A Bachelor’s Degree is mandatory. Graduates in any discipline and students awaiting their degree examination results are eligible to apply for admission to the ACJ. Enrolled students should provide their degree certificate to the Registrar within the first week of commencement of classes. Students awaiting their examination results should provide their degree certificate latest by the end of February 2015.

Students who have sought time to provide documentary proof of their having completed bachelor’s degree, but fail to do so by the February 2015 deadline will not be eligible to appear for the campus placement tests/interviews nor for the postgraduate diplomas.

The application form may either be submitted ONLINE or DOWNLOADED and completed.

Application whether online or hard copy will need to be sent along with an application fee of Rs. 1000/-.

After a careful assessment of applications, short-listed candidates will be required to take an entrance examination on Sunday, May 11, 2014. Should this date change because of the election schedule, there will be an announcement on the college website.

The examination will be offered in Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Bangalore,Chennai, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Patna, Mumbai, New Delhi, and possibly other cities, depending on the number of applications received from a particular region.

The examination will be in two parts: (a) to test the applicant’s English language skills and facility and (b) the awareness of current affairs and general knowledge. It will also test the candidates’ writing ability and assess their analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Other procedures may be prescribed for candidates from abroad.

Morning Session : 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. English (Paper Pattern)
Tea Break : 11:30 A.M. - 12:00 Noon
Afternoon Session : 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. General Knowledge (Paper pattern)

Applicants who have done well in the entrance examination will be invited to an interview at the college between June 2 and 7, 2014.

Admission results will be announced on June 9, 2014.

The application form may either be submitted ONLINE or DOWNLOADED and completed and posted to us.

In either case, please make sure you send the application fee of Rs. 1000/- as an online transfer.

  Bank Details  

You can do an online transfer to the following account

Name of the account holder	:	MEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Name of the bank	:	The South Indian Bank Ltd
Name of the branch	:	Woods Road Branch - Chennai - 600 002.
Account Number	:	0229073000001786 (Current Account)
IFSC	:	SIBL 0000229

Please enter the name of the applicant / student / candidate who is applying / seeking admission to ACJ in the Remarks column of the online bank transaction. This will make it easier for the bank also to identify on whose behalf the payment is made.

After online transfers. You must intimate by email to suryaprakash.acj@gmail.com with cc to admissionacj@gmail.com clearly indicating name of the candidate on whose behalf the payment is being made.

Online transfers must be intimated by email to suryaprakash.acj@gmail.com with cc to admissionacj@gmail.com clearly indicating name of the candidate on whose behalf the payment is being made.

OR

Demand Draft in favour of "Media Development Foundation", payable at Chennai with your full name and address written on the back of the DD.

Please send 2 Passport sized photos to the address given below :
Admissions
Asian College of Journalism
Second Main Road,
(Behind M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation)
Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113, India.
Tel : 91 44 2254 2840 / 2254 2842 - 47.

SC/ST applicants are exempt from the application fee on production of their community certificates.

Note :

• Last date for receipt of filled in application and application fee is Monday, April 7, 2014.
• Candidates are required to indicate, in their completed application, the media stream they wish to specialise in, i.e Print, New Media, Television and Radio.
• Application Form will be processed only if the application is complete in all respects and on receipt of the application fee and photos.
• Admission results will be announced on June 9, 2014.

Last date for receiving applications	:	April 7, 2014
Entrance Exam	:	May 11, 2014
Entrance Results	:	May 24/25, 2014
Interview Dates	:	June 2-7, 2014
Admission Results	:	June 9, 2014