Institute of Advanced Studies

Hi Gargi, both are good in their own way. MBA would obviously be a better choice especially if you are interested in finance, marketing, human resources, operations or IT. These are the specializations available in India where MBA is concerned. Masters of Commerce in accounts and finance would be an ideal choice for someone who is interested in going into the finance field. If you are pursuing CMA, CFA or CA then it would be a good advantage for you to have a postgraduate degree along side, besides M.Com is really easy for those pursuing/who have finished the above professional degrees. It would definitely be better than plain B.Com atleast you can call yourself a post graduate. If you are someone who is interested in a general field like business management then M.Com in the former would be great for you. Later on, you can specialize in other fields of management or you can work in a job that demands general administrative and management skills.

I am doubtful if you will have placement opportunities from anywhere after completing Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Communication (BJMC) because only exceptional cases get through media jobs after completing their BJMC course from a college in India. Personally, I am an alumnus of Technia Institute of Advanced Studies (IP University)- Batch 2010-13, and the only placement company that I remember coming in is Naukri.Com - which I am apologetic to mention is not a media company. But many students did take the opportunity anyway - since not everybody wants to go into media after course completion.
What I suggest is that one should start preparing for postgraduate colleges of Journalism as soon as they enter the third year of their graduation college. Because only a good post-graduate college can get you a good job - until (obviously) if you are exceptionally good at what you do and a media house hand picks you during your summer/winter internship.