Chitkara School of Mass Communication, Jhansala

Chitkara School of Mass Communication, Jhansla, was set up in 2007 as the constituent college of Chitkara University, Punjab, India. Located at Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway this institution is a co-educational one and aims at training the young generation take up the profession in media.

The school provides the following programmes in journalism and mass communication including undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Being devoted to the concept of quality education in the sphere of media studies, Chitkara School of Mass Communication has emerged as a recognised school for journalists and communication science enthusiasts in the area.

The facilities of Chitkara School of Mass Communication contain all the modern elements that are necessary for the growth of the students. The Institution provides reverence hostels for the Co-ed classes for boys and also have the facility of separate hostels for girls from different part of the country so that they could feel comfortable and safe.

These are meant to be home away from home endowed with internet connection, STD facilities, and other recreational rooms with TELEVISIONSET, STD and indoor games. It also has a rich campus library that is central to the general education system in the facilities.

Having extended reading halls, periodicals’ centers, and online database search section, the library offers students the opportunities to get access to a wide range of books, journals, and online databases, and create the favorable environment to study. Chitkara School of Mass Communication offers three main courses: BA Journalism & Mass, Communication , MA Journalism & Mass communication and Ph. D .

in Media Studies. All these programmes are full time curriculum based and aims at imparting full fledged knowledge on the subject chosen. While the BA program takes three years to complete, the MA programme takes two years only to complete. The Ph. D. programme, as would be expected, is longer and normally takes of the order of six years of study.

These courses are provided basically to meet objectives of the mass communication undergraduate programmes, postgraduate programmes and doctorate programmes globally. The admission process of the Chitkara School of Mass Communication has been made in such a way that it should enroll those students who have passion in journalism and mass communication.

Interviews appear to be the main criterion for admitting fresh candidates to the BA and MA programmes. In this case, the institution can be able to see both the academic caliber of the applicants, and also their communication abilities and steer, innovative thinking, and passion in the area of specialisation.