MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS (MIC)
Old Tile Factory Road, Press Corner, Manipal – 576 104,
Udupi District, Karnataka.
T: 91 – 820 – 2571901 Ext. 121, F: 91 – 820 – 2571902
E-mail: office.mic@manipal.edu
URL and Website: http://www.manipal.edu/mic/ and http://admissions.manipal.edu
MIC was established in 1997. The Institute over the years has conceived comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The programs are based on the premise that the best professional multi skilled communicator is also a critical media consumer. Opportunities are available for Ph.D. work also.
Professor & Director (In-charge):: Buroshiva Dasgupta,
Courses Offered & Details:
• BA in Journalism & Communication Studies [BAJC]: six semesters, 3 year course
• MS communication: 2 year course
• PhD in Communication: The Doctor of Philosophy in Communication is the highest degree conferred by MIC, and it is granted on evidence of general proficiency, distinctive attainment in the field, and particularly on ability for independent investigation as demonstrated in a dissertation presenting original research. The minimum duration for the postgraduate qualified full time PhD candidates shall be 3 years. The maximum duration shall not exceed 6 years. The minimum duration for the postgraduate qualified part time PhD candidates shall be 4 years. The maximum duration shall not exceed 7 years which will be based on the recommendation from the doctoral committee.
Admission Information:
BAJC: The candidate must have passed 10+2, A level, IB, American 12th grade or equivalent with science/arts/commerce groups. Arts group subjects will be the preferred qualification. Candidates must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in 10+2 examination.
There is no entrance test and admissions are made on the basis of total marks obtained at the qualifying examination.
MS: The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university. They should have secured not less than 50% marks in the aggregate. All candidates are required to write the all India Management Aptitude Test (MAT). Based on the marks scored in MAT, candidates will be short listed to attend Group Discussion and Personal Interview at Manipal.
PhD: Admission to MAHE PhD programme will be done whenever University faculty members have research grants, with provision for selecting the research students, the faculty member holding the grant will select the candidates who have passed UGC/CSIR examination after evaluating the suitability of the candidate.
FOREIGN/NRI CATEGORY: Admissions under this category are handled by a separate office. Candidates desirous of applying under this category can visit http://admissions.manipal.edu for more details.
Alumni : Working in all reputed media houses across the country.
Hostel facilities: Available for all students.
Other Activities & Facilities:
• The MIC tradition of cultural activities is spear headed by OXYGEN, a regular cultural event conducted by the students on campus where their talents are showcased. Competitions within the institute are also conducted for various events to keep a team ready for any external competition. This is an exiting, fun filled fare that is held on campus and has a wide participation from all students of the MHAE institutions.
• AMPlus: a fortnightly community/campus newspaper written, edited and designed by the trainee journalists of the institute under the guidance of faculty. ANWIC publication: IMPACT, the newsletter and Journal periodically brought out by the ANWIC secretariat at MIC.
• The community radio trainer’s manual is developed at the institute in association with Ford Foundation, India.
• Students as part of academic requirement are associated with the media industry and publish/produce various works as part of the training. As part of academic training, students produce various audio and video programs.
• Creative writing assignments of the students are published as a book “Musings”
Fee Structure:
The annual course fee:
| BAJC | MS | |||
| General (INR) | NRI
(USD) |
General
(INR) |
NRI (USD) | |
| Tuition | 25000 | 1000 USD | 40000 | 1500 |
| Other | 20000 | 1500 USD | 30000 | 1500 |
| Total | 45000 | 2500 USD | 70000 | 3000 |
In addition to the above all the candidates are required to pay the following at the time of admission.
Registration charges: Rs.3,500 ( Indian), USD 300 (Foreign/NRI)
Caution Deposit (refundable) : Rs. 7,500 (General category candidates)
Scholarships: Not mentioned
Placement: MIC students have been placed in the following organizations: O & M, NDTV, Ogilvy Public Relations World Wide, , Miditech Pvt Ltd.,
Perfect Relations, Midday, Zee Television, Zee News, DNA Networks, Star India P Ltd, The Indian Express, Asian News International, ETV, The Tata Iron and Steel Co Ltd., Radio Indigo P Ltd., Indiainfo.com, Phase 1 Events and Entertainment P Ltd.
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