I am looking for an MA in english literature in any of the central universities in India. How should be my preparation?
Well, for an entrance into MA English you need to first have overall view of syllabus …
The syllabus of the any MA English entrance is as follows.
LITERARY TERMS & CONCEPTS
Figures of speech;literary movements, ;literary forms;history of English literature
LANGUAGE & GRAMMAR
Active / passive ; prepositions; questions tags ; articles ; synonyms and antonyms ; one word substitution with meaning.
COMPREHENSION & WRITING
Comprehension -unknown poem and passage ; letter writing; how to address a letter; business letter; friendly letter ; idioms and phrases..
Make sure you are well prepared with the complete syllabus and concentrate on language part as it consists of majority of marks.The literature is quite difficult and go through the pervious years papers which is very important.
All the best .
