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How easy is the entrance examination conducted by EFLU Hyderabad for getting into English Hons.?
The entrance examination conducted by EFLU Hyderabad is not easy for English Honours because there are more than 20 centers where this test takes place.
There are certain reservations as well which add up to 50% of all the seats. Even if we don’t consider these numbers, the level of competition will be a real challenge. Also, it is not called BA honors, it is just BA English.
One great advantage that you have is that you get to learn a foreign language consecutively for two years. The language that you opt for depends on the merit scored by you in the entrance exam. Spanish and French are usually in good demand. The admission process for this year has been completed.
This is not to discourage the students from taking admission but it is important to state the facts. Campuses at Lucknow and Shillong also offer such courses where competition is relatively less. You cannot transfer from one campus to another.
If you prepare according to the previous years’ question papers and have a good command of English, then it is not that difficult to get into EFLU.
Is EFLU, Hyderabad good for pursuing an M.A. in English, if one has gotten a degree in English from DU? What is its ranking among the top universities for humanities?
EFLU is an exclusive university for English. There are 29 departments, out of which 20 are in English. With so many micro-specialties, pursuing an MA in English from EFLU is a great option.
The university gives a lot of freedom in choosing subjects in post-graduation.
- Post-graduation applicants get a pool of subjects to choose from in their degree at EFLU.
- EFLU conducts only one entrance test for admission in all streams. If you clear the entrance test you will get the chance to choose whichever subject you want to pursue.
- You can either choose all subjects from one department only or select subjects from several departments if you want to have a mixed degree. Even, you are allowed to change subjects till two weeks of the course.
- The linguistic department of EFLU is very famous all over India, because of its quality of education. It has a world-class set of faculties in the department, along with an extensive library for helping students in their coursework.
- The literature department of EFLU is not as good as other central universities in India. Although there are excellent professors here too, the scope for students in literature is limited.
Considering the quality of the linguistics department in EFLU, it is a great option for English graduates. Because of the cafeteria system of choosing subjects, there is a lot of diversity in the department.
How does an M.A in English Literature at EFLU Hyderabad compare to that of HCU?
EFLU Hyderabad is one of the best central universities in India, providing English and foreign language courses. At the same time, HCU has 'The Institution of Eminence status,' which recognizes UoH’s standing and potential to be esteemed in the world’s best institutions.
Both the institutes require students seeking admission for MA English to have a graduation in English and the course fee at HCU and EFLU Hyderabad is respectively INR 6,070 and INR 12,820.
Special recognition and MoUs:
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In 2019, HCU was regarded as the 4th best university in India by NIRF 3rd rank for Mass Communication by India Today. It is also tagged as the center of digital learning, resources, and distance learning.
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EFLU, Hyderabad is known to be one of the pioneer institutes with a NAAC grading of "A." It has global outreach with MoUs signed with various universities in the world. The university has seven schools and 26 departments with 11 foreign languages taught over here.
Faculty:
HCU University:
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The course curriculum offered by the faculty members at HCU is of wholesome quality.
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The professors at the university are excellent with their knowledge and expertise.
EFLU Hyderabad:
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The faculty members at EFLU Hyderabad hold esteemed degrees like a doctorate in English and foreign languages.
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The course curriculum built by them is, according to UGC guidelines.
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Apart from theoretical knowledge, the teachers also make efforts for extracurricular activity participation and training.
Infrastructure:
HCU University:
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HCU university campus offers all new-age facilities like Wi-Fi, a seminar hall, and classroom projectors.
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The university has an auditorium for conducting conferences and functions for the students.
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Also, the hostel and medical facilities available within the campus are appreciative of quality.
EFLU Hyderabad:
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The Hyderabad campus of EFLU has facilities, including language labs and spacious high-tech classrooms to teach and learn languages.
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The campus hosts have an indoor games room and a badminton court where competitions are conducted throughout the year.
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Besides this canteen and cafeteria area provides food at subsidized rates.
Placements:
HCU University:
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At HCU's MA literature, students get offers in profiles of technical content writing, teaching, and editing. The top-notch recruiters offering handsome salaries are Deloitte and Paper True.
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The average salary packages equal to Rs. 5 LPA, with the highest one being Rs. 9.5 LPA.
EFLU Hyderabad:
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The top recruiters for English graduates are Amazon and Oracle, which offered high packages last semester.
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The placement selection rate is 50%, with the highest salary offered as Rs. 50,000 per month.
