Top 5 colleges for mass communication and journalism in India?

At Lovely Professional University, Curriculum is benchmarked against renowned global institutions.

Practical training in studios i.e. video studios, photography studio, computer labs, sound studio.

In-house initiatives of YTV and newspaper.

Training in programme production, editing, photography, advertising, public relations and event management.

Features/ Highlights:-

Focus on application oriented teaching.

Exposure to real situations through in-house and external visits.

Manual as well as computerized designing skills.

Emphasis on the Entrepreneurship projects/ Consultancy projects.

Exposure to all dimensions of Print, Electronic and New Media.

I have been in LPU so I can vouch on their practices that they are implementing and I have witnessed their effort for students and management working hard for placement and imparting quality teaching. Here are few highlights which I would be sharing for helping you to develop your mind set.

School of Journalism and Film Production, LPU, is a leading teacher education institution in northern India. The school offers courses from journalism, TV and film industries from bachelors to doctorate level. The courses are recognized by UGC. The School has an enriched library with huge stock of books, reference materials and journals (print, electronic as well as online), and modern lab facilities to support teaching, learning and research. The School follows professional curriculum in its academic programmes. It also holds seminars and conferences at national and international levels. The students are also provided with mandatory curricular inputs as employment enhancement activities to prepare and clear competitive tests
The curriculum is modelled on UGC framework with added focus on strengthening communication skills, life skills training and professional enhancement for better employability. Training for entrepreneurship in the field of education is given focus. Students get opportunities to participate in field based learning experiences and national reconstruction activities.
Some highlights:-
-Internationally accepted degree-Exposure to real situations through in-house and external visits.-Manual as well as computerized designing skills.
-Practical hands-on training
- Production process: From Pre-production to post production
- In-house initiatives of YTV and newspaper
-- Practical training in labs and studios: Sound Studio, Video studio, Photography studio, Computer lab
- Course Content: acting, direction, script writing, storyboard, cinematography, video editing, sound designing, Photography, Documentary film making, Film Marketing.

Well I can share the details of Lovely professional university which is in Punjab based on which you can make an analysis that what are the positive factors that should be considered while looking for a university or college.

Here, Curriculum is benchmarked against renowned global institutions.

Practical training in studios i.e. video studios, photography studio, computer labs, sound studio.

In-house initiatives of YTV and newspaper.

Training in programme production, editing, photography, advertising, public relations and event management.

Features/ Highlights:-

Focus on application oriented teaching.

Exposure to real situations through in-house and external visits.

Manual as well as computerized designing skills.

Emphasis on the Entrepreneurship projects/ Consultancy projects.

Exposure to all dimensions of Print, Electronic and New Media.

Focus on enhancing technical skills of reporting, news design software, video editing, photography.

Hello!

Journalism and Mass communication are highly demanding programs, the curator needs to be highly resourceful in terms of investments in equipment, facilities and software as well as in terms of intellectual capital.

LPU has Adequate/appropriate equipment which they use on regular basis for making their children well trained even practically. LPU have separate Professional Audio and Large size Video Studio. Whereas Multimedia and Animation adds on the spark to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. LPU provides many platforms to their students to compete or perform even at National level events. Like National Media fests and other prestigious competitions. One of the LPU student won DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD few years ago. LPU has such a beautiful atmosphere where student can attempt to shootings or they can make short movies or documentaries. In fact, LPU students get opportunity work practically in many of the LIVE Concerts held at LPU. University has their own Narrow Casting News Channel and Web TV where students work as volunteer and few are on job taring. LPU has many Tie-Ups with prominent Media Houses. In fact many experts like Film directors, writes, Film Producers, Renowned Photographers, Renowned Journalists visits on regular basis. Moreover the placement track record is just the right icing on the cake.

