THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY

HYDERABAD 500 007

Regional Campuses: Shillong and Lucknow

PROSPECTUS 2023 – 24
Ph.D. Programmes

The last date for the receipt of applications is 31 December 2023

For queries about admissions, please contact:

Information Centre, The English and Foreign Languages University

Hyderabad, Telangana, 500 007.

Phone: 040- 27689733/ 27689647 / 27689447

Contact hours: 10:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER
The information given in this Prospectus is intended as a ready guide for the candidates
and does not constitute a legal document. While all efforts have been made to make the
information available here as authentic as possible, we are not responsible for any
inadvertent error or inaccuracy that may have crept in.

All disputes relating to entrance tests / admissions / allotment of students to various

courses / programmes, examinations, conferment of degrees, etc., in pursuance of the
Prospectus, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Hyderabad,
Telangana State.
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Contents
Page No.

1. Entrance Date, Test Cities, and Fee Details ……… 3

2. Ph.D. Programmes (Subjects) ……… 4

3. Admission and Procedures ……… 5

4. Schools and Departments ……… 7

5. Eligibility Requirements ……… 8

6. UGC NET / UGC JRF Qualified Candidates ……… 13

7. Reservation of Seats ……… 14

8. Rules of Discipline ……… 16

9. Hostel Accommodation ……… 18

10. Fellowships ……… 19

11. Fee Structure ……… 22

12. Miscellaneous Fees ……… 23

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Entrance Date, Test Cities, and Fee Details

Date of Entrance Examinations will be announced later

Entrance Test Cities*

Ahmedabad Bengaluru Bhopal Bhubaneshwar Patiala

Chennai Delhi / NCR Guwahati Hyderabad Jaipur
Srinagar Kolkata Lucknow Madurai Mangalore
Mumbai Nagpur Patna Raipur Ranchi
Thiruvananthapuram Varanasi Vijayawada ---- ----

*Applicants are required to indicate three different cities in order of preference from the
above list. They will be allotted the test city by the computer system, based on the
availability of slots on a first-come-first-served basis. The test city once allotted cannot be
changed under any circumstances.

Entrance Test Fee per Programme

Category Fee

General / OBC candidates Rs. 500/-

SC / ST / PwBD Rs. 250/-

Note: Entrance test fee, once paid, is non-refundable. Payment gateway charges are
applicable and are to be borne by the applicants. Payment gateway charges may
vary from bank to bank.

 Please note that a candidate can apply for a maximum of two programmes.
 A combination of two programmes will be available only across the English streams.
 Programmes offered in Foreign Languages are unique programmes. There is no
combination of programmes in Foreign Languages.
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Ph.D. Programmes (Subjects)

The following Ph.D. programmes are offered by the EFL University in 2023 – 24:

