India’s official and national language is Hindi. Hindi is also known as the mother of languages. In the list of most widely spoken languages in the world, Hindi stands third as per the research conducted by World Languages Department. Part time courses in Hindi are offered like a regular course but the only difference being that it is not conducted in the regular mode but it is in a distance education mode. The course also includes a study of English as a second subject.

There are not many students in today’s generation who are interested in full time courses in Hindi. So, the conventional courses on the language are fast becoming extinct. It is here, the concept of part time Hindi courses came into being. Part time courses in Hindi are among the non-professional courses which are fast gaining their popularity and getting exposure among students.

List of part time courses in Hindi

• B.A (Hons.) in Hindi
• B.A (Hons.) in Mass Media Hindi
• Ph.D in Hindi
• M.Phil in Hindi
• M.A in Hindi
• Certificate Course in Hindi
• Diploma Course in Hindi
• PG Diploma Course in Hindi

List of colleges in India that provides part time courses in Hindi:

• Birla College of Arts, Maharashtra
• Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
• Kankavli College, Maharashtra

Advantages of part time Hindi courses

Part time education enables the students to acquire insight into a wide variety of streams leading to their personality growth. It is a blessing for those who find it difficult to continue their studies due to lack of time, economic limitations, resources, etc. The interaction between the teachers and students is high in this education. However, the interaction between the students and the apt feed back given by the teachers made it more successful as traditional instruction.

In this age of globalization, cultures are blending into one another and people are busy learning the nature of cultures worldwide which are not familiar to them. The youth of our nation is very much engrossed in learning and imitating the western culture in our lifestyle. In this process, we are fast losing out on our own originality and heritage. Thus, lacking in availability of time, the part time courses in Hindi helps the people to develop their writing and speaking ability of the language.

Part time Hindi courses are preferred as they do not have a long and specific schedule. They can be done by young students as well as working professionals. The classes of such courses are generally scheduled during the morning hours prior to college and office timings or during the evenings after college and office timings. This helps the students to maintain their academics or work life at bay while pursuing this course.