Top 10 colleges offering courses in Journalism and Mass Communication

Increasing competition among media houses have opened up new avenues for students of journalism and mass communication in India.Since a number of colleges offering courses in journalism and mass communication have come up, selecting the best institute or college for a successful career in journalism needs careful approach.Here goes the list of top 10 colleges offering courses in Journalism and Mass Communications:Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is one of India's premier institutes for training, teaching and research in mass communication. The Institute conducts two major training programmes, four, one year post graduate diploma courses and two four month diploma courses in Development Journalism.The college conducts a placement cell for students. All get recruited to the top companies.Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai: The Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) is a professional media centre which offers a variety of services in training and production. XIC ranks among the biggest non-government media centres in Asia.The institute offers Diploma & Certificate courses in the field of media, services, training and production. Post Graduate - diploma courses & certificate courses in Communications.Asian College of Journalism, Chennai: ACJ offers a one year postgraduate diploma with specialisation in four streams under its 10 month programme – Television, Print, New Media and Radio.The College counsels students on placement and assists them by arranging campus interviews at the end of the academic year.Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad: A top rated institute and offers an AICTE approved PGDM-C, equal to an MBA with specialisations in Marketing Research, Digital Communication Management, Brand Management, Media Management and Advertising Management. It is the only residential institute in the country.It offers three residential programs - the Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the Crafting Creative Communications (CCC) and the Fellow Programme in Management-Communications (FPM-C). The college also offers a placement cell. Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore: The Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media is one of South Asia's leading post-graduate schools of journalism and media. IIJNM offers Post-graduate diploma in print, broadcast or multimedia and Graduate diploma in print, broadcast or multimedia.This college too offers a placement cell in college.Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune: Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication fosters the highest standard of training and inquiry into the multi-faceted needs of the media and communications industry. They offer 2 full-time post graduate degree programmes in the areas of Mass communication, Brand communication and Media management.They offer a 100 percent placement cell to all the students.AJ Kidwai Mass Communication Research, New Delhi: AJK MCRC is globally recognised as a premium institution in the field of mass communication. The center offers courses including M.A. courses in Mass Communication and Convergent Journalism, Development Communication as well as post graduate diplomas in Graphics and Animation, Still Photography, Acting and Broadcast Technology. The Center has introduced the course of Convergent Journalism, an integrated Masters Degree Course in Print, Broadcast, Online and Photo Journalism.Manorama School of Communication, Kottayam: MASCOM pays optimum attention to real newsroom situations in a uniqueFashion, providing students with well-rounded education in journalism. MASCOM offers a full-time course in print journalism, leading to the award of Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism.The college offers a placement cell for the students.Times School of Journalism, New Delhi: The Times Group is India's largest media house with a dominant presence across all media platforms and a footprint spanning the whole of Indian sub-continent. The course includes training in print, broadcast and digital media.MGM college of Journalism and mass communications, Aurangabad: The Institute's mission is to educate students in a broad range of skills and concepts involving the gathering, editing and presentation of information, and prepare them for a career in journalism. The college offers Diploma in Journalism and short team course Radio jockey and Certificate Course in T.V. Journalism.