M.A. English Integrated (5 year) Syllabus w.e.f.

2017-18

B.P.S. MAHILA VISHWAVIDYALAYA,

KHANPUR KALAN

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

SYLLABUS FOR
M.A. (INTEGRATED)
5-YEAR PROGRAMME
Programme Code: 018

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SCHEME & SYLLABUS

M.A. English Integrated (w.e.f. 2017-18)

Programme Code: 018
Programme Outcomes:
1. Adequate exposure of the learner to the basic principles, trends and genres of
English literature and language
2. Fostering critical understanding of the theories of interpreting literature written in
English and translated from other languages of the world
3. Inculcating capacity to negotiate intertextuality and appreciating literature in
comparativist mode
4. Improving linguistic and communicative competence of the learners
5. Facilitating learner in deciding the core areas of English Studies for
undertaking further research

Programme Specific Outcomes:

1. Adequate exposure to various genres of English literature and linguistics
2. Fostering skills for critical appreciation of literature and its application in life
3. Inculcating interest for reading and writing
4. Introduction to basic understanding of literary terms and concepts
5. Empowering the learner to undertake research in one of the areas offered in the
programme

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Programme Structure:
Semester I: Semester IV:
Paper 1: Short Stories Paper 16: Drama II
Paper 2: Applied Grammar Paper 17: Novel I
Paper 3: Drama I (One Act Plays) Paper 18: History of English Literature II
Paper 4: Hindi/Sanskrit Paper 19: History of India (1600-185
Paper 5: Environment Science Paper 20: Developing Writing Skills

Semester II: Semester V:

Paper 6: Essays Paper 21: Drama III

Paper 7: Introduction to Linguistics Paper 22: Novel II
Paper 8: Poetry I Paper 23: Indian Literature I
Paper 9: Hindi/Sanskrit Paper 24: World Classics
Paper 10: Legal Literacy Paper 25: History of Modern World-I

Semester III: Semester VI:

Paper 11: History of English Literature-I Paper 26: Poetry III

Paper 12: Vocabulary and Composition Paper 27: Novel III
Paper 13: Poetry-II Paper 28: Literary Theory & Criticism
Paper 14: History of India (1526-1707) Paper 29: Indian Literature II
Paper 15: Business and Communication Skills Paper 30: History of Modern World-II

*The syllabus of semester VII to semester X shall be same as that of M.A. Two Year
Programme.

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SEMESTER I

Paper 1: Short Stories (Code- DOE- 101)

Course Objectives:
1. Introducing stories from across the world
2. To create an understanding of life through stories
3. To teach short stories as an act of communication
4. Understanding story as a literary genre

Course Outcomes:
1. Enhancing grammatical competence using stories
2. Appreciation of life as reflected in stories
3. Using story telling as an effective communicative tool

UNIT I

1) Leo Tolstoy “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”

2) O. Henry “The Gift of the Magi”
3) Maupassant “Happiness”

UNIT II

4) Chinua Achebe “Marriage is a Private Affair”

5) Ruskin Bond “Night Train at Deoli”
6) Pearl S. Buck “The Refugees”

UNIT III

7) Alice Walker “Am I Blue?”

8) M. Premchand “Thakur’s Well”
9) R.K. Narayan "Under the Banyan Tree"
UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Fiction, Short Story, Fable, Allegory, Irony, Paradox, Antithesis, Pun.

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Suggested Reading:
i) Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage
Learning, 2011.
ii) Canby, H.S. The Short Story in English. OUP, 1980.
iii) Connor, Frank O’. The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story. World
Publishing: Cleveland and New York, 1963.
iv) Kaushik, R. K and Bhatia S. C. Essays, Short Stories and One act Plays, OUP,
1998.
v) Dr. Usha Bande and Krishna Goyal (ed). The Pointed Vision ,OUP.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice given to the students.
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 should have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.
(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper-2: Applied Grammar (Code- DOE-103)

Course Objectives:
1. To help students take up a scientific study of language.
2. To hone language skills for academic and professional purposes.

Course Outcomes:
1. Development of linguistic skills
2. Students acquiring the ability to use correct English in real-life situations.
3. Improvement in the active and passive vocabulary of the students.

UNIT I
Sentences
i) Subject and predicate
ii) Statements (affirmative and negative), questions, imperatives and exclamations
iii) Basic sentence patterns
iv) Agreement of verb and subject 7 marks
Determiners, Demonstratives and Quantifiers
i) A/an
ii) The use of ‘the’ and zero article
iii) This, that, these, those
iv) Possessives
v) Some, any, many (of) , much (of), most (of) all (of), whole (of), both (of) no,
none (of), (a) few, (a) little, a lot of, , each and every.
5 marks
Clauses
i) Noun Clause
ii) Adverb Clause
iii) Adjective Clause 8 marks
UNIT II
Introducing Verb Forms

i) Ordinary and auxiliary

ii) Be, have and do
iii) Action and state verbs
iv) Linking verbs: be, appear, seem etc.
v) Modals (functional and defective) 6 marks

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Tense
i) The simple present ( I do) and progressive (I am doing)
ii) The present perfectives (I have done/ I have been doing)
iii) The simple past (I did) and progressive ( I was doing)
iv) The past perfectives (I had done/ I had been doing)
v) Talking about future 7 marks
Non-finite Verbs
i) Verb + Bare infinitive
ii) Verb + to- infinitive
iii) Gerund
iv) Verb + to-infinitive or –ing
v) Participles 7 marks

UNIT III
Passives
i) Assertive sentences and Interrogative sentences
ii) Imperative sentences
iii) Verbs with + -ing or to-infinitive
iv) The case of intransitives
v) Using passives 10 marks
Parts of Speech
i) Noun, Pronoun, Adjective,
ii) Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection.
10 marks
UNIT IV
Prepositions
i) The expression of time
ii) The expression of place
iii) Direction and manner
iv) Cause and instrument
v) Idiomatic phrases 10 marks
Reporting
i) Reporting people’s words and thoughts
ii) Reporting statements (1) that-clauses and verb tense in that clause
iii) Reporting statements (2) verb tense in reporting clause ; say and tell
iv) Reporting offers, suggestions, orders, inversions
v) Modal verbs in reporting
10 marks

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Suggested reading:
i) Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 1994.
ii) Hewing, Martin. Advance English Grammar (reprint) CUP, 2009.
iii) Iver, Mitchelle. Guide to Good Writing. Random House, 1993.
iv) Leech, G and M Deucar. English Grammar for Today. Macmillan, 2009.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. Each UNIT shall be of twenty marks each.

2. Questions must be set on all four units covering all the topics, providing sufficient choice.
3. The question should be set as per the division of marks provided in each unit of the syllabus.
4. Questions may be set asking a concept, definition, application and developing a sentence.
(20 x 4 = 80 marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be set strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice given to the students.
The paper shall be set of 50 marks.

1. The question paper shall have five questions (with sub-sections if required) of 10 marks each.
2. Questions can be framed as Multiple Choice, fill in the blanks, etc.

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Paper 3: Drama I (One Act Plays) (Code- DOE- 105)

Course Objectives:
1. Introducing drama and one act plays
2. Understanding life through dramatic representation of human experience
3. Learning tools and techniques of drama

Course Outcomes:
1. Understanding One Act Play as a literary genre
2. Enhancing grammatical competence through dialogues
3. Learning dramatic devices and techniques
4. Promoting Inter-cultural aesthetics through plays in translation
5. Plays as a potent tool for communication

UNIT I

1. Thoecritus The Battle of the Bards

2. Fritz Krinthy Refund
3. Synge Riders to the Sea

UNIT II

4. Rabindranath Tagore Chandalika

5. Norman Mckinnel The Bishop’s Candlesticks
6. Neith Boyce & Hutchins Hapgood Enemies

UNIT III

7. J.B. Priestley Mother’s Day

8. Moliere The Pretentious Young Ladies
9. Anton Chekhov A Marriage Proposal

UNIT IV

Literary terms: Drama, Act, Scene, Plot, Character, Setting, Dialogue, Monologue

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Suggested Reading:
i) Essays, Short Stories and One Act Plays, OUP, 1995
ii) Bolton, Marjorie. Anatomy of Drama. London: Routledge, 1960
iii) Shepherd, Simon & Peter Womack. English Drama, A Cultural History. Oxford:
Blackwell, 1996.
iv) White, R. Kerry. An Annotated Dictionary of Technical, Historical, and Stylistic Terms
Relating to Theatre and Drama: A Handbook of Dramaturgy. E. Mellen Press,
1995.
v) One Act Plays for Acting Students: an anthology of short one act plays for one, two or
three actors. Meriwether Pub, 1987.
Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice.
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 should have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.
(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper 4: Hindi (DOE-107)

