The department of English offers English as a major subject since 2005. Many of our students have scored gold medals at the universityexaminations. We have an impeccable student placement record. Most of our alumni have joined academic institutions at various levels.
including colleges and universities. The department is equipped with a dedicated A V room with interactive projector for teaching film studiesand phonetics. One of our flagship co-curricular activities, the academic tour takes our students to premier institutions across the country wherethey attend lectures by experts, explore further career and research opportunities and also develop inter-cultural competence living with thelocals. These visits include English and Foreign Languages University(EFLU), Hyderabad, Central Institute of Indian Languages(CIIL), Mysuru,Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla etc. As most of our students come from socio-economically disadvantaged groups, this is the onlyopportunity at gaining exposure for many.
The present and former faculty members are involved in research in diverse fields such as Cultural Semiotics, Canon studies, LGBT, Traumaliterature, Oral and folk literature. They have also shared their research through conference presentations in many countries including the UK,Portugal, Finland, Estonia. Books edited by faculty members are prescribed as textbooks for undergraduate students at the university.