Radio Jockey

The duration of Radio Jockeying courses depends on the type of programme you pursue. While certificate courses are usually of six months, the duration of Diploma programmes typically ranges from one-two years.

Listed below are some popular books one can refer to for the Radio Jockey course:

• The Radio Jockey Handbook by Simran Kohli
• Romance the Microphone: Be a Radio Jockey by Swaty Gupta
• Encyclopaedia of Journalism and Mass Communication by OM Gupta
• Fundamentals of Radio Broadcasting by John Hasling
• How to Become a Radio DJ: A Guide to Breaking by Mike Staff

No, there is no specific entrance exams for the programme. But, to get admissions to few colleges like Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication, IIMC, XIC and more, they have their own entrance exams like IIMC Entrance Exam,  XIC OET and more.

In general, an RJ's role is to inform, update, and entertain its listeners. Their job entails presenting numerous music programmes and entertaining the audience with other components such as interviews with guests, musicians, artists, and well-known individuals, either related to the music or not - delivering commentary on a music piece, and managing listener requests.

Having a Radio Jockey course can act as a basic entry ticket to various stations, but a candidate having some experience and any type of documentation to validate the same will take them a long way. It is always advisable to do some intern work before applying for a full-fledged job.

Few names of the abroad universities that provide Radio Jockey Course are:

• Macquarie University
• Syracuse of Salford
• Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• Syracuse University

Some of the top and popular colleges for Radio Jockey courses are:

• Lady Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
• Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
• The Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmadabad
• Zee Institute of Media Arts, Mumbai
• Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune
• Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi
• Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication, Dwarka

You can also complete one year Diploma Radio Jockey course radio programming and broadcast management radio production and radio jockeying or radio management.

Some radio jockeys have four-year college degrees in media studies mass communication languages linguistics telecommunications or acting.