Education and Career Forum

Would like to know about primere institutes offering degree in journalism. Is it advisable to join a degree program in journalism or a degree in English Literature to do higher education in journalism.

Rini Suresh

Journalism is having wide scope & bright future in the present era.

It is good to opt for journalism as a career option. Salary pay-scale has improved with many new upcoming media.

List of Good Institutes Offering Courses in Journalism:

Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad

AJ Kidwai Mass Communication Research, Jamia, New Delhi

IIMC, New Delhi

Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore

Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai

Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune

Manorama School of Communication, Kottayam

Times School of Journalism, New Delhi

Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

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Hi friend,

Good Institutions Offering courses in Journalism

• The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC),New Delhi , for 1-year postgraduate diploma course in journalism.
• Indira Gandhi National Open University,New Delhi, for PG Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication; Diploma in Creative Writing in English
• SP College of Communication & Management, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi, for PG Diploma in Journalism (Evening)
• Amity School of Journalism & Communication, Saket, New Delhi, for PG Diploma in Journalism & Communication
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Rohini Kendra) for Master’s programme in Mass Communication, Duration: 1-year
• Centre for Mass Media, New Delhi YMCA, 1, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi, for PG Course in Journalism.(1 year)
• The Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamic, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, for comprehensive training in Cinema, Television, Journalism, Radio, Editing, Production, Camera, Sound recording, Direction etc.
• The Delhi School of Communication, Fr. Agnel School Building, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi , for PG Diploma in Communication. ( 2-years)
• Institute of Journalism, New Delhi, for Certificate in Journalism.(6 months)

You have an open option of selection of course duration. It is much advisable to have degree in English prior to journalism field. Although it is not essential one to have the same, but to have preficiency in English communication it is necessary to have it in advance. Even in Journalism course/certificate there is a seperate module of mass communication topic. Some candidates choose an option of having bachelor degree in English literature and PG in journalism or mass communication , which are relative one.

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