No. Programme Subject Intake Campus

1. Ph.D. Linguistics and Phonetics 14 Hyderabad

05 Lucknow
01 Shillong

2. Ph.D. English Language Education 16 Hyderabad

01 Lucknow
02 Shillong
3. Ph.D. Education 04 Hyderabad

4. Ph.D. Hindi 05 Hyderabad

5. Ph.D. Indian and World Literatures 05 Hyderabad

6. Ph.D. English Literature 10 Hyderabad

03 Lucknow

7. Ph.D. Translation Studies 05 Hyderabad

8. Ph.D. Arabic Language and Literature 04 Hyderabad

9. Ph.D. French Language and Literature 08 Hyderabad

10. Ph.D. Russian Language and Literature 04 Hyderabad

11. Ph.D. German Language and Literature 01 Hyderabad

12. Ph.D. Spanish Language and Literature 07 Hyderabad

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Admission and Procedures

1. All programmes are full-time.

2. A candidate can apply for a maximum of two programmes. However, a candidate cannot
apply for the same programme at two campuses.
3. It is the responsibility of the candidates to ensure that they satisfy the eligibility
requirements before applying for a programme. Candidates appearing for an
examination, or awaiting results are allowed to write the entrance test. In case
candidates awaiting their results are shortlisted, they are provisionally admitted to a
programme and such provisional admission is subject to fulfilling the eligibility
conditions and submission of all the required documents of the qualifying degree and
other collateral documents within a stipulated period. In case the candidate fails to fulfil
the requirements, the provisional admission of such candidate stands automatically
cancelled.
4. The Hall Ticket issued by the University and the mere attendance in the entrance test do
not entitle a candidate to any claim for admission to Ph.D programme/s in the
University.
5. The University reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of seats for the
Ph.D programmes without prior notice or intimation or without assigning any reason.
6. The University reserves the right to cancel the admission of any candidate at any stage,
i.e., during the admission process or after the admission of the candidate, in case a
candidate does not fulfil the essential eligibility condition [OR] upon ascertaining the
dubious antecedents of indiscipline and misconduct of the candidate.
7. Please note that transfer from one Campus to another is not permissible.
8. As per UGC Regulations 2022,
i. Students who have secured 50% marks in the Entrance Tests are eligible to be called
for the interview.
ii. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the Entrance Examination for the
candidates belonging to SC / ST / OBC / Differently-abled category, Economically
Weaker Section (EWS), and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the
Commission from time to time.
Please note that the prescribed cut-off percentage of marks has to be obtained in the
objective test, and the interview (where applicable), as well as in the aggregate
score, in order to be eligible for being considered/ shortlisted for provisional
admission to a programme. Admission is based on the order of merit.
9. To ensure equity and equality of opportunity for all aspiring candidates to secure
admission in the University, those students who have once availed an opportunity of
pursing a Ph.D programme in the English stream or in Foreign Languages stream in the
University at Hyderabad or at its Regional Campuses shall not be eligible for admission
again if they wish to pursue the Ph.D programme in the University.
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10. The University in its own interest reserves the right whether or not to consider such
application/s for admission to the Ph.D programmes from persons imposed of the major
penalty of “Dismissal” or “Removal” from service by an institution of the Central
Government / State Government / Statutory Organization/s / Local Authority /
Government Corporation owned by the Central Government/ State Government or any
other Public Sector Undertaking/s (PSUs) in terms of the CCS (CCA) Rules or such other
rules in force in those institutions.
11. Any candidate, who applied for any admission against this Notification infringing on the
said rule in suppression of the fact/s is automatically disqualified and will not have any
claim whatsoever in this regard.
12. Candidates who have a previous record of misconduct and/or indiscipline and whose
antecedents testify their actions of bringing disrepute to an institution / college/
university through their open or surreptitious actions or clandestine support to such
activities, such candidates are ineligible to be considered for admission to the Ph.D
programme in the University.
13. It is solely the responsibility of the candidate to disclose that he/she was (a) dismissed,
removed, terminated or debarred from Service (b) convicted by a criminal court (c) an
FIR filed against the candidate in any police station or is pending for action. The
University in its own interest reserves the right whether or not to consider such
application for admission. If any candidate is found later by the University of
suppressing the above fact/s, the candidate is deemed to have resorted to fraudulent
practice, and will be subject to legal action, and in such case the cancellation of the
admission is automatic.
14. The University shall verify the antecedents of the applicant, or the documents submitted
by him/her at any time i.e., at the time of admission or anytime during the tenure of the
programme. In case it is found that the documents/information submitted by the
candidate are / is fake or if the candidate has criminal / clandestine antecedents /
background and has suppressed the said information, his / her admission stands
cancelled without prejudice to any other action initiated by the University forthwith.
15. In case of any disputes/suites or legal proceedings against the University, the
jurisdiction shall be restricted to the Courts in Hyderabad, which is the headquarters of
the University.
NOTE
The rule of reservation in respect of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) will be in
accordance with OMs, circulars and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education,
Government of India, or UGC in this regard from time to time.
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Schools and Departments

There are six Schools in the EFL University. Each School is further divided into departments:

I. School of English Language Education IV. School of Arab and Asian Studies

1. Department of English as Second 1. Department of Arab Studies

Language Studies 2. Department of Asian Languages
2. Department of Materials Development,
Testing and Evaluation
3. Department of Training and
Development
4. Department of Education
5. Department of English Language
Teaching

II. School of Language Sciences V. School of European Languages

1. Department of Phonetics and Spoken 1. Department of Germanic Studies

English
2. Department of French and
2. Department of Linguistics and Francophone Studies
Contemporary English 3. Department of Hispanic and Italian
3. Department of Computational Linguistics Studies
4. Department of Linguistics and Phonetics 4. Department of Russian Studies

III. School of Literary Studies VI. School of Interdisciplinary Studies

1. Department of English Literature 1. Department of Aesthetics and

Philosophy
2. Department of Indian and World
Literatures 2. Department of Cultural Studies
3. Department of Comparative Literature 3. Department of Communication
and India Studies 4. Department of Film Studies
4. Department of Hindi
5. Department of Translation Studies
6. Department of Literatures in English
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Eligibility Requirements
(Ph.D. Programmes)

SCHOOL OF LITERARY STUDIES

No. Programme Campuses Intake Eligibility

M.A. English with 55% marks for General /

1. Ph.D. Hyderabad 10 OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
English marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Literature Lucknow 03 Differently-abled / EWS candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.

