Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Both Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC) and NISCORT Media College are well-known colleges for obtaining a master's degree in media & communication.

Manipal Institute of Communications (MIC):

MIC is part of the prestigious Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and is regarded as one of India's top five media colleges.
The curriculum meets the industry's current requirements.
The faculty is dedicated and prepared to go above and beyond for the sake of the class.
The alumni network at MIC is quite strong, and there are numerous internship and employment options available based on alumni recommendations.

NISCORT Media College:

NISCORT Media College offers students a distinct viewpoint on media subjects.

The applicants who want to be admitted in Manipal Institute of Communication can go through the admission process given below:

MIC Admission Process

Candidates willing to be admission to various courses at the Manipal Institute of Communication must submit an online application form along with a registration fee of INR 800.

MIC selection round

The institute set some tests for selection to any UG, PG and Diploma courses. For admission to MA, the selection is based on the MET entrance exam, while for BSc & BA programme, candidates need to appear for the Home-Based test (DT), conducted by the Manipal Institute of Communication. Admission to BA / BA (Hons) Media and Communication is merit-based.

Final Seat Allotment

MIC releases a merit list of selected candidates for final seat allotment.

Admission Confirmation

The selected candidates in the MIC released list must make course fee payment within the given dates to lock their seats.

Yes, you can take admission at Manipal Institute of communication with a 70 percent in Class 12. Although the minimum Class 12  percentage required to take admission is 45 percent. But you cannot take admission by only Class 12 score. An entrance exam which is MET (Manipal entrance test) is to be cleared. This entrance test is conducted by the Institute itself. The student need to have a valid score in the above mentioned entrance exam and the student must quality in the cutoff also. The cutoff will be released according to the applications and seat intake. The student have to qualify in the entrance exam as well as in the cutoff in order to get the admission. 

At Manipal Institute of communication, M.A. has better placement than B.Sc. This is because MA is a PG course and PG courses have better placements than UG courses. The salary packages of PG courses are also better. In the 2022 placement drive, the median package offered to PG students was 7 LPA and UG students were offered 3.5 LPA  average package. The Masters students have a better knowledge than the UG students because of internships etc. But for doing MA, a graduation degree with minimum 45 perfect is required. In UG courses 62 out of 135 students were placed. While in PG courses, 33 out of 54 students were placed. So the ratio of students getting placed is more in Master courses.