The UPSC Optional Syllabus for Maithili is as given below:
| Maithili Literature Syllabus – Civil Services Mains Exam UPSC : |
| Optional Subject consists of 2 papers. Each paper is of 250 marks, making a total of 500 marks. MAITHILI |
| PAPER-I |
| History of Maithili Language and its Literature (Answer to be written in Maithili) PART-A |
| History of Maithili Language |
| 1. Place of Maithili in Indo-European language family. |
| 2. Origin and development of Maithili language. (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Avhatt, Maithili) |
| 3. Periodic division of Maithili Language. (Beginning, Middle era, Modern era) |
| 4. Maithili and its different dialects. |
| 5. Relationship between Maithili and other Eastern languages (Bengali, Assamese, Oriya). |
| 6. Origin and development of Tirhuta Script. |
| 7. Pronouns and Verbs in Maithili Language. |
| PART-B |
| History of Maithili Literature |
| 1. Background of Maithili Literature (Religious, economic, social, cultural). |
| 2. Periodic division of Maithili literature. |
| 3. Pre-Vidyapati Literature. |
| 4. Vidyapati and his tradition. |
| 5. Medieval Maithili Drama (Kirtaniya Natak, Ankai Nat, Maithili dramas written in Nepal). |
| 6. Maithili Folk Literature (Folk Tales, Folk Drama, Folk Stories, Folk Songs). |
| 7. Development of different literary forms in modern era. |
| (a) Prabandh-kavya |
| (b) Muktak-kavya |
| (c) Novel |
| (d) Short Story |
| (e) Drama |
| (f) Essay |
| (g) Criticism |
| (h) Memoirs |
| (i) Translation |
| 8. Development of Maithili Magazines and Journals. |
| PAPER-II |
| (Answers must be written in Maithili) |
| The paper will require first-hand reading of the prescribed texts and will test the critical ability of the candidates. PART-A |
| 1. Vidyapati Geet-Shati-Publisher : Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (Lyrics- 1 to 50) |
| 2. Govind Das Bhajanavali-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna (Lyrics – 1 to 25). |
| 3. Krishnajanm – Manbodh |
| 4. Mithilabhasha Ramayana – Chanda Jha (only Sunder-Kand) |
| 5. Rameshwar Charit Mithila Ramayan – Lal Das (only Bal-kand) |
| 6. Keechak-Vadh-Tantra Nath Jha. |
| 7. Datta-Vati-Surendra Jha ‘Suman’ (only 1st and 2nd Cantos). |
| 8. Chitra-Yatri |
| 9. Samakaleen Maithili Kavita – Publisher : Sahitaya Akademi, New Delhi. |
| PART-B |
| 10. Varna Ratnakar – Jyotirishwar (only 2nd Kallol) |
| 11. Khattar Kakak Tarang – Hari Mohan Jha. |
| 12. Lorik-Vijaya-Manipadma |
| 13. Prithvi Putra-Lalit |
| 14. Bhaphait Chahak Jinagi-Sudhanshu ‘Shekar’ Choudhary. |
| 15. Kirti Rajkamlak-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna (First Ten Stories only). |
| 16. Katha-Sangrah-Publisher : Maithili Academy, Patna. |
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