Mass Communication Institutes in India
Mass communication has emerged as a viable career option for a large number youngsters in the recent years and the competition to get a seat in the top 10 mass communication institutes in India is very high. But where are these best mass communication institutes that are attracting the talented ones?

In 2007, the Outlook (a weekly magazine) and Cfore (a market research firm) have conducted a survey to rank the top 10 mass communication institute in India.The survey results show that the best mass communication colleges are spread over various cities in India.

To rank the colleges the Outlook – Cfore researchers asked the faculty and professionals to rank the institutes in a ten point scale against four parameters.

These four parameters that they used were- faculty, pedagogic systems, infrastructure and placements. They then multiplied the average rating by the weightage in order to rank the top ten mass communication institutes in India.

• IIMC, New Delhi

Courses Offered: Post-graduate Diploma in Journalism (English and Hindi), Radio & Television Journalism and Advertising & Public Relations.

• Xavier Institute of Communication, Mumbai

Courses Offered: Journalism & Mass Communication, Public Relations & Corporate Communications, Advertising & Marketing, Digital Animation and Television & Video Production.

• Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune

Courses Offered: MBA in Communication Management (Advertising, Public Relations. Masters in Mass Communication (Journalism and T.V and Radio Production)

• Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

Courses Offered: The Masters Degree course includes Reporting, Writing, and Editing, Modern Issues in Journalism, History of the Media, Law of Media.

• Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad

Courses Offered: Executive Diploma Programme in Media Management.
Certificate Programme in Managing Integrated Media, Retail Communications, Crafting Creative Comm and Visual Merchandising. Post Graduate Programme in Communications Management and Entrepreneurship (PGP CME)

• Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

Courses Offered: Direction, Acting, Cinematography, Art Direction and Production Design, Audiography, Animation and Computer Graphics, Editing, Feature Film Screenplay Writing.

• AJ Kidwai Mass Comm Research Centre, Jamia, New Delhi

Courses Offered: Ph.D and M.A. in Mass Communication. Post Graduate Diploma in Development Communication, Journalism and Broadcast System Maintenance.

• Manorama School of Communication, Kottayam

Courses Offered: Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism.

• Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore

Courses Offered: The Post-graduate programmes offer courses on Reporting and Writing for Radio and Television, Ethical and Legal Issues in Journalism, Advanced Media Concentration and Business and Financial Reporting.

• Times School of Journalism, New Delhi
Times Centre for Media Studies, Darya Ganj, New Delhi
Courses Offered: Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism