Department of English

The Department of English was started with the UG Programme in 2009 and the PG Programme in 2010. It has experienced a significant growth over these years with the excellent faculty members, who are adequately qualified and experienced in their respective area of study. In addition to M.Phil Degree, a few teachers have got B.Ed & M.Ed Degree which enables them to be good at the pedagogical aspects of teaching. Along with their significant focus on academic performance faculty members train the students in communicative skills to gain language competence and confidence. The staff members have produced very good results during the university examination in April 2011 and around 60% of the students have obtained 1st class. The Department conducts various activities such as conversational exchanges, dialogue writing, storytelling and oratorical competitions under auspices of English literary Association

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