Mass Communication & Media

Yes, a mass communication course like a degree or Diploma will help you become a filmmaker. There are certain specific courses such as cinematography, direction, etc. , but mass communication is also relevant to filmmaking in the following ways:
1. Filmmaking requires mass communication skills such as creativity and the expression of ideas.
2. Your knowledge of media can help you in filmmaking, like the use of electronic media.
3. It help you learn camera handling, about the correct angle, taking close shot etc.
4. You can explore multiple roles like scriptwriting, direction, dialogue writing etc.
5. It can also help you get in the production line and meet the right people to start filmmaking.

The BHU offers admission to the M.A. In mass communication programme on the basis of an entrance test. The process is as follows to get admission into BHU for this course:
1. Apply for the CUET-PG exam on the official website of CUET.
2. Select general aptitude and relevant subjects to be eligible for this course.
3. You need to have a grade point average of 35% in your Bachelor's degree to be eligible for admission to this course.
4. After scoring more than 50% in CUET-PG you have to register for BHU PG counseling.
5. Here, you have to give M.A. Mass communication first preference during registration.
6. You will be shortlisted based on your scores, and then you have to do document verification for admission.

The Banaras Hindu University offers postgraduate degree and Diploma courses in mass communication. Of these, the M.A. Mass communication is the most popular. The placements in this course are good, and as per alumni:
1. Top news agencies like Zee News and ABP News visit BHU to offer job placement.
2. The placement rate is average, with close to 60 percent in the past year.
3. There were some falls in placement during the COVID phase at BHU, but now placement is improving.
4. You can expect a starting salary of around Rs. 20,000 per month in the initial period.
5. Your salary package highly depends on your academic scores and performance in the interview.

Yes, you can do Diploma or degree courses in mass communication after a degree in B.Tech. There are the following degree courses that you can do after a B.Tech degree:
1. Master of Arts in Journalism & Mass Communication
2. Master of Journalism and Mass Communication
3. Master of Communication & Journalism
You can do the following Diploma course after your degree in B.Tech:
1. PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
2. PG Diploma in Mass Communication
You can take these courses at the following colleges:
1. Indian Institute of Mass Communication
2. Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication
3. Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
4. Indira Gandhi National Open University
5. Jadavpur University.