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The Department was established in 1956 with the objective of imparting indepth knowledge and understanding of English language and literature. Initially, it was affiliated to Agra University, Agra (U.P.) for Under –Graduate level courses but after the creation of a new university at Meerut, it has been affiliated to C.C.S. University, Meerut. The Department has a long tradition of teaching a number of compulsory and optional courses in English including those in language studies, British English and New Literatures in English. Chaudhary Shiv Singh and Chaudhary Khasey Ram fostered its high tradition of teaching and learning in its infancy. R P Mittal, the Head of the Department of Economics, was its officiating Head in 1959. The same year Prof. R. L. Awasthi and Prof. Sheobir Singh joined the Department .When Prof. Awasthi left the Department to join a college in Bijnor, Prof. Sheobir Singh took over as Head of the Department in 1963.The Department gained further strength with the joining of Prof. Balraj Singh in 1964 and Prof. Amar Singh in 1966.They maintained the high tradition of the Department and enhanced its prestige by improving teaching-learning environment of English language and literature. Unfortunately, the Department lost a very good teacher with the sudden demise of Prof. Amar Singh in 1994.The same year, another reputed teacher, Prof. Bal raj Singh retired from service. Prof. Sheobir Singh who not only set new standards of teaching
English language and literature in local educational institutions but also helped a great deal in the spread of English in this area retired on June, 30, 1999 after a brilliant academic career of 40 years.   Dr. Arun Kumar Mishra and Dr Ram Sharma served the Department with full vigour and vitality Arun Kumar Mishra got transferred to Ghaziabad and Dr. Ram Sharma was appointed as the principal in Baliya district in 2022.  Dr Ravindra Kumar has been serving the department since 2022.

The Department has been provided with a computer with printer and Inter-net connection which is used in preparing materials for teaching, learning and evaluation and keeping the faculties updated with the new developments in the academic world.

 

Under the supervision of Dr. Ram Sharma, Department of English, J.V. College, Baraut, the following research scholars were awarded the research degree (Ph.D.), with approval in the meetings of the Academic Council on the respective dates:

S. No. Research Scholar Date of Submission
01 Sandhya Rani 25.05.2012
02 Sanchi Jain 29.04.2013
04 Kavita 29.04.2013
05 Monika 05.10.2013
06 Manisha Agrawal 02.05.2015
05 Priyanka 09.11.2015
07 Priyanka Chauhan 27.03.2016

 

Former Faculties

  1. Chaudhary Shiv Singh
  2. Chaudhary Khasey Ram
  3. Prof R. L. Awasthi
  4. Prof Sheobir Singh
  5. Prof Balraj Singh
  6. Prof Amar Singh
  7. Dr Arun Kumar Mishra

Faculty