Best Advertising Colleges in India - Courses, Fees, Admissions 2026

The institute has not released the placement repirt for the year 2023. However, as per Shiksha review, the table below showcases course-wise the highest package offered during the recent placement drive:

Course	the highest Package
the highest package	INR 5 LPA to INR 6 LPA

K. C. College of Management Studies (KCCMS Colaba) provides programmes including MBA/PGDM, PG Diploma, Certificate, Executive MBA/PGDM, UG Diploma in streams such as Business & Management Studies, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Mass Communication & Media, Engineering, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Human Resources, Finance, HealthCare & Hospital, Media Management, Electronics & Communication Engineering.

Swami Vivekananda Institute of Modern Science offers UG programme in BCA, BSc, BBA, BTTM and others. The eligibility criteria for the programme is to qualify Class 10+2 from the recognised board with 45% marks. 

ISB&M College of Commerce is ranked one of the top commerce colleges. The college is ranked by various prominent ranking agencies such as IIRF, Times B-Schools, GHRDC BBA College Survey, and others. Some of the recent ISB&M College of Commerce rankings 2025 are tabulated below:

Ranking Body	Rank	Category
GHRDC BBA College Survey 2024	2	Western Region
GHRDC BBA College Survey 2022	1	Western Region
GHRDC BBA College Survey 2022	3	In India Top Outstanding BBA College of Excellence

IIT BHU was just another engineering college within a university. By an ACT of Parliament, IT-BHU changed its affiliation to IIT (BHU) Varanasi on June 29, 2012. The Institute immediately created procedures and practises in accordance with IIT standards after becoming an IIT. IIT BHU was placed 13 among all Engineering colleges across the country in the NIRF Rankings 2022, making it one of the most sought-after engineering options.

Sri Aurobindo Centre For Arts And Communication (SACAC) has been rated 4.8 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

ITMI was established in 2005. It is a private institute located in Noida. The institute offers paid Internships for all eligible students and provides assured Internships in India Today.

It offers PG Diploma courses in the field of Mass Communication, Journalism, Media & Entertainment Management, Digital Infographics, and Visual Communication. The institute offers two certificate courses. ITMI conducts various training sessions and workshops that help students to become industry-ready & succeed.

Top recruiting companies are - India Today Group, Dentsu, News Nation, Publicis Media, Ndtv, Times Now, ABP News, PTI, GroupM, Maverick India, Wion etc.

 

 

National Institute of Advertising has courses such as PG Diploma, UG Diploma which are primarily in the stream of Mass Communication & Media, Design.

iLead Degree and Certificate courses include 19 UG and 2 PG courses. These programs are offered in Full Time and Part Time mode. iLEAD has specializations such as:

• BSc specialisations in Acting, Cyber Security, Medical Laboratory Technology,  

• BBA specialisations in HealthCare & Hospital, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Heritage Management, Sports, BOPTM specializations in Optometry,  

• MSc specialisations in Print Media, Film Making, Certificate specializations in Sales & Marketing, Digital Marketing, Editing, Sports.

No, candidates do not require qualifying an entrance exam for admission. National Academy of Media and Events, Mumbai offers seats to aspirants based on their merit in the qualifying exam. Aspirants must fulfil the eligibility requirements and fill out the application form on the academy's website for admission.

Established in 1997, the Netaji Subhas Open University is a UGC-approved University. The university offers courses in distance mode. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A grade and has also been recognised by DEC and the Gov. of West Bengal. It is also an active member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the Association of Asian Open University (AAOU), and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

Department of Social Communications Media, Sophia Polytechnic courses are approved by eminent Government bodies such as AICTE. The combined seats available for various programmes provided by Department of Social Communications Media, Sophia Polytechnic goes up to 320.

Some of the NIEM career options available for UG/PG students after completing the NIEM DEM programme are given below:

• Event Coordinator
• Wedding Planner
•  Corporate Event Manager
• PR Executive
• Entertainment Manager
•  Entrepreneur

College of Communication, Culture & Media, MGM University offers admission to UG and PG courses based on MGMU CET scores of the candidates. The selection for PG Diploma and certificate programmes is merit-based. Hence, aspirants applying for Diploma and certificate do not need to pass an entrance exam for admission in the college.

Yes, Take One School of Mass Communication is a good institute. It is known for offering several programmes in the fields of Journalism and Mass Communication. TOSOMC boasts world-class infrastructure and highly experienced faculty members. The institute also offers placement support to students and has collaborated with various news agencies, such as Aaj Tak and ABP News to help students get placed in top organisations. Take One School of Mass Communication has also been rated 4.4/5 as per the Shiksha verified reviews.

New Delhi YMCA, Institute for Media Studies and Information Technology has been rated 3 on Infrastructure parameter. New Delhi YMCA, Institute for Media Studies and Information Technology provide good facilities all around the campus such as Auditorium, Cafeteria, Gym, Labs, Library, Music Room, Sports Complex.

A diverse set of recruiters visited Prestige Institute of Management and Research (Deemed to be University) Indore for placements every year. The participating recruiters offered a variety of job roles to the students across sectors, such as BFSI, IT, Education, FMCG, Consulting, and E-Commerce, etc. The top recruiters during the past years included Amazon, Adobe, Deloitte Microsoft, EY, KPMG, PwC, etc.

Vidyalankar School of Information Technology provides programmes including M.Com, M.Sc, B.Com, B.Sc, B.M.M, BBM/BMS in streams such as Accounting & Commerce, Banking, Finance & Insurance, IT & Software, Mass Communication & Media, Business & Management Studies, and are excellent for students to build their careers.