Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English/Gujarati)
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) was established by legendary writer, statesman and academician Dr. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi in 1938, in Mumbai, to promote education and professional training with the values, virtues and the culture of India.
Born in Bharuch in 1887, he had graduated from Baroda College in Arts in 1906 and completed his LLB in 1910. He was an acclaimed lawyer in Mumbai. He was a freedom fighter and a trusted lieutenant of Gandhiji and later a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly. A prolific reader and a writer, Munshi was one of the builders of modern India.
Today Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is very well known and has many colleges, schools, cultural centres, and several institutions, within and outside India, through which it contributes significantly to academic, cultural, and social development across the country.
Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Journalism (English/Gujarati)
Media organizations are critical watch-dogs of democracy. To what extent a government fulfils its responsibilities towards the citizens depends, to a large extent, on how much robust media houses are. We are committed to create the best workforce for media sector. The syllabus is curated to create a workforce that can generate world-class content for journalistic and non-journalistic sectors.
Objectives of the Course
• To provide professional training to those who wish to pursue a successful career in news channels, newspapers and news portals, as well as to those who choose communication as a domain in various corporate and government organizations
• To provide knowledge and skills to budding journalists in reporting, writing, editing, printing, publishing, anchoring, managing, etc.
• Apply journalistic principles, practises and knowhow for creating and marketing of content for communications professionals in non-journalistic fields and across media platforms of print, TV, radio and digital media including social media.
Course Overview
• History of Press in India, Press Council, Constitutional Rights and Laws.
• Various writing styles, the language of the media and a writing as a career.
• Various kinds of reporting, interviewing and talking to people.
• Newspaper, Radio, TV and Website-based reporting and its differences.
• Developmental Journalism and how it contributes to nation-building.
• Understanding and tackling professional hazards and how to avoid them.
• Photo-Journalism and how to write photo-captions.
• The importance of editorials, headlines, stories, columns, etc.
• Learning about editing for different types of publications.
• Media management, advertising, circulation, printing, production, etc.
• Online editing, digital tools, wire services, photo editing, page design, etc.
• Mass communication through print, radio and TV, advertising.
• Creation and marketing of content on digital media, including social media.
Who Should Enrol For This Course?
• It is best suited for graduates, with a flair for writing, reading, public-speaking, acting, etc.
• Those who want to have a career in journalism
• Those who want to start writing blogs, content writing for websites, publish books, etc.
Recognised by the Govt. of Gujarat for the following posts/vacancies:
(GR No.USG/1080/68140/KH dated 21-12-84 and GR No. DGC/1089/18/90-KH OY-02-1992 dated 7-2-92)
• Personal Assistant to the Sup. Agriculture Officer
• Deputy Editor (Examiner) • Exhibition Assistant
• Deputy Forest Conservator (Publicity and Liaison Division)
• Radio Liaison Officer
• Extension Officer
• Occupation Information Officer
• Publication Assistant
• Publicity Officer
• Vocational Guidance Officer
• Counsellor
• Film Librarian
• Sub-Divisional Officer, Small Savings
• Assistant Editor (District Gazetteer)
• Publication Officer (Languages)
• Education and Information Officer (Family Welfare)
• Information Officer (Family Welfare)
• Mass Education and Communication Media Officer, State Family Planning Bureau
• Physical Education Officer, Exhibition and Publicity Officer
• Exhibition and Publicity Officer
• Deputy Editor (District Gazetteer)
• Editor, State Family Welfare Bureau
• Public Relations Officer (Police Dept.)
• Assistant Director of Information (Tourism)
• Deputy Director of Information
• In-charge Officer, Gujarat Information Center
• Information Officer, New Delhi
• Manager, Information Center
• Editor, Civil Defense
• Divisional Liaison Officer
• Assistant Director of Information (RHA Vadodara)
• Information Officer (HO)
• Deputy Editor
• Tourism Officer
• Personal Assistant to the Commissioner of Fisheries
• Publicity Officer (Removal of Untouchability)
• Planning Officer (Social Security)
• Prevention of Child Marriage Officer
• Assistant Director, Prohibition and Excise
Course Structure
Paper 1: Journalism, Constitution of India & Press Laws
Paper 2: Reporting (including Current Affairs)
Paper 3: Writing (including Content Writing)
Paper 4: Editing
Paper 5: Newspaper Management, Printing and Mass Communication
Paper 6: Cultural Heritage of India
Paper 7: Global Communication Skills
Academic Schedule
• Contact Hours: Minimum 180 contact hours, up to 250 hours.
