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{{short description|Public Central University in Hyderabad, Telangana, India}}
{{Short description|Public Central University in Hyderabad, Telangana, India}}
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|name           = The English and Foreign Languages University  
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|vice_chancellor= Prof. E. Suresh Kumar
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| former_names    = The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL)
|affiliations  = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]
| mottoeng        = Words Illumine the World<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual Report 2018-2019|url=https://www.efluniversity.ac.in/images/documents/5%20ANNUAL%20REPORT_2018-19_HINDI_ENGLISH.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108024127/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/images/documents/5%20ANNUAL%20REPORT_2018-19_HINDI_ENGLISH.pdf|archive-date=8 January 2022|access-date=14 February 2022|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|page=378|language=hi|format=PDF|quote=Our motto “Words Illumine the World”, is ancient and eternal, and it shall light our future.}}</ref>
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| accreditation          = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]<ref name=NIRF>{{cite report |author=Government of India|author-link=Ministry of Education (India)|date=2023 |title=National Institutional Ranking Framework |url=https://www.efluniversity.ac.in/NIRF_2023.pdf |publisher=NIRF|pages=1–11 |docket= |access-date=10 August 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
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| head                  = [[President of India]]
| chancellor             = Vasant G. Gadre<ref>{{Cite web|title=EFLU|url=https://www.efluniversity.ac.in/chancellor.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215063154/https://www.efluniversity.ac.in/chancellor.php|archive-date=15 February 2022|access-date=15 February 2022|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|language=en-IN}}</ref>
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| vice_chancellor       = Nagalapalli Naga Raju
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*Lucknow Campus:<br>Rajneesh Arora,
*Shillong Campus:<br>Ravindra Kumar Vemula
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| academic_staff        = 187 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| total_staff            = 250+
| students              = 1,219 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| undergrad              = 300 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| postgrad              = 580 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| doctoral              = 299 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| other_students        = 40 {{small|(2021-2022)}}<ref name=NIRF/>
| address                = Via Tarnaka Crossroads, Behind [[National Institute of Nutrition]]
| city           = [[Hyderabad]] 500 007
| state                  = [[Telangana]]
| province              = Secunderabad Mandal, [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad District]]
| country         = [[India]]
| postalcode            = ([[Jamia Osmania|Jama-I-Osmania]] Post Office)
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*Headquarters
**Hyderabad ([[Telangana]]) {{Convert|32|acre|ha}},
*Regional campuses
**[[Lucknow]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
**[[Shillong]] ([[Meghalaya]])
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{{Sup|a}} Became a central university in 2006.
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The '''English and Foreign Languages University''' known as '''EFLU''' is a central university for English and foreign languages located in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/About.html|title=EFL University About|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121033024/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/About.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the only such university dedicated to languages in [[South Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/eflu-gets-record-number-of-applications/article22699600.ece|title=EFLU gets record number of applications|date=9 February 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/eflu-to-offer-its-specialised-services-to-all/article19758197.ece|title=EFLU to offer its specialised services to all|date=26 September 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
'''The English and Foreign Languages University''' ('''EFLU''') is a [[Central university (India)|central university]] for English and foreign languages located in [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.efluniversity.ac.in/About.html|title=EFL University About|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121033024/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/About.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the only such university dedicated to languages in [[South Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/eflu-gets-record-number-of-applications/article22699600.ece|title=EFLU gets record number of applications|date=9 February 2018|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/eflu-to-offer-its-specialised-services-to-all/article19758197.ece|title=EFLU to offer its specialised services to all|date=26 September 2017|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="N. Naga Raju appointed Vice-Chancellor of EFLU">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=N. Naga Raju appointed Vice-Chancellor of EFLU |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/n-naga-raju-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-eflu/article69298947.ece |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=6 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308184300/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/n-naga-raju-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-eflu/article69298947.ece |archive-date=8 March 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>


[[File:EFL UNIVERSITY.jpg|alt=EFL UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE BUILDING|thumb|260px|EFL University Campus]]
[[File:EFL UNIVERSITY.jpg|alt=EFL University Foreign Language Building|thumb|260px|EFL University Campus]]
The university offers the study of English and foreign languages like [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] in the areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.<ref name=":0" />
The university offers the study of English and foreign languages like [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] in the areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.<ref name=":0" />


