Commits (Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies)

Commits (Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies)
Type Private
Established 2001
Location Bangalore, India
Student publication The Chronicle
Affiliations Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication
Website Commits

Commits (Convergence Institute of Media, Management and Information Technology Studies), set up in 2001, is an affiliated institute of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, a government-owned university, recognized by the University Grants Commission of India, the Indian regulator for higher education. The Institute is located in Bangalore, India.

Programmes

Students have a choice of two specializations

  • · Audiovisual Communication (Print and Television Journalism, Film and TV Production, Radio, Photography, Advertising)
  • · Marketing and Management Communication (PR, Corporate Communication, Brand and Advertising)

Commits offers the following four programmes

a) M.A. Journalism and Audiovisual Communication

b) M.A. Marketing and Management Communication

Both are two-year full-time programmes. The degrees are awarded by Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal.

c) P.G. Diploma in Journalism

d) P.G. Diploma in Film and Television Production

e) P.G. Diploma in Marketing Communication

f) P.G. Diploma in Digital Media

All four are one-year full-time programmes.

Partnerships

Commits has a tie-up with the Network 18 Group,[1] which has a working partnership with CNN. Network 18 operates media brands such as CNN, MTV, etc.

Commits is a founder-member of Global Communications Symposium,[2] a not-for-profit global student activity, spread across 12 universities/colleges from 12 countries.

Commits has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Child Rights and You (CRY), an India-based NGO working for child rights to participate in child rights projects, help project child abuse in mainstream media, develop child relief programmes and work together in promotions and fund-raisers.

Commits also has a working partnership with National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), which is the open schooling arm of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India whereby Commits staff officiate as examiners at NIOS centres, conducting viva voces and correcting answer scripts.

References

  1. ↑ "NETWORK 18 SIGNS MOU WITH COMMITS UNDER ITS MEDIA INSTITUTE INITIATIVE (MII)". NewsPR. February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Universities & Lecturers". Global Communications Project. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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