Asian College of Journalism - ACJ Scholarships and Funding
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The ACJ offers scholarships on a merit-cum-means basis to students seeking and qualifying for them. It must be indicated clearly in the application if the student requires a scholarship. The full and partial scholarships cover tuition fees and, in special cases, living expenses.
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Many students may have financial constraints in paying the institute’s tuition fees. So, the Asian College of Journalism provides scholarships to students to complete their education.
Here are the scholarships offered by the institute to its students:
SC/ST Scholarship
.SAF-Madanjeet Singh Scholarships. The SAF-Madanjeet Singh scholarship for the one-year postgraduate course at the Asian College of Journalism covers eight countries, viz: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The scholarship covers (a) tuition fees, (b) economy air travel from the scholar’s place of residence within SAARC to Chennai and back, Full tuition fees, rent for shared accommodation arranged by the college in Chennai, and pocket money @ approximately INR 1750/- per month over ten months.
SAF Scholarship.
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Placements: In our Diploma course, most of the students get placed. Around 70% of students get placements at this college. The average package offered for this course was 4-7 LPA. The top recruiting companies for our course were Times India, Hindustan Times, BBC, etc. The top roles offered were reporter, writers, content creator, etc.
Placements: ACJ provides placements to its students. But on some instances like the years of election or demonetization the process gets hampered as most of the media companies does not turn up. This time due to general elections at least 20 people are still left to placed. Companies like News 18, wion, reuturs, bloomberg, republic, mirror now comes. Average salary is 3.6l P. A.
Placements: If not 100% of students, at least 90% of students get placed over a month. Top news channels like Mirror Now, Times Now, Republic, CNN, and CNBC recruit from ACJ. Newspapers like Times of India, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, and Economic Times also recruit students.
Placements: The placements that ACJ offers are the maximum that you can get out of a J-School in India. Placement rates stand at more than 95% of the total strength. The average starting salary is Rs. 3.6L p.a. Bigshot companies like CNN, The Times Group, Republic, The Indian Express, The Hindu, etc. Recruit from ACJ. The students are offered with the roles based on their performance in the placement examinations and the interviews.
Placements: The placements for my batch were good. Almost everyone had a job by the end of the college and those who didn't come by 2019, were assisted by the teachers, many of whom were well-reputed journalists themselves and found jobs within the first few months after college ended. I was placed with the Cable News Network (CNN) in Delhi and left there almost immediately. I worked as a senior desk editor at CNN for three years before I moved on to my next job. Several news outlets and publishing houses v...
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a month ago
The total fees for PG Business and Financial Multimedia Journalism programme is INR 7,08,000. They also provides scholarships based on merit. For more information, students can visit the website. The college charges additional fees for hostel and mess. For more information, they can visit the colleg
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 8 months ago
No, the Asian College of Journalism clearly states that no refund will be given to a candidate who has paid the tuition fee for the admitted programme and has now withdrawn the admission.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 8 months ago
The Asian College of Journalism will not deduct marks if a student does not attempt a question. So, students can skip a question if they are not sure of the answer.
The total marks for ACJ entrance exam is 200 (100 marks each for Section I and II).
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 11 months ago
The Asian College of Journalism, Chennai was founded by the Indian Express Group (1994). Its ownership has now been taken over by the Media Development Foundation (2000). Over the years, it has taught some popular folks in the media. Some of its notable almuni include Rohan Joshi (stand-up comic and
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Beginner-Level 5
Answered 11 months ago
The semester-wise electives at ACJ are mentioned in the table below.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Critical International Issues | Identities in a Plural Society |
| Making Sense of Politics | Political Economy of Development in India |
| Health Reporting | Sports Writing |
| Child Rights | Music and Freedom |
| Cricket without Borders | Documentary Film and the Investigation of Reality |
| Theatre and Performance | Science Reporting |
| Environmental Journalism | Defence and Strategic Affairs |
| Understanding Film | Covering Women's Issues |
| Media Landscape in J&K | Culture, Consumption and Communication |
| Covering Archeology | Understanding Genocides |
| Dalit Studies |
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Beginner-Level 5
Pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism or MBA programme at Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) can be considered relatively expensive for some students because its tuition fees is quite high which is ranging from INR 4,60,200 to INR 7,08,000 depending on the specific program. Hope you get this. More information I would suggest check the official website.