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Syllabus for Indian Languages

The aim of the paper is to test the candidate's ability to read and understand serious discursive prose, and to express his ideas clearly and correctly in the Indian language concerned. The pattern of questions would be broadly as follows :-

Pattern of Question Marks
Short Essay 100
Reading Comprehension 60
Precis Writing 60
Translation (2) 40
Usage and Vocabulary 40

Note 1 : The Papers on Indian languages will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature only. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.

Note 2 : The candidates will have to answer the English and Indian Languages papers in English and the respective Indian language (except where translation is involved)