The Hindi Advantage

A working knowledge of Hindi is advantageous to travel or transact businesses in different states of India. Being an official language, it also gives access to various facilities and knowledge about the policies and schemes of the Government of India. It is a known fact that the Government is keen to promote Hindi.

Despite the political and cultural connotations that prevail against imposing Hindi, the knowledge of the language per se has its own advantage, especially for career enhancement and business transactions.

Ethnologue lists Hindi as the third widely spoken language in the world, with 637 million speakers, only behind English and Mandarin Chinese. Hindi is immensely helpful for those who wish to travel the length and breadth of India or work in most parts of the country.

It is also the preferred language for business across the nation. Moreover, those who seek employment in government services find working knowledge of Hindi to be handy while being deputed at different states.

Hindi is also learnt by speakers of other languages in India who aspire to enrol in the prestigious institutions like IITs, NITs, IIMs, etc., and by those who wish to take up Civil Services examinations and other Competitive Examinations. Some of the other popular employers who prefer Hindi are Armed Services, Railways, and Banking Sector.  

Established in 1918 by the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha propagates Hindi language learning in South India. It offers courses and conducts certification examinations from the beginner level to the advanced level. The exams include:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1.   Parichaya
                        2.   Prathamik
                        3.   Madhyama
                        4.   Rashtrabhasha
                        5.   Praveshika
                        6.   Rashtrabhasha Visharad
                        7.   Rashtrabhasha Praveen and
                        8.   Nishnath

Realising the value of an additional language, especially the knowledge of Hindi in India, the Department of Humanities of BIT has been offering Hindi as one of the additional/optional languages for the past 12 years. The Hindi language has been included as a part of the language curriculum during the II, III, and IV semesters.

“Over 1000 students have successfully undergone training at BIT and were certified by the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Trichy.”

In addition to this, Spoken Hindi classes are also conducted beyond college hours to the students interested in learning Hindi or those who need short intensive courses for academic or occupational purposes.

These courses are always popular among the students who want to get employed outside Tamil Nadu, especially from the Departments of Textile Technology, Civil Engineering, Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering.

If you are a BITian and  Wish to Learn Hindi!  you can always drop in at the Department of Humanities to get more information about the courses and their schedule.

Article by

– Mr A. Ranganathan / Hindi Teacher, BIT

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