Translators are professionals who can accurately convert writing from one language to another. Their work is important for making legal, scientific and business texts available to different countries and languages. A good translator would retain the concept and meaning of the original document as much as possible.
Personal Competencies
You like learning/speaking new languages
You are comfortable communicating with others
You are a good listener
You pay attention to details
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 2 in any stream
2. Complete Bachelor’s of Art (B.A.) degree in any language of your choice, followed by Master’s degree in the same
OR Complete Bachelor’s of Art (B.A.) degree in any language of your choice, followed by Diploma in any foreign language of your choice
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Arts. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. Anugrah Narayan College, Patna 2. Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Karaikal 3. Asutosh College, Kolkata 4. Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmal Kanoi College, Dibrugarh 5. Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar 6. School of Open Learning, Delhi 7. Ewing Christian College, Allahabad 8. Elphinstone College, Mumbai
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1. Arul Anandar College, Madurai 2. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata 3. Annai College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu 4. Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Punjab 5. Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar 6. Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, Bengaluru 7. Acropolis Institute of Management Studies and Research, Indore 8. Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 30,000 – 3,00,000*.
*(The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute)
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI* • Scholarships are also made available in institutes based on merit* *(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA) • Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc. • All banks give education loans
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Schools, Hospitals, Courtrooms, Meeting Rooms, Conference Centres
Entrepreneurship: You can set up a private translation company/firm as well as freelancing
Work Environment: The work timings are typically 5 to 6 days a week for 8 to 9 hours per day. Shift system is applicable.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Shivani Dev is a Conference Interpreter and Translator. She has completed a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Lady Shri Ram college for women after which she has pursued an M.Phil in French, French Language and Literature, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in French Language and Literature from the Centre for French & Francophone Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She is currently involved in working on the Hindi and English translations of Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex, 1949).*
Translator
NCS Code: 2643.0401 | L0041. Complete 10 + 2 in any stream
2. Complete Bachelor’s of Art (B.A.) degree in any language of your choice, followed by Master’s degree in the same
OR Complete Bachelor’s of Art (B.A.) degree in any language of your choice, followed by Diploma in any foreign language of your choice
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Arts.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. Anugrah Narayan College, Patna
2. Avvaiyar Government College for Women, Karaikal
3. Asutosh College, Kolkata
4. Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmal Kanoi College, Dibrugarh
5. Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar
6. School of Open Learning, Delhi
7. Ewing Christian College, Allahabad
8. Elphinstone College, Mumbai
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. Arul Anandar College, Madurai
2. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata
3. Annai College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu
4. Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Punjab
5. Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar
6. Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, Bengaluru
7. Acropolis Institute of Management Studies and Research, Indore
8. Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Distance Learning Institute
1. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Online courses
1. Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/course/translation-career-course/
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 30,000 – 3,00,000*.
*(The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute)
SCHOLARSHIPS
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes* • Visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI*
• Scholarships are also made available in institutes based on merit* *(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
LOANS
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA)
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans
Places of Work: Schools, Hospitals, Courtrooms, Meeting Rooms, Conference Centres
Entrepreneurship: You can set up a private translation company/firm as well as freelancing
Work Environment: The work timings are typically 5 to 6 days a week for 8 to 9 hours per day. Shift system is applicable.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Associate Translator → Translator → Senior Translator → Section Head (Translation)
The approx. salary of a Translator ranges between INR 12,667 - 80,000* per month.
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Translator/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Shivani Dev is a Conference Interpreter and Translator. She has completed a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Lady Shri Ram college for women after which she has pursued an M.Phil in French, French Language and Literature, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in French Language and Literature from the Centre for French & Francophone Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She is currently involved in working on the Hindi and English translations of Simone de Beauvoir’s Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex, 1949).*
Source: https://jnu.academia.edu/ShivaniDev
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains.
interpreter, language specialist, language expert