A full-time three-year B.A. (Hons.) and two-year M.A. in Chinese language at the Centre of Chinese and South-East Asian Studies have been attracting and inspiring both the Indian and foreign students for more than two decades. The Centre offers an intensive specialized training in modern Chinese language with particular emphasis on the commonly spoken language (putonghua) in present day China. Apart from having proficiency in the language, the students are gradually exposed to the cultural and literary heritage of China through both classical and contemporary texts.

B.A. (Hons.) in ChineseM: The courses at the level of B.A. (Hons.) in Chinese are designed to develop language skills in speaking, reading, writing and comprehension. The students are also familiarized with various aspects of life in China through courses such as Read Chinese, Newspaper Chinese, Chinese Oration/Fluent Chinese, General Knowledge in Chinese, Composition etc. The courses are aimed at developing competence and proficiency in spoken as well as written Chinese through state-of-the-art audio-visual language laboratory facilities and films. The Centre also offers four tool courses in English for in-house students which are introductory courses about social, political and cultural life in East Asia.

M.A. in Chinese: The programme is designed to facilitate advanced and intensive training of Chinese language, literature, culture and civilization on the one hand and translation and interpretation on the other. Courses such as the History of Chinese Literature, Introduction to Chinese Language, Fundamental of Chinese-English Translation, Newspaper Translation, Chinese Novels, Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpretation, Introduction to the Economy of Modern China, Reading and Translation of Contemporary Writing train students for research and interpretation careers. The inter-disciplinary orientation of the courses also offers an opportunity to students to join M.Phil. / Ph.D. programmes in social sciences streams of other Schools.The Centre offers a unique programme in training students in Chinese language with an intensive specialized training in the common spoken variety of China (Putunghua). Apart from having a practical proficiency in the language concerned students are also familiarized systematically with various aspects of life in China and other Chinese-speaking areas in the South-East Asia. The aim of the programme, therefore, is to stimulate and facilitate young scholars to engage themselves in advanced level language-based studies on language, literature, history and culture of China and South-East Asian Countries.

M.Phil. / Ph.D. in Chinese: The Centre offers a research programme leading to Ph.D. degree. At M.Phil. level, the Centre aims at introducing research methodology and other multi-disciplinary courses. A student admitted to the programme is required to clear prescribed courses in the areas like methodology, language, literature, culture, history, India-China contacts and write dissertation for completion of M.Phil. The broad areas of research include :

i) Chinese Culture Studies
ii) India-China Civilizational Interaction
iii) Contemporary Chinese Literature & Literary Theory & Criticism
iv) Chinese Literary History
v) Chinese Language, Linguistic Profile and Linguistic History
vi) Theory and Practice of Translation
vii) Research Methodology
viii) Structure and Styles of Modern Chinese

COP/DOP in Bhasa Indonesia: The Centre also offers(Part-time) Certificate of Proficiency and Diploma of Proficiency in Bhasa Indonesia

Note :-
Entrance Examination for B.A. IInd year, M.A. and M.Phil. shall be conducted in the Chinese language.