Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Scholarships and Funding

The ‘Rati Aggarwal Scholarship’ will be awarded to a meritorious female student of the Hindi Journalism Course, based on her performance in the Entrance Exam.

The ‘Star TV Scholarship’ will be awarded to a meritorious student of Radio &TV Journalism, based on his / her performance in the Entrance Exam.

Other scholarship details are mentioned in below link :

iimc.nic.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/2023/August/Prospectus%202023-24.pdf

Q:   What is the fee for UG courses at IIMC Dhenkanal?
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Dhenkanal does not offer any undergraduate courses. The institute offers postgraduate diploma courses in English and Odia Journalism. However, the tuition fees for postgraduate diploma courses in journalism (English and Hindi) at IIMC Dhenkanal are around 87,000 INR, excluding library and student welfare fees.The total fee for the PG Diploma in English Journalism is INR 95,500, and for the PG Diploma in Odia Journalism, it is INR 55,500.

Q:   What is the application fee for IIMC Dhenkanal admission?
A:

The application fee is Rs 1,000 and Rs 750 for each course for the General and SC/ ST/ OBC/ differently-abled/ EWS category respectively.

Q:   How costly is IIMC Dhenkanal?
A:

Tuition fees for post graduate Diploma course in journalism (English and Hindi) is around 87,000 INR exclusing library and student welfare fees. The grand total comes to be around 96,000 INR. 

For PGD course of journalism in native languages like Marathi, Odia, Urdu, Malayalam, The tuition fees is 47,000 INR. Grand total is around 56,000 INR. 

Hostel fees are not included in above grand total. Hostel fees is around 40,000 INR. 

The fees seems to be very high but it is affordable when compared to other private colleges in terms of mass communication.

Q:   What is the hostel fee at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa?
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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.

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Loved the placement and opportunities

Learning Experience: The couThe course content was good and included topics like print, broadcast, digital, photojournalism etc. The learning experience was enhanced by a mix offering of lecturers and practical workshops. The faculties and staff are really good maybe the placement would have improved more and bit more streesed on important topics.

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Answered a year ago

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

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saurya snehal

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Answered a year ago

The course fee for PG Diploma varies with different specialisations. The course fee is the combination of various fee components that can either be refundable or non refundable. Check out the official website to learn in detail about the fee structure. 
The course fee for PG Diploma is INR 47,000 to

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saurya snehal

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Answered a year ago

Candidates wishing to submit the application form to register for courses on offer by IIMC Dhenkanal must keep the following documents handy: 

  • Class 10 marksheet
  • Class 12 marksheet 
  • Graduation marksheet 
  • Government authorised identity proof

A scanned of these above mentioned documents might be required t

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saurya snehal

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Answered a year ago

The following are the specialisations that candidates can choose to apply from at IIMC Dhenkanal: \

  • PG Diploma in Journalism
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio & TV Journalism.  
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations.  
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Media

Candidates can choose to apply

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saurya snehal

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Answered a year ago

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 cu

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Rashmi Sinha

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