US higher education and Indian students

From 2000-01 to 2008-09, the maximum number of international students in the United States of America came from India. In 2009-10, China overtook India to the number one slot by sending more international students to the US. Of the 690,923 international students who enrolled in US colleges and universities in 2009-10, India contributed 104,897 (15.2%) of total international students. Interestingly the top three countries (China, India, and South Korea) contribute 44% of all international students that study in the US.

Engineering, Computer science and mathematics, and business and management were the top three fields of study for Indian students. 65% of Indian students go to the US to do their graduate studies. For Indian students who studied abroad in 2009-10, US was their favorite destination (104,897) followed by UK (36,000) and Australia (21,000).

Education in India 32% of the Indian population is still illiterate. Over the last 10 years the government has taken tremendous steps to increase literacy in the country. The constitution was amended to include Right to Education as a Fundamental Right for all Indian children. The Right to Education Act states that every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free and compulsory education. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) movement was started in 2002. Free mid-day meals are now served in government schools to attract students from the lower strata of society. These steps have lead to an increase in the youth literacy rate to 82%.

Current enrollment in school is 40 million students. With the growth in population, it is estimated to grow to 57 million by 2017-18. There are over 800,000 primary schools in India. Higher school enrollment is 13 million students. There are over 18,000 degree and post graduate colleges in India, of which over 1900 are women’s colleges. India’s higher education system is the third largest in the world after China and the US. There are over 425 registered universities in India

In India the certificate that is awarded after 3/4/5 years of graduate studies is called a Degree. Diplomas are usually awarded for vocational/professional courses and considered of a lower rank than a degree. The graduate degree is usually called as “Bachelor” degree; example: Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Bachelor of Arts (BA). Post graduate degree usually take 2 years and are called “Masters” degree; example: Master of Science (MSc), Master of Arts (MA).

Why is English translation of diplomas required?

Mentioned below are people who will require a certified Hindi to English translation of their academic degrees/diplomas/transcripts/records when they come to USA.

- Students coming to the USA on student visa

- Indian nationals who want to immigrate to the USA

- Indian nationals who want to work in the USA

US universities, US colleges US employers, US companies, USCIS, US evaluation agencies, US licensing board and similar such US agencies, all need academic records (like degrees, diplomas, academic certificates, mark sheets, academic transcripts) to be translated and certified into English.

US Colleges also need Hindi certified translations of diplomas, degrees and other academic transcripts in order to judge the student’s academic qualifications and academic scores with reference to their American counterparts. The Hindi and other regional language (Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi) certified translations help colleges calculate and transfer credits for those Indian students who come midway through the academic program.

Hindi to English certified translation services.

Our professional Hindi to English language translators team translates and certifies documents required by the government of the United States as well as other US based public and private organizations. Since we have vast experience in translating documents for US organizations like the USCIS, colleges, schools, courts, etc, we create Hindi certified translations of diplomas and other academic records, in the format that is mandated by these organizations. Our experts can also translated and certify birth certificate documents in Indian languages of Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi.

As per USCIS requirements, our Hindi translators will certify that the translation is both accurate and complete. Our translators will also certify that they are competent to translate from Hindi to English.

Getting a Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi certified translation of diplomas and degrees is a very simple procedure.

Content of Indian Degrees/Diplomas

At the end of the school (10 years of education) and high school (10+2) a common examination is held. Based on the “Mark sheet” allocated by either the state or central education authority, the student can apply for higher education. On completing the graduate/post-graduate course, the university issues a “Mark sheet” which has the name of the student, university name, degree name, course name, month and year of examination, subjects taken, marks per subject, total marks, class (first class is 60%+, second class is less than 60%), place of issue, date of issue and registrar’s/authorized signatory’s signature. A separate degree certificate is also issued by the university which states the name of the university, issuing authorities designation (usually chancellor or vice-chancellor), name of the student, college name, degree name, month and year of passing examination, date of convocation and signature of the chancellor or equivalent authority of the university.

When the Hindi certified translation of diploma, degree and academic records is done, the translated documents must contain subject and courses that were taken. Grades/marks/scores and credits earned must be specified for each course of study. For each subject, ensure that the Hindi translation of diplomas contains this information in units and hours.