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Basic eligibility is Candidates who have pursued a BA in English or equivalent degree with a minimum overall aggregate of 50% are eligible.

You can prepare for entrance test by following method:

1. Full Historical Coverage of English Literature.
2. Contextual Readings of All Ages.
3. How to Deal with Factual Questions.
4. Relevance of Contemporary British and Other Literature.
5. Divide Syllabus into Separate Modules.
6. Literary Theory and Criticism (Most Important)
7. Passage Readings and Statements Based Questions.
8. New Areas to Cover.

https://www.jammuuniversity.ac.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/english_0.pdf