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INTRODUCTION
The Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. Its various segments, film, television, advertising, print and digital have witnessed a tremendous growth in the last few years. The industry is highly driven by strong consumption in non-metro and small cities, intense emergence of regional media and burgeoning new media businesses and formats.
Media and Entertainment can be further categorized into television and digitalisation, radio, newspaper, and internet and mobile entertainment.
The Media and Entertainment sector is comprised of the following:
· Films: Production Houses, Distribution houses, Celebrities
· Television: TV Channels, Production Houses
· Radio: National Radio Channels, Government Radio Channels
· News: Print media, TV Media, Online Media
· Digital: YouTube, News Websites, News Apps
Careers in Media & Entertainment Industry
M&E industry is a very vivid and versatile industry and the scope of a career in this field is vast and varied. Thus, there is no dearth of media & entertainment industry jobs. These unique jobs not only offer promising future but also provide immense creative satisfaction. This industry will continue to grow in double digits which translate into more options and better pay packages.
Most media organisations in India are in the private sector, while quite a few are owned by the government. The government media units in which one can seek jobs are: Akashvani (All India Radio), Prasar Bharti, Doordarshan, Direct to Home, Press information bureau, Press Council of India, Song and Drama Division, Film Division, National Film Archive of India, etc.
Besides the government agencies, media companies, industrial houses and start-ups backed by venture money are all launching newspapers, magazines and television channels. In the film industry, technical jobs include story and script writing for film and television, copywriting for advertisements, cinematography, photography, sound mixing and recording, direction of films and promotional ventures etc.
It can be assumed that the media and entertainment sector is going to become one of the largest employment generators of the country. With the spurting of print, radio, television and online media there is going to be a huge demand for skilled and talented professionals.
Young professionals seeking career opportunities in the sector may find demands in the following segments,
· Print and electronic media
· Press information bureau
· Advertising and media agencies
· Central Information Service
· PR and event management
· Online media
The massive investment plans to improve the ways of communication of the country is further going to boost the scopes of rewarding career in media industry. With the strong strengths shown by the sector we can expect more domestic and international media giants to join the Indian market. Also, the steady economic and political growth of the country along with the government’s investor friendly policies are going to keep the spirit of the investors very high
Further, social media is now becoming one of the highest salaried jobs in India. The scope of online media jobs can be defined by the success of most popular social networking websites like Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, etc. These networking sites are changing the traditional network into a vital place of marketing advertisement.
To sum up, India presents great scope for the development of media and entertainment industry. The large volume of population with access to both print and electronic media represents tremendous growth opportunities in media jobs.
Fees Structure
Courses in mass communication are expensive as tuition fees and charges and expenses for doing projects, internships, and field work are quite high. Most of the institutes offering under graduate courses charge anywhere from Rs 60,000 to Rs 2, 00,000 per year. It means you will have to pay nearly three lakhs for a course of three years duration. Similarly, a PG diploma course from Indian Institute of Mass Communication can cost in the range of Rs 40,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for one year. PG course in Mass Communication from MCRC at Jamia Millia Islamia can cost around one lakh for two years.
Funding/Scholarship
IIMC offers scholarship for candidates in each branch i.e. print media English and Hindi and Electronic Media which is almost half of the fees – for first two toppers. Several other memorial scholarships at the institute are based on merit. Other mass communication institutes too provide merit based freeships and scholarships. Education loans are available from nationalised banks such as Allahabad Bank and Punjab National Bank wherein a student can seek a loan up to Rs 7.5 lakhs at low interest rates.
Job Prospects
A professional course in mass communication opens doors for a career in films & TV, publishing, public relations, journalism, editing, direction, filmmaking, scriptwriting, production, etc. In nutshell, Mass Communication widens up the horizon of career options for a person. Depending upon personal interest and inclination a mass communication professional can choose a job. Attractive and high paying jobs as journalist, actor, director, editor, screenwriter, RJ, producer, VJ are available to the talented and trained individuals.
Pay Package
Whereas candidates passing out from IIMC, MCRC Jamia, Symbiosis College and many other institutes receive attractive placement after their courses and handsome salaries, students from not-so-well- known institutes have to work hard to get placed. Starting salary for a mass communication professional could be between Rs 12,000 and 25,000. After 5 Years of work experience a professional can expect higher salary in the range of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1,00,000 per month.
Top Institutes on Media and Entertainment Sector
· Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication, Pune-411004
· AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025
· Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi-110067
· Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
· Xaviers Institute of Communication (XIC)
· Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal
· Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA)
· Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore (IIJNM)
· Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, BHU
· Department of Communication and Journalism, Pune
· Bharati Vidya Bhavan's Sardar Patel College of Communication and Management, Delhi
Other Premier Institutes are:
- Whistling Woods International, Film City Complex, Goregaon (East),Mumbai-400065, Maharashtra, India.
- National Academy of Film, Media & Communication (NAFMC)
List of Top Mass Communication Colleges in India |
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NAME OF THE COLLEGE |
Address |
Phone No |
College Website |
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Amity School Of Communication |
Express Way Sec-125, Noida |
091-9968491498 |
http://amity.edu |
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Delhi College of Arts & Commerce |
Netaji Nagar, Delhi |
011-24109821/ 26116333 |
http://dcac.du.ac.in |
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Department of Media Studies,Christ University |
Hosur Road, Bangalore |
080-40129100/ 40129600 |
http://christuniversity.in |
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Indraprastha College for Women |
31, Shamnath marg, Delhi |
011-23954085/ 23962009 |
http://ipcollege.du.ac.in |
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Kamala Nehru College |
University of Delhi, August Kranti Marg, Delhi |
011-26494881 |
http://kamalanehrucollege.org/knc |
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Kishinchand Chellaram College Art Commerce & Science |
124, Dinshaw Wachha Road, Churchgate, Mumbai |
022-22855726/ 66981000 |
http://kccollege.org.in |
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Lady Shri Ram College for Women |
Lajpat Nagar-IV, Delhi |
011-26434459/ 26460400 |
http://lsr.edu.in |
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Madras Christian College |
Velachery Main Road, East Tambaram, Chennai |
044-22390675 |
http://kamalanehrucollege.org/knc |
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Manipal Institute of Communications |
Manipal ,Karnataka |
0820-2571978 |
http://manipal.edu |
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Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication - Under Graduate |
Survey No. 231, Viman Nagar, Pune |
020-26634511/ 26634512 |
http://www.simcug.edu.in |
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