Translator / Linguist — Language

Bridges languages and cultures through words.

What they do

Translators convert written text from one language (source) into another (target) while preserving meaning, tone, style and cultural nuance. They work across literary, legal, medical, technical, commercial and audiovisual domains. India's 22 scheduled languages, large export-oriented corporate sector, central government translation needs and growing content industry make translation a robust and varied career.

Education path

Humanities → BA in a language, then MA/translation diploma.

Entrance exams

• CUET
• university language entrance

Key skills

• Languages
• Writing
• Cultural sense
• Detail

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