Journalism

To be eligible for Ph.D. you need to have a master's degree in journalism and mass communication with 50% or a master's degree in any subject with 5 years experience media industry/ teaching/ research in mass communication.

Hi Simran,
The written entrance exam for Journalism and mass communication is an objective type question paper. It has four sections:
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning Ability
English Language
General Awareness
You can refer to these links to understand the details regarding the exam:
https://www.shiksha.com/mass-communication-media/articles/mass-communication-entrance-exam-prep-tips-blogId-15073
https://www.shiksha.com/mass-communication-media/articles/top-mass-communication-entrance-exams-conducted-in-india-blogId-11372

Hi Satyam,
At UG level, there is only Journalism and Mass Communication course that you can pursue. It has advertising as one of its main subjects. You can take up a specialised course in advertising at PG level once you complete your graduation.

The minimum eligibility to apply is 40% in class 12th.

Most of the top mass communication colleges in India conduct their own entrance exams to shortlist candidates for admissions. Some of the popular entrance exams one should consider giving in order to secure admissions in good mass communication colleges are mentioned in the link provided below:
https://www.shiksha.com/mass-communication-media/articles/top-mass-communication-entrance-exams-conducted-in-india-blogId-11372.

I will speak for LEAD, Kolkata. It has a cut-off of 60%. The stream doesn't matter.

Yes, a degree in mass communication and journalism will of course help you to be a film director. As one can tell the industry is doing quite well for itself and is predicted to do well for some years now. The students of this trade can look forward to working in public relations, television, films, publishing, journalism, editing, direction, etc. Following are the various job profiles offered to graduates in mass communication:
Film Director
Art Director
Editor
Event manager
Video Jockey
Fashion Photographer Cartoonist
Illustrator
Critic
Photojournalist.

Join Master's course in journalism or mass communication. Few top institutions at NCR and Mumbai where news studies are located.

Hi Mikky!
Xavier Institute of Communication has not declared any dates yet but usually, the forms are out in the month of April.