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Delhi University MA English Admission, Eligibility, Entrance, Syllabus

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Written by S Sharma

Delhi University MA English Admission, delhi university ma english syllabus, delhi university ma english entrance test:

The Delhi University offers admission to its MA English programme once in a year. It is a two year master degree programme which has been further divided into four semesters. The Delhi University MA English admission notification is published by university every year on its official website at www.du.ac.in. The university has also set up separate website for its English department i.e. http://englishdu.ac.in. The learners can directly visit this DU English Department official website to know about various programmes such as MA English, M.Phil (English), Ph.D (English). Delhi University MA English is one of the best courses for the students who are planning to make their future in English literature. As it will be an an achievement in itself to study in DU because of huge reputation all over the world.

Delhi University MA English Entrance Test:

The admission to MA English is provided on the basis of entrance test and by direct admission mode depending on fulfilling the eligibility criteria. The candidates must check the eligibility criteria before applying for admission. The students can check out the Delhi University MA English entrance test syllabus and other related information on its official website. The entrance test comprises of three sections which are as follows:

  • Part A: Objective type questions (50 marks)
  • Part B: Question on an unseen passage of prose or verse(25 marks)
  • Part C: Short essay question on a general literary topic (25 marks)

To qualify the DU MA English entrance test, the candidates falling under General category are required to score 40% & OBC candidates are required to score 36% & PwD/CW candidates are required to score 35%. There is no minimum requirement for candidates belonging to SC/ST category.

Delhi University MA English Admission Form:

The interested and eligible candidates can apply for Delhi University MA English admission by filling up prescribed application form. They can obtain the application form by downloading it from official website. After filling up the application form, they can submit it to Head, Department of English, Arts Faculty (Main Campus), University of Delhi, Delhi- 110007.

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Delhi university MA English Eligibility Criteria:

The DU has set up admission eligibility criteria for MA English course on the basis of direct admission as well as admission through entrance test. The university has setup different eligibility criteria for both of these modes of admission which has been mentioned below:

Category I : Direct Admission i.e. Without Entrance Test:

  • The candidates should be B.A. (Hons.) in English from University of Delhi and they should be having 60% & above marks for General Category, 54% & above for OBC,SC/ST/PwD/CW.

Category II : Admission Through Entrance Test:

  • The candidate should be B.A. (Hons.) in English from University of Delhi with 45% & above marks.
  • The candidates having Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized Indian University with 50% & above in the aggregate can apply for admission through entrance test.
  • 40% & above marks in the entrance test conducted by the Department for General Category candidates & 36% & above for OBC candidates and 35% & above for PwD/CW candidates. There are no minimum marks in the entrance test for SC/ST candidates.

List of Colleges offering Delhi University MA English Admission:

Every Year, On an average 250 seats are allotted by Delhi university for its MA English programme. The course is offered by DU through it 12 colleges which comes under the jurisdiction of Main Campus, 8 colleges of South Campus and also through Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB). We have mentioned below the name of all these colleges which offers DU MA English admission:

  • Daulat Ram College(W)
  • Hans Raj College
  • Hindu College
  • Indraprastha College(W)
  • Kirori Mal College
  • Janki Devi Memorial College(W)
  • Miranda House(W)
  • Ramjas College
  • Rajdhani College
  • S.G.T.B. Khalsa College (Day)
  • St. Stephen’s College
  • Zakir Hussain College
  • Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
  • Deshbandhu College
  • Dyal Singh College
  • Gargi College (W)
  • Jesus & Mary College(W)
  • Lady Shri Ram College (W)
  • Sri Venkateswara College
  • Non- Collegiate Women’s Education Board(W)

Delhi University MA English Syllabus:

There are total of 16 subjects in the syllabus which has to be taught by university over a period of two years which included four semesters. There are 14 subjects which has to be study within the English Department whereas the remaining 2 subjects has to be chosen from several courses offered by other Humanities or Social Sciences departments of the University. Out of 14 literature courses, 10 are compulsory and 4 are optional. These 4 optional courses has to be chosen from the pool of 10 courses.

Contact Details:

In case of inquires such as admission notification, time table, results, etc. about DU MA English programme, the learners can contact the university at below mentioned address and telephone number:

  • Address: Main Campus Room No. 17, Faculty of Arts Building,
    Phone no.: 27667725 Extn. 1281, 1282, 1283
  • Address: South Delhi Campus Faculty of Arts Building,
    Phone no.: 24107772/ 24116938

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S Sharma

My Educational Qualifications includes Master of Business Administration(MBA) from IGNOU, B.E. Computers from University of Jammu. I like to help IGNOU students, write blogs, update latest information related to entertainment, sports, movies, Gadgets, Health and Living, etc.

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