WBCS Exam 2022 Syllabus: Prelims and Mains Syllabus PDF Download

• The chronological track from Proto Indo-European to Bangla (Family tree with branches and approximate dates).
• Historical stages of Bangla (Old, Middle, New) and their linguistic features.
• Dialects of Bangla and their distinguishing characteristics.
• Elements of Bangla Vocabulary.
• Forms of Bangla Literary Prose-Sadhu and Chalit.

• Periodization of Bangla Literature: Old Bangla and Middle Bangla.
• Roots and reasons behind the emergence of modernity in Bangla Literature.
•  Evolution of various Middle Bangla forms: Mangal kavyas, Vaishnava lyrics, Adapted narratives (Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata) and religious biographies.
• Narrative and lyric trends in the nineteenth century Bangla poetry.
•  Development of prose.
• Bangla dramatic literature (nineteenth century, Tagore, Post-1944 Bangla drama).

• Swarna Kumari Devi,
• Ashapurna Devi,
• Mahasweta Devi,
• Rajlakshmi Devi,
• Kabita Singha,
• Nabanita Deb Sen 

• Vaishnava Padavali (Calcutta University Publication). Phases (Parjayas): Gourchandrika, Purvaraga, Abhisar, Mathur, Prarthona.
• Chandimangal: Kalketu episode by Mukunda (Sahitya Akademi).
• Meghnadbadh Kavya by Michael Madhusudan Dutta - 1st, 2nd and 3rd cantos.
• Rajani by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay.
• Kapalkundala by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay.
• Samya and Bangadesher Krishak by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay.
• Punascha by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Bichitra Prabandha by Rabindranath Tagore.
• Chacha Kahini by Sayed Muztaba Ali.

• Chandragupta by Dwijendralal Roy.
• Grihadaha by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay.
• Adhunik Bangla Kabita Selected Poems:

i) Saswati by Sudhindranath Dutta

ii) Rabindranath by Achintya Kumar Sengupta

iii) Aami Kabi Jata Kamarer by Premendra Mitra

iv) Bandir Bandana by Buddhadeb Basu

v) Amar Koifiat by Kazi Nazrul Islam

• Prabandha Samgraha by Pramatha Choudhuri: Selected Essays: Bharatchandra, Birbal, Boipara
• Pather Panchali by Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay
• Ekaler Galpo Sanchayan - Vol.- 1 & 2 (Calcutta University Publication).
• elected Stories:

i) Payomukham by Jagadish Gupta

ii) Haraner Natjamai by Manik Bandyopadhyay

iii) Fossil by Subodh Ghosh

iv) Tope by Narayan Gangyopadhyay

v) Adab by Samaresh Bose

vi) Aswamedher Ghora by Dipendranath Bandyopadhyay

• Shrestha Kavita by Jibanananda Das.
• Jagori by Satinath Bhaduri.
• Ebam Indrajit by Badal Sircar. 

• Sanskrit Linguistics:-.

• Sanskrit Grammar- Siddhanta Kaumudi-Karaka and Samasa
• Translation from Vedic texts into English:-

• (i) Translation from Sanskrit into English

• Paragraph in Sanskrit

•  History of Vedic and Classical Sanskrit Literature:-

• Texts (Meant for general acquaintance and not for minute study)

• PALI LINGUISTICS :
   Unit 1 – Concepts of Linguistics, Languages and Phonetic Laws.
   Unit 2 – Concept of Homeland of Pali, Features of Pali, Pali as M.I.A., Pali & Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrits.
   Unit 3 – Short notes on Phonetic Tendencies.
• PALI GRAMMAR :
   Unit 1 – Sandhi, Samasa, Itthipaccaya.
   Unit 2 - Karaka Vibhakti, Paccaya-Kita & Taddhita.
   Unit 3 – Conjugation, Declension, Make Sentences.
• TRANSLATIONS :
   Unit 1 – Pali to English (unseen passages from poetry) with grammatical notes on any two words.
   Unit 2 - Pali to English (unseen passages from prose) with grammatical notes on any two words.
   Unit 3 – English to Pali.
• ESSAY IN PALI consisting of 200 words on any one of the following topics:

Gotama Buddha, Tipiţaka, Dhamma – Vinaya, Sammāsambuddha, Paccekabuddha, Bodhisatta, Majjhima paţipadā, Ariyaaţţhangikamagga, Cattāriariyasaccāni, Dukkha, Paţiccasamuppāda, Nibbāna, Dukkhanirodhagāminīpaţipadā, Tilakkhana, Anicca, Anattā, Kammavāda.

•  History of Canonical Literature : Vinayapitaka, Suttapitaka & Abhidhammapitaka.
• Non-Canonical Literature : Extra-Canonical (Anupitaka), Commentaries (Atthakathas), Vamsa Literature.
• History of Early Buddhism : Pre-Buddhist India, Life of Buddha, Royal Patronage, Origin of Samgha.
• Development of Buddhism : Buddhist Councils (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th); Buddhist Schools and Sects; Spread and Decline of Buddhism.

• CRITICAL STUDY OF SELECTED PALI TEXTS
   UNIT-I POETRY TEXTS
   DHAMMAPADA – Yamakavagga, Appamadavagga, Cittavagga, Maggavagga, Buddhavagga
   SUTTANIPATA – Pabbajja Sutta, Padhana Sutta, Karaniya Mettasutta, Khaggavisanasutta,
   Parayanavagga - Vatthugatha.
   THERAGATHA - Kaccayana, Talaputa, Silava

   THERIGATHA - Ambapali, Subha Jivakambabanika, Kisagotami
   UNIT-II PROSE TEXTS
   Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Ariyapariyesana Sutta, Singalovada Sutta,
  Kutadanta Suttanta. How women were admitted to the Sangha, Milindapanha-Bahirakatha, Marriage of
  Visakha, Annihilation of the Sakiyas, Sibi Jataka, Dasaratha Jataka
  Explanation of Pali quotations from the prescribed texts in Pali language.

• CRITICAL STUDY OF CHANDA AND ALAMKARA (Answers to be written in Pali language)
   UNIT-I - VUTTODAYA _ - Samavutta Chanda
   UNIT-II - SUBODHALANKARA - Yamaka, Upama, Rupaka, Vyatireka,