• Batch Timings: Evening and Sunday morning classes, a mix of classroom and online lectures
• Once in a month: Sunday morning – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm (for workshops and guest & special lectures, events etc.) Saturday: 6:45 pm to 8:15 pm
• Teaching calendar: Over 10 months of teaching and 2 months of exams and it preparations.
• Contact Days: A total of 12 to 14 visits in a month.
• Festivals and holidays: As per the published schedule of holidays. In case of cancellation or re-schedule of classes during festival days, the re-schedule date and timings will be discussed with the students.
Eligibility Criteria
Mandatory
• Graduation in any discipline.
Desired
• Good oral and written communication skills in English and/or Gujarati.
• Daily habit of reading newspapers/periodicals and viewing documentaries/news channels.
• General knowledge and a keen mind to analyse events and happenings.
• Writing in school/college magazines as well as articles on social and digital media.
• Regular attendance. (Minimum 80% attendance is compulsory.)
Academic Evaluation Criteria
• Attendance (minimum 80% attendance is compulsory)
• Two internal exams and one final exam
• Project
• Field and industry visit reports
• Internal marking (based on attendance, exams, project work, viva and presentations)
• Internship (optional/compulsory) This is for non-working candidates only and if applicable.
Diploma Certificate
Bhavan’s Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management, (RPICM,) Mumbai will award the diploma. RPICM was established by BVB in 1961 to impart professional training to students and young executives.
Placements
• HBICM will be happy to recommend, refer and help place competent students, who have appropriate attitude to learn and work.
Application Process
• Registration at Bhavan’s HBICM Office, Khanpur, Ahmedabad.
• Direct Company Nomination.
Bhavan’s Harilal Bhagwati Institute of Communication and Management
HBICM was established in 1967 and offers government recognized part-time Post-Graduate Diploma courses in Communication and Management. To keep pace with the rapid socio-economic development taking place in India, we now offer short duration Executive Education Programmes. Other certificate courses through tie-ups up with various professional bodies and industries are on the anvil.
The other colleges in the Ahmedabad Kendra Campus includes Bhavan’s Sheth R A College of Arts and Commerce, Bhavan’s Sheth R A College of Science, Bhavan’s Center for Arts and Cultural Academy, and Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology.
Why Bhavan’s HBICM
• IT is part of the most trusted and renowned group of institutions in India.
• The focus of the course is to impart professional skills and training and not merely academic knowledge.
• The course covers all-important aspects and is practice oriented.
• It provides soft skills training to work in the professional and cultural environment.
• The industry oriented projects help in practising theory learnt from the classroom at the workplace.
• The faculty members and guest speakers are eminent practitioners and academicians.
• IT has a strong and active alumni network of eminent people in Industry, Government, Media, Entertainment, Cultural Centers, NGOs, and Academia.
Courses from Bhavan’s HBICM
One Year Post-Graduate Courses
• Journalism (with Mass Communication & Digital Media)
• Mass Communication
• Public Relations
• Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (IRPM – HR)
• International Trade (Import-Export)
• Materials Management
• Finance Management
• Marketing Management
• Business Management
• Retail Management
HBICM Industry Partnered Certificate Courses
• Digital Media: Journalism, Social Media, Content and Marketing (One Year)
• Hospital Management (AHNA as Knowledge Partner) (One Year)
• Pharma Sales and Marketing (Six Months)
Alumni Benefits
After getting the Diploma, students become part of the Bhavan’s HBICM Alumni Association. It arranges several cultural functions in which the member has access. HBICM alumni will get memberships to our Cultural Centres, and subscriptions to our magazines. ‘Bhavanites’ are eminent people in industry, government, media, entertainment, cultural centres, NGOs, and academia. The HBICM alumni actively contribute through donations, talent, and advocacy.
