Language is the key to society and man - how we think, what we think, how we interact with each other and co-exist as a community, all this is determined by language which is not only the means of thought but in fact the thought itself. Learning different languages means learning about cultures and traditions of various people. There are a large number of human natural languages, but we cannot learn all of them. However, if we acquaint ourselves with major languages of the world, we get to know much about human civilisation and culture. The School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies set up with this in mind, imparts instruction in a number of major European and Asian languages such as Arabic spoken in lands where Arabs live, Persian language of Iran an ancient country, Japanese, Korean and Chinese are spoken in the far east of Asia by a large number of people belonging to economically and politically powerful countries. The School also teaches major European languages such as French, German, Russian, and Spanish which are the languages basically of Europe but are spoken by large number of people in the Americas. Each of these languages has a significant body of literature, a galaxy of great writers, novelists, poets, story writers. These languages are the carriers of great culture and great philosophy. The student who opts therefore to study a language in the School will in fact be studying much more than language he will be studying the literature, art and philosophy of that Culture also.

Training in a major language enables one at the end of the training to become a translator, an interpreter, a teacher, an expert or a consultant in multi-media projects. Now that the world is becoming a small place and with the spreading globalisation a person trained in a foreign language is becoming an important person, a culture negotiator in fact.

The courses aim at developing competence and proficiency in spoken as well as written language, audio-visual techniques, language laboratory, films etc. are used.

The courses in civilization and culture give a total view of the history, geography and cultural institutions of the country concerned. A survey of the country's history, its art and thought are woven into the fabric of the courses to give the students a proper understanding of the relationship between society and its art and thought.

Literature is studied as a specific discipline in itself and students are trained in various methods of literary analysis. Literature is studied in its socio-historical context besides its study as an aesthetic object.

The School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies is the only institution of its kind in the country where facilities for teaching and research in most of the major foreign languages are available. In addition to the several foreign languages, the School also provides for teaching / research in Indian Languages, Philosophy, English and Linguistics.

Language studies in the School seek to promote in students a world perspective and a spirit of international cooperation and understanding of different civilizations and cultures.

B.A.(Hons.) being an integral part of the 5-year integrated M.A. programme, on successful completion of B.A. (Hons.), the student will be eligible to seek registration to the Fourth Year of the 5-year integrated M.A. programme in the respective language, wherever offered, without having to go through the entrance examination again subject to his/her fulfilling minimum eligibility requirements.