English - Courses Offered & Syllabus 

Undergraduate Courses

First Year Undergraduate (FY UG)

1. Major: Introduction to Poetry and Minor Forms of Literature
2. SEC: English for Administration and Services
3. OE: Professional English Skills (for Science and Commerce faculties only)
4. AEC: English Communication Skills
5. English Communication and Critical Thinking (for BSc Blended Bioscience only, modeled after IELTS)

Framework & Detailed Syllabus : FYBA NEP 2024 Pattern

Second Year Undergraduate (SY UG)

1. Major: Introduction to Drama
2. Major: Alternative Genre Studies
3. Minor: Worldwide Short Stories
4. Minor: World-wide One-Act Plays (for NEP 2024 pattern)
5. IKS: Bhakti Poetry in Translation
6. VSC: English for Practical Purposes
7. SEC: English for Administration and Services
8. OE: Building Spoken Proficiency in English (Semester 3); Basics of Technical Writing (Semester 4)
9. AEC: English Communication Skills

Framework & Detailed Syllabus : SYBA NEP 2024 Pattern

Third Year Undergraduate (TY UG)

1. Major: Introduction to Linguistics
2. Major: Introduction to Literary Criticism
3. Major: Introduction to the Novel (for NEP 2023 pattern); Introduction to Poetry (for NEP 2024 pattern)
4. Minor: Beyond the Canon (for NEP 2023)
5. Elective: Women and Literature; Regional Gems of Indian Literature
6. VSC: English for Practical Purposes

Framework & Detailed Syllabus : TYBA NEP 2023 Pattern

Postgraduate Courses

M.A.-I English

1. Major: English Literature from 1400-1798
2. Major: English Literature from 1798-2000
3. Major: Contemporary Studies in English Language
4. Major: Literary Criticism
5. Elective: Introduction to Post-colonial Literature; Translation in Literature (Semester 1)
6. Elective: Women’s Writing in English; Creative Writing (Semester 2)
7. Research Methodology
8. On-Job Training

Framework & Detailed Syllabus : M.A. Part-1 NEP 2023 Pattern

M.A.-II English

1. Major: Indian Literature in English
2. Major: English Language and Literature Teaching (ELLT)
3. Major: Introduction to American Literature
4. Major: Literary Criticism (Semester 3)
5. Elective: East Asian Literary Studies; Introduction to Literary Retellings (Semester 3)
6. Elective: Introduction to Dalit Literature; Latin American Literature (Semester 4)
7. Research Project

Framework & Detailed Syllabus : M.A. Part-2 NEP 2023 Pattern