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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries 

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  • Estd. 1990

M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
 at 
SIMC Pune 
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Total Tuition Fees

9.26 Lakh
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PG Degree

Mode of Course

Full Time

Average package

4.12 Lakh

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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
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SIMC Pune 
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9.26 Lakh
5.14 Lakh
35,000
14.75 Lakh
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Curriculum

M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
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Students Ratings & Reviews

3.9/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements4
Infrastructure Review IconInfrastructure3.8
Faculty Review IconFaculty & Course3.4
Crowd Review IconCampus Life4.2
Money Review IconValue for Money4
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries - Batch of 2024
Offered by Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune
4
4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
Teachers are helpful in nature.
Placements: In the year 2023 placement season, 100% students of in journalism get placed. The average package offered by the companies is Rs 7,10,000/- per year. The highest package offered by the companies is Rs 12,00,000/- per year. The top recruiters are Network 18, The Times of India, etc. Coming for the campus placement.
Infrastructure: The studio with a chroma studio, a massive shooting floor, a PCR room, a Teleprompter Pro System, 2 studio cameras, and audio equipment. The central library has a collection of over 2 Lacs books on various topics as well as a wide range of journals and magazines.
Faculty: The teachers are friendly in nature and guide the students for the future as well as for their careers. The teachers are well qualified and have a great knowledge of the subject. This course makes the students industry-ready. The exams are held semester-wise as well as mid-semester-wise.
Reviewed on 4 Nov 2023Read More
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries - Batch of 2017
Offered by Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune
4.75
5Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life
Not a bad college but room for improvement.
Placements: About 80% placed. Average salary was 5 Lacs per annum. Students were offered jobs in digital media mostly with few placed in print media. Almost all the students got to do internships in various fields across India. Yes the placement cell is quite useful as students play an active role in it.
Infrastructure: Great infrastructure of industry standards. 3 huge studios as well as photography studios we're present for students to practice and do their assignments. Hostels were brilliant with only one or two person to share with, with an attached washroom. Students and staff were quite nice.
Faculty: Teachers were helpful with great insight into the field. Had many guest faculty members from the industry who were also helpful during internships and placements. Various classroom activities and assignments required stepping out of the college campus to do it.
Reviewed on 25 Aug 2018Read More
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries - Batch of 2024
Offered by Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune
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4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money
My review of this college.
Placements: Placements were 100%. The average package offered was 10 LPA. Job opportunities were great. Top news channels like IBN7, Headlines Today, Star News, NDTV, India TV, and Times Now came for recruitment. Almost two-thirds of my batch got placed successfully. The others got placed. The average package was 4 LPA-6 LPA at the start, with the highest package going up to 21 LPA. Every student had to undergo an internship for 2 months after the 1st year of their course. The college's placement team helped students get a good internship through on-campus opportunities.
Infrastructure: Hostel rooms are awesome, clean, and good services are provided. Wi-Fi is available. Mess offered good, varied food respecting all festivals, genders, ethnicity, race, religion, etc. The mess food was mostly better than expected, and there were also other eateries. Hostel accommodation accommodated all as it offered a full-time residential course.
Faculty: The best thing about the faculty at SIMC was that they were not only professors but also mentors and facilitators. Every student in the course had a different perspective about communication design, so it is important for the faculty to understand the students' perspective and doubts, which were handled extremely well at SIMC. The semester system was a CGPA system, so the pass marks depended on the average score. Every semester, there were 6 subjects. But, 40 marks for the semester exam as external and 60 marks for internal exams and assignments were done in each subject during the semester. The courses were very well-defined, with each semester the bar being raised so that proper knowledge enhancement was done for the students. Each module had its section for research. There was a process to be followed for each subject.
Reviewed on 26 Jun 2025Read More
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries - Batch of 2018
Offered by Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune
1.75
2Placements1Infrastructure1Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life
If you wish to join SIMC, think again.
Placements: The placement process is fair. Mostly channels, production houses come for placements. The average salary is not too high and you mostly join as a creative trainee. There is placement cell which looks after the affairs of placement procedure. Film production houses do not come placements. There is not guarantee of placements.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure is mesmerizing when you first look ATIT but then it becomes dull and mundane. It's too far away from the city so travelling is major issue. Boys hostel is leniant but girls hostel have too many rules. Mess and hostel are a little far. The utilities shop inside campus rules a monopoly.
Faculty: The course curriculum is designed well but it is not covered well. There are very few lectures covering vast syllabus. Only are few faculty members are interesting and know about there subject. There are only 3 permanent faculty for audio visual course which is too less for amount of fees charged to the students. Facility is a huge disappointment.
Other: Inter Symbiosis events takes places (as it is very difficult to reach this campus. ). The campus administration treats it like a jail. This place is not organic enough to grow as a person.
Reviewed on 4 Mar 2018Read More
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries - Batch of 2018
Offered by Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Symbiosis International, Pune
4.75
5Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life
A great college to be in. Amazing life on the hills.
Placements: There are a number of good opportunities that are provided by the campus placements. The average package is more than the other colleges. Few companies like Sony, Viacom, etc. come every year for the placement season. There are different roles that are offered to students depending on their interest and work area. More than 90 percent students got places for their internships.
Infrastructure: The infrastructure is amazing. There are various facilities provided to us like Wi-Fi, hostel, swimming pool, badminton court, volleyball court, computer lab, mac lab, multi-camera studio, photography studio, etc. The resources are available anytime. The classrooms are clean and have a good seating capacity. The food available in the canteen is decent. The hostel rooms are clean and are very well maintained. There were no issues faced related to the infrastructure.
Faculty: The faculty members are very helpful. The knowledge that is shared is great. Various teaching methods are used to teach which includes theoretical as well as practical sessions. For example, students are taken out for photography assignments. There are various faculties who come from the industry to teach. They prepare us according to the industry and tell us about their experiences as well which is very helpful for us as students to prepare for the future. The course curriculum is useful as we are taught multiple subjects. It's such a vast topic and most of them are covered in the course.
Reviewed on 15 Sep 2017Read More
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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
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Placements

