Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) PG Diploma Courses Admission 2020
Are you looking for a Post Graduate Diploma course on Journalism from a recognised institute? Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is offering admission to four PGD courses on English Journalism, Hindi Journalism, Radio & TV Journalism and Advertising & Public Relations. The course contents, eligibility, admission procedure, course fees and the procedure to apply for the courses is in this article.
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is offering admission to four PG Diploma courses for which you need to apply online. Because of the pandemic this year, IIMC is not going to conduct the usual entrance test for admission and students will be screened based on the marks scored in their 10th, 10+2 and graduation level. The offered PG Diploma courses are as follows:Overview of PG Diploma in English Journalism and Hindi Journalism
You will get a larger view about the field of communication, journalism ethics, values a journalist should possess to promote an unbiased media. You will know the technicalities associated with reporting news, distribution of news, editing news, production of news, etc and will get a chance for reporting, editing and producing Lab Journals during this course. Both the courses cover the following topics: Overview of PG Diploma in Radio & TV Journalism
The emphasis of this course is on verbal and graphical communication. You will get a hands-on experience to handle cameras, edit videos for publishing with a news item, record sounds and also the use of various software required in the electronic media. The course covers the following topics: Overview of PG Diploma in Advertising & Public Relations
The course deals with various aspects of communication like public relations, communication at a corporate level, the role of advertising and marketing in communication. You will also learn about various tools used in communication that helps to enhance your creativity. You can work in groups to develop and exhibit campaigns on various latest issues. This course covers the following topics: Eligibility
A Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university is required to apply for this course. Students already appeared but awaiting results for their final semester in a Bachelor's Degree program can also apply. Students appearing/appeared for their final semester but result awaited, must give the percentage/marks scored up to the second year/fourth semester while applying.
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Selection procedure
During the submission of online application form, the candidates have to give the Statement of Purpose for joining the course in 300 words. Candidates will be selected based on their merits. Since there will be no entrance test this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic the score of the candidates in their Graduation, 10+2 and 10th will be taken into account. These marks will be weighed respectively in 40:20:20 per cent. Based on this, candidates will be short-listed for an Online Interview of 20 marks. This short-list of the candidates will be made available by 1st week of September 2020. The date and time of the Online Interview will be declared subsequently.
The overall score of a candidate out of 100 will be the criteria for preparing the final rank list of the selected candidates, based on category and course.
NRI quota
For NRI/NRI sponsored candidates there are five seats in each course whereas the eligibility and DOB requirements remain the same as that of the general candidates. These candidates can appear for the Online Interview directly after paying USD 50 as an entry fee. Process of admission
Only the PG Diploma in English Journalism will be conducted at all the campuses of IIMC; i.e. at IIMC New Delhi, IIMC Dhenkanal, IIMC Aizawl, IIMC Amravati, IIMC Jammu and IIMC Kottayam. The other three courses will be conducted only at IIMC Delhi campus. So, the campus allocation in case of PGD in English Journalism is going to be based on Merit-cum-Preference. The candidates should give a rank to all the campuses according to their order of preference. If no choice is made, the campus will be decided by IIMC based on an alphabetical roster.
Short-listed candidates for admission to the courses have to submit the course fees online and complete the admission process within seven days of publication of the list. Candidates under the EWS scheme need to show the Income & Asset Certificate provided by the competent authority.
If there are vacant seats in any of the campuses, it will be offered to the interested candidates based on the category-wise merit list. For this, the result for another round of admission will be announced. Course fees
Bank details for paying the course fee
Bank Name: Central Bank of India
Branch: IIMC, New Delhi-110067
Account No: 3586258939
IFSC Code: CBIN0283535
The applicant must inform the Academic Section of the Institute after making the payment of course fee by sending an email to academiciimc1965@gmail.com. The transaction number and other relevant details of the payment should be provided in this email. How to apply
The candidates need to visit the Admission Link to fill up the Application form and pay the Admission fee online. Candidates can apply to more than one course and in that case, the choices have to be indicated in the single Application form only. However, the payment of Application Fee has to be made separately for each course. While filling up the Application form, the candidates need to attach the scanned copy of the following documents:Application fee
General Category candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 1000/- for each course.
OBC/SC/ST/Differently-abled/EWS category candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 750/- for each course. Important dates
Contact information
Head Office:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
JNU New Campus, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi - 110067
Phone: +91-11-26741537, 26742920, 26741987
Website: http://www.iimc.nic.in
Dhenkanal Campus:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
P B No - 21,Sanchar Marg, Dhenkanal,
Odisha - 759001
Phone: +91 6762-226194, 226196
Amravati Campus:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Dr Shrikant Jickhar Memorial Research Centre,
Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra - 444602
Mobile: +917212550880, 9818134447
Aizawl Campus
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Mizoram University Campus,
Tanhrill, Post Box 190,
Aizawl, Mizoram - 796001.
Phone: +91-389 - 2300871, 2322813
Mobile: +91 9436142605
Kottayam Campus
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Southern Regional Campus, 8th Mile, Velloor,
KK Road, Pampady,
Kottayam, Kerala - 686501.
Phone: +91 - 481 - 2730161
Mobile: +91 9447654235
Jammu Campus:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
3rd floor, Vikas Bhawan,
Rail Head Complex,
Jammu Tawi - 180012
Phone: +91 -191 - 2479523
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