The Centre was set up in 1973 and it is one of the oldest departments of Japanese language, literature and culture learning in India. Presently, named as Centre for Japanese Studies (CJS), it is one of the centres of excellence in the South Asia, where the programs ranging from B.A. to Ph.D. are offered. There is a three year undergraduate degree programme, two year post graduate degree programme, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme. The undergraduate courses are designed for making a beginner to acuire not only the language skills & efficiency but also impart basic knowledge about the history of Japanese literature, culture, history, society etc., so that by the end of the third year, the student will have sufficient command over the language as well as society of Japan. The postgraduate courses in the centre envisage students to pursue higher level of expertise, using Japanese Language as a tool in the areas of Japanese Literature, Culture, Linguistics, Translation and Interpretation. Under the M.Phil. and Ph.D. programme, students pursue further research in fields related to Japanese Language, literature, culture, society etc.
B.A. (Hons.) Japanese, is a three-year degree programme of six semesters during which courses required for imparting the four skills of the language, i.e. reading, writing, speaking and listening, are offered to the students. Courses on History of Japanese Literature, Society and Cultural Traditions are also offered in the B.A. Programme.
M.A. Japanese, is a two-year programme of four semesters, in which students master the advanced skills in Japanese with special emphasis on current affairs & Newspaper translation, interpretation, analysis and appreciation of literary texts, and the cultural Heritage of Japan etc. At the M.A. level students have option to specialize either in Literature or Interpretation. The objective of this programme is to groom the students for translation, interpretation as well as research. In the final semester of M.A., the students are required to write a Dissertation on any area of their interest in Japanese studies.
M.Phil and Ph.D. in Japanese: The M.Phil. programme is of four semesters. Students are required to complete the prescribed number of courses and submit a dissertation for completion of M.Phil. For the Ph.D. programme the research scholar is required to submit a thesis on a topic of his/her choice from the field of Literature, Language, Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics.
Note: Computer Based Test (CBT) for M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Japanese conducted in the Japanese language.
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