ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM (ACJ)
Kasturi Centre, 124, Wallajah Road, Chennai – 600002.
T: 044-28418254/55, 044-28526227/49 F: 91-44-28418253
Email:asian_media@vsnl.com URL: www.asianmedia.org
The Media Development Foundation runs the Asian College of Journalism. This foundation is a registered public trust, established in 1999, to foster journalism as an independent, investigative, socially responsible, and ethical profession and aims to promote excellence in the field through education, training, and media-related research.
ACJ has professional links with Columbia, Cardiff and Westminster Universities, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, BBC Worldwide, Ford Foundation and South Asia Foundation. The college ensures that its students have exposure to the best in international journalism.
Course Offered:
PG Diploma in Print, Television and New Media: one year
Admission Information:
Filing of application forms (no dates available)
Short listing of candidates for entrance examination.
Entrance Examination
Session I: English language skills and writing ability.
Session II: General knowledge (current affairs, history, geography, sciences, analytical thinking and problem-solving)
Exam Centers: Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Tiruvananthapuram and possibly other cities, depending on the number of applications received from a particular region.
Interview:
Successful candidates are invited to an interview at the College in mid-June.
Seats :
40 (Print Media)
20 (New Media)
30 (Broadcast Media)
Alumni:
Alumni work in national and international media houses.
Contact: acjalumni@yahoogroups.com
Hostel Facilities:
The College helps to arrange suitable accommodation for students who need it. The approximate cost of accommodation is Rs. 2000 per month.
Other Activities & Facilities:
Students in the print stream publish a regular lab newspaper, The Word. Students in the broadcast stream start producing TV news programmes and documentaries and new media students produce a weekly ezine of news and public affairs: www.digantik.com.
A ten-week TV Journalism module run by the BBC is part of the broadcast specialization.
Covering deprivation: A unique course to help students understand and provide informed,
sustained coverage on the contemporary Indian reality.
Fee Structure:
Course Rs/ annum (complete course)
Print 1,50,000
Broadcast 2,00,000
New Media 1, 50,000
The fee is payable in three installments
Scholarships:
Number of full or partial scholarships, sponsored by reputed media, business and philanthropic organizations are offered on a merit-cum-means basis.
Placement:
The College counsels students on placement and assists them by arranging on- and off-campus interviews.
ACJ graduates are currently working in news organizations throughout India and in some other South Asian countries. The media employers of the frst four batches of ACJ graduates include The Times of India, Te Economic Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express, The New Indian Express, The Asian Age, The Telegraph, The Statesman, The Hindustan Times, Frontline, Business Line, Digit, UNI, NDTV, CNN, CNBC, Aaj Tak, Headlines Today, Star News, Sun News, ANI, Reuters, ETV, Miditech, Vijay Times, Jeevan TV, India Vision, I-Labs, Sify.com, and MoneyControl.com
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