SCHOOL OF CONVERGENCE
208 A, Savitri Nagar, New Delhi – 110017
T: 91 – 11 – 5186 4130, 5186 4131/2; F: 91 – 11 – 5186 4133
Email: info@schoolofconvergence.com
URL: http://www.schoolofconvergence.com/
The School of Convergence (SoC) started in October 2001 with a Two Year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Content Creation and Management (PGDCCM). It imparts education and training in content creation and management in diverse media: print, radio, television, cinema and the Internet. The curriculum lays emphasis not merely on classroom teaching but also on practical work experience aimed at turning out media professionals and entrepreneurs. In the first year, it is compulsory for students to learn about all media streams. During the second year, they specialize in one of the following. The institute is promoted by Cyber Media Foundation Limited (CMFL). CMFL is a joint venture involving Cyber Media (India) Limited and Kaleidoscope Entertainment Limited.
Principal: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Courses offered:
• Post Graduate Diploma in Content Creation & Management( 2 years)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrated Communications Management ( 1 year)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Advertising Management( 1 year)
• Part time certificate courses for undergraduate students at several Delhi University colleges like St Stephen’s (2003), Jesus and Mary (2004) and Gargi College (2005). These courses have become extremely popular.
• Specialized modular programmes at the prestigious Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, and Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Admission Information:
Eligibility: Graduate from a reputed university. Work experience, especially related to media, would be an added qualification. Those who have appeared for their graduation final year exams are also eligible to apply.
Selection Information: Written examination followed by an interview
Alumni: Working with some of the best known media organizations in India including Bennett Coleman & Company (the Times of India group), Business Today, CNBC–TV 18, CNN-IBN, Discovery Channel, Miditech, NDTV, O&M, Sagar Arts, Star TV, Times of India and Zee TV employ SoC students.
Hostel facilities: Hostel and paying guest accommodation are available in the vicinity of the campus. The School can assist outstation students in finding suitable places to stay nearby. However, the institute does not take the responsibility of providing accommodation to the students. The tuition fee does not cover charges for hostel accommodation.
Other Activities & Facilities:
• By the end of the third term, students showcase their creations at a forum, where they hold a photo exhibition, organize a debate and ‘broadcast’ radio programmes screen TV programmes and release a news features magazine Newspeak.
• In the second year, students get the chance to play with techniques, tools and ideas in their respective areas of specialization–fiction, non-fiction, media management and new media. They produce short duration fictional and non-fictional films.
• Digital Studio using the latest equipment for shooting and non-linear editing.
• Ranked as India’s fifth-best business school in media and mass communication by Outlook magazine, September 2004.
• Ranked as India’s sixth-best ‘sectoral business school’ in the Outlook-CFore annual survey – September 2004
Fee structure:
• PG Diploma in integrated communications management.
The course fee of Rs 110,000 and is payable in two installments. The first instalment of Rs 60,000 has to be paid before the course starts and the second instalment of Rs 50,000 must be paid by May 10, 2006.
Late payment of fees will attract a fine of Rs 100 per day.
• PG Diploma in content creation & media management.
The course fees per student for each term is Rs 50,000 payable before the commencement of each term, and includes the cost of participation in various activities and projects. Those specializing in fiction and non-fiction, need to pay an additional Rs. 10,000 per term for the IVth, Vth and VIth terms, towards material costs. Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
Scholarships: Deserving students who may not have the financial means to fund the entire programme or a part of it would be assisted to avail of academic loans from banks and financial institutions. The terms and conditions of such loans would be laid down by the concerned bank or financial institution. The School of Convergence awards scholarships to meritorious students, details of which are announced from time to time.
Placement: The School of Convergence assists in providing suitable placements and career opportunities to its students. The School encourages reputed media organizations to participate in campus recruitment schemes. The CyberMedia group and Kaleidoscope Entertainment Limited, the promoting organizations of the School of Convergence, undertake to recruit students who complete the course with an “A” grade.
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