IGNOU Launches PG Diploma in Electronic Media – Apply Within August 12

IGNOU Launches PG Diploma in Electronic Media: The School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced a PG Diploma in Electronic Media through Open & Distance Learning mode.

The institute mentioned that the new program had been launched to integrate recommendations of National Education Policy 2020 into its academic endeavor and provide skill-based programs.

The program’s duration will be a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years for the PG Diploma in Electronic Media. English will be used as the program’s primary language of teaching. However, students can also write their exams, homework, practicals, and projects in Hindi.

The IGNOU Post Graduate Diploma in Electronic Media program costs INR 9,500. Until August 12, 2022, interested candidates can apply for admission and register at ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in. Candidates can visit the official website for more information and if they have any questions about the program.

Nageshwar Rao, vice chancellor of IGNOU, and the other guests introduced the hybrid program. At the ceremony, Padma Shri Professor Pushpesh Pant and Subhash Dhuliya, the former vice chancellor of Uttarakhand Open University, spoke about the need for additional skill-based mass communication programs like those envisioned by the NEP 2020. They also light the evolving media landscape’s dynamics and the demand for training in creating audio and audio-visual material for news and other genres.

Director of SOJNMS KS Arul Selvam gave the opening remarks. OP Deval, SOJNMS, gave the participants a quick tour of the school, and Amit Kumar, the program coordinator, described the program. He said that any candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline is invited to apply for the program.

Nageshwar Rao, vice chancellor of IGNOU, stressed the need for such skill-based journalism and mass communication programs during his address to the university’s president.

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