Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is an Indian

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centre of learning and

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Cadre funded and promoted by the

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. The IIMC is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The then Minister in charge of Information and Broadcasting,

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 and was al ...

formally inaugurated the institute on 17 August 1965.

Institutes

The institute has headquarters in

and five regional campuses at

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Academics

IIMC teaches a variety of disciplines including print journalism, photo journalism, radio journalism, television journalism, English journalism, Hindi journalism, Urdu journalism, development communication, communication research, advertising and public relations, Digital media. Admission to these courses is through an All India Entrance Examination followed by group discussions and interviews. It also offers Diploma Course in Development Journalism for non-aligned and

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. The institute was basically set up to provide training to the officers of the Indian Information Service. The institute also conducts each year a number of specialised short-term courses to meet the training needs of media personnel working in government and public sector organisations.

Notable alumni

Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan (formerly Ratikanta Pradhan) (born 12 November 1983) is India's first openly transgender civil servant, working in the Odisha Financial Services (OFS) as a commercial tax officer. Pradhan successfully joined the OFS in ...

, India's first openly transgender civil servant. *

Anshu Gupta Anshu Gupta is an Indian entrepreneur. He founded the non-governmental organization Goonj. Goonj works on bridging urban and rural inequality. It does this by channelizing the urban surplus to initiate rural uplift, disaster relief, and rehabili ...

, Social Worker, and founder of

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Arun Krishnamurthy Arun Krishnamurthy (born 1986) is an Indian environmental activist who has initiated the campaign of cleaning various lakes across India. He is known for founding the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) 2011 based in Chennai which has i ...

, Social Worker, and founder of Environmentalist Foundation of India *

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, known for breaking the infamous

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* David Devadas, journalist, writer and columnist * Deepak Chaurasia, Editor-in-chief India News * Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor in chief, Zee News * Hasleen Kaur, Actress, model and Miss India Earth 2011 *

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, author, journalist and

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, anchor of

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, TV producer, co-founder

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* Rini Simon Khanna, news anchor *

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, journalist, and anchor of

* Vartika Nanda, Head of the Department of Journalism at

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, Indian film director * Željko Malnar, Croatian maverick traveler, writer and TV producer * Zafar Anjum, Writer, journalist, publisher and filmmaker * Rahul Roushan, Satirist, Social and Political Commentator, Founder of Faking News and Opindia.com * Vishakha Singh, Bollywood Actor *

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Alumni Association

IIMC Alumni Association (IIMCAA) meets every year at their annual event Connections. Held at various cities across India and worldwide in Chapters, alumni regularly meet and network.

References

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