M. A
| Course Name |
Duration (Years) |
System |
Total Seats |
Reserved Categories |
| M. A |
2 |
Semester |
|
SC/ST |
BC |
Physically Handicapeed** |
Others |
| 40* |
10 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
* Students intake in these courses can be increased at the time of admission with the
approval of the competent authority of the University.
** Seats for reserved categories will be subsequently calculated on the final tally of seats
filled in case of increased intake.
Updated on 15/07/2020
- B.A. (Honours School) in English with 45% marks (40% for SC/ST candidates),
OR any other
- Bachelor Degree with 50% marks aggregate. (45% for SC/ST candidates).
Admission will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be
conducted by the Department.
Research Activities
Activities
The Department of English has been offering Postcolonial Literature, Diaspora Literature, Indian
Literature in English as well as in translation, British and American Literature, Semiotics,
Literary and Cultural Theory, Systemic Functional Linguistics and Comparative Literature as core
areas of research. A significant number of books, and research articles in various national and
international journals of repute like PMLA, Ariel, Walt Whitman Review, Mark Twain
Journal, Indian Journal of American Studies, have been published by the faculty and
research scholars. The Department brings out its own research journal Punjab Journal of
English Studies. Besides, two other journals – Subramaniam Bharati Journal of
Comparative Literature and Odyssey: International Journal of Literature and
Philosophy – were initiated by the members of the faculty. Eminent writers like Mulk
Raj Anand, Keki Daruwalla, Nirmal Verma, Shauna Singh Baldwin, and scholars like Christian
Matthiessen, Rupen Desai, Alok Bhalla, Malashri Lal, Urvashi Butalia, Kamla Bhasin have been
among our invited speakers. The Department has also been organizing workshops and conferences in
collaboration with institutions like British Council, Katha, Central Institute of Indian
Languages etc. International Conferences in 2007 and 2016, and National Conferences in 1988,
1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2016 have been organized by the Department for furthering the
cause of research in the subject. About 52 students have completed their Ph. D and more than 334
students have obtained their M. Phil degrees from the Department.