Department of English and Foreign Languages

The Department of English is one of the leading institutions and is engaged in improving teaching methods and materials in accordance with the exigencies of the rapid-changing scenario of English literature. The department has to its credit a number of NET and JRF qualified students. Besides core courses on British, American and Indian literature, the Department offers courses in Critical Theory and Literary Criticism, Literature and Gender, Post-colonial literature, Literature and Philosophy, New Literatures etc. The Literary Club of department organizes curricular and extra-curricular activities for the students, including Power Point Presentations, Quiz Contests, Seminars, Declamation, Group Discussions and Poetry Recitation Contests etc. The family of Department of English aims to provide a congenial academic environment to its students and to inculcate research aptitude among students. The faculty of the Department is actively engaged in research pursuits and every faculty member has authored several research papers, and chapters in books. The department also caters to the needs of language-teaching of various departments of the University.