Course Objectives:
छात्र गद्य की नाटक विधा से अिगत होने के साथ- साथ आज के संदर्भ में उसकी प्रासंवगकता ि महत्ता को समझ
जाऐगा।
Course Outcomes:
1.छात्र यह ज्ञान अवजभत कर लेगा वक सावहत्य समाज का दर्भण होता है ।
2. छात्र को आज के र्ररर्ेक्ष्य में वहन्दी र्ाषा की उर्योवगता ि अर्ररहायभ ता का बोध हो जाऐगा ।
3. छात्र के शब्द र्ण्डार में िृद्धि होगी और िह शुि उच्चारण करना र्ी सीख जाऐगा। इससे उसकी सृजनात्मक अवर्िृद्धि
होगी।
खंड क
 ध्रुवस्वामिनी
पाठ्यक्रि िें मनर्ाारित आलोचनात्मक प्रशन
1. ध्रुिस्वावमनी नाटक का प्रवतर्ाद्य
2. ध्रुिस्वावमनी नाटक का र्ात्रा योज़ना
3. ध्रुिस्वावमनी नाटक की अवर्नेता
4. प्रसाद की नाट्यकला
खंड ख
 म ंदी साम त्य का आमदकाल
पाठ्यक्रि िें मनर्ाारित आलोचनात्मक प्रशन
1. काल विर्ाजन
2. आवदकाल का नामकरण
3. आवदकाल की र्ररद्धथथवतयां
4. आवदकाल सावहत्य की सामान्य प्रिवतभयां
5. रासो काव्य र्रम्परा: संविप्त र्ररचय
खंड ग
 व्यव ारिक म ंदी
पाठ्यक्रि िें मनर्ाारित आलोचनात्मक प्रशन
1. र्ाषा की र्ररर्ाषा, र्ाषा के विविध रूर्: बोली, मानक र्ाषा, राज्य र्ाषा, राष्ट्र र्ाषा, माध्यम र्ाषा, मातृर्ाषा
2. मानक र्ाषा की प्रमुख र्रिवतभयां
3. वहं दी की बोवलयााँ हररयाणिी, राजथथानी, ब्रज, अिधी, र्ोजर्ु री
खंड घ
 म ंदी वतानी औि िु ाविे
पाठ्यक्रि िें मनर्ाारित आलोचनात्मक प्रशन
1. वहं दी ितभनी : समस्या और समाधान
2. मुहािरे एिं लोकोद्धियााँ

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स ायक ग्रन्थ सूमच (Suggested Readings) :-

1. वहं दी रं ग मं च का इवतहास - चं दू लाल दु बे
2. र्रत और र्ारतीय नाट्य कला - सुरेंदर नाथ दीवित
3. नाट्य कला - डॉ. रघुिंश
4. रं ग मं च : दे खना और जानना - लक्ष्मी नारायण लाल
5. वहं दी सावहत्य का इवतहास - राम चन्दर शुक्ल
6. वहं दी काव्य का इवतहास - राम चन्दर शुक्ल
7. वहं दी सावहत्य - हजारी प्रसाद वदिेदी
8. वहं दी सावहत्य का आलोचनात्मक इवतहास - डॉ रामकुमार िमाभ
9. वहं दी सावहत्य का इवतहास - सुरेश चन्दर शुक्ल
10.प्रयोजक मू लक वहं दी - डॉ डी के जैन
11. र्ाषा विज्ञानं और वहं दी र्ाषा - डॉ नरे श वमश्र

मनदे श:-
1. खंड क में वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रश्नो में से चार प्रशन र्ूछे जाएं गे वजनमे से र्रीिावथभ यों को वकन्ही दो की
सप्रसंग व्याख्या करनी होगी। प्रत्ये क व्याख्या 10 अंक की होगी। र्ूरा प्रश्न 20 अंक का होगा।
(2x10=20 Marks)
2. खंड ख में वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रश्नो में से चार प्रशन र्ूछे जाएं गे वजनमे से र्रीिावथभ यों को वकन्ही दो की
सप्रसंग व्याख्या करनी होगी। प्रत्ये क व्याख्या 10 अंक की होगी। र्ूरा प्रश्न 20 अंक का होगा।
(2x10=20 Marks)
3. खंड ग और घ में वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रश्नो में से र्ां च- र्ां च प्रशन र्ूछे जाएं गे । प्रत्ये क प्रश्न 04 अंक की
होगा।
(10x4=40 Marks)

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Paper 5: Environment Science (Code- EVS 100)

Course Objectives:
The course is designed such that the learner gets acquainted with various climatic and
environmental challenges posed before mankind

Course Outcomes:
1. Introducing learners to the emerging challenges of climate change
2. Explaining the reasons for climate degradation
3. Introducing key terms and concepts pertaining to environment
4. Ways to preserve climate

UNIT-1

Environment Studies- Nature and Scope, and importance, need for public awareness; Natural
Resources- renewable and non renewable; over utilization of various resources and consequences;
Role of individual in conservation of natural resources.

UNIT-2
Ecosystem- concepts, structure and function of ecosystem; energy flow,food chain,food web and
ecological pyramids; Types of ecosystem- forest ecosystem, grassland acqatic ecosystem.
Environmental pollution- definition, cause, effects and control measure; Types of pollutions-air
pollution, water pollution, soil pollution.

UNIT-3
Basic issues and Environment- Sustainable development; Urban problems related to energy, water
conservation, rain water harvesting; Climate change, global warming; acid rain, ozone depletion.

UNIT-4
Environmental legislation- Environment Protection Act, Air (prevention and control of pollution)
Act; Water ( prevention and control of pollution) Act; Wild Life and Forest Conservation Act.

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Suggested Reading:
1. Shankar.(2001).” Environmental Economics”, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
2. Pearce,D.W & R Turner (1991) “Economics of Natural Resources and Environment”, John
Hopkins Press, Baltimore.

Instructions to the Paper Setter:

The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. The Question Paper shall have four Units corresponding to the four units in the syllabus. Each
UNIT shall be of twenty marks each.
2. The examiner will be set nine questions. Student will attempt five questions. First question would be of
short answer type covering all four units & it would be compulsory.*
(4x4=16 Marks)
3. The examiner two questions will be set from each unit & out of which out of which candidate will
attempt any one question. Each question shall be of 16 marks .
(16x4=64 Marks)
*may consist of sub parts.

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SEMESTER –II

Paper 6: Essays (Code- DOE-102)

Course Objectives:
1. Introducing essays as a means of literary narration
2. Introducing important essayists

Course Outcomes:
1. Understanding Essay as a literary genre
2. Enhancing grammatical competence through essays
3. Appreciation of life as reflected in selected essays/prose
4. Learning paragraph writing using cohesion and coherence

UNIT I

1) Joseph Addison “Lady Orators”

2) Francis Bacon “Of Studies”
3) Aldous Huxley “Selected Snobberies”

UNIT II

4) Charles Lamb “Dream Children”

5) E. M Forster “Tolerance”
6) Jawaharlal Nehru “Letter I”

UNIT III

7) R K Narayan “Toasted English”

8) Haldane “The Scientific Point of View”
9) M K Gandhi “The Canker of Untruth”

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Prose, Essay, Subjectivity, Objectivity, Tone, Point of view, Satire, Rhetoric.

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Suggested Reading:
i) Kaushik, Rk and Bhatia, Sc. Essays, Short Stories and One act Plays. OUP, 1975.
ii) Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning,
2005.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice. The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 should have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.

(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper 7: Introduction to Linguistics (Code- DOE 104)

Course Objectives:
1. To enable the learner understand the basic terms and concepts of linguistics
2. To help the students comprehend the growth of English language

Course Outcomes:
1. Learning about speech mechanism and organs of speech
2.Analyzing the problems faced by non native speakers of English
3.Learning about words and processes of vocabulary expansion

Unit I
Speech Sounds of English
The Respiratory System, the Phonatory System, the Articulatory System, Air-
stream Mechanisms, Active & Passive articulators, Classification and Description
of Vowel & Consonant Sounds, Place & Manner of Articulation, Stricture, Three-
term Label, Cardinal Vowels, Vowel Diagram; IPA symbols, Transcription of
Monosyllabic, Bi-syllabic and Tri-syllabic words. Consonant Clusters.

Unit II
Key Phonological Concepts
Phoneme, Allophone, Syllable, Syllabic Structure, Minimal Pairs, Phonemic
transcription, Word Stress, Intonation, Rhythm, Pitch, Tone;
Some problems of Indian Speakers.

