No entrance test for admission into DU's English Journalism course

NEW DELHI: Students aspiring to get admission into English journalism degree course of Delhi University will not have to appear for an entrance test from this academic session under the new four-year undergraduate programme.

However, admission into Hindi journalism course will continue through an entrance test like previous years.

The Journalism (Hons) in English has now been named as Bachelors of Journalism and Mass Communication under the new four-year pattern.

"This time Journalism (Hons) has been renamed as Journalism and Mass Communication, and its syllabus too has been renewed," Dean of Students' Welfare J M Khurana said.

Earlier, five colleges that offer Journalism (Hons) in English used to conduct a common journalism entrance test for students, while Indraprastha College for Women, which used to provide a unique course of Bachelor of Mass Media and Mass Communication ( BMMMC), held a separate test.

"Now IP college which alone used to provide BMMMC course will now provide the same degree of Journalism and Mass Communication like other colleges. Entry is based on the merit list," Khurana said.

Admission this time for Journalism course will be based on the cut-off lists of different colleges.

According to the teachers of the journalism department, BMMMC and Journalism have been merged but components of both previous courses are kept alive, and they are complementing each other in the new course.

"BMMMC is merged with Journalism but the course component of BMMMC is still there and Journalism component has been enhanced," said Principal of IP College, Babli Moitra Saraf, who is also the head of journalism department in the college.

However, the syllabus is not yet made public. It will be uploaded soon on the university website.