AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS [ASCO]
Admission Office, Amity Campus, Sector 44, Noida- 201303.
Amity Helpline: admissions@amity.edu
Toll Free Amity Helpline 1600-11-00-00
Head Office – Amity House, E -25, Defence Colony, New Delhi – 110 024.
Campus T: Delhi/Noida – 1600-11-00-00 • Jaipur- 0141-2372489 • Lucknow – 0522- 2721931/1931
Bhubaneswar – 0674 -2588407/408,
Raipur – 0771-5038970
Website: www.amityedu.com
Amity is one of the leading groups of private educational institutions in India with over 50 world-class institutions. It is famous for the hi-tech campuses, a dedicated faculty, the innovative teaching methodology and corporate interaction.
Director: Ashok Sinha
Courses Offered & Details:
Bachelor of Mass Communication (3 years): The programme innovatively combines elements of academic training and professional practice and students graduate as well trained correspondents, reporters, sub-editors, PR & advertising professionals.
Master of Journalism and Communication ( 2 years): This course focuses on extensive practical training for the student journalists. It trains them on editing PTI copies, writing reports and feature articles, running a six monthly feature magazine, producing documentaries, e-zine and freelancing for national newspapers like Hindustan Times, Times of India, Pioneer, The Hindu and others.
Master of Advertising and Marketing Management( 2 years): The course in Advertising and Marketing is all about hands-on experience. Case studies, presentations and industry projects are prime course aspects to train thorough professionals.
Admission Information:
Amity conducts the Common Admission Test ( AMCAT) for its post graduate and undergraduate programs. Separate tests for UG and PG programs are held all over the country (As on date, the AMCAT application form costs of Rs. 1100/-).
Every AMCAT is of two hours duration, in English language and there is no negative marking. Test sections include General English, General Awareness, Logical & Analytical Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude.
List of qualifying candidates is uploaded on admission microsite within 10 days of conduct of the test.
Alumni: All outgoing students of the Amity automatically become life members of the Amity Alumni Association (AAA). The Amity School of Communication, Noida claims that at least one member of their alumni is present in every leading organization in the media world.
Hostel facilities: A 1000-bed hostel is available for students at ASCO.
Other Activities & Facilities:
Amity students have various activity clubs like the debating society, dramatics club, literary club, dance and choreography club and the music club.
Cultural extravaganzas, festivals and sports meet are organized annually which showcase the creative and sporting talent of the ASCOites.
All students are required to attend the mandatory military training camp at the Amity campus at Manesar to familiarize with para-sailing, swimming, trekking, mountain climbing, hiking, etc.
A week-long personality development program is part of the curriculum.
ASCO students are active on the national stage and continuously participate in activities and events outside the academic arena to gain practical experience, eg: participated in the National Youth Parliament held at Parliament House, part of interactive talk shows NDTV, BBC World, Sab TV, visits to news studios and newspaper offices to familiarize with practical working
ASCO students publish a magazine called ‘The Beat’ and daily news sheet called ‘Amity Times’.
Fee structure:
Per semester fees for two campus locations:
| Course | Noida | Lucknow |
| Masters | Rs 75,000/- | Rs 50,000/- |
| Bachelors | Rs 60,000/- | Rs 50,000/- |
Scholarships: The ASCO scholarship committee awards scholarships to meritorious students only and its continuation depends upon the performance and assessment after each term.
Placement: Amity has one of the most advanced online recruitment system which is regularly used by HR heads. The award winning recruitment brochure is sent to more than 2,000 HR heads all across the globe.
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