Back in 2009-10, there were not many resources to learn Korean language and there was literally not even a single website or YouTube or Instagram account making lessons for Korean learners in India. That’s when LKI founder Dr. Satish started creating free Korean language lessons in Hindi and English for customised for Indian learners. He name this website - ‘Learn Korean in India’. Later he also started a YouTube channel with the same. Over the period of 10 years, thousands of Korean language learners benefitted from these resources and by 2020 we started getting too many requests to start a well-structured paid Korean language course.

In the second half of 2020, we started as an online Korean language institute. Gradually our name ‘Learn Korean in India’ got shortened as ‘LKI’ by our students and later we formally named our institution LKI School of Korean Language.

LKI School of Korean Language has Korean language courses from beginner (level 1) to advanced level (level 6). Whether you are just starting Korean language from zero or you are already at advanced level, we have a right course for you.

Apart from Level Certificate Course in Korean (Level 1 - 6), we also have professional courses like Certificate Course in Korean Translation & Interpretation, Certificate Course in Korean Language Teaching (teacher’s training course) and Certificate Course in Business Korean.

TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) preparation is included in all our courses, so you don’t need to join any separate course for that?

The mission of LKI School of Korean Language is to provide the best Korean language training in India to the students who are not in a position to go to Korea for language training. We wanted LKI courses to be best in India, even better than universities and institutions run by Koreans in India. We wanted students from all our India to be able to benefit from our courses and it was not feasible for us to open physical centres in multiple cities.

So from the very beginning we focused on online training. All our courses are completely online. But don’t let the word ‘online’ discourage you. Our classes are more lively and interactive than even offline, physical classes. As you can see in the reviews put by our students on Google.

We have offices in multiple cities in India, including Delhi, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jaipur, as well as in Seoul but these offices are for the internal operations of LKI. All our courses and process of admission and exam are completely online and we don’t have the option to visiting LKI offices. The reason is that LKI staff and teachers use these offices for teaching as well as for education and other types of content creation and we don’t want them to be disturbed by random visits. 

We will be more than happy to answer any questions or doubts that you may have through call, message or email. You can WhatsApp or call us on +91-9142836815  or send an email to [email protected] or message us through any of our social media and our team will happily assist you.

Yes, we are registered as an MSME with Government of India.

All the courses of LKI are online and the classes are conducted through Zoom. The classes are live and interactive and you are expected to participate actively in the classes. Teachers will ask you to read and participate in conversations in the class. You can also ask questions anytime during the class or ask teachers to repeat something if you didn’t understand.

We do not provide demo classes but we have hundreds of free Korean language lessons on LKI YouTube channel and most of the Korean language learners in India are aware that LKI Korean classes are the best. We highly recommend you to check our YouTube Channel once and also go through the reviews from our students HERE.

We are also sharing with you recording of a class from level 1 and level 2 so that you can get a good idea about how the classes are conducted and if the teaching style suits your needs. Note that these are not recordings of the first class, so you may not understand everything. It’s just to show you how LKI classes are conducted.

Level 1 class recording - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x8j-fo0WpvOWsYyFgrRW16O6nWVbqSL0/view?usp=drive_link

Level 2 class recording - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x8j-fo0WpvOWsYyFgrRW16O6nWVbqSL0/view?usp=drive_link

The duration of each level of Korean language course is 3 months, including revision/extra classes and exams.

There are two classes in a week in both weekday and weekend batches and each class is two hours long.

The days and timings of each level and batch are different, you can check the schedule on our website and choose a batch as per your preference.

We have a team of qualified teachers. There will be an Indian teacher to teach the Korean language grammar, reading, writing etc. and a Korean teacher for speaking practice. Teachers for each level are allocated based on their availability.

We use both Hindi and English in our classes as per the requirement of the class/ students. Our teachers make sure that all the students understand everything. So, you do not need to worry about the language.

If you don’t understand Hindi or English, you can inform the teacher about the same in advance so they will keep that in mind. You can also ask them repeat something in a particular language.

You are given access to all the class recordings and class notes. If you miss a class, you should watch the recordings of the class before coming to the next class, otherwise you may not understand things. If you have any doubts while watching recordings, you can note them down and ask them in the next class.

The students will have access to the class recordings to the class recordings, notes and other material on our course portal and other platforms for a period of 9 months from the course start date, post which LKI reserves the rights to archive or remove all the data. Though if you need access for longer, please contact us. If we have the data with us, we will be happy to extend your access.

Yes, you will be provided all the textbooks, workbooks, listening files etc. There is no extra charge for the same. Books will be provided in the pdf form. You can print them yourself.

