Breaking News! IIMC Granted Deemed University Status; Now Eligible to offer Degrees

The Education Ministry has granted the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) a deemed university status. By this IIMC has the authority to award degrees. Check more details related to IIMC Deemed University status here.

IIMC Deemed University Status: In a pivotal move, the Education Ministry on January 31, 2024, granted the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) a deemed university status. With this status, IIMC now has the authority to award degrees, which is a massive advancement from its previous diploma-granting capacity. The status extends to IIMC New Delhi and its five regional campuses which are located in Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), Amravati (Maharashtra), Aizawl (Mizoram), Kottayam (Kerala), and Dhenkanal (Odisha). IIMC has released an official statement on its website - iimc.nic.concerning the same.

IIMC is scheduled to start the registration for language journalism programmes in Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, and Urdu from tomorrow. Check more details related to the IIMC Deemed University Status and how will it benefit the upcoming mass communication aspirants.

Click here to download the official statement.

A big thanks to the Ministry of Education for declaring IIMC New Delhi and its five regional centres as a Deemed to be University.

IIMC is committed to giving its best to promote education, training, and research in mass communication.@EduMinOfIndia @ianuragthakur @dpradhanbjp

— Indian Institute of Mass Communication (@IIMC_India) January 31, 2024

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This decision will benefit the desirous mass communication aspirants who were previously getting only the PG Diploma certificate after completion of their programme, now after the deemed university status they will receive a degree for their course.

पत्रकारिता और जनसंचार के लिए एक अग्रणी संस्थान @IIMC_India को मिला डीम्ड यूनिवर्सिटी का दर्जा।@ugc_india की सलाह पर @EduMinOfIndia ने विशिष्ट श्रेणी के तहत आईआईएमसी को एक डीम्ड विश्वविद्यालय घोषित किया।#IIMC अब डॉक्टरेट डिग्री सहित डिग्री प्रदान करने के लिए अधिकृत हो जाएगी। pic.twitter.com/NiM4bWTZgC

— PIB in Bihar ???????? (@PIB_Patna) January 31, 2024

About IIMC

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is a media institute that was established on August 17, 1965. It has its main center in New Delhi followed by five regional centers in all over India. Earlier, IIMC was an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. and offered PG Diploma courses in media subjects like Journalism (Hindi, English, Oriya, Urdu, Marathi and Malayalam), Radio and Television, Advertising and Public Relations.

Famous Personalities who Studied in IIMC

In its inception, IIMC has churned out some of the most prominent media personalities. A few of them are Deepak Chaurasia, Neelesh Misra, Nidhi Razdan, Ravish Kumar, Vivek Agnihotri, Actress Vishakha Singh etc.

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