Hello Chetna,
The Department of East Asian Studies began as the Centre for Chinese Studies in 1964. The Japanese Studies was introduced in 1969 and the department was renamed as the Department of Chinese and Japanese Studies. After the introduction of the Korean Studies in 2001, the department was rechristened as the Department of East Asian Studies. The department is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi.
The department offers two postgraduate courses: M.A. in East Asian Studies and M.A. in Japanese. It provides inter-disciplinary doctoral research programmes in East Asian Studies and Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies offering opportunities in diverse areas such as history, culture, language, literature, society, economics, politics and international relations.
M.A. in Japanese The entrance examination will have:
Aspects of grammar, kanji, vocabulary and expressions in Japanese Language.
Few questions on general knowledge about Japan as well.
All candidates appearing for the entrance test for admission to the various language courses (except M.A. Japanese) are required to submit a demand draft of Rupees Five Hundred (Rupees Two Hundred Fifty in the case of SC/ ST /PH candidates) payable to the Registrar, University of Delhi at State Bank of India, University of Delhi Branch along with the application form.
DU offers a full time course if you want to pursue a diploma then -
Diploma in Japanese Language
Daulat Ram College, S. G. T.B. Khalsa College
Hope this helps,
All the best !
Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile