ গীত; অসমীয়া লোকগীত ঃ আইনাম, ওমলা গীত, বিয়ানাম, বিহুনাম, গোৱালপাৰীয়া লোকগীত; সাধুকথা, ফকৰা-যোজনা, প্ৰবাদ-প্ৰবচন

আদি যুগৰ সাহিত্য ঃ চৰ্যাপদ, শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণ কীৰ্তন, প্ৰাক্‌বৈষ্ণৱ যুগৰ সাহিত্য (হেমসৰস্বতী, হৰিবৰ বিপ্ৰ আৰু মাধৱ কন্দলি); মধ্যযুগৰ সাহিত্য ঃ শঙ্কৰদেৱ, মাধৱদেৱ, ৰামসৰস্বতী, অনন্ত কন্দলি, পাঁচালী সাহিত্য, চৰিত সাহিত্য, বুৰঞ্জী সাহিত্য আৰু ব্যৱহাৰিক সাহিত্য

অৰুণোদয় যুগৰ সাহিত্য ঃ অসমীয়া ভাষা-সাহিত্যলৈ মিছনেৰীসকলৰ অৱদান; অসমীয়া ভাষা-সাহিত্যৰ বিকাশত আনন্দৰাম ঢেকিয়াল ফুকন, নিধি লিবাই ফাৰোৱেল, হেমচন্দ্ৰ বৰুৱা আৰু গুণাভিৰাম বৰুৱাৰ ভূমিকা; ৰোমান্টিক যুগৰ সাহিত্য ঃ লক্ষ্মীনাথ বেজবৰুৱা, পদ্মনাথ গোহাঁঞিবৰুৱা, হেমচন্দ্ৰ গোস্বামী, চন্দ্ৰকুমাৰ আগৰৱালা আৰু ৰজনীকান্ত বৰদলৈ; আৱাহন যুগৰ সাহিত্য ঃ গল্প, কবিতা, উপন্যাস; ৰামধেনু যুগ আৰু ৰামধেনু যুগৰ পৰৱৰ্তী কালৰ সাহিত্য ঃ গল্প, কবিতা, উপন্যাস, নাটক, প্ৰবন্ধ; সাম্প্ৰতিক কালৰ সাহিত্য ঃ কবিতা, ভ্ৰমণ সাহিত্য, শিশু সাহিত্য, বিজ্ঞান সাহিত্য

অসমীয়া সংস্কৃতিত নৃগোষ্ঠীয় উপাদান; শঙ্কৰী সংস্কৃতি ঃ গীত, নৃত্য, বাদ্য, অভিনয়; আহোম যুগৰ সংস্কৃতি ঃ উৎসৱ-অনুষ্ঠান, সাজপাৰ আৰু আ-অলংকাৰ; স্থাপত্য-ভাস্কৰ্য; অসমীয়া সংস্কৃতিত ইছলামীয় উপাদান; অসমীয়া সংস্কৃতিৰ বিৱৰ্তন

অসমৰ সংস্কৃতি অধ্যয়নৰ ইতিহাস; অসমৰ নৃগোষ্ঠী আৰু জনগোষ্ঠীৰ পৰিচয়; অসমৰ সংস্কৃতি — উৎসৱ-অনুষ্ঠান ঃ বড়ো, চিংফৌ, খামতি, চাহ জনগোষ্ঠী; সাজপাৰ আৰু আ-অলংকাৰ ঃ মিচিং, কাৰ্বি, ফাকে, ডিমাছা; লোকগীত-মাত, নৃত্য-বাদ্য ঃ সোণোৱাল কছাৰী, দেউৰী, ৰাভা আৰু তিৱা

ৰস আৰু ৰসৰ প্ৰকাৰ; ছন্দ আৰু ছন্দৰীতি; অংলকাৰ ঃ শব্দালংকাৰ আৰু অৰ্থালিংকাৰ

কবিতা, নাটক, চুটিগল্প, উপন্যাস ঃ সংজ্ঞা আৰু উপাদান; সমালোচনাৰ ধাৰা ঃ ধ্ৰুৱবাদ, ৰমন্যাসবাদ, আধুনিকতাবাদ, উত্তৰ আধুনিকতাবাদ

অসমীয়া ভাষা ঃ উৎপত্তি আৰু বিকাশ; অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ উপভাষা; অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ শব্দভাণ্ডাৰ; অসমীয়া ভাষাত আৰ্যভিন্ন উপাদান; অসমীয়া ভাষাৰ বৈশিষ্ট্য (ধ্বনিগত, ৰূপগত আৰু বাক্যগত); অসমীয়া লিপি; অসমীয়া ব্যাকৰণ আৰু অভিধান

অসমৰ ভাষা অধ্যয়নৰ ইতিহাস; অসমৰ ভাষাসমূহৰ পৰিচয় ঃ বড়ো, কাৰ্বি, মিচিং, ৰাভা, ফাকে, খামতি

তুলনামূলক সাহিত্য — তুলনামূলক সাহিত্য ঃ উদ্ভৱ আৰু বিকাশ; তুলনামূলক সাহিত্যৰ বিচাৰ পদ্ধতি; তুলনামূলক সাহিত্যৰ প্ৰয়োজনীয়তা; তুলনামূলক সাহিত্যত ব্যৱহৃত পৰিভাষা; অনুবাদ — অনুবাদ ঃ তত্ত্ব আৰু প্ৰকাৰ; অসমীয়া অনুবাদ সাহিত্যৰ পৰিচয়

(a) મધ્યકાલીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય: નરસિંહ પર્વ (પ્રાગ નરસિંહયુગ); નરસિંહ મહેતાથી દયારામ; (b) અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય: દલપતરામથી ઈ.સ.૧૯૫૦ સુધી; ઈ.સ.૧૯૫૦થી આજ પર્યન્ત; (c) ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યના વિવિધ પ્રવાહો; (d) ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનું ઇતિહાસલેખન

(a) ભારતીય સાહિત્યવિચાર: રસસિદ્ધાંત; રીતિવિચાર; ધ્વનિવિચાર; વક્રોક્તિવિચાર; રમણીયતાવિચાર; કાવ્યવ્યાખ્યા; કાવ્યપ્રયોજન; કાવ્યહેતુ; કાવ્યપ્રકારો; (b) પાશ્ચાત્ય સાહિત્યવિચાર: પ્લેટો; એરિસ્ટોટલ; કોલરિજ; એલિયટ; કલીન્થ બ્રુક્સ; સુઝાન લેન્ગર; સોસ્યૂર; રોલાં બાર્થ; દેરિદા; મિશેલ ફૂકો; એલન શોવાલ્ટર; હાન્સ ગાડામર; લકાન; જુલિયા ક્રિસ્ટિવા; (c) પ્રશિષ્ટતાવાદ (કલાસિસિઝમ); રંગદર્શિતાવાદ (રોમેન્ટિસિઝમ); સૌંદર્યનિષ્ઠતાવાદ (એસ્થેટિસિઝમ); આધુનિકતાવાદ (મોડર્નિઝમ); પરાવાસ્તવવાદ (સુરરિયાલિઝમ); ભાવકનિષ્ઠતાવાદ (રિસેપ્શન થિયરી); નવ્યઇતિહાસવાદ (નિયોહિસ્ટોરિસિઝમ); નારીવાદ (ફેમિનિઝમ); પર્યાવરણકેન્દ્રી વિવેચન (ઇકો-ક્રિટિસિઝમ)

(a) નર્મદ; નવલરામ; રમણભાઈ નીલકંઠ; બળવંતરાય ઠાકોર; આનંદશંકર ધ્રુવ; રામનારાયણ પાઠક; ઉમાશંકર જોશી; સુન્દરમ; વિષ્ણુપ્રસાદ ત્રિવેદી; (b) સુરેશ જોષી; પ્રમોદકુમાર પટેલ; જયન્ત કોઠારી; ચન્દ્રકાન્ત ટોપીવાળા

(a) ભાષા: વિભાવના; કાર્ય; સ્વરૂપભેદ (બોલી, વાણી, લિપિ, અન્ય સામાજિકભેદો); ભાષાવર્ગીકરણની પદ્ધતિઓ; ભાષાઅધ્યયનની પદ્ધતિઓ; (b) ભારતનાં ભાષાકુળો અને ગુજરાતી ભાષાનો ઉદભવ અને વિકાસ; (c) ગુજરાતી ભાષાનું સ્વરૂપ-વ્યાકરણવિચાર: (ધ્વનિવિજ્ઞાન, રૂપવિજ્ઞાન, વાક્યવિજ્ઞાન, અર્થવિજ્ઞાનના વિશિષ્ટ સંદર્ભે)

(a) સાહિત્યિક સંશોધન: વિભાવના; સ્વરૂપ; પ્રયોજન; કાર્યક્ષેત્ર; પદ્ધતિઓ; સમસ્યાઓ; મધ્યકાલીન સાહિત્યની કૃતિઓના પાઠનિર્ણય અને સંપાદન માટેની પદ્ધતિઓ; સાહિત્યિક સંશોધન આંતરવિદ્યાકીય સંશોધન; (b) ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યસંશોધનની પ્રવૃત્તિ અને મહત્ત્વના સંશોધકો: મધ્યકાલીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય; અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય; લોકસાહિત્ય; આદિવાસી સાહિત્ય; ભાષાવિજ્ઞાન ક્ષેત્રે થયેલી સંશોધનની પ્રવૃત્તિઓ અને મહત્ત્વના સંશોધકો.

લોકસાહિત્ય: લોકગીત; લોકવાર્તા; લોકનાટ્ય; ઉખાણાં; મધ્યકાલીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય: રાસ; આખ્યાન; પ્રબંધ; ફાગુ; પદ્યવાર્તા; અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય: કરુણપ્રશસ્તિ; ખંડકાવ્ય; ગીત; ગઝલ; સોનેટ; અછાંદસકાવ્ય; નવલકથા; ટૂંકીવાર્તા; લલિત નિબંધ; નાટક; એકાંકી; આત્મકથા; જીવનચરિત્ર.

(a) વાલ્મીકિકૃત 'રામાયણ'; વ્યાસકૃત 'મહાભારત'; શ્રીમદ ભાગવત; અભિજ્ઞાનશાકુન્તલમ (કાલિદાસ); કર્ણભાર (ભાસ); મૃચ્છકટિકમ (શૂદ્રક); ઉત્તરરામચરિતમ (ભવભૂતિ); (b) ગોરા (ટાગોર); જિંદગીનામા (કૃષ્ણા સોબતી); છ વીઘા જમીન (ફકીરમોહન સેનાપતિ); ન હન્યતે (મૈત્રેયીદેવી); ગૃહભંગ (એસ.એલ.ભૈરપ્પા); ચેમ્મીન (તકષી શિવશંકર પિળ્ળા); ધરતી ખોળે પાછી વળે (શિવરામ કારન્થ); આરોગ્યનિકેતન (તારાશંકર બંદોપાધ્યાય); દ્રૌપદી (પ્રતિભા રાય); માટીનો માનવી (કાલિન્દીચરણ પાણિગ્રહી); તમસ (ભીષ્મ સાહની).

(a) કાન્હડદેપ્રબંધ (પદમનાભ); રણયજ્ઞ (પ્રેમાનંદ); નંદબતાસી (શામળ); સરસ્વતીચંદ્ર (ગોવર્ધનરામ); પૃથિવીવલ્લભ (ક.મા.મુનશી); માનવીની ભવાઈ (પન્નાલાલ પટેલ); મરણોત્તર (સુરેશ જોષી); દીપનિર્વાણ (દર્શક); ચહેરા (મધુ રાય); નાઈટમેર (સરોજ પાઠક); આગન્તુક (ધીરુબહેન પટેલ); સમુદ્રાન્તિકે (ધ્રુવ ભટ્ટ); કૂવો (અશોકપુરી ગોસ્વામી); બત્રીસ પૂતળીની વેદના (ઇલા આરબ મહેતા); ગીધ (દલપત ચૌહાણ). (a) મીરાંનાં પદો; અખેગીતા (અખો); પૂર્વાલાપ (કાન્ત); ભણકાર (બ.ક.ઠાકોર); સપ્તપદી (ઉમાશંકર જોશી); યાત્રા (સુન્દરમ); ધ્વનિ (રાજેન્દ્ર શાહ); છંદોલય (નિરંજન ભગત); બારી બહાર (પ્રહ્લાદ પારેખ); અંગત (રાવજી પટેલ); પ્રતીક (પ્રિયકાન્ત મણિયાર); જટાયુ (સિતાંશુ યશશ્ચન્દ્ર); આઠો જામ ખુમારી (અમૃત ઘાયલ); બહિષ્કૃત ફૂલો (નારવ પટેલ); ધિબાંગસુંદર એણીપેર ડોલ્યા (હરીશ મીનાશ્રુ). (b) મારી હકીકત (નર્મદ); ફારબસવિરહ (દલપતરામ); સત્યના પ્રયોગો (મહાત્મા ગાંધી); ઉગમણો દેશ (કાકાસાહેબ); દૂરના એ સૂર (દિગીશ મહેતા); ખરા બપોર (જયન્ત ખત્રી); હોહોલિકા (ચં.ચી.મહેતા); નઘરોળ (સ્વામી આનંદ); અલગારી રખડપટ્ટી (રસિક ઝવેરી); પાદરનાં તીરથ (જયંતી દલાલ); બજતાં નૂપુર (પ્રવીણ દરજી); નવલશા હીરજી (ચિનુ મોદી); વનાંચલ (જયન્ત પાઠક); અંધારી ગલીમાં સફેદ ટપકાં (હિમાંશી શેલત); બાપાની પીપર (કિરીટ દૂધાત).

(a) તુલનાત્મક સાહિત્ય: વિભાવના; સ્વરૂપ; પદ્ધતિ; કાર્યક્ષેત્ર; વિશ્વસાહિત્ય: વિભાવના; સ્વરૂપ; પ્રયોજન; ભારતીયતાની વિભાવના; પ્રાંતીય સાહિત્ય (ધ પ્રોવિન્શિયલ લિટરેચર); ઉપખંડીય સાહિત્ય (ધ કોન્ટિનેન્ટલ લિટરેચર); વિશ્વસાહિત્ય (વર્લ્ડ લિટરેચર). (b) વિશ્વસાહિત્યની કૃતિઓ: ઇલિયડ (હોમર); ઇડિપસ રેક્સ (સોફોકલીસ); મેકબેથ (શેક્સપિયર); ધ વેસ્ટ લેન્ડ (ટી.એસ.એલિયટ); યુલિસિસ (જેમ્સ જોયસ); મધર (મેક્સિમ ગોર્કી); સિદ્ધાર્થ (હરમાન હેસ); વેઈટિંગ ફોર ગોદો (બેકેટ); નોટ્સ ફ્રોમ ધ અન્ડરગ્રાઉન્ડ (દોસ્તોએવસ્કી); ધ ટ્રાયલ (કાફકા); ધ આઉટસાઈડર (કામૂ); કોન્તામારા (ઇગ્નાઝિયો સિલોની); અ રમ ઓવ વન્સ ઓઉન (વર્જિનિયા વુલ્ફ); રાઇનોસરોસ (યુજીન ઇયોનેસ્કો); બ્યુટીફુલ વન્સ આર નોટ યટ બોર્ન (યી કવે આર્મ્હ); ધ રોડ (વોલ સોયન્કા); સોન્ગ ઓવ સોલોમન (ટોની મોરીસન); ફાયર ઓન ધ માઉન્ટેઈન (અનીતા દેસાઈ).

સાહિત્ય અને સંસ્કૃતિ; સાહિત્ય અને સમાજશાસ્ત્ર; સાહિત્ય અને વૈશ્વિકીકરણ; સાહિત્ય અને સિનેમા; લોકપ્રિય સાહિત્ય; સાહિત્ય અને કાયદો; (b) સાહિત્યિક પત્રકારત્વ; વિવિધ માધ્યમો અને સાહિત્ય; ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યિક સામયિકો; ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યિક સંસ્થાઓ; ગુજરાતી ભાષાનાં પારિતોષિકો.

