Apply for Hindi Courses (Certificate, Diploma etc) from Government of India

The Department of Correspondence Courses, within Central Hindi Directorate was set up in 1968 with an aim to impart knowledge of Hindi through correspondence to the people of non-Hindi speaking Indian states, Indians settled abroad and foreign nationals desirous of learning Hindi.  

                     Eligibility For Admission:

Certificate Course in Hindi:

(i) Indians and foreigners residing in India whose mother tongue is not Hindi and who are above 10 years of age.

(ii) Children of Non-resident Indians (irrespective of their mother tongue) who are above 10 years of age.

Diploma Course in Hindi:

Besides the eligibility condition as mentioned above, the candidate should have passed the Certificate Course in Hindi of Central Hindi Directorate or the Praveen Course of the Ministry of Home Affairs or should possess requisite language skills.

 

Advance Diploma in Hindi:

(i) This Course is meant for Indians and Foreigners residing in India and abroad, whose mother tongue is not Hindi and who are above 15 years of age.

(ii) The candidate should have passed the Diploma Course in Hindi of Central Hindi Directorate or the High School examination with Hindi as a subject.

Prabodh, Praveen , Pragya Courses in Hindi:

These courses are only for the employees of Central Government, Public Undertakings, and Autonomous Bodies etc. For these courses, Central Hindi Directorate functions only as a teaching agency. Examinations for these courses are conducted by Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.

 

Civil Services Courses in Hindi:

(i) This course is meant for graduate candidates or for those who are studying in the final year of a degree course, who are from the North-Eastern States of India, whose mother tongue is not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, and who intend to opt for Hindi in the compulsory Indian Language paper in the Civil Services Examination.

(ii) Candidate must belong to one of the following states- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

These are government courses and so the Fees are affordable / low.

 For details of Fees:  https://chd.mhrd.gov.in/en/correspondence-courses

Download Syllabus/E-Books from here http://www.chdpublication.mhrd.gov.in/english/certificate-syllabus.php