==History==
== History ==
EFLU, Hyderabad was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English by [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]], India's first Prime Minister.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/History.html|title=EFL University History|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121110722/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/History.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The  Central Institute of English, Hyderabad had started functioning with effect from 17 November 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Debates - Central Institute of English, Hyderabad |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1599/1/lsd_02_06_19-11-1958.pdf |website=eparlib.nic.in |access-date=5 March 2021 |page=479 |quote=page number 479 of the document, but page 33 in the PDF}}</ref> It was renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 with the addition of three major foreign languages – German, Russian and French.<ref name=":1" /> The Educational Media Research Center (EMMRC) was established at CIEFL in 1984. In 2006, CIEFL received central university status and was renamed to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), by an act of the Parliament.<ref name=":1" />
EFLU, Hyderabad was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English by [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]], India's first Prime Minister.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/History.html|title=EFL University History|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121110722/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/History.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The  Central Institute of English, Hyderabad had started functioning with effect from 17 November 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lok Sabha Debates - Central Institute of English, Hyderabad |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1599/1/lsd_02_06_19-11-1958.pdf |website=eparlib.nic.in |access-date=5 March 2021 |page=479 |quote=page number 479 of the document, but page 33 in the PDF}}</ref> It was renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 with the addition of three major foreign languages – German, Russian and French.<ref name=":1" /> The Educational Media Research Center (EMRC) was established at CIEFL in 1984. In 2006, CIEFL received central university status and was renamed to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), by an act of the Parliament.<ref name=":1" />


==Campus==
== Campus ==
=== EFLU Hyderabad campus ===
=== EFLU Hyderabad campus ===
This is the main campus, situated in the heart of [[Hyderabad]], the capital of [[Telangana]]. This is the oldest of the campuses of the university. The campus has 7 schools with 26 departments. Apart from graduate, postgraduate, and research programmes, EFLU also offers postgraduate diplomas, and distance and part-time mode courses.
This is the main campus, situated in the heart of [[Hyderabad]], the capital of [[Telangana]]. This is the oldest of the campuses of the university. The campus has 7 schools with 26 departments. Apart from graduate, postgraduate, and research programmes, EFLU also offers postgraduate diplomas, and distance and part-time mode courses.  The [[EFLU Hyderabad heritage well]] is situated in the Hyderabad campus.


==== Hostels ====
==== Hostels ====
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* Amrita Pritam International Women's Hostel
* Amrita Pritam International Women's Hostel


===Regional campuses===
=== Regional campuses ===
The University has one main campus – at Hyderabad; and two regional centres – at Shillong (1973) and Lucknow (1979). They have their own libraries and hostel facilities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/Campuses.html|title=EFL University Campuses|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121110531/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/Campuses.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The university has one main campus – at Hyderabad; and two regional centres – at Shillong (1973) and Lucknow (1979). They have their own libraries and hostel facilities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/Campuses.html|title=EFL University Campuses|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in|access-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121110531/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/Campuses.html|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


====EFLU Shillong campus====
==== EFLU Shillong campus ====
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) [[Shillong]] Campus was established in Shillong in 1973 as the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) North-East Campus, one year after Meghalaya achieved statehood. The aim of establishing this campus was to cater to the linguistic and research needs of the region as well as to provide quality training for teachers.<ref name=":2" />
The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) [[Shillong]] Campus was established in Shillong in 1973 as the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) North-East Campus, one year after Meghalaya achieved statehood. The aim of establishing this campus was to cater to the linguistic and research needs of the region as well as to provide quality training for teachers.<ref name=":2" />


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* BA English/Mass Communication and Journalism
* BA English/Mass Communication and Journalism
* MA in English/Linguistics /Mass Communication and Journalism/English Literature,
* MA in English/Linguistics /Mass Communication and Journalism/English Literature,
* M.Phil and PhD courses in English Literature and English Language Education, along with Linguistics.
* M.Phil. and PhD courses in English Literature and English Language Education, along with Linguistics.
* Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in French, German, Spanish and Russian languages.<ref name=":2" />
* Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in French, German, Spanish and Russian languages.<ref name=":2" />