(अ) भाषा आविष्काराची रूपे: भाषेची ओळख, भाषिक व्यवहाराचे स्वरूप, आविष्करणाचे प्रकार, (मौखिक व लिखित), भाषा आणि दृक-श्राव्य कला, भाषा आणि सादरीकरणाची कला, साहित्याचे माध्यम म्हणून भाषेचे कार्य, साहित्याच्या भाषेची वैशिष्ट्ये, भाषा आणि कथन; (ब) व्याकरण: शब्दाच्या जाती, विभक्ती, प्रयोग, क्रियापद विचार, समास, अलंकार, वृत्ते इत्यादी; (क) भाषाविज्ञान: भाषेची उत्पत्ती व उपपत्ती, भाषाकुल संकल्पना, स्वन, स्वनीम, स्वनांतर, पद, पदिम, पदांतर, वाक्यविचार, अर्थविचार, भाषाविज्ञानाच्या विविध अभ्यास पद्धती, मराठीचे लेखनविषयक नियम; समाजभाषाविज्ञानाचे स्वरूप व व्याप्ती, समाजभाषाविज्ञान आणि इतर अभ्यासशाखा, तंत्रज्ञान व माहिती तंत्रज्ञान, संदेशनाची माध्यमे, तंत्रज्ञानाने प्रभावित होणारे संदेशनाचे घटक, मराठी भाषा व तंत्रज्ञान आणि नवभाषा निर्मिती; भाषा व बोली (अहिराणी, कोकणी, मालवणी, पावरा, मावची, तावडी, तडवी, चंदगडी, भिलाऊ, झाडी, वऱ्हाडी, घाटी, भिल्ली, डांगी, दखनी इत्यादी), भाषा व बोली यांचे समाजातील स्थान व सहसंबंध बोलीचे स्वरूप व वैशिष्ट्ये, बोलींची निर्मिती, बोलींमधील परिवर्तनाची प्रक्रिया व सीमा आणि इतर बोलींचा प्रभाव; बोली अभ्यासाचे महत्त्व, बोली संरचना विचार, बोली अभ्यास, समाजभाषावैज्ञानिक दृष्टीकोन, बोलींसमोरील आव्हाने

वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीचे पारंपरिक घटक, मौखिक परंपरा, हस्तलिखिते, कथन, पठण, श्रवण, सादरीकरण (तमाशा, लळीत, भारुड, बोहाडा, निरुपण, कीर्तन, प्रेक्षक, श्रोता, कथनकार); वाङ्मय, धर्म, पंथ आणि राजाश्रयाचा सहसंबंध; वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीचे आधुनिक घटक: मुद्रिते, मुद्रक, नियतकालिके, वृत्तपत्रे, पुस्तके, संपादक, लेखक, प्रकाशक, वाचक, समीक्षक, वितरक, वाङ्मयीन संस्था, महामंडळे, संमेलने, पुरस्कार; नागर आणि ग्रामीण अभिरुची, लेखक व वाचक यांच्यातील आदान प्रदान, वाङ्मयीन संस्कृती संघर्ष (अभिजन-बहुजन), भाषाशुद्धी व वाङ्मयशुद्धीबद्दलच्या संकल्पना, श्लीलअश्लील संबंधीचे वाद, अभिव्यक्ती स्वातंत्र्य व निर्बंध; सामाजिक प्रबोधनात वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीचे योगदान, (सत्यशोधकी जलसे, आंबेडकरी जलसे, मेळे इत्यादी), संयुक्त महाराष्ट्र चळवळीतील आविष्कार, वैचारिक, प्रबोधन-उदबोधन, निबंध वाङ्मय, प्रायोगिक नाटक व पथनाट्ये इत्यादी; मराठी वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीचा नकाशा, साहित्यसंमेलनातील परिवर्तने, वादविवाद, भूमिका, वाङ्मयबाह्य घटकांची वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीवरील आक्रमणे, वाङ्मयीन संस्कृतीतील लेखकाची प्रतिमा, मराठी समाजमानस आणि ग्रंथव्यवहाराचा प्रभाव

भारतीय साहित्याची संकल्पना, आंतरभाषीय भाषा-भगिनीभाव संकल्पना, भाषांतराची संकल्पना, भाषांतर-अनुवाद आणि रुपांतर, आंतरभारतीय साहित्याचे मराठीतील भाषांतर, भाषांतरातील समस्या, प्रभाव अभ्यासाची संकल्पना, प्रभव, प्रभाव आणि अनुकरण, प्रभावाची कारण मीमांसा, प्रभाव आणि सत्तासंबंध, प्रभाव आणि निर्मितीप्रेरणा (तत्त्व-वैचारिक प्रवाहांच्या प्रेरणा), सामाजिक, राजकीय घटीतांमधून प्रेरणा, व्यक्तीच्या प्रभावातून प्रेरणा; रचनाप्रकारांचा प्रभावानुरोधाने अभ्यास (सुनीत, कादंबरी, गझल, हायकू), अभंगाचा आधुनिक कवितेवर प्रभाव, पाश्चात्य नाट्यप्रवाहांचा व लोककलांचा मराठी रंगभूमीवरील प्रभाव

लोकसाहित्य: संकल्पना, स्वरूप व व्याप्ती; लोकसाहित्यातील लोकतत्वे, लोकभाषा, धार्मिकता आणि इहवाद, लोकसाहित्यातील संप्रदाय, लोकसाहित्यातील लोकप्रयोज्य कला व संशोधन; दलित साहित्य: स्वरूप, प्रेरणा व तत्वज्ञान; दलित साहित्याचा इतिहास: (कथा, कविता, कादंबरी, रंगभूमी, आत्मकथने, वैचारिक साहित्य इत्यादी); ग्रामीण साहित्य: स्वरूप व प्रेरणा; ग्रामीण साहित्याचा इतिहास (कथा, कविता, कादंबरी, रंगभूमी, आत्मकथने, वैचारिक साहित्य इत्यादी)

वाङ्येतिहासाची संकल्पना, वाङ्येतिहास लेखनाचे नवे दृष्टिकोन, विविध राजवटी आणि वाङ्मय इतिहास लेखन, वाङ्मय इतिहास आणि इतर इतिहास लेखन पद्धती, वाङ्मय इतिहास (आरंभ ते २०१५)

मराठीतील वाङ्मयीन चळवळी, चळवळीचे समाजशास्त्र, भक्तीसाहित्याची चळवळ, भाषाशुद्धीची चळवळ, वाङ्मयशुद्धीची चळवळ, अनियतकालिकांची चळवळ, दलित साहित्याची चळवळ, ग्रामीण साहित्याची चळवळ, आदिवासी साहित्याची चळवळ, स्त्रीमुक्तीची चळवळ, शेतकरी चळवळ, चळवळीच्या प्रभावतील मराठी साहित्य, वाङ्मयीन अभिरुची (रुची-अभिरुची), अभिरुची संपर्क, अभिरुची संघर्ष, मुद्रणपूर्व अभिरुचीचे स्वरूप, आंग्लसंपर्कानंतरची अभिरुची आणि संघर्ष, सामाजिक संस्था, सत्ता, जातिसंघर्ष आणि अभिरुची

साहित्यप्रवाहाचे स्वरूप, व्याप्ती व मर्यादा; साहित्यप्रवाहाच्या निर्मिती प्रेरणा, आधुनिक साहित्य, नवसाहित्य, महानगरीय साहित्य, आदिवासी साहित्य, स्त्रीवादी साहित्य, जैन साहित्य, ख्रिस्ती साहित्य, मुस्लिम साहित्य, जनवादी साहित्य, मार्क्सवादी साहित्य, विज्ञान साहित्य, अल्पसंख्यकांचे साहित्य, बालसाहित्य, कामगारांचे साहित्य इत्यादी

(अ) काव्यशास्त्र, काव्यलक्षण, प्रयोजन, प्रतिभाविचार, शब्दशक्ती, रीतिविचार, ध्वनिविचार, आनंद मीमांसा; (ब) महानुभाव, नाथ, वारकरी, दत्त, रामदास, वीरशैव, सुफी संप्रदाय आणि त्यांचे साहित्य; पंडिती परंपरा, बखर वाङ्मय, शाहिरी वाङ्मय

साहित्यप्रकाराची संकल्पना, पौर्वात्य व पाश्चात्य, महाकाव्य, आख्यानकाव्य, खंडकाव्य, कविता, दीर्घ कविता, भावकविता (अभंग, ओवी, लावणी, पोवाडा); लघुकथा, कथा, दीर्घकथा, लघुकादंबरी, कादंबरी, नाटक, एकांकिका, पथनाट्य, रिंगणनाट्य, महानाट्य; चरित्र, आत्मचरित्र, आत्मकथा, आत्मकथन-स्वकथन, आठवणी, रोजनिशी, प्रवासवर्णन; निबंध आणि वैचारिक निबंध, ललितनिबंध, व्यक्तीचित्र; समीक्षा व समीक्षा पद्धती

लीळाचरित्र: एकांक (शं. गो. तुळपुळे), तुकारामाची गाथा, एकनाथांची भारुडे, जनाबाईचे निवडक अभंग, मराठी गौळणी, आज्ञापत्रे, सभासद बखर, शिवाजीचा पवाडा (महात्मा फुले), स्मृतिचित्रे (लक्ष्मीबाई टिळक), बनगरवाडी (व्यंकटेश माडगूळकर), आनंद ओवरी (दि. बा. मोकाशी), तुही यत्ता कंची (नामदेव ढसाळ), जिणं आमुचं (बेबी कांबळे), गिधाडे (विजय तेंडुलकर), शोभायात्रा (शफात खान), भिजकी वही (अरुण कोलटकर), हिंदू: जगण्याची समृध्द अडगळ (भालचंद्र नेमाडे), कोण नाही कोन्चा, वरणभात लोन्चा (जयंत पवार), पायी चालणार (प्रफुल्ल शिलेदार), आयदान (उर्मिला पवार), वळीव (शंकर पाटील), माणूस (मनोहर तल्हार), जेव्हा मी जात चोरली होती (बाबुराव बागुल), कोण म्हणतंय टक्का दिला (संजय पवार)

