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Departmental Profile:
The Department of Mass Communication which started
functioning in 1996 has over the years established itself as a
premier centre for communication studies in North-East India. The
department provides quality training and media education at post
graduate and doctoral levels. Equal weight age is assigned to
theoretical aspects and practical training. Special training
programmes are arranged by the department enabling students to
learn directly in different reputed media organizations in order
to provide them with the necessary exposure to various media
practices. The infrastructure of the department consists of a
Video studio, Audio Studio, Associated Control Rooms, and a
comprehensive post production facility with audio edit suites, FCP
non-linear editing, Computer Lab and screening hall. The
department’s TV studio is fully equipped with broadcast quality
equipments coupled with online multi camera production facility.
Adding yet another feather to its illustrious cap, the department
has been recently granted a Major Research Project(MRP) by UGC,
New Delhi on the thrust area of modern mass India.
Courses
Offered:
i]
MMC (by course work).
Duration
: Two Years (Four Semesters). No.
of seats : 60
ii]
Integrated M.Phil & Ph.D.
(by course work and dissertation). Duration:
M. Phil. four Semesters. However, a Candidate with 60 per cent score in all
papers of first semester may thereafter directly proceed to do
his/her thesis.
iii]
D.Litt (by research work)
Faculty:
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Name
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Designation
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Email
& Contact
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Area
of Specialization
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K. V. Nagraj,
Ph.D
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Professor
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nagrajkv2000@yahoo.com
09577209594,
09448441335
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Communication
for development, Media Research, Multicultural
Communication.
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G.P. Pandey, Ph.D. LLB
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Professor
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gpp59aus@gmail.com
09435175670
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Advertising
and Public relations, Communication and cultural studies,
Media Laws, Communication Research.
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Charvak, M.A. M.Phil
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Reader
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mrcharvak@gmail.com
09401060979
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Electronic
Media, Development Communication, New Media & Research
Methodology.
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Silajit Guha, M.A. Ph.D.
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Assistant
Professor
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silajitguha@gmail.com
09435170940
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Electronic
Media, Newspaper Reporting, Development communication.
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Partha Sarkar, Ph.D
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Assistant
Professor
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parthasarkarsil@gmail.com
09435171912
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Advertising,
Public Relations, New Media.
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Ayesha T. Rashid,
M.A.
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Assistant
Professor
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ayeshatr@gmail.com
09707261166
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Development
Communication, Media Management, Communication Research.
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S.M. Alfarid Hussain,
M.A.
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Assistant
Professor
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alfarid.hussain@gmail.com
09864121426
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T.V.
Journalism, Conflict Reporting, Film Studies.
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Paromita Das, Ph.D
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Assistant
Professor
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paromita_pd@yahoo.co.in
09435071063
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Advertising
Traditional & Modern Mass Media & Communication
Research.
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Ayiriddhi
Bhattacharjee, MMC
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Assistant
Professor
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ayiriddhi@gmail.com
09435173434
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Development
communication, Broadcast Journalism, Cultural Studies.
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Raghvendra
Mishra, Ph.D, MJMC.
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Assistant
Professor
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drraghvendra68@yahoo.com
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Mass
Communication theory and research, Environmental
Communication, Public Relation.
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Head of the
Department:
Prof.
K. V. Nagraj
Placement: The department has a brilliant placement record. Students passed out are
now to be found in different public and private sector
organizations, media houses, advertising agencies, news agencies
and also in universities, colleges and educational institution of
repute. Some of the recent recruiters are
ONGC, NHPC,
CRY, Times of India, DMRC,
PTI, UNI,
ETV, The Statesman, ICICI bank, Free Press Journal, Tezpur
University, Assam University and Sikkim Manipal University.
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