A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre (AJK MCRC) is a

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located in

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and a constituent institute of the

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...

. The full form for AJK MCRC is Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Centre named after its founder Anwar Jamal Kidwai in 1982. A.J. Kidwai established the MCRC in collaboration with

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and the

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. The CIDA provided the MCRC with a range of sophisticated production equipment while York University sent the first generation of teachers. The team from York was led by distinguished documentary filmmaker

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, a close associate of documentary pioneer

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, founder of the

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Academics

The centre offers courses including Master of Arts(M.A.) courses in

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, Convergent

Journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the "news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree of accuracy. The word, a noun, applies to the journ ...

, Development Communication,

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and

Animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

as well as

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s in, Still Photography and

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and Broadcast Technology.

Facilities

Production facilities

The AJK MCRC has analogue and digital systems for programme production. There are three television studios for multi-camera productions and DV and HDV cameras (PD-150, PD-170, HVR Z-1, DSR 570 and Panasonic DVX 100) with accessories for single camera shoots. Other production equipment includes final cut pro non-linear editing machines of the G5 series, with dual processors for film & video, Avid Adrenaline Media Composers, Arriflex 16 SR III film cameras, Steinbeck film editing machines, digital audio work stations, sound studio, multimedia lab with software for print journalism, and still photography units. Recent additions to the production equipment include the Magnum Dolly system and the PICCOLO crane.

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programmes Hard Talk India and Face To Face which were presented by

Karan Thapar Karan Thapar (born 5 November 1955) is an Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer working with The Wire. Thapar was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted ''The Devil's Advocate'' and ''The Last Word''. Some of the celebrities he has int ...

were shot inside the television studio at AJK MCRC. Programmes were produced with the assistance of AJK MCRC's staff and featured some of the biggest names in Indian public life.

Media library

The media library has books, journals, films, video cassettes, audio cassettes, stock shots, and press clippings for the use of students. Students can use the Zakir Hussian Library of the university.

Community radio

The AJK MCRC as a part of its social commitment and responsibility towards the community within which it is situated, runs a community radio station on 90.4 FM. Addressing itself to the residents of the Jamia area, RADIO JAMIA broadcasts educational, enrichment and a wide range of rich socio-cultural programmes. These programmes can be heard around a radius of 10 kilometres on the Jamia campus. Currently, the radio programmes are produced by the students and the faculty of the AJK MCRC in collaboration with different groups and organisation in Delhi. As per ''

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'', "Radio Jamia, which started in 2005, broadcasts shows from 2-5 p.m. and replays the previous day’s broadcast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The programme broadcast include an hour-long ghazal segment and a 20-minute dedicated show for regional songs covering diverse linguistic communities residing in its service area, apart from shows on education, health, sports and social issues."

Media Resource Center

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The Media Resource Centre at the AJK MCRC is an archive and theory centre devoted to documentary, film and contemporary media practices. It has been set up through a grant from Sir Ratan Tata Trust.

Student achievements

Under the guidance of Professor Farhat Basir Khan, MCRC students Neal Kartik and Pranab Kumar Aich won the prestigious 'Student Focus Competition' at Sony World Photography Awards 2009,

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. Jamia's team achieved the feat by defeating 60 of the world's best universities across continents and bagged a cash prize of 50,000 Euros. Nishtha Jain, Shirley Abraham and Amit Mahadesiya are three Jamia Millia Islamia (AJK MCRC) alumni who got invited to judge Oscars by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, USA in 2020.

Ranking

In 2021, it was ranked as India's 2nd best Mass Communication College by India Today's. AJK MCRC was ranked #1 in ''

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''s "Top Mass Comm Colleges In 2017". It has been consistently rated as amongst the top mass-communication colleges in

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Affiliations

CILECT The International Association of Film and Television Schools (French: ''Centre international de liaison des écoles de cinéma et de télévision'', CILECT) is the association of the world's major film and television schools. History CILECT wa ...