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دورهٔ طاهریان، صفاریان و سامانیان; دورهٔ غزنویان; دورهٔ سلجوقیان; سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: حنظلهٔ بادغیسی، محمد بن وصیف، ابوسلیک گرگانی، فیروز مشرقی، رابعهٔ قزداری، رودکی سمرقندی، شهید بلخی، ابوشکور بلخی، کسائی مروزی، دقیقی، فردوسی، عنصری، فرخی، عسجدی، منوچهری، مسعود سعد سلمان، ابوعلی سینا، ابوریحان البیرونی، باباطاهر، ابوسعید ابی الخیر، عبدالله انصاری، سنائی، ناصر خسرو، خیام، امیر معزی، انوری، ظهیر فاریابی، خاقانی، نظامی، ترجمهٔ تاریخ طبری، مناجات عبدالله انصاری، تاریخ بیهقی، تذکرة الاولیا، زین الاخبار، سیاست نامه، چهار مقاله، قابوس نامه، کلیله و دمنه، کیمیای سعادت، سفر نامهٔ ناصر خسرو، حدائق السحر فی دقائق الشعر

دورهٔ مغول و تیموریان; دورهٔ صفویان; سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: عطار، سعدی، جلال الدین رومی، عبید زاکانی، خواجوی کرمانی، سلمان ساؤجی، حافظ شیرازی، مولانا جامی، محتشم کاشانی، فغانی شیرازی، گلستان، تاریخ جهانگشا، جامع التواریخ، تاریخ وصاف، تاریخ گزیده، ظفر نامه، روضة الصفا، تذکره دولت شاه سمرقندی، اخلاق ناصری، اخلاق جلالی، اخلاق محسنی، انوار سهیلی، مجالس النفائس، نفحات الانس من حضرات القدس، حبیب السیر، تاریخ عالم آرای عباسی، آتشکده، تحفهٔ سامی، هفت اقلیم

سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: ابوالفرج رونی، سراجی خراسانی، بو علی قلندر، امیر خسرو، حسن سجزی، جمالی کنبوه، عصامی، عبدالقدوس گنگوهی، ضیاء نخشبی، تاج المآثر، فرهنگ زفان گویا، طبقات ناصری، کشف المحجوب، لباب الالباب، آداب الحرب والشجاعة، تاریخ فیروز شاهی، خزائن الفتوح، مقدمهٔ غرة الکمال، فوائد الفواد، سیر العارفین

سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: غزالی مشهدی، فیضی، عبدالرحیم خانخانان، عرفی شیرازی، نظیری نیشاپوری، طالب آملی، صائب تبریزی، قدسی مشهدی، کلیم کاشانی، دار اشکوه، چندربهان برهمن، غنی کشمیری، ناصر علی سرهندی، عاقل خان رازی، زیب النساء مخفی، بیغم بیراگی، بیدل دبلوی، آنندرام مخلص، میر درد، حزین لاهیجی، سراج الدین علی خان آرزو، لچهمی نرائن شفیق، وارسته مل کوٹی، سجان رای بهنڈاری، محمد اعظم دیده مری، نارائن کول عزیز، غالب دبلوی، اقبال، همایون نامه، اکبر نامه، آئین اکبری، منتخب التواریخ، مآثر رحیمی، تزک جهانگیری، رامایین، مهابهارت، اخبار الاخیار، فرینگ جهانگیری، شاه جهان نامه عبدالحمید لاهوری، عمل صالح کنبوه، سیرالمتاخرین، راگ درپن، دستنبو، مهر نیمروز

سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: خواجه محمود گاوان، حسینی گیسو دراز، محمد قاسم هندوشاه فرشته، ملک قمی، ظهوری ترشیزی، الفتی ساوجی، آزاد بلگرامی، میر تجلی علی شاه، مکهن لال، فطرت موسوی، تاریخ قطب شاهی منشی محمد قادر خان، هدایت العالم میر عالم شوستری، فرهنگ نظام داعی الاسلام، آصف اللغات عزیز جنگ

سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: قاآنی، نشاط، زلالی خوانساری، اهلی شیرازی، وصال شیرازی، فتح علی خان صبا، بهار مشهدی، دبخدا، پروین اعتصامی، عارف قزوینی، لاهوتی، ایرج میرزا، نیما یوشیج، عشقی، سمین بهبهانی، فروغ فرخ زاد، نادر نادر پور، احمد حسین شهر یار، سهراب سپهری، مهدی اخوان ثالث، احمد شاملو، هوشنگ ابتهاج سایه، قرة العین، قائم مقام، امیر کبیر، ملکم خان، زین العابدین مراغه ای، مرزا طالبوف، علی اکبر دبخدا، جمال زاده، صادق بدایت، محمد حجازی، صادق چوبک، سعید نفیسی، بزرگ علوی، فریدون توللی، ایرج افشار، علی دشتی، صمد بهرنگی، عبدالحسین زرین کوب، پرویز ناتل خانلری، محمد علی فروغی، جلال آل احمد، محمد معین، سیمین دانشور; اطلاعات ادبی و فرهنگی در بارهٔ: دورهٔ بازگشت، انقلاب مشروطه، روزنامه نویسی، دارالفنون، نمایش نامه نویسی، داستان نویسی

سخن سرایان و نویسندگان و آثار برجسته: احمد عزیزی، احمد رضا احمدی، مشفق کاشانی، بیژن الهی، طاهره صفار زاده، قیصر امین پور، نصر الله مردانی، بوشنگ عاشورزاده، شهر نوش پارسی پور

قصیده; مثنوی; غزل; رباعی; شعر نو; شعر موج نو; شعر سپید; صنایع ادبی; بحور سالم; محققین و منتقدین: شبلی نعمانی، محمود شیرانی، محمد بن عبدالوهاب قزوینی، حالی، بهار مشهدی، نکلسن، بلاخمین، ای جی براؤن، ژان ریپکا، اے جے آربری، انامیری شمیل، حسن عسکری، ذبیح الله صفا، رضا زاده شفق، نذیر احمد، امیر حسن عابدی

ایران; افغانستان; هندوستان; تاجیکستان; ازبکستان

राजस्थानी भाषा का उद्भव, विकास एवं ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि – वैदिक एवं लौकिक संस्कृत, पालि, प्राकृत, अपभ्रंश के सन्दर्भ में; राजस्थानी भाषा की प्रमुख बोलियां एवं उनका क्षेत्र— मारवाड़ी, मेवाड़ी, हाड़ौती, ढूंढाड़ी, वागड़ी, मेवाती एवं मालवी; राजस्थानी लिपि – मुड़िया (महाजनी); राजस्थानी काव्य शैलियां – डिंगल – पिंगल शैली, जैन शैली, चारण शैली, संत शैली एवं लौकिक शैली

राजस्थानी वर्णमाला; राजस्थानी की विशिष्ट ध्वनियां; राजस्थानी व्याकरण : सामान्य ज्ञान – संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, लिंग, वचन, कारक, विशेषण, क्रिया, क्रिया-विशेषण, अविकारी शब्द (अव्यय), समास, उपसर्ग, प्रत्यय, पर्यायवाची शब्द, विलोम शब्द, शब्द युग्म, अनेकार्थी शब्द, तत्सम, तद्भव एवं देशज शब्द; शब्द-कोश-लेखन परम्परा

काल-विभाजन – प्राचीन काल – सामान्य परिचय, मध्यकाल – सामान्य परिचय, आधुनिक काल – सामान्य परिचय; प्राचीन एवं मध्यकालीन काव्य के प्रकार एवं काव्य व गद्य-रूप-परम्परा – काव्य के प्रकार : प्रबंध काव्य (महाकाव्य, खण्डकाव्य), मुक्तककाव्य; काव्य-रूप – रासो, बेलि, फागु, पवाड़ा, बारहमासा, सिलोका, संधि, विवाहलो, स्तबन, हीयाळी, चरित; गद्य-रूप — बात, ख्यात, विगत, वचनिका, दवावैत, बालावबोध, टीका, टब्बा, वंशावली, गुर्वावली, पट्टा

ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि; प्रमुख प्रवृत्तियां; प्रमुख रचनाकार एवं रचनाएं – वर्गीकरण, विषयवस्तु एवं विशेषताएं

ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि; प्रमुख प्रवृत्तियां – वीर, भक्ति, शृंगार, नीति, रीति, प्रेमाख्यान एवं प्रकृति परक; प्रमुख रचनाकार एवं रचनाएं – वर्गीकरण, विषयवस्तु एवं विशेषताएं; प्रमुख संत सम्प्रदाय – नाथ-सिद्ध, गूदड़-पंथ, विश्नोई सम्प्रदाय, दादू पंथ, रामस्नेही, जसनाथी, चरणदासी, लालदासी, निरंजनी, आई पंथ एवं जैन सम्प्रदाय

ऐतिहासिक पृष्ठभूमि; प्रमुख रचनाकार एवं रचनाएं – वर्गीकरण, विषयवस्तु एवं विशेषताएं; राष्ट्रीय चेतना परक एवं वीर काव्य; प्रगतिवादी काव्य; प्रकृति-परक काव्य; नई कविता; हास्य एवं व्यंग्य प्रधान काव्य; मानवतावादी काव्य; अनूदित काव्य

प्रमुख रचनाकार एवं रचनाएं – वर्गीकरण, विषयवस्तु एवं विशेषताएं; कहानी; उपन्यास; नाटक; एकांकी; निबंध; संस्मरण एवं रेखाचित्र; अन्य विधाएं : हास्य-व्यंग्य, आत्मकथा, आलोचना, यात्रा-वृतांत, रिपोर्ताज, अनूदित गद्य एवं गद्यगीत

विषयवस्तु, वर्गीकरण एवं विशेषताएं—; राजस्थानी लोकगीत; राजस्थानी लोककथा; राजस्थानी लोकगाथा; राजस्थानी लोक नाट्य; राजस्थानी लोकोक्ति साहित्य, कहावतें, मुहावरे एवं पहेलियां

राजस्थानी लोकोत्सव – पर्व, मेले, तीज-त्यौहार; राजस्थानी लोक देवी-देवता; राजस्थानी लोककलाएं – मांडणा, मेंहदी, सांझी, फड़, हस्तशिल्प; राजस्थानी चित्रकला – विभिन्न शैलियां एवं चित्रकार; राजस्थानी स्थापत्य कला-विभिन्न शैलियां एवं शिल्पकार; राजस्थानी लोक नृत्य-प्रकार एवं कलाकार; राजस्थानी लोक वाद्य; राजस्थानी-संस्कार, रीतिरिवाज, खान-पान, वेशभूषा एवं आभूषण; राजस्थानी लोक विश्वास एवं शकुन; राजस्थानी भाषा, साहित्य एवं संस्कृति-सेवी संस्थाएं; राजस्थानी पत्र-पत्रिकाएं एवं पुरस्कार

राजस्थानी साहित्य के प्रमुख लक्षण ग्रंथ— सामान्य परिचय; काव्य-शास्त्र के प्रमुख सिद्धांत – रस सम्प्रदाय, अलंकार सम्प्रदाय एवं ध्वनि सम्प्रदाय; शब्द शक्ति; छंद – दोहा, सोरठा, गीत, कुण्डलिया, छप्पय, नीसांणी, चौपई, झमाल, झूलणा, रेणुकी, कवित्त, चित्त इलोळ; अलंकार – वयणसगाई, रूपक, उपमा, उत्प्रेक्षा, यमक, श्लेष, वक्रोक्ति, अतिशयोक्ति, व्याजस्तुति, अन्योक्ति, संदेह एवं भ्रांतिमान; काव्य-दोष – अंध, छवकाल, हीण, निनंग, पांगळौ, जातविरोध, अपस्, नाळछेद, पखतूट, बहरौ, अमंगळ

Wort-und Satzbau; Ausdrucksfähigkeit

Grammatischer Sprachgebrauch; Sprachstrukturen

Rechtschreibung; Wortwahl; Redewendungen / Idiomatik; Stil

Primärtexte; Deutschsprachige Autoren; Analytische und interpretative Fragen über Textausschnitte

Epochen; Philosophische Grundlagen; Stil; Autoren; Texte

Literaturwissenschaftliche Grundbegriffe; Gattungen / Textsorten; Stilmittel; Medien; Literatur-und Kulturtheorien

Phonetik und Phonologie; Morphologie; Syntax; Sprachwissenschaftliche Theorien; Weitere Bereiche der Sprachwissenschaft

Theorien und Praktiken; Problematik; Medien

DaF-Didaktik; Literaturdidaktik; Digitale Medien in der Lehre und Forschung; Wissenschaftliche Arbeitstechnik; Leseverständnis

Landeskundliche Kenntnisse über deutschsprachige Länder; Deutsche Geschichte und Gegenwart: Kultur, Politik, Kunst und Medien; Textverständnis

Cultures of India from pre-historic to CE 1200; Evolution of Art in pre-historic and historic periods, as evidenced in cave paintings, sculptures and other visual representations; Evolution of dance and drama (Natya), (a) the divine origin theory according to Natyasastra, and, (b) art as a product of society, its rituals and belief systems; The Vedas, major epics and puranas (Ramayana, Mahabharata, Cilappadikaram and Bhagavatapurana) in terms of their content, character and relevance to dance and theatre; Bhakti and various religious movements and their influence on different representative aspects of culture with focus on dance and theatre

Understanding and defining the terms Tribal, Folk, Traditional and Classical in the context of Indian dance and drama and their interrelation; Introduction to the different tribal, folk and traditional dance and theatre forms spread over various regions of India; Introduction to regional theatrical practices of Kudiattam, Yakshagana, Bhagavatamela, Tamasha, Ramalila, Rasalila, Bhavai, Nautanki, Jatra, Chhau, Laiharaoba, Therukoothu, Theyyam, Ankia-nat, Pandvani, Chindu Bhagavata, Bhand Jashan and others; Awareness of various musical instruments, costumes and make-up used in these forms

Knowledge of Natyasastra and the concept of Natya and Nritta; Study of chapters relating to the eleven aspects (ekadash sangraha) such as, Abhinayas, Dharmis, Vrittis, Pravrittis and Aatodyas. Samanya and Chitrabhinayas and their classification; Dasarupakas; Natyagruha (Playhouse) and Ranga – Construction, types and different elements; Poorvarangavidhi and Stage conventions viz. Kakshya vibhag etc.

‘Rasasutra’ of Bharata; Elaboration of the theory of Rasa by commentators like Bhattalollata, Sri Sankuka, Bhattanayaka and Abhinavagupta; Rasa and its constituent elements, viz., Sthayi, Sanchari and Sattvika bhavas and their corresponding Vibhavas and Anubhavas; Definition, purpose and elements of Art; A brief introduction to Performance studies and significant western theories on Art : ‘Art as Imitation/Catharsis’ , ‘as Imagination’, ‘as Beauty’, ‘as Communication’ and ‘as Utility’ put forth by various Philosophers

An overview of dance and theatre forms of East Asian (China, Japan and Korea), South Asian (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and South- East Asian (Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines and Laos) countries; History and presentation techniques of various popular theatre and dance forms of the above countries

A brief study of references to dance in the works of Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka and others; General understanding of the concepts relating to dance from texts of ancient and medieval period- Natyasastra, Abhinaya Darpana, Sangeeta Ratnakara, Nritta Ratnavali and Nartana Nirnaya. Concepts include Natya, Nritta, Nritya, Lasya, Tandava, Marga, Desi, Baddha, Anibaddha, Nartaki lakshana, Sabha lakshana and the like. Also specific study of the padas, hastas, caris, mandalas and karanas, and anga, upanga and pratyanga movements; Detailed study of Abhinaya Darpana along with introduction to other region/form specific texts like Hasta Lakshana Deepika, Balarama Bharatam, Abhinaya Chandrika, Srihasta Muktavali and others; The various categories and typologies of Nayakas and Nayikas and their avasthas according to Bharata’s Natyasastra, Saradatanaya’s Bhavaprakasana, Bhanudatta’s Rasamanjari and Akbar Shah’s Sringaramanjari

Origin and history of Indian classical dance; Evolution, technique, costumes, music, Gurus and pioneers of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Sattriya; General understanding of major Talas of Hindustani and Carnatic music traditions; A brief study of Composers/Vaggeyakaras and their works including Jayadeva, Narayanateertha, Surdas, Meera Bai, Tulasidas, Vanamalidas, Kshetrayya, Srimanta Shankar Deva, Govindadas, Vidyapati, and others; Study of the role of Rabindranath Tagore, Rukmini Devi Arundale, Vallathole Narayana Menon, Madame Menaka and others in the revival and reconstruction of classical dance

An overview of major Gurus, performers, their works and important institutions in Independent India; Institutionalization of dance and its effect on form, pedagogy, repertoire etc; The new wave in Indian dance - Its development through the works of Uday Shanker and Ram Gopal and the later major contemporary artists and their works. (eg. Shantibardhan, Narendra Sharma, Sachin Shanker, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Maya Rao, Kumudini Lakhia, Manjusri Chaki Sarkar, Chandralekha, Astad Deboo and others); Indian classical dances in diaspora; Patronage to Dance-the role of government and private bodies; Awareness of important dance festivals, awardees and current happenings in dance

Dance as part of curriculum in school education and Universities; Movement Analysis based on kinesthetics and Laban system; Eminent scholars and their works, who contributed significantly to the knowledge of Indian dance; Key inroads in dance training and research in India from the 1930’s to the present like applied areas of dance, therapy, cross-cultural training etc.

