MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Formerly MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY )
B.A. (Hons) – English
| Duration | 3/ 4 Yrs |
| Intake | 60 |
| COURSE FEES (Per annum) for Indian Nationals in Rupees | 1,39,500/- |
| Criteria for Preparation of Merit list | Merit preparation / short listing of candidates shall be on the basis of score in MRNAT 2024/ Marks in Qualifying Examination |
| Eligibility Criteria | Pass in 10+2 Examination / Equivalent Examination with at least 45% marks in aggregate in 5 subjects including English as a compulsory subject along with 4 subjects with the highest score out of the remaining subjects |
# As per NEP 2020, the student admitted in 4-year UG Hons. / Hons. with Research programmes shall have the option to exit after 3 years with award of normal UG 3-year Degree by earning minimum required credits as specified in the curriculum of respective programme. A student pursuing 4-year UG Hons. Programme shall be required to have minimum 7.0 CGPA up to 3rd Year to get 4-Year UG Hons. with Research wherein S/he shall have to earn minimum 12 credits for dissertation / Research in 4th Year of UG programme.
# # As per NEP 2020, the student admitted in 2-Year PG programme shall have the option to exit after 1-Year with award of PG Diploma by earning minimum required credits as specified in the curriculum of respective programme.
A student with 4-year UG Hons. / Hons. with Research can seek admission directly in 2nd Year of PG programme with additional Bridge Course wherever required.
Note: Manav Rachna now accepts Pearson Test Score for admission
Course Structure
Study Scheme at Glance
Course Structure
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B.A. (English) |
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Foundation Course(FC) |
Core(CC) |
Elective |
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Generic (GE) |
Domain (DCE) |
Open(OE) |
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| English Grammar and Literary Terms | Romantic Poetry-I | Creative Writing | English Novel – II | Indian Policy & Governance |
| English Prose | Victorian Poetry | Holistic wellness & Life Skill – I | English and European Novel | Social Media & Advertising |
| English Drama – I | English Novel (Victorian Age) -I | Communication Skill in English | Anglo American Writing | Computer Fundamentals |
| Elizabethan Drama | Elegy & Satire | Personality Development | English Novel – III | Public Relation & Applied Communication |
| Environmental Sciences | Classical Literature -I | Holistic Wellness & Life Skill – II | Women’s Writing in the Nineteenth & Twentieth Century | Society and Economy of India |
| English Drama – II | Business Communication | Twentieth Century Indian Writing – II | Organisational Behaviour | |
| Modern Poetry and Drama -I | Foreign Language | Enterprenureship & Small Business | ||
| Twentieth Century Indian Writing-I | Holistic wellness & Life Skill – III | Total Quality Management | ||
| English Poetry from 14th to 18 thCentury | Ethics & Values | |||
| Romantic Poetry-II | Foreign Language | |||
| English Poetry- II | ||||
| English and European poetry and Novel-II | ||||
| Literary Theory | ||||
| Modern Poetry and Drama 2 | ||||
| Classical Literature-II | ||||
| Modern European Drama | ||||
| Contemporary Literature | ||||
| Anglo-American Writing from 1930 | ||||
| Anglo-American Drama | ||||
Study Scheme at Glance
| Programme: B.A.(Hons.) English | |||||||
| Study Scheme at a Glance | |||||||
| Compulsory Courses | Elective Courses | ||||||
| Type of Courses | |||||||
| Fundamental | Core | Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) | Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) | … | … | Domain Specific Electives | Domain Specific Electives |
| Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem1 | Sem2 |
| British Poetry and Drama: 14th to 17th Century | History of English Literature | English Language: Grammar, Syntax and Composition | Academic Writing and Composition | Science Fiction | |||
| British Literature:18th Century | Technical Writing | ||||||
| Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem 2 | Sem4 |
| British Romantic Poetry | Indian Classical Literature | Environmental Studies | Science Fiction and Detective Literature | ||||
| British Literature: Victorian Age | Travel Writing | ||||||
| Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem3 | Sem5 |
| British Literature: Early 20th Century | Women’s Writing | Term Paper | Modern Indian Writing in English Translation | ||||
| Popular Literature | Autobiography | ||||||
| Sem6 | |||||||
| Sem4 | Sem4 | Sem4 | Sem4 | Sem4 | Sem4 | Sem4 | |
| Indian Writing in English | Term Paper | Literature in Cinematic Adaptation | |||||
| American Literature | Folk Tales and Children Literature | ||||||
| Nineteenth Century European Realism | |||||||
| Sem5 | Sem5 | Sem5 | Sem5 | Sem5 | Sem5 | Sem5 | |
| Greek Classical Literature | Term Paper | Research Methodology | |||||
| Literary Criticism | Partition Literature | ||||||
| Sem6 | Sem6 | Sem6 | Sem6 | Sem6 | Sem6 | Sem6 | |
| Modern European Drama | Term Paper | Literature of Indian Diaspora | In addition to above Domain Specific Electives,Interdisciplinary, Generic, on-line courses (MOOCs) to be offered, shall be notified by the Academic Branch of the University well before start of Semester / Academic Session. | ||||
| Post Colonial Literature | Literary Theory | ||||||
| Minimum credits required: 98 | Minimum credits required: 42 | ||||||
Semesterwise Study Scheme
Semester I
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(B.A. Honours English) |
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SEMESTER- 1 |
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| Course Type | Course Code | Title of Course | Periods/Week | Marks | Duration of Exam | Credits | |||||
| L | T | P | Total | Int/ Continuous | End Semester Exam | Total | |||||
| Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
