Deccan Education Society's

Fergusson College

(Autonomous)

Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University

NAAC accredited “A+” Grade (3.31 CGPA) | AISHE Code : C - 41431

UGC Special Heritage Status | UGC - College of Excellence (CE) | DBT - STAR Status

#F. C. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune - 411004

M.A. M.Sc. First Year Lecture Commencement Notice 2023-24

Post Graduate Certificate Course in Counselling Psychology 2023-24

Post Graduate Admissions 2023

Entrance Examination for UPSC & MPSC Integrated Batch 2023-24

Special Supplementary Exam Notice

PG entrance Exam Results 2023-24

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

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
1	Prof. Sujata Bamane	Chairman, Board of Studies in English and Head, Department of English
2	Prof. Chetan Sonawane	Member
	Dr. Chitra Sreedharan	Member
	Prof. Madhuri Gokhale	Member
	Dr. Prasanna Deshpande	Member
	Ms. Pradnya Sawant	Member
	Ms. Anuradha Dandekar	Invited Member
	Ms. Anita Jigjinni	Invited Member
	Dr. Sonali Joshi	Invited Member
	Mr. Mitesh Kolhapure	Invited Member
3	Dr. Shilpagauri Ganpule Associate Professor, Department of English PDEA’s Professor Ramkrishna More Arts, Science and Commerce College, Pradhikaran, Akurdi, Pune - 411044.	V. C. Nominee
4	Dr. Ramya Kallur Assistant Professor, Sheshadripuram College (Degree), Tumakuru, Tumakuru University, Karnataka - 572102.	Subject Expert - I (outside Parent University)
5	Dr. Dhananjay Singh Professor, Centre for English Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.	Subject Expert - II (outside Parent University)
6	Tanvi Suhas Digital Product Writer, Western Union	Subject Expert (Industry / Corporate Sector / allied area relating to PLACEMENT)
7	Dr. Mrinal Dhongde Founder, Tatsam Linguistic Services, Pune	One postgraduate meritorious alumnus

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