Being a proud Alumnus of LPU, I can say You should go with Lovely Professional University. There are many reasons of choosing LPU. Lovely Professional University- LPU is one of the best choices if you get an opportunity to be a part of it.LPU has so much to give if the students are ready to take the opportunities and handle them well .LPU has the sole aim to uplift its students with more and more opportunities be it through quality education,assured placements ,international exposures through credit transfer programmes,students transfer ,live projects,industrial exposures, beautiful and diversified campus life , LPU is a growing university which has achieved so much in just couple of years since its emergence. Recently again it has been ranked as one of the top 5 universities of the country by the famous OUTLOOK magazines of the country.LPU has international tie ups with more than 70 countries around the world and the only university to be visited by the PRESIDENT,PRIME MINISTER,FORMER FINANCE MINISTER and such other honourable personalities of INDIA.
Below are few aspects of LPU which is why it is one among the best choices to go for and I have already highlighted in one of my previous answers. .
LPU Is Ranked No. 2 Among Indian B-Schools In 'Outreach And Inclusivity' By NIRF 2018 Ranking Released By MHRD, Government Of India.
It has international tie ups with more than 70 countries around the world.
Record placements with over 610 hired on a single day by cognizant. Tech mahindra hired 250 students in one go, which is the highest for any campus drive conducted by tech mahindra. More 90% placements and some of the department 100% also. Lpu collaboration with google, SAP and oracle.Byod bring your own device, Project based learning, Training and internship.
Lpu students don't line up for placements, the companies do.The finance minister himself inaugurated lpu start up school.Students forego secure jobs to launch startup e-rickshaw, a new green transportation revolution! Project Expo- new project models showcased and Go kart championship. Competitive programming: students are exposed to higher order problem solving skills by making them part of competitive programming events like codechef, hackerrank, topcoder etc. LPU has alumni all over the world.LPU alumni can be found in most top global brands like Apple, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Bank of America etc with packages of over 1 Crore. I hope this helps you in choosing the right option. Thanks.

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Lovely professional university being the largest Private University in India having 30000+ students studying in more than 200+ courses, which includes 6000+ international students from 70+ countries from all around the world. LPU has lived up to its expectations, with the quality of education, the placement opportunities are amazing as well. It is one of the top 5 universities of India, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. LPU provides a great academic exposure to its students. It provides a chance to the students to attend guest lectures or workshops, so that they get to learn as much as they can. The students also work on live projects, so that they are able to apply their knowledge to practical settings.

LPU School of Journalism and Film Production organized a national conference on Contemporary Perspectives in Design and Creative Arts' (CPDCA 2018) to have a holistic understanding of issues relating to space, forms, frugality, sustainability and functionality in design and creative arts. The conferences provides a platform for scholars and professionals to share and discuss the innovations and development in the field of design and creative arts. LPU students shared how the conference benefited them by expanding their knowledge about design and creative arts and how words of renowned artists and designers widened their perspective on different forms of art. LPU gives a good platform to its students and wide exposure to show case their talent especially when world famous dignitaries come and student interview the. They gain many tie ups this way and enter the market. The students are working in the ANI, Radio Mirchi, NDTV, News9 etc.

It will be advisable if you do your degree from a well known university and that provides prime placement opportunity, outstanding exposure and professional enhancement training. I can enlist some university for your help -

Top  Colleges For Journalism And Mass Communication In India

1. Indian Institute Of Journalism And New Media, Bangalore. ...
2. Symbiosis Institute Of Media And Communication , Pune. ...
3. Lady Shri Ram College For Women , New Delhi. ...
4. Christ College, Bangalore . ...
5. School Of Communication, Manipal. ...
6. Delhi College Of Arts And Commerce , New Delhi.
7. Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar.

These are the prime names offering all these assets to their students. These universities provides extensive learning programs and exposure to the students. They also provide worthy scholarships to its students depending upon the entrance test taken of the university or board result.

I would say that Lovely Professional University  is a great university which every students are looking for. Be it studies, hangout places, infrastructure or extracurricular activities, this university has it all. LPU makes leaders who are not only thorough professionals but also good human beings with values. This is just one of the many reasons why it is consistently ranked no.1.

