The department has a legacy of illustrious teachers and the taught. It is also a co-terminus with the establishment of the college in 1954. Principal M. G. Bhate was the first principal of the college and head of the department of English. Bhate sir was followed by Dr. S. S. Hoskot, Prof. Ms. Shastri, Prof. Ms. Tumkur, Prof. Zarine Arya, Prof. Ishwar Singh and Dr. B. K. Samal.

The Department of English promotes academic excellence, language proficiency, and holistic student development through a blend of curriculum-based learning, skill enhancement, research orientation, and co-curricular engagement in an inclusive and technology-enabled environment. 

• Academic Excellence: Structured curriculum in English language and literature fostering critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Skill Development: Courses like Communication Skills (AEC), Translation Skills (VSC), and Career-oriented English (SEC) to enhance employability.
• Experiential Learning: Field visits, film screenings, and participation in literary events (e.g., Kala Ghoda, library visits).
• Research Orientation: Dissertation Writing Workshops and research-based academic training.
• Workshops & Guest Lectures: Regular academic enrichment through expert sessions.
• Co-curricular Activities (SRUJAN Fest): Performer in You, story reading, and creative competitions.
• Inclusive Practices: Workshops on LGBTQIA+ awareness and POSH promoting gender sensitivity and inclusivity.
• ICT Integration: Use of digital tools for interactive teaching-learning.
• Community Engagement: Field projects and collaborations with social organizations.
• Mentorship System: Academic and personal guidance for FYBA, SYBA, and TYBA students.
• Interdisciplinary Exposure: Encouraging diverse and global perspectives in learning.

We offer both Undergraduate and Post-graduate courses in English Literature. The U.G programme is a three-year course while the P.G Course is of two-year. For U.G Courses, students with Higher Secondary Education are admitted.

The final year students of the U.G course comprise two project submissions, along with theory examinations.

Course-related academic visits, workshops, seminars, guest lectures, and competitions are conducted for the students to enhance their knowledge and participative spirit.

For their continuous internal evaluation, tests are periodically conducted for U.G classes. Students are encouraged to participate in various activities in different capacities.

The U.G course in English incorporates various literary genres like short-story, essays, prose, autobiography, and novel for first-year students. For the second year, it covers genres like drama and poetry. For both the first and second years there is a theoretical part and also a certain textual aspect.

The final year of the U.G. course offers a graded syllabus having three papers related to periods of English literature from the 16th century to the 20th century. These papers cover the social, cultural, political, and literary movements along with the textual aspect. The other three papers cover Literary Criticism, Prosody and Translation Studies. To enhance the social sensibility of the students, there is a special paper like Literature of Protest. Apart from theory, students also get some special practical exposure to translation and prosody.

As the department offers specialized courses for UG students, it also offers courses like business communication, for first-year BCom students and communication skills in English for the first year B.A students. Skills like listening, speaking, reading and writing a honed in such courses. Also, skills like writing business letters, report writing et cetera are developed in a course like Business Communication.

The department of English has been offering the undergraduate programme i. e. Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. in English with six papers of Literature) since its inception. However, the Post-graduate programme i.e. M.A. in English literature was introduced since the year June 2020.

• 5.1 SYBA English Syllabus
• TYBA-SYLLABUS 20.copy
• FYBA_ENGLISH_Com Skills in Eng_SYLLABUS_2022
• FYBCOM_ENGLISH_Bus. Com_SYLLABUS_2022 (1)
• FYBA_ENGLISH_Eng.Optional_SYLLABUS_2022 (2)

“• Celebrated Patrakar Divas and organized The Tale Teller session to encourage storytelling skills.
• Conducted a workshop on Pride in Bollywood Cinema to explore representation in films.
• Arranged academic visits including the American Library (Dosti House, BKC) and a Book Fair at Sunderdai Hall, Churchgate.
• Hosted Stories from the Margins, a dialogue with South Asian queer writers and Indian authors.
• Organized an educational trip to The Jungle Farm, Aswali, Maharashtra for experiential learning.
• Conducted a POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) workshop to promote awareness and safety.
• Encouraged creative expression through Wit on the Wall activities.
• Celebrated Library Inauguration and Reading Marathon to foster reading culture.
• Arranged a visit to the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival for cultural exposure.
• Hosted Performer in You to nurture student talent and confidence.
• Conducted a Dissertation Writing Workshop to develop academic research skills.”