Orientation program of 45th Batch.
January 11, 2026
DELL started its journey in the year 2003 by opening Bachelor degree with honours and later M.A. Since the inception DELL remained faithful to the strict rules of quality control and discipline in teaching methodology. The department has the opportunity to welcome many scholar teacher who enriched the department with their high quality teaching and wisdom. DELL has at present in total ten teachers ranging from Lecturer to Assistant Professor and one Advisor.
Besides the academic activities DELL is equally active in all the co-curricular and extra- curricular activities in USTC. The reputation of DELL is always towards the onward direction with prestige and fame.
The Department of English Language and Literature (DELL) was founded in July 2003. Since then we have been teaching here the syllabus for B.A. Honours and Master Degree in English Language and Literature. We are very much dedicated to the principles of World university standard and in the light of that our teaching programme has been framed.
For teaching the English Language we follow the latest method of teaching like Communicative approach by our teachers who have the linguistic and IELTS background. For teaching literature we also teach the texts of literature by interpreting the pieces of literature in the light of the most modern theories of language and literature.
Respecting the framework of BAC our teaching contents have been elaborated and we make the application of it in the classes and in our syllabus framing. Our faculty members are well qualified, enthusiastic, competent and very much concerned with the care for the students and we address issues on individual basis.
DELL moves with the time and with the trend.
Welcome to the Department of English Language and Literature (DELL) at University of
Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC). We offer undergraduate as well as graduate
programs namely: BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature, and MA in English Language
and Literature. Both the graduate and undergraduate programs bring together three different but
related areas of study: Literature, Linguistics and Communicative English. The department is
proud to have highly knowledgeable, experienced, and dedicated faculty members having
foreign degrees and international publications. The faculty members are committed to produce
better graduates to build our nation.
The Department of ELL seeks to promote the university’s mission to encourage freedom of
inquiry, the pursuit of truth and care for others through teaching, scholarship and service of the
highest caliber. The Department emphasizes on supporting high quality, student-oriented,
undergraduate and graduate education with modern strategies, approaches, and methods to make
the teaching-learning interactive, effective, and interesting. The department is persistent in
working as a unit to produce authentic materials, provide extra information, and assess the
quality and output in a comprehensive manner.
B. A. (Honors) in English Language and Literature is a 04 (four) year bachelor degree program to
be implemented in the following ways/methods:
a) The total number of courses is 47 (forty-seven) spread over 08 (eight) semesters.
b) Each course will carry 100 marks and will comprise 42 direct contact hours.
c) Each lecture hour will be 60 (sixty) minutes / 01 (one) hour duration.
The semester-wise division of courses is given in the syllabus.
MA in English Language and Literature is a 01 (one) year Master’s degree program to be
implemented in the following ways/methods:
a) The total number of courses is 10 (ten) spread over 02 (two) semesters. Each 3-credit
course will carry 100 marks and will comprise 39 (thirty-nine) lectures.
b) Each lecture hour will be 60 (sixty) minutes / 01 (one) hour duration.
c) The semester-wise division of courses is given in the syllabus.
Requirement for Admission of BA (Hons)
The minimum qualifications for admission to this undergraduate
program are:
a. Minimum GPA 2.50 in both Secondary level and Higher Secondary level or equivalent
examinations.
b. A level with GPA of minimum 2.50 and O level with GPA of minimum 2.5 in three subjects
according to the following scale: (A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1)
c. High school diplomas or equivalent.
Requirement for Admission of MA
The minimum qualifications for admission to this program are:
a. A 4-year bachelor’s degree, with at least second class or CGPA 2.5
b. At least 2nd divisions in SSC and HSC or GPA 2.5, if 2.00 in one examination, it has
to be 6 in aggregate of SSC and HSC
11th Floor, USTC D’ block
Email: dell@ustc.ac.bd
Foy’s Lake, Zakir Hossain Road
Chattogram 4202.
