To be eligible for admission to a 3-year Bachelor of Art (B.A) degree program in colleges affiliated with Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, a student typically needs to have successfully completed their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in either the Art or field and maintained a consistent academic record throughout their educational career.

Course Level: UG B.A. I Sem I
Title of Paper: English DSC
Course Code: 615201

External (Theory): 60 Marks

Internal: 40 Marks

Exam Duration: 03 Hours
Total: 100 Marks

Syllabus

Unit-I - Prose I

1. The Secret of Work – Swami Vivekananda
2. Maintaining Democracy – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Unit-II - Prose II

1. Eight Rupees – Murli Melwani
2. The Gift of the Magi – O. Henry

Unit-III - Poetry

1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening – Robert Frost
2. If – Rudyard Kipling
3. Sympathy – P. L. Dunbar
4. Father Returning Home – Dilip Chitre

Unit-IV - English for Competitive Examinations I

Noun:

1. Types of Nouns
2. Number
3. Gender
4. Cases of Nouns
5. Common Errors in the Use of Nouns

Pronoun:

1. Types of Pronouns
2. Common Errors in the Use of Pronouns
   
   

Unit-V - English for Competitive Examinations II
Adjective:

1. Types of Adjectives
2. Errors in the Use of Adjectives

Adverb:

1. Types of Adverbs

2.      Errors in the Use of Adverbs

Unit-VI - English for Competitive Examinations III
Verb:

1. Types of Verbs
2. Subject–Verb Agreement

Modal Auxiliary Verbs:

1. Use of Modal Auxiliary Verbs
   

After Completion of this course students will able to -

1. Understand the basic knowledge of English language and literature

2. Understand the relation between literature and real life.

3. Understand and interpret the prose, poem, short stories

4. Write the News Report, Letter, Essay, Paragraph etc.

5. Avail the pleasure of literary forms such as Novel, Poem, Play etc.

6. Develop interview technique, Reading Skills, Writing Skills and Speaking Skills.

7. Enhance the interest in English Language.