Entrance Test for Still Photography

Anwar Jamal Kidwai, Mass Communication Research Center offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Still Photography. Students who wish to take admission to the course need to clear the entrance exam. The list of short-listed candidates for written test and final interview will be posted on the website of the center. Students appearing for the personal interview need to produce a portfolio of their respective work. The break-up of marks for entrance exam is given below.

• Interview - 45 marks
• Written test - 200 marks
• Portfolio - 55 marks

The course in photography includes theoretical as well as practical exercises. Students are given special training in advanced cameras. The aim of the training sessions is to develop student's interest in photography. With the help of practical exercises, students learn fundamentals of still photography. The institute puts due emphasis on practical exercises.

The course in photography has four papers including:

• Paper - I Basics of Photography
• Paper - II Visual Studies: Debates and History on Representation and Contemporary Practices
• Paper - III Techniques in Photography
• Paper - IV Combined Practical for Paper I and III

The break-up of fee and dues for Postgraduate Diploma in Still Photography is given below.

Admission Charges	Rupees
Enrollment fee (in not already enrolled)	50
Admission fee	100
Library admission fee (when students join Jamia first time)	100
Cost of syllabus	300
Identity card fee	50
Total	600
Annual Fess
Cultural activities	160
Canteen establishment charges	50
Community radio/misc	150
Exam fee	500
Equipment caution money (refundable)	10, 000
Campus maint/garden fees	100
Foundation day celebration	100
Medical fee	100
Games and sports	150
Subject association fund	100
Student aid fund	50
University magazine	40
University development fund	500
Total	14, 000
Tuition fees	25, 000
Training and production fees	10, 000
Consumables charges	25, 000
Grand Total	74, 600

The institute organizes workshops and seminars to help students to enhance their skills. These programmes are organized throughout the academic year. The well-known working professionals from the entertainment industry are invited to deliver speeches. They interact with students and help them to understand the still photography. The aim of this programme is to equip students with live experience. AJK MCRC is the right place to carve a career in the field of still photography.

Upon completing the course, students get into the film and television industry with no difficulty. The institute provides students with good job assistance. It also facilitates students to learn how to appear for an interview. Indeed, AJK MCRC is the place where one learns a lot about various aspects of still photography.