Indian Institute of Mass Communication
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is India
's premier media
school funded and promoted by the Government of India
. IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
. The institution was established on August 17, 1965 with support from UNESCO
.
and the other
in Dhenkanal
(Orissa). The institute stands ahead of others in its infrastructure and permanent faculty status. The per faculty student ratio is pegged at about 1:8, better than any Indian media school. The Institute attracts maximum applications than any Indian media school. Only 1 out of 100 applicants stand a chance to get admitted.
Most prominent faculties include Senior Journalist Prof. Shivaji Sarkar, Prof. KM Srivastava, Dr. J Jethwaney, Prof. S Raghavachari, Dr. Gita Bamezai, Prof. Hemant Joshi, Shashwati Goswami and Dr. Anand Pradhan. Media personality Sunit Tandon is the present director of IIMC.
IIMC offers post graduate programmes in Print Journalism, Electronic Journalism and Advertising and Public Relations. Of late it has started programmes in Hindi and Oriya language.
The students and alumni of IIMC are colloquially referred to as IIMCians. IIMC alumni have achieved success in a variety of professions, but primarily Indian media. IIMC offers Diploma Course in Development Journalism for non-alingned and developing countries. The institute was basically set up to provide training to the officers of the Indian Information Service. The Institute also conducts each year a number of specialised short term courses to meet the training needs of media personnel working in government and public sector organizations.
, and Indian Institutes of Management
, Indian government has decided to develop it as an international media university.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
's premier media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
school funded and promoted by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is a branch of the Government of India is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, the press and films in India....
. The institution was established on August 17, 1965 with support from UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
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The Institute
IIMC has two branches, one in DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and the other
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication , Dhenkanal was established in August 1993 as a branch of IIMC, Delhi, an autonomous body funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India...
in Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal, India
Dhenkanal is a city and a municipality in Dhenkanal district in the state of Orissa, India.-Geography:Dhenkanal is located at . It has an average elevation of 80 metres .-Demographics:...
(Orissa). The institute stands ahead of others in its infrastructure and permanent faculty status. The per faculty student ratio is pegged at about 1:8, better than any Indian media school. The Institute attracts maximum applications than any Indian media school. Only 1 out of 100 applicants stand a chance to get admitted.
Most prominent faculties include Senior Journalist Prof. Shivaji Sarkar, Prof. KM Srivastava, Dr. J Jethwaney, Prof. S Raghavachari, Dr. Gita Bamezai, Prof. Hemant Joshi, Shashwati Goswami and Dr. Anand Pradhan. Media personality Sunit Tandon is the present director of IIMC.
Courses
IIMC teaches a variety of disciplines including print journalism, photo journalism, radio journalism, television journalism, development communication, communication research, advertising and public relations.IIMC offers post graduate programmes in Print Journalism, Electronic Journalism and Advertising and Public Relations. Of late it has started programmes in Hindi and Oriya language.
The students and alumni of IIMC are colloquially referred to as IIMCians. IIMC alumni have achieved success in a variety of professions, but primarily Indian media. IIMC offers Diploma Course in Development Journalism for non-alingned and developing countries. The institute was basically set up to provide training to the officers of the Indian Information Service. The Institute also conducts each year a number of specialised short term courses to meet the training needs of media personnel working in government and public sector organizations.
IIMC: An International Media University
Considering the status of IIMC as an institution of exceptional excellence in the field of media and matching those of Indian Institutes of TechnologyIndian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties,...
, and Indian Institutes of Management
Indian Institutes of Management
The Indian Institutes of Management , are graduate business schools in India. They were set up with the objective of providing management education and to assist the industry through research and consulting services. The IIMs award diplomas and not degrees.- Institutes :Indian Institute of...
, Indian government has decided to develop it as an international media university.
