Updated, Jan. 31, 2024. 9.19 PM.
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), a leading institution for Journalism and Mass Communication, has been declared as a deemed to be University under a distinct category by the Education Ministry on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The declaration extends to IIMC New Delhi and its five regional campuses located in Jammu, Maharashtra’s Amravati, Mizoram’s Aizawl, Kerala’s Kottayam and Odisha’s Dhenkanal.
With this new status, IIMC is now authorised to offer degrees, including doctoral degrees.