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About Mass Communication

Choosing the right career can be highly rewarding for your personal as well as professional growth because, if you love your work, you will not feel burdened by it; in fact you will enjoy your work. Such a situation is more achievable today than ever before. But to arrive at such a position, you must choose your career carefully. Think out of the box, shed past perceptions and strongly consider careers that stand out.

BJMC and BMS
The need to stay connected to, and abreast of, what is happening in the world has revolutionized the way we communicate today. The field of mass communication offers exciting career options and innumerable opportunities in diverse fields. A bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication gives you the potential to transform society by actively expressing yourself and by becoming the voice of a million others. If you are creative and want to explore different mediums of expression, then a career in Media is ideal for you.

There is an exciting spread of formal degrees in media/ mass communication that you can opt for, right after Std. XII. All of these are three-year degree programmes. Many graduates of these courses choose to pursue a Masters in Mass Communication to bolster their learning further.

CAREER PROSPECTS
• Advertising
• Electronic and Print Media
• PR and Event Management
• Internet
• Publishing Houses
• Script and Creative Writing
• Marketing Communications
• Multimedia Programming

ELIGIBILITY
The candidate should have passed the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (10+2) of CBSE or equivalent. Across universities/institutes, the minimum eligibility lies in the range of 50 to 60% marks (aggregate) in 10+2.

ENTRANCE TESTS CONDUCTED
May and June

TEST AREAS    
BJMC and BMS Entrance Exams are aptitude-based tests comprising the following sections:
• Verbal Ability
• Logical Reasoning
• General Awareness
• Media Aptitude

In some institutes the final selection is made on the basis of the following:
• Written Exam Performance
• Group Discussion
• Personal Interview

The main entrance exams for BJMC and BMS programmes are as follows:
• Entrance Examination: University of Delhi
• Common Entrance Test (CET): Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU)
• Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET): Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication