Translation and Interpreting

The Translation Cell of the Alliance Française de Madras has been offering quality translation and interpretation services for over 2 decades and is authorized by the French embassy in India to attest translations – the only such authorized translation body in all of Tamilnadu.

Additionally, the cell has forged strong relationships with many corporate clients in various domains including engineering, manufacturing, sales and marketing, finance, software and technology, and pedagogy.

The Cell gives equal importance to all projects it receives and the translations are professional, of high-quality and always guarded by a strict code of confidentiality.

For any enquiry, please don’t hesitate to write to us at  translation[at]af-madras.org or call us on +91 44 2827 9803/1477

Listed below are our basic prices for different types of documents (note: we are required to charge an additional service tax at 18%).

DOCUMENT TYPE	TRANSLATION CHARGES *
Certificates (birth/marriage/educational)*	Rs. 1000/page
Standard texts	Rs. 5.50/word
Semi-technical texts	Rs. 6.50/word
Technical texts	Rs. 7.00/word

Scan: Rs. 50 per copy per document (Kindly indicate in advance if you need a scanned copy)

Speed Post: Rs. 70 (within India, Speed Post delivers document within 2-3 working days, cost and time estimate for international delivery available on India Post website)

Extra copy (per copy per document): Rs. 250

*As defined by the AFM.

• Normal translation is made within 5 working days. Urgent translation, when available, is made within 2-3 working days upon a 75% surcharge on the standard rate.
• A page is equivalent to a maximum of 250 words. Over 250 words, a page is invoiced per word.

NOTE: The time required to translate a given document depends on the volume and nature of the document(s).

Find the official pdf statement for the validity of our translations by the French Embassy in India.            Click here

For interpretation services, kindly contact: translation[at]af-madras.org