Why learn Arabic in India

Arabic is the fifth most spoken language with approximately 300 million speakers. Apart from being one of the six official languages of the United Nations, it is the official or co-official language of 25 countries, most of them in North Africa, the Arab Peninsula and the Middle east, also known as the Arab world.   

Whether you would like to work in an embassy, or opt for an employment in customer service or even as a freelancer who is interested in earning money through translation, teaching, interpretation, learning Arabic can be very rewarding.

Others choose to learn this beautiful language as it is a liturgical language of Islam and Classical Arabic is the language in which The Holy Quran is written.

Apart from being the capital of India, New Delhi is also famous for its education system with many renowned universities and institutes offering a plethora of courses in different disciplines.

We bring you some of the best institutes of Delhi to learn Arabic language

Delhi University

The Department of Arabic started under the umbrella of the Department of Arabic, Persian and Urdu which became an independent entity in the late sixties.

You can find certificate courses, diploma, advanced diploma, graduate and doctoral programs in Modern Arabic in this university.

The admission is given based on a cut off marks in the qualifying examination or based on an entrance test.

Jamia Millia Islamia university

The department of Arabic in this university is one of the oldest departments and is highly reputed in both India and the Arab world.

This department offers both part time and full-time courses which are certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses that are conducted in the evening on a part time basis.

You can also find B.A.(Honours), M.A. and doctoral programs relevant to Arabic language and literature.

Jawaharlal Nehru University

The Centre of Arabic and African Studies, a part of school of language, literature and culture studies offers three-year full-time B.A (H), two-year full-time M.A. and five year M.Phil./Ph.D.  programs Arabic language, literature and culture. Particular focus is laid on developing communication skills, oral, written as well as translation and interpretation.

National council for promotion of Urdu language (NCPUL)

This autonomous body established works under the Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, was set up to promote, develop and propagate Urdu and Arabic language in India.

They offer a one-year certificate and two-year advanced diploma program in the Arabic language.

You can also join an online Arabic course

Regular courses help you learn in a classroom atmosphere enjoying peer group interaction. However, for those who are short of time or find it difficult to commute, learning Arabic online is also an option.

This allows you to learn Arabic from the comfort of your own space, at your own pace and according to your personal schedule.

Conclusion

All the courses mentioned above are well reputed. If you are someone who lives in Delhi and would like to enroll into a regular course, you can join any of them. You can find the course details, fee and other particulars from the website.

Choosing the right course is extremely important as every learner has different needs and not every course suits the needs of every learner. Depending on whether you are interested in a part time course only to learn the language or would like to get into a research program later, you can pursue a course.

You can book a free demo session with Multibhashi today to start learning Arabic online.