Queen Mary's College Chennai M.Phil Tamil: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Ans. The Master of Philosophy in Tamil at Queen Mary’s College, Chennai is a 2-year postgraduate research programme affiliated to the University of Madras, covering classical Tamil literature, Sangam poetry, Tamil linguistics, medieval Tamil texts, modern Tamil writing, and literary research methods. The programme includes coursework in the first year and a dissertation in the second year, covering research methodology and a supervised original contribution to the field.

Ans. The total fee for the 2-year M.Phil Tamil at Queen Mary’s College is INR 3,060 (INR 1,530 per year), as per the official college fee structure for 2025-26. Queen Mary’s College is a Tamil Nadu government institution with government-regulated fees across all its programmes.

Ans. Eligibility for M.Phil Tamil at Queen Mary’s College requires a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in bachelor’s and master’s degree in tamil language and literature or a related subject, or a closely related field, from a recognised university, with a minimum 55% aggregate (50% for SC/ST/BC/MBC candidates). Only women candidates are eligible for this government women’s college.

Ans. The M.Phil Tamil curriculum at Queen Mary’s College covers Sangam literature and classical Tamil poetry, Tolkappiyam and early grammatical traditions, medieval devotional literature and Bhakti period Tamil texts, modern Tamil novel, short story, and drama, Tamil linguistics and Dravidian studies, sociolinguistics and language change, folk literature and oral traditions, comparative Tamil and Dravidian languages, and an original research dissertation in Tamil literature or linguistics. Candidates work under a recognised research guide from the Tamil department, developing skills in research design, data collection, and scholarly writing.