1. M.A. Marathi

Duration : 2 Years.

Eligibility : B.A. with Marathi Literature (as a special subject)

Admission procedure : 60 students are admitted on the basis of Merit, according to government rules.

Fees : Tution Fees : Rs. 1536/- per year

Other Fees : Rs. 497/-  (Decided by the University Authorities, subject to change)


2. M. Phil

Duration : 1 Year for completing the course, 2 years for the submission of the dissertation.

Eligibility: M.A. with Marathi Literature.

Admission Procedure: 20 student are admitted through the departmental entrance examination and interviews. Admissions are given according to the government rules.

Fees : Tuition Fee - Rs. 2400/- per year.

Other Fee : - Rs 312/-  (subject to change)

In order to train students for their further research, the department runs the M. Phil. Course comprising of training in advances in the field and writing of a small dissertation. This course is run within the overall framework of the Rules and Regulations for M. Phil. decided by the University from time to time. The Department started the M. Phil course since 1985.

M.Phil. Admissions :

For the selection of M.Phil students there is an Entrance Test and a Personal Interview, which is conducted by the Department in the month of July after the declaration of M.A. results. The provision for reservation for M.Phil.is similar to M.A. (mentioned above).

First semester of the M. Phil. course consists of three courses and a written examination:

Course I Research Methods
Course II Literature & Other Social Sciences
Course III 19th Century Marathi Literature/ Loksahitya

After a candidate has passed in these three courses and completed the assignments, s/he is assigned to a supervisor and after that the candidate, in consultation with the supervisor chooses a topic of research. Based on this topic, the candidate submits a dissertation. This is evaluated by an external examiner and an internal examiner appointed by the Department. The candidate has to give a seminar at the time of submission of the dissertation and after the examiners’ report is received. Final grade is determined on the basis of the combined performance at both these seminars and the examiners’ report on the dissertation.

3. Ph. D

The department runs two research degrees—M. Phil. and Ph.D. in Marathi. Following faculty members of the department are recognized by the University as Research Supervisor

The registration for Ph.D. is open throughout the year, provided that there is an approval from the supervisor. The department undertakes the admission process only after the candidate with the signature of the supervisor submits a synopsis along with the provisional admission fee.

Admissions and conduct of the Ph. D. research are governed by University Rules.

The department has complete autonomy as far as academic programmes are concerned. Since the year 2003-2004 the semester system has been introduced. The course contents are revised/ modified every three years so that all recent treads in the field of Marathi literature are included in the curriculum. While framing the courses the impact of globalization and liberalization has been thoroughly considered. Care is always taken to bring out the excellence from the students. As a result of all the efforts on the part of the department the success rate of students not only at the M.A. examination but also the Net/Set examination is noteworthy and it may be mentioned here that during the last six – seven years the dropout rate has gone down considerably. The department provides the students with the facilities of computers and the departmental library. The department organizes a variety of programmes that enable students to meet eminent personalities in the field of Marathi literature. All efforts are being made by the department to enhance the learning resources. Apart from delivering lectures in the class, faculty members encourage the students to participate in group discussions, in attending seminars/conferences/workshops, to take part in various competitions, to engage themselves in various literary activities and self study. Students are enlightened by the expert speakers whose lecture series are organized by the department. Students are also encouraging them to meet their teachers frequently for consultation regarding a variety of problems. With a view to enhance the quality of research, a couple of workshops have been organized by the department. Many faculty members of affiliated colleges and research students of the department derived benefit from the same. The teachers are always busy in academic activities in addition to regular teaching and research. A couple of teachers are members of various committees of different universities/bodies concerning the course framing and research activities of a number of Universities. The department believes in co-operation rather than competition with the departments of other Universities. The students of the department are continuously assessed during the semester. They are expected to participates in the seminars and workshops conducted by the department. They are also expected to appear for different kinds of tests during the semester. The overall performance of the student is taken into account at the time of declaring results.

The students of the department receive guidance for the preparation of SET/NET examinations. Guidance is also provided to the students who appear at the MPSC/UPSC examinations. The students of the department and the members of the faculty are honored for the significant achievements. The department of Marathi has number of plans for the next five years. The department proposes to have a separate building consisting of well equipped seminar hall, language laboratory, a computer room, four big classrooms etc. The department dreams to have a large collection of old manuscripts and separate library of folk literature.
 
The Department allows participation of all the concerned in the framing and implementing of its syllabus (courses) through giving opportunity to all the concerned to make suggestions, additions etc. There is a considerable amount of academic flexibility that the department has been adopting. The students who are differently abled are also paid attention to as per requirement. Personal and informal contact is established with the students and feedback on various activities of the department is sought from them. Continuous updating of syllabus is done by the department to make its teaching up to date and relevant to the times. Informal attempts are made to ensure the quality of the students. The admission process of the department is transparent and merit-based. The quality of the teachers and updating of their knowledge are ensured by encouraging them to undertake and complete research projects. Formal as well as informal guidance / consultancy is provided to M. A., M. Phil. and Ph.D. students.

A number of the faculty of the department visit various institutions for delivering lectures and thereby add to extension activities of the department. The Department collaborates with other literary, cultural and social bodies for the purpose of organizing academic, literary, intellectual events. There is considerable amount of infrastructure in the department and it is properly maintained. Faculty and students in the department represent a number of sections of Indian / Maharashtrian society. The department has established a good rapport with all the stakeholders. All faculty of the department evaluate their performance through annual self assessment reports. These reports show a steady and satisfactory growth in the quality of teaching and in the quality and quantity of research and publications of the faculty. The faculty present their research papers in various academic gatherings such as seminars, conferences etc.


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