Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Milestone 1: Topic SelectionMilestone 2: Reading and Review of LiteratureMilestone 3: SynopsisMilestone 4: Draft WritingMilestone 5: Report and Viva
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 24 topics
01Milestone 1: Topic Selection
5 टॉपिक+
- Choosing an author, text, genre or theme
- Narrowing a broad area to a focused topic
- Framing research questions and objectives
- Discussion with the supervisor
- Checking feasibility and availability of sources
02Milestone 2: Reading and Review of Literature
5 टॉपिक+
- Primary text and secondary sources
- Library catalogue, Shodhganga, JSTOR open content, INFLIBNET
- Note-making and annotated bibliography
- Writing the review of literature
- Identifying the research gap
03Milestone 3: Synopsis
5 टॉपिक+
- Title, introduction and background
- Objectives and hypothesis or research questions
- Methodology: textual, comparative, historical or theoretical approach
- Tentative chapter plan
- Tentative bibliography in MLA style
04Milestone 4: Draft Writing
5 टॉपिक+
- Writing the introductory chapter
- Quoting, paraphrasing and summarising correctly
- MLA in-text citation and works cited
- Avoiding plagiarism and similarity check
- Supervisor feedback and revision
05Milestone 5: Report and Viva
4 टॉपिक+
- Formatting the Semester 5 report (font, margins, declaration, certificate)
- Preparing a short presentation
- Viva-voce: defending the topic and method
- Plan of work for Research Project-II in Semester 6
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Choose a researchable topic on an author, text or literary theme and frame a clear research question
- Search and record primary and secondary sources from libraries, Shodhganga and open journals
- Write a review of literature that summarises and compares earlier critical views
- Prepare a synopsis with objectives, method, chapter plan and tentative bibliography
- Use MLA style (9th edition) for in-text citation and the works-cited list
- Present the progress of the project orally and answer questions in a short viva
यह किसके लिए है
- B.A English students of Semester 5 under UP state universities (NEP 2020)
- Students starting their first research project or dissertation in literature
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Completed Semester 1-4 English papers
- Basic computer use for typing and searching the internet
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
What is the length of the Semester 5 project?
Usually a short report of about 20-40 pages or as fixed by the department; it is continued as Research Project-II in Semester 6.
Which syllabus does the centre follow?
The UP NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus for B.A English research project. The centre follows the student's own university syllabus (MGKVP, VBSPU, Lucknow University or any other) where it differs from this outline.
Will the centre write the project for me?
No. Trainers guide topic selection, reading, citation and drafting; the research and writing must be the student's own work.
Which citation style is used?
MLA (9th edition) is the usual style for English literature unless the department asks for another style.