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The EFL University Campus at Lucknow was started in 1979 to provide training to university/college teachers of English in northern India, but it slowly emerged as a full-fledged Centre offering PG Diploma in the Teaching of English, degree and research programmes. The campus has been actively engaged in conducting refresher courses for university and college teachers, proficiency courses for a wide spectrum of learners and contact programmes for the participants of Postgraduate Certificate course in the Teaching of English. The campus also offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication. All programmes run by the Campus are face-to-face and are not offered through the distance mode. The campus has its own library and hostel.<ref name=":2" />
The EFL University Campus at Lucknow was started in 1979 to provide training to university/college teachers of English in northern India, but it slowly emerged as a full-fledged Centre offering PG Diploma in the Teaching of English, degree and research programmes. The campus has been actively engaged in conducting refresher courses for university and college teachers, proficiency courses for a wide spectrum of learners and contact programmes for the participants of Postgraduate Certificate course in the Teaching of English. The campus also offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication. All programmes run by the Campus are face-to-face and are not offered through the distance mode. The campus has its own library and hostel.<ref name=":2" />


==Academics==
== Academics ==
Dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages, the university was set up to conduct advanced research and training in English and foreign languages, in areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.<ref name=":1" />
Dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages, the university was set up to conduct advanced research and training in English and foreign languages, in areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.<ref name=":1" />
===Academic programmes===
==== Undergraduate courses ====
* B.A. (Hons) English
* B.Ed. English
* B.A. (Hons) in Arabic
* B.A. (Hons) in French
* B.A. (Hons) in German
* B.A. (Hons) in Japanese
* B.A. (Hons) in Russian
* B.A. (Hons) in Spanish
* B.A (Hons) in Korean


==== Postgraduate courses ====
=== Official journal ===
The university offers a number of postgraduate courses to cater
The EFLU publishes ''Contextures: A Journal of Literature and Culture'' bi-annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/journals-2|title=Journals|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630174833/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/journals-2|archive-date=30 June 2013|access-date=14 September 2013|website=www.efluniversity.ac.in}}</ref> It aims to contribute to the debates over literary and cultural practices from heterogeneous perspectives by bringing together several departments of literature.
to the student population. The M.A. English Cafeteria programme is a unique programme implemented 
solely within this university in India. The various courses offered by the university includes:
* M.A. in English Cafeteria: Those admitted in this course can specialise in:
** M.A. in English (General)
** M.A. in Literary and Cultural Studies
** M.A. in English Literature
** M.A. in Literatures in English
** M.A. in Comparative Literature
** M.A. in Linguistics
** M.A. in English Language Teaching
* M.A. in English Literature
* M.A. in Literatures in English
* M.A. in Comparative Literature
* M.A. in Linguistics
* M.A. in English Language Teaching
* M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
* M.A. in Hindi
* M.A. in Computational Linguistics
* M.A. in Arabic Language & Literature
* M.A. in French Language & Literature
* M.A. in German Language & Literature
* M.A. in Hispanic Language & Literature
* M.A. in Russian Language & Literature
* Post-graduate Diploma in Teaching of English
* Post-graduate Diploma in Teaching of Arabic
* Post-graduate Diploma in Translation Studies


==== Research ====
==Notable people associated with EFLU==
* Ph.D in English  
===Arabic===
- Literature
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- Cultural Studies
*Moinuddin Azmi, Ph.D. ([[Aligarh Muslim University|Aligarh]])
- Comparative Literature
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- Film Studies
 
