Deccan Education Society's

Fergusson College

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Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

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English

The English department happens to be the largest department in the Arts faculty of the college with eight full-time sanctioned posts. It has an illustrious history both with regard to faculty and alumni alike – Professor G. P. Pradhan, Dr V.N. Dhavale, Professor Meenakshi Mukherjee, Padmashri Dr. Ashok Kelkar, Sahitya Akademi and Jnanapeeth awardee Padmashri Bhalchandra Nemade, Gauri Deshpande to name a few. 

English has been taught in the college since its inception in 1885. It was introduced as a special subject in 1916. It also has the distinction of being the oldest Post-Graduate Department of English under Pune University as the Fergusson College PG Centre for English was set up in 1969 under the stewardship of Dr V.N. Dhavale.

The highlights of the department are: 

  • Organization of different programs for UG and PG students under English Literary Association.

  • Language Laboratory to enhance students’ linguistic skills.

  • Regular Teaching -Learning supplemented with additional Academic Support for weak learners.

  • Department promotes research culture and is involved in research on literature and language.

  • Regular co-curricular activities like showing students films related to their topics.

  • Assistance for Placement with placement opportunities in reputed institutions/ companies.

  • Contact Information : 

Prof. Sujata Bamane: english@fergusson.edu

  • Programmes Offered: BA, MA, PhD

          Contact No. 020- 67656030

          Timing:  09.00am to 01.00pm

 

Other Add On/ Certificate Courses offered 

  • 2019-20: Certificate Course in Content Writing (in collaboration with Technowrites Pvt. Ltd.  

  • 2021-22: Course in Creative Writing (Resource Person: Prof. Catherine Sweeting, Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Teaching Fellow from Hudson County Community College, New Jersey, USA) 

  • 2021-22: Course in Research Methodology (Resource Person: Prof. Catherine Sweeting, Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Teaching Fellow from Hudson County Community College, New Jersey, USA)

Prof. (Dr). Sujata Bamane

(M.A., B.Ed., Ph.D. SET)

Head, Professor

Teaching Faculty

Prof. (Dr.) Chetan Sonawane

( M.A., Ph.D, SET)

Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Chitra Sreedharan

(M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. NET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Prasanna Deshpande

(PhD M.A., NET)

Assistant Professor

Teaching Faculty

Prof. (Dr.) Madhuri Shridhar Gokhale

(M.A, M.Phil., Ph.D, SET, NET(English), NET (Linguistics))

Professor

Teaching Faculty

Smt. Pradnya Vasudev Sawant

(Assistant Professor)

M.A., NET

Teaching Faculty

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Note: Biodata of any of the above mentioned faculty member can be downloaded by clicking on their name.

Board of Studies

 

Sr. No. Name Designation and Subject Expert/ University Nominee/ Industry Expert/ Alumni) Affiliation (host Institution)
1 Dr. Sujata Bamane Chairman

Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Fergusson College

1 Dr. Kamalakar Bhat Vice-Chancellor Nominee

Associate Professor, Department of English, Ahmednagar College

2 Dr. B. N. Gaikwad Subject Expert

Vice-Principal and Head , Department of English, Acharya and Marathe College, Chembur, Mumbai.

3 Dr. Sonal Kulkarni Joshi Subject Expert

Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics, Deccan College, Pune.

4 Mr. Makarand Pandit Industry Expert

CEO, Technowrites

5 Mr. Amol Bapat Meritorious Alumni Nominated by Principal

Training Consultant and IELTS Examiner

 

Equipments
Sr. No. Name of Equipment
1 Desktop Computer
2 Laptop
3 Desktop Computer with Printer
4 OHP
5 LCD Projector with Screen
6 Tape Recorder
7 Collar Microphone

 

English Department

 

  • Classroom :-  2
  • Laboratories: - Language Lab common  for all language
  • Library:- Central Library
  • Other (eg. museum, conference room etc)

    Research Title: Research Projects

    Details:

     

    Sr. No

    Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable)

    Name of the Funding agency 

    Type (Government/Non-Government)

    Department of Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator

    Year of Award

    Funds provided (INR in lakhs) 

    Duration of the project

    1

    Pradnya Sawant

    Shivaji University, Kolhapur

    Government

    English

    2022

    Rs. 65,000/-

    2 years

Alumni
 

Sr. No.