Study of the history and development of classical ballet in Europe, Russia and America; Emergence of Modern Dance in the west and major personalities involved; Influence of the West on Indian dance in terms of production design

Concept of drama- Indian and Western; Elements and structure of drama according to Indian and Western Dramaturgy; A brief study of different classifications of Western dramas – Tragedy, comedy, tragic comedy, melodrama and farce; A brief introduction to various ‘isms’ in relation to drama including realism, naturalism, symbolism, expressionism, absurd and epic; Playwrights and their contribution: Sanskrit – Kalidasa, Bhasa, Sudraka, Bhavabhuti, Visakhadutta, Bhattanarayana; Ancient Greek and Roman – Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Seneca; Western – Shakespeare, Moliere, Ibsen, Brecht, Pirandello, Miller, Chekov, Beckett, Ionesco

Origin and development of modern Indian theatre with reference to region, state and personalities; A brief study of new trends in theatre since Independence movement both at national and regional level, such as, IPTA movement, Navanatya movement, Root Theatre movement, Third Theatre, Alternate theatre, Street theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed, Applied theatre, Forum Theatre, Site Specific theatre; An overview of major playwrights, directors and other contributing personalities of various regions, whose plays are widely performed at the national level; Popular Play Houses, Theatre Companies, Institutions and Groups in India and their contribution

(A) Different schools of acting – Western and Eastern 1. Early period- Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, Commedia Dell’ arte 2. Modern Period – Representational, Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Brecht, Grotowski 3. Eastern – Sanskrit, Peking Opera, Noh, Kabuki; Role of Mime, Voice, Speech, Improvisation and Physical Theatre in actor’s training; (B) Different directorial innovations and methods; Role of director in Theatre; Fundamentals of play direction: Balance, emphasis, composition, picturisation, movement, tempo and rhythm; Process of production: Script to performance; (C) Ideas on Production 1. Realistic : Duke of Sexe Meiningen, Stanislavsky, Elia Kazan, Antione 2. Non-realistic : Brecht, Meyerhold, Peter Brook, Augusto Boal; Impact of above ideas on post independent Indian Theatre movements

(A) Theatre architecture: Greek, Roman, Elizabethan, Thrust Stage, Proscenium, Arena, Open Stage; Sanskrit : Vikrishta – Madhyam Natyagruha; Chinese, Japanese play houses of classical era; (B) Stage craft: Fundamentals and functions of sets, lights, costumes, make-up, sound, props, other arts and theatre music in terms of various kinds of play production; Aharya and Nepathya vidhi in classical Indian, Chinese, Japanese and Indian Traditional theatre; (C) Theatre management and organization; (D) Children’s theatre, applied theatre, community theatre, theatre in education, theatre of oppressed and feminist theatre

Theatre as part of curriculum from primary education and in University system; Relevance of traditional theatre training; Movement analysis based on kinesthetics, Yoga, Theatre Game, Martial Arts, Folk, Puppetry and other forms; Eminent scholars and their works who contributed to the knowledge of Indian Theatre; Trends in Indian Theatre research and scholarship in India; Patronization to theatre-major institutions, organizations, Government, corporate, private bodies and personalities after independence; Awareness of important theatre festivals, Awardees and current affairs in theatre

वैदिकसाहित्यस्य सामान्यपरिचयः; ऋग्वेदसंहितायां सर्गविचारः; माध्यन्दिनसंहितायां रुद्रस्वरूपम्; ब्राह्मणस्वरूपं भेदाश्च; आरण्यके पञ्चमहायज्ञाः, कूष्माण्डहोमः; उपनिषदि श्रेयःप्रेयोमार्गः, नारदसनत्कुमारसंवादश्च; गायत्री-उष्णिग्-अनुष्टुब्-बृहती-पङ्क्ति-त्रिष्टुब्-जगतीच्छन्दसां परिचयः; निरुक्ते षड्भावविकाराः, देवतास्वरूपविचारः, ऋचां त्रैविध्यम्; त्रैस्वर्यप्रदर्शनम्, स्वरितभेदाः, विवृत्तिः, स्वरभक्तिः; आधुनिकयुगे वेदोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

पञ्चसन्धयः; समासाः; कारकाणि; प्रत्ययेषु क्त-क्तवतु-कृत्य-स्त्रीप्रत्यय-मत्वर्थीयाः; आधुनिकयुगे व्याकरणोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

नक्षत्रपरिचयः; राशिपरिचयः; ग्रहपरिचयः; दशमभावविचारः; नवविधकालमानम्; आधुनिकयुगे ज्यौतिषोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

महापुराणसामान्यपरिचयः; पुराणलक्षणम्; सृष्टिविषयकावधारणम्; राजतरङ्गिण्याः (कल्हणविरचितायाः) विषयसारः; महाभारते भीष्मपर्व; आधुनिकयुगे पुराणेतिहासोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

धर्मस्रोतांसि; आचारविमर्शः; व्यवहारविमर्शः; प्रायश्चित्तविमर्शः; श्राद्धविमर्शः; आधुनिकयुगे धर्मशास्त्रोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

मीमांसापरिचयः; धर्मलक्षणम्; भावना; विधिविमर्शः; षड्विधतात्पर्यनिर्णायकलिङ्गानि; आधुनिकयुगे मीमांसाशास्त्रोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

वैशेषिकशास्त्रपरिचयः; प्राचीननव्यन्यायशास्त्रपरिचयः; पदार्थविमर्शः; प्रमाणविचारः; शाब्दबोधप्रक्रिया; आधुनिकयुगे न्यायवैशेषिकदर्शनोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

वेदान्तसम्प्रदायपरिचयः; तत्त्वमसीति वाक्यविचारः; ब्रह्मस्वरूपम्; विवर्तपरिणामयोस्तुलना; मोक्षः; आधुनिकयुगे वेदान्तदर्शनोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

भारतीयवैदिकावैदिकदर्शनप्रमुखसिद्धान्तानां परिचयः; सांख्यतत्त्वानि; अष्टाङ्गयोगः; समाधिः; आगमेषु शिवशक्तिस्वरूपम्; शून्यवादः; स्याद्वादः; भक्तितत्त्वम्; आधुनिकयुगे सर्वदर्शनोपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

संस्कृतसाहित्येतिहासः; काव्यलक्षणम्; काव्यप्रयोजनम्; वृत्तिविचारः; काव्यभेदाः; अलङ्कारेषु– उपमा, रूपकम्, व्यतिरेकः, उत्प्रेक्षा, समासोक्तिः, काव्यलिङ्गम् अर्थान्तरन्यासः; छन्दांसि– मालिनी, स्रग्धरा, शार्दूलविक्रीडितम् मन्दाक्रान्ता, वसन्ततिलकम् शिखरिणी, भुजङ्गप्रयातम्; आधुनिकयुगे साहित्योपयोगः; भाव्यनुसन्धानचिन्तनम्

زبان تہ لِسانیات: بُنیادی زان; کاٲشرِ زبانی متعلق لِسانی تحقیق; کاٲشرِ زبانی ہِنز صوتیاتی، مارفیمیاتی تہ جُملیاتی خصوصیٖٔ; کاٲشرِ زبانی ہُند لفظِ راش

لل دید ـــــ لل دید (جیالال کول) کلچرل اکاڈمی سرینگر; شیخ العالمؒ ـــــ کُلیاتِ شیخ العالمؒ (موتی لال ساقی) کلچرل اکاڈمی سرینگر; فِکری سرچشمہ: بُدھ مت، شُومت، ریٚشُت، اسلام

حبہ خاتون، محمود گامی، سوچھ کرال، رحمان ڈار، رسول میر، پرماننّد، کرشن جوراز دان، نعمہ صاحب، شمس فقیر، صمد میر تہ احد زرگر; نصابی کتابہ: کاٲشر صوفی شاعری (موتی لال ساقی) جِلد اکھ تہ زِ کلچرل اکاڈمی، سرینگر; سنگلاب کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر; کاٲشرِ شاعری ہُند انتخاب، کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر

گُلریز مقبول شاہ کرالہ وٲری; یوسف زلیخا محمود گامی; ہی مال ناٲگرایے ولی اللہ متو; گُلِ بکاولی لسہ خان فدا; شاہنامہ وہاب پرے حاجن

