India: Degree in foreign languages opens MNC, BPO doors

[Francis Hult]

The Times of India

 

Degree in foreign languages opens MNC, BPO doors

 

Knowledge of a foreign language helps break many barriers. At Delhi University, BA (honours) courses in French, German, Spanish and Italian and the opportunities they bring along are just waiting to be tapped. With salary offers as high as Rs 5 lakh per annum, and jobs that only multiply every year, these undergraduate courses in foreign languages can prove to be the best bet for students looking for a seat in DU this year. 

DU's department of germanic and romance studies runs a three-year degree course in four languages. The admission in these courses is conducted through a single entrance test to be held on June 18 this year. After completing the course, students attract fat salary offers from multinational companies operating in tourism sector besides KPOs and BPOs. And, the current phase of recession has hardly affected the soaring demand.

 

Full story:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Degree-in-foreign-languages-opens-MNC-BPO-doors/articleshow/4622648.cms

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