| Foundation Course | BENG-DS-101 | British Poetry and Drama: 14th to 17th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Foundation Course | BENG-DS-102 | British Literature:18th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-103 | History of English Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Ability Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-104 | English Language: Grammar, Syntax and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Skill Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-105 | Academic Writing and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Total – 20 | |||||||||||
Semester II
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SEMESTER- II |
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Compulsory Courses |
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| Foundation Course | BENG-DS-201 | British Romantic Poetry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Foundation Course | BENG-DS-202 | British Literature: Victorian Age | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-203 | Indian Classical Literature | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Ability Enhancement Core Course | CH 202B | Environmental Studies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-204 | Science Fiction and Detective Literature | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-205 | Travel Writing | |||||||||
| Total – 21 | |||||||||||
| Elective Courses * | |||||||||||
| Open Elective | ENG-OE-001 | Science Fiction | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Open Elective | ENG-OE-002 | Technical Writing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Total- 21 | |||||||||||
Semester III
| SEMESTER- III | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
| Foundation Course | BENG-DS-301 | British Literature: Early 20th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-302 | Women’s Writing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-303 | Popular Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-304 | Modern Indian Writing in English Translation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-305 | Autobiography | |||||||||
| Project Core | BENG-DS-306 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
| Total- 17 | |||||||||||
Semester IV
| SEMESTER- 4 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
| Core Course | BENG-DS-401 | Indian Writing in English | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-402 | American Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-403 | Nineteenth Century European Realism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-404 | Literature in Cinematic Adaptation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-405 | Folk Tales and Children Literature | |||||||||
| Project Core | BENG-DS-406 | Term Paper* (project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
| Total- 16 | |||||||||||
Semester V
| SEMESTER- V | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
| Core Course | BENG-DS-501 | Greek Classical Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-502 | Literary Criticism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-503 | Research Methodology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-504 | Partition Literature | |||||||||
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-505 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
| Total- 12 | |||||||||||
Semester VI
| SEMESTER- VI | ||||||||||||
| Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
| Core Course | BENG-DS-601 | Modern European Drama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
| Core Course | BENG-DS-602 | Post Colonial Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-603 | Literature of Indian Diaspora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
| Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-604 | Literary Criticism | ||||||||||
| Project Core | BENG-DS-605 | Term Paper* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 200 | __ | 200 | No Exams | AP | |
| Total- 12 | ||||||||||||
| * Under Elective Courses, beside the mentioned Domain Specific Elective Courses, other Inter-disciplinary, Generic, on-line Courses (MOOCs etc) and other approved courses shall be offered, which shall be notified well before start of the semester. The student shall be required and allowed to opt the courses out of offered courses as per maximum limit for maximum credits and for the category of Elective Courses under University Rules. | ||||||||||||
| **For Successful completion of the degree, the students need to earn 98 credit of compulsory courses and at least 42 of Elective Courses | ||||||||||||
| ***The Students’ Project Work ‘Term Paper’ is a continuous course running through 4 different semesters. It is an audit pass course and the student need to submit the project in the final (6th) Semester. He/she would be evaluated internally by the faculty assigned to supervise his/her work. | ||||||||||||
Placement Opportunities
The students have placement opportunities in the various fields:
Academics: Teaching in various organizations, private and government universities, and colleges, as language and literature teachers, translators, going for higher research.
Literary Sphere: Writing books, Poetry, prose, writing as free lancers, translators, literary critics and reviewing.
Editor: Editing job in newspapers, magazines, in various publications divisions.
Electronic Media: As a script writer (in TV serials, in stage plays, in Radio program, editing and preparing materials for various programs like Documentaries and films.
Print Media: As news readers, copy editors, writing stories and preparing materials for news papers and magazines.
Writers: Writing books for organizations like NCERT, SCERT, CBT, for schools and colleges.
Trainers: Training the students and teachers for English language proficiency in various institutions and organizations like District Institute of Education and Training, jobs as trainers in various TV channels like Google.
