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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:

Name

Designation

Email & Contact

Area of Specialization

K. V. Nagraj, Ph.D Professor   nagrajkv2000@yahoo.com

09577209594,  09448441335

Communication for development, Media Research, Multicultural Communication.

  G.P. Pandey, Ph.D. LLB

Professor

gpp59aus@gmail.com

09435175670

Advertising and Public relations, Communication and cultural studies, Media Laws, Communication Research.

  Charvak, M.A. M.Phil

Reader

mrcharvak@gmail.com

09401060979

Electronic Media, Development Communication, New Media & Research Methodology.

  Silajit Guha, M.A.  Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

silajitguha@gmail.com

09435170940

Electronic Media, Newspaper Reporting, Development communication.

  Partha Sarkar, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

parthasarkarsil@gmail.com

09435171912

 

Advertising, Public Relations, New Media.

  Ayesha T.  Rashid,  M.A.

Assistant Professor

ayeshatr@gmail.com

09707261166

Development Communication, Media Management, Communication Research.

  S.M. Alfarid Hussain,  M.A.

Assistant Professor

alfarid.hussain@gmail.com

09864121426

T.V. Journalism, Conflict Reporting, Film Studies.

  Paromita Das,  Ph.D

Assistant Professor

paromita_pd@yahoo.co.in

09435071063

Advertising Traditional & Modern Mass Media & Communication Research.

Ayiriddhi Bhattacharjee, MMC Assistant Professor   ayiriddhi@gmail.com 

09435173434

Development communication, Broadcast Journalism, Cultural Studies.
Raghvendra Mishra, Ph.D, MJMC. Assistant Professor   drraghvendra68@yahoo.com 

 

Mass Communication theory and research, Environmental Communication, Public Relation.

 

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.