For NRI / Foreign National Candidates

Candidates should have completed 12 years of schooling (equivalent to 10+2 system of Indian education, CBSE, ISC etc.) in any stream with a minimum of 50% overall aggregate of marks. A course recognized as equivalent thereto by the Institute. The date of birth should be between January 2003 and December 2008.

• English as one of the subjects of qualifying examination.
• Candidates completed A Levels, IB, STPM, HSC, WASSCE, NCEA Level 3, American High School Diploma, etc. with minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent grade are eligible to apply.
• Candidates studied under American High School system are eligible, if the above courses have been studied in the 11th and 12th grades or ‘AP’ (Advanced Placement) courses.

Admission Brochure 

Programme Educational Objectives

The programme aims to develop the student‘s knowledge and understanding of English literature. More specifically it aims

• To foster love for English literature and Language
• To help them understand major literary works, periods, genres, and critical approaches to English Literature
• To gain an understanding of the relations between culture, history and texts
• To use the creative resources of language-in fiction, poetry, nonfiction prose, and drama for exploring the entire range of human experience
• To expose them to India‘s literary and cultural tradition through Indian writing in English
• To help them emerge as prospective writers, editors, content developers, researchers and teachers

Programme Outcomes

On completion of this programme the students will be able to

• • Demonstrate a set of basic skills in literary communication and explication of literary practices and process with clarity
  • Exhibit coherent and systematic knowledge of English literature and literatures in translation, showing an understanding of current theoretical and literary developments in relation to the specific field of English studies
  • Display an ability to read and understand various literary genres and stylistic variations and write critically
  • Evaluate literary texts as a field of study and as part of the wider network of local and global culture
  • Demonstrate a critical aptitude and reflexive thinking to systematically analyze the existing scholarship and expand critical questions and the knowledge base in the field of English studies using digital resources
  • Display a better understanding of values – both literary values that aide us in literary judgment and also values of life at all stages
  • Apply appropriate methodologies for the development of the creative and analytical faculties of students, their overall development of writing, including imaginative writing
  • Recognize employability options in English studies programme as part of skill development and as career avenues open to graduates in today‘s global world such as professional writing, translation,
    teaching English at different levels, massmedia, journalism, aviation communication and personality development
  • Channelize their interests and analytical reasoning in a better way and make more meaningful choices regarding career after completion of graduate programme
  • Develop an awareness of the linguistic-cultural richness of India as an important outcome of English literary studies in India

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