Year of Establishment:

1986 (Compulsory), 1999 (Honours and General)

Email: english@ksmv.ac.in Email: sukantacollege.engdept@gmail.com

About the Department:

The motto of the Department of English of Kabi Sukanta Mahavidyalaya is to “follow knowledge like a sinking star”. The Department aims to inculcate in its students an understanding and passion for English Literature. As per the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) and the recently introduced New Education Policy (NEP), we, at this Department, are committed to cultivate among our students a fundamental Communication Skill (since a considerable section of them have been learners of English as second language), as well as interest in literature written in and translated into English. The study of English literature at the Undergraduate level is no longer limited within the study of British and American literature. It has expanded to incorporate Commonwealth literature, Indian literature (in English and in English translation), Western and Indian Classical literature and literary theories.

As part of CBCS and NEP curricula, we are also training our students in Ability Enhancement Course (English Communication), and Skill Enhancement Courses like Translation Studies. Along with the regular classes we have dedicated Mentoring classes for understanding the difficulties of our students and assisting them to do better in the examinations.

We have a Departmental Library and a smart classroom for the students for better grasp of the subject through PPT, movies and demonstrations.Students are trained to submit projects through both offline and online mode. Departmental Wall Magazine is published regularly by the Department; students are the prime enthusiasts. Keeping the requirement of the students beyond our Department we have been organizing Value Added Certificate Courses for making our students ready for the future job market.

Our faculty members are highly qualified, experienced, and actively engaged in academic and research work. Apart from the regular activity of taking classes, and performing University assignments, our faculty members have been engaged in responsibilities like Counseling students of IGNOU study centre of our college at UG and PG levels, NSS P.O, Assistant Coordinator of IGNOU study centre, developer of study material of NSOU and Co-Superviser of Ph.D at the University of Raiganj. They have published widely in quality journals, books and presented papers at national, international conferences. They are also interested in joining workshop, faculty development programme to upgrade themselves.

We encourage students for higher studies and try to track their progression through social media platforms meant for the alumni.

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Future Plans:

The Department of English has future plans of organizing Seminars and Conferences at National and International levels. The department also looks forward to collaborative academic activities with other departments of the college as well as with the colleges under MOU and linkage. The faculty members also are planning to collaborate among themselves in funded projects as Principal and co-investigators.