PG Diploma in Still Photography and Visual Communication 

at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Okhla

Comparing PG Diploma programs at different institutions can be subjective and depends on various factors such as faculty, curriculum, industry connections, and your specific career goals.

IIMC offers a diploma, whereas AJK MCRC offers a post graduate degree. Curriculum wise, Jamia and IIMC might be similar, but please don't confuse Jamia's Journalism with Jamia's Mass Communication, which is a very different, older and prestigious course.

AJK MCRC is a well-known institute offering PG Diploma courses in Digital Media and Broadcasting. The institute offers three specialisations under its PG Diploma course. The career prospects of pursuing a PG Diploma in these specialisations vary from one another. In general, a PG Diploma holder from AJK MCRC can take up jobs as an Online/ Offline Journalist, Actor, Digital Media Manager, Photographer, Editor, Social Media Coordinator, Researcher and Educator. They can pursue add-on courses to enhance their knowldege and demand in the job market. 

AJK Mass Communication Research Centre offers a one-year PG Diploma in the full-time mode. The total fee payable over the course duration ranges from INR 59,320 to INR 74,320. The exact amount that a candidates pays depends on their choice of specialisation. The fee is payable in annual instalments. The first instalment may also include certain one-time charges. The mentioned fee information is sourced from the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

The official data on PG Diploma placements at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre has not been released by the institute. However, several PG Diploma students have reviewed the institute's placements on Shiksha.com. The following placements information has been collated from the AJK MCRC reviews available so far:

Yes, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre follows the seat reservation policies prescribed by its affiliating university, i.e. Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). The institute reserves certain seats for various categories. The reservation policy prescribed by JMI is as follows:

• Two seats in each programme offered at AJK MCRC are reserved for Kashmiri Migrants
• Two seats in each programme offered at AJK MCRC are reserved for candidates from J&K
• 5% seats in all Undergraduate/Degree/Diploma/Certificate Programs must be filled by internal students of Jamia who have passed their qualifying examination of the concerned programme (X/XII/Gradaution) from Jamia schools/institutes as regular students
• 5% seats in all programmes in Jamia Millia Islamia shall be reserved for physically challenged persons in accordance with the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment) Gazette Notification Dated June 15, 2017

The following seat reservation provisions apply to candidates belonging to Muslim Minorities:

• 30% of the total number of seats in each programme shall be earmarked for Muslim applicants
• 10% of the total number of seats in each programme shall be earmarked for Women applicants who are Muslims
• 10% of the total number of seats in each programme shall be earmarked for “Other Backward Classes” (OBCs) and Scheduled Tribes who are Muslims, as per the list notified by the Central Government