BJMC Syllabus, Core Subjects, Entrance Exam Syllabus, Books

The BJMC course comprises 6 semesters in 3 years. They deal with the subjects related to media and communication. This course is specially designed for those students who have a keen interest in the media and journalism sector.

BJMC can be pursued from top institutions like the University of Delhi, Jaipur University, Mewar University, and, etc. The average cost to study this program ranges from INR 25,000-INR 40,000 per month.

The basic eligibility criteria to pursue this course is a minimum 50% score in 10+2 from recognized board or equivalent. You might have to appear for college and national level entrance exams too for securing admission.

The course curriculum also comprises of Internships, Study Tours, Theory lectures, and other on-field and off-field subjects.

BJMC Course Syllabus

It covers subjects like Media, law and ethics, Cybermedia, Public relations, Media Research, and alike. Below you can find the detailed BJMC syllabus semester-wise for the respective 3 years:

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3
Communicative Hindi	Application of Computer in Media	CyberMedia
Introduction to Communication and Media + Practical	State politics and Constitution	Folk Media
Indian Social System	Writing for Media	Media Laws and Ethics
Introduction to Journalism	Theory of Communication	Media Management
Semester 4	Semester 5	Semester 6
Design and Graphics	Introduction to Public Relations	Tribal Study
Development and Communication	Tribal Communication	Value Education
National and International Affairs	Communication Research	Television Journalism
Fundamentals of Economics and Indian Economy	Introduction to Advertising	Radio Journalism
-	Internship Report	Study Tour

*BJMC syllabus comprises both practical and theoretical subjects.

BJMC Core Subjects

There are a few of the important course subjects around which the whole course study revolves.

Few of those core subjects with their description and topics covered by them are discussed below:

Core Subjects	Subject Description	Topics Covered
Cyber Journalism	Cyber Journalism or Digital Journalism is a modern form of Journalism where content is distributed or spread through the medium of the Internet. It provides knowledge on web media, it’s purpose, and laws related to it.	Cyber Space	Fundamentals of CyberMedia
		Writing for Web Media	Web Advertising
		Concept of E-governance	Cyber Laws
		Interviewing on Web	CyberMedia Vs Print
Public Relations Theory	Public relations subjects bind the field of marketing, HR, advertising, and publicity. This course helps you to understand the client’s needs and the target audience.	PR Techniques	Press Relations and Its Principles
		Duties of PR Practitioner	Evaluating Results of PR work
		Writing Techniques	Importance of Marketing Research
Radio Journalism	Radio Journalism helps in gaining knowledge about radio activities, broadcasting techniques, maintenance, and other skills	Introduction to AIR	Radio Broadcast
Radio Journalism		Documentary	Sound Recording Techniques
Media Laws and Ethics	Helps you understand both basics and detailed laws of media and it’s handling procedures	Press Laws	Defamation
		Parliamentary Privileges	RTI
		Copyrights, IP Rights	Social Responsibility of the Press
Mass Communication	Mass communication subjects aim to provide information about its techniques, tools and various mediums	Tools of Mass Communication	Cultivation Theory
		Media and Democracy	Advertising
		DissonanceTheory	Cognitive Theory
Introduction to Computers	This subject taught computer applications and it’s concepts	Fundamentals of Computers	Windows
Introduction to Computers	This subject taught computer applications and it’s concepts	Basic Commands	Office automation

BJMC Entrance Exam Syllabus

BJMC from IP university can be pursued only after appearing for the entrance examination. IPU CET (Indraprastha University common entrance test) is organized by the university to offer admissions in various courses including BJMC. There are 4 sections involved in the entrance exam. All of them discussed below:

Sections	Topics Covered	No. of Questions
English	Reading Comprehension, Error correction, Spelling Errors, Fill in the blanks, antonym/synonym, idiom and phrases, one-word substitution, omission and alike	25
General Awareness	History, Geography, Polity, General Science, Current Affairs, Five-year plans	25
The Reasoning or Mental Ability	Analogies, Blood Relations, Alphabet Test, Venn Diagram, Non-verbal series, sitting arrangements, puzzle, letter, and symbol series	25
Media Aptitude	Questions related to the social issue	25

The exam consists of 100 questions for which you will be given the time limit of 90 mins (1.5 Hours) to solve the paper.

BJMC Books

BJMC is a course that enables you to gain media and communication-related information. Though this course is both a practical and theoretical subject, through books you can learn the basic communication and media methods. Listed below are few of the popular books that a BJMC graduate should give a read once:

Book Name	Author
Personal Growth Companion	D.M. Silveira
Mass Communication in India	Keval J Kumar
DU Journalism and Mass Communication	Arihant Publications
Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts	Seema Hasan
Essentials of Practical Journalism	Vir Bala Aggarwal
Fundamentals of Computers	V Rajaraman
Journalism and Politics	M.Chelapati Rao
Role of press in the freedom movement	M.Bhargwa
Professional Journalism	Patanjali Sethi
Modern Journalism and News writing	Savita Chadda

With an average BJMC salary ranging from INR 5 to 6 LPA, aspirants can earn a good job in both the private and public sectors. Some of the top recruiters of the field are Star India, Zee News, Balaji Telefilms, Outlook Magazine, etc.

A number of BJMC job prospects are available after completing this course. Few of the reputed job profiles for BJMC graduates are Journalist, Social Media Manager, Media Consultant, and other positions.