Ph.D. (English)

Doctor of Philosophy in English

Ph.D. or D.Phil (English) or Doctor of Philosophy in English is a Doctorate degree English course. It is subjective in nature and undertakes the research work in depth. After having passed doctorate degree scholars should submit their ‘thesis’ and then they deserve the respective degree. Regarding Doctor of Philosophy in English, it is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was born in Poland, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad, and Vladimir Nabokov was Russian, but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature. The duration of the programme is a minimum two years from the date of registration (three years for external candidates) and maximum of five to six years. The minimum qualifications and other eligibility criteria for admission are the same as for regular full-time students. Doctor of Philosophy is a broad-based course involving a minimum course credit requirement and a research thesis.

Ph.D. (English) Eligibility

• A Master’s degree is required to gain admission to a doctoral program. In some subjects, doing a Masters in Philosophy (M.Phil.) is a prerequisite to start Ph.D.
• In cases, where the admission at the M.Phil. has been conducted through an entrance examination and course work has been prescribed at the M.Phil. level, such as M.Phil. candidates, when admitted to the Ph.D. programs, shall not be required to undertake entrance examination or course work and it shall be considered to have complied with the UGC (Minimum standards and procedure for award M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree).
• In other cases, where a candidate has done M.Phil. from one university and moves to another university for Ph.D., the new university may give credit and exempt from the course work done in the previous university. However, such a candidate will have to appear in the entrance test as applicable to a fresh candidate directly joining Ph.D. This procedure will apply in the case of those candidates who have also obtained Ph.D. degree from abroad.
• For some prestigious Universities, a candidate is required to qualify for the all-India level examination such as the ‘National Eligibility Test’ (NET) for Lectureship conducted by University Grants Commission. Candidates appearing in the final year of qualifying degree examination are eligible to apply. However, they must submit attested copies of qualifying degree certificates/final transcripts.
• Admission is offered based on an interview held usually a month before the commencement of the semester for which admission is sought. The interview may be supplemented by a written test, if necessary.
• Normally all candidates in the Ph.D. program are required to be residents on campus. Candidates sponsored by reputed research organizations, who are conducting their Ph.D. work co-advised by a reputed guide at their organization, may be eligible to complete their Ph.D. off-campus. Only for such sponsored candidates, the minimum residency requirement is 1 semester, during which they will need to complete the course requirements. However, frequent visit to the Institution where admission has been taken is still normally required.

Ph.D. (English) Syllabus

The Syllabus of English as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Ph.D. (English) Colleges

• Panjab University - PU, Chandigarh
• University of Delhi - DU, Delhi
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
• University of Mumbai, Mumbai

Ph.D. (English) Course Suitability

• Students those who interested or desirous in English, literature and its related areas, etc. are most suitable for this course.
• If one who needs a Ph.D. for promotion in academics career, hike in salary, or stable job in academics then they can join this course. Such candidates should take admission in State-run Universities and a part-time Ph.D.'s courses.

How is the Ph.D. (English) Course Beneficial?

• This degree course enables the students to go for various English and its related jobs.
• Doctorate Degree enables one to keep pace with the expanding frontiers of knowledge and provides research training relevant to the present social and economic objectives of the country.
• It learns to write a good research report and acquires the skill of presenting data in graphical form.

Ph.D. (English) Employment Areas

• Coaching Centres
• Colleges & Universities
• Data Centres
• News & Media
• Publishing Houses
• Translation Offices

Ph.D. (English) Job Types

• Critic
• Editor
• Executive Assistant / Bilingual English / Other Languages
• Novelist & Writer
• Philosophical Journalist
• Tutor or Teacher