Overview

At English Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University the annual entrance examination for the M.A. course in English, for example, attracts more than 2,400 candidates from all over India, and even from foreign countries, every year. We select only about 30 (or less than 1.5%) for admission.

Key Features

The Centre has gained national and international prestige for being a vibrant place of intellectual activity with lectures, seminars, colloquiums and visits by creative writers and academics from all over the world.

The Centre is also well known for its progressive and innovative outlook towards teaching and research in the fields of language and literature studies in English and for comparative literary and cultural studies. Our English Studies M.Phil .research programmes from Jawaharlal Nehru University are widely recognized for their inter-disciplinary approach.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Seminar II- Popular Culture

Semiotics of Conceptual Structure & Discourse Analysis

Film and Literature

Literature in Indian English

Modern European Drama – Irish Drama

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-16 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Delhi, India

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Foreign Nationals applying for admission as self financing students are required to provide detail of the Bank account, etc. with their application forms and a certificate from their respective bankers to the effect that they have sufficient funds available in their bank account to sustain their studies in India for the duration of the programme.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

3000 USD / year

≈ 3000 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6 USD / year

≈ 6 USD / year

Additional Details

National tuition: 216 RS per semester

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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