SYLLABUS
FOR
Ph.D. in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies
Course Work
(SIX MONTHS)
2010, 2011, 2012
DEPARTMENT OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB STUDIES
PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA.
SCHEME
of Ph.D. in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Studies
PAPER: 1 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
PAPER: 2 - STUDY OF SIKH RELIGION
PAPER: 3 - A STUDY OF GURU GRANTH SAHIB
PAPER: 4 - STUDY OF SIKH SOURCES
SYLLABUS
PAPER: 1 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 4 Credit
Instructions for Candidates and Paper Setter
The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B, C, D & E. Section A, B, C & D will have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-type questions which will cover the entire syllabus. Each short answer type question will carry four marks each and 32 marks in all. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
The candidates are required to attempt one question from the each section A, B, C & D of question paper and the entire section E. There being no internal choice in this section, the candidates are required to give answer of each short type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
SECTION - A: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(a) Meaning, Nature, Scope and Importance
(b) Select the Topic (Areas of Study)
(c) Preparation of Abstract and Synopsis
(d) Preparation of Thesis and Bibliography
SECTION - B: STUDY OF MANUSCRIPTS
(a) Importance of Manuscripts
(b) Problems
(c) Editing
(d) Analysis
SECTION - C: APPROACHES
(a) Theological
(b) Phenomenological
(c) Anthropological and Sociological
SECTION - D: GURBANI HERMENEUTICS
(a) Meaning
(b) Problems
(c) Main Tasks
(d) Tools and Devices (Techniques)
PAPER: 2 - STUDY OF SIKH RELIGION
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 4 Credit
Instructions for Candidates and Paper Setter
The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B, C, D & E. Section A, B, C & D will have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-type questions which will cover the entire syllabus. Each short answer type question will carry four marks each and 32 marks in all. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
The candidates are required to attempt one question from the each section A, B, C & D of question paper and the entire section E. There being no internal choice in this section, the candidates are required to give answer of each short type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
SECTION - A: ORIGIN & DEVELOPMENT
(a) Guru Nanak Sahib
(b) Guru Angad Sahib to Guru Arjan Sahib
(c) Guru Hargobind Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Gobind Singh to Current Period
(Banda Bahadur, Ranjit Singh, British period)
SECTION - B: INSTITUTIONS
(a) Langar, Sangat, Pangat
(b) Manji & Msand
(c) Akal Takhat Sahib, Miri-Piri, Gurdwara
(d) Khalsa & Code of Conduct
SECTION - C: SECTS
(a) Udasi
(b) Nirmlas
(c) Sewa Panthi
SECTION - D: MOVEMENTS
(a) Singh Sabha
(b) Nirankari
(c) Namdhari
PAPER: 3 - A STUDY OF GURU GRANTH SAHIB
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 4 Credit
Instructions for Candidates and Paper Setter
The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B, C, D & E. Section A, B, C & D will have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-type questions which will cover the entire syllabus. Each short answer type question will carry four marks each and 32 marks in all. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
The candidates are required to attempt one question from the each section A, B, C & D of question paper and the entire section E. There being no internal choice in this section, the candidates are required to give answer of each short type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
SECTION - A: COMPILATIONS
(a) Needs
(b) Collections
(c) Editing
SECTION - B: STRUCTURE
(a) Banikar
(b) Classification
(c) Language, Grammar and Script
SECTION - C: META-PHYSICS
(a) Supreme Reality
(b) Cosmology
(c) Jeeva (Life)
SECTION - D: THEOLOGY
(a) Guru, Naam, Hukam
(b) Haumai, Sewa, Mukti
(c) Gurmukh, Satsangat, Kirtan
(d) Sikh Polity, Justice, Martyrdom
(e) Current Issues (Ecology, Dalit, Feminism)
PAPER: 4 - STUDY OF SIKH SOURCES
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 4 Credit
Instructions for Candidates and Paper Setter
The question paper will consist of five sections: A, B, C, D & E. Section A, B, C & D will have two questions from the respective sections of the syllabus and will carry 12 marks each. Section E will consist of 8 short-type questions which will cover the entire syllabus. Each short answer type question will carry four marks each and 32 marks in all. The candidates are required to give answer of each short-type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
The candidates are required to attempt one question from the each section A, B, C & D of question paper and the entire section E. There being no internal choice in this section, the candidates are required to give answer of each short type question in 50 words, i.e. 7-10 lines.
SECTION - A:
(a) Meaning and Importance of Sikh Sources
(b) Problems and Nature
SECTION - B:
(a) Vaaraan Bhai Gurdas
(b) Dasam Granth
SECTION - C:
(a) Janam Sakhian
(b) Gurbilas Patshahi-6
SECTION - D:
(a) Sri Gur Panth Parkash (Gyani Gian Singh)
(b) Rehat Nama and Rehat Maryada (Sikh Code of Conduct)
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