The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, a leading institution for Journalism and Mass Communication, has been declared by the Ministry of Education, on the advice of UGC, as a deemed to be university under distinct category. The declaration extends to IIMC New Delhi and its five regional campuses located in Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir), Amravati (Maharashtra), Aizawl (Mizoram), Kottayam (Kerala), and Dhenkanal (Odisha).
With this new status, IIMC is now authorized to offer degrees, including doctoral degrees.
The detailed notification can be accessed at the link below.
https://iimc.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/file/2024/Jan/Notification.pdf
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Pragya Paliwal/Saurabh Singh
