UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asian Journalisum(UMCSAJ) announces fully paid scholarship for PG Diploma in Journalisum

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News Asian College of Journalism (UMCSAJ), Chennai - 6th March 2025

UNESCO MADANJEET SINGH CENTER OF  SOUTH ASIAN JOURNALISUM (UMCSAJ) announces FULLY paid scholarship for Postgraduate Diploma in Journalisum. Last Date to receive the nomination from South Asia Foundation Chapters is 7th April, 2025.

Eligibility

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

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

Candidates who are yet to write their undergraduate degree examination (because of the delay due to the lockdown) as well as those awaiting the results of their undergraduate examination are also eligible to apply.

The classes for the new academic year will begin from Monday June 30, 2025 and orientation on Saturday  June 28th 2025. The selected SAF scholars from different countries should be in India by Friday June 27th,  2025.

Entrance Test & Interview

This year  for the students selected from India, the online entrance test and the online interview that follows it will be held twice between April 2025 and May 2025. Candidates applying for the programme will be intimated, within a week of receipt of the completed application, the date of the exam and interview. Candidates applying for either or both of the programmes will be intimated, within a week of receipt of the completed application,

 

  1. a) the date and time of the online test, and
  2. b) date and time of the online interview to follow.

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

Candidates who seek counselling on the two postgraduate diploma programmes, may please call 91-44-22542842/43/44/45 or email admissionacj@gmail.com. They will be referred to the appropriate member/s of the faculty who can assist them.

 

Source: UMCSAJ