Asian College of Journalism Scholarship Details ,Taramani, Chennai

Asian College of Journalism - ACJ Scholarships and Funding

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The ACJ offers scholarships on a merit-cum-means basis to students seeking and qualifying for them. It must be indicated clearly in the application if the student requires a scholarship. The full and partial scholarships cover tuition fees and, in special cases, living expenses.

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4.4

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4.2
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4.5
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4.5
Crowd & Campus Life
4.5
Value for Money
4.5
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Anonymous | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 18 Feb 2024
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4.2
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
A well-disciplined and strict college.

Placements: In our Diploma course, most of the students get placed. Around 70% of students get placements at this college. The average package offered for this course was 4-7 LPA. The top recruiting companies for our course were Times India, Hindustan Times, BBC, etc. The top roles offered were reporter, writers, content creator, etc.

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Purbita Bhattacha ... | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 2 Jul 2019
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4.5
Placements 3 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5
You ACJ only once- get groomed here.

Placements: ACJ provides placements to its students. But on some instances like the years of election or demonetization the process gets hampered as most of the media companies does not turn up. This time due to general elections at least 20 people are still left to placed. Companies like News 18, wion, reuturs, bloomberg, republic, mirror now comes. Average salary is 3.6l P. A.

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Rahi Bhattacharjee | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2019
Reviewed on 19 Jun 2019
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4
Asian College of Journalism provides excellent practical knowledge.

Placements: If not 100% of students, at least 90% of students get placed over a month. Top news channels like Mirror Now, Times Now, Republic, CNN, and CNBC recruit from ACJ. Newspapers like Times of India, The Hindu, Deccan Herald, and Economic Times also recruit students.

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Santadeep Dey | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2018
Reviewed on 10 Feb 2018
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4.5
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4
This is the best place to go to if journalism is your subject.

Placements: The placements that ACJ offers are the maximum that you can get out of a J-School in India. Placement rates stand at more than 95% of the total strength. The average starting salary is Rs. 3.6L p.a. Bigshot companies like CNN, The Times Group, Republic, The Indian Express, The Hindu, etc. Recruit from ACJ. The students are offered with the roles based on their performance in the placement examinations and the interviews.

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Alina Tiphagne | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2013
Reviewed on 8 Jan 2018
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5
Asian College Of Journalism - The best crash-course In journalism.

Placements: The placements for my batch were good. Almost everyone had a job by the end of the college and those who didn't come by 2019, were assisted by the teachers, many of whom were well-reputed journalists themselves and found jobs within the first few months after college ended. I was placed with the Cable News Network (CNN) in Delhi and left there almost immediately. I worked as a senior desk editor at CNN for three years before I moved on to my next job. Several news outlets and publishing houses v...

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Mohammad Affanul ... | Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism - Batch of 2016
Reviewed on 17 Aug 2015
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5

The finest J School in the country, Asian College of Journalism has been giving to notch journalists to the industry for the past 15 years. A ten month course designed with such precision and technicality that trains students to face the industry with ease.

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Answered 8 months ago

Hi,

Many students may have financial constraints in paying the institute’s tuition fees. So, the Asian College of Journalism provides scholarships to students to complete their education.

Here are the scholarships offered by the institute to its students:

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Dr. Uma Sinha

Scholar-Level 17

Answered a week ago

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) Entrance Exam 2025 application forms will be released in April tentatively. The application process is available both online and offline. For the ACJ Entrance Exam, the application forms are expected to be released in the first week of February 2025. Interested

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Rohini

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

Yes, Asian College of Journalism is a good choice for higher studies in Mass Communication. It was founded by the Indian Express group which holds a commendable reputation in the industry. Some notable alumni of this institute include Rohan Joshi, Sujat Ambedkar, Shaili Chopra, Dhanya Rajendran, etc

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Aayushi Madavi

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Answered 8 months ago

Pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism or MBA programme at Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) can be considered relatively  expensive for some students because its tuition fees is quite high which is ranging from INR 4,60,200 to INR 7,08,000 depending on the specific program. Hope you get this

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Saraswat Meher

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 8 months ago

Hi.There are two different types of postgraduate Diploma courses available for the students. These are the Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism and the Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism.

ACJ offers postgraduate programs in journalism and media studies. The

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Dr. Uma Sinha

Scholar-Level 17