UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus 2025, Download PDF, Exam Pattern
Nazish Fatima1 Oct, 2025
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UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus 2025 will cover significant writers like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Dickens, Yeats, Eliot, Orwell, Tagore, Naipaul, Kamla Das, etc. It also includes literary terms and major literary movements, including Renaissance, Romanticism, Modern, Postmodern, Colonial, and Post-Colonial literature as well as significant literary forms such as sonnet, ballad, elegy, mock epic, and more.
Indian writing in English and major stanza forms are covered as well. Language components include comprehension, sentence correction, narration, transformation of voice, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, one-word substitutions, figures of speech, and grammar essentials, including prefixes and suffixes.
UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus 2025 Overview
UPPSC GIC Lecturer Notification 2025 covers the syllabus for the English exam. It is designed to test a candidate’s deep understanding of mathematical topics. It covers a wide range of topics, including significant writers, literary movements, Indian writing, and grammar. Here’s a quick overview-
| UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus 2025 Overview | |
| Recruitment Body | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) |
| Post Name | Lecturer (Male/Female) Government Inter College, Special GIC, and Lecturer in UP Jail Training School |
| Total Vacancies | 1518 (Male GIC: 777, Female GIC: 694, Special GIC: 45, Jail Training School: 2) |
| Pay Scale | Level-8 ₹47,600 – ₹1,51,100 (Most posts)Level-7 ₹44,900 – ₹1,42,400 (Jail Training School) |
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| Exam Pattern – Prelims | 120 Questions (80 Subject + 40 General Studies) |
| Exam Pattern – Mains | Paper 1: General English & Essay – 100 Marks (2 hrs)Paper 2: Subject paper – 300 Marks (3 hrs) |
| Official Website | uppsc.up.nic.in |
Detailed UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus
Candidates can easily download the complete UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus PDF from the official UPPSC portal and leading education websites. The PDF includes unit-wise topics, listing all subunits and core concepts that may be asked in the main examinations. The detailed English syllabus for the UP GIC lecturer exam is tabulated below-
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Detailed UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus |
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Topics |
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Literary Figures |
Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Milton, Dryden, Pope, William Wordsworth, P.B. Shelley, John Keats, A.L. Tennyson, Matthew Arnold, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, W.B. Yeats, T.S. Eliot, G.B. Shaw, George Orwell, Raja Rao, Mulkraj Anand, Nissim Ezekiel, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, Harold Pinter, R.N. Tagore, Girish Karnad, V.S. Naipaul, Amitav Ghosh, Vikram Seth, Kamla Das, Ted Hughes, Walt Whitman, Khushwant Singh |
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Literary Terms & Movements |
Renaissance, Reformation, Metaphysical Poetry, Classicism, Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelites, Modern Literature, Major Stanza Forms (Sonnet, Ballad, Mock Epic, Elegy), Post Modern Literature, Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature |
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Indian Writings in English |
Key figures like Aristotle, Dryden, Dr. Johnson, S.T. Coleridge, Wordsworth, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot |
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Language Skills |
Comprehension of unseen passages, sentence correction, direct and indirect narration, sentence transformation including active/passive voice, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, rearranging jumbled sentences, fill in the blanks with prepositions, idioms & phrases, one word substitution, figures of speech, prefixes, and suffixes |
UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus PDF
Candidates are advised to download the UP GIC Lecturer Notification released by the exam conducting authority. The detailed notifications PDF covers the English syllabus and its exam pattern. Visit the official website, download the notification, and find the English section under it. A direct link to download the UP GIC Lecturer English Syllabus PDF is available here. Click the button below to download.
UP GIC Lecturer English Exam Pattern
UP GIC Lecturer English exam pattern consists of two descriptive papers in the mains: Paper 1 is General English & Essay (2 hours, 100 marks: 50 for English, 50 for Essay), and Paper 2 is the Optional English subject (3 hours, 300 marks) with 20 compulsory questions covering literature, grammar, and translation.
| UP GIC Lecturer English Exam Pattern | ||||
| Stage | Paper | Questions/Marks | Duration | Question Type |
| Prelims | English (Optional Subject) | 80 (out of 120 total) / up to 200 marks | 2 hours | Objective (MCQ) |
| Mains | Paper 1: General English & Essay | 100 marks (English-50, Essay-50) | 2 hours | Descriptive |
| Mains | Paper 2: Optional English Subject | 20 questions / 300 marks | 3 hours | Descriptive |
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