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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication 

  • B+ NAAC accredited
  • Public/Government University
  • Estd. 1921
M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
 at 
Visva Bharati University 
Overview

Total Tuition Fees

Duration

2 years

Course Level

PG Degree

Mode of Course

Full Time

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Seat breakup

58

Type of University

Public/Government

M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
 at 
Visva Bharati University 
Fees

Fee componentsAmount (2 years)
2,400
5,050
7,450
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Students Ratings & Reviews

4.4/5
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Placement Review IconPlacements4
Infrastructure Review IconInfrastructure4.5
Faculty Review IconFaculty & Course4.5
Crowd Review IconCampus Life4.5
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication - Batch of 2021
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The college is overall good.
Placements: In this college, the placements are good. The placements percentage is 80% and the top recruiting companies offer roles in main stream journalism, content writers, radio jockey, media management, video editing, etc. 80% students got internships. The highest package offered is 12 LPA and the lowest is 3 LPA. The median package offered is 7 LPA.
Infrastructure: The college infrastructure is very good having well-equipped labs and library available. The classrooms are neat and clean and there is very large campus area. There is Santiniketan and Sriniketan for boys and girls separately. The food quality in the canteen is good.
Faculty: In this college, the teachers are very helpful, qualified and knowledgeable. Their teaching experience is good. If you attentive in the class, there is no requirement for private tuitions. The course curriculum is well organized and the semester exams are challenging but fair. The passing percentage is 80% above.
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication - Batch of 2017
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4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life
A place to gather knowledge and experiences.
Placements: Though there's no proper placement programs, but professors helped to build up the links on various organisation for jobs. Most of the students of my batch and seniors are properly and well placed. At-most 75-80% of students are placed. Though the salary depends upon the organisation but the lowest salary goes around 12,000 and the highest rises accordingly. Campus visit has only been done by, Piramal School of Leadership for Gandhi fellowship programme, though last but one year All india radio, Film society of India has visited our campus. Different organisation has different job roles to offer including main stream journalism, content writing, public relation executive, media management, radio jockey, video editing, production unit executive and many more. As for internship, for the batch of 2017 almost 80% of students did internship on different fields. Most of them were unpaid internships. There is a placement cell. It is quite efficient and helpful.
Infrastructure: Facilities like Classrooms, Medical facilities, Hospital, Sports board includes gym, swimming and other indoor and outdoor games, media lab, Science labs, auditorium, hostel facilities, canteen, general kitchen are available. AC labs along with required equipment are available. The classrooms are Non AC. Proper meals and qualitative foods are available in the canteens. Hostel accommodation is also good. Provide tables, beds and cupboard for each and every students respectively. Though I haven't face but heard about bad food quality once from those who accommodated hostels.
Faculty: Every teachers over Visva-Bharati are quite helpful, qualified and knowledgeable. Teaching quality is also good, private tuition is not required if you're attentive in classes. Approximately 10:1 is the ratio of student and teacher. Since the place is Urban, so industry exposure is not there. Yes course curriculum was quite useful and have had a lot to know and experience about.
Other: Visva-Bharati is known for it's cultural and social aspect. Holi (basanta utsav) and Posh Mela is one of the well known festival of this university. Frequent seminars, international seminars, field visits, picnics, Scholarship programs conducted by the University. Not only Indian, Foreigners also come here for educational purposes. Kala Bhavana, Sangeet Bhavana, Rabindra Bhavana, Path Bhavana are the attractions of Viva Bharati. Path Bhavana is for the nursery students to class 10. They have been taught on the lap of nature, under the trees. Kala Bhavana has painting, architecture, sculpture departments which can give you a jaw-dropping experience. Come and join with the Music Department of Viva-Bharati. Also pay a visit to Rabindra Bhavana-the Museum. Apart from all these occasional cultural programs has been conducted by university. Apart from.
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Visva Bharati University 
 
Frequently Asked Questions

Q:   How many specialisations are offered under MA at Visva Bharati University?
A: 

Visva Bharati University offers MA programme across 27 specialisations via its Bhasha- Bhavana (Institute of Languages, Literature and Culture), Vidya Bhavana (Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences), Palli Samgathana Vibhaga (Institute of Rural Reconstruction) and Vinaya Bhavana (Institute of Education). Admission to all these is subject to merit in the last qualifying exams, i.e. UG degree except for ‘Comparative Literature’ and ‘Education’ specialisation.

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Q:   Is there 100% placement in Visva Bharati University?
A: 

Visva Bharati University offers good placements annually for courses like BSc, MSc, MA, BDes, etc. The placement details of the batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of batch 2024 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2023. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of Visva Bharati University placements for the Class of 2022 and 2023 in the table below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2022)

Placement Statistics (2023)

Median package (UG 3-year)

INR 3.60 LPA

INR 4 LPA

Median package (UG 4-year)

INR 5.40 LPA

INR 5 LPA

Median package (PG 2-year)

INR 4.50 LPA

INR 6 LPA

Total students (UG 3-year)

1,015

1,079

Total students placed (UG 3-year)

116

135

Total students (UG 4-year)

229

259

Total students placed (UG 3-year)

104

233

Total students (PG 2-year)

1,827

1,869

Total students placed (PG 2-year)

508

814

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Visva Bharati University NIRF report 2024.

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Q:   Which entrance exam is accepted by Visva Bharati University?
A: 

Now admission at Visva Bharati University to UG, PG, Certificate, and Diploma courses will be based on CUET. It is not mandatory. However, for UG courses, a CUET-UG score is mandatory to take admission. For courses like BA (Hons) students shall have CUET + Departmental Entrance Test (DET) with a 50:50 ratio with equal weightage for admissions.

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Q:   How is MSc at Visva Bharati University? What is the placement scenario?
A: 

Visva Bharati University offers MSc courses in various specialisations viz., Biotechnology, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, etc. When it comes to placements, the University offers good placements annually. The placement details of the MSc batch 2024 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. Meanwhile, check out the key highlights Visva Bharati University placements for the PG 2-year Class of 2023 in the table below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Median package (PG-2 year)

INR 6 LPA

Total students (PG-2 year)

1,869

Total students placed (PG-2 year)

814

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Visva Bharati University NIRF report 2024.

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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Placements

ParticularsStatistics (2023)
Median SalaryINR 6.00 Lakh
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Visva Bharati University 
Entry Requirements

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  • 60%
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Visva Bharati University 
Admission Process

  • Register and Apply
  • Written Test
  • Personal Interview
  • Final Selection

Important Dates

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COURSE
CUET-PG
Feb 28, 2026
CUET-PG-CUET PG 2026 Admit CardTentative
Feb 26 - Mar 27, 2026
CUET-PG-CUET PG 2026 Advance City Intimation Slip
Mar 6 - 27, 2026
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-All India)
Round2024
131
CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-All India)
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128
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Students also asked

Q:   Is CUET exam registration open?
A: 

Yes, Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2026 registration commenced at cuet.nta.nic.in. NTA released the CUET 2026 notification on January 03 and reopened the window on February 23. Soon after the release of the CUET official notification, the CUET registration 2026 process commenced online at the official website. Candidates willing to appear for the CUET 2026 exam must have completed complete the application form online. Additionally, before filling application form, candidates must make sure that they have fulfilled the prescribed CUET eligibility criteria to qualify for the entrance exam.

Q:   Who are the top recruiters for BA graduates at Visva Bharati University?
A: 

According to the Shiksha verified reviews of students and alumni of BA courses ar VBU, claimed that mostly the students who have completed their degree in foreign languages are likely to get good placements, some of the names of the companies mentioned in their reviews are:

  • Amazon
  • Flipkart 
  • TCS
  • Accenture
  • Shraddha Classes
  • Teachers, and professors
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Q:   What is the highest package offered during Visva Bharati University placements?
A: 

The highest package offered during Visva Bharati University placements 2024 is yet to be released. Meanwhile, check out the table below for course-wise median packages offered during Visva Bharati University placements 2023:

Course  

Median Package (2023)

UG 3-year

INR 4 LPA

UG 4-year

INR 5 LPA

PG 1-year

INR 4 LPA

PG 2-year

INR 6 LPA

PG 3-year

INR 5 LPA

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Visva Bharati University NIRF report 2024.

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Q:   What is Visva Bharati University famous for?
A: 
Rabindranath Tagore founded Viva Bharati University, which is a central research university and an Institute of National Importance in West Bengal, India. It embodies the Tagorean idea of the development of the full person. The University is granted the designation of a unitary, residential, and academic institution. Viva Bharati University is approved by UGC and is accredited by NAAC with a B grade. Viva Bharati University has been ranked 98 among the top 100 universities in India by NIRF 2022. The courses offered by the Institute are B.A. M.A. BFA B. Des B.Sc. MSW and many more. The mode of admission to the Institute is CUET or other entrance exams. There are 12 institutes that offer undergraduate, graduate, master's, and doctoral programmes.
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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Answered 2 months ago

The total tuition fees for MA in Journalism & Mass Communication is INR 2,400 at Visva Bharati University. Aspirants have to pay the fees to confirm their seat at the time of admission.

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Answered 7 years ago

It depends on the state where you are giving the entrance. I guess, you cannot write in bengali of M.A in journalism and mass communication.

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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication PG Degree|Full Time|Duration - 2 years NAAC 'B' Grade Accredited Eligibility Graduation Admission Process Register and Apply Interested candidates can apply online with required information Written Test Eligible candidates need to appear for Written Tes

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M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
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Visva Bharati University 
Contact Information

Address

Santiniketan Road, Bolpur
West Bengal - Other ( West Bengal)

Phone
03463262751

(For general query)

03463262672

(For admission query)

Email
info@visva-bharati.ac.in

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