The newly set up School of Journalism at the University of Delhi (DU) is inviting applications for its flagship offering, a bachelor’s degree in journalism. The programme which has been started this year is intended as a five-year integrated programme with students having the option to exit after three years with just a bachelor’s degree.
Currently, seven colleges of DU offer a similar programme called BA Journalism. However, of these seven, only two—Delhi College of Arts and Commerce as well as Maharaja Agrasen College—are co-educational. One of the key reasons for introducing this programme is to provide more opportunities to boys who want to pursue journalism but can’t apply to girls colleges and even in the co-ed colleges, the total number of seats is generally limited.
The journalism programme will be delivered in both English and Hindi with an intake of 60 seats each.
Candidates will be tested on general knowledge, current affairs, and logical reasoning, among others. The test paper will have 100 multiple-choice questions and will be of 400 marks. There will be a negative deduction of one mark per incorrect answer.
The classes will be held at the Cluster Innovation Centre. The plan is to make the best possible use of existing resources for starting off though upgrades, especially in the case of infrastructure, will follow. Facilities such as multimedia laboratories will be added in due course of time. “Students will be introduced to editing in the first year and Mac systems have been procured for the same while additional equipment for other papers will be acquired in some time.
The lectures will mostly be delivered by guest faculty as well as the existing pool of professors teaching journalism at other colleges.
Course Structure
The course is a five-year integrated course with an exit option at the end of three years. The program will be offered in two different mediums: Hindi and English. It would include four foreign languages as well two Indian languages. The student has to select one foreign language and one Indian language for the course.
The course is designed as per the CBCS scheme. The five-year course will span across 28 Core courses, 2 Compulsory and 2 elective AECC courses, 4 GE courses, four DSEs and a dissertation. The student will be graded on an equal weightage scale with 50% of the credits from Classroom lectures and 50% of credits from assignments, projects and internships.
Fees and Scholarships available
The fee breaks up for the course as Rs. 39,500 for the first semester and Rs.28,000 for the second semester. Along with the refundable caution money of Rs. 10,000, every student has to pay Rs.77,500 per year.
The toppers of the entrance exams (One each from English and Hindi), toppers of every semester exams and students coming from the remotest part of the country will be provided with scholarships. The School also aims to provide financial aid to 25% of the students on the basis of merit cum means.
Fees and Scholarships available
The fee breaks up for the course as Rs. 39,500 for the first semester and Rs.28,000 for the second semester. Along with the refundable caution money of Rs. 10,000, every student has to pay Rs.77,500 per year.
The toppers of the entrance exams (One each from English and Hindi), toppers of every semester exams and students coming from the remotest part of the country will be provided with scholarships. The School also aims to provide financial aid to 25% of the students on the basis of merit cum means.
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