Noted IIMCians
- Om Shakti, Co Founder, Earthood- www.earthood.in
- Vibha Desai, Advertisement Guru
- Shravani Dang- Global Group Head of Corporate Communications at the Avantha group
- Chitra SubramaniamChitra SubramaniamChitra Subramaniam is an Indian journalist famous for uncovering the Bofors scandal.-Personal life:She was born in Sindri, India. She was educated at Lady Sri Ram College with a Bachelors in English Literature and received her Masters in journalism from Stanford University, California, USA...
, Journalist who broke the infamous Bofors story - Anita Kaul Basu, TV producer
- Niret AlvaNiret AlvaNiret Alva is an Indian television producer and anchor. He co-founded Miditech, a Rs 50-crore television software company, along with his brother Nikhil Alva in 1992, which is currently one of Asia's leading independent production companies...
, TV producer, co-founder Miditech - Prakash Patra, Editor, Hindustan Times
- Nidhi RazdanNidhi RazdanNidhi Razdan is a television journalist at NDTV 24x7, an English language television network that carries news and current affairs in India, owned by New Delhi Television Ltd.-Early life:...
, top anchor and journalist - Madhuker Uapadhyay,
- Sunetra Chaudhary, Anchor NDTV
- Sourav MishraSourav MishraSourav Mishra is an Indian journalist and artist. As a Reuters journalist he was one of the first witnesses and victim of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a three-day rampage in which more than 164 people lost their lives....
, journalist, livelihood interventionist, researcher - Mitali Mukherjee, top anchor CNBC
- Deepak Chaurasia, Hindi journalist
- Anisha Nayar, primetime anchor with NDTV Profit
- Subhra Priyadarshini, Editor, Nature India.
- Ravish KumarRavish KumarRavish Kumar is an Indian television journalist, blogger and currently Executive Editor at NDTV India, a Hindi news channel. He has worked there for 15 years and hosts a weekly reportage show Ravish Ki Report...
NDTV - Vartika NandaVartika NandaVartika NandaDr. Vartika Nanda's core expertise lies in journalism - its teaching, practice and training. With a PhD degree by her side in Journalism, she is currently a permanent member of the teaching faculty as Head of the Department in the Department of Journalism in Lady Shri Ram College of...
, LSR COLLEGE - Mehraj Dube, Hindi journalist
- Ira Dugal, Anchor, NDTV
- Natasha Jog, Anchor, NDTV
- Tazeel Golmei, Anchor, NDTV
- Sweta Singh, Hindi Anchor
- Neelesh MisraNeelesh MisraNeelesh Misra is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, Hindi script and lyrics writer, photographer and the Deputy Executive Editor of Hindustan Times. He also heads India's first Writer led Band, Band Called Nine where storytelling meets songs....
, author, journalist and Bollywood lyricist - Padma Rao, science journalist
- Smita Nagaraj
- Bina Jang, senior editor Economist Group
- V K Cherian vice-president Adfactors PR
- Anjali Gopalan Founder, Naz Foundation. She is one of the 1000 women proposed for the Nobel Peace Price 2005
- Hara Prasanna Das, management educator
- Amit Segupta, editor, analysis, Tehelka
- Cynthia Stephen writer
- Priya Ranjan Dash Managing Editor, Financial Chronicle
- Saketh Rajan alleged Naxalite shot dead by police
- Tej Prakash Journalist, OneWorld South Asia
- B. Muralidhar Reddy, The Hindu’s correspondent in Pakistan
- Rajeev Deshpande Political Editor, Times of India
- Murali Gopalan Business editor, Hindu Business Line
- Shinie Antony Author of Kardamom Kisses
- Indrani Bagchi
- Anurag Kotoky National Markets Correspondent, Reuters India
- Anjum Kapur Account Director, McCann EricksonMcCann EricksonMcCann Erickson is a global advertising agency network, with offices in more than 130 countries. McCann is a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies, one of the four large holding companies in the advertising industry....
, - Priya Kapoor graduate programme director at communications department, Portland University
- Mudita Dias ABC TV
- Parul Chand Co-founder, Bright Light Communication
- Rahul SharmaRahul SharmaRahul Sharma may refer to:* Rahul Sharma * Rahul Sharma , Indian classical musician* Rahul Sharma...
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