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Departmental Profile:
The
Department of English which came up in 1994 offers MA, M.Phil.
and Ph.D. programmes
of study. The updated MA syllabus which has been put into effect
from 2005-06 places particular focus on courses like Contemporary
Theoretical Development, New Literatures in English, World
Literature in Translation, Translation Theory and English Language
Teaching. The ongoing research activities in the department
include, among others, researches on New Literatures written in
English, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Literature and Translation
Studies.
Courses
Offered:
i]
M.A. (by course work).
Duration
: Two Years (Four Semesters). No.
of seats : 38
ii]
M.Phil (by course work &
dissertation). Duration
: Three Semesters. No.
of seats : 15
iii]
Ph.D. (by research work)
Faculty:
|
Name
& Qualification |
Designation |
Area
of Specialization |
Contact
& Email ID
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| Dipankar
Purkayastha, Ph.D. |
Professor |
English
Poetry, American Literature. |
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| Dipendu
Das, Ph.D. |
Reader |
Drama
Studies and New Literature in English. |
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| Rama
Prasad Biswas, Ph.D. |
Reader |
Narrative/
Discourse Analysis. |
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| Baby
Puspa Sinha, Ph.D. |
Asstt.
Professor |
American
Fiction. |
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| I.G.
Singh, Ph. D. |
Asstt.
Professor |
ELT. |
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| Jaydeep
Chakraborty, M.A. |
Asstt.
Professor |
Commonwealth
and Post Colonial Literature. |
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| Anindya
Shyam Choudhury, M.A., PGCTE, PGDTE |
Asstt.
Professor |
ELT. |
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| Sumana
Chakraborty, M.A. M.Phil |
Asstt.
Professor |
Fiction,
American Literature. |
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| Lalthakim
Hmar, M.A. |
Asstt.
Professor |
Literary
Theory. |
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| Sib
Sankar Majumder, M.A. |
Asstt.
Professor |
Modern
& Post Modern European Drama & Theatre. |
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| Sougata
Kumar Nath, M.A. M.Phil. |
Asstt.
Professor |
Indian
Writing in English Translation and Drama Studies. |
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Head of the
Department:
Dr.
Dipendu Das
(: 03842-
270968 (O)
Placement:
A
good number of passed out students are now employed as teachers in
colleges, universities and other educational institutions. Also
many of the students have found placements in industrial and
service organisations with in and outside North East India. Some
are also employed in the corporate sectors.
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