M.A. English with 55% marks for General /

2. Ph.D. Hyderabad 05 OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
Indian and marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
World Differently-abled / EWS candidates
Literatures
Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.

M.A. Translation Studies / M.A. Linguistics /

3. Ph.D. Hyderabad 05 M.A. English with 55% marks for General /
Translation OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
Studies marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Differently-abled / EWS candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.
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M.A. Hindi with 55% marks for General /

4. Ph.D. Hindi Hyderabad 05 OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy
layer) / Differently-abled / EWS
candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are
eligible to apply, provided they will have
passed the examination by the time of the
admission and have scored the minimum
eligibility marks as mentioned above.

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

No. Programme Campuses Intake Eligibility

1. Ph.D. Hyderabad 16 M.A. Teaching English as Second Language

English / M.A. English Language Teaching / M.A.
Language English (with at least one course in the area
Shillong 02 of ELT) with 55% marks for General / OBC
Education
(creamy-layer) candidates, and 50% marks
Lucknow 01 for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Differently-abled / EWS category
candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible
to apply, provided they will have passed
the examination by the time of the
admission and have scored the minimum
eligibility marks as mentioned above.

Masters in Education / M. Ed with 55%

2. Ph.D. Hyderabad 04 marks for General / OBC (creamy layer),
Education 50% marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy
layer) / Differently-abled / EWS candidates
Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission
and have scored the minimum eligibility
marks as mentioned above.
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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE SCIENCES

No. Programme Campuses Intake Eligibility

M.A. Linguistics / M.A. Phonetics / M.A. Applied

1. Ph.D. Hyderabad 14 Linguistics / M.A. English (which includes
Linguistics papers / courses in Linguistics or Phonetics)
and Phonetics Shillong 01 with 55% marks for General / OBC (creamy-
layer) candidates, and 50% marks for SC / ST /
Lucknow 05 OBC (non-creamy layer) / Differently-abled /
EWS candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.
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SCHOOL OF EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

No. Programme Campus Intake Eligibility

1. Ph.D. French Hyderabad 08 M.A. French with 55% marks for General /
Language and OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
Literature marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Differently-abled / EWS candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.
M.A. Russian with 55% marks for General /
OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
2. Ph.D. Russian Hyderabad 04 marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Language and Differently-abled/ EWS candidates
Literature
Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.
M.A. German with 55% marks for General /
OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
3. Ph.D. German Hyderabad 01 marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Language and Differently-abled / EWS candidates
Literature
Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.
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Ph.D. M.A. Spanish with 55% marks for General /

4.
Spanish Hyderabad 07 OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
Language marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) /
Differently-abled / EWS candidates
and
Literature
Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible to
apply, provided they will have passed the
examination by the time of the admission and
have scored the minimum eligibility marks as
mentioned above.

SCHOOL OF ARAB AND ASIAN STUDIES

No. Programme Place Intake Eligibility

M.A. Arabic with 55% marks for General /

1. Ph.D. Arabic
Hyderabad 04 OBC (creamy-layer) candidates, and 50%
Language and
marks for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy
Literature
layer) / Differently-abled / EWS
candidates

Note:
Candidates pursuing any of the qualifying
programmes mentioned above are eligible
to apply, provided they will have passed
the examination by the time of the
admission and have scored the minimum
eligibility marks as mentioned above.
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UGC NET / UGC JRF Qualified Candidates

Candidates who have qualified the UGC NET / UGC JRF in the subject concerned are
exempted from appearing in the written component of the entrance test for admission to
a Ph.D. programme offered by the English and Foreign Languages University. These
candidates are required to upload the UGC NET Award Letter / UGC JRF Certificate at the
time of application and produce the original certificate at the time of the interview. The
interview is for 30 marks. The marks that these candidates score out of 30 at the interview
will be calculated out of 100 and their rank is ordered accordingly along with the marks
of other candidates.

