India's Top 25 Mass Communication Institutes In 2019

Outlook's annual ranking of India바카라�s Best Mass Communication Institutes (in partnership with Drshti Strategic Research Services) can help students make an informed choice.

Updated on: 7 February 2024 5:08 pm

Rank 2019	Name of Institute	P: Pvt G: Govt	City	Selection Process & Institute Profile (200)	Academics (250)	Personality devp. & exposure (200)	Infrastructure & facilities (175)	Placements & Graduating Outcome (175)	Overall score (1,000)	Rank 2018	Change
1	A.J.Kidwai MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia	G	Delhi	180	203	164	159	151	857	1	0
2	Xavier Institute of Communications	P	Mumbai	190	191	153	142	154	830	3	1
3	Department Of Communication, University Of Hyderabad	P	Hyderabad	170	215	152	160	129	826	4	1
4	Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication	P	Pune	165	201	153	159	141	819	2	-2
5	Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media	P	Bangalore	145	173	160	162	140	780	5	0
6	School Of Communication	P	Manipal	137	181	158	156	140	772	6	0
7	SCM Sophia (Social Communications Media Department)	P	Mumbai	175	172	141	143	131	763	7	0
8	Amity School Of Communication	P	Noida	133	182	137	160	127	739	8	0
9	Manorama School of Communication	P	Kottayam	138	195	111	153	138	735	9	0
10	Department Of Media & Communication Studies	P	Pune	136	168	132	156	136	727	Np
11	Institute Of Management Studies Noida	P	Noida	132	168	131	156	136	722	10	-1
12	NSHM Institute Of Media & Design (NIMD)	P	Kolkata	120	202	138	145	116	722	11	-1
13	Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication	P	Delhi	120	195	139	140	121	716	12	-1
14	National Institute Of Mass Communication & Journalism	P	Ahmedabad	144	157	137	123	138	698	13	-1
15	School Of Mass Communication	P	Dehradun	144	153	132	121	121	671	17	2
16	St. Joseph College Of Communication*	P	Kottayam	93	137	163	148	128	668	14	-2
17	Jagannath Institute OF Management Sciences*	P	New Delhi	114	139	144	120	135	652	16	-1
18	Vivekananda Institute Of Professional Studies - VIPS*	P	Delhi	118	144	131	138	118	649	15	-3
19	Amity School Of Communication	P	Lucknow	121	119	128	121	127	616	18	-1
20	Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College	P	Ujire	138	141	118	114	101	612	Np
21	Nims School of Media & Mass Communication	P	Jaipur	118	117	122	135	108	600	Np
22	Jagran School Of Journalism & Communication	P	Bhopal	104	109	121	115	112	561	19	-3
23	Chitkara School Of Mass Communication	P	Patiala	101	122	116	117	103	559	Np
24	The IIS University*	P	Jaipur	105	116	115	109	108	553	20	-4
25	School Of Mass Communication	P	Jaipur	102	101	121	111	101	536	Np

Rank 2019	1
Name Of Institute	A.J.Kidwai MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia
P:Pvt G:Govt	G
City	Delhi
Selection Process	180
Acedmic Excellence	203
Personality Development & Indel Interface	164
Infrastructure	159
placement	151
Overall Score (1,000)	857
Rank 2018	1
Change	0

Rank 2019	2
Name Of Institute	Xavier Institute of Communications
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Mumbai
Selection Process	190
Acedmic Excellence	191
Personality Development & Indel Interface	153
Infrastructure	142
placement	154
Overall Score (1,000)	830
Rank 2018	3
Change	1

Rank 2019	3
Name Of Institute	Department Of Communication, University Of Hyderabad
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Hyderabad
Selection Process	170
Acedmic Excellence	215
Personality Development & Indel Interface	152
Infrastructure	160
placement	129
Overall Score (1,000)	826
Rank 2018	4
Change	1

Rank 2019	4
Name Of Institute	Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Pune
Selection Process	165
Acedmic Excellence	201
Personality Development & Indel Interface	153
Infrastructure	159
placement	141
Overall Score (1,000)	819
Rank 2018	2
Change	-2

Rank 2019	5
Name Of Institute	Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Bangalore
Selection Process	145
Acedmic Excellence	173
Personality Development & Indel Interface	160
Infrastructure	162
placement	140
Overall Score (1,000)	780
Rank 2018	5
Change	0

Rank 2019	6
Name Of Institute	School Of Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Manipal
Selection Process	137
Acedmic Excellence	181
Personality Development & Indel Interface	158
Infrastructure	156
placement	140
Overall Score (1,000)	772
Rank 2018	6
Change	0

Rank 2019	7
Name Of Institute	SCM Sophia (Social Communications Media Department)
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Mumbai
Selection Process	175
Acedmic Excellence	172
Personality Development & Indel Interface	141
Infrastructure	143
placement	131
Overall Score (1,000)	763
Rank 2018	7
Change	0

Rank 2019	8
Name Of Institute	Amity School Of Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Noida
Selection Process	133
Acedmic Excellence	182
Personality Development & Indel Interface	137
Infrastructure	160
placement	127
Overall Score (1,000)	739
Rank 2018	8
Change	0

Rank 2019	9
Name Of Institute	Manorama School of Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Kottayam
Selection Process	138
Acedmic Excellence	195
Personality Development & Indel Interface	111
Infrastructure	153
placement	138
Overall Score (1,000)	735
Rank 2018	9
Change	0

