A candidate who has passed the BA ( Economics one of the triple majors) Degree examination of Bangalore University or BA (Economics) of any other University as equivalent thereto and has secured not less than 50% of the marks in the aggregate shall be eligible for admission to the course. In the case of SC/ST/Cat.-I students and blind students the minimum percentage of marks required shall be less by 5%.

Candidates who have passed the final examination of any Bachelor Degree from any recognized university, with a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate, are eligible to apply for admission to the M. A. Degree program. However, the eligibility criterion is subject to modification as per the directives of competent authorities.

The basic eligibility for pursuing M.A English Literature degree is graduation with English as one of the subjects from any of the recognized university/college of the country.

Subjects of Study:

1. History of English Language
2. English Literature Upto 16th Century
3. Shakespeare
4. The Augustan Age
5. The Romantic Age
6. The Victorian Age
7. Literature Up to 20th Century
8. Indian Writing in English
9. World Literature
10. Sub-altern Literature
11. American Literature
12. English Language Teaching I
13. Gender Studies
14. Research Methodology
15. Literature from SAARC (ELE I) Or Diasporic Literature (ELE II)
16. Inter-Disciplinary (ID-I) : Writing for Academic and Professional Purposes
17. Introduction to Film Studies
18. English Language Teaching II
19. Literary Theory
20. Russian Literature (ELE III) Or French Literature (ELE IV)