How is IMS Noida for BJMC?

IIM Noida is indeed a very good institute that offers excellent Management education.

Placements: The placement scenario is pretty good and almost 95% of the batch gets placed. Many internship offers are given to freshers as well as seniors.

Infrastructure: The Infrastructure comprises a good library, gym, and cafeteria with decent food. The campus is well equipped with amenities like Wi-Fi.

Faculty: The faculty is learned and experienced in their respective fields. Their pedagogy is industry relevant and does not just include monotonous lectures 

Miscellaneous: Events like cultural fests, competitions, dance classes and debates add to the overall experience of the students.

BJMC is a graduate-level course in media or journalism that has a duration of 3 years with 6 semesters. To be eligible for admission, you must have passed 12th grade from any stream. 

Admission to some colleges is based on an entrance exam, while others offer admission based on merit of 12th or graduation. After completing the course, job opportunities open up in various sectors such as TV news channels, newspapers, magazines, the film industry, corporate and marketing, public relations, and web portals. Job options after BJMC include news reporter, cameraman, anchor, film director, scriptwriter, public relations officer, marketing manager, content writer, photographer, and videographer, among others. 

KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education (KCCILHE) in Greater Noida is an 'A' grade college affiliated with IP University that offers a practical learning experience, leaving no loopholes in education, extracurricular, and overall personality development. KCC frequently organizes seminars, events, workshops, conferences, guest lectures, internships, and competitions to provide students with ample opportunities for growth and learning. KCCILHE is currently organizing an essay writing competition on 'Child Labour & Ways to Prevent it' and has previously organized a webinar on 'Analyzing Media Imperialism on the World Stage'. 

Sharda University is a private university where you will have to pay quite a huge amount of money in order to pursue a course. This definitely means that you will be provided with all the essentials that you might require.

• It includes good guest lectures every month. 
• You will also have visits to the HQ of many news channels like NDTV. 
• Moreover, you can expect to get good exposure in this college. 

• Your chances of bagging a job totally depend on how enthusiastic you are about your course. 
• You will have to involve yourself in many extra-curricular activities to get placed.
• Work hard on yourself if you plan to get a job.

As far as the department of Mass Communications is concerned, it satisfies the requirements. 

• They make the program creative. 
• There is a student-run newspaper ‘The Shardans’ and a radio station ‘Suno Sharda’.
• These will help you gain experience of working for newspapers, television and radio channels, etc. 
• You will also get individual research opportunities. You will be introduced to practical and conceptual courses.

Studying in a private university near Delhi will always be more of an advantage as compared to a university, not in the vicinity of the capital.

Amity University Kolkata offers a program in Journalism and Mass Communication, BJMC, across 3 years. The popularity of this program has been growing more and more, over the years. It is a great program with core and foundation level subjects. Although comparatively, Amity Noida offers a better environment and campus for the program.

The table below will give you a brief overview of the BJMC Journalism and Mass Communication program at Amity University Kolkata. 

Attendance: 

• Students are required to have a minimum of 75% attendance in order to be eligible to appear for final examinations. 
• The class timings are slightly odd and therefore you will have to figure out a balance between them. Due to the odd timings, many students start losing interest in learning and start attending classes just for the sake of attendance.

Infrastructure: 

• It has an inbuilt soundproof studio for recording TV & Radio. 
• It also offers all the pieces of equipment needed for the course work. Make sure you make use of the provided resource.

Placements:

• The institute promises 100% placements. However, the salary packages start from as low as INR 15,000. One of my classmates was placed in Delhi with a salary package of INR 25,000 but on a contract basis. 
• Most students are offered the role of associates or junior managers after completing their graduation. 

You should make good use of the institute’s resources and infrastructure. Doing so will surely help you in getting good experiences and build your portfolio.

Hence, Amity University Kolkata offers a good degree program in BJMC with decent placement statistics.