St. Xavier's College Kolkata

Hi Trisha,
This course in SXCKOL has almost all the subjects related to Media & Mass Comm. I would suggest you to go to the link where you can find the integrated syllabus. It'll give you the most detailed information about the subjects. As an outline the subjects are like this :
Visual Culture & communication
Audiography
Video Editing
Film History
History of Journalism
Print Journalism
Videography
Media & cultural studies
Film Movements
TV & Radio Journalism
Scriptwriting
Film Paradigms & practices
Bollywood & Indian Films
Mass Communication theories & Models
New Media
Advertising
Marketing
Public Relation
Adaptation
Cinematography
Reading Images & Films
Non Fiction
Research Methods
Theories of Performing Arts (Dance & Theatre)
Music & Sound Design
Entrepreneurship
Production Management
Media Ethics
Dissertation
Screenplay writing.
Lastly, students have to make a film which will be considered as degree film. I think the outline is indeed very detailed.
Along with all these core subjects, there will be some compulsory papers. Those are:
One language (Bengali/Hindi/English)
English
Foundation Course with two subjects; i) Religion & ii) Character Development
Environmental Science.
That's all.
All the best.

Hi Subhamay,
Firstly SXCKOL is an autonomous college registered under CU and it's not a university.
Yes, you can get admission form of both SXCKOL and St. Xavier's University, Kolkata. Here I guess you are asking for form of SXCKOL. Go to the link
http://www.sxccal.edu/admissions/SXCAdmission2017/UG2017/default.htm you'll get the form very soon.
Your interest matches with mine. Subhamay, unfortunately, SXCKOL doesn't have any such course and you can hardly find any college or university which offers a course on sports journalism in all over India. I think there is an institute in Pune which has the course and Sheffield Hallam University is the best sports journalism institute all over the world.
What you can do is get admission in the course called B.Sc mass communication & videography in SXCKOL or any other college which offers B.A. journalism & mass communication or bachelor in media science. Some colleges provide specialization in 3rd year of a bachelor degree, there you can do sports journalism or after graduation, you can choose an institute which has sports journalism as the specialization to pursue your PG.
I think the above mentioned information will help you.
Lastly, you can't be a WBBHSE student because no such governing body exists. It's WBCHSE. Ours is Council not Board.
All the best.

Hi Muktadeep,
Sorry for being so late, somehow I missed your question.
Anyway, my take on MCV of my college is okay. I personally wanted to study journalism, the core journalism & mass communication, but when I heard about SXCKOL's MCV being the best mass communication & journalism course then I decided to take admission without wasting any time as I already found my name on the merit list. At that time, I wasn't aware of the subjects which are taught in details. My mindset was pretty journalism oriented.
After few weeks or rather 1 or 2 months, I realized that it's more film oriented than journalism. Film would be an imperfect word, mass media or communication would be the right word. I asked myself why I'm here? After one semester, I started realizing that journalism part is really good if I compare with some other media schools where my friends are studying. We have learned about every possible journalism field like print, TV, Radio, web, etc. And after talking to some professors and alumni, I became pretty sure that I didn't choose a wrong place. Those seniors told that after entering the industry they never faced any problem in any kind of work as they already learned every aspect of media field. Our professors feel glad as they get to know that the course structure and their teaching made the lives of their students better. More options and opportunities for our seniors who are now working was available.
So, basically, you will be prepared for every possible media job, you will learn how to look at things, think critically & analytically. You will have a world of opportunities & options after becoming a MCV graduate from SXCKOL.
Go through my prev. & upcoming answers you'll know more.
You can go to our college website also and see the course structure, it'll give you a more clear picture.
All the best.

Hi Abid,
Belonging to a middle-class family is not an issue at all. If your ambition is upper-class then nothing can stop you to achieve it.
There is a provision of getting a scholarship. Actually, there are many scholarships for particular subjects but nothing is there for mass communication and videography. But St. Xavier's College has always endeavored to make its educational services available to the financially less stronger students by providing generous concessions. Students in need of concession should meet the vice-principal. So if you manage to get the opportunity to get admission then you can go to the VP of Arts & Science. He will help you.

Hi Chakrayudh,
Sorry for being too late to reply. You'll get a lot of information about the placement by the college soon. Still, I'm giving you the information. Generally, the mass communication students get placed in various fields. Trainee journalist, assistant photographer, assistant of film production people like director, screenplay writer, cinematographer, production manager, art director, sound designer, editor and others, content writer, creative content maker in an advertisement making company, public relation officer, documentary film maker, assistant media analyst etc. Also, one can start his/her own startup and can do almost all the jobs as a freelance.
In the beginning, one doesn't get a lot of money, not even a handsome salary. But depending on one's capabilities, creativity etc. the salary grows fast. Placed students in 2016 by the placement cell of SXCKOL got a salary ranging from 3 lakhs to 4.5/4.8 Lakhs per annum. Others who got placed on their own they got a salary ranging from Rs 1.8 Lakhs to 5 lakhs per annum. One shouldn't expect a lot in the beginning because here experience matters. Yeah, there is some area where freshers are in demand so those fields can give one a little bit more money.
All the best.

Hi Sachin,
Preparation for the test is not necessary if you do certain things regularly like reading newspaper or going through news in paper, TV, internet, etc. Watching films like Indian, Foreign, etc. and having a writing habit writing in the sense kind of creative writing. If you are not habituated with this things then start. Basically, half of the question paper has GK & current affairs, objective questions on films & entertainment.The other half has creative writing, topics or situations are given one has to write on those.
I guess you got a clear picture of the preparation. If not, then please go through news; all kinds of news, read little bit of GK, watch films if you don't have time then at least know about classic, famous, recent, etc. films, film-entertainment related awards, etc. Write on a regular basis on current topics. Be creative through words.
Lastly, one thing I want to say that I haven't 'prepared' (so called prepared) but I was there in the top 3 among thousands of candidates. So, don't take pressure. Sometimes, your daily life makes you prepared.
All the best.

Hi Abhinav,
In St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, we have a placement cell where students can register themselves. Many companies come to our college for recruitment, registered students get notifications according to their stream & subjects. Then one can give exam(if there any) & interview. Some leading news channel has taken student in past years also other companies got PR officers, content writer etc. Names of some companies who recruit are Viacom 18, Ogilvy, Sony India, Adidas, Cognizant, Google, etc. Also, recent graduated MCVians are working in many production houses, leading newspapers such as The Telegraph, TOI etc and in some leading news channels such as NDTV, CNN, India Today, etc.
If you do things in proper way & time during your course, you will get a good job.