The University Grants Commission (UGC) NET Bureau revised its syllabus for UGC NET in Comparative Literature in June, 2019 and the same syllabus will be applicable for the upcoming UGC NET / JRF and SET or SLET examination. The detailed syllabus for paper-1 can be found at UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-1. The details of syllabus of Paper-2 can be downloaded in the pdf format from the following link:
Comparative Literature UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-2 (New and Updated)
The UGC NET examination old syllabus which was applicable till December, 2018 can be downloaded in the pdf format from the following link. Kindly note that this syllabus is considered as outdated and now not applicable for the upcoming UGC NET examination in Comparative Literature. You can use it only for your reference purpose.
Comparative Literature UGC NET Syllabus for Paper-2 (Old or Previous)
The detailed UGC NET old syllabus in Comparative Literature is given below.
NTA UGC NET/JRF/SET/SLET Syllabus for Comparative Literature, Code No: 72 is given below
The following part of the UGC NET syllabus were previously under UGC NET Paper-2 and Paper-3 (Part A and Part B), however, as UGC has now only two papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which is general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 on the specific subject (including all electives, without options) instead of previous three papers i.e. UGC NET Paper-1 which was general and compulsory for all subjects and UGC NET Paper-2 and Paper-3 on the specific subject, so, now-a-days, the following part is also considered as part of the UGC NET Paper-2 syllabus [this part was previously Paper-2 and Paper-3 (Part A and Part B) syllabus]
Unit – I: The Epistemology of Comparative Literature
Definition and Scone of Comparative Literature
Development of the Discipline
Methodology
Unit – II: Literary Historiography
History and Literary History
Elements of Literary History
Problems of Periodization
Unit – III: The Theory of Genres
Oral and Written
Ancient, Medieval and Modern
Unit – IV: Thematologywww.netugc.com
Motifs, Myths and Archetypes
The Diachronic and Synchronic Study of Themes
Unit – V: Comparative Indian Literature
Traditions
Movements
Themes and Genres
Unit – VI: Literary Theory
Indian Poetics : Tamil and Sanskrit
Western Literary Theories
Unit – VII: Cross – cultural Literary Relations
Influence
Analogy
Reception
Unit – VIII: Translation Studies
History of Translation – Indian and Non – Indian.
Theories of Translation.
Problems of Translation – Linguistic and Cultural.
Unit – IX: Literature and the Other Arts.
Unit – X: Literature and Other Disciplines – Literature and Cultural Studies.
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The UGC NET in Comparative Literature syllabus, question pattern, old examination questions papers along with answer keys (solved questions) can be found at UGC NET in Comparative Literature .