ParticularsStatistics (2024)
Average SalaryINR 4.12 Lakh
Highest SalaryINR 5.50 Lakh
% Batch placed100
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Amazon
Cognizant
Dell
Edelman
Ferrero
Hindustan Times
ICICI
Infosys
Linkedin
Madison World
Times Now
TVS Motors
Vedanta
Viacom 18
Zomato
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Answered 7 years ago

You should focus on current affairs , read newspaper daily. And, also read book by Arihant Publication for entrance examination.

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bal krishna mishra

Beginner-Level 5

Answered 7 years ago

You can pursue your Masters in any subject, whichever you have studied in your graduation.

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Sandeep Malik

Contributor-Level 9

Answered 7 years ago

As far as I know, the admission process has already started and at least Bachelor's degree admissions were done last week. I wish that you immediately check out the website of Symbiosis.

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Parveen Kumar Sharma

Guide-Level 14

Answered 7 years ago

Do not go for any specific book for mass communication. You can get the latest editions of general knowledge books to keep you update, but in my opinion, internet and newspapers are the best things to read. Read and read is the best option you have. Mass comm entrances are tough at places. You need

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Shabana Bee

Scholar-Level 17

Answered 7 years ago

No, the test conducted for Mass Communication is MA in MC. Forms will be out in September. Best regards.

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Manish Gadekar

Guide-Level 12

Answered 7 years ago

Yes, definitely. Make Sure you can pay a fees of around INR 10 lacs for 2 years and ready to accommodate in Pune. MA and MBA both are worth it. Best regards.

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Manish Gadekar

Guide-Level 12

Answered 8 years ago

Dear Amit, The MA course is a post graduate degree course, offered in two specialization - Audio Visual and Journalism.

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Yagesh Batra

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M.A. in Journalism and Media Industries
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SIMC Pune 
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Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Taluka: Mulshi
Pune ( Maharashtra)

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