| Courses
Offered
B.A.
English (Hons.) - 30 seats
English
for B.A. Programme
English
for B.Com.(Hons), B. Com
English for B.Sc. (Hons), B.Sc. Programme
M.A.
English - 15 seats
Faculty
Dr. Meera Ramachandran (Principal)
Ms. Nalini Mathur
Dr. Reeta Sahney
Ms. Jogesh Chadha
Ms. Shashi Mutatkar
Ms. Neeta Mathur
Ms. Geeta Seshamani
Ms. Vidya Das Arora
Ms. Anupama Prabhala Kapse
Dr. Radharani Chakravarty (on leave)
Dr. Anjana N. Dev
Ms. Mudita Mohile
Ms. Shatarupa Sinha
Why
you should opt for English (Hons.)
If you are a student with a bent of mind for literature combined
with a sound knowledge of the English language then
this is the ideal course for you. This academically rigorous
course offers you a chance to strengthen your intellectual
ability, and aims at promoting independent thinking. The course
includes works of great poets, dramatists, novelists
and critical theorists from the classical period to post-modern
times. You can opt for higher academics like M.A., M.
Phil, PhD after graduating with English honours. The other
career prospects would include Mass Communication,
Publishing, Translation, Public Relations, HR, etc.
A student will have to clear the Admission test - Entrance
Test followed by Interview - in order to get admission into
BA
(Hons) English.
Please see Admission details for negative weightage and other
rules.
The Cut-off percentage for appearing in the Entrance test
is as follows:
Aggregate (Best of Four including English)
Arts70%
Science / Commerce75%
and
ISC Board English70 %
or Core English75%
or Elective English 65%
Entrance
Test
16th June
2006 Session I (12.00 PM - 1.00 pm) and Session II (2.00 pm
- 3.00 pm). For details, see Notice Board.
Students will be required to register for any one session
(subject to vacancies) upon production of the following
documents :
- Common Pre-Admission Form receipt
- One
stamp sized photograph
- Statement
of Marks for Class XII
- Statement
of Marks / Certificate of Passing Class X as proof
of age.
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Registration
will be open on 14th and 15th June 2006 from 9.30 am to 1.00
pm and on 16th June 2006 from 9.30 am to 11.00 am. A registration
fee of Rs. 50/- will be charged.
Following the Entrance Test, candidates will be shortlisted
for an interview. The list will be put up on the College Notice
Board. The weightage on the basis of which admission will be
granted is as follows :
Entrance Test Marks 50%
Interview 15%
Class XII/Qualifying Examination 35% of aggregate (Best of Four,
including English)
(Based on DU guidelines) DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Course
Schedule
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1st
year
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2nd
year
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3rd
year
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| Main
papers |
Main
papers |
Main
Papers |
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I
Romantic and Victorian
Fiction And Poetry
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III
14thC-17thC:
Poetry and Drama |
VI
Augustan and Romantic Poetry & Prose |
II
Twentieth Century
Indian Writing |
IV
Early 17thC-18thC
Poetry and Drama |
VII
20th C: Literature |
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V
Optional paper (Options offered
by the University):
a)
Nineteenth - Century European Realism
b) Classical Literature
c) Forms of Popular Fiction
Options to be taught by the college
will be indicated later. |
VIII
Contemporary Literature
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IX
Optional Paper (Options offered by
the University):
a) Anglo - American Writing from
1930
b) Literary Theory
c) Women's Writing in the
Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries
d) Modern European Drama
Options to be taught by the college will be indicated
later.
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Awards
Smt.
Gyan Khosla Memorial award to the student securing the highest
aggregate in B.A.English (H) Ist year.
Preeti
Soni Memorial Silver Medal to the topper in B.A. English (H)
IIIrd year.
English Literature Society Activities 2006-2007
A
Literary Festival
Inter-disciplinary
Lectures
Lectures
by Scholars, Critics and Writers
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