About Department

Established in 1881, the Persian Department offers courses in Persian at undergraduate, post-graduate and Ph.D. levels. It also offers Certificate and Diploma courses in Modern Persian. So far, five Ph.D. degrees have been awarded in Persian. Its thrust areas are Classical and Modern Persian Language and Literature as well as Persian literature produced in India, especially in Gujarat. The M.S. University of Baroda is the only University in Gujarat where facilities for Arabic teaching have been specially provided by the U.G.C.

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