Tata College established the Department of English in 1954. The department offers both UG and PG programs. All the programs are as per the guidelines by University Grant Commission (UGC) of India under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The department doesn’t offer any program that is interdisciplinary in nature.
Dr. Smita Jha heads the department at present. She has more than 12 years experience in teaching at both UG and PG level. Dr Jha has dozens of research papers published in national and internal journals. Another important faculty member of the department is Dr. R S Dayal. But, Dr Dayal is presently deputed at the University Department of English and Cultural Studies at Kolhan University, Chaibasa. Whenever Dr Dayal gets time, he loves to teach at the Department of English at Tata College, Chaibasa. The department also has few guest and contractual faculties.
The Department of English at Tata College adopts the following teaching methods:
- Discussion and Inter-personal engagement
- Practical assignment
- Educational tours
- E-learning
- Conventional black board based teaching
The strength of the department is as follow:
- Qualified and dedicated faculty members.
- Enhancing the Initial Learning Behavior of the students
- Input of the Department is very poor but output is satisfactory
The department is planning for introducing new add-on courses like translation and editing.
As per the syllabus of Kolhan University, the structure of different programs offered by the Department of English at Tata College is as follows:
Program Structure
The department offers two programs, namely, B.A. (Hons) in English and M.A. in Englush. Besides, the department also contribute to general B.A program offered at the college.
B.A. English Hons
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Name | No. of Credits |
| ENG 01 | Introduction to Literature | 06 | |
| ENG 02 | History of English Literature from the Beginning to the Romantic Period | 06 | |
| ENG 03 | British Poetry : From the Age of Eligabeth to the Romantic Period | 06 | |
| ENG 04 | British Novel : Up to Romantic Period | 06 | |
| ENG 05 | British Drama : From the Age of Eligabeth to the Romantic Period | 06 | |
| ENG 06 | British None Frictional Prose : From the Age of Eligabeth to the Romantic Period | 06 | |
| ENG 07 | History of English Language | 06 | |
| ENG 08 | History of English Literature : From the Age of Victoria to the Post Modern | 06 | |
| ENG 09 | Literary Criticism : From Aristotle to I.A. Richards | 06 | |
| ENG 10 | British Poetry : From the Age of Victoria to Present | 06 | |
| ENG 11 | British Drama : From the Age of Victoria to Present | 06 | |
| ENG 12 | British Novel : From the Age of Victoria to Present | 06 | |
| ENG E13 | Indian Writing in English : Poetry and Drama | 06 | |
| ENG E 13A | American Literature: Poetry and Drama | 06 | |
| ENG E14 | Indian Writing in English : Novel | 06 | |
| ENG E14A | American Literature : Novel | 06 | |
| ENG 15 | British Essays and Short Stories : From the Age of Victoria to Present | 06 | |
| ENG 16 | Modern Literary Criticism | 06 | |
| ENG E17 | Introduction to Linguistic | 06 | |
| ENG E17A | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 06 | |
| ENG E18 | Project Work | 06 | |
| ENG GE1 | English in Electronic Media | 06 | |
| ENG GE2 | English for Business | 06 | |
| ENG GE3 | English in Print Media | 06 | |
| ENG GE4 | English in Academic Purpose | 06 | |
| AECC 1 | English Communication | 02 |
M.A. in English
| Sl. No. | Course Code | Course Name | No. of Credits |
| FCENGL 101 | Computer Science | 06 | |
| CCENGL 101 | English Literature From Chaucer to Romanticism | 06 | |
| CCENGL 102 | English Drama : From Medieval to Romanticism | 06 | |
| CCENG 103 | English Fiction and Non-Fictional Prose : From Renaissance to Romanticism | 06 | |
| ECENGL(SE)201 | Research Methodology | 06 | |
| CCENGL 204 | English Poetry : From the Age of Victoria to the Present | 06 | |
| CCENGL 205 | English Drama : From the Age of Victoria to the Present | 06 | |
| CCENGL 206 | English Fiction : From the Age of Victoria to the Present | 06 | |
| CCENGL 307 | Indian English Literature : Poetry | 06 | |
| CCENGL 308 | Indian English Literature : Drama and Prose | 06 | |
| CCENGL 309 | Indian English Literature : Fiction | 06 | |
| ECENGL(DC) 302 | Gr. A –New Literature in English : Poetry and Drama Or Gr. B – Linguistics Or Gr. C – American Literature : Poetry and Drama | 06 | |
| CCENGL 310 | Classical Literary Criticism | 06 | |
| CCENGL 311 | Contemporary Literary Theory & Criticism | 06 | |
| ECENGL(DC) 403 | Gr. A- New Literature in English : Fiction and Non-Fictional Prose Or Gr. B- Linguistics Or Gr. C- American Literature : Fiction and Non-Fictional Prose | 06 | |
| PROJECT /DISSERTATION | 06 |
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