Unit III
Morphology
Morphemes, morphs, allomorphs, free and bound morphemes, inflection and
derivation, morphological analysis of words

Unit IV
History of English Language
Old English, Middle English, Modern English

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Suggested Reading:

i) Balasubramanian, T. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students. New Delhi: Macmillan,
1981.
ii) Bansal, R.K. and J. B. Harrison. Spoken English for India. Delhi: Sangam Books Ltd; 2nd Revised
Edition,1983.
iii) Gimson, A. C. An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English. London: Longman and
Cambridge ELBS.
iv) Sethi, J. and P.V. Dhamija. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English. New Delhi: Prentice Hall,
1997.
v) Syal, P and D.V. Jindal. An Introduction to Linguistics, Grammar and Semantics. IInd ed. New
Delhi: Prentice Hall, 2007.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note:
I. The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
II. The paper will be of 80 marks.
III. Question no. 1 is compulsory. The students shall attempt six questions in all.
IV. However, the students should at least attempt one question from each unit in both the sections.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt six questions
of 5 marks each.
(6 x 5 = 30 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of long-answer type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt five questions
of 10 marks each.
(5 x 10 = 50 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
1. Question paper will be set in a manner that no candidate wishing to attempt questions carrying
50 marks can leave out any of the prescribed units.
2. There will be sufficient (at least 50%) internal choice in each question.
3. Questions may be theoretical and/or of applied nature.
4. Question set on Transcription and Intonation will not carry more than five marks each.

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Paper 8: Poetry I (Code- DOE-106)

Course Objectives:
1) To instill values and develop human concern in students through exposure to literary texts.
2) To remember, analyze the content by applying the characteristics of poetry thereby getting an
opportunity to study and appreciate it.
3) To enhance literary and linguistic competence of students.

Course Outcome:
1. Understanding poetry as a literary genre
2. Enhancing aesthetic competence through poetry
3. Understanding use of figurative devices
4. Enhancing grammatical competence through poetry

UNIT I

1) G. Chaucer “Truth”
2) E. Spenser Amoretti LXXV: “One Day I Wrote Her Name”
3) W. Shakespeare “Let me not to the Marriage..”, “My Mistress’ Eyes”

UNIT II

4) John Donne “Go and Catch a Falling Star”

5) John Milton “On His Blindness”
6) John Dryden “Shadwell”

UNIT III

7) Thomas Gray “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”

8) William Blake “The Little Black Boy”, “Holy Thursday”
9) W. Wordsworth “Daffodils”, “The World is Too Much”

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Poem, Poetry, Sonnet, Lyric, Elegy, Epic, Ode, Pastoral

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Suggested Reading:
i) Scrymgeour, Daniel . The Poetry and Poets of Britain from Chaucer to Tennyson; With
Biographical Sketches of Each, and an Introductory Essay on the Origin and
Progress of. British Library, Historical Print Editions, Feb 2011.
ii) The Sonnets, Ed. G. Blakemore Evans
iii) Grierson, Herbert & J. C. Smith. A Critical History of English Poetry. Chatto &
Windus, 1956.
iv) Fifteen Poets, The Clarendon Press, 1941.
v) Schmidt, Michael. Lives of the Poets. Knopf, 1999.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 should have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.
(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper 9: Hindi (Code-DOE-108)

Course Objectives:
छात्र वहन्दी सावहत्य के र्द्धि कालीन कवियों के काव्य से र्ररवचत हो सकेगे।इसके र्ररणाम स्वरूर् उनके अंदर
काव्य के प्रवत उनकी रचनात्मक प्रिृवत्त का विकास होगा।

Course Outcomes:
1.छात्र रीवतकालीन कवियों के काव्य से प्रेररत होकर अर्नी विवशष्ट् रचनात्मक अवर्व्यद्धि को ओर र्ी बेहतर
बनाने में सफल होगे।

2.छात्र को वहन्दी सावहत्य का विस्तृ त ज्ञान होगा।यह अवजभत ज्ञान उसे र्विष्य में वहन्दी विषय में शोध के वलए प्रेररत
करे गा।

3.छात्र वहन्दी र्ाषा के सौष्ठि से र्ररवचत होगे।यह अवजभत ज्ञान र्विष्य में छात्र को अर्ने कायभ िे त्र में बेहतर
प्रदशभन करने में मददगार सावबत होगा। इससे उसके बौद्धिक विकास ि उसके आत्मविश्वास में अवर्िृद्धि होगी।

खंड (क)
िध्यकालीन म ं दी कमवता- संकलन -I
र्ाठ्यक्रम में वनधाभ ररत कवि
कबीर, सूरदास, तु लसीदास
1. कबीर की सामावजक चे तना
2. सूरदास का िात्स्ल्य
3. तुलसीदास की र्द्धिर्ािना

खंड ( ख)
िध्यकालीन म ं दी कमवता- संकलन- II
र्ाठ्यक्रम में वनधाभ ररत कवि
वबहारी, धनानंद
वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रशन

1. वबहारी का श्रृंगार िणभन

2. प्रेम की र्ीर की कवि धनानंद

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खंड (ग )
म ं दी साम त्य का भक्तिकाल
1. र्द्धिकाल की र्ररवसवथवतयां
2. संत काव्य की र्रिवतभ यां
3. सूफी काव्य की र्रिवतभ यां
4. राम काव्य की र्रिवतभ यां
5. कृष्णा काव्य की र्रिवतभ यां
6. र्द्धिकाल: स्वणभयुग

खंड (घ)
काव्यांग परिचय
1. रस: स्वरूर् और अंग, रस के र्े द
2. अलं कार- अनुप्रास, श्लेष, यमक, उर्मा, रूर्क, उत्प्रेिा, भ्ां वतमान, अवतश्योद्धि, संदेह, मानिीकरण,
अन्योद्धि
3. छं द- दोहा, चोर्ाई, सोरठा, कुण्डवलयााँ , छप्पय, कवित्त, घनािरी

स ायक ग्रन्थ सूमच

1. काव्य शास्त्र - र्गीरथ वमश्र

2. रस मं जरी- कन्है या लाल र्ोद्दार
3. अलं कार मं जरी- कन्है या लाल र्ोद्दार
4. काव्य के रूर्- गुलाब राय
5. रस मीमां सा - राम चन्दर शुक्ल
6. र्ारतीय काव्य शास्त्र- सत्यदे ि चौधरी
7. काव्य दर्भण - राम दवहन वमश्र
8. वहं दी काव्य का इवतहास - राम चन्दर शुक्ल
9. वहं दी सावहत्य - हजारी प्रसाद वदिेदी
10. अलं कार दर्भण- डॉ नरे श वमश्र
13. प्रयोजक मू लक वहं दी - डॉ नरे श वमश्र

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मनदे श:-
1. खंड क में वनधाभ ररत र्ाठ्य र्ुस्तक में से व्याख्या के वलए चार अितरण र्ूछे जायेंगे वजनमे से र्रीिाररवथ को
वकन्ही दो की सप्रसंग व्याख्या करनी होगी। प्रत्ये क व्याख्या 10 अंक की होगी। र्ूरा प्रश्न 20 अंक का होगा।
(2x10=20 Marks)

2. खंड ख में वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रश्नो में से कोई दो प्रश्न र्ूछे जाएं गे वजनमे से र्रीिावथभ यों को एक प्रश्न का
उत्तर दे ना होगा। यह प्र्शन 10 अंक का होगा। ग (1x10=10 Marks)
3. खंड क और ख में, दो में से एक कवि का सावहत्य र्ररचय वलखना होगा जो 10 अंक का होगा।
(1x10=10 Marks)
4. खंड ग में वनधाभ ररत आलोचनात्मक प्रश्नो में से चार प्रशन र्ूछे जाएं गे वजनमे से र्रीिावथभ यों को दो प्रशन का
उत्तर दे ना होगा। । प्रत्ये क प्रश्न 10 अंक की होगा। र्ूरा प्रश्न 20 अंक का होगा।
(2x10=20 Marks)
5. काव्यां ग र्ररचय में रस के अंग और र्े दों में दो में से एक प्रशन करना होगा। प्रशन 10 अंक का होगा।
(1x10=10 Marks)
6. छं द और अलं कार में चार-चार छं द -अलं कार वदए जायगे। र्रीिावथभ यों को दो-दो के लिण/र्ररर्ाषा सवहत
उदाहरण दे ने होंगे। र्त्ये क के ले 5 अंक वनधाभ ररत है. (2x 5=10 Marks)

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Paper 10: Legal Literacy (Code- LLG -100)

Course Objectives:
1. Understanding basic tenets of law
2. Knowing the provisions of law on various aspects of life and society

Course Outcomes:
1. Acquaintance with the laws pertaining to women and her rights as a citizen
2. Acquaintance with laws on RTI and consumer rights
3. Sensitization of the learners to the duties of state towards its citizens

UNIT 1
 Law relation to Hindu Marriage- conditions of valid marriage, Prohibited degrees,
grounds of divorce, Rights of wife.
 Dowry-definition, out of lines of law relating to dowry.
 Sexual Harassment of Women- guidelines by Supreme Court in Vishaka and others,
State of Rajasthan and others.
 Consumer Protection Act, 2000- meaning of consumer, Rights of consumer, Remedies
available in the Act, Consumer Forums.

UNIT 2

 Fundamental Right of Citizens- meaning, types & enforcement of fundamental rights.

