• The course will enable the students to:

  • Prepare themselves for writing a full-fledged Dissertation by following the proposed chapter-plan, as outlined in the Synopsis
  • Adopt an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to literary research
  • Develop a research aptitude for applying theoretical frameworks to their analysis and discussion

• The students will develop the Paper, chosen by them in Semester III, and submit a Dissertation. The Dissertation will incorporate faculty-feedback and suggestions for improvement given in the previous semester, and will be presented in a Seminar. A draft copy of it will be submitted before the Semester End Examination.

The Division of marks will be as follows:

• Internal Evaluation (Continuous Assessment)- 30 Marks, on the basis of:
• Regularity
• Contact with the Supervisor
• Originality of the work

• Seminar & Viva-Voce-70 (50+20) Marks.

There will be a Subject-Expert and two Departmental Examiners, one of whom will be  the Supervisor