Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 16: The final result of PG Diploma Courses (2013-2014) offered by Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), an autonomous institution of Ministry of I&B, Government of India was announced yesterday.
The students of 2nd batch (Session 2013-14) of Jammu Centre in English Journalism brought laurels to the Centre again like that of 1st batch (Session 2012-13) as four students namely Avantika Gupta, Sumedha, Kritika Joshi and Megha Sharma have secured 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th position respectively among all the six Centres of IIMC across the country.
Out of twelve students of Jammu centre appearing in the exams, ten have secured 1st division and one of the students of 1st batch namely, Sugam Singhal was declared the overall topper among all the six centres of IIMC across the country during session 2012-13 also.
This is second successive year when 1st position has been bagged by the student of Jammu Centre. As far as placement record is concerned, most of the students have already been engaged in different media houses even before declaration of the results.
While the achievement is due to hard labour put in by the students and faculty, the contribution made by the State Government in providing accommodation for institution and hostel in the heart of the City and IIMC Hqrs for all other infrastructure facilities like conveyance, equipment and faculty, beside overall guidance has yielded results.
IIMC Jammu Centre is currently offering PG Diploma in English Journalism- an intensive one year programme, wherein students are exposed to Print Journalism, TV and Radio news reading through theory classes and practical with the help of latest lab equipment and well-stocked library.