 Rights to relation to police- rights in relation to arrest, bail, search & seizure and rights
of women against police.
 Right to Information- meaning, how we can ask for information, which information
can be denied, remedies for not furnishing the information.
 Lokayukt- object, Function, powers and duties.
 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009- Object, Scope and
main features.

UNIT 3
 Property Rights- Women’s property rights, right of inheritance, stridhan.
 Human Rights- what is human rights, International conventions on human rights.
 Right to Maintenance- maintenance under Hindu Law, Under Section 125.

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UNIT 4
 Environment and Pollution: The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986- What is
environment, Outlines of different Indian Laws on Environment.

 Labour Laws- Object and scope of Workmen Compensation Act, Trade Union Act,
Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, Equal Remuneration Act, Maternity
Benefit Act.
 Trafficking in Human Beings- Human trafficking and sexual exploitation, United
Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, Forced Labour and Human
Trafficking.
Suggested Readings:-
 Towards Legal Literacy: An Introduction to Law in India, Kamala Sankaran & Ujjwal
Kumar Singh ISBN: 9780195692228.
 Creating Legal Awareness, edited by Kamal Sankaran and Ujjwal Singh (Delhi OUP,
2007)
 Multiple Action Research Group, Our Laws Vols 1-10, Delhi, Available in Hindi also.
 Indian Social Institue, New Delhi, Legal Literacy Series Booklets, available in Hindi
also.
 S.P. Sathe, Towards Gender Justice, Reseach Centre for Women’s Studies, SND
Women’s University, Bombay, 1993.
Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.
1. Unit I shall comprise short-note questions. The examiner shall set two questions from each
text and the students shall attempt four, selecting one from each text. Each Short Note shall be
of five marks. (4 X 5 = 20 marks).
2. Unit II shall comprise two questions (10 marks each) with internal choice from the First Two
Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
3. Unit III shall comprise two questions (10 marks each) with internal choice from the Last Two
Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
4. Unit IV shall comprise questions from the Fourth Unit of the Syllabus. The examiner shall
give six Literary Terms to the students who shall attempt any four out of them. Each Literary
term shall be of five marks (4 X 5 = 20
marks).

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SEMESTER III

Paper 11: History of English Literature- I (Code- DOE-201)

Course Objectives:
The course is designed so that the students trace the history of the development of English literature
from the times of Chaucer to Restoration Period.

Course Outcomes:
1. Acquaintance with major religious, political and social movements of the given period.
2. Learning various interpretative techniques to approach literary texts of varied genres and
analyze literary works for their structure and meaning.

UNIT I
1) Age of Chaucer (1340-1400)

UNIT II

2) Renaissance & Reformation (1400-1550)

3) Elizabethan Age (1550-1620)

UNIT III

4) Puritan Age (1620-1660)

UNIT IV

5) Restoration Age (1660-1700)

Note: The course coordinator should focus on major writers; socio-cultural and political
background, major movements and trends pertaining to each age.

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Suggested Reading:
i. Alexander Michael History of English Literature. Palgrave, 2000.
ii. Daiches, David. History of English Literature. Allied Pub (21st reprint), 2005.
iii. Hudson, William Henry. A Short History of English Literature. G. Bell and Sons, 1918.
iv. Long, W. J. History of English Literature. Kalyani Pub: New Delhi, 1930.
v. Sanders, Andrew. History of English Literature, Reprint 2000.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note:
I. The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
II. The paper will be of 80 marks.
III. Question no. 1 is compulsory. The students shall attempt six questions in all.
IV. However, the students should at least attempt one question from each unit in both the sections.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt six questions
of 5 marks each.
(6 x 5 = 30 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of long-answer type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt five questions
of 10 marks each.
(5 x 10 = 50 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

1. Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice.
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

2. Question One would comprise Objective type questions. (20 x 1 = 20)

3. There should be six detailed question for 5 marks each. (6 x 5 = 30)

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Paper-12 Vocabulary and Composition (Code- DOE-203)

Course Objectives:
The purpose of the course is to enhance the competence of the students in their usage of vocabulary
and composition
Course Outcomes:
1. Acquaintance with the basics of language and its purpose.
2. Learning the basics of developing ideas and consequently structuring paragraphs
3. Learning skills of writing using formal English

UNIT I
Word Formation
Prefixes
Suffixes
Synonyms & Antonyms 10 marks
Words often confused
Homophones, Homonyms, Homographs 10 marks

UNIT II

Common Errors
Phrasal Verbs 10 marks

Idioms and Phrases

One Word Substitution 10 marks

UNIT III

Paragraph Writing 8 marks

Letter Writing 6 marks

E-mail Writing 6 marks

UNIT IV

Report Writing 5 marks

Note-making 5 marks
Précis Writing 10 marks

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Suggested Reading:
i) Morgan, John & Mario Rinvolucri. Vocabulary. OUP, 2004.
ii) Redman, Stuart. English Vocabulary in Use. CUP, 2003.
iii) Writing Skills, Cambridge: Cambridge Educational Services, 2002.
iv) Scheraga, Mona. Practical English Writing Skills. Mc Graw Hill, 2001.
v) Withrow, Jean. Effective Writing. New York: CUP, 1987.
Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. Each unit shall be of twenty marks each.

2. Questions be set on all four units covering all the topics, providing sufficient choice.
3. Questions may be as per the division of marks provided in each unit.
(20 x 4 = 80 marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. The question paper shall have five questions (with sub-sections if required) of 10 marks each.
2. Questions can be framed as Multiple Choice, fill in the blanks, etc.

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Paper 13: Poetry II (DOE- 205)

Course Objectives:
The course focuses on enhancing aesthetic competence through poetry

Course Outcomes:
1. Understanding poetry as a literary genre
2. Understanding use of figurative devices
3. Enhancing grammatical competence through poetry

UNIT I

1) S.T Coleridge “Kubla Khan”, “Youth and Age”

2) P.B Shelley ‘Song to the Men of England”, “Ode to the West Wind”
3) John Keats “La Bella Dame Sans Merci”, “When I have Fears”

UNIT II

4) Mathew Arnold “Dover Beach”

5) Robert Browning “My Last Duchess”, “The Last Ride Together”
6) John Henry Newman “Lead, Kindly Light”

UNIT III

7) Alfred Tennyson “The Lady of Shalott” “

8) Hopkins “The Wreck of the Deutschland”
9) Wilfred Owen “Dulce et Decorum est”

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Ballad, Dramatic Monologue, Prosody, Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Alliteration.

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Suggested Reading:

i) Bloom, Harold. English Romantic Poetry. Chelsea House, 2004.

ii) Wordsworth, Jonathan. The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry. Penguin Books Ltd.,
2005.
iii) Bristow, Joseph, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry. CUP, 2000.
iv) Armstrong, Isobel. Victorian Poetry: Poetry, Poetics and Politics. London: Routledge,
1993.
v) Williams, Miller. Patterns of Poetry: An Encyclopedia of Forms. Louisinia State
University Press, 1986.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.0 There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1. It should be divided into two sections.
2. Section 1 will comprise short-answer questions based on the prescribed poems. The
questions will be aimed at seeking precise answers. The students will be required to
attempt 10 out of 13 questions for two marks each. (10 x 2 =20 marks)
3. Section 2 will comprise questions to be answered in relative detail. The students will be
required to answer 6 questions out of 9 in not more than 150 words for five marks each.
Each question will have internal choice. (6 X 5= 30 marks)
4. The questions should be evenly distributed to cover the entire syllabus.

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Paper 14: History of India (1526-1707) (DOE-207)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the establishment and expansion of the
Mughal Empire in India.

Course Outcomes:
1. Introduction to one of the major periods in India’s history.
2. Learning the reasons of expansion and then gradual fall of the Mughal Empire in India
3. Understanding the economic and administrative aspects of the Mughal Empire.

