UPSC : Civil Services Exam Paper Pattern (Malayalam)

Note: Answers must be written in Malayalam
Paper I
Section A
Unit 1 - Early phase of Malayalam Language:
Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit.
Relation between Tamil and Malayalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajarajavarma.
Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Unit 2 - Linguistic of:
Maniprvalam: definition. Language of early manipravala works- Champu, Sandesakavya, Chandrotsava, minor works. Later Manipravala works- medieval Champu and Attakkatha.
Folklore: Southern and Northern ballads, Mappila songs.
Early Malayalam prose: Bhashakautaliyam, Brahmandapuranam, Attaprakaram, Kramadipika and Nambiantamil.
Unit 3 - Satandardisation of Malayalam:
Peculairities of the language of Pana, Kilippattu and Tullal.
Contributions of indigenous and European missionaries to Malayalam.
Characteristics of contemporary Malayalam: Malayalam as administrative language. Language of scientific and technical literature- media language.
Section B: Literary History
Unit 4 - Ancient and Medieval Literature:
Pattu-Ramacharitam, Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Manipravalam-early and medieval manipravala works including attakkatha and champu.
Folk literature.
Kilippattu, Tullal and Mahakavya.
Unit 5 - Modern Literature-Poerty:
Venmani poets and contemporaries.
The advent of Romanticism-Poerty of Kavitraya i.e., Asan, Ulloor and Vallathol.
Poetry after Kavitraya.
Modernism in Malayalam poetry.
Unit 6 - Modern Literature – Prose:
Drama
Novel
Short story
Biography, travelogue, essay and criticism

Paper II
This paper will require first hand reading of the texts prescribed and is designed to test the candidate's critical ability.
Section A
Unit 1
Ramacharitam- Patalam 1
Kannassaramayanam- Balakandam first 25 stanzas
Unnunilisandesam- Purvabhagam 25 slokas including Prastavana
Mahabharatham Kilippattu- Bhishmaparvam
Unit 2
Kumaran Asan- Chintavisthayaya Sita.
Vailoppilli- Kutiyozhikkal.
G. Sankara Kurup- Perunthachan.
N.V. Krishna Variar- Tivandiyile Pattu.
Unit 3
ONV - Bhumikkoru Charamagitam
Ayyappa Panicker- Kurukshetram.
Akkittam- Paudatha Messanthi
Attur Ravivarma- Megharupan.
Section-B
Unit 4
O. Chanthu Menon- Indulekha
Thakazhy- Chemmin.
O V Vijayan- Khasakkinte Ithihasam.
Unit 5
MT Vasudevan Nair- Vanaprastham (Collection).
N S Madhavan- Higvitta (Collection).
C J. Thomas- 1128-il Crime 27.
Unit 6
Kuttikrishna Marar- Bharataparyatanam
M. K Sanu- Nakshatrangalute snehabhajanam
V.T. Bhattathirippad- Kannirum Kinavum.