Head of Department: Dr. Babli Moitra Saraf

Co-ordinator: Dr. M. M. Yogi

ABOUT THE COURSE

Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, is the only institution offering the BMMMC Honours Course. The Course is self-financed and approved by the University of Delhi.

The BMMMC Course is based on academically sound contours and profiling, which makes it a globally viable course, aimed at producing excellence. Mindful also of its location within the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities (FAASH), it not only seeks to be based on the basic principles of Social Sciences and the Humanities and their interdisciplinarity, but is also a Course which imparts technical knowledge and skills. It is thus aimed not merely at producing skilled workers for the media industry, (which any short-term diploma course can provide), but developing a core competence and comprehension, in the crucially important areas of mass communication across mass media, in their complexity, political dynamics and technological advances. It is aimed at students who may want to work in media houses, enter policy research, development studies or indeed pursue higher studies to become teachers in the field. The syllabus is evenly balanced in imparting technical skills in various areas of mass communication and mass media, theoretical knowledge and perspectives which determine their nature and use, and a historical and social understanding of their dynamics, which is so important in a metamorphosing, unequal, globalised world where the power and ownership of the means of communication may change the fate of nations. The syllabus also recommends a brief internship programme as a prerequisite for the award of the degree.

INFRASTRUCTURE

In its drive to constantly upgrade infrastructure to meet the demands of a modern system of education and realize its own vision, the College has regularly added new facilities to provide a comfortable working environment for its faculty and students. In addition to renovated teaching blocks and offices, the College has a fully equipped Audio-Visual Production Centre, a studio for in-house training and production. It has its own cameras, editing bays and other equipment necessary to impart technical knowledge and application skills. Full power back-up has been provided in the College to ensure that all activities are carried out without interruption. In an ongoing endeavor to create a disabled-friendly environment, the college has barrier free access to existing spaces Special toilets, a lift in the library and markers for the visually challenged have been added to the infrastructure. Teaching blocks and offices have been renovated and upgraded.

The College has several computer laboratories, a spacious library with a lift for PH access. A book bank and customised software and reading materials in Braille for the visually challenged are available in the Library. The ICT centre with 80 computers is also located in the Library. An Audio-Visual Resource Centre is also attached to it.

The College has an auditorium, seminar rooms and a state-of-the-art Conference room. It has excellent Sports Infrastructure with a swimming pool, vast playgrounds and a sprawling sports complex. The College also provides basic medical facilities to deal with minor emergencies. It has a Counsellor as well as a Career Guidance and Placement Cell.

The College has two hostels, one funded by the UGC, accommodating 200 students and the newly constructed Indraprastha College Girls Hostel with 166 seats.

SCHEME OF ADMISSION

Candidates who have passed XII class examination of the CBSE or any other examination considered equivalent by the University of Delhi, shall be eligible to take the entrance test for admission to the B.A. (Hons.) Mass Media and Mass Communication course subject to the details of the eligibility conditions required and the admission procedure to be laid down by the University from time to time.

Eligibility Conditions for Seeking Admission

(a)The candidate should have passed Senior Secondary School Examination (10 +2) of CBSE or any other examination considered equivalent by the University of Delhi.

(b)Kindly consult Prospectus for further details.

(c)The candidate should have obtained pass mark in each of the four papers considered for computing the aggregate.

(d)Student seeking admission to the B.A. (Honours) Mass Media and Mass Communication course must produce the confirmed result and mark sheet at the time of admission.

(e)The reserved category certificates of OBC (of Central List & non creamy layer), SC, ST, PC, and CW, as applicable, in the name of the candidate, must be produced at the time of admission.

(g)Compartment cases of current year will not be considered for admission.

(h)Foreign nationals seeking admission to B.A.(Hons) Mass Media and Mass Communication course against one seat earmarked for them, shall have to apply through the Foreign Students Advisor, C/o Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi -110 007 and are exempted from the entrance examination.

(j) Those foreign students who have acquired their minimum qualification for admission from any Indian Board, in India have to apply directly as General category candidate. They have to appear for the entrance test like general category candidates and follow the same selection process as applicable to general category and in addition fill up the foreign student application form of FSR office (downloadable from: http://www.du.ac.in/forms/foreignstudents1.pdf). All admission of foreign students are channeled through the Foreign Students Registry (FSR) office of University of Delhi.

Entrance Exam and Selection Process

Extra time will be given to the candidate for filling up details on test booklet and answer sheet, marking attendance, verification of candidates’ documents, distribution, and collection of test material etc the content of the test as follows:

1. Multiple Choice Questions on General Awareness, Media Awareness and Current affairs. The candidate will be required to attempt 90 questions in 90 minutes

2. A test of creative and analytical ability. This will test critical comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and creative writing.

In all cases the decision of the Admission Committee will be final. The scheme of examination may be changed from time to time on the recommendation of the admission committee of the College.

Final selection for the course – 52 seats

All eligible candidates will take the General Awareness test. A merit list will be drawn up separately for each of the reserved categories and separately for the general category. In each list, candidates numbering four times the number of seats allotted will be called for the second test. (SC/ST-48, OBC-56, Gen-100) Approx. 208 Category Wise. One seat is reserved in the foreign student category. The final list of eligible candidates in each category will be displayed in full. Admission will be according to merit in the number of seats in each category, to fill 52 seats. A waiting list of ten candidates will be drawn up according to merit till the last date of admission, subject to availability of seats in each category.