Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication Syllabus, Course Structure and Program Schedule 2025-2026

Once you finish this course, you can seek employment in the media, entertainment. internet, advertising, PR industry where the entry level annual salary ranges from 1.5 Lakhs INR to 3.4 Lakhs INR and the median annual salary ranges from 2.0 Lakhs INR to 10.5 Lakhs INR and the maximum annual salary ranges from 3.8 Lakhs INR to 24 Lakhs per year respective of the profile.

The current salary trends for various job profiles in media, entertainment, Internet industry and its aligned field are given below:

Name of Paper	Topic	Objective of Paper
Communication: Concepts and Process	Conceptualizing Communication Models of Communication Theories and ideologies of mass communication Language and Communication Visual Communication Communication and Media Research	To introduce Concept and theories of Communication.
History of Press, Laws and Ethics	History of the press, Media Laws Media Organizations Media Ethics	To create Conceptual understanding about the role and it process of functioning in society.
Reporting: Concepts and Processes	News Reporting News Set-up Specialized Reporting and Beats Economy and Finance Reporting Other forms of Reporting	To impart theoretical and practical learning about the reporting techniques.
Reporting: Practical	News Reporting Specialized Writing Writing across Media	To provide students hands-on skills in reporting
Editing: Concepts and Processes	Editing News desk Editing Process Layout Design and Photo Journalism	To provide students theoretical and practical inputs about editing.
Editing: Practical	Editing Assignments Photography Assignments Lab Journals	To impart hands on training on editing process.
PR, Advertising and Media Business Management	Public Relations Corporate Communications Advertising Media Business Management	To acquaint and sensitize students about the role, relevance and interrelationship of AD and PR.
Radio and TV Journalism	Radio Broadcasting Television Broadcasting TV and Radio broadcasting exercises	To impart learning about radio and TV broadcast processes.
Development Journalism	Concept of Development India and Development Research in Development	To inform students about development specific to society.
New Media Journalism	Introduction to new media Journalism Social Media and Citizen Journalism Writing for New Media	To impart learning of digital media to students.