Definitely, we will provide you any material that you need for learning and improving Korean language.

All the instructors at LKI are student-friendly and they will repeatedly ask during the class if you understood everything or not. If you are not able to understand anything, you should tell them without hesitation and they will happily explain again. If you feel that teacher is going too fast or too slow, just let them. They will adjust their speed. Our ultimate goal is to help you learn the language and we will do everything we can to make the learning easy and effective for you.

You will be added to a group of your batch as well as to a main group of LKI where all the past and current students of LKI are there. If you have any questions or doubts during your study, or even after completing the course, you can freely ask them in these groups and LKI instructors will be happy to help you.

Yes, definitely. Once you join LKI, you are a part of LKI family. Even after your course is over, if you need any help with language learning, need any books or any other help, please feel free to contact us.

You should join level 1. This is our course for absolute beginners and we assume that you don’t know anything about Korean language. We start with alphabet, learn connecting letters and making words then making sentences and slowly we progress to conversations.

Obviously you won’t become a fluent speaker in 3 months in any language. It takes time but we try to teach you as much as possible in these 3 months. After completing the level 1 course, you will be able to:

1. Read any Korean text with good pronunciation.
2. Write in Korean language.
3. Have communication in day-to-day like situations (like meeting and greeting someone, shopping, ordering food, visiting a doctor, having a phone call, making plans, daily life conversations etc., in basic Korean.

We would recommend you to join Level 1 course if you just know very basic things. Our level 1 course is pretty comprehensive and we cover two complete books (1A and 1B) in this course. It’s very important to have solid foundation so that you don’t struggle at higher levels. 

But still if you are not sure, you can take this LEVEL TEST or can call us (+91-9142836815) for counselling.

Yes, you can LKI level 2 course directly if you are comfortable with level 1 syllabus. In case you find level 2 difficult after attending 2-3 classes, you can always request us to shift you to level 1 batch.

If you have not covered level 1 and 2 syllabus, you will not be able to understand level 3 classes properly. Even if you want to achieve TOPIK level 3 or 4, you need to start with level 1 and move on to level 3 gradually.

But if you tool the LEVEL TEST and got recommended level 3 course, you can definitely join it.

In case, after joining a course you find that that particular level is not right for you (like it is too easy or too difficult), you can request your teacher or send an email to LKI office and request to be shifter to a lower or higher batch. Any such level change request should be made before the 4th class in that batch is over.

Similarly if you find that the timing is not suiting you or due to some other reason, you want to join the next batch of the same level course, you can request for a batch change before the 4th class in your batch. 

After 4 classes are over in any course/batch, no batch/level change request will be accepted in any circumstances.

For any batch/level change, you will have to pay a minimal fee after 4 classes are over:

Batch change request made between 4th and 8th class - A batch transfer fee of ₹ 1500 will be applicable.

Batch change request made between 9th and 13th class - A batch transfer fee of ₹ 2500 will be applicable.

Batch change request made between 14th and 18th class - A batch transfer fee of ₹ 3500 will be applicable.

Batch change request made after 18th class - A batch transfer fee of ₹ 4500 will be applicable.

Yes, TOPIK preparation is included in all our courses. We provide you all the study material and guidance required for TOPIK test.

Korean language courses at LKI or any other reputed institute in India and Korea are designed for overall language learning (including reading, writing, listening and speaking) and not just for passing TOPIK test. So there is 100% sync between our course levels and TOPIK levels. In general, you can say that you should be able to pass TOPIK level 1 after completing our level 1 course and TOPIK level 4 after completing LKI level 4 course.

But there are students who passed TOPIK level 2 after completing LKI level 1 course or passed TOPIK 5 after completing LKI level 3 course and there are also some students who couldn’t pass TOPIK level 2 even after completing LKI level 3 course. It’s the same thing as in English, speaking good English doesn’t mean you will also get a good score in TOEFL/IELTS.

TOPIK is all about how hard you self-study, memorizing vocabulary and practicing with past papers. We will provide you all the study material and all the help you need but ultimately it all depends on you.

Yes, we do. Our founder himself is a GKS scholar as well as POSCO TG Park Foundation Fellow. We provide all the guidance and support to our students for GKS as well as for other scholarship applications. Every year our students are selected for Korean scholarships and they are also happy to help their juniors.

We do not make false promises of giving jobs but we regularly share job opportunities from Korean companies and MNCs as well as freelance opportunities  with our students and we provide you all the assistance you need in job search and making a career in the Korean language field.

