ACJ Programme
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Eligibility & Procedure

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s degree is mandatory. Graduates in any discipline are eligible to apply for admission to:

  • ACJ-Bloomberg Postgraduate Business and Financial Multimedia Journalism programme; and
  • ACJ Postgraduate Integrated Multimedia Journalism programme.

Candidates who are awaiting the results of their undergraduate examinations are also eligible to apply.

Enrolled students should provide their mark sheet or degree certificate to the Registrar ideally within the first week of commencement of classes. All students awaiting their examination results should provide their degree certificate latest by the end of March 2026.

Application Procedure

The application form is to be submitted ONLINE. The application has to be sent along with an application fee of Rs 2,360/- (inclusive of GST @ 18%). Candidates applying for both programmes need to pay only one application fee. The fee can be transferred online or sent as a Demand Draft in favour of “Media Development Foundation”, payable at Chennai. Please ensure that the full name, email id and mobile number of the applicant accompany the payment.

In the case of online payment, the applicant will be directed to the Online Payment gateway once the form is submitted. The applicant is requested to keep credit card/ debit card/ net banking/ UPI details ready for making the payment. The applicant using the payment gateway service is required to pay the convenience fee as prescribed by the service.

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

Last date for receiving the filled in application is Monday May 19, 2025.

Note:
Application Forms will be processed only if they are complete in all respects and on receipt of the application fee.

After a careful assessment of applications, shortlisted candidates will be required to take an entrance test held online in real time. Candidates can take the test individually in their homes or at any place where they have access to a computer with internet facility.

The test and interview will assess the candidate’s English language skills, general knowledge and awareness of current affairs.

The online Entrance Test for (a) English language skills and (b) general knowledge and awareness of current affairs will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 9.30am to 11.30am.

The candidates who have completed the online Entrance Test will appear for an online Interview, which will follow the entrance test and be held either the same day as the test, or the following day.

The date and time of the online interview will be intimated to the candidates at least 3 days before the date of the entrance test.

Candidates who would like counselling on the two postgraduate diploma programmes may please call +91-44-22542842/43/44/45 or email acjadmissions@asianmedia.org.in They will be referred to the appropriate member/s of the faculty who can assist them.

Candidates selected for admission will receive an email within a week of the completion of the online interview.