Course at a glance
- Course code: DCL
- Level: Diploma
- Duration: Minimum 1 year (2 semesters), maximum 2 years
- Medium: English
- Total credits: 40
- Course fee: ₹1,750 (boys) / ₹1,600 (girls) per semester
- Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent.
- Evaluation: Assignments (weightage 30%) and a term-end examination (weightage 70%).
- Standard of success: At least 35% marks.
Subjects and credits
Semester 1
- DCL-01 - Comparative Literature: Relevance, Definitions and Concepts of Historical Development (4 credits)
- DCL-02 - Schools of Comparative Literature (4 credits)
- DCL-03 - Approaches to Comparative Literature: Theme (4 credits)
- DCL-04 - Approaches to Comparative Literature: Genre (4 credits)
- DCL-05 - Influence, Reception and Contact (4 credits)
- DCL-06 - Project Work - I (2 credits)
Semester 2
- DCL-07 - Literary History: Periodization and Movement (4 credits)
- DCL-08 - Indian Literature (4 credits)
- DCL-09 - Comparative Literature and Interdisciplinarity (4 credits)
- DCL-10 - Comparative Literature and Translation (4 credits)
- DCL-11 - Project Work - II (2 credits)
Source: BAOU Prospectus 2026. Fees, dates and rules can change, so please confirm the details on the official university website before you apply.