HCU is known for having some deficiencies in its curriculum but has a robust placement system. On the other hand, EFLU Hyderabad is not exhaustive in outreach; however, it is known to be the country's pioneer institute for linguistics study.
How's life in EFLU, Hyderabad from the perspective of an introvert?
One of my close friends studied at EFLU, Hyderabad, and here are some tips for you according to her experience.
- There is a canteen area termed Sagar where you usually see the same faces but may remain undisturbed.
- There is a small area laced with greenery where you can hang out.
- There is a small ground used for almost every sort of sport.
- If you are someone who enjoys reading, there is a rich library where you can stay absorbed in your studies.
- Most of your mates in the batch will be older than you if you have completed your education without any breaks or dropouts.
- Also, you will see a lot of foreigners on campus. They are mostly well-mannered and you never spot anyone misbehaving.
Make sure that you make a couple of friends to hang around with as that will make your stay at the campus enjoyable.
How is food in EFLU, Hyderabad?
My younger sister is studying at EFLU Hyderabad. She stays at the Akkamahadevi Hostel for girls. According to her experience of the food and mess is average, with some pros and cons. You may want to read the following points-
- Firstly, there's a lot of baking soda in the food. But this is the case with hostels and messes food in general, at all Indian educational institutions.
- There is a mess near the campus namely Baichand which is even worse. Compared to it the EFLU mess isn’t the worst.
- At the mess, you can choose the timing for the breakfast. This is one of the best thing.
- You can visit this cafeteria next to Sagar stores, called Maitri. They serve delicious meals at all times.
There are a lot of local vendors outside gate no. 2, where you can get a filling amount of dosa, idli, roti-sabzi, etc at reasonable prices.
How is the Spanish proficiency course in EFLU, Hyderabad?
EFLU Hyderabad is one of the best central universities of India offering Spanish proficiency courses, namely, Bachelor of Arts [B.A] (Hons.), Certification, Diploma, and Ph.D. are ranging from a duration of six months to three years. It has a NIRF ranking of 151 out of 200 universities in India, with its certificate holding international value.
Admission:
Bachelor of Arts [B.A] (Hons.)
The three-year course of Bachelors of Arts- Spanish needs Intermediate/10+2 or its equivalent, with 50% marks with English as one of the subjects from a recognized board of education.
Certification and Diploma
Candidates aspiring to admission to a 6-months certification or 1-year full-time diploma should have passed (10+2) or High School Senior Secondary exam by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or any equivalent exam conducted by any State Board or Equivalent.
Ph.D.
The Aspirants seeking admission to the 3-year Ph.D. program at EFLU Hyderabad should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.
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M.A. Spanish or,
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M.Phil. Spanish
Faculty:
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The faculty members at EFLU Hyderabad prepare young professionals in the field of language for both academics and industry.
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Besides offering academic excellence, the EFLU's faculty organizes workshops, conferences, extension lectures, and colloquium at regular intervals for students.
Infrastructure:
For the course of Spanish, there is a well-built language lab and a well-established phonetics lab. The lecture rooms are air-conditioned and are equipped with a projector.
Placements:
The university's placement cell is highly active as it holds lectures/workshops to prepare the students for recruitments.
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EFLU offers courses and awards degrees in high demand by MNCs, software companies, and Indian Incorporated. Foreign language students receive offers from companies like Amazon, HP Global Business, IBM, Oracle, etc.
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The packages range from Rs. 20,000 to 50,000 per month with internships also available for foreign language students.
The Spanish department at the EFLU is a part of the School of European Languages. It is the best place for linguistics in the country with an exceptional faculty with theoretical and computational linguistics knowledge.
What is the admission process in EFLU, Hyderabad? Is it late now?
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad is a central university dedicated to the study of English and other foreign languages.
- Usually, the entrance test is held in late February or early March every year after submitting the online application form in early February.
- Since this year has seen COVID-related disruptions, the dates have been pushed back and you need to follow their website for further notifications.
- There are no other special criteria for the same.
- The basic criteria can be seen from the institute website.
For every other year, it may have been late now, but for this year you need to keep an eye on the official notifications for the same.
What is the difference between EFLU Hyderabad and EFLU Lucknow?
EFLU Hyderabad offers courses and awards degrees with minimal fees throughout the year. While EFLU Hyderabad is a central university, the Lucknow branch is a regional campus catering to the Northern parts of India's language practitioners' needs.
Special Recognition and international collaboration:
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NAAC has re-accredited EFLU Hyderabad with grade 'A.'
