Essay Dissertation

Essay Course : MA Dissertation

The essay course is assigned to the fourth semester MA Students. The Essay course is carried out under the guidance of one of the teacher’s in the Department. The student in consultation with her supervisor is supposed to submit a short dissertation on any topic of her choice at the end of the semester, which would be evaluated with the help of another teacher from the department, after the oral presentation of the dissertation. This option is only open to the students who secure a respectable percentage of marks in the first two semesters. It is designed to develop writing skills, critical, and research skills. 

Objectives of the Practice
The practice aims to initiate research interest in the Master’s student, training student in the methodology of research. Further, the provision of free choice of the topic allows an infinite potentiality in the MA syllabus – a never-ending flow of new research in its body. The department takes care that each of these essays (written by the student) maintains the required weightage of readings (under the heading of “Primary” and “Secondary” ) that matches the
standard weightage adopted for the regular courses in the syllabus. This practice specifically caters to the needs of good students - providing them the space of originality and creativity. 

It is through this course that they are able to imbibe the value of intellectual property , ethics of publication, and get sensitized to all forms of plagiarism - overt or covert. Students who avail the Essay course at the Master’s level were clearly able to cut out a smooth transition to the next level of research ( the M.Phil and PhD programmes).

MA Dissertation Submitted during 2019-2022