SYMBOSIS INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATIONS (SIMC)
Senapati Bapat Road, Pune-411004, Maharashtra
T:91 20 25652303; email: contactus@simc.edu
Url and Website: http://www.simc.edu/
The Symbiosis Institute of Journalism and Communication (SIJC) was set up in 1990. It is a compact, autonomous, post-graduate media school with a focus on journalism.
Over the years, the Institute kept pace with emerging technologies and dynamic changes in various media, and was renamed as the Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication – repositioned as an integrated mass communication institute for grooming media professionals in all areas of mass communication and communication management.
Today, SIMC prepares its students to handle this convergence of technologies, specialize in the new generation mediums, and emerge as capable and competent media and communications professionals.
Director: Dr. S. N. Bal
Courses Offered & Details:
SIMC offers two-year full-time postgraduate diploma programmes in
Mass Communications.
The Mass Communication major comprises the following specializations:
a) Journalism ( Print, Broadcast and Cyber Media)
b) Audio-Visual Production (Radio Communication, Television Production, Ad and Documentary Filmmaking and Film Studies)
Communication Management
The Communication Management major comprises the following specializations:
c) Advertising (Client Servicing / Account Planning, Media and Creative — Art & Copy)
d) Public Relations (PR, Corporate Communication and Event Management)
Admission Information:
SNAP is the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test, a common written test conducted by Symbiosis for Postgraduate programmes in management, information technology, mass communication and geo-informatics.
SNAP is the first step in seeking admission to Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC). This test is held in 23 cities all over India. The score of the SNAP Test will be used to shortlist candidates for individual selection process (GD / PI etc)
For details: www.snaptest.org
Alumni: Working in all reputed media houses across the country.
Hostel facilities: SIMC does not offer hostel facilities. However, furnished hostel facilities at Symbiosis Vishwabhavan are available on first come first serve basis. Allotment of rooms is done by the Symbiosis Society. SIMC will endeavour to assist students in securing accommodation outside the campus.
Other Activities & Facilities:
Footprints: This is SIMC’s annual series of media seminars.
The students of first year students of SIMC, fresh out of their first semester, are divided into teams to go out to different cities in India on the mission of organizing
For students it is an opportunity to gain practical experience, interact with the media and communications professionals and organize an event from scratch. The students have to come up with topics, zero in on speakers, identify sponsors, finalize venues, bring in participants, get media coverage and execute the event. It may sound formidable SIMC students have pulled it off for the past five years with finesse.
The nationwide series of seminars culminate in Fest O’ Comm, the annual communication festival conducted by students of the SIMC.. Fest O’ Comm is a four-day festival that comprises seminars, workshops, celebrity shows, competitions and various fun events. Each year sees the who’s who of the media industry conducting workshops and sessions on the various nuances of mass communication and the media.
Communiqué
A quarterly media newsletter published and distributed amongst all the major media houses across the country.
Symbi Chronicle
An in-house newspaper providing an opportunity to journalism students to cover news events relating to Symbiosis. News items focus on the visits of top professionals to campus and other activities and events of the various institutes of Symbiosis.
Symbi Mass Comm productions
(the audio-visual club)
An eye for visuals, an ear for sound and passionate love for the medium are some of the discernable traits of an audio-visual club member at SIMC. The club has made corporate and ad films for clients, and handles all activities related to film, television and radio. Symbi MassComm Productions also organizes workshops and appreciation courses in specific areas like scripting, editing and other aspects of audio-visual production.
ADphrodisiac
(the advertising club)
Pressing deadlines, finicky clients, miniscule budgets…the advertising students of SIMC have seen it all, thanks to ADphrodisiac — the SIMC ad club. This salad bowl of whacky ideas and professionalism handles the creative execution of all SIMC events and projects apart from catering to industry clients. The club also organizes workshops on advertising and brand communication.
Prism (the public relations club)
The main function of this club is to provide vital exposure for its members to live projects, by enabling student-industry interface. Some of the campaigns organized by PRISM are the organization of special games for the physically handicapped, launch of beauty products and training programmes for corporate clients. PRISM also functions as an internal PR department for several of the institutes in the Symbiosis fold. The club also handles circulation and media relations of the in-house publications.
Fee Structure:
The current fee structure as under:
| Installment I | Installment II | |
| Total Fees for Open Category | Rs. 87,500/- | Rs. 80,000/- |
| Total Fees for Industry Sponsored | Rs. 1,57,500/- | Rs. 1,50,000/- |
| Total Fees for International Student | USD 3888* | USD 3555* |
| * USD 275 additional for administrative charges. ** Will be calculated at prevailing exchange rate. *** Fee structure is under review for revision. |
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Scholarships: Not mentioned
Placement: The SIMC produces dependable entry-level professionals. As the threshold requirements for admission into our two-year post graduate diploma high, the quality of output is enviable – accomplished through approximately 3200 hours of intensive and classroom and experiential learning, several “live” industry projects, and 12-hour schedules, six or seven days a week. SIMC has devised a two-tier internship programme for optimizing classroom inputs with hands-on industry experience. Over the two years of the programmes, the students go through two internships totaling six months. These internships are fine-tuned to each specialization and ensure maximum learning benefit.
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