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P.G.D. English Literature

Post Graduate Diploma English Literature

Are you a graduate in English literature? Now are you looking for an a post graduate diploma course in English Literature? Do you want a course in English Literature that gives you professional and researching skills? Then Post Graduate Diploma English Literature is an effective course for you.

Introduction to the course

The postgraduate diploma in English Literature is a 1 year course. In most universities it is broken into 2 semesters. While semester 1 concentrates more upon coursework, semester 2 concentrates upon the dissertation to be prepared after the coursework. Generally the dissertation is related to the coursework that you have done in the earlier semester.

Eligibility Criteria:

• You must have minimum 50% in your graduation to be eligible for admission in this course.


• You must be a graduate from a government affiliated institute.


• Some colleges make take a short 50 marks admission test on your vocabulary and knowledge in grammar. Some others might hold a group discussion and a subsequent personal interview to shortlist candidates. The institute will examine the English speaking and writing skills of a candidate.


• The minimum age to apply in this course is 20. There is no restriction on the maximum limit of age

P.G.D. English Literature - Colleges & Admission Notifications

Find the list of colleges offering P.G.D. English Literature course. Check out individual college websites to know more about the admission for 2025 - 2026 academic year. You may download the application form and course details from the official college website.

College Name
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, Haryana

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Additional details about the course

Entrance in this course is purely on the basis of merit. So be it the aggregate score or be it a debate on a recent political or social issue with your fellow candidates, you have to score high in it. The better your score is, the higher are your chances to be on the merit list.

In this diploma course, you will have to go through the forms of English Literature over the ages. Questions will come from the literature and language development of various eras in India and the western countries. Shakespearean era literature will be the biggest highlight of this course. You must be careful as not to mix the eras and their pattern of literature while writing about it. Similarly never mix up two novels of Shakespeare or any other author. Let us look at the job scenario.

Availability of jobs

You can try for avail jobs in schools for teaching English. But before you try you will also have to obtain a B.Ed. degree along with your diploma certificate.
Other than this you can join writing or editing jobs in newspapers, magazines and journals.
You can also join the marketing department in a corporate hub. Your salary will be same as that of a junior associate in such places. Marketing departments have a huge requirement for people having degree in English.
You can also join organizations who design online English courses.

P.G.D. English Literature Admissions for 2025 - 2026 Academic Year

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