Indian Institute of Mass Communication Aizawl Campus Inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu

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New Delhi: The President inaugurated the north east campus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication during her visit to Mizoram, where she also attended the 17th convocation of Mizoram University.

President Droupadi Murmu inaugurates IIMC Aizawl campus

Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, attended the 17th convocation of the Mizoram University (MU) today; November 4, 2022 in Aizawl. During her visit to Mizoram, she virtually opened the northern regional campus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).

Under the control of the ministry of information and broadcast is IIMC, an independent institution. The northeast campus first began operating in 2011 when Mizoram University made a temporary structure available for use. This campus' development project cost Rs 25 crores and was completed in 2019. Work on it started in 2015. With the donation of 8 acres of land, the IIMC now has a permanent campus with distinct administrative and academic facilities, dorms, and staff housing.

Since its foundation, the north east campus has been providing a PG diploma in English journalism that welcomes students from all around India. Additionally, it enables students to find employment through campus placements and their own initiatives in reputable media organisations around the nation.

Along with two other IIMC campuses, the north east campus has been chosen to launch a PG diploma programme in digital media during the 2022–23 academic year. The institute has grown and established 5 regional campuses in various parts of the nation. President Droupadi Murmu gave a speech at the convocation and said, "I am happy to inaugurate the permanent campus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Aizawl which will be a boost to the media and mass communication studies in the entire North-East. IIMC is an esteemed institution which provides a dynamic learning and working environment which nurtures new ideas, creativity, research and develops leaders and innovators in the domain of media and mass communication”

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