UNIT-I

1. India on the eve of Babar’s invasion: His major achievements

2. Second Afghan Empire: Shershah Suri and his major achievements

UNIT-II

1. Consolidation and Expansion of Mughal Empires: Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb

2. Decline of the Mughal Empire

UNIT-III

1. Administrative Institutional Developments: Mansab, Jagirdari, Zamindari System

2. Economic Aspects during Mughal Period: Land Revenue System Industries, Trade and
Commerce.

UNIT-IV

Socio-Religious Life during Mughal Period: Bhakti Movement, Sufi Movement-Din-e-Ilahi

Art and Architecture

Suggested Reading:-
A.B.M. Habibulla: Foundation of Muslim Rule in India ( In Hindi also)
Satish Chandra: Madhayakalin Bharat ( from Sultanate to Mughals Vol. I, II)
H.C. Verma: Madhyakalin Bharat Vol. I,II
G.D. Sharma: Madhyakalin Bharat Ki Samajik, Arthik Aur Rajnitik Sansthanyen
Irfan Habid: Agrarain History of Mughal India ( revised edition)
A.L. Srivastava: Madhyakalin Bharatiya Sanskriti

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Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

i. The paper shall be divided into Four Units.

ii. Unit I shall comprise of short-note questions. The examiner shall set two questions from
each text and the students shall attempt four, selecting one from each text. Each short note
shall be of five marks. (4 X 5 = 20 marks).
iii. Unit II shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the First Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
iv. Unit III shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the Last Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
v. Unit IV shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each), with internal choice,
from the entire syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)

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Paper 15: Business and Communication Skills in English

Course Code: DoE -209

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to train the students in day -to-day practical application of language in
both written and oral forms of communication.
Course outcomes:
1. Shape the linguistic ability of students in a business environment.
2. Hone fluency and guide speaking practices of the learners
3. Enhance skill development and build confidence in over-all personality of the learners
UNIT I
What is Communication?
Definition of Communication, Process, Objectives, Essentials of Good Communication,
Barriers, Role of Active listening, Overcoming Barriers of Communication
UNIT II
 Business Correspondence
 Emails- Register, Style.Standard Phrasing
 Memo and Notice
 Business specific language Phrases
 Reports
--Skim Reading Reports and News Feeds
--How to Report Information and Ideas
--Writing Reports: Style, Register, Conventions

UNIT III
Negotiating and Presentations
 Introducing a Topic Effectively
 Framing Your Argument
 Linking and Sequencing Ideas
 Responding to Questions
 Negotiating with Suppliers/Customers/Strangers

 Concluding

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UNIT IV
Social English
 The First Five minutes
 Small talk
 Turn Talking
 Facing an Interview
 Business conventions

Suggested Reading:
1. Communicative Skills for Engineers and Scientists. Delhi PHI, 2009.
2. Courtland L.Bovee’s Business Communication Today, 10th edition, Pearson, 2010
3. Sinha, K.K. Business Communication Galgotia Publishing Company, New Delhi, 2012
4. Sharma, R.C. and Krishna Mohan Business correspondence and report Writing—Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing company limited, New Delhi, 2014

Note: The students shall attend classes in LRC, BPSMV for practice.
There will be an oral examination of 20 marks for Internal evaluation.

Instructions to the Paper Setter:

The question paper shall be of 80 marks (each unit carrying 20 marks) must be strictly according to
the prescribed syllabus.

The question shall be set on all four units covering all the topics and providing sufficient choice to the
examinee.

Questions may be split into subparts and may involve exercises/ analysis type questions.

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Paper: Open Elective (options)

SEMESTER IV
Paper 16: Drama II (Code- DOE-202)
Course Objectives:
The course aims at creating an understanding about drama as a literary
genre

Course Outcomes:
1. Enhancing grammatical competence through dialogues
2. Learning dramatic devices and techniques
3. Drama as a potent tool for communication

UNIT –I

1) C. Marlowe Doctor Faustus

UNIT II

2) W. Shakespeare The Tempest

UNIT III

3) Webster The Duchess of Malfi

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Tragedy, Comedy, Tragi-comedy, Historical Drama, Plot, Protagonist, Climax,
Soliloquy.

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Suggested reading:
i) Hartnoll, Phyllis. The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre, OUP, 1983.
ii) Brockett, Oscar G. & Franklin J. Hildy. History of Theatre. Allyn and Bacon, 2012.
iii) Brown, John Russell. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Theatre. OUP, 1995.
Brown, John Russell. What Is Theatre? : An Introduction and Exploration, Focal
Press, 1997.
iv) Wells, Stanley. Shakespeare & Co.: Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Dekker, Ben
Jonson, Thomas Middleton, John Fletcher and the Other Players in His Story.
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008.
vi) Abrams, M H. & Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Wadsworth
Cengage Learning, 2012.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)
Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 shall have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.
(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper 17: Novel-I (Code- DOE- 204)

Course Objective:
The paper is of basic nature that introduces one of the most explored
genres of literature, i.e., Novel

Course Outcomes:
1. Understanding Novel as a literary genre
2. Understanding the formal advent and development of novel writing
3. Enhancing reading skills and understanding representing ideas and experiences
critically and creatively
4. Novel as a potent tool for expression

UNIT I

1) Richardson Pamela

UNIT II

2) Defoe Robinson Crusoe

UNIT III

3) Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Novel, Epistolary, Picaresque, Realism, Romance, Bourgeoisie, Narrative, Title

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Suggested reading:

i) Backscheider, Paula R & Catherine Ingrassia, ed. A Companion to the Eighteenth

Century English Novel and Culture. West Sussex: Blackwell Publishing Ltd,
2009.
ii) Wagner, Tamara S. Longing: Narratives of Nostalgia in the British Novel, 1740-1890.
Cranbury: Rosemont Publishing and Printing Corp., 2004.
iii) Cecil, David. Early Victorian Novelists: Essays in Revaluation. Bobbs Merrill, 1935.
iv) David, Deirdre. The Cambridge Companion to the British Novel. Cambridge: CUP,
2001.
v) Archibald, Diana C. Domesticity, Imperialism and Emigration in the Victorian Novel.
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2002.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. The students shall be required to attempt any
four of the given terms. (4 X 2.5 =10 Marks)
2. Question No. 2 should be short answer type, based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus. The
students shall be required to attempt any four. (4 X 2.5 = 10 Marks)
3. Question No. 3 shall have detailed questions of 5 marks each based on the texts prescribed in
the syllabus. The students are required to attempt any six of the given questions.
(6 X 5 = 30 Marks)

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Paper 18: History of English Literature II (DOE-206)

Course Objectives: The course furthers the study of the development of

English literature from Augustan Age and acquaints with various movements
that have contributed in shaping English literature as we know it in the
contemporary times

Course Outcomes:
1) To inculcate the practice of in-depth study of literary works by relating them to various
contemporary literary movements
2) To explore the literature of the age and appreciate the literary, social, historical and cultural
significance of the literary works of the Age

UNIT I

1. Augustan Age (1700-1800)

UNIT II

2. Romantic Age (1798-1850)

UNIT III
3. Victorian Age (1850-1900)
UNIT IV
4. Modern Age (1900-1950)
Note: The course coordinator should focus on Major writers; socio-cultural and political
background; Major movements and trends pertaining to each age.

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Suggested Reading:
i. Alexander Michael History of English Literature. Palgrave, 2000.
ii. Daiches, David. History of English Literature. Allied Pub (21st reprint), 2005.
iii. Hudson, William Henry. A Short History of English Literature. G. Bell and sons, 1918.
iv. Long, W. J. History of English Literature. Kalyani Pub: New Delhi, 1930.
v. Sanders, Andrew. History of English Literature, Reprint 2000.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note:
I. The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
II. The paper will be of 80 marks.
III. Question no. 1 is compulsory. The students shall attempt six questions in all.
IV. However, the students should at least attempt one question from each unit in both the sections.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt six questions
of 5 marks each. (6 x 5 = 30 Marks)
Section 2: This section shall comprise of long-answer type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt five questions
of 10 marks each. (5 x 10 = 50 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice.
The paper shall be of 50 marks.

1. Question One would comprise Objective type questions. (20 x 1 = 20)

2. There should be six detailed question for 5 marks each. (6 x 5 = 30)

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Paper 19: History of India (1600-1857) (Code-DOE-208)

Course Objectives:
To familiarize the students with background and have some additional
information.

Course Outcomes:
1) Introduce prehistory and political events till 1857 uprising.
2) Gives a brief idea about the different sources and the changing interpretations on Indian history.

UNIT-I

1. Advent of European Powers: Indian Ocean and Trade Network.

2. Economic and social conditions in Early 18th century-Debate on Transition.

UNIT-II

1. Nature and Consequences of British Occupation of Bengal.

2. Hastings’s Judicial Reforms and Wellesley’s Subsidiary Alliance

UNIT-III

1. Economic Changes : Land Revenue Settlements: Permanent, Royatwari and Mahalwari

2. Social Changes: Spread of Western education, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Swami
Vivekanand.

UNIT-IV

1. The 1857 uprising – Causes, nature and results

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Suggested Reading:-

Satish Chandra: Madhayakalin Bharat ( from Sultanate to Mughals Vol. I, II)

H.C. Verma: Madhyakalin Bharat Vol. I,II
G.D. Sharma: Madhyakalin Bharat Ki Samajik, Arthik Aur Rajnitik Sansthanyen
Irfan Habid: Agrarain History of Mughal India ( revised edition)

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. The paper shall be divided into Four Units.

