Career as Urdu Teacher

An Urdu teacher can teach Urdu in school, college, academy or private institutes. It is not only taught in schools/colleges as a theme but also as a language in private institutes. Though Urdu is in keeping popular among youngsters, it faces a powerful bias in most schools. Urdu is educated in some schools as a first language and as second or third language in other schools. In certain schools, students wish to study the language but principals don't push them as finding an Urdu teacher is not simple. This is the reason that few teachers are available at the school level, and qualified faculty members teach either in private institutes or in madrasas.

Urdu literature is unlike from other languages. The flavour and sweetness engrained in this language is matchless. After studying literature, if you pick up Urdu language, you will derive much more pleasure from it. Urdu in school can quiet learn it at the college level. At present hundreds of students learn Urdu at Delhi University. Even Jamia University runs a programme for urdu language. There correspondence programme for beginners too at Jamia.

To become a TGT, you must be a graduate in Urdu. For PGT and college lecturer, postgraduation in Urdu language is mandatory. Though a mainstream of Urdu teachers have expected their basic education in Urdu medium, that doesn't mean English medium students cannot teach Urdu. For such students, it's advisable to get well their langauge skils by regular reading of newspapers, books and journals, and also by listening to Urud shows on radio on TV.

The increasing number of local and international students eager of learning the language calls for many more Urdu teachers. It's a false impression that only those who have considered in Urdu medium can become Urdu teachers. Allowing for the similarities in Urdu and Hindi, it's not complicated for any Hindi-speaking person to pick up the zubaan in a short time. If you have read Hindi, it will not be difficult for you to pick up Urdu. The difference lies only in its script and certain words. There are some international students who trip Delhi, primarily to learn Urdu. In recent times, a girl flew in from the US to learn Urdu at St Stephen's College in Delhi University. She didn't know any Indian language but her love for Urdu brought her to India for six months.

Salary in Urdu Teaching

The salaries are comparable to what other teachers get in government or private schools as per the Sixth Pay Commission norms. Primarily they can earn as much as Rs. 24,000/- to 25,000/- per month as TGT (trained graduate teacher) while in colleges, salaries start at Rs. 35,000/- which increase with experience.