We are language educators and visa assistance is not our field. You will have to do this on your own but it’s not that difficult and we will be happy to guide you . You don’t need to pay anyone for such services.

Yes, we regularly provide internship opportunities to our students to help them with their scholarship and job applications.

Yes, there will an online exam at the end of the course and upon passing in the exam you will receive a valid certificate from LKI. You will get a certificate after completing each level. If you score more than 90% marks in the final exam, you will also receive an addition ‘Certificate of Excellence’.

We are an institution registered as an MSME with Govt. of India. But please note that there is no Indian govt. certification for short-term language courses whether you do the course from LKI or KCCI or any other institute. Ultimately what matters is the reputation of the institute and the quality of training.

We have been in the field of Korean language education for more than a decade and we are a well-known name. Our students are regularly selected for prestigious Korean scholarships and many of our students have got jobs in Korean companies and MNCs based on our certificates. So, yes, our certificate is valid and will definitely help you if you want to make a career in the Korean language field. We also want to add that we prepare all our students for TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) certification exam conducted by Korean Government.

There are 3 criteria to be eligible for the certificate:

1. You must have minimum 50% attendance throughout the course.
2. You must have minimum 50% timely assignment submissions.
3. You must score minimum 50% marks in the final exam.

In rare situations, we may relax the attendance and homework submission criteria if a student informs us in advance and keeps us updated about his/her situation which is not allowing him/her to attend the classes or submit the homework. In such situation is student has completed the syllabus properly by watching the class recordings and is able to pass the final exam, we may issue the certificate. In this regard, the decision of LKI faculty will be final. 

If a students doesn’t inform us in a timely manner about medial or other emergency situations, they will not be eligible to relaxation in attendance or assignment submission criteria.

The exam dates are announced well in advance in the class as well as through different modes. If you have any issue with the exam date, you should notify the teacher when it is being discussed in the class or within 24 hours from the time of official announcement. We will do our best to help you. After 24 hours from the exam date announcement, the exam dates cannot be changed, upon individual request and exam will not be conducted again for individual students. 

If you are not in a situation to appear in the exam for some urgent reason, you can inform us in advance till 1-day before the exam day and we will allow to take the exam with the next batch by paying a minimal re-exam fee of ₹1000.

If you informed LKI by email till 1-day before the exam day that you will not be able to appear in the exam, you can pay a minimal re-exam fee of ₹1000 and take the exam with the next batch.

If you didn’t inform us in advance and just were absent in the exam, you will have to pay an re-exam fee of ₹ 2000 to take the exam with the next batch.

Please note that in both cases, the re-exam date and time will be decided by LKI and you will have to appear in exam as per the decided schedule.

Yes, you can take the exam again with the next batch by paying a minimal re-exam fee of ₹1000. Please note that you must fulfil the attendance and homework submission criteria.

Yes, you  can. There is no charge for re-evaluation. When you request re-evaluation, a different faculty member (reviewer) will re-check your answer sheet and will assign you marks. Please note that in the case of re-evaluation, the marks given by the reviewer will be final and they can be more and less than your original marks. There is no second re-evaluation after that.  

Our admission process is pretty simple. You go our website https://learnkorean.in and from menu choose your level. On the level page, you will find the details of all the upcoming batches. Choose a batch of your choice and click the register button under it. On the fee payment page, fill in your Full name, Email Address and Contact number correctly and make payment using net banking, card or UPI.

After payment completion, you will receive the payment confirmation by email and WhatsApp. You can also call/WhatsApp us to confirm if you want. 

All the other details of the classes, group links and invites, course portal access etc. will be shared 2 days before the course start date by email. If you don’t receive any email till 2 days before the course start date, please check your spam and promotions folder once and then contact us by WhatsApp or call on +91-9142836815  and our team will will help you.

Yes. You can pay in 2 Instalments. You can make your first installment payment through this link – https://learnkorean.in/lkifee 

We usually allow maximum two installments but in some situations allow 3 installments as well. Please send us a WhatsApp message or call us on +91-9142836815.

We understand your concern and it’s good that you want to verify things properly before making any payments online. LKI is the oldest and most trusted Korean language learning platform in India. Our founder Dr. Satish Satyarthi is a GKS alumni from Seoul National University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, You can search his name on Google. He is the founder of reputed websites like TOPIK GUIDE and Annyeong India and he has been creating Korean language content for more than a decade. We would recommend you to search LKI as well as our founder on Google, Linkedin, YouTube, Instagram etc. and verify properly. Don’t just believe our words.