B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication 

at Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur

. According to the verified student reviews on Shiksha for BA at Banasthali Vidyapith, top recruiters in include Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, EY, Delloite, IBM, HDFC, Honey Bell and more. Based on student reviews, following is table showing specialisation wise recruiters:

Courses	Top Recruiters
Journalism and Mass Communication	NDTV, Bharat TV
Design	Flipkart and Tommy Hilfiger
English	Wipro, Vodafone, Windows
Management	Wipro, TCS, IBM

Note: This information has been sourced from student reviews on Shiksha and not from university’s official website.

According to Banasthali Vidyapith NIRF Overall report 2023, the placements statistics for 2022 improved in comparison to previous years. In 2020, the median package for UG level programmes stood at INR 2.6 LPA. In 2021, the median package improved and went up to INR 2.65 LPA. In 2022 placements, the median package showed a remarkable hike of 25%. The median package offered to UG students went up to 3.5 LPA.

Banasthali Vidyapith offers various scholarships to support its deserving BA students. Each scholarship has its own different eligibility criteria. Following is a list of scholarships offered by Banasthali Vidyapith and their eligibility criteria:

• Merit Based (INR 5,000)- Students ranking first and second in the merit of Class 12 examination in Arts, Science and Home Science
• Merit Based (INR 10,000)- Students ranking first and second in BA
• Merit cum Need Scholarships (INR 10,000)- Student’s annual income amounting to INR 5,000, student’s annual income amounting to INR 10,000, daughters of wardens of Vidyapith Hostel, daughters of Kargil martyrs
• For scholarships specific to SC/ST category the applicant must provide SC/ST certificate

Banasthali Vidyapith has not released its 2024 placements report yet. However, the 2023 Banasthali Vidyapith NIRF Overall report is available. According to that report, tabulated below is number of students placed over the past three two years’ overall placements:

Year	Students placed
2022	1174
2021	1423

NIMS Institute of Management and Commerce, NIMS University and Banasthali Vidyapith both are renowned universities for B.A. However, in terms of affordability, NIMS Institute of Management and Commerce, NIMS University is a better option since the total tuition fee for NIMS Institute of Management and Commerce, NIMS University is INR 150,000 and the total tuition fee for B.A. at Banasthali Vidyapith is INR 143,000 - INR 161,000. In the total fees that students generally end up paying the university or the college, various other components are also included, such as the exam fee, application fee, lab and other charges.

Bananasthali Vidyapith course admissions to all courses is both merit and entrance-based. The university offers admission to various UG and PG courses. The university conductes Banasthali University Aptitude Test for admission to selective courses such as BTech, MBA, BSc Nursing, LLM, etc. There is no way to get direct admission to these courses. Admissions are solely based on entrance exam. However for courses such as BA, BSc, BCom, MA, MSc, etc.,. There is no requirement to qualify for any entrance exam. Candidates are only required to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria and fill an online application form. Based on the past academic records of the applicants, the university will select the right candidates. 

According to the median package offered over the past three years, BTech can be considered the best course in terms of placements at Banasthali Vidyapith. The course-wise median package offered over the past three years during Banasthali Vidyapith placements is presented below:

Course	Median Package (2021)	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)
BTech	INR 5.6 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA	INR 9.05 LPA
MTech	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 5.6 LPA	INR 7.25 LPA
BPharm	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 4.1 LPA	INR 5.5 LPA
MPharm	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 5.5 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA
Overall UG 3-year	INR 2.65 LPA	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 3.55 LPA
Overall PG 2-year	INR 3.6 LPA	INR 3.85 LPA	INR 4.01 LPA

Yes, the university offers scholarships to the students. For more details, students can check the points mentioned below:

• Merit-Scholarships: This scholarships are offered to the deserving students as per their last educational qualifications. The scholarship amount here would be in the range of INR 10,000 to INR 5,000
• Merit cum need scholarships: Candidates who are the daugthers of wardens of Vidyapith’s hostels & daughter of Kargil martyrs can avail this. The scholarship amount here would be in the range of INR 10,000 to INR 5,000
• Scholarships based on merit: This is a Merit cum need scholarships and the scholarship amount would be in the range of INR 5,000 to INR 10,000.

Banasthali Vidyapith admissions are currently open. The university usually releases the admission form in April. Since admission to some of the courses is entrance-based, the university also releases the dates for the aptitude test. The university conducts Banasthali University Aptitude Test in June for different courses. 

Yes, Banasthali Vidyapith offers campus placements to its students. However, the official placement report has not been released. According to NIRF reports 2024 released by Banasthali Vidyapith, the course-wise median package offered during Banasthali Vidyapith placements 2023 is presented below:

Course	Median Package (2021)	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)
BTech	INR 5.6 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA	INR 9.05 LPA
MTech	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 5.6 LPA	INR 7.25 LPA
BPharm	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 4.1 LPA	INR 5.5 LPA
MPharm	INR 4.5 LPA	INR 5.5 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA
Overall UG 3-year	INR 2.65 LPA	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 3.55 LPA
Overall PG 2-year	INR 3.6 LPA	INR 3.85 LPA	INR 4.01 LPA

Further, the course-wise number of students placed during Banasthali Vidyapith placements over the past three years are presented below:

Course	Placement Statistics (2021)	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
BTech	Total students: 867 Students placed: 718	Total students: 853 Students placed: 759	Total students: 885 Students placed: 864
MTech	Total students: 42 Students placed: 15	Total students: 44 Students placed: 19	Total students: 43 Students placed: 12
BPharm	Total students: 54 Students placed: 13	Total students: 58 Students placed: 13	Total students: 57 Students placed: 15
MPharm	Total students: 33 Students placed: 29	Total students: 33 Students placed: 27	Total students: 33 Students placed: 26
Overall UG 3-year	Total students: 1423 Students placed: 85	Total students: 1174 Students placed: 41	Total students: 1226 Students placed: 185
Overall PG 2-year	Total students: 1131 Students placed: 333	Total students: 1119 Students placed: 384	Total students: 1217 Students placed: 411