مہجور، آزاد، زِندِ کول، رسا جاودانی، فاضل کشمیری، میر غلام رسول نازکی; نصابی کتابہ: کلیاتِ مہجور (محمد یوسف ٹینگ) کلچرل اکاڈمی، سرینگر; کلیاتِ آزاد (پدم ناتھ گنجو) کلچرل اکاڈمی، سرینگر; کاٲشرِ شاعری ہُند انتخاب، کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر

دینا ناتھ نادِم، امین کامل، رحمان راہی، غلام نبی فراق، ارجن دیو مجبور، موتی لال ساقی، قاضی غلام محمد، چمن لال چمن، حکیم منظور، مظفر عازم، غلام نبی خیال، فاروق نازکی، شفیع شوق تہ رفیق راز; نصابی کتابہ: کاٲشرِ شاعری ہُند انتخاب، کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر; سنگلاب، کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر; اُز چ کاٲشِر شاعری، کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر; ازکاٲلُ کاٲشِر شاعری، N.B.T نُو دِل

سوم ناتھ زتشی، صوفی غلام محمد، اختر محی الدین، علی محمد لون، امین کامل، ہری کرشن کول، بنسی نردوش، ہردے کول بھارتی، رتن لال شانت، بشیر اختر، فاروق مسعودی، گلشن مجید، روپ کرشن بٹ; نصابی کتابہ: افسانہ مجموعہ کاٲشُر ڈپارٹمنٹ، کشمیر یونیورسٹی، حضرت بل، سرینگر; کاٲشُر افسانہ از ساہتیہ اکادمی نُو دِلی; اُز یَک کاٲشُر افسانہ N.B.T نُو دِل

گریسی سُندگر محی الدین حاجنی; ژھاے موتی لال کیمو; سُیا علی محمد لون; کنیا دان، وجے ٹنڈولکر (ترجمہ کار، شفیع شوق); کنگ لیر، شیکسپیر (ترجمہ کار، ناجی منور); ایڈپس، سفوکلیز (ترجمہ کار، ناجی منور); مچامہ (ہیرو مچامہ، مچامُن فِتُن، سِند باد مچامہ) پُشکر بھان

اکھ دور بنسی نردوش; مجرِم غلام نبی گوہر; شین تہِ وتہِ پۆد پران کشور; جہنمک پُن پُن نار اختر محی الدین; وُدرنگ ہایٹس کاٲشُر ترجمہ مظفر عاٲزِم; لداخچ ژھاے کاٲشُر ترجمہ شفیع شوق; گر بدلی کاٲشُر ترجمہ رتن لال شانت

افلاطون، ارسطو، لانجائنس، ہورِس; وٲرڈس ورتھ، کولرج، ایلیٹ، رچارڈس; کلاسکیت، رومٲنیت، جدیدیت; ساختیات، پس ساختیات، پس جدیدیت; کاٲشُر تنقید: عبدالاحد آزاد، رحمان راہی، شفیع شوق، محمد یوسف ٹینگ، رتن لال شانت; نصاٲبی کتابہ: 1: کشمیری زبان اور شاعری (تریشو ے جلد)، 2 کہوٹ، 3 زبان تہِ ادب، 4 تلاش، 5 کاٲشُر افسانہ، منزِل تہِ مُنار

अ. भाषेचें स्वरूप आनी भाषेची उत्पत्ती — क. भास, भाषेचें कूळ आनी भाशिक वाठार - इण्डो-युरोपीय भासो; ख. बोली, भास आनी भाषेच्यो मोडी; ग. ध्वनिविचार- स्वन, स्वनिम, पद, पदीम, पदान्तर; घ. वाक्यविचार; ङ. अर्थविचार आनी अर्थसिद्धान्त - सांकल्पनिक, गुणव्यंजक, शैलीगत, भावपर, परावर्तित, साहचर्यपर, विषय-अर्थ; आ. कोंकणीची व्युत्पत्ती आनी उत्पत्ती — क. 'कोंकणी' ह्या उतराची व्युत्पत्ती, कोंकणीचो संस्कृत भाशेकडेन आशिल्लो लागसार; ख. कोंकणी भाशेचे कालानुरूप स्वरूप - प्राकृत, महाराष्ट्री, अपभ्रंश रुपां; ग. कोंकणी भाशेच्यो विंगड विंगड मोडी; घ. कोंकणी भाशेचो इतिहास; ङ. कोंकणी भाशेच्या अस्तित्वाआड काडिल्लीं आज्ञापत्रां; च. कोंकणी भाशेचेर हेर भासांचे जाल्ले संस्कार; छ. कोंकणी प्रमाणभाशेची तेच परी परिभाशेची निर्मणी; ज. कोंकणी राजभास-आन्दोलन निर्मणी आनी निश्पत्ती

क. कोंकणी भाशेचे वैय्याकरणी; ख. उतरांच्यो जाती - विकारी आनी अविकारी; ग. क्रियापद - स्वरूप आनी प्रकार, काल-भेद; घ. प्रयोगविचार; ङ. वाक्यविचार; च. संधी; छ. समास; ज. कोंकणीचे बरपाविशींचे नेम; झ. पत्रलेखन - प्रकार; ञ. विज्ञापन - स्वरूप आनी प्रकार; ट. वार्तालेखन लेखन - मुद्रित आनी इलेक्ट्रॉनिक प्रसार-माध्यमां

अ. कोंकणी भाशेच्या आरंबासावन इसवी सन २०१५ मेरेन — क. मौखिक साहित्य; ख. फातरपटे आनी तांब्यापटे; ग. कोंकणी रामायण आनी म्हाभारतार्ची हातबरपां; आ. धार्मिक साहित्य - इसवी सन १५१० सावन इसवी सन १८१२ मेरेन - (१८१२त क्रिस्तांव धर्मन्यायसभेचो विलय जालो.) — क. कोंकणी भाशेच्या पुनरुत्थानाचो काळ - १८१३ - १९१०; ख. कोंकणीच्या शिक्षणीक मळावेलो वावर आनी शासकीय धोरणांचें स्वरूप; ग. कोंकणीच्या विंगड विंगड वाठारांतर्ली नेमाळीं आनी तातूंतले बरपाळीचें स्वरूप; इ. कोंकणीचें अस्मितायेचें आन्दोलन - इसवी सन १९११ सावन इसवी सन १९६१ मेरेन - (१९१०त पोर्तुगाल लोकतंत्रीय राष्ट्र जालें, ताचो लाव गोंयाकय मेळ्ळो.) — क. कोंकणी भास, वाठार, भौसाची संस्कृताय, विचारवंतांचें योगदान; ख. साहित्यनिर्मणी - साहित्यप्रकारांचो विकास; ग. कोंकणी बालसाहित्य; ई. कोंकणीचो नवजागरण कालखण्ड - इसवी सन १९६२ सावन इसवी सन २०१५ मेरेन — क. कोंकणी परिसरांतल्या संस्थांचें कोंकणी भाशेक लाबिल्लें योगदान; ख. जनमत कौल; ग. साहित्य अकादेमीचो निर्णय आनी राजभास आन्दोलनाचें जैत; घ. साहित्यनिर्मणी तेच परी साहित्यसमिक्षेचो विकास; ङ. कर्नाटक, केरळ आनी महाराष्ट्र ह्या वाठारांतलो भाशिक आनी साहित्यिक वावर; उ. कोंकणी साहित्यनिर्मणीची सांस्कृतिक फाटभूंय — क. संस्कृतीचें स्वरूप; ख. संस्कृतीचो आनी साहित्याचो परस्पर-संबंद; ग. कोंकणी संस्कृतायेचें दायज : गोंय, कर्नाटक, केरळ आनी महाराष्ट्र हांच्या संदर्भात; घ. क्रिस्तांव आनी मोयर भावांच्या समश्टींतले कोंकणी संस्कृतायेचें दायज

क. कथनात्मक गद्य साहित्यप्रकारांचो सिद्धान्तिक नियाळ; ख. कथा, नवलकथा, नवलकाणी बरपांचो परामर्स

क. भावात्मक साहित्यप्रकारांचो सिद्धान्तिक नियाळ; ख. काव्यप्रकारांतल्या बरपांचो परामर्स; ग. कोंकणी स्फुट-कवितेचे अन्तःप्रवाह

क. नाटक; ख. एकांकी; ग. तियात्र

क. वैचारिक बरपावळ; ख. ललितपर बरपावळ; ग. भोंवडे-वर्णन; घ. जीण आनी आपजीण; ङ. साहित्यशास्त्र, साहित्यसंप्रदाय, उपयोजित समिक्षा, अतिसमिक्षा