2. Unit I shall comprise of short-note questions. The examiner shall set two questions from
each text and the students shall attempt four, selecting one from each text. Each short note
shall be of five marks. (4 X 5 = 20 marks).
3. Unit II shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the First Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2x10 = 20 marks)
4. Unit III shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the Last Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 x 10 = 20 marks)
5. Unit IV shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each), with internal choice,
from the entire syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)

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Paper-20: Developing Writing Skills Course Code: DoE-- 210

Course Objectives:
1. Prepare student with writing skills needed in academic and the professional world
2. Give them the opportunity to learn techniques, forms and traditions of various types of
writing
Course Outcomes:
1.Enhancement in writing skills
2.Learn the differences and similarities between academic and professional
worlds
3. Learning the use and specificities of discourse
Unit 1
 Introduction to writing:
 Introduction and importance of writing skills;
 Types of writing: Descriptive, Expository, Narrative, Argumentative and Analytic

Unit II
 Writing & Discourse Analysis:
 Analysis of Various Texts (literary and non-literacy)
 Paragraph development: basic structure of Paragraph, Paragraph unity etc.
 Use of Figurative language.
Unit III
 Creative & Professional Writing:
 Newsletter & Magazines Writing
 Writing Articles, Features and Editorials:
 Web – Content Writing
 Writing Book Reviews
Unit IV
 Copy Editing & Writing Assignments:
 Editing & Formatting
 How to Write a Research Paper
 Critique of Published books

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Recommended Reading

1. Goatly, Andrew. An Introductory Course book; Critical Reading and Writing, London
Routledge, 2000.
2. McLoughlin, Linda. The Language of Magazines. London and New York Routledge,
2000. (Reprint 2006)
3. Reah, Dannta. The Language of Newspapers. London and New York Routledge, 2004.
4. Goddarld, Angeln. The Language of Advertising. London and New York Routledge, 2005.
5. Booher, Dianna. E-Writing;21st Century Tools for Effective Communication. New Delhi
McMillan 2007.
6. Boardman, Mark. The Language of Website London and New York: Routledge,2005
7. Mills, Sara. Discourse. London and New York: Routledge 1997.
8. Salkie, Raphael. Text and Discourse Analysis .London and New York: Routledge, 1995.
9. Butcher, Judith. Copy Editing Cambridge: CUP (Third Edition).
10. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for writers of research papers .New Delhi: EWP
2000 (6th Editing).
11. Baran Stanley, J. and Dennis K. Davis. Mass Communication Theory: Foundations,
Ferment, and future. Thomson Press, 2007(Indian reprint).
12. Child, Peter. Texts: Contemporary Cultural Texts and Critical Approaches. Edinburgh:
Edinburgh UP, 2006.

Instructions to Paper Setter:

The question paper shall be of 80 marks (each unit carrying 20 marks) must be strictly according to
the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall have nine questions in all. All the questions will be of 16 marks each. The student
shall have to attempt five questions.

Question No. 1 will be compulsory and based on all four units. The questions should be of general
nature based on terms/ concepts. Students shall have to attempt four out of six short notes, to be
answered in 250 words each. (4x4= 16 Marks)

In case of Question No. 2 to 9, two questions from each of the prescribed units shall be set. Questions
shall also be designed as to ensure that all the prescribed topics are studied.
Questions may be split into subparts and may involve exercise/ analysis type question. The students
shall have to attempt four questions selecting not more than one from each unit. (16x4= 64 Marks)

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Paper: Open Elective (options)

SEMESTER- V

Paper 21: Drama III (Code-DOE -301)

Course Objectives:
To enhance the literary sensibility in student by introducing them to some of the
seminal drama composed by the Modern dramatists.

Course Outcomes:
1) Acquainting with the drama of Modern Age through select texts
2) Creating literary sensibility in students.
3) Familiarizing with artistic and innovative use of language by writers of the
Modern Europe.
4) Enhancing literary and linguistic competence

UNIT I

G.B. Shaw Saint Joan

UNIT II

Henrik Ibsen A Doll’s House

UNIT III

Samuel Beckett Waiting for Godot

UNIT IV
Literary Terms: Problem Play, Theatre of the Absurd, Naturalism, Epic Theatre, Theatre of
Cruelty, Poetic Drama, Soliloquy, Self-reflexive plays.

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Suggested Reading:

i) Beckett, Samuel. Complete Dramatic Works. London, 1986.

ii) Benjamin, Walter. Understanding Brecht. New Left, 1977.
iii) Bentley, Eric. What is Theatre? Boston: Beacon Press, 1956.
iv) Boyesen, Hjalmar. A Commentary on the Works of Henrik Ibsen. New York: Russell &
Russell, 1973.
v) Cabe, Mcarthy. Joseph George Bernard Shaw: A Critical Study. Kennerly, 1914.
vi) Cohn, Ruby. Ed. Casebook Series: Beckett: Waiting for Godot. Macmillan, 1987.
vii) Minney, R.J. Reflections on George Bernard Shaw. Englewood Cliff N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1969.
viii) Russel, Bertrand .Ed. Beckett and Harold Pinter: Modern British Dramatists. OUP, 2003.
ix) Unwin, Stephen. Ibsen's A Doll's House. London: Nick Hern Books, 1997.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1). Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
2) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each text) with internal choice.
Students will be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
3) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each text, with internal choice. Each
question will carry 10 marks. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper 22: Novel II (Code- DOE 303)

Course Objectives:
Identifying and discussing theoretical discourses concerning class, sexuality, and gender
as these illuminate a wide range of literature

Course Outcomes:
1.Advancing the knowledge of novel writing
2.Enhancing reading skills and understanding representing ideas and experiences
critically and creatively
3.Learning to use Novel as a potent tool for expression

UNIT I

Walter Scott Waverley

UNIT II

Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice

UNIT III

Charles Dickens Oliver Twist

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Victorian Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction,
Setting, Characterization, Theme, Style,

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Suggested Reading:

i) Cox, R.G. Thomas Hardy: The Critical Heritage, London: Routledge, 1970.
ii) Jordan, John O. Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens. Santa Cruz: University
of California, 2001.
iii) Ostrander, Norma. Ivanhoe: Notes. Cliffs Notes, 1967.
iv) Rogers, Pat (ed.) The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Pride and
Prejudice. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
v) Sage, Lorna. Twelve Twentieth Century Women Writers. London: Harper Collins, 2007.
Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
2) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each text) with internal choice.
Students will be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
3) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each text, with internal choice. Each
question will carry 10 marks. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper 23: Indian Literature - I (Code- DOE- 305)

Course Objectives:
Introducing students to major movements and figures of Indian literature through the
study of selected texts.
Course Outcomes:
1) Instilling values and human concern in students through exposure to literary texts.
2) Understanding distinctive features of Indian literature through texts and contexts of
prose and poetry.
3) Advancing the understanding with regards to the social structure that Indian society
stands upon

UNIT I
Gurdial Singh The Last Flicker (Marhi da Deeva)

UNIT II
Anathamoorthy Samsakara

UNIT III
R.K. Narayan The Vendor of Sweets

UNIT IV
Literary Terms: Regional Literature, Marginal Writing, Irony, Satire, Sarcasm,
Translation, Perspective, Authorial Intention,

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Suggested Reading:

i) Drewett, M.E. The Modern Indian Novel in English: A Comparative Approach. Brussels, 1966.
ii) Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English. 4th Ed. New Delhi, 1984.
iii) Mukherjee, M. The Twice-Born Fiction: Themes and Techniques of the Indian Novel in English.
New Delhi, 2001 edition.
iv) Mund, S.K. The Indian Novel in English: Its Birth and Development. New Delhi and
Bhubaneswar, 1997.
v) Walsh, W. Indian Literature in English. London: Longman, 1990.
Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):
Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1) The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
2) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
3) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each text) with internal choice.
Students will be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
4) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each text, with internal choice. Each
question will carry 10 marks. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper 24: World Classics (Code- DOE-307)

Course Objectives:
The course attempts at introducing the classical texts from the Orient and the Occident and through it,
it aims at bringing forth to the students the elements inherent in a Classic.

Course Outcomes:
1. Analyzing literary texts in English or English translation in terms of their main stylistic
and thematic features.
2. Discussing the literary, historical, social and cultural backgrounds of these texts.
3. Identifying some of the main theoretical and methodological issues involved in reading
World Literature.

UNIT I

Homer Iliad (Book I)

UNIT II

Sophocles Oedipus Rex

UNIT III

Vyasa Mahabharata (Sabha Parva)

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Epic, Kavya, Epic Simile, Bhava, Rasa, Unconscious, Foundational
Narratives.

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Suggested Readings:
i) Beer, Josh. Sophocles and the Tragedy of Athenian Democracy. Greenwood Publishing,
2004
ii) Bhasin, R.V. Mahabharata. National Publications: India, 2007.
iii) Barbara, Graziosi. Inventing Homer: The Early Reception of Epic. Cambridge University
Press, 2002.
iv) Chaitanya, Krishna. The Mahabharata, A Literary Study. New Delhi: Clarion Books, 1985.
v) Dorothy Matilda Figueira . Translating the Orient: the Reception of Śākuntala in
Nineteenth Century Europe, Suny Press, 1991.
vi) Gupta, S.P. and Ramachandran, K.S. (ed.). Mahabharata: Myth and Reality. New Delhi:
Agam Prakashan, 1976.
vii) Jyotirmayananda, Swami. Mysticism of the Mahabharata. Miami: Yoga Research
Foundation, 1993.
ix) Murray, Gilbert. The Rise of the Greek Epic. Harward Univ. Press, 1911.
xi) Sophocles. Sophocles I: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone. 2nd ed. Grene,
David and Lattimore, Richard, eds. Chicago: University of Chicago, 1991.

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each. (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1) The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
2) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
3) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each text) with internal choice.
Students will be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
4) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each text, with internal choice. Each
question will carry 10 marks. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper-25 HISTORY OF MODERN WORLD - I (Code- DOE-309)

Course Objectives: The focus of the course is to introduce to the students the politics of ideas across
the world beyond spatio-temporal boundaries

Course Outcomes:
1. Introduction to the reasons and conditions behind various wars in the history of the world
2. Understanding economic reforms and their effects through history
3. Learning about the impacts of political conditions

UNIT-I

1. Renaissance and Reformation

2. Mercantilism and Rise of Capitalism

UNIT-II

1. Industrial Revolution.
2. French Revolution.

UNIT-III

1.Liberalism in England
2.Nationalism in Europe
3.Beginnings of American Nationhood

UNIT-IV

1. China: opium wars, Battle of concessions & open Door Policy.

2. European exploitation of Asia and Africa.

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Suggested Readings:-

Synder ,Louis, The Meaning of Nationalism

Thompson, David, Europe since Napoleon
Carr, E.H. The Bolshevik Revolution
Roth JJ, World War 2nd Turning point in Modern History.
Riasanvosky, NV, A History of Russia
Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):
Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. The paper shall be divided into Four Units.

2. Unit I shall comprise of short-note questions. The examiner shall set two questions from each
text and the students shall attempt four, selecting one from each text. Each short note shall be
of five marks. (4 X 5 = 20 marks).
3. Unit II shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice from
the First Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
4. Unit III shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice from
the Last Two Units of the Syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
5. Unit IV shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each), with internal choice,
from the entire syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)

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Paper: Open Elective (options)

SEMESTER VI

Paper 26: Poetry III (Code- DOE-302)

Course Objectives:
The objective of this course is to enhance the faculty of evaluation and criticism through the reading
of poems written in the Modern Age.
Course Outcomes:
1) Instilling values and develop human concerns in students through exposure to poetic texts.
2) To remember and analyze the content by applying the characteristics of the poems and to have a
better understanding of aesthetic pleasure.
3) To enhance the literary and linguistic competence of the students.
UNIT I

Walter de La Mare “The Listeners”, “Voices”

W. H. Auden “Unknown Citizen”, “Shield of Achilles”
Dylan Thomas “Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night”, “Fern Hill”

UNIT II

Philip Larkin “Self’s the Man”, “Going, Going”

E. E. Cummings “I Carry your Heart with Me”, “Anyone lived in
a Pretty How Town”

UNIT III

Robert Frost “The Road not Taken, “Mending Wall”

Emily Dickinson “Because I could not Stop for Death”, “I Felt a Funeral in my Brain”
Rabindranath Tagore “Where the Mind is Without Fear”, “Leave this Chanting”

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Modern Age, Ambiguity, Symbolism, Style, Deviation, Mysticism, Unconscious,
Mythology

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Suggested Reading:

i) Cheney, Patrick; Andrew Hadfield and Garrett A. Sullivan. Ed. Early Modern English Poetry.
OUP, 2006.
ii) Chatterji, Siris Kumar. Philip Larkin: Poetry that builds Bridges. Atlantic Pub, 2006.
iii) Faggen, Robert. The Cambridge Companion to Robert Frost. Cambridge UP, 2001.
iv) Tedlock, E.W. Ed. Dylan Thomas: The Legend and the Poet. London: Heinemann, 1960

Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.
Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each. (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each. (6 x 10 = 60 Marks)
Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):
Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1) The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
2) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
3) Section A will comprise short-answer questions based on the prescribed poems. The
students will be required to attempt 10 out of 14 questions. (10 X 1.5 = 15 Marks)
4) Section B will comprise 09 questions out of which students will be expected to answer 06
questions in not more than 150 words each. (6x5= 30 Marks)

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Paper 27: Novel – III (Code- DOE - 304)

Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the major novelists of the Modern Age in English
Literature through a study of the novels representative of the age and of the novelist

Course Outcomes:
1. Advancement in the study of Novel
2. To develop in the student the ability to interpret, analyze and evaluate works of fiction
in the perspective of modern literary history
3. To analyze literature as a tool of expression

UNIT I

George Orwell Animal Farm

UNIT II

Ernest Hemingway Old Man and the Sea

UNIT III

Graham Greene The Power and the Glory

UNIT IV

Literary Terms: Fable, Allusion, Memoir, Carpe Diem, Parody, Novella, Stream of
Consciousness
Suggested Reading:

i) Valenti, Patricia Dunlavy. Understanding The Old Man and the Sea: A Student Casebook to
Issues, Sources and Historical Documents. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group,
2002
ii) William Raymonds. Orwell. London: Fontana Press, 1991.
iii) Bloom Harold. E d. George Orwell’s Animal Farm. New York: Chelsea House
Publishers, 1999.
IV) O’NEILL, TERRY. Readings on Animal Farm. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1998.

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Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.

(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
1) The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
2) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
3) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each text) with internal choice.
Students will be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
4) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each text, with internal choice. Each
question will carry 10 marks. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper 28: Literary Theory & Criticism (Code- DOE -306)

Course Objectives:
Developing in-depth knowledge of foundational critical texts from both, the orient and the
occident.
Course Outcomes:
1.Familiarizing students with the intellectual background pertinent to the growth of
Modern literary and critical theory
2.Developing understanding the major terms and concepts used in criticism of
literature
3.Cultivating critical thinking through comprehensive discussion and analyses of the texts

UNIT I
Plato The Republic Book-X, Cratylus, Phaedrus

UNIT II
Longinus On the Sublime
UNIT III
Bharata Natyashastra (Chp. 1,6,7)
UNIT IV

Bhamaha Kavyalankara (Chp.1, 5)

Suggested Reading:
i) Ambuel, David. Image and Paradigm in Plato's Sophist. Parmenides Publishing, 2006.
ii) Beardsley, Monroe C. Aesthetics From Classical Greece to the Present: A Short History.
Alabama: Univ. of Alabama Press, 1932.
iii) Corlett, J. Angelo. Interpreting Plato's Dialogues. Parmenides Publishing, 2005.
iv) De, Sushil Kumar. Some Problems of Sanskrit Poetics. Calcutta: Firma K.L. Mukhopadhyay,
1959.
v) Chākyār, Māni Mādhava. Nātyakalpadrumam. New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Academi, 1975.
vi) Ghosh, Manomohan. Natyasastra, 2002.
vii) _ _ _. Bharata: The Natyasastra Kapila Vatsyayan. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1996.
viii) Harland, Richard. Literary Theory from Plato to Barthes: An Introductory History.
Macmillian Press, 1999.
ix) Roberts, William Rhys. Longinus on the Sublime, 1899.
x) Shastri, Gaurinath. A Concise History of Classical Sanskrit Literature. Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 1998.

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Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note:
I. The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
II. The paper will be of 80 marks.
III. Question no. 1 is compulsory. The students shall attempt six questions in all.
IV. However, the students should at least attempt one question from each unit in both the sections.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt six questions
of 5 marks each.
(6 x 5 = 30 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of long-answer type questions. The examiner will set eight
questions covering all the four units out of which the students shall attempt five questions
of 10 marks each.
(5 x 10 = 50 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice

The paper will be of 50 marks.

The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
Students will be required to attempt five questions in all.
Question 1 will be compulsory. It will have six topics from the texts prescribed in the
syllabus. The students will be required to write short notes on any four of them.
(4 x 2.5 = 10)
The other four questions will be based on the texts prescribed in the syllabus with internal
choice i.e. one question with internal choice on each of the texts (4 X 10=40)

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Paper: 29 Indian Literature - II (Code- DOE- 308)

Course Objectives:
The course is designed to provide an understanding of various literary texts spreading across different
genres, composed by Indian writers.

Course Outcomes:
1. Acquaintance with various genres in Indian literature
2. Learning the workings of the concept of representation
3. Understanding the importance of “voice” in various texts
UNIT I
Shashi Deshpande That Long Silence
Namdeo Dhasal “Speculations On A Shirt”, “Poetry Notebook”
UNIT II
Khushwant Singh The Portrait of A Lady
A.K. Ramanujan “Love Poem for a Wife I”, “Prayer to Lord Murugan”
UNIT III
Girish Karnad Nagamandalam
Jhumpa Lahiri “Mrs Sen”
UNIT IV
Literary Terms: Dalit Literature, Surrealism, Intentional Fallacy, Pathetic Fallacy, Affective
Fallacy, Negative Capability, Escapism, Folklore
Suggested Reading:
i) Drewett, M.E. The Modern Indian Novel in English: A Comparative Approach. Brussels,
1966.
ii) Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English. 4th Ed. New Delhi, 1984.
iii) Jain, S.K. Indian literature in English: A Bibliography. Windsor, Ont., 1972.
iv) King, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi, 1987, 2001.
v) Mukherjee, M. The Twice-Born Fiction: Themes and Techniques of the Indian Novel in
English. New Delhi, 2001 edition.
vi) Mund, S.K. The Indian Novel in English: Its Birth and Development. New Delhi and
Bhubaneswar, 1997.
vii) N. Balusamy, Studies in Manimekalai, Madurai, Athirai Pathippakam, 1965.
viii) Naik, M.K. A History of Indian Literature in English. New Delhi, 1982.
ix) Prasad, G.J.V. Continuities in Indian English Poetry: Nation, Language, Form. New
Delhi, 1999.
x) Walsh, W. Indian Literature in English. London: Longman, 1990.
xi) Nayar Rana, Tales from Tomorrow, Sahitya Akademi

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Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
The paper shall be of 80 marks.

Question No. 1 is compulsory. The Students shall attempt seven questions in all.

Section 1: Question no. 1 shall comprise of short-note type questions from Unit-IV. The examiner
will set six literary terms out of which the students shall attempt four terms of 5 marks
each.
(4 x 5 = 20 Marks)

Section 2: This section shall comprise of questions set on first three units. The examiner will set nine
long-answer type questions composing three questions from each unit. The students shall
attempt two questions from each unit of 10 marks each.
(6 x 10 = 60 Marks)

Instructions for the Paper Setter (50-50 Scheme):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. There should be
sufficient choice
The paper shall be of 50 marks.
The paper shall be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.
1) Question No. 1 will be based on Literary Terms. (5 Marks)
2) In Section-A there will be three questions (one from each unit) with internal choice. Students will
be expected to write short notes of 100-150 marks carrying 5 marks each.
(3 X 5=15 marks)
3) Section-B will comprise three questions, set from each Unit, with internal choice. These questions
will carry 10 marks each. (3 X 10=30 marks)

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Paper 30: History of the Modern World-II (DoE-310)

Course Objectives:
The focus of the course is to extend the knowledge of politics of across the world beyond spatio-
temporal boundaries.

Course Outcomes:
1. Introduction to the reasons and conditions behind various wars in the history of the world
2. Understanding economic reforms and their effects through history
3. Learning about the impacts of war on the politics of the world

UNIT-I

1. Unification of Germany
2. Unification of Italy

UNIT-II

1. Chinese Revolution of 1911 and rise of communism.

2. Russian Revolution 1917: Causes and Impact

UNIT-III

1. The Great Depression: Effects on World Economy

2. Fascism in Italy
3. Nazism in Germany

UNIT-IV

1. First World War and peace settlement

2. Second World War and UNO

Suggested Readings:-
Synder ,Louis, The Meaning of Nationalism
Thompson, David, Europe since Napoleon
Carr, E.H. The Bolshevik Revolution
Roth JJ, World War 2nd Turning point in Modern History.
Riasanvosky, NV, A History of Russia

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Instructions to the Paper Setter (80:20 Scheme ):

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. The paper shall be divided into Four Units.

2. Unit I shall comprise of short-note questions. The examiner shall set two questions from
each text and the students shall attempt four, selecting one from each text. Each short note
shall be of five marks. (4 X 5 = 20 marks).
3. Unit II shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the first two units of the syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
4. Unit III shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each) with internal choice
from the last two units of the syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)
5. Unit IV shall comprise of two essay-type questions (10 marks each), with internal choice,
from the entire syllabus. The student shall attempt both the questions.
(2 X 10 = 20 marks)

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Paper-1: Applied Grammar (Open Elective)

Course Objectives:
The course aims at developing linguistic skills by guiding the students towards
Correct usage of the language in in English in real-life situations.

Course Outcomes:
1. To help student improve their active and passive vocabulary.
2. To demonstrate basic word processing skills and creating meaning in written assignments.
3. To help students take up a systemic study about language.
4. To hone language skills for academic and professional purposes.

UNIT I –Language Basics

Parts of Speech
i) Noun, Pronoun, Adjective,
ii) Adverb, Conjunction, Interjection.
03 marks
Sentences
i) Subject and predicate
ii) Statements (affirmative and negative), questions, imperatives and exclamations
iii) Basic sentence patterns
iv) Agreement of verb and subject 05marks

Determiners, Demonstratives and Quantifiers

i) A/an
ii) The use of ‘the’ and zero article
iii) This, that, these, those
iv) Possessives
v) Some, any, many (of) , much (of), most (of) all (of), whole (of), both (of) no,
none (of), (a) few, (a) little, a lot of, , each and every.
05 marks
Prepositions
i) The expression of time
ii) The expression of place
iii) Direction and manner
iv) Cause and instrument
v) Idiomatic phrases 07 marks

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UNIT II – Verb Forms

Introducing Verb Forms
i) Ordinary and auxiliary
ii) Be, have and do
iii) Action and state verbs
iv) Linking verbs: be, appear, seem etc.
v) Modals (functional and defective) 06 marks
Tense
i) The simple present ( I do) and progressive (I am doing)
ii) The present perfectives (I have done/ I have been doing)
iii) The simple past (I did) and progressive ( I was doing)
iv) The past perfectives (I had done/ I had been doing)
v) Talking about future 07 marks
Non-finite Verbs
i) Verb + Bare infinitive
ii) Verb + to- infinitive
iii) Gerund
iv) Verb + to-infinitive or –ing
v) Participles 07 mark
UNIT III
Passives
i) Assertive sentences and Interrogative sentences
ii) Imperative sentences
iii) Verbs with + -ing or to-infinitive
iv) The case of intransitives
v) Using passives 10 marks
Reporting
i) Reporting people’s words and thoughts
ii) Reporting statements (1) that-clauses and verb tense in that clause
iii) Reporting statements (2) verb tense in reporting clause ; say and tell
iv) Reporting offers, suggestions, orders, inversions
v) Modal verbs in reporting
10 mark
UNIT IV
Clauses
i) What is a Clause?
ii) Types of clauses 05 marks
iii) Noun Clause
iv) Adverb Clause
v) Adjective Clause 15 marks

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Suggested reading:

v) Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. OUP, 1994.

vi) Hewing, Martin. Advance English Grammar (reprint) CUP, 2009.
vii) Iver, Mitchelle. Guide to Good Writing. Random House, 1993.
viii) Leech, G and M Deucar. English Grammar for Today. Macmillan, 2009.

Instructions for the Paper Setter:

Note: The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus.

The paper shall be of 80 marks.

1. Each UNIT shall be of twenty marks each.

2. Questions must be set on all four units covering all the topics, providing sufficient choice.
3. The question should be set as per the division of marks provided in each unit of the syllabus.
4. Questions may be set asking a concept, definition, application and developing a sentence.
(20 x 4 = 80 marks)

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Paper 2: Communication Skills in English (Open Elective)

Credits: 04
Course Objectives:
The course has its focus on enhancing communication skills using English language as the medium.
Course Outcomes:
1. The students understand the nitty-gritty of the process of communication.
2. Understanding the role and importance of non- verbal aspects of communication.
3. Learning the oral and professional aspects of communication
4. Understanding the significance of critically comprehending communicated messages.
Unit-I: Communication:
a. Process of Communication
b. Myths and Realities of Communication
c. Barriers of Communication
d. Overcoming Barriers and Talk Tactics
e. Non-Verbal Communication
Unit-II: Listening Skills
a. What is Listening, Listening/Hearing
b. Listening Process
c. Types of Listening
d. Active Listening and Strategic Manoeuvres
e. Deterrents of Good Listening
Unit-III: Oral and Professional Communication
a. Public Speaking
b. Discussions, Debate and Seminar
c. Situational Simulation
d. Writing Email, Memo and Notice
e. Business Letters, Report Writing
Unit-IV: Critical and Comprehension Skills
a. Newspapers/Magazines/Fliers
b. Maps/Graphs/Statistics
c. Listening and Note-taking
d. Reading and Note-taking
e. The literary genres (Poetry/Poetry/Drama)

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Suggested Readings:
Asha Kaul, Business Communication. New Delhi: PHI, 2009.
Sethi and Dhamija. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English. New Delhi: PHI 2009
Bhatnagar, Nitin and Mamta Bhatnagar, Communication English for Engineers and Professionals.
Delhi Pearson, 2010

Instructions for the Paper Setter:

a. The paper must be strictly according to the prescribed syllabus. The paper shall be of 80 marks.
b. The paper shall comprise four units corresponding to the four units in the syllabus.
c. In units, I II and III, the students shall attempt questions of 20 marks each.
d. In the fourth unit the candidates shall attempt either of the two topics given in the syllabus. It shall also
carry 20 marks. The paper setter shall give internal choice to the students.

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