Name 

Designation 

and  Place of Work

Mobile Number

E-mail - ID

1

Vinayak Raut

(Year of Passing 1997)

Founder, Bells and Whistles Advertising Private Limited

 

Founder, Prasiddhi Advertising Private Limited

9850150801

Vinayakraut7@gmail.com

2

Rajib Borataki

(Year of Passing 2001)

Head, Content ServicesDepartment, Cybage Software Private Limited

 

1. President of Society for Technical Communication (STC), India Chapter, since 2019. 

2. Receipent of Distinguished Chapter Service Award (DCSA) for distinctive service from the STC parent body in 2018. DCSA is the highest award given for community work by STC. Hewas the only receipent from India in 2017-2020. 

3. Former Secretary and currently Adviser to North East Community Organization, Pune (NECOP), the apex body of all the North East Associations in Pune.

4. General Secretary of ASOMI, the Assamese community organization in Pune since 2014.

5.Organizing committee member of Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) from 2001 to 2004.

6. Chief organizer of North East Film Festival in Pune

9822295801

rborkataki@gmail.com

3

Varsha Seshan ((Year of Passing 2007)

Award- winning children’s author

Classical dancer

 

mail@varshaseshan.com

4

Dr Sudhir Panchakshari Mathpati

(Year of Passing 2005)

Associate Professor

Department of English, Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad.

7350835111

9423399070

sudhirmathpati2010@gmail.com

5

Dr Mrinal Dhongde (Year of Passing 1997)

Founder, Tatsam Linguistic Services, Pune

 

Traslator, Content Writer, Trainer


 

93733322938

mrinmaya@gmail.com

6

Dr Prashant Mothe

(Year of Passing 2005)

Associate Professor

Department of English, Adarsh Mahavidyalaya, Omerga, Dist. Osmanabad.



 

9890290602

drprashantlanglit@gmail.com

Capacity Development

Title: Capacity development and Skill enhancement activities
Description:

Year

Name of the workshop/ seminar

Number of Participants

Date From – To

2021-2022

Webinar on Careers in Writing

122

20th and 22nd January 2022

2021-2022

Course in Creative Writing

17

22nd March to 13th May 2022

2021-2022

Course in Research Methodology

10

23rd March to 18th May 2022

Placements
  •  

Name of industries

Ammunition Factory, Khadki

Adweb Software

Science College, Congress Nagar, Nagpur

The Akanksha Foundation

S.N.D.T Arts and Commerce College for Women, Pune

Podar International School, Gangapur

Pixel and Res Multimedia Design Pvt. Ltd.

Syllabi

FY BA Compulsory

23343__RevisedFYBACompulsoryEnglishSyllabuswithCourseOutcomes.pdf (fergusson.edu)

FY BA Optional

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/87952__Revised_FYBAOptionalEnglish_syllabuswithCOs.pdf 

SYBA Compulsory

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/11380__RevisedSYBACompulsoryEnglishwithCOs.pdf 

SYBA Optional

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/39646__RevisedSYBAOptionalEnglishWithCOs.pdf 

TYBA Compulsory

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/26282__TYBA_CompulsoryEnglish_Syllabus_Course_Outcomes.pdf 

TYBA Optional

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/93617__TYBA_OptionalENGLISH_SYLLABUS_COURSE_OUTCOMES.pdf 

MA-I

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/44676__RevisedFirstYearMAEnglishSyllabuswithCourseOutcomes.pdf 

MA-II

https://fergusson.edu/upload/document/7334__RevisedMAEnglish_Second_year_syllabuswithCOs.pdf 

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