ENGLISH

ABOUT DEPARTMENT

The department was established in 1963. Ug program in English was started in 1963 and PG program in English was started in 2005-06

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Dr. Neeta Chakravarthy (Head)

CONTACT DETAILS

ADDRESS:

Department of English,
Staff Room, 4th floor, Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College,
Opposite Ghatkopar Railway Station,
Ghatkopar West, Mumbai 400086, Maharashtra, INDIA.

EMAIL-ID:

english@rjcollege.edu.in
rjcollege@rjcollege.edu.in

NOTICES

FACULTY

Name of the Teacher	Designation
Dr. Neeta Chakravarty	Head & Associate Professor
Sharmila Jajodia	Associate Professor
Dr. Maria Shaikh	Assistant Professor

More Details

INFRASTRUCTURE

Library

The students have access to the Central Library Updating is done on the recommendation of the faculty members as well as Library Committee. The Library also subscribes periodicals and magazines.

Computer Lab

Computer : 9
Laptop : 2
Projector : 2
Printer : 2
Xerox : 1

Facilities

COMPUTATIONAL LAB:

- - HP Z640, dual processor 12 core workstation
  - HP xw6600 workstation

MATERIAL SCIENCE LAB:

- - Muffle furnace
  - Oven
  - High precision balance
  - Hydraulic press
  - Sonicator
  - Resistivity measurement device
  - Centrifuge
  - Magnetic stirrer
  - Computer with internet facility

ADMISSIONS

A candidate for being eligible for admission to the three year integrated course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects :-
1. English
2. Any one of the Modern Indian Languages or Modern Foreign Languages or any classical Language or Information Technology.
3. Any four subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination with vocational subject conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects:-
1. English
2. Any one vocational subject carrying 200 marks prescribed by the Board from time to time.
3. Any three subjects carrying 100 marks each.

Must have passed the Higher Secondary School Certificate (Std. XII) examination with the Minimum Competency based vocational courses conducted by the different Divisional Boards of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the following subjects :-
1. English
2. Any one of the Modern Indian Languages or Modern Foreign Languages or Classical Language or Information Technology
3. General Foundation Course.
4. Any one subject carrying 300 marks from among the
Minimum Competency based vocational courses prescribed by the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination from time to time.
OR

Must have passed an examination of another University or Body
Recognized as equivalent thereto.

Ordinance No:

Circular No: No.UG/105 of 2004, Dated 15th March, 2004

M.A English

A candidate for being eligible for admission to the course leading to the degree of Master of Arts must have passed the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (three year integrated course) of this University or the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Old that is four year course) of this University or a degree of another University recognized as equivalent thereto. Provided, however, that applications of graduates of this University in the faculties other than the faculty of Arts, or those who have passed the equivalent examination of another recognized University seeking admission to the M.A. degree course by papers, will be considered by the Academic Council on the merits of each individual case on the recommendation of the Head of the
University Department concerned/Chairman of the Board of Studies concerned in the subject in which there is no University Department/Principal of a college where the Post-Graduate Centre is granted, and in the case of a student seeking admission to the course by research, on the recommendation of the Chairmen of the Committee of recognized Teachers in the subject concerned before recommending such applications, the following procedure shall be followed:-

A written test consisting of 2 papers as under shall be administered in the subject in which the student desires to register for his M.A. degree.

(i) An essay paper in the subject,
(ii) A paper to test the student’s general acquaintance with the subject

The change of Faculty Test required to be given by the students has been waived in case of students who desire to register with the Directorate of Distance Education.

N.B. : Candidates shall be given a list of books for period reading before they are examined