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The Lucknow campus has been actively engaged in conducting refresher courses and proficiency courses for teachers and students. It has a newly added course of Postgraduate Diploma in Communication.
Faculty:
EFLU Hyderabad:
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EFLU Hyderabad has exceptional faculty in Asian Languages and Training and Development in English and other languages.
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The teachers use digital classrooms and adopt a practical approach to make students industry-ready.
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The ITP programs of this university make it distinguished from other educational spheres of the country.
EFLU Lucknow:
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EFLU Lucknow campus has faculty members holding degrees like M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D. in language teaching from recognized colleges in India.
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Their language proficiencies include English, Russian, French, and Spanish. They provide detailed lectures and also a conducive learning environment.
Infrastructure:
EFLU Hyderabad:
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EFLU Hyderabad excels in infrastructure with Ramesh Mohan Library and counseling centers as the highlights.
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It also has The Internal Quality Assurance Cell to monitor the quality of instruction and research at the University.
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Further, it has built an Enabled unit for the disabled to enhance the assistive devices offered to them.
EFLU Lucknow:
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As compared to the Hyderabad campus, the Lucknow one has lesser facilities available to the students.
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However, the computers are equipped with language learning software and the lab functions as the Multimedia Digital Language Laboratory for the participants.
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The library provides online access to several journals such as JSTOR, Project Muse, Cambridge University Press Online Journals, Oxford University Press Online Journals, and Economic and Political Weekly.
Placements:
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The placement selection rate at EFLU Hyderabad is 50%, with the highest salary offered as Rs. 50,000 per month.
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The placement opportunities at EFLU Lucknow is decent. Last year some English graduates received placement from Paper True.
EFLU Hyderabad is considered a university for providing an exclusive focus on teaching languages with gleaming placement opportunities for both English and Foreign language students. On the other side, EFLU Lucknow is small-scale in nature, which isn't as promising as the Hyderabad branch.
Which is better for an MA in English: EFLU, Hyderabad, or the campus at Lucknow?
EFLU Hyderabad is the best destination for students studying the English language as it also offers distant learning and ITP programs. Initially, the Lucknow Campus of EFLU University was started to provide university teachers training and transformed into a massive campus Centre offering English courses in Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
The eligibility to seek admission for MA English at both the institutes is a bachelor’s degree and the course fee is INR 6,070 per annum.
International collaboration:
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EFLU, Hyderabad is known to be one of the pioneer institutes with a NAAC grading of "A." It has global outreach with MoUs signed with various universities in the world. The university has seven schools and 26 departments with 11 foreign languages taught over here.
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The Lucknow campus at EFLU is a proficient training center by the Centres for English Language training(CELTs). It also offers international training programs where students from more than 90 countries come to India.
Faculty:
EFLU Hyderabad:
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The faculty members at EFLU Hyderabad hold esteemed degrees like a doctorate in English and foreign languages.
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The course curriculum built by them is, according to UGC guidelines.
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Apart from theoretical knowledge, the teachers also make efforts for extracurricular activity participation and training.
EFLU, Lucknow:
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EFLU, Lucknow has teachers holding M.Phil and Ph.D. degrees in English Literature.
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The university also works on the research and training of teachers. The faculty members build the training materials to cater to the esteemed literature standards of the university.
Infrastructure:
EFLU Hyderabad:
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EFLU Hyderabad’s infrastructure meets the demand of today's era as it is technologically driven.
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The library at the campus has a diverse variety of books with internet browsability.
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The classrooms are air-conditioned with a projector for conducting class presentations.
EFLU Lucknow:
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EFLU Lucknow has a small-scale campus and offers excellent infrastructure; the Library at the Lucknow Campus is a resource for academic information in Language Teaching.
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Besides academic books, journals and periodicals in print are also available.
Placement:
EFLU Hyderabad:
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The top recruiters for English graduates are Amazon, Flipkart, and Oracle, which offered high packages last semester.
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The placement selection rate is 50%, with the highest salary offered as Rs. 50,000 per month.
EFLU Lucknow:
The placement opportunities at EFLU Lucknow have bright prospects as top-notch companies refer EFLU to be an esteemed university. Last year some English graduates received placement from Paper True.
EFLU, Hyderabad, being the university's headquarters, is regarded as the best campus for linguistics knowledge and training. On the other hand, the Lucknow campus is small in space but has great opportunities due to the foreign universities' tie-ups.
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