The percentage of marks admissible to different categories as per the UGC Regulations
2022 (for award of M.Phil. / Ph.D. Degree) are applicable to these UGC NET / UGC JRF
holders for all the doctoral programmes offered at the University. The candidates are
required to obtain minimum cut-off marks at the interview for being considered /
shortlisted for provisional admission to a Ph.D. programme. Further, the provisional
admission to a doctoral programme will be based on order of merit.

Mere claiming of UGC NET / UGC JRF without uploading the document will not entitle the
candidate for exemption from the written component of the Entrance Test. No further
requests in this regard will be entertained.

DISCLAIMER

The University reserves the right not to offer any of the programmes listed in the
Prospectus.

The University reserves the right not to admit any applicant if he/ she is found to have
indulged in any act that is unbecoming of an applicant, including vandalism, staging
dharna, aggression, canvassing, defamation, instigation, unruly behavior or any such act
that is construed to be unlawful, illegal and unbecoming and that harms the interest,name
and reputation of a member of the University or of the University as an academic body.
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Reservation of Seats
Reservation of seats for eligible candidates shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act 2006 and Circulars of
the Government of India issued and amended in this regard from time to time. Besides,
the University shall also follow reservation in admission to all programmes of studies in
accordance with the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights
and Full Participation) Act, 1995.

The rule of Reservation in respect of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) will be in

accordance with circulars and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education,
Government of India, or UGC in this regard from time to time.

For Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC / ST) candidates

i. 22.5% of seats will be reserved for Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes as follows:
● 15% for Scheduled Castes
● 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes
ii. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be given
relaxation to the extent of 5% in the aggregate of marks obtained in the
qualifying examination.
iii. UGC-sponsored remedial classes in English are organized for SC / ST students
admitted to the various programmes.

Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates

i. 27% of the intake is reserved for OBC (non-creamy layer) candidates.

Differently-abled candidates
i. Supernumerary seats to the extent of 5% of the total intake are reserved for
candidates with a minimum disability of 40%.
ii. Along with the application forms, the candidate should submit attested copies
of the certificate of disability from a Civil Surgeon of a government hospital,
indicating the extent of the visual / physical disability and also the extent to
which the disability may affect the pursuance of the course of study for which
admission is sought to.

Rules
1. Along with their application forms, candidates belonging to SC / ST / OBC (Non-
Creamy layer) / EWS category should submit the relevant category certificate from
any one of the following authorities:

(i) District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy

Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / First-
Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate (not below the rank of First-
Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate /
Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner
(ii) Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate /
Presidency Magistrate
(iii) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar
(iv) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and / or his / her family
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normally resides.
(v) Administrator / Secretary to Administrator / Development Officer (Laccadive
and Minicoy Islands)

2. An application form submitted without relevant certificates will be rejected.

3. Candidates seeking admission under the reserved categories shall be required to fulfil
the eligibility criteria prescribed for admission to the programme.
4. The relaxation in the minimum prescribed percentage of marks in the qualifying
examination for admission to a programme shall be permissible only in one of the
categories.
5. If a candidate in a reserved category qualifies for admission in the general category,
he / she shall be transferred to the general category without prejudice to the number
of seats already allocated in that category which will be offered to the next eligible
candidate in that category.

Wards of Defence Personnel (Army / Air Force / Navy)

Supernumerary seats are reserved for wards of defence personnel to the extent of 5% of
the total intake. In accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India,
admission is granted according to the priority list below:

● Widows / wards of defence personnel killed in action

● Wards of serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action
● Widows / wards of defence personnel whose death is attributed to peacetime
military service
● Widows / wards of defence personnel whose disability is attributed to peacetime
military service
● Wards of ex-servicemen and serving personnel who are recipients of the following
gallantry awards: (Param Vir Chakra, Ashok Chakra, Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal,
Mahavir Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Vir Chakra, Shaurya Chakra,
Yudh Seva Medal, Sena / NauSena / Vayu Sena Medal, Mention-in- Despatches)
● Wards of ex-servicemen
● Wards of serving personnel

Kashmiri Migrants

Supernumerary seats are reserved for Kashmiri migrants to the extent of 5% of the total
intake. For such candidates, however, there is no relaxation in the qualifications required
for admission.

