Career News:Hyderabad Central University-Hindi Entrance Test

Hyderabad Central University-Hindi Entrance Test

The Department of Hindi, University of Hyderabad is offering Post Graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in Hindi. The department conduct entrance examinations for all the courses separately. The main areas of research in the Hindi department are, Bhakti Literature or Bhakti Movement, Sociological approach to Literature, Various aspects of Modern Literature, Comparative Studies, Dalit and Tribal Literature, Dakshini Hindi - Language and Literature, Functional Hindi and Translation, Literature - Cinema mass media and cultural studies and Women and Gender discourse. Following are details of programmes, nature of entrance examination, previous question papers and application procedure:

1) M.A. Hindi Language and Literature: Duration of this course is two years. The programmes focus on the functional aspects of the language. The course has Literature Stream and Functional Hindi and Translation Stream. Each stream candidates will be offered separate papers. The specialization will be mentioned in the degree also.

2) M.Phil. programme in Hindi: This is a two semester programme and selected students will have to take take courses on research methodology and advanced literary trends in the course work. They have to write a dissertation in the second semester under the supervision of a guide from the department.

3) Ph.D. programme: This is a full time research programme. Candidates have to go through prescribed course work if they joined without M.Phil. degree. The course work will be for not less than two years from the date of confirmation of admission. Candidates have to appear for written and oral examinations on the course work and the dissertation. They should submit a brief description (in about 500 words) of their proposed topic of research along with application.

Entrance Examination for Hindi Programmes: The entrance test for M.A. Hindi Language and Literature will consist of two parts. These are Part 'A' and Part 'B'. Part 'A' will have objective type multiple choice type and Part 'B' consists of short and essay type questions. There will be 50 percent objective type questions and another 50 percent will be short and essay type questions. The written examination for admission to M.Phil. programme in Hindi will consist of short and essay type questions of M.A. standard. Question paper will be for 75 marks. Out of these, 40 marks will be for questions on the History of Hindi literature, History of Hindi language and General Linguistics, 35 marks objective type questions on the History of Hindi language and literature.

The written examination for Ph.D. consists of test of candidate's scholarship, research aptitude and ability for critical analysis. The question paper will be in two parts : 1. Objective type (35 marks) 2. Short and essay type (40 marks). The questions will be asked from the areas of History of Hindi Language and Literature, literary and linguistic topics of M.A. standard Medieval poetry, Modern literature, Drama and Fiction, Linguistics, Indian and Western Poetics and Criticism, Research Methodology and related topics. Questions also will be given from the translation from Sanskrit to Hindi and English to Hindi. There will be negative marking for wrong answers in objective type questions for M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. written tests. More details can be obtained from www.uohyd.info OR www.uohy.ernet.in