P.G. Diploma in Broadcast System Maintenance

Anwar Jamal Kidwai, Mass Communication Research Center offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast System Maintenance. It is self-financed full time one-year diploma. It has total twenty seats. Broadcasting plays a catalyst role in the process of entertainment, education, meeting information and development needs of prospect information society.

The emergence of digital broadcasting, media companies and proliferation of television and radio services has produced a great demand of expert personnel in broadcasting. Therefore, the course focuses on the key areas of broadcasting like transmission and production of television and radio broadcasting and theoretical concepts of technologies.

Students are given ample practical exercises to enhance their skills required for broadcasting. The institute organizes workshops, seminars and training sessions to provide students with live atmosphere of broadcasting. The institute invites prominent working professionals to interact with students. AJK MCRC has in-house facilities for practical exercises. As a part of project, students visit to Government and non-government broadcasting stations, participate in broadcasting exhibitions, internship, etc.

Upon completion of the course, students understand broadcast technologies thoroughly. They are able to deal with the responsibilities including:

TV & Radio channels
Technical experts
Broadcasting
Network operators
Stations
Marketing
Media Institutions
Servicing
Facility managers with production houses

The course covers following aspects of Broadcast System Maintenance.

Audiography
Fundamental Electronics
Introduction to Broadcasting
Project work
Television production
Film, Photography and Digital Cinema
Radio and Television transmission
Broadcast automation and Computer networking

Eligibility Criteria
Students who wish to take admission to Broadcast System Maintenance programme need to possess graduation degree in Science/Engineering.

Admission Process
The selection for the programme is purely based on student's performance in the test. The exam consists of written test and an interview. It is mandatory for everyone to take an entrance exam. However, students who fall under NRI category are exempted from the test. The break-up of fee is given below.

Admission Charges Rupees

Enrollment fee (in case not already enrolled) 50
Admission fee 100
Library admission fee
(when students joined Jamia for the first time ) 100

Identity card fee 50
Cost of syllabus 300
Total 600
Annual Fees

Community radio/misc. 150
Canteen establishment charges 50
Equipment caution money (refundable) 10, 000
Cultural activities 160
Foundation day celebration 100
Exam fee 500
Garden fees/campus maint. Fee 100
Library caution money (refundable) 2, 000
Sports and games 150
Medical fee 100
University magazine 40
Subject association fund 100
Students aid fund 50
University development fund 500
Total 14, 000

Consumable charges 20, 000
Tuition fees 19, 000
Grand Total 53, 600