- Literatures in English
===English===
* Ph.D in Linguistics
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* Ph.D in Hindi
*Ramesh Mohan, Ph.D. ([[University of Leeds|Leeds]])
* Ph.D in Arabic
*Raghavachari Amritavalli, Ph.D. ([[Simon Fraser University|SFU]])
* Ph.D in Film Studies and Visual Culture
*V. Y. Kantak, [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] ([[Bombay University|Bombay]])
* Ph.D in Media and Communication
*[[Mangesh V. Nadkarni|M. V. Nadkarni]], Ph.D. ([[University of California, Los Angeles|California]])
*[[Susie Tharu]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] (CIEFL)
*K. G. Vijayakrishnan, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*Paul Gunashekar
*M. L. Tickoo, Ph.D. ([[University of London|London]])
* Raj. N. Bakshi, M.A. (Bangor), Ph.D (Panjab)
*P. T. George, M.Phil. (Leeds)
*[[K. A. Jayaseelan]], Double Ph.D. ([[Viswa Bharati University|Viswa Bharati]]) & (SFU)
*R. N. Ghosh, Ph.D. ([[University of Michigan|Michigan]])
*B. K. Das, Ph.D.
*S. R. Ganguly, Ph.D. ([[Brunel University London|Brunel]])
*K. Subrahmanian, Ph.D. ([[Indiana University|Indiana]])
*B. N. Koul, M.A. ([[University of Reading|Reading]])
*Priya Hosali, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*B. A. Prabhakar Babu, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*V. Prakasam, Double Ph.D. ([[University of York|York]]) & ([[NALSAR]])
*T. Balasubramanian, Ph.D. ([[University of Edinburgh|Edinburgh]])
*S. K. Verma, Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
*S. V. Pradhan, Ph.D ([[University of Manitoba|Manitoba]])
*[[Rajeev Taranath]], Ph.D ([[University of Mysore|Mysore]])
*Jacob Tharu, [[Master of Education|M.Ed.]] ([[Harvard University|Harvard]])
*S. V. Parasher, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*Kamakshi-Subramaniam, Ph.D. ([[Brown University|Brown]])
*Kamalesh Sadanand, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*V. S. S. Sastry
*Y. C. Bhatnagar
*K. C. Nambiar, M.A. ([[Oxford University|Oxford]])
*R. K. Bansal, Ph.D. (London)
*R. N. Ghosh, M.Ed. ([[Sagar University|Sagar]])
*Damodar Thakur, Ph.D. ([[University of Reading|Reading]])
*V. D. Singh, M.A. (Leeds)
*B. M. Sagar, M.A. (Punjab)
*P. Nihalani, Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
*[[Vinayak Krishna Gokak]], M.A. (Oxford)
*Julu Sen, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*[[Colin Masica|Colin P. Masica]], Ph.D. ([[University of Chicago|Chicago]])
*Surabhi Bharati, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*M. T. Hany Babu, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
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===French===
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*Nirupama Vasadani, Ph.D. ([[Université Sorbonne Nouvelle|Paris III]])
*Nirupama Rastogi, Ph.D. (Paris III)
*Jayant Dhupkar, Ph.D. (Paris III)
}}


===Library===
===German===
The Ramesh Mohan Library was established in 1958 to provide bibliographical, documentation and information support to the teaching and research programmes of the University.   The Library moved into its new building in July 1988. The main objective of the Library is to provide information of books, journals, theses and other related documents relevant to the academic and research needs of the University.  These materials are organised according to system of Dewey Decimal Classification on the shelves, and provides access to these materials through [[Online public access catalogue]] (OPAC).
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*Pramod Talgeri, [[Doctor of Philosophy|Dr.Phil.]] ([[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|München]])
*K. P. Augustine, Dr.Phil. ([[Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg|Halle]])
*Brigitta Spitzbardt, Dr.Phil. ([[University of Jena|Jena]])
*Harry Spitzbardt, [[Doctor of Science|D.Sc.]] (Jena)
*V. Ganeshan, Dr.Phil. (München)
*J. V. D. Moorty, M.Litt. (CIEFL)
*Meenakshi Reddy, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
*Ishwar Singh Dagar
*Adrian Francis
*Rajiv Shungloo
}}


The Library has about {{formatnum:160914}} books and other reading materials, about 202 academic and research journals and 1,485 M.Phil. / PhD theses submitted by the Research Scholars. There is a small collection of books in Indian languages and Audio-visual materials.
===Persian===
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*Ismat Mehdi, Ph.D. ([[Osmania University|Osmania]])
}}


===Official journal===
===Russian===
The EFLU publishes ''Contextures: A Journal of Literature and Culture'' bi-annually.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/journals-2 |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630174833/http://www.efluniversity.ac.in/journals-2 |archive-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It aims to contribute to the debates over literary and cultural practices from heterogeneous perspectives by bringing together several departments of literature.
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*M. P. Pande, Ph.D. ([[University of Moscow|Moscow]])
*Yogendra Kumar, Ph.D. (Moscow)
*V. I. Maximov, D.Sc. ([[University of Leningrad|Leningrad]])
*J. P. Dimri, Ph.D. (Moscow)
*V. S. Totawar Ph.D. (Moscow)
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===Spanish===
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*Sonya Surabhi Gupta, Ph.D. ([[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]])
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==See also==
== See also ==
* [[List of universities in India]]
* [[List of central universities in India]]
* [[Universities and colleges in India]]
* [[Education in India]]
* [[Distance Education Council]]
* [[University Grants Commission (India)]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://twitter.com/EFLU_OFFICIAL EFLU] on [[Twitter]]


