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Autonomous Indian Media Institute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is a deemed-to-be-university, established on 17 August 1965, Delhi. The Institute has five regional centers across India. The IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[2] The institute offers PG Diploma courses in media subjects like Journalism (Hindi, English, Oriya, Urdu, Marathi and Malayalam), Radio and Television, Advertising & Public Relations and Digital Media. On Jan 31, 2024, the Institute has been granted Deemed university status.[3]
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Motto | Aa no bhadrah kratavo yantu vishwatah |
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Motto in English | Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions |
Type | Deemed university |
Established | 17 August 1965 |
Chairman | R. Jagannathan |
Vice-Chancellor | Anupama Bhatnagar [1] |
Location | New Delhi, (HQ) |
Campus | Multiple sites |
Regional centers | |
Website | www |
The institute has its headquarters in New Delhi and five regional campuses at Aizawl (Mizoram), Amravati (Maharashtra), Dhenkanal (Odisha), Jammu (J&K), and Kottayam (Kerala).
Centers | City | State | Founded |
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Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 1965 |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal | Dhenkanal | Odisha | 1993 |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Kerala | Kottayam | Kerala | 1995 |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizoram | 2011 |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Maharashtra | Amravati | Maharashtra | 2011 |
Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jammu | Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir | 2012 |
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) was established on August 17, 1965, by the central government. It was an initiative of the Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Then minister of this department, Smt. Indira Gandhi attended the inauguration.[4]
IIMC teaches media disciplines including print journalism, photo journalism, radio journalism, television journalism, English journalism, Hindi journalism, Urdu journalism, development communication, communication research, advertising and public relations and digital media.[5]
Admission to these courses is through an All India Entrance Examination followed by group discussions and interviews.
It also offers a diploma course in Development Journalism for non-aligned and developing countries.[6] The institute was originally set up to provide training to the officers of the Indian Information Service. The institute also conducts a number of specialized short-term courses each year to meet the training needs of media personnel working in government and public sector organisations.
IIMC Alumni Association (IIMCAA) meets every year at its annual event, Connections.[12][13][14] Held in various cities across India and worldwide[15] in chapters, alumni regularly meet and network.
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