Mass Communication & Media

Hi Yogesh,
A career in photography offers the following options:
- Photojournalism
It's a part of journalism in which images are used to tell news stories. It requires promptness and instinct to generate ideas to make a news story from pictures. You can create a news story from pictures taken during a war or riots in the city/country. Photojournalists should be prepared to take risks like going to war zones, disaster zones etc.
This also covers feature photography like capturing pictures for an entire theme or subject and telling a news story. You can work independently or work for a news agency.
- Fashion and advertising photography
If glamour attracts you, then this is for you. It involves working with models and is quite a lucrative and creative field. The work could be used for advertising agencies, fashion houses and fashion magazines.
- Nature and wildlife photography
If you're a nature freak and also have a passion to capture it, then go for it. You can work for travel and geographic magazines, calendars as you travel around capturing waterfalls, landscapes, wildlife and other interesting shades of nature.
- Event photography
Event photographers work for weddings and other events like sports meets, family functions etc. This still has strong demand for film photography, since most clients would like a copy of the negatives.
- Still photography
This involves the capturing of inanimate natural or man-made objects. Portrait photography is one example of this, where you can capture pictures of children, pets etc. You can run your own studio or work for someone. Capturing pictures for cookbooks is another good opportunity.
- Travel photography
If you love adventure and travelling then travel photography could be good option for you. Travel photographers can work for the hospitality industry, travel magazines and websites. It requires being able to capture the right shot at the right moment.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.shiksha.com/arts-fine-visual-performing/photography/articles/top-10-colleges-for-photography-courses-in-india-blogId-11445

Hello Suchitra,
Fashion Designing : After completion of a fashion designing course you can starts as a trainee and later enter into higher stages of fashion industry.
Some job profiles of several posts of work in fashion design are given below:
Fashion Designers
Fashion Illustrator
Fashion Stylist
Jewellery Designing : Once you have completed your course for jewellery designing, there will be numerous opportunities in both private and public sectors. There are government departments such as Museums, Antique Houses, Mines and many more.
Apart from the public sector, you can find a job in the private sector. You can choose either of the below mentioned places:
Gem Retailing
Research and Development Organizations
Educational Institutions
Mines
Writing and Publishing Houses
Cultural & Art Jobs
Garments and Design Firms
Material Purchase Logistics Jobs
Marketing Industry
Manufacturing Industry
Hospitality Jobs
Gem Wholesaling
Model Making Jobs
Jewellery Houses
Precious Stones Consultancies
Laboratories
Jewellery Designing Companies
Antique Houses
Auction Houses
Museums
Event management as a job is also a good choice. As now a days all over the world there are many Event Management companies that are involved in almost all the big events that are organised in their respective country. If you are really attentive in different forms of art then you will definitely find it interesting. This field requires a lot of manual labour and handwork so if you have the ability to work for long hours then you can move forward to take this field as your career. furthermore, this filed require well-timed delivery of every component so you must be very punctual at your work then only you will be able to earn more. Wedding planning is also considered as a part of event management.
Important :- I would suggest you to do what you like, do what you think. If you will do something you love, then making money will not be difficult for you.

Hi Jaydeep,
In general, mass communication and journalism entrance exams test:
Knowledge of Current Affairs
English Grammar
Writing Skills
Critical Writing ability
Critical writing is not criticising but being able to grasp and break down a problem to explain it then offer probable solutions or answers.
Reading newspapers, knowing the media landscape, watching news television, why newspapers write in a certain way and why news on internet portals is so different are some of the things that you may need to know and answer. There will be questions on media policy, films, books, laws, ethics, controversies, free speech, election propaganda, news coverage and so many other things.
After getting through the entrance test there will be a personal interview which will test whether you have the content to back up your statement of purpose from the test. Basically, you need to know everything under the sun. Sounds intimidating and it is but it is not impossible.

For long-term career success and satisfaction, you must pursue profession of your interest. Mass communication is an excellent career option for creative, expressive and extrovert people. Broadcast news analysts, public relations specialists, and writers are some examples of a career in mass communication. A Bachelor's degree in mass communication or a Master's degree in a related field serve as a strong foundation for individuals seeking any of these career. You may refer to the following link for top colleges offering undergraduate degree course in Mass Communication:
https://www.shiksha.com/mass-communication-media/ranking/top-mass-communication-colleges-in-india/99-2-0-0-0.
You may refer to following link for top colleges offering post-graduate degree course in mass communication:
https://www.shiksha.com/mass-communication-media/articles/top-10-mass-communication-colleges-to-join-at-pg-level-blogId-8790