अ. भारतीय साहित्यशास्त्रांतल्या मुखेल शास्त्रकारांच्या सिद्धान्तांचो आनी कार्याचो परामर्स — क. 'नाट्यशास्त्रां'तली काव्यावयली भासाभास; ख. प्रतिभाविचार; ग. शब्दशक्ती आनी शब्दार्थविचार - वाच्यार्थ, लक्ष्यार्थ, व्यंजना; घ. ध्वनिविचार - ध्वनिमत्ताचे विरोधक; ङ. रसविचार - रसप्रक्रिया, गुणालंकार, अलंकारांची रसव्यंजकताय; च. काव्यानन्दमीमांसा; आ. अस्तन्त साहित्यशास्त्रांतल्या मुखेल शास्त्रकारांच्या सिद्धान्तांचे आनी कार्याचो परामर्स — क. साहित्याचें स्वरूप आनी साहित्यनिर्मणीचें प्रयोजन; ख. साहित्याची भास; ग. साहित्यनिर्मणीचे प्रकार - सिद्धान्त आनी स्वरूप; इ. साहित्यसमिक्षा : स्वरूप आनी कार्य — क. समिक्षेचे प्रकार - रूपवादी समिक्षा; समाजशास्त्रीय समिक्षा; मनोवैज्ञानिक समिक्षा; आदिबन्धात्मक समिक्षा; शैलीवैज्ञानिक समिक्षा; मार्क्सवादी समिक्षा; ख. भारतीय साहित्यशास्त्र आनी अस्तंत साहित्यशास्त्र - चिकित्सात्मक नियाळ; ग. साहित्यिक वाद : सौंदर्यवाद, अभिजातवाद, वास्तववाद, आधुनिकवाद; घ. कोंकणी समीक्षण बरपावळींतली ललित साहित्याची पारखणी

क. लोकवेदाभ्यास - स्वरूप आनी व्याप्ती; ख. लोकवेदाचो अभ्यास - भारतीय आनी अस्तंत देशांतलें दायज; ग. लोकवेदाचें संशोधन आनी संकलन – स्वरूप आनी प्रकार; घ. कोंकणी लोकवेदाचें स्वरूप आनी प्रकार; ङ. कोंकर्णींतलो लोकवेद - संशोधन-संकलन - स्वरूप आनी प्रकार

1. तुळात्मक साहित्याभ्यास - स्वरूप आनी व्याप्ती — क. प्रभव (Reception) आनी प्रभाव (influence); ख. राष्ट्रीय साहित्य आनी विश्वसाहित्य – संकल्पना आनी व्याप्ती; ग. भारतीय साहित्य – संकल्पना आनी परिपूर्ती; 2. अणकार-विद्या — क. स्वरूप, प्रकार, उद्दिश्टां आनी कार्य; ख. कोंकणी साहित्याचो हेर भासांतलो अणकार; ग. हेर भासांतल्या साहित्याचो कोंकणींत अणकार

जातिविज्ञान की परिभाषा और स्वरूप, मुख्य शाखाएँ, उपयोगिता और वैशिष्ट्य, सामाजिक व्यवस्था, आर्थिक व्यवस्था, धार्मिक व्यवस्था, आदिवासियों का सामान्य परिचय : संताल, मुण्डा, हो, खारिया, उराँव, बिरहोड़, महली, पहाड़िया, असुर, कोल, भूमिज।

भाषाविज्ञान की परिभाषा एवं प्रकार, भाषा उत्पत्ति के सिद्धान्त, भाषा की विशेषताएँ एवं प्रकृति, भाषा के विभिन्न रूप, भाषाओं का पारिवारिक वर्गीकरण, भाषाओं का आकृतिमूलक वर्गीकरण, ध्वनि विज्ञान, पद विज्ञान, वाक्य विज्ञान, अर्थ विज्ञान, लिपि विज्ञान। संताली व्याकरण : संज्ञा, सर्वनाम, लिंग, वचन, पुरूष, क्रिया, कारक, काल, विशेषण, सजीव-निर्जीव, प्रत्यय, विपरीतार्थक शब्द, अनेक शब्दों के बदले एक शब्द।

संस्कृत भाषा-साहित्य का सामान्य परिचय-वेद, पुराण, उपनिषद, रामायण, महाभारत, गीता।; हिन्दी भाषा-साहित्य का सामान्य परिचय : प्रसाद, महादेवी वर्मा, प्रेमचन्द, निराला, दिनकर।; बंगला भाषा-साहित्य का सामान्य परिचय : रवीन्द्र नाथ ठाकुर, बंकिम चन्द्र चट्टपाध्याय, ताराशंकर वंदोपाद्याय, काजी नुजरूल इस्लाम।

साहित्य की परिभाषा, उसके हेतु, तत्व, रूप, प्रक्रिया और प्रयोजन। साहित्य की विविध विधा-प्रबंध काव्य, काव्य, उपन्यास, कहानी, नाटक, एकांकी, निबंध, जीवनी, संस्मरण। शब्द-शक्ति, रस, छंद, अलंकार।

लोक साहित्य की परिभाषा, स्वरूप, महत्व और प्रयोजन, संताली लोक साहित्य के विविध रूप और प्रकार - संताली लोक गीत, संताली लोक कथा, लोक गाथा, संताली लोकोक्तियाँ, संताली मुहावरें, संताली कहावत, संताली पहेलियाँ, 'कुदुम', संताली लोक संस्कृति, संताली पर्व-त्यौहार, संताली वाद्य यंत्र, संताली नृत्य।

संताली प्राचीन काव्य साहित्य : लोक गीत, लाँगड़े, दोङ, बाहा, सोहराय, कराम, रिंज़ा।; संताली मध्यकालीन काव्य साहित्य : ओनोड़हें बाहा डालनाक्, आषाड़ विन्ती, तिरयो तेताङ, भुरका इपिल, चाँद माला, गोसो बाहा, कोयोक् होर।; संताली आधुनिक काव्य साहित्य : ओनोड़हें मोहोक्, तोवा दारे, ताराल बासाल, शिशिर शिरिजोल, जिवी जाला, बाहा माला, ओन्तो बाहा माला।

नाटक : दाड़ेगे धोन, जुरीख़ातिर, संसार फेंद, श्वारी दाका रे मेत् दा:, बादोली कोंयडा।; उपन्यास : हाड़मावाक आतो, आतो ओडाक्, बारुवेड़ा, ओजोय गाडा ढिपरे, नामालिय़ा, म़ानुमाती।; कहानी : मायाजाल, आरसी, द्रामिन, क्राहनी माला, साँवता, घरोंच, आंचार, दुलाड़ चिन्हा।; निबंध : संतालकोवा :आरीचाली आर आरसी, खेरवाल आरीञांदी, गानाङ माला, होड़ कोरेन मारे हापड़ाम को रेया: काथा।

संताली पत्रिकाओं का उद्भव और विकास : होड़-सोम्वाद, पश्चिम बंगला, जुग सिरिजोल, सिली, तेतरे, उमुल, सागेन सांकाम, फ़ागुन, मारसाल, पाँजा, तोड़े सुताम आदि।

स्वतंत्रता सेनानी – बाबा तिलका माँझी, सिदो, कान्हू, चाँद, भायरो, भागीरथी माँझी, भादो हेम्बरम, डिबा किसुन, बिरसा मुण्डा, वीर बधुभगत, तेलंगा खांडिया, श्याम पारगाना।; साहित्यकार - माझी रामदास टुडू ‘रेसका’,धीरेन्द्र नाथ बास्के, साधु रामचाँद मुरमू, पं. रघुनाथ मुरमू, मंगल चन्द्र सोरेन, डमन हाँसदा, सोलेमान मुरमू, नाथानियल मुरमू, प्रो. कृष्ण चन्द्र टुडू, प्रो. दिगम्बर हाँसदा, ठाकुर प्रसाद मुरमू, आदित्य मित्र ‘संताली’, रेव.पी.ओ. बोडिंग, रेव. एल.ओ स्क्रफ्सरुड, रेव. जरमिया फिलिप्स, हरिहर हॉसदा, ब्राबू लाल मुरमू ‘आदिवासी’, भागवत मुरमू ‘ठाकुर’ डोमन साहु ‘समीर’ सुहृद कुमार भौमिक।

संतालो का उद्भव एवं विकास, गोत्र विभाजन, मानव सृजन कथा, सृष्टीकथा, गाड़ विभाजन, जन्म संस्कार, विवाह संस्कार, मृत्यु संस्कार, पर्व एवं त्यौहार, संतालो का लोक जीवन, पेशा, शिकार, परम्पारगत शासन व्यवस्था, सामाजिक व्यवस्था, आर्थिक व्यवस्था, धार्मिक व्यवस्था।