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Departmental Profile
The Department of English started its journey with Honours and General course since the inception of this college in the year 1963. The main objective of this Department was to disseminate the knowledge of English literature and language among the rural community of Belda and its surrounding areas. The founder of this institution felt that knowledge of English is essential for the enlightenment and overall development of the rural and tribal people of this region. From the very beginning, this Department was fortunate to get the service of eminent scholars and wonderful teachers who carried forward this objective with utmost sincerity and dedication. The present faculty is also comprised of eminent scholars who in their able hands carry the mantle of their predecessors. For further development of the student community the Department introduced the Post Graduate programme in the year 2014 under the affiliation of Vidyasagar University.
The Department regularly conducts Educational Tour, Seminar, Special Lecture, different Co-curricular activities, Literary Competitions, Wall Magazine publication, etc. The Department also organizes Smart Class to bolster the academic activity of the Department. The Department has also its own book-bank for the benefit of the students of our Department. Thrust areas of teaching and research of this Department range from Old English British Literature to the Post-Modern Literature, American and New Literatures, Indian Literature in English, Post-colonial Literature, Dalit and Tribal Literature.
The Departmental teachers are also engaged in guiding Ph. D. research scholars of the Department of English, Vidyasagar University. This Department has also started an Add-on course on Spoken English and Personality Development from the session 2016-17. This course aims to enhance the knowledge of English language, communication skills and phonology. This course also helps to enrich the skill of writing and speaking English properly with confidence. This is to create a platform for the students to help them succeed in his/her professional and personal life. The result of both U.G. and P.G. of our Department is also remarkable. Some of the students of this Department are able to place themselves among the first ten in the University Examination, every year. Many U.G. students are pursuing their post graduate degrees from different renowned Universities of India. Some of the students have also qualified in different State and National level competitive examinations including W.B.C.S., UGC-NET/SET, PSC, SSC, CSC etc. Some of them are now serving in different parts of India with laurels. The Department is planning to open a research wing in near future under the affiliation of Vidyasagar University.
