The School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (SLL & CS) is the largest school of the university. This is a premier and pioneer institution in the country which offers deep study and research in major foreign languages, literature and culture studies. Learning a new language in addition to one’s own mother tongue provides an informed and nuanced access to literature, culture and civilization. In Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (SLL&CS) was set up with this objective, a spirit of critical engagements with the concerned culture.

Here is the list of Centre of Studies and Programme of Study:

  1. Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Persian
    b. M.A. in Persian
    c. M.A. in Pashto
    d. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Persian
    e. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Pashto
    f. *Certificate of Proficiency in Pashto

  2. Centre of Arabic and African Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Arabic
    b. M.A. in Arabic
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Arabic
    d. *Certificate of Proficiency in Hebrew
    e. *Diploma of Proficiency in Hebrew

  3. Centre for Japanese Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Japanese
    b. M.A. in Japanese
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Japanese

  4. Centre for Korean Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Korean
    b. M.A. in Korean
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Korean
    d. * Diploma of Proficiency in Mongolian
    e. * Certificate of Proficiency in Mongolian

  5. Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Chinese
    b. M.A. in Chinese
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Chinese
    d. * Diploma of Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia
    e. * Certificate of Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia

  6. Centre for French and Francophone Studies
    a. Ph.D. in French
    b. M.A. in French and Francophone Studies
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in French

  7. Centre of German Studies
    a. Ph.D. in German
    b. M.A. in German (Literature, Translation, Translation & Interpretation)
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in German

  8. Centre of Indian Languages
    a. Ph.D. in Hindi
    b. Ph.D. in Urdu
    c. Ph.D. in Hindi Translation
    d. Ph.D. in Tamil
    e. Ph.D. in Kannada
    f. M.A. in Hindi
    g. M.A. in Urdu
    h. *Advanced Diploma in Mass Media in Urdu
    i. *Certificate of Proficiency in Urdu

  9. Centre for Linguistics
    a. Ph.D. in Linguistics
    b. M.A. in Linguistics

  10. Centre for English Studies
    a. Ph.D. in English
    b. M.A. in English

  11. Centre of Russian Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Russian
    b. M.A. in Russian
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Russian

  12. Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies
    a. Ph.D. in Spanish
    b. M.A. in Spanish
    c. B.A.(Hons.) 1st year in Spanish

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