Lovely Professional University offers B.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication).One of my cousin has completed BJMC programme from this University.He shared his experience so I got to know about this course.

Lovely Professional University is one of the best universities in the country and will definitely a good choice for BJMC. They offer exposure for this practical course is worth mentioning.

The program is designed to expose students to all dimensions of Print, Electronic and New Age Media. The main Focus is on enhancing technical skills of reporting, news design software, video editing, photography, etc.

He told me School of Education, Lovely Professional University- LPU (https://www.quora.com/topic/Lovely-Professional-University-LPU-2) is a leading teacher education institution in northern India. The school offers courses from undergraduate to doctorate level. The courses are recognized by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE) and the state government.

They have their own in campus media channel- Y TV, where the students work and have hands on experience of the real life media channel scenario. Apart from this there are many other events like Coke Studio, YouthVibe, etc taking place where the students are made part of it to give them the filed experience. Most of these things are part of their curriculum. Regular educational trips to various newspapers, channels, etc are arranged for students.

The School has an enriched library with a huge stock of books, reference materials and journals (print as well as online), and modern lab facilities to support teaching, learning and research. The school is a life-long member of Global Educational Research Association (GERA), All India Association of Educational Research (AIAER) and Indian Association of Teacher Education (IATE).

The School follows the NCTE model curriculum in its academic programmes. It also holds seminars and conferences at national and international levels. LPU provides rigorous exposure to students on pre-production, production, post-production, script writing for radio, TV and news media.

Students also get the opportunity to cover academic, cultural, co-curricular and sports events on a university campus for the in house TV channel and newspaper through live project-based courses.There will be more practical exposure to students through field visits and interaction with industry experts.Students are exposed to industry professionals to interact through workshops and seminars also students go for industry internships.

Students visit well-designed studios and film festivals to interact with industry celebrities, professionals and get exposure.

The faculties here in BJMC Lovely Professional University are highly experienced. There are different labs for BJMC department where high-end devices are installed for ultimate learning experience of students.

LPU provides ample of opportunities for the students from any branch. Many students from Mass Communication got Placement In National And International Super Brands

Students are working with media companies like: Asian News International, Vistara, News-X, Radio Mirchi, Zee Media, Indian Express, Thomson Digital, Xentrix Studio, Code Brew labs, Cube Digital and various other super brands.

LPU provides different classes for placements which helps in grooming. Students are trained in Aptitude, Reasoning, free preparation for Govt Exams, Soft Skills and language training, Interview skills right from the 1st year, continuously for 2/3/4( duration of course) years till they get the job.

hope this answer is helpful for you.

Hey Sirish

Top colleges for mass communication and journalism do differ for ug and pg diploma so kindly specify which program you want to pursue

Few good colleges for ug are

• Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media
• Xavier institute of Communications
• Delhi college of Arts and Commerce
• Kishinchand Chellaram College

Few good colleges for pg are

• Indian Institute of Mass Communication
• Asian College of Journalism
• Xavier institute of Communications
• Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media

Heo Sirish,

Here are some good colleges for mass communication and journalism :

Indian Institute of Mass Communication and journalism New Delhi

AJK Mass Communication Research Centre

Department of communication University Hyderabad

Xavier Institute of communications

Indian Institute of journalism and new media

Hi Sirish , top five college for mass communication and journalism are
1.Indian institute of mass communication , New Delhi
2. Indian institute of journalism and media ,Bengaluru
3.Xavier institute of communication ,Mumbai
4.Film and television institute of India , Pune
5.Asian college of journalism , Chennai
I hope this helps all the best . Make sure you not only focus on the academies ,but internships with various agencies will help you a lot .

Dear Sirish,

Here are the top 5 colleges offering mass communication and journalism in India-

• Asian college of journalism in Chennai.
• Indian institute of mass communication in New Delhi.
• Xavier institute of communications in Mumbai.
• Indian institute of journalism and new media in Bangalore.
• Madras christian college in Chennai.
• St. Xavier's college in Mumbai.
• Times school of journalism in New Delhi.

Regards