The CUET PG Pali question paper (code LAQP28) has 75 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes, +4 for a right answer, -1 for a wrong one, 0 if left out. NTA sets it on the graduation-level syllabus of the subject, as NTA published it. Every unit of the official syllabus PDF is below with its topics (5 units, 5 topics).
CUET PG Pali at a glance
| Paper code | LAQP28 |
|---|---|
| Group | Languages (LAQP) |
| Questions | 75, all compulsory |
| Marks | 300 (4 per question) |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Marking | +4 for a right answer, -1 for a wrong one, 0 if left out |
| Medium | Pali |
| Based on | The graduation-level syllabus of the subject, as NTA published it |
| Official syllabus PDF | Download the official PDFPDF |
CUET PG Pali syllabus: units and topics
Unit 1
भगवतो बुद्धस्स जीवनचरितं - भगवा बद्ध ु ो, जातक-अट्ठकथाय निदािकथा, महापदािसत्तु ं (महावग्गे दीघनिकाये), अरियपरियेसिसत्तु /पासिानससुत्तं (मनझिमनिकाये), धम्मचक्क-पवत्तिसत्तु ं (संयत्तु निकाये), चल्ु लवग्गो महावग्गो च (नवियनपटके ), महापरिनिब्बाणसत्तु ं ।
Unit 2
- पालिसालिच्चस्स इलतिासो - पानलभासाय उग्गमो नवकासो च, पानलभासाय पदेसो, पानलभासाय कालो, धम्मसगं ीनतयो, वंससानहच्चे दीपवंसो महावंसो च, पानलनतनपटकस्स अट्ठकथासानहच्चस्स च इनतहासो ।
Unit 3
- लतलपटकस्स परिचयो - नवियनपटकं तस्स गन्था च, सत्तु नपटकं तस्स गन्था च, अनभधम्मनपटकं तस्स गन्था च ।
Unit 4
भगवतो बद्ध ु स्स पमख ु ा लसक्खायो - धम्मस्स तीनण चिणानि - सीलानि, समानध पञ्ञा च, चत्तारि अरियसच्चानि, अरिय अट्ठङ्नगको मग्गो, पनटच्चसमप्ु पादो, नतलक्खणं - 1. सब्बे संखािा अनिच्चा, 2. सब्बे संखािा दक्ु खा, 3. सब्बे धम्मा अित्ता च । ब्रह्मनवहािो - मेत्ता, करुणा, मनु दता, उपेक्खा । पिमत्थधम्मा - नचत्तं, चेतनसकं, रूपं निब्बािं च ।
Unit 5
- पालिव्याकिणं - पानल-वण्णमाला, पानल-सद्दरूपानण, कािकानि नवभनत्तयो च, पानल-धातुरूपानण, सनन्ध, समासो, पच्चया, उपसग्गा, अव्ययपदानि, अिवु ादो ।
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