Rank 2019	10
Name Of Institute	Department Of Media & Communication Studies
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Pune
Selection Process	136
Acedmic Excellence	168
Personality Development & Indel Interface	132
Infrastructure	156
placement	136
Overall Score (1,000)	727
Rank 2018	Np
Change

Rank 2019	11
Name Of Institute	Institute Of Management Studies Noida
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Noida
Selection Process	132
Acedmic Excellence	168
Personality Development & Indel Interface	131
Infrastructure	156
placement	136
Overall Score (1,000)	722
Rank 2018	10
Change	-1

Rank 2019	12
Name Of Institute	NSHM Institute Of Media & Design (NIMD)
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Kolkata
Selection Process	120
Acedmic Excellence	202
Personality Development & Indel Interface	138
Infrastructure	145
placement	116
Overall Score (1,000)	722
Rank 2018	11
Change	-1

Rank 2019	13
Name Of Institute	Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Delhi
Selection Process	120
Acedmic Excellence	195
Personality Development & Indel Interface	139
Infrastructure	140
placement	121
Overall Score (1,000)	716
Rank 2018	12
Change	-1

Rank 2019	14
Name Of Institute	National Institute Of Mass Communication & Journalism
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Ahmedabad
Selection Process	144
Acedmic Excellence	157
Personality Development & Indel Interface	137
Infrastructure	123
placement	138
Overall Score (1,000)	698
Rank 2018	13
Change	-1

Rank 2019	15
Name Of Institute	School Of Mass Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Dehradun
Selection Process	144
Acedmic Excellence	153
Personality Development & Indel Interface	132
Infrastructure	121
placement	121
Overall Score (1,000)	671
Rank 2018	17
Change	2

Rank 2019	16
Name Of Institute	St. Joseph College Of Communication*
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Kottayam
Selection Process	93
Acedmic Excellence	137
Personality Development & Indel Interface	163
Infrastructure	148
placement	128
Overall Score (1,000)	668
Rank 2018	14
Change	-2

Rank 2019	17
Name Of Institute	Jagannath Institute OF Management Sciences*
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	New Delhi
Selection Process	114
Acedmic Excellence	139
Personality Development & Indel Interface	144
Infrastructure	120
placement	135
Overall Score (1,000)	652
Rank 2018	16
Change	-1

Rank 2019	18
Name Of Institute	Vivekananda Institute Of Professional Studies - VIPS*
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Delhi
Selection Process	118
Acedmic Excellence	144
Personality Development & Indel Interface	131
Infrastructure	138
placement	118
Overall Score (1,000)	649
Rank 2018	15
Change	-3

Rank 2019	19
Name Of Institute	Amity School Of Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Lucknow
Selection Process	121
Acedmic Excellence	119
Personality Development & Indel Interface	128
Infrastructure	121
placement	127
Overall Score (1,000)	616
Rank 2018	18
Change	-1

Rank 2019	20
Name Of Institute	Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Ujire
Selection Process	138
Acedmic Excellence	141
Personality Development & Indel Interface	118
Infrastructure	114
placement	101
Overall Score (1,000)	612
Rank 2018	Np
Change

Rank 2019	21
Name Of Institute	Nims School of Media & Mass Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Jaipur
Selection Process	118
Acedmic Excellence	117
Personality Development & Indel Interface	122
Infrastructure	135
placement	108
Overall Score (1,000)	600
Rank 2018	Np
Change

Rank 2019	22
Name Of Institute	Jagran School Of Journalism & Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Bhopal
Selection Process	104
Acedmic Excellence	109
Personality Development & Indel Interface	121
Infrastructure	115
placement	112
Overall Score (1,000)	561
Rank 2018	19
Change	-3

Rank 2019	23
Name Of Institute	Chitkara School Of Mass Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Patiala
Selection Process	101
Acedmic Excellence	122
Personality Development & Indel Interface	116
Infrastructure	117
placement	103
Overall Score (1,000)	559
Rank 2018	Np
Change

Rank 2019	24
Name Of Institute	The IIS University*
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Jaipur
Selection Process	105
Acedmic Excellence	116
Personality Development & Indel Interface	115
Infrastructure	109
placement	108
Overall Score (1,000)	553
Rank 2018	20
Change	-4

Rank 2019	25
Name Of Institute	School Of Mass Communication
P:Pvt G:Govt	P
City	Jaipur
Selection Process	102
Acedmic Excellence	101
Personality Development & Indel Interface	121
Infrastructure	111
placement	101
Overall Score (1,000)	536
Rank 2018	Np
Change

1. The ranking was done only for institutes that submitted complete objective data on time. Institutes like NLU Jodhpur (Law), NLU (Delhi) and Law college (Durgapur), which did not submit their data, were not considered; 2. Govt-aided private institutions have been marked as private; 3. Only institutions offering BArch (Architecture), BA-LLB/LLB Hons (Law), MSW (Social Work) and Bachelor in hospitality courses (Hotel Management and PG in Mass Comm) and that are approved/affiliated and with a minimum of three passed-out batches by 2017 have been ranked; 4. It may be noted that the arithmetic total of the figures may not match with the total figure due to rounding-off; 5. NR: Not Ranked.

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