IIMC Dhenkanal PG Courses 2025

Yes the placement scenario is very good at IIMC Dhenkanal. All media companies including Times group, CNN news 18, ANI, Business Standard, Indian Express, and PTI visit the campus for hiring. You got job as trainee for first six months and the average salary per month is around 15k to 25k. The average salary per month after completing degree is around 60k to 70k.

No, you cannot get direct admission to the PG Diploma programmes at IIMC Dhenkanal. Admission is based on either the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-PG) conducted by the National Testing Agency for most courses, or a separate entrance exam conducted by IIMC for the Odia, Marathi, Malayalam and Urdu journalism courses.

For Pg Diploma in English Journalism, the cutoff rank is 478 in 2023 and 246 rank in 2022.

Tuition fee for Oria Journalism is around 37K rupees and for English Journalism is around 87K rupees. The fees structure is affordable when compared to other private colleges. Also, the value that this degree adds to one's CV is totally worth the cost. But in first six months you got a chance to become trainee as various media companies where you get around 20k rupees per month as stilend.

 

So, in my opinion it is not that expensive you will recover your tuition fee from doing trainee job in first six months.

Yes IIMC Dhenkanal is very good college for Orissa . It gives you opportunities in Oria Journalism as well as English Journalism. All media companies including Times group, CNN news 18, ANI, Business Standard, Indian Express, and PTI visit the campus for hiring.

The best course offered here is Journalism. It is a nine month course. The placement record here is good as the students get placed before the last semester. The course is offered is many different languages like English, urdu, hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, odia.

IIMC Dhenkanal and IIMC Kottayam both are reputable institutions for mass communication education. It is difficult to compare these institute as both are good in their own domain. However, here are few differences between the two:

1. PLACEMENTS: IIMC Dhenkanal is known for its strong placement records, with almost 70 to 80 percent students being placed every year from the institute. 
2. CAMPUS: IIMC Kottayam has a permanent campus which is working on initiating new short term courses for mass communication. Whereas, IIMC Dhenkanal nestles in the rural and tribal hinterland in central Odisha.
3. COURSES: IIMC Dhenkanal offers English and Odia post graduate courses whereas IIMC Kottayam offers a Masters programme in community media.

Both of these institutes have their own strength. You should consider your own area of interest in studies, personal preferences, job market and the distance between these institue and your hometown while choosing between two.

The General Category IIMC, IIMC Cutoff 2022 is provided below. IIMC's overall cutoff is 246 rank.

The course and category determine the IIMC Dhenkanal cutoff scores. For instance, the minimum qualifying score for the Master of Journalism (MJ) programme is 45%, whereas the minimum qualifying score for the Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) degree is 50% overall. It's always a good idea to check the official IIMC website for the most recent changes as these marks are subject to change.  

Yes IIMC, Dhenkanal is good for placements. Almost 70 to 80 percent of students are placed at IIMC, Dhenkanal. The top media recruiting companies including India News, Headlines Today, Star News, News Laundry, Ad Factor Pr, Times Group, CNN News 18, ANI, Business Standard, Indian Express, India Today Group, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Radio Mirchi FM, Business Standard, Samaj, Nandigosh, Zee Media, Tata Group, Accenture, and PTI visit the IIMC, Dhenkanal campus for hiring the students. However, the highest package offered by IIMC, Dhenkanal is INR 4 LPA to 6 LPA for Postgraduation Diploma courses.

National Testing Agency conducts IIMC entrance exam to shortlisted candidates for admission to IIMC Dhenkanal.

The total fee for studying at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa for PG Diploma in English Journalism is INR 95,000. Applicants can pay the fee in installments for PG Diploma in English Journalism course. Fees might include the other component other than tuition fees. The duration of the Postgraduation Diploma in English Journalism course is one year.

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Orissa Hostel Fee is INR 40,000 per year. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal offers hostel facilities for both males and females and a guesthouse. Both Indian Institute of Mass Communication hostels have a common room where students can have parties on weekends and celebrate their birthdays together. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Hostel provides the best quality of food for its candidates.

The following scholarships are offered to candidates wishing to pursue a course at IIMC Dhenkanal: 

• Rati Aggarwal Scholarship: Awarded to meritorious female candidate applying to the Hindi Journalism course
• Star TV Scholarship: Candidates with high merit pursuing the Radio and TV Journalism course are awarded the same

The scholarships are made available for candidates to make higher education more accessible. 

Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal accepts IIMC entrance test scores for admission to PG Diploma courses. As per the IIMC 2024 cutoff for Round 2, the closing ranks for PG Diploma in English Journalism was 635 for the General AI category candidates. So, considering the latest round cutoff, candidates seeking admission to IIMC Dhenkanal must secure a rank upto 635 to be eligible for PGDM admission. 

Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIMC Dhenkaal category-wise Round 2 closing ranks:

Categories	Round 2 Closing Ranks
General	635
OBC	5606
SC	5884

IIMC cutoff is minimum qualifying mark that students must socre to be eligible for admission. To ensure a seat at IIMC campus, aspirants are supposed to score equal to or more than prescribed cut off marks. If they fail to do so, they will not be able to get admission at Indian Institute of Mass Communication.