English

About

ABOUT

1. Brief History of the Department: The Department of English started functioning from the session 1970-71. It always envisions motivating the students of the locality for higher education and excellence in English language and literature. This department has produced a large numbers of students who are engaged variously in teaching, research and other fields in both Government as well as private sectors.

The department has been organizing seminars and workshops on a regular basis to encourage students to present seminar papers related to various topics relevant to their syllabus.

Vision:

To offer a dynamic and interactive English Education that engages students in the learning process. To Provide a constructive learning, to promote self assessment, motivation, decision making and analytical skills.

Mission:

To provide students with an education of the highest quality in English language, in literature written in English and in critical and creative writings.
To produce employable and dynamic graduates.

2. Year of Establishment:

General: 1970-71
Honours: 1981-82 ( For 16 seats letter No. 3754 dt 31-03-1982)
(Hons. increased to 32 letter No. 3060 dt. 30-06-2015)

i) Name of the Programme: Bachelor of Arts English Honours
ii) System of Evaluation: Internal Assessment through monthly tests, Mid-terms and End terms Examinations conducted by Berhampur University, Berhampur.

i) No of Teaching Posts Sanctioned: Six (05)
ii) No of Teaching Posts filled: Four (04)

PEOPLE

Sl.No.	Name	Qualification	Designation	Specialization	Experience	Profile
01	Dr. Smaranika Hota	M.A., M.Phil., PhD in English	Reader	Twentieth Century Fiction, Indian Fiction in English	27 Years
02	Smt. Mamata Padhy	M.A., M.Phil., in English	Reader	Indian English Literature	32 Years
03	Dr. Durga Prasad Dash	M.A., M.Phil., PhD in English	Lecturer	Modern British Theatre, Indian English Literature and ELT	18 YEARS
04	Miss Arundhuti Singh	M.A., M.Phil., in English	Lecturer	Dalit Writings, Diasporic Literature and Eco-criticism	2 Years

PROGRAMME

Seminar/Conferences/Workshops Conducted by the Department:

Sl. No.	National/State	Seminar Title	Date/Duration	No. of Participants
01	State Level	Resistance Literature: Genesis, Theory and Praxis	30^th January, 2019.	120
02	National Level	Ecocriticism and Environmental Ethics	26^th and 27^th October, 2022	200

Activities of the Department

Sl. No.	Activity	Date	No. of Participants
01	Departmental Seminar on “Post Colonial Literature” by Resource Person Dr. Gagan Bihari Purohit	31^st March, 2022	80
02	National Webinar on ‘Reading Literature Across Boundaries” by Resource Person Prof. Bijaya Kumar Danta, Central University, Assam	12^th February, 2022	100
03	Book Reading Session of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun	27^th April, 2022	80
04	Special Lecture on Chetan Bhagat and Popular Literature by Resource Person Dr. Rabindra Kumar Pradhan	24^th February, 2023	100
05	World Poetry Day Celebration	21^st March, 2024	60

FACILITIES

1) Teaching Method adopted to improve Student Learning:

Inquiry Based Learning
Project Based Learning
ICT enabled teaching mode
Regular Departmental Seminars
Classic literary movie adaptations were shown to the students
Several students actively participate in various outreach programmes being members of NCC, NSS and YRC.

2) SWOC Analysis of the Department:

Strength:

of experienced and dedicated faculty over the years.
Curriculum that suits the need of the Programme

Weakness:

Socio-economic background of many of the students (some of them are first and second generation learners) admitted in the college is responsible for poor language competence (both in their mother tongue as well English). This leads to an unsatisfactory level of comprehension and communication particularly in the first two semesters.

Opportunities:

Employment opportunities in the field of Teaching and Research, Journalism, Content writing, Corporate communication, Soft Skill Trainers and Translators

Challenges:

To bring the best students into the Department
To make English language and literature a popular subject

3) Future Plan of the Department:

Introduce PG programme in the Department.
Establishing a Language Laboratory
Planning to start a Self Financing Course in “Certificate in English and Communication Skills’.
Conducting Training Programme in collaboration with external agencies like British Council, ELTI.
Conduct National Seminars at regular intervals for student exposure

STUDENTS

Student Enrollment Profile:

STUDENT ENROLMENT
Sanctioned Strength of the Department: 32
Year	2019-20			2020-21			2021-22			2022-23			2023-24
Category	M	F	T	M	F	T	M	F	T	M	F	T	M	F	T
S.C.					01					01	01		1
S.T.
SEBC/OBC				01	02		03	06		03	06		3
General	01			02	01		01	04		01	06		1
P.H.
Others
Total	01			07			14			18			05

Student Diversity:

Results:

Pass Percentage of Final Year Students of the Department:

Year	No of Students Appeared	No of Students Passed	No of Students with Distinction	No of Students securing above 60%	Pass Percentage	Remark
2019-20	03	01	NIL	NIL	33
2020-21	NIL	NIL	NIL	NIL	00
2021-22	01	00	00	00	00
2022-23	07	04	03	04	57
2023-24	13	12	10	12	92

Student Progression: (last 5 years) : No. of Students joined Higher Studies: 03

No of Students joined Service in Govt. /Pvt. Sector: Data Not Available

EVENTS

1)Student Participation and Achievement:

Miss Samikshya Das
Miss Hemalata Reddy led a dance group, which secured 1^st position in a group dance competition at Inter College Block Level Competition in 2022.
Malaya Kumar Bariki secured 2^nd position in painting competition organized by NAC Ganjam in 2022.
Miss Madhusmita Dash

2) Faculty Achievement:

Dr Durga Prasad Dash has completed 3 Months NCC Pre Commission Course(PRCN/NAVY (SD) -04 at NCC Officers Training Academy,Kamptee, Maharastra, 26 July to 23 Oct 2021.

3) No of Students receiving scholarship from Govt. /Other Agencies:

4) Student Enrichment Programmes undertaken by the Department: Regular Departmental Seminars are organized.