INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION [IIMC]
JNU new campus, Aruna Asif Ali Road, New Delhi – 110067, India.
T: (011) 26160940/60, F : (011) 2610 7462
Url and Website: http://www.iimc.nic.in
Launched on August 17, 1965, The Indian Institute of Mass Communication has created a niche for itself in the field of mass communication education, research and training.
The Institute was established in response to a perceived need to evolve a methodology and a mechanism to make efficient and effective use of communication resources as part of the country’s overall development strategy. The blueprint for the institute was drawn up by a team of internationally renowned mass communication specialists, representatives of UNESCO and of the media in the country.
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In the past thirty three years, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication has gained recognition from around the world and from UNESCO as a centre of excellence in the field of communication teaching, training and research, providing knowledge and skills to young communicators in a variety of disciplines including print journalism, photo journalism, radio journalism, television journalism, development communication, communication research, advertising and public relations.
In 1993, the Institute opened up a branch in Dhenkenal, Orissa.
Chairman: Shri S. K. Arora
Director: Shri Praveen Kumar Tripathi
Courses Offered:
The IIMC offers the following Post Graduate Diploma courses:
Journalism (English), New Delhi and Dhenkanal (Orissa)
Journalism (Hindi), New Delhi
Advertising and Public Relations, New Delhi
Radio and Television Journalism, New Delhi
Journalism (Oriya), Dhenkenal (Orissa)
Apart from the post graduate diploma courses, the Institute offers In Service Training Programmes:
Orientation Course for officers of the Indian Information Service
Diploma Course in Development Journalism for Non-Aligned and other developing countries
Short Term Courses/Seminars/Workshops
IIMC provides training, research and consultancy services at the request of departments of Central and State Governments bodies as well as foreign institutions and international agencies.
Admission Information:
Entrance Test: Candidates have write an entrance examination. This examination is usually held in the third week of May at NewDelhi/Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/Patna/Lucknow/Mumbai/Bangalore/Guwahati.
All the candidates who appear in the written examination are ranked on the basis of the marks obtained by them. A shortlist is prepared for each of the courses. The short-listed candidates are called for an Group Discussion/Interview in first week of July in New Delhi at their own expense. The list of candidates to be admitted to the courses is prepared on the basis of the combined marks obtained by the candidates in the written examination and in the GD/Interview. The weightage for written examination and GD/Interview will be 85:15.
Alumni :
Found in all national dailies and media houses.
Hostel facilities:
Delhi: Limited seats only for outstation women candidates
Dhenkanal: Excellent facility for both men and women candidates
Other Activities & Facilities:
IIMC publishes two journals, biannually “Communicator” (in English) and “Sanchar Madhyam” (in Hindi) which publish articles and book reviews examining a wide range of issues in communication theory, research and practice. The Institute also brings out the Newsletter, which gives details of the Institute’s academic work, reports on seminars and any other activity with which the institute is involved.
Fee structure: for the complete course
Journalism (English), New Delhi and Dhenkanal (Orissa) : Rs. 19,000
Journalism (Hindi), New Delhi : Rs. 19,000
Advertising and Public Relations, New Delhi: Rs. 27,500
Radio and Television Journalism, New Delhi: Rs. 43,000
Journalism (Oriya), Dhenkanal (Orissa) : Rs. 12,000
In addition, at the time of admission, Rs 1,500/- is to be deposited towards Student’s Welfare Fund.
Scholarships:
Not available
Placement:
On campus 100 per cent placement.
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Comments:
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Media education not prepared for the next generation
This is just an overview of how media education in India has not changed over 2 decades where as every thing around media has changed. There are very few institutions in this country that are focusing on the change rather than living off a brand that got created 20 years ago.
In my quest for quality media education I searched over 50 institutions in India but realized that the quality of education has taken a back seat given the comfort zone achieved over years.
Firstly, it was difficult to find many good institutions that stood for “Media Studies” in India. Apart from Asian College of Journalism, MICA, IIJNM and School of Convergence there din’t seem to be a spark.
Secondly, focus on Digital media and convergence hardly exists. Digital media is the future. 9.9 School of Convergence given its backing from 9.9 Media has managed a world class curriculum. IIJNM has also experimented with new media. However, IIMC, Jamia and others have not changed in years. They don’t prepare students for the next generation of media.
Finally, the focus on practical learning is almost not there. Only SoC has started an industry integrated programme as of now.
1000′s of students give entrance for Jamia and IIMC not realising that the education does not prepare them for the next generation of media.
IIMC is undoubtedly India’s best Mass Communication School,if u just see the list of alumni’s of this premier institute u will come to know that there is definitely nothing parallel to it.
A Semi-autonomous institute supervised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Government of India,is also the best in terms of placement record.Eminent pedagogy and the brand name IIMC is good enough to give u a great start in the Journalism world.
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