Total Marks - 200
The aims of the syllabus in Persian are as follows:
acquaint the students with classical and modern Persian
(ii) To familiarise
them with such selection of Persian texts including those from Iqbal, which
have a value in practical life.
PAPER - I (Marks 100)
1. (a) Origin and development of the language.
(i) Elementary information about: Avesta, Old Persian and Pahlavi
(ii) The advent of Persian prose and poetry in the present script in the
(iii) The earlier Persian prose writers and poets upto 4th century H/10th
(b) Significant features of the grammer of the language.
Outline : (i) Grammer
The three tenses, imperative modd (Affirmative and Negative) and muzara
for present and future tenses.
(ii) Translation of simple English passage into Persian.
2. Literary History and literary criticism-Literary movements, classical
background, Socio-Cultural Influences and modern trends: Origin and development
of modern literary genres.
(i) The literary history should include the development of Persian
language and literature, besides Iran in Afghanistan, the Indo-Pakistan
Sub-Continent and the Persian speaking areas of the Former USSR.
(ii) In classical background. the four styles known as Khurasani, Iraqi.
Hindi and Revivalist may be studied.
(iii) In the literary movements the revivalist and purist movements, and
in the modern trends, the adaptation of Western loan words in Persian language
needs to be emphasised
3. Short essay in Persian
PAPER - II (Marks- 100)
The paper will require firsthand reading of the texts
prescribed and will be designed to test the candidate’s critical
1. Farrukhi Seestani.
(Qasida on the conquest of Soomnath)
2. Unsar-ul-Maali Qabus (Qabus Nama) Last
3. Rumi Masnavi: Daftar (1st half upto Dastan-e- Peer Changi.)
4. Saadi Gulistan: Chapter 7 & 8.
5. Hafiz Diwan upto radif Re
(a) Asrar-i-Khudi upto Murhilah-e-Siwum Niahat-e-IIahi.
(b) Javid Nama (Last Chapter) Address to Javid (Dialogue with the new