Delhi Press requires Journalists/ Designer/ Programmer

Journalists (2 Posts)

1. Good knowledge/ experience of working with bureaucrats.

2. Good ability to write and speak good English.

3. Cheerful and positive outlook.

4. 3-4 years experience desirable.

5. Good interviewing skills essential.

 

Internet Designer (1 post)

1. Should be fluent in the designing of websites.

2. Should be an expert in the knowledge and operations of all media sites available on the net.

3. Task involves working on e-magazines.

4. Three to four years experience desirable.

 

Computer Programmers (1 post)

1. Must be fluent in C++, PHP, HTML, MYSQL, and other systems.

2. Knowledge of hardware and other softwares would be an added advantage.

3. Three to four years experience desirable.

 

Interested candidates may apply within 3 days at: jobs@womansera.com

West Bengal: Braj is President, Shatabdi Gen. Sec.

Dear IIMCians,

 

The inception meeting of West Bengal Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association took place in Kolkata on February 24. Total 4 Alumni participated in the chapter formation process and elected office bearers of the chapter.

 

It was decided that chapter team will be expanded after arrival of new alumni. Office bearers will prepare a list of alumni working or living in West Bengal and invite them in future alumni meetings/ activities.

 

Office Bearers are as follows:-

President- Braj Kishore, EJ, 1995-96, Delhi

General Secretary- Shatabdi Chakraborty, EJ, 2010-11, Delