A PhD in English is an advanced research degree designed for scholars who wish to engage deeply with literature, language, culture, and critical theory. The programme provides rigorous training in research methodology, literary theory, and interdisciplinary approaches, enabling scholars to engage meaningfully with diverse texts, traditions, and intellectual frameworks.
Students shall begin with coursework focused on research methodology, theoretical frameworks, and subject specialization, followed by comprehensive research under the guidance of an approved supervisor. This phase would help refine research questions and situate the scholar within existing debates.
The core of the programme is the doctoral thesis—an original, substantial book size piece of research that offers a fresh perspective on a literary, theoretical, or cultural problem. Candidates would conduct archival work, textual analysis, or interdisciplinary research, developing a nuanced argument that advances scholarly conversations.
Apart from British literary canon, we encourage studies in anglophone literature, especially South Asian Literature and Literary Studies and Comparative Literature.
We invite students interested in serious research pertaining to (but not limited to) any of the following areas, to consider our PhD programme:
Candidates must have completed a minimum of 17 years of formal education, i.e. 12 years of schooling followed by either a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Master’s degree, or a 4-year Bachelor’s degree and a 1-year Master’s degree.
The candidate should have a Masters in English or allied subjects like Linguistics, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Arts and Aesthetics, Performance Studies, Creative Writing, Publishing, Theatre Studies, Film Studies etc, from an institution recognised by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate or an equivalent grade.
Admission to various PhD programmes is offered through two modes:
1. SAU Entrance Test Mode:
2. Direct Admission Mode (Without SAU Entrance Test):
Under the Entrance Test mode, the admission procedure for the PhD programme consists of an Entrance Test followed by an interview.
Under the Direct and Executive modes, candidates will be shortlisted and called directly for the interview.
For further details, please refer to the General Guidelines for the PhD Programmes.
The number of scholarship seats through the Entrance Test mode is 1, while the number of seats through the Direct & Executive mode shall be based on availability.
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