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About Department of English

Department of English in the precinct of School of Arts,

Humanities and Social Sciences at REVA University aims at shaping students’ critical thinking and creativity catering to the industry expectations. The department functions aligning with the University’s vision and mission statement promoting academic excellence and holistic development through innovation, a deep-rooted value system and building human resources that thrive towards a better society.

The Department offers PG and PhD programmes in English. The M.A. in English programme focuses on producing innovative graduates with expertise in literature, linguistics, translation, and English teaching skills. Core courses cover various aspects of literary studies, while advanced courses delve into creative writing, linguistics, literary theories, digital humanities, and research methods. The Ph.D. programme prioritizes research, emphasizing the development of a research aptitude among students. In the final semester of the M.A. programme, students undertake dissertation projects, fostering crucial research and development skills. The department actively encourages research in contemporary and novel areas, promoting publications and collaborative studies. To prepare students for academic qualifications, several cocurricular activities are organised to fill the gap between academia and industry needs. The department's approach involves colloquiums, conferences, seminars, expert guest lectures, and workshops to provide a holistic academic experience through International collaborations. In a nutshell, the department envisions equipping students professionally, preparing them to excel beyond conventional jobs and achieve success in their careers.

Vision

To promote excellence in advancement of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines, professions, and services through education, research, innovation, extension and collaboration

Our Mission

  • Impart quality education to meet the needs of profession and society, and achieve excellence in teaching-learning and research in the area of communication, journalism and psychology through student centric learning, interdisciplinary approach and innovative pedagogies;
  • Attract and develop talented and committed human resource, and provide an environment conducive to research, innovation, creativity, and team-spirit;
  • To establish collaborations, promote industry - university partnership, encourage entrepreneurship, and involve in community development services;
  • Develop excellent infrastructural facilities, facilitate effective interaction among faculty and students with other schools, and foster networking with alumni, industries, institutions and other stake-holders; and
  • To practice and promote high standards of professional ethics, enrich personality traits, promote patriotism and moral values.

Department of English (List of Guides and their Thrust Areas)

S.No REVA ID Faculty Name Designation E-Mail Contact No Qualification Teaching Exp Specialization/ Thrust Areas DOB             DOJ            
1 REVA01332 Dr. Abhisarika Prajapati Associate Professor & HoD (English) abhisarika.p@reva.edu.in 9731801523 BA, MA, Ph D, UGC-NET. 16 English Literature, Violence Studies, Indian Writing in English, Women's Studies, Diaspora & Postcolonial Literature 15-Sep-80 1-Mar-17
2 REVA00831 Dr.C.Chamundeshwari Associate Professor chamundeshwari.c@reva.edu.in 9740304578 BA, B Ed, MA(Eng), MA(Soc) M Phil, Ph D. 22 ELT, ESP, CALL, MALL, Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics 25-Jun-73 1-Jul-15
3 REVA01195 Dr. Premalatha S Associate Professor premalatha.s@reva.edu.in 8123730963 BA, MA, M Phil, Ph D. 18 Gender Studies, Indian Writings in English, Partition Literature, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies 11-Apr-79 1-Aug-16
4 REVA01142 Dr. Nasreen Ghani Associate Professor nasreen.ghani@reva.edu.in 9901083286 BA, MA, Ph D. 25 English Literature  14-Oct-65 8-Jul-16
5 REVA02097 Dr. Khushboo Gokani Assistant Professor khushboo.gokani@reva.edu.in 9837013650 B.A. English (Hons. ), M.A. Ph. D. UGC-NET. 10 Dalit Litearture  20-Jul-89 13-Jan-20
6 REVA02669 Dr. Vijaya Supriya Samnoel Assistant Professor vijaya.samnoel@reva.edu.in 7806994685 BA, MA, B.Ed, M.Phil,  P hD. 16 ELT, ESP, Corpus Linguistics(currently pursuing), Business Communication, American Literature, Natural language Processing(NLP)(currently pursuing), Rap and Second language Acquisition, Theatre Studies 4-Jul-73 1-Sep-22
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