Course Information & Syllabus
MA Bengali, Cotton College State University (CCSU), Guwahati
Eligibility
B.A./B.Sc. (in the 10 + 2 + 3 pattern) with Major Course (1st preference) in the concerned subject.
Only those candidates who obtain their qualifying degree on or after 2011 are eligible to apply.
Recognition of qualifying degree obtained under Distance Education Programmes will be as per the prevailing guidelines of the University Grants Commission.
Eligibility criteria for MA in Sociology is graduation in any discipline who passed on or after 2011.
Eligibility criteria for MA in Psychology is graduation in any discipline who passed on or after 2011.
Semester – I
BEN 701C Socio-Political History of Old and Mediaeval Bengal
BEN 702C History of Bengali Literature (10th to 18th Century)
BEN 703C Old and Mediaeval Texts
BEN 704C History of Indian Languages and IPA
BEN 705E Old and Mediaeval Bengal and Bengali Literature
Semester – II
BEN 801C Socio-Political History of Bengal (19th and 20th Century)
BEN 802C History of Bengali Literature (19th and 20th Century)
BEN 803C Bengali Poetry Texts (19th and 20th Century)
BEN 804C Bengali Literature (19th and 20th Century)
BEN 805E Modern Bengal and Bengali Literature
Semester – III
BEN 901C Linguistics and Bengali Language
BEN 902C Literary theory and Bengali Essays
BEN 903C World Literature (Other than Bengali)
BEN 904C Translation Studies
BEN 905E Rabindranath Tagore: Life and Literature - I
Semester – IV
BEN 1001C Mediaeval Bengali Literature
BEN 1002C Life and works of Rabindranath Tagore: In Perspective of Select Areas
BEN 1003C Tagore-Literature
BEN 1004C Bengali Literature of the North-East India
BEN 1005C Bengali Fictional Literature
BEN 1006C Contemporary Bengali Literature
BEN 1007C Modern Assamese Literature
BEN 1008E Rabindranath Tagore: Life and Literature - II
BEN 1002C and BEN 1003C are compulsory core courses; of the core courses BEN 1001C,
BEN 1004C, BEN 1005C, BEN 1006C and BEN 1007C, any two shall be chosen by the
Department.
