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A peep into a central university exclusively for English!- 17-Dec-2021
History: The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, was founded in 1958 as the Central Institute of English (CIE). Giving shape to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehrus vision to set up an institution to impart quality training in English for teachers.
Gradually the Institute extended the scope of its goals, viz. to improve the standard of teaching of English; to undertake relevant research; and, to introduce foreign languages.
With the addition of three major foreign languages German, Russian and French, CIE was therefore renamed the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) in 1972
In 1973, CIEFL was awarded the status of a deemed university.
Two new campuses were set up in Shillong in 1973 and Lucknow in 1979 to cater for the needs of language practitioners in the North East and the North.
In 2006-2007, CIEFL was given central university status and accordingly renamed The English and Foreign Languages University. Dedicated to the study of English and ten foreign languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Persian).
Significance: It is the only one of its kind in South Asia.
It has been specially set up to conduct advanced research and training in the areas of teacher education, literature, linguistics, interdisciplinary studies, and cultural studies.
Today, EFL University has 7 schools and 26 Departments.
Programs: Apart from graduate, postgraduate, and research programmes, EFL University offers postgraduate diplomas, and degrees through the distance mode.
Admission process: Admission to EFLU programs are carried out through computer based common entrance examination held across the nation.
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