To strive for academic excellence and to advance research expertise in the core areas of English Studies as well as allied disciplines; expanding the canon by incorporating Translation Studies, Culture Studies, Comparative Literature, Gender Studies and Studies in Margins.

The Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia, strives to:

• Help its UG and PG students develop academic distinction together with honing skills and abilities required in the professional world
• Build an archive of seminal Indian texts in English translation
• Build a digital archive of seminal Indian literary texts
• Continue collaborations with institutions of higher learning in India and abroad