Established in the year 1958,
the Department of English has been identified as "Star Department"
under UGC-CPE Scheme. It comprises eight permanent professors and offers
courses at U.G., P.G. and Ph.D. levels. It has an illustrious history with regard
to eminent academia-- Dr. Siddique, Dr. A.Q.Khan, Dr. S.B.K. Murthy, Dr. B.
Saxena, Dr. Chandani, Dr. S.C. Sharma and Dr G.P. Dubey, who contributed a lot
to enrich its academic life.
Vision:-
To
foster English competence and stimulate imagination and critical thinking
of the students through teaching and research and to develop the Department as
a center for Academic Excellence and High Quality Research.
Mission:-
-To
educate the students to read critically, write clearly and imaginatively, and
think logically and articulately about literature and language.
-To
promote critical literacy, that is the capacity to interpret, evaluate and
contextualize the texts.
-To
develop research acumen in the students.
-To
sensitize students towards English Language and English Literature.
-To
stimulate English Language Learning in the Students.
-To
encourage English Communication among the students.