Certification in Foreign languages

In this increasingly globalized world, foreign languages play a key role in the operations of a variety of businesses and diplomatic organizations. Knowledge of a foreign language significantly improves your employability, especially in multinational corporations. Foreign language courses are particularly ideal for people who are interested in becoming foreign language translators. Some of the popular foreign languages offered are Spanish, Persian, Chinese, French, Russian, German, Arabic, Italian, Korean and Japanese. One can find foreign language diploma and degree courses as well as short-term certificate courses. Eligibility for these courses is diverse and the minimum qualifications required vary from 10th and 12th pass to under graduation in various disciplines. Government organizations, industrial houses, research institutes, embassies of foreign countries and publishing houses are some of the organizations that constantly seek services of language experts. Thousands of foreign companies working in India require and employ several foreign language specialists. One area that employs foreign language specialists in large numbers is the tourism industry. There are several universities and private institutes offering foreign language courses. Some of the institutes that offer these courses are:

• Japanese Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi
• Urdu Training and Research Centre, Lucknow
• University of Delhi, New Delhi
• Ram Krishna Mission, Kolkata
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi
• Eastern Regional Languages Centre, Bhubaneswar
• Western Regional Language Centre, Pune
• Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Indo – Italian Chamber of Commerce, Mumbai
• Max Mueller Bhavan