Asian College of Journalism, Chennai

Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) is a premier standalone Journalism college established in Chennai, Tamil Nadu for training the future generation journalist. ACJ Chennai was set up as a journalism institute and offer intricately designed postgraduate diploma courses to meet the growing demand of the media sector. Taramani based the college occupies a very limited area of 1.

83 acres thus ensuring that the aspiring journalist get Best teaching environment. Academically staffed with a faculty strength of 16 well experienced professionals, the institute is equipped with one-to-one faculty student ratio helpful for mentorship. Support facilities of the college are quite diverse to ensure the students of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai receive the required level of sustainable care.

Students get access to neat computer laboratories connected to the internet through Wi-Fi on the college compound to enhance their activities. An updated library with media and journalism alongside with other related books are provided to enrich the learning and researching material.

With regard to the physical health, there are outdoor shuttle and volleyball courts and an indoor table tennis court for students’ exercise. Accommodation is provided for residents within the school compound or nearby compounds so that students live comfortably. Students and learners can curse for their food and drinks in the college canteen as the canteen operates for lunch, breakfast, and dinner.

The Asian College of Journalism has carefully selected the programmes it offers to equip students with necessary skills for operation in current media market. The institute provides two specialised one-year postgraduate diploma programmes: Postgraduate Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism and Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism .

Both the programmes are the full time course aiming to provide all the necessary knowledge and skills for students to become effective journalists in their spheres. The steps of enrolment at the Asian College of Journalism reflect the of creating preconditions for admitting students with the best abilities into the programmes offered at the college.

Those interested in being students must sit for an entrance examination and be interviewed. Described below is how the college aligns itself with the task of ensuring out of it it produces skilled journalists through education that integrates theory with practice.