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• August 6, 2024
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Hello, HPSC aspirants! Welcome to Sahitya Classes. An ideal and extraordinary place for English Literature enthusiasts. After a long time, the HPSC has announced a historical vacancy for 613 posts (tentative) in English Literature for the Assistant Professors in various colleges and universities in all over Haryana. In this blog post, we are going to discuss about its complete English literature syllabus and preparation strategy so that you can get through it and fulfil your dream of becoming an Assistant Professor in Haryana by qualifying the HPSC.

The structure of the exam is divided into three sections namely: –

1. Screening Test
2. Mains Exam
3. Interview

The details of the exam process are further bifurcated in the following scheme/ pattern: –

• Screening Test (wherever applicable)

  • Total number of MCQS: 100
  • Time duration of the exam: 02 hours
  • Total Marks: 100
  • All questions carry equal marks.
  • Each question will have five options (A, B, C, D and E). If a candidate is attempting a question, she/he shall have to darken the appropriate circle A, B, C or D and if not attempting a question, then, she/he shall have to darken E circle. If none of the five circles is darkened, one fourth (0.25) mark shall be deducted.
  • Any candidate not darkening any of the five circles in more than 10% questions shall be disqualified.
  • One-fourth mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
  • The medium of examination will be under:-
    * Only in English Language: – Botany, Computer Science Defence Studies, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Home Science, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology.
    * In Bilingual i.e. English and Hindi Language: – Commerce, Economics, Fine Arts, Mass Communication, Geography, History, Music-(I), Music-(O), Physical Education, * Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy and Tourism.
    * The language subjects such as English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Punjabi will be in their respective language only.
    * Candidates four times the numbers ‹if advertised posts, including bracketed candidates if any, will be called for the next stage of selection process, provided that they have secured the minimum cut-off marks of 25%in the screening
    * In cases, where the total number of applicants is less or nearly four times the number of advertised posts, the Commission reserves its right to call the candidates directly for’ the subject knowledge
    * The marks obtained by the candidate’› in the screening test will not be counted for final selection because it is only for short listing of candidates, for the subject knowledge.

• Subject Knowledge Test

  1. Time duration of exam: 03 hours
  2. Total Marks: 150
  3. The medium of examination will be as under: –
     • Only in English Language: – Botany, Computer Science Defence Studies. Environmental Science. Chemistry, Home Science, Mathematics. Physicsand Zoology.
     • In Bilingual e. English and Hindi Language: – Commerce, Economics, Fine Arts, Mass ‘Communication, Geography, History, Music-(I), Music-(O), Physical Education, Political Science. Psychology, Philosophy and Tourism
     • The language subjects such as English, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Punjabi will be in their respective language only.
       * The numbers of the candidates to be called for interview will be two times, including bracketed candidates if any, of the number of advertised posts provided that they have secured the minimum cut- off marks of 35%.
       * The weightage of the subject knowledge test will be 5%.

• Interview/Viva-Voce

The weightage of the interview will be 12.5%.

The final merit list will be prepared by adding the marks of the subject knowledge test and interview/viva-voce.

The selection will be mainly based on the mains and interview sections and your best performance in this regard is quite crucial. Prof. Vineet Pandey, a persona in the education field with exceptional track record in English Literature having 10 NET, 2 JRF, 2 GATE, 17 SETS exam qualified expert and author of 3 books for NET-CUET UG is here to guide you through this journey of Assistant Professor in the HPSC exam. Your dedication and perseverance with Prof. Vineet Pandey’s pro guidance can lead you to live a successful life. The syllabus, as announced by the HPSC, is defined below: –

SYLLABUS OF RECRUITMENT TEST FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (COLLEGE CADRE) IN THE SUBJECT OF ENGLISH

1. Literature from Chaucer to the present day.

Broad Divisions: –

• a) Drama
• b) Poetry
• c) Fiction, Short Story
• d) Non-Fictional Prose

Unit- I: Up to the Renaissance

Unit- II: Jacobean to Restoration Periods

Unit- III: Augustan Age 18″ Century Literature

Unit- IV: Romantic Period

Unit- V: Victorian Literature and Pre-Raphaelites

Unit- VI: Modern British Literature

Unit- VII: Contemporary British Literature

Unit- VIII: Literary Theory and Criticism up to T.S. Eliot

Unit- IX: Contemporary Theory

Unit- X: Cinema Studies

2. Criticism and Major Literary Theories
3. History of English Language, English Language Teaching
4. Indian Writings in English (IWE):
   a) English in India: History & Evolution
   b) Cultural studies and Haryanvi Folklore
   c) Literatures in Translation
5. Literary Comprehension
6. American and other Non-British English Literature
7. Indian Aesthetics:
   Indian Literary Theory and Criticism

The above-mentioned topics are an overview of the syllabus and needs the perfect guidance to conquer the examination. As the syllabus is quite similar with the NET English Literature Syllabus so an expert maestro like Prof. Vineet Pandey can help you in the exam preparation with his teachings and several years of experience and knowledge to go through the process with ease. Keeping these things in view We, The Sahitya Classes Team, have announced a fresh batch for the HPSC exam preparation. You can join this batch by calling us on our official numbers, by downloading the Sahitya Classes app and by visiting our official website.

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