BA (Hons.) Bengali Top Colleges, Syllabus, Scope and Salary

Bachelor of Arts [BA] {Hons} (Bengali) is an undergraduate full-time course. The duration of this course is 3 years divided into 6 semesters. This course concerns the field of arts and covers the Bengali language. This course covers studies of the Bengali Grammar, Literature, and Poetry.

For BA Hons Bengali course eligibility, students have to pass their H.S.C examination (10+2) in the stream of Science, Arts, or Commerce with the Bengali language from a recognized university. 50% marks are required but the marks can vary from state to state and from college to college.

Admission for this course is based on the marks obtained in the 10+2 examination or entrance exam marks. Few colleges can directly admit to this course. Most of the colleges conduct entrance exams for admissions. Entrance exams can vary from state to state and from college to college. Some colleges select students based on merit-list created by the college.

The average fees for this course range between INR 1,000 to 2 Lakhs based on the performance in entrance exams and the marks obtained in 10+2 examinations.

Career options are available for graduates in this field, once the candidates can become teacher, a translator, or a freelancer as well. These graduates can impart a program in the foreign language and the educational institutions mostly look for experts in this field. The average salary for these professionals ranges between INR 2 to 6 Lakhs per annum based on the expertise and experience in this field.

BA (Hons) Bengali: Career Prospects

After completing this course candidate have various types of jobs available for interpreters, such as general interpreter consecutive interpreter, and liaison interpreter. Bengali Voice-over Script, Lead Features Editor, Interpreter, Content Editor - Journalism, Bilingual Call Centre Customer Service Representative, Instructor - Foreign Language, Letter translator.

Translators also work in fields such as scientific-technical, literary, or business. Freelancing is the new trend in the field of language. They join translation bureaus, research firms, publishing houses, hotel industry, international organizations, publishing houses, travel and tourism sector etc.

Students who are interested in Bengali Language and its related areas are most suitable for this course. Candidates who intend to go for teaching jobs at private and Government Schools. This program also enables the students to go for various jobs in National and International NGOs, central & State governments, Electronic and Print Media, Foreign Embassies and consulates, and administration related jobs. These graduates may also take up translation jobs in courts and other administrative places. Candidates can go for higher degree programs in respective subjects, philosophy in Bengali literature.

Given below are the major job positions, their descriptions, and the Average annual salary for each position:

JOB POSITION	JOB DESCRIPTION	AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY IN INR
Bengali Interpreter	Bengali Interpreters are responsible for handling phone calls and render the meaning of the conversation between the Bengali and respective language or English speakers. They help to translate non-Bengali speakers and work in any of the wide range of industries language line solutions are Hospitals, Insurance, Healthcare, Financial, Government, Travel and Tourism, Utilities, Court, Law Enforcement, and General Business.	INR 3,25,000
Content Editor	Content editor manage all the day-to-day operations of a publication, such as a trade publication, magazine, newspaper, or academic journal. Editor-in-chief oversees all of the assistant, or department of a publication and they ensure each issue is released on time. Few of editors-in-chief worked up to this top position by starting out as writers, and then they work as an assistant or managing editor.	INR 3,72,000
Account Manager	Account managers are responsible for managing an array of accounts, building relationships with the new clients, leading team productivity overseeing the work of account executives, and achieving high sales target. They also manage several customer accounts and often being the face of the company to many customers. They also achieve goals and high target sales while motivating the other executives to do the same.	INR 5,84,000
Letter Translator	Letter translators are responsible for reading letters or documents, writing and editing copies, consulting clients, preparing summaries, using computer translation programs and developing contacts. They can work in Translation companies, Commercial and industrial organizations, the civil service, international bodies such as the United States and the European Union. Many of them are self-employed or work as a freelancer and get paid for each word for translation.	INR 2,57,000
Tourist guide	Tour guides work on tour and cruise lines, visitors' bureaus travel guide companies, independent contractors, cruise lines, and hotels as seasonal workers, or full-time employees. Guides may lead driving tours or cruises, walking tours, through popular sites, national parks, museums, historic neighbourhoods, or other regional points of interest. They must be able to retain dates, historical facts, and anecdotes and then relay that information to visitors in an entertaining and informative way.	INR 3,00,00