JNU Schools and Centers

JNU – Hindi, Urdu, Tamil Languages Admissions

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Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University (www.jnuonline.in), New Delhi is a specialized center for the study and research in Indian Languages. The center is offering Post Graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes in Indian Languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Tamil etc. It is also offering advanced diploma programmes in Hindi Translation, Mass Media in Urdu and Certificate of Proficiency in Urdu course. Following are details of programmes, eligibility, selection, previous question papers and application procedure:

1) M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D. in Hindi
2) M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D. in Urdu
3) M.Phil and Ph.D. in Tamil
4) M.Phil and Ph.D. in Hindi Translation
5) Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu (Part – Time Course)
6) Certificate of Proficiency in Urdu (Part – Time Course)

The Centre of Indian Languages is a research oriented centre for higher studies. It promotes inter – disciplinary research and comparative perspective of literary studies. Apart from students, the center also involves faculty in comparative and integrated research. M.A. courses are focused on History of language and literature, Indian and Western literary theories, literary texts and their aesthetic and sociological appreciations. Admissions in JNU will be through national level Entrance Exams. Following are details of courses:

1) M.A. in Hindi and M.A. in Urdu: Duration of each programme is four semesters / two years. Total credits for each programme is 64.

2) M.Phil / Ph.D. programme in Hindi, Urdu, Tamil and Hindi Translation: Both M.Phil and Ph.D programmes consist of course work and a dissertation for M.Phil and a full fledged thesis for Ph.D. programme.

3) Advanced Diploma (ADOP) in Mass Media in Urdu: This is a part-time evening programme. The programme consists of two courses. These are Prose Styles, Script Writing for TV, Radio, Journalism, Film and News Papers, Translation and Editing / Vetting.

4) Certificate of Proficiency(COP) in Urdu: This is also a part-time evening programme consists of two semesters. The course is basically intended for beginners. The programme includes contents such as script, grammatical skills and basic vocabulary.

5) Optional and Tool courses in Hindi and Urdu: The Centre of Indian Languages of JNU offers service courses in Hindi and Urdu for the students of other centers of studies of JNU, New Delhi. The courses provide basic knowledge of the language. Tool course is an elementary language programme aimed at the beginners. Duration is two semesters.

6) Short term courses for Foreign students: Apart from Indian students, the Centre of Indian Languages also offer short-term courses for foreign students. Duration of the programmes varies from six months to one year. The courses basically covers grammatical skills, knowledge of culture of respective language, language proficiency and literary appreciation.

JNU New Delhi- Languages and Literature Courses

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If you are interested in courses related Language, Literature and Cultural Studies, JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), New Delhi is one of the best in the country. JNU (www.jnuonline.in) has exclusive and specialized centers for various Indian and foreign languages. The School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies offer BA, MA, M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes in all major Indian Languages and Foreign Languages. JNU conduct all India level entrance examinations for admission to all the programmes. Important European Languages available at JNU are English, Russian, French, German and Spanish.

The unique B.A.(Hons.) programme, being an integral part of the 5 year M.A. programme will offer full fledged training in respective languages. B.A. (Hons.) programme of the JNU is the most sought after in the country. Candidates will be automatically promoted to M.A in concerned language in the fourth year of the 5 year integrated course. There is a provision for admission to 2nd year B.A (Hons.) based on the specific eligibility conditions. Following are programmes of study offered by various centers under the school:

A) Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Persian
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Persian
3) Advanced Diploma / Diploma / Certificate of Proficiency in Pushto

B) Centre of Arabic and African Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Arabic
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Arabic

C) Centre for Japanese, Korean and North-East Asian Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Japanese
2) M.A. in Korean
3) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / 1st Year in Japanese
4) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / 1st year in Korean
5) Certificate of Proficiency in Mongolian

D) Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies:

1) M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Chinese
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / 1st Year in Chinese
3) Diploma / Certificate of Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia

E) Centre for French and Francophone Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in French
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in French

F) Centre of German Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in German
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in German

G) Centre of Indian Languages:

1) M.Phil and Ph.D. in Hindi / Urdu / Tamil
2) M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Hindi Translation
3) M.A. in Hindi / Urdu
4) Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu
5) Certificate of Proficiency in Urdu

H) Centre for Linguistics: M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Linguistics
I) Centre for English Studies: M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. in English

J) Centre of Russian Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D. in Russian
2) B.A.(Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Russian

K) Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies:

1) M.A, M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Spanish
2) M.Phil. in Portuguese
3) B.A. (Hons.) 2nd year / B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Spanish
4) Certificate of Proficiency in Italian

Apart from these, School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies also offer Part Time Programmes in various subjects. The school also offer Direct Admission to Ph.D. Programmes in various centers. JNU conduct admission test in the objective multiple choice method for all the PG programmes in Languages and Literature. M.Phil and Ph.D question papers will have descriptive or short type questions also. Previous question papers of entrance exams for languages and literature courses are available with the admissions department of the JN University. You can obtain more information from www.jnu.ac.in .

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