Implementation of Reservations

Each School at the Hyderabad campus is considered as one unit for the implementation
of reservation of seats. For Ph.D. programmes at Shillong and Lucknow Campuses, each
Campus is considered as one unit for the implementation of reservation of seats. The rule
of reservation, including for the candidates who belong to Economically Weaker Section
(EWS), will be in accordance with circulars and guidelines issued by the Ministry of
Education, Government of India, or UGC in this regard.

*For details of Schools, please see page no. 6 of this document.

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Rules of Discipline
The rules listed hereunder shall apply to all students of the University under Article 29 of
the Statute of the EFL University. Any breach of discipline and conduct by a student inside
or outside the campus of the English and Foreign Languages University shall fall under the
purview of these rules.

Categories of misconduct and indiscipline include:

● All acts of violence and forms of coercion such as gheraos, dharnas, sit-ins which
disrupt the normal academic and administrative functioning of the University
● Sexual harassment
● Committing forgery, defacing / destroying books / journals of the library
● Furnishing false certificates or false information
● Street hazing or eve-teasing or disrespectful behaviour with a girl student
● Arousing communal, caste or regional feeling or disharmony among students
● Use of abusive, defamatory, derogatory language
● Pasting of posters of objectionable nature
● Unauthorized occupation of the hostel rooms
● Indulging in acts of gambling
● Use of the title of the University when distributing any document, other than those
meant for academic purposes, outside the University
● Consuming or possessing dangerous / banned / fraudulently acquired drugs
● Non-payment of fee and other dues including mess charges
● Ragging in any form
● Refusal to obey the directions of officers of the University
● Unauthorized collection of funds for any students’ programme
● Any other act / matter which the Vice-Chancellor may deem to be an act of
violation of discipline, or misconduct
Penal Measures
The University Authority may impose penal measures on any student found guilty of any of
the acts of indiscipline or misconduct mentioned above.

Anti-Ragging Committee: Any form of ragging within the premises of the English and
Foreign Languages University will be viewed seriously and dealt with swiftly and severely
by the Administration. Anti-ragging squads and an Anti-Ragging Committee will be
empowered to take suo moto action upon receiving a complaint. As per the direction of the
Supreme Court of India, if any incident of ragging comes to the notice of the authorities, the
student concerned shall be asked to explain their action and if his / her explanation is not
found to be satisfactory, the authorities will expel him / her from the University.

Anti-Sexual Harassment and Redressal Mechanism: The English and Foreign Languages
University has evolved a policy against sexual harassment to create for women students on
its Campuses a gender-just and secure environment (vide Ordinance No. 30, entitled
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Gender Sensitization Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of the English and
Foreign Languages University). Every Campus of the English and Foreign Languages
University has a Complaints Committee, with representatives from all sections of the
University, to take care of the complaints of women students in this regard, with the names,
addresses and phone numbers of the members displayed in all prominent places on the
Campus. The complaints will be kept confidential and the Committee is empowered to
recommend severe action(s) against the perpetrators. The Committee also takes upon itself
the task of organizing various gender sensitization programmes. There is an Appellate
Committee to consider problems when the decisions of the Complaints Committee are not
found satisfactory.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism for all students: All grievances within the University
will be resolved through discussions and negotiations and through a Grievance-Redressal
mechanism. The following are some of them:

 Grievances with regard to the Hostels may be referred to the Provost / Warden
concerned.
 Individual grievances may be referred to teachers in the department who will be
appointed as staff advisers.
 Group grievances may be resolved within the department to the extent possible.
 Miscellaneous grievances with regard to Library / Finance / Sports will be resolved
by the Committees concerned.
 Academic grievances of students: Students aggrieved on the grade awarded in a
course may apply in a prescribed form along with a fee of Rs. 100/- for each course
to the Head of the Department giving reasons for feeling aggrieved within one month
of the notification of the results. A committee will examine the case and the grade
awarded as a result of the review will be final.

All grievances, except academic grievances, should be submitted to the appropriate body
within reasonable time but not more than two weeks after the event at issue.
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Hostel Accommodation

The English and Foreign Languages University is not a fully residential university and does
not guarantee accommodation to every student. The University has five Hostels in the
Hyderabad Campus: three meant for Indian students, and two exclusively for international
students. The University has Hostels in its Regional Campuses in Shillong and Lucknow also.
Subject to availability, Hostel rooms are allotted, on a sharing basis, to students from
outside the city who are pursuing full-time courses at the University. Students provided
with such accommodation shall abide by the rules and regulations of the Hostel.