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The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU)
Former names
The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL)
Motto in English
Words Illumine the World[1]
TypePublic
Established1958; 68 years ago (1958)a
Budget101,08,29,461.00 (Operational expenditure) (2021-2022)[2]
ChancellorVasant G. Gadre[3]
Vice-ChancellorNagalapalli Naga Raju
RectorGovernor of Telangana
Director
  • Lucknow Campus:
    Rajneesh Arora,
  • Shillong Campus:
    Ravindra Kumar Vemula
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
187 (2021-2022)[2]
Students1,219 (2021-2022)[2]
Undergraduates300 (2021-2022)[2]
Postgraduates580 (2021-2022)[2]
299 (2021-2022)[2]
Other students
40 (2021-2022)[2]
Address
Via Tarnaka Crossroads, Behind National Institute of Nutrition
,
Hyderabad 500 007
,
Secunderabad Mandal, Hyderabad District, Telangana
,
(Jama-I-Osmania Post Office)
,
India
LanguageEnglish (India)
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.efluniversity.ac.in
a Became a central university in 2006.

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) is a central university for English and foreign languages located in Hyderabad, India.[4] It is the only such university dedicated to languages in South Asia.[5][6][7]

EFL University Foreign Language Building
EFL University Campus

The university offers the study of English and foreign languages like Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Turkish in the areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.[4]

History[edit | edit source]

EFLU, Hyderabad was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.[8] The Central Institute of English, Hyderabad had started functioning with effect from 17 November 1958.[9] It was renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972 with the addition of three major foreign languages – German, Russian and French.[8] The Educational Media Research Center (EMRC) was established at CIEFL in 1984. In 2006, CIEFL received central university status and was renamed to English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), by an act of the Parliament.[8]

Campus[edit | edit source]

EFLU Hyderabad campus[edit | edit source]

This is the main campus, situated in the heart of Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. This is the oldest of the campuses of the university. The campus has 7 schools with 26 departments. Apart from graduate, postgraduate, and research programmes, EFLU also offers postgraduate diplomas, and distance and part-time mode courses. The EFLU Hyderabad heritage well is situated in the Hyderabad campus.

Hostels[edit | edit source]

The campus houses five hostels two for men and three for women.

  • Basheer Men's Hostel
  • Tagore International Men's Hostel
  • Mahlaqa Bai Chanda Women's Hostel
  • Akka Mahadevi Women's Hostel
  • Amrita Pritam International Women's Hostel

Regional campuses[edit | edit source]

The university has one main campus – at Hyderabad; and two regional centres – at Shillong (1973) and Lucknow (1979). They have their own libraries and hostel facilities.[10]

EFLU Shillong campus[edit | edit source]

The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) Shillong Campus was established in Shillong in 1973 as the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) North-East Campus, one year after Meghalaya achieved statehood. The aim of establishing this campus was to cater to the linguistic and research needs of the region as well as to provide quality training for teachers.[10]

Here is a list of courses offered in the campus

  • BA English/Mass Communication and Journalism
  • MA in English/Linguistics /Mass Communication and Journalism/English Literature,
  • M.Phil. and PhD courses in English Literature and English Language Education, along with Linguistics.
  • Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in French, German, Spanish and Russian languages.[10]

EFLU Lucknow campus[edit | edit source]

Situated on the banks of Gomti, the Lucknow campus is housed in the Moti Mahal Campus, RanaPratap Marg, Lucknow.[10]

The EFL University Campus at Lucknow was started in 1979 to provide training to university/college teachers of English in northern India, but it slowly emerged as a full-fledged Centre offering PG Diploma in the Teaching of English, degree and research programmes. The campus has been actively engaged in conducting refresher courses for university and college teachers, proficiency courses for a wide spectrum of learners and contact programmes for the participants of Postgraduate Certificate course in the Teaching of English. The campus also offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication. All programmes run by the Campus are face-to-face and are not offered through the distance mode. The campus has its own library and hostel.[10]

Academics[edit | edit source]

Dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages, the university was set up to conduct advanced research and training in English and foreign languages, in areas of Teacher Education, Literature, Linguistics, Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies.[8]

Official journal[edit | edit source]

The EFLU publishes Contextures: A Journal of Literature and Culture bi-annually.[11] It aims to contribute to the debates over literary and cultural practices from heterogeneous perspectives by bringing together several departments of literature.

