Bharati Vidyapeeth University is one of the prominent deemed universities in the country providing aspirants with education in various fields. The University conducts a national level entrance exam every year for the admittance of eligible ones to the Doctor of Philosophy program in English. Some of the details concerned with the English PhD entrance exam are mentioned below.

Structure of Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam

Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam will consist of descriptive type questions from the core subjects in English which one has pursued in their master’s degree. There will be 10 questions each carrying 10 marks which have to be answered within 3 hours.

Syllabus of Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam

The questions may come from the Ages, Movements, Major Authors, Major works, etc from

• British Literature from 14th to 20th Century
• Indian Literature in English
• Non-British English Literatures (such as African, South Asian, American, Latin American, etc)

There may also be questions from the under mentioned sections.

• English Linguistics/ Stylistics
• Culture Studies/ Film Studies
• Semiotics / Semiology / Pragmatics

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the PhD program, the aspirants should have completed their post graduate degree from a recognized university with minimum 55% marks (50% for SC / ST candidates).

How to Apply?

The application form can be obtained from the University directly by person or via post. The form can also be downloaded from the official website of the university. The duly filled form has to be send to the concerned address before the due date along with the demand draft of Rs. 2000/- drawn in favour of The Registrar, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune payable at from any nationalized bank.

How to fill the Form?

All the details regarding the filling of the form are available in the official website of Bharati Vidyapeeth University. The applicants are advised to have a look at the same before filling. Candidates have to give intense attention while filling the form. All the columns have to be filled furnishing the exact details without any errors.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Last date of receiving filled application form: Last week of September, 2012

Date of entrance exam: First week of October, 2012

List of Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam Centers

• Pune
• Navi Mumbai
• Delhi

Contact Address for Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam

• Address: Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Vidyapeeth Bhavan, Dhanakwadi campus, Pune, Maharashtra
• Telephone no: 020-24407106, 020-24407114, 020-24407273
• Email: [email protected]
• Website URL: www.bvimit.co.in, www.bvuniversity.edu.in

Colleges Accepting the Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam Score

Bharati Vidyapeeth University

Reference Books for Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam

• British Literature by Steven M Berner
• British Literature by Bob Jones University
• British Literature by Jack Cassidy Bridget
• Glencoe Literature- British Literature by Mc Graw Hill
• Studies in American and British Literature by Inez Nellie Mc Fee
• The Language of Literature: British Literature by Arthur N Applebee, Andrea B Bermudez , Sheridan Blau
• Spectrum of British Literature by Agrawal Ka
• Critical Essays on British Literature by John Peter Joseph S
• Reassessing British Literature by S K Paul
• Studies in British Literature by Mallikarjun Patil
• Contemporary British Literature by John Matthews Manly
• Studies in American and British Literature by Inez Nellie Canfield Mc
• Contemporary British Literature and Culture by Matthews
• The Medieval British Literature Handbook by Daniel T Kline
• British Literature, 1640- 1789: An Anthology by Jr Robert De Maria
• American and British Literature Since 1890 by Carl Van Doren , Mark Van Doren
• Evading Class in Contemporary British Literature by Lawrence Victor Driscoll
• Postwar British Literature and Postcolonial Studies by Graham Mac Phee
• A History of Indian Literature in English by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
• Concise History of Indian Literature in English by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
• Indian Literature in English: New Perspectives by K V Surendran
• Indian Literature in English- New Perspectives by Surendran Kv
• Glimpse of Indian Literature in English Translation by Basavaraj Naikar
• Indian Literature in English: Critical Assessments by A. N Prasad, A K Srivastava
• Spectrum History of Indian Literature In English by Ram Sewak Singh
• Reflections on Indian English Literature by Ed K A Agrawal
• Reflections on Indian English Literature by Verma Mr Agrawal
• Post Colonial Indian English Literature by Krishna Avtar Agrawal
• Introduction to Linguistics by Stuart C Poole
• Introduction to English Style and Stylistics by Zamira Alimemaj
• Linguistic Theory and Structural Stylistics by Talbot J Taylor
• Applied Linguistics Stylistics & Language Teaching by Sharma Rs
• Critical Stylistics: The Power of English by Lesley Jeffries
• English Literary Stylistics by Christiana Gregoriou, Lesley Jeffries
• The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Minimalism by Cedric Boeckx
• Minimalist Essays (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today) by Cedric Boeckx
• A Cultural Study of the Art Film by Robert Shelton
• Studies in European Realism by Georg Lukacs
• Cultural Studies by Joke Hermes
• The Sage Handbook of Film Studies by James Donald , Michael Renov
• Semiotics by Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome , John Mc Brewster
• Introducing Semiotics by Paul Cobley , Litza Jansz
• Global Semiotics by Thomas Albert Sebeok

Coaching Centers for Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam

• Veta coaching centre
• Vision IAS IPS Academy
• Academy for Creative Training
• TIME
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• Brilliance coaching centre
• Advance Academy
• Ambedkar Study Circle
• Anthoni English Academy
• Analog IAS Institute
• Analytics Training Institute
• Anthem Academy
• Anurag Tyagi Classes (A.T.C.)
• Apex Academy
• Aries Education
• Arpitas Classes for English
• Attitude: The Grooming School
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• Aureole Education Academy
• Avenue- Venue for Global English and Maths
• Avigna Learning
• Binus International English Language Academy
• Bansal Classes Pvt. Ltd
• Benchmark Six Sigma
• Bhavraj Study Circle
• Bigtree I.A.S Academy
• Boom Spoken Institute
• Brain Tree, Hyderabad
• British Counselling and Educational Services
• Bulls Eye, Bilaspur
• Career Guidance Academy (C.G.A.)
• Career Guru, Kozhikode
• Career i Consultants
• Career IAS Study Center
• Career Maker
• Centre for Civil Services

Study Plan

Since the exam is highly competitive, one has to do extreme hard work to clear the exam. The candidates should have a good knowledge on the basic subjects covered in the post graduate exam. The aspirants are advised to read a lot for gaining more knowledge. Various reference books covering the syllabus of the entrance exam are available in the market with the help of which the candidates can prepare for the test.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The result of the PhD entrance exam of Bharati Vidyapeeth University can be obtained from the official website of the University.

Score Validity

The score of the Bharati Vidyapeeth University Phd English Entrance Exam will be valid for 12 months.