Knowing Mandarin can fetch attractive jobs
Economic Times - India
NEW DELHI: Warming Sino-Indian ties and growing interest among
Indian firms to set up shop in China can translate into a huge
job market for Indians who know Mandarin and seek work in that
country, experts say.
"Since China is now a more open market economy, Indian firms
are going there in large numbers. We need to tap the resulting
job prospects," says Sabaree Mitra of the department of
Chinese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here.
"The only obstacle though is the language. A sound knowledge
of Mandarin can increase manifold the chance of getting picked
up by Indian companies that have interests in China," Mitra
told the media.
So far more than 30 Indian firms have ventured into China.
They have opened a large market for job seekers from India who
already have an advantage of knowing a foreign language
considered the global language of the corporate sector.
"Our students are good in English. A sound knowledge of
Mandarin can give them an edge over other contenders," says
Priyadarshi Mukherjee, a professor of Chinese studies in Delhi
University.
At JNU and Delhi University, Chinese is one of the more
popular foreign languages among students of international
relations and linguistics mainly on account of the career
opportunities it offers both within and outside the country.
At least 60 students learn Mandarin in New Delhi every year
and all of them get absorbed. "From JNU alone, 20-30 students
pass out with degrees in Mandarin. No one is sitting idle,"
says M.D. Feroz, a student.
Opportunities in China, he adds, are opening up among
multinational companies and also in IT, public relations,
translation, engineering, pharmaceuticals industry and
tourism.
India and China also set a bilateral trade target of $30
billion by 2008 during the recent India visit of Chinese
Premier Wen Jiabao. Chinese Universities are also wooing
Indian students to study in their country.
"China is attracting $50 billion in foreign investment per
year. This speaks volumes about the market size," says Anjan
Roy, economic advisor with the Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry.
"Learning Chinese language will always be helpful for Indians
- not just for a job but also for doing business there. In the
next five years, this opportunity will multiply and without
knowing Mandarin, one may miss a chance."
According to Delhi University's Manoranjan Mohanty, as India
and China get into more collaborative agreements in frontier
areas of science, technology and medicine, it is important for
compatibility in language.
"So learning Mandarin will be a must for our professionals,"
he said.
Mitra said the World Travel and Tourism Council has forecast
India and China would emerge as the top two tourism
destinations in the world in the next 10 years.
"With a large number of tourists from the two countries
travelling to the other country, the job of a tourist guide or
interpreter will be lucrative."
With a starting salary of Rs.15,000 to 20,000 a month on
offer, learning Mandarin can really be a good option, say
experts.
According to some industry observers, India can also learn
from the experience in the US, where Chinese has become the
third most popular foreign language.
Said one language expert here: "Some rich New Yorkers are
hiring Chinese nannies so that their children can grow up
learning Mandarin." |
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