Notable people associated with EFLU[edit | edit source]

Arabic[edit | edit source]

English[edit | edit source]

  • Ramesh Mohan, Ph.D. (Leeds)
  • Raghavachari Amritavalli, Ph.D. (SFU)
  • V. Y. Kantak, M.A. (Bombay)
  • M. V. Nadkarni, Ph.D. (California)
  • Susie Tharu, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • K. G. Vijayakrishnan, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • Paul Gunashekar
  • M. L. Tickoo, Ph.D. (London)
  • Raj. N. Bakshi, M.A. (Bangor), Ph.D (Panjab)
  • P. T. George, M.Phil. (Leeds)
  • K. A. Jayaseelan, Double Ph.D. (Viswa Bharati) & (SFU)
  • R. N. Ghosh, Ph.D. (Michigan)
  • B. K. Das, Ph.D.
  • S. R. Ganguly, Ph.D. (Brunel)
  • K. Subrahmanian, Ph.D. (Indiana)
  • B. N. Koul, M.A. (Reading)
  • Priya Hosali, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • B. A. Prabhakar Babu, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • V. Prakasam, Double Ph.D. (York) & (NALSAR)
  • T. Balasubramanian, Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
  • S. K. Verma, Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
  • S. V. Pradhan, Ph.D (Manitoba)
  • Rajeev Taranath, Ph.D (Mysore)
  • Jacob Tharu, M.Ed. (Harvard)
  • S. V. Parasher, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • Kamakshi-Subramaniam, Ph.D. (Brown)
  • Kamalesh Sadanand, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • V. S. S. Sastry
  • Y. C. Bhatnagar
  • K. C. Nambiar, M.A. (Oxford)
  • R. K. Bansal, Ph.D. (London)
  • R. N. Ghosh, M.Ed. (Sagar)
  • Damodar Thakur, Ph.D. (Reading)
  • V. D. Singh, M.A. (Leeds)
  • B. M. Sagar, M.A. (Punjab)
  • P. Nihalani, Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
  • Vinayak Krishna Gokak, M.A. (Oxford)
  • Julu Sen, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • Colin P. Masica, Ph.D. (Chicago)
  • Surabhi Bharati, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • M. T. Hany Babu, Ph.D. (CIEFL)

French[edit | edit source]

  • Nirupama Vasadani, Ph.D. (Paris III)
  • Nirupama Rastogi, Ph.D. (Paris III)
  • Jayant Dhupkar, Ph.D. (Paris III)

German[edit | edit source]

  • Pramod Talgeri, Dr.Phil. (München)
  • K. P. Augustine, Dr.Phil. (Halle)
  • Brigitta Spitzbardt, Dr.Phil. (Jena)
  • Harry Spitzbardt, D.Sc. (Jena)
  • V. Ganeshan, Dr.Phil. (München)
  • J. V. D. Moorty, M.Litt. (CIEFL)
  • Meenakshi Reddy, Ph.D. (CIEFL)
  • Ishwar Singh Dagar
  • Adrian Francis
  • Rajiv Shungloo

Persian[edit | edit source]

Russian[edit | edit source]

  • M. P. Pande, Ph.D. (Moscow)
  • Yogendra Kumar, Ph.D. (Moscow)
  • V. I. Maximov, D.Sc. (Leningrad)
  • J. P. Dimri, Ph.D. (Moscow)
  • V. S. Totawar Ph.D. (Moscow)

Spanish[edit | edit source]

  • Sonya Surabhi Gupta, Ph.D. (JNU)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Annual Report 2018-2019" (PDF). www.efluniversity.ac.in (in हिन्दी). p. 378. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022. Our motto "Words Illumine the World", is ancient and eternal, and it shall light our future.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Government of India (2023). National Institutional Ranking Framework (PDF) (Report). NIRF. pp. 1–11. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "EFLU". www.efluniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "EFL University About". www.efluniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "EFLU gets record number of applications". The Hindu. 9 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "EFLU to offer its specialised services to all". The Hindu. 26 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "N. Naga Raju appointed Vice-Chancellor of EFLU". The Hindu. 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "EFL University History". www.efluniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lok Sabha Debates - Central Institute of English, Hyderabad" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in. p. 479. Retrieved 5 March 2021. page number 479 of the document, but page 33 in the PDF
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "EFL University Campuses". www.efluniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Journals". www.efluniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

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