•    To help students to develop competence in English Language so that they feel confident to think independently and use language creatively

•    To expose students to the core linguistics and literary concepts and their various applications

•    To help students trace and recognize the major traditions and trends in research so that they may themselves become responsible, independent researchers.

•    To enable students to be productively absorbed in the job market by equipping them with adequate knowledge and skills requires for professional excellence.

•    To make students capable of analyzing a wide range of literary material. They should be able to critically read and analyze literary texts as well as make comparison between individual texts

•    To use critical concepts and terminology with understanding

•    To help students get tuned towards taking up higher literary research and Ph.D.