MA English
Master of Arts in English
A specialised MA in English Literature. Built for UGC-NET aspirants, civil services candidates, and future educators.
Registration fee
₹1,000
Semester fee
₹18,000
Duration
2 Years · 4 Sem
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Skills you'll build
What This Program Builds
Program focus
Balanced Track
2 Years
PG Degree
Core competencies built
Before you read further
Who this degree is for
Any bachelor's degree, any discipline, from any recognised university - there is no entrance exam, no age limit, and no cut-off date on when you last studied.
Built for you if you:
- You have a bachelor's degree and want to teach or write professionally
- You are preparing for NET/JRF
- You want a master's you can do alongside work
- You are already enrolled in a regular degree - UGC allows both
- You are working, between roles, or on a break
- You are outside a metro, or abroad
- You are returning after a gap
Career pathways
Career Pathways after MA English
Lecturer (with NET)
Teacher
Assistant Professor
Content Writer
Copy Editor
Curriculum
What You'll Study
Semester 1
- 01Language and Communication Skills I3
- 02Chaucer and Sixteenth Century Literature4
- 03Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Literature4
- 04Nineteenth Century Literature I3
- 05Language and Linguistics I3
- 06American Literature I3
Semester 2
- 01Language and Communication Skills II3
- 02Seventeenth Century Literature4
- 03Eighteenth Century Literature II4
- 04Nineteenth Century Literature II3
- 05American Literature II3
- 06Language and Linguistics II3
Swipe sideways for the second semester.
Courses are as listed in the CDOE 2026-27 syllabus.
Annual Fee
Total program cost: ₹72,000
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Your choice of one, free for six months
2026 admissions are open
Enroll before seats fill up
Learning model
Built around a working week
Live sessions run late in the evening and across an extended weekend, so they sit outside office hours rather than across them. Every session is recorded and stays in the LMS for your full programme duration - a missed class is recoverable, not lost.
Live sessions
Late night & extended weekend
Weeknight slots after office hours, plus the weekend - weekly during academic terms
Self-paced LMS
8-10 hours weekly
VGU Learning Platform - works on mobile and desktop
Cohort & mentor
110-140 learners per batch
Monthly 1-on-1 with a programme mentor
Live and recorded classes
Academic and tech support
Custom learning paths
Peer projects and forums
Multilingual AI lectures
Faculty interaction
The pedagogy commitments above are as published in the official programme brochure. Weekly hours and cohort size are as published on the current Online VGU build; the exact live-session days and timings are confirmed at cohort allocation.
Assessment and examination
How you'll be graded
Examinations are online and proctored; attending campus is not required.
Internal assessment
30%
Continuous assessment across the semester.
End-term examination
70%
End-of-semester examination per course.
Proctoring
Hybrid
On-campus human proctors combined with AI-enabled remote proctoring.
Grading
Relative
Graded on a relative performance scale across the cohort.
Before the exam
Mock exams, training sessions and demo walkthroughs are run before each examination window so the environment is familiar.
Support
Assistance before, during and after exams from the tech support team, learner support team, the examination and evaluation cell and live proctors.
Your Faculty
The people teaching this programme
Working professionals and academics who lead live sessions, mentor students and assess coursework.
Ms Ridhima
Assistant Professor
MA EngRecognition
Who recognises this degree
Accreditations
Rankings & recognition
Fees
Every number, without a form
Most universities put fees behind a lead capture. Here's every plan, upfront.
Total programme fee (list price)
₹72,000Indian nationals
₹1,44,000Foreign nationals
No-cost EMI from
₹3,000/month
Per semester
4 payments
₹18,000
Indian nationals
₹36,000 for foreign nationals
Per year
2 payments
₹32,400
Indian nationals
₹64,800 for foreign nationals
One instalment
Paid upfront
₹61,200
Indian nationals
₹1,22,400 for foreign nationals
Registration fee: ₹1,000, non-refundable, charged once at enrolment (same for every nationality).
Examination fee: ₹1,500/semester (Indian), ₹3,000/semester (foreign).
No-cost EMI: from ₹3,000/month, spread across the full duration. Terms confirmed by the admissions team.
Every specialisation costs the same.
What you leave with
More than a transcript
A degree proves you finished. These prove what you can do.
Six-month premium learning access
Coursera Premium or LinkedIn Learning Premium, your choice, activated once during the programme.
Interview preparation
Structured mock rounds with recorded feedback you can rewatch.
Internships & placement drives
Opportunity to appear for campus and virtual internships, and for campus placement drives.
Resume writing workshop
A working session that ends with a finished, reviewed CV, not a template.
Soft skills training
Group and one-to-one sessions on presentation, workplace conduct and interviewing.
Three free certificates
Communication, Personality Development and AI Skills, issued by VGU alongside the degree.
The premium learning subscription is one platform or the other, not both, and runs for six months from activation.
VGU cannot guarantee placement or employment opportunities. Outcomes depend on each learner's skills, qualifications, experience and market availability.
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