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Study a foreign language – any foreign language – and it can open up career options in sectors that you may never have imagined. Besides the traditionally well known options of becoming a teacher or an interpreter/translator, there are other sectors that offer great employment opportunities – which are quite rewarding and well paid for. Even multinational companies, by the very reason of working across countries in a multi-linguistic and multi-cultural domain, need people with expertise various in foreign languages.

Major employer industries

1. Airlines
2. Embassies
3. MNCs (all sectors)
4. Travel & Tourism
5. Translation, Editing & Publishing
6. Import/Export houses
7. Hospitality
8. Event management
9.. Advertising
10. Teaching

Undergrad language(s) programmes in India

Some of the leading Undergrad language courses (after passing 10+2) available in India are listed below. Being highly sought after, admission to all these is through an entrance test.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Univ (Central Univ)

Programmes offered: BA(H) in Persian, Pushto, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish

Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream

Admission through entrance exam JNU-Foreign-Lang

2. English & Foreign Languages Univ (Central Univ)

Programmes offered: BA (Hons) in English, French, Japanese, Russian, Arabic

Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream

Admission through entrance exam EFLU-ForeignLang-BA

3. IIT Madras (Institute of National Importance)

Programmes offered: 5-Year Integrated M.A. in two streams - a) Development Studies and b) English Studies 

Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream

Admission through entrance exam HSEE-IIT-Madras

4. AMU (Central Univ)

Programmes offered : BA (Hons) Foreign Languages in Chinese / French / German / Russian / Spanish

Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream

Admission through entrance exam AMU-BA-Foreign-Lang

5.  Doon University  (State Univ)

Programmes offered: B.A. Honors/M.A. Integrated into Foreign languages (Chinese, German, Spanish, Japanese, French)

Eligibility: 10+2 in any stream

Admission through entrance exam DoonUniv-BA-ForeignLang

About the Author : Akriti is a content specialist at Opasis

Keywords : Foreign Language Courses, JNU, EFLU, IIT-Madras, Doon University