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Is it mandatory to complete Graduation course to become a news reporter after passing 12th in Commerce stream? My goal is to become a news reporter and if it's possible to become one without doing graduation then it's well and good. So, can you please provide me the details on the same?

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Is it mandatory to complete Graduation course to become a news reporter after passing 12th in Commerce stream? My goal is to become a news reporter and if it's possible to become one without doing graduation then it's well and good. So, can you please provide me the details on the same?

Yes, it is mandatory that you should complete Graduation courses in to become a News reporter. Since, you you are aspiring to become a news reporter so you should complete the Graduation in Mass communication or Journalism from a recognized university.

Those candidates who have completed Diploma in mass communication can also choose the career as a news reporter. First preference will be given to the candidates who have experience in the media industry. It is mandatory that you should update with current information and search for exclusive news to become a successful New Reporter.

It is not Possible to become a News Reporter without completing graduation. The minimum qualification to become news reporter is Bachelors degree related to mass communication or journalism. The candidate must have completed his/her bachelor's degree related to Mass communication and journalism or Master's in Journalism to become news reporter.

Yes, for the mentioned career, graduation is the minimum qualification.

The eligibility criteria for the same is as follows :

* The candidate should be a citizen of India.

* The candidate should have completed graduation through any stream under the scheme of 10+2+3 at least form a recognized university.

You can go for the BJMC course, Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication.

It is not really mandatory to complete a graduation course to become a reporter in India because there are so many other options available like Diploma in the same field through the help of which courses, you can become a successful reporter in India but if you have dedicated your career to only this stream then you need to explore and enhance your knowledge in this field because if you have good and basic knowledge of a particular subject then you may study further and achieve new success from basic level that is why you must go for graduation.

Graduate is a degree which will teach you complete the real knowledge of Journalism and Mass Communication that is why get admission in any one of the following course first :

>> BA in Journalism
>> Bachelor's in Journalism
>> Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication
>> BA with Mass India
>> BA in Script Writing

These are the bachelor's programs which will help you to grow your career and if you present both diploma and degree then your degree will be preferred to diploma course for the job due to its short duration of diploma course and in diploma you will study only major things necessary in this field.

But if you complete graduation in Mass communication and Journalism and will to pursue master's degree then go for PG Diploma in Mass communication rather than MBA because PGDMC will give you knowledge of latest technology and functions being used in this field and you can get knowledge as per the requirement of this world.

After completion of these courses, you can easily become a successful reporter.