Top 5 Journalism Institutes in India

There is a famous quote by Eduaedo Galendo ,“I’m grateful to Journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world”.

Importance of Journalism

Journalism is research and coverage of current world affairs which is comprising of fashion trends, political or general issue and events to a greater audience. It is having varied purposes for it, the most essential one is the “freedom of expression”.

These days people rely on media to know the current happenings. Media plays a very quintessential role. Journalism means ‘voice of a voiceless’- showing the opinions of all those in our society.

Journalism in a democracy is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals. —Doris Kearns Goodwin

India is a democratic country. Media plays really a great role in shaping democracy and expressing thoughts to the government.

If you possess a personality of being outspoken, ready to express your views if something is going wrong around you. Journalism can be considered as the best career option.

Here is the list of 5 top college offering journalism

Indian Institute Of Journalism And New Media, Bangalore

It offers various courses in journalism and print media, broadcast journalism and multimedia journalism.

At a Glance:

Type of College	Private
Established Year	2001
Affiliation	Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York

Symbiosis Institute Of Media And Communication, Pune

This college is being considered one of the best for Media and Communication. The attraction for this institute that it possesses a strong placement cell. Every top media house like CNN IBN, Times Now and the Zee Network comes for the placement.

At a Glance:

Type of College	Private – Autonomous
Established Year	1990
Affiliation	Symbiosis International University, Pune
Accreditation	AICTE

Lady Shri Ram College For Women, New Delhi

It is being considered one of the most well-reputed colleges. It aims to carter women a voice in the world of media studies. Their whole teaching pedagogy is comprising of seminars, workshops that put emphasis on creativity and provide independent projects for students.

At a Glance:

Type of College	Private – Autonomous
Established Year	1956
Affiliation	University of Delhi, New Delhi
Accreditation	UGC, NCTE, NAAC with “A” Grade

School Of Communication, Manipal

This institute is broadly associated with some of the top colleges of Denmark, Norway, Germany, and France. The main part of the attraction for this college is having a strong placement cell. Every year many students from this college get job offers from the top international companies.

At a Glance:

Type of College	Private – Autonomous
Established Year	1997
Affiliation	Manipal University, Manipal
Accreditation	UGC

Christ College, Bangalore

This is one of the deemed university offering its students world-class facilities in terms of the lab.

Type of College	Minority – Autonomous
Established Year	1969
Affiliation	Christ University, Bengaluru
Accreditation	UGC, NAAC with “A” Grade