RTMNU BA English Notes English Language & Literature
Every page here follows the official RTMNU syllabus unit by unit: Sem 1–2 as per the 2024-25 syllabus, Sem 3–4 as in force for 2025-26 (with the official 2025-26 minor changes). Each unit has the syllabus topics, easy notes in simple English, summaries and themes of every prescribed lesson, poem, play and novel, and 5 likely exam questions. Official RTMNU BA syllabus page
Semester 1
- English Language T-1 · General English Language Skills-1Major · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Language T-2 · General English Language Skills-2Major · 2 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-1 · English Literature of the Elizabethan and Jacobean AgeMajor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-2 · Shakespearean DramaMajor · 2 credits · 3 unitsNotes
Semester 2
- English Language T-3 · General English Language Skills-3Major · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Language T-4 · General English Language Skills-4Major & Minor · 2 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-3 · The Caroline AgeMajor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-4 · Post-Shakespearean ComediesMajor & Minor · 2 credits · 3 unitsNotes
Semester 3
- English Language T-5 · General English Language Skills-5Major & Minor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Language T-6 · General English Language Skills-6Major · 2 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-5 · The Restoration PeriodMajor & Minor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-6 · The Neo-classical AgeMajor · 2 credits · 3 unitsNotes
Semester 4
- English Language T-7 · General English Language Skills-7Major & Minor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Language T-8 · General English Language Skills-8Major · 2 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-7 · The Pre-Romantic Period WritingsMajor & Minor · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- English Literature T-8 · The Novel and Poetry of Romantic AgeMajor · 2 credits · 3 unitsNotes
Semester 5
- T-9 · General English Language Skills-9Major · also the Minor paper · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- T-10 · General English Language Skills-10Major (DSC) · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- ME-1 · Indian Regional LiteratureMajor Elective (choose one) · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
Semester 6
- T-11 · General English Language Skills-11Major · also the Minor paper · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- T-12 · General English Language Skills-12Major (DSC) · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
- ME-2 · Indian Diaspora LiteratureMajor Elective (choose one) · 4 credits · 4 unitsNotes
Semester 5 and 6 papers follow the official RTMNU NEP 2020 syllabus for 2026-27.
English Language (Major) papers use the prescribed Macmillan "Building Bridges" textbooks; English Literature (Major) papers use the prescribed Macmillan anthologies. Read your textbook along with these notes. Practicals, AEC (compulsory English), VSC, SEC, OE and other common papers are not included here.