Students are required to vacate their rooms during the winter vacation and the summer
vacation. They may be asked to vacate the rooms as and when repairs and maintenance
works need to be taken up.
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Fellowships

The following fellowships are available for the eligible Ph.D. candidates:

1. Non-NET Fellowship Rs.

a. Fellowship (per month) 8000

b. Contingency (per annum) 8000

2. Junior Research Fellowship

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

c. Contingency (per annum) 10000

3. Senior Research Fellowship

a. Fellowship (per month) 35000

b. House Rent Allowance 8400

c. Contingency (per annum) 20500

4. Rajiv Gandhi National Junior Fellowship for candidates belonging to SC / ST Category

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

c. Contingency (per annum) 10000

5. Rajiv Gandhi National Senior Fellowship for candidates belonging to SC / ST Category

a. Fellowship (per month) 35000

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b. House Rent Allowance 8400

c. Contingency (per annum) 20500

6. Maulana Azad National Junior Research Fellowship (OBC Category)

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

c. Contingency (per annum) 10000

7. Maulana Azad National Senior Research Fellowship (OBC Category)

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 8400

b. Contingency (per annum) 20500

8. National Fellowship for OBC Category (JRF)

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

b. Contingency (per annum) 10000

9. National Fellowship for OBC Category (SRF)

a. Fellowship (per month) 35000

b. House Rent Allowance 8400

b. Contingency (per annum) 20500

10. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child (JRF)
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a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

b. Contingency (per annum) 10000

11. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship for Single Girl Child (SRF)

a. Fellowship (per month) 35000

b. House Rent Allowance 8400

b. Contingency (per annum) 20500

12. Swamy Vivekananda Fellowship for Single Girl Child (JRF)

a. Fellowship (per month) 31000

b. House Rent Allowance 7440

b. Contingency (per annum) 10000

13. Swamy Vivekananda Fellowship for Single Girl Child (SRF)

a. Fellowship (per month) 35000

b. House Rent Allowance 8400

b. Contingency (per annum) 20500

14. ICSSR Scholarship for Foreign Nationals 260000 in two installments per annum

15. ICSSR Scholarship for Indian Nationals 260000 in two installments per annum
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Fee Structure (Ph.D. Programmes)

General / SC / ST VHC / PHC

OBC category category category
No. Heads students students students

Rs. Rs. Rs.

Registration Fee
1. (at the time of joining) 205 205 205

2. Tuition Fee (per semester) 960 960 --

3. Library Fee (per semester) 405 405 --

4. Student Welfare Fund (per semester) 1935 155 155

5. Examination Fee (per semester) 405 405 --

6. *Medical Fee (per year) 910 910 910

7. Grade Card (one time) 70 70 70

8. Identity Card Fee 330 330 330

Library Deposit
9. 2000 2000 2000
(Refundable)

Total fee to be paid at the

beginning of the 7220 5440 3670
programme (Semester I)

Total fees to be paid in Semester II, IV, 3300 1520 155

VI, VIII and X and every alternate
semester thereafter

Total fee to be paid in Semesters III,

V, VII and IX and every alternate 4210 2430 1065
semester thereafter

* Medical Fee for Medical Insurance and on-campus medical facilities to be paid by all students at
the beginning of every academic year.

Medical Insurance is subsidized by the University by Rs. 300.

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Miscellaneous Fees

No. Heads Rs.

1. Migration Certificate 270

2. Transfer Certificate 70

3. Duplicate Identity Card 550

4. Pre-Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Fee 405

5. Ph.D. Thesis Submission Fee 1335

6. Change of Name on the Certificate 135

7. Bonafide Certificate 35

8. Degree Certificate 270

9. Degree Certificate (Pre-convocation) 1335

10. Duplicate Copy of the Degree / Diploma / Certificate 1335

11. Provisional Certificate 135

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Refund of fees:
1) On cancellation of admission, before the commencement of the academic session, a
student shall be eligible for full refund of all fees paid for admission.

2) If the admission is cancelled within two weeks after the commencement of the
academic session, s/he shall lose a month’s tuition fee. After expiry of two weeks,
the student shall not be eligible for any refund.