
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is one of India's premier institutes for training, teaching and research in mass communication. It was set up by the Government of India in 1965 on the recommendation of a team of internationally known mass communication specialists from UNESCO and the Ford Foundation. It has created a niche for itself in the field of mass communication education, research and training. It is playing a pivotal role by organising suitable training courses to meet the new challenges of training and skilled manpower to make the best use of communication resources for national development and growth. Indian Institute of Mass Communication has gained recognition from around the world and from UNESCO as a centre of excellence in the field of communication teaching, training and research.
Infrastructure Overview: The institute's campus is spread in an area of about 15 acres in new JNU campus. The institute has constructed officers hostel comprising of 36 rooms, 6 guest faculty suits, teaching block and auditorium, hostel. The state of the art "MANCH" (Auditorium) of the Institute has a seating capacity of 418m. It has soundproof hall, multimedia projection facility, stage furnished with motorized curtains, projection screens, stage lighting, fire sensors, car parking and cafeteria etc.
Hostel Details: Institute provides hostel facilities.
Laboratory Details:Photography is being taught in all the regular as well as short courses in the institute. We have 12 Nikon S.L.R Cameras and also their accessories like Zoom Lens Tele Photo lens wide angle etc. We have a small dark room for the film processing.
Classrooms Details: Institute have 12 Nikon S.L.R Cameras and also their accessories like Zoom Lens tele Photo lens wide angle etc. The institute also organise courses on photography for the professional photographers working in the various Government, semi- Government and Public undertakings. We have a small dark room for film processing.
Library Details:The institute has the largest specialised library in mass communication in the country. It has collected about 26,000 volumes on different aspects of mass communication and allied subjects such as print media, broadcasting, advertising, communication, communication research, public relations, radio and television, film, information technology and traditional media.