Mass Communication is creating, receiving,
sending, and examining messages to broad audiences by verbal and written media.
It is a wide field that not only considers how and why a message has to be
created but the medium through which it is sent. Mass communication term is not
limited to only journalism but spreads its wings to various other media fields,
including newsgathering and reporting, event management, film direction and
production, public relations, advertising, corporate communication, and the
list continue.
Mass Communication is a career that
comprises a broad domain across the globe. The profession provides diversity
and extensive scope for talent. The media in India is expanding with print,
online media, electronic media, technical writing, the publishing industry,
etc.
Mass Communication
offers different courses not only at the undergraduate level but also at the postgraduate
level for the students who want to further study in the relevant field. Some of
the popular courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level degrees
are listed below:
Degree
|
Course
|
|
Undergraduate Journalism and Mass
Communication Degrees (UG) |
Bachelor of Journalism & Mass
Communication (BJMC) Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) Bachelor of Mass Communication (BMC) |
|
Postgraduate Journalism and Mass
Communication Degrees (PG) |
Master of Journalism & Mass
Communication (MJMC) Master of Journalism (MJ) Master of Mass Communication (MMC) PG Diploma in Mass Communication |
Eligibility for all the Mass Communication
courses is as follows:
|
Courses |
Eligibility |
|
Mass Communication Undergraduate Courses |
Candidates must have passed the
10+2 exam from a recognized board in any stream with a minimum aggregate
marks criteria provided by the examining authority of government,
universities/institutes, etc. |
|
Mass Communication Postgraduate Courses |
Candidates must have a bachelor's
degree in any stream with minimum aggregate marks criteria provided by the
examining authority of government, universities/institutes, etc. |
For admission in the Mass Communication
course, almost every other institute or university in India select candidates
according to the merit list prepared on the basis of entrance exam scores and
ranks. Some institutes or universities accept the national level exams or state
level exam ranks while some of them conduct their own entrance exam. Listed
below are some of the popular Mass Communication Entrance Exams in India:
·
ACJ Entrance Exam, Asian
College of Journalism
·
AUCET, Andhra University
·
IIMC Entrance Exam, Indian
Institute of Mass Communication
·
IP College for Women Entrance
Exam, IP College for Women, Delhi University
·
IPU CET, Guru Gobind Singh
Indraprastha University
·
Jamia Milia Islamia Entrance
Exam, Jamia Milia Islamia University
·
MASCOM Entrance
Exam, Manorama School of Communication
·
MU-OET, Manipal University
·
SET, Symbiosis International
University
· XIC OET, Xavier Institute of Communications