* CILECT Asia-Pacific Association (CAPA)

Notable alumni

Roshan Abbas Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional. Career Abbas studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed Mass Communication from AJK Mass communication Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. ...

; TV Anchor & RJ *

Harsh Chhaya Harsh Chhaya (born 2 December 1966) is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''Hasratein'' ...

; Film Actor * Barkha Dutt; Consulting Editor,

NDTV New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication. It was founded in 1984 by economist Prannoy Roy and journalist Radhika Roy. NDTV began as a production house for news segments, ...

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

recipient. *

Meenu Gaur Meenu Gaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2013 Pakistani film '' Zinda Bhaag'' which she co-wrote and co-directed with Farjab Nabi. The film was an entry to the foreign film category at the ...

; Screenwriter & Director *

Ritu Kapur Ritu Kapur is an Indian media entrepreneur. She is the Co-founder, Managing Director, and CEO of Quint Digital Limited, the parent company of '' The Quint'', a web-based digital news site and was one of the founding members of Network18 in 19 ...

; Media entrepreneur & Founder,

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Habib Faisal Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist. He is best known for directing '' Do Dooni Chaar'' (2010) and '' Ishaqzaade'' (2012). Career He made his directorial debut, '' Do Dooni Chaar'', for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialog ...

; Screenwriter & Director *

Shazia Ilmi Shazia Ilmi (born 2 April 1970) is an Indian politician and the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party since July 2021. Before joining politics, Ilmi was a television journalist and anchor at Star News, where she led a media camp ...

; News Anchor & Politician *

Nishtha Jain Nishtha Jain is an Indian film director and producer best known for her documentaries like ''Gulabi Gang (2012)Lakshmi and Me (2007) anCity of Photos (2004).'' Her films interrogate lived experience at the intersection of gender, caste and cla ...

; Noted Documentary Film-maker *

Sharat Katariya Sharat Katariya (born 15 June 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Career Katariya started out as an assistant director to Rajat Kapoor during the making of ''Raghu Romeo''. He also worked as a lyricist for the film. Apart from t ...

; Film Director * Kabir Khan; Celebrated Film Director *

Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has appeared in more th ...

; Noted Film Actor * Sushmit Ghosh; Academy Award nominated filmmaker * Rintu Thomas; Academy Award nominated filmmaker * Pranab Kumar Aich; Documentary Filmmaker and Photographer *

Hardik Mehta Hardik Mehta is a writer-director who works in both fiction as well as non fiction formats. He won the National Award, in addition to several other awards and honors across international film festivals, for his documentary short Amdavad Ma ...

; Filmmaker *

Kiran Rao Kiran Rao (born 7 November 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. She has directed the films '' Dhobi Ghat'' (2011) and '' Laapataa Ladies'' (2024). In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation. Early li ...

; Film director and Producer *

Alankrita Shrivastava Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and a nomination for a F ...

; Film Actor *

Danish Siddiqui Danish Siddiqui (19 May 1983 – 16 July 2021) was an Indian photojournalist based in Delhi, who used to lead the national Reuters multimedia team and was Chief Photographer India. He received his first 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Pulitzer Prize for ...

; Photojournalist *

Loveleen Tandan Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film and casting director. She is the co-director (India) of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' along with Danny Boyle. She has also been the casting director for several other films, including '' Monsoon Wedding'' (2001) and ' ...

; Film Director * Danish Aslam; Film Director * Neha Dixit; Indian Journalist * Saba Dewan; Documentary Film-maker *

Gayathri Prabhu Gayathri Prabhu (born 1974) is an Indian novelist who currently lives in Manipal, Karnataka. Her most recent work is the novella ''Love in Seven Easy Steps'' (2021), preceded by ''Vetaal and Vikram: Riddles of the Undead'', published by HarperC ...

, Indian novelist and academic

References

External links

* {{authority control Research institutes established in 1982 Education in Delhi Film schools in India Jamia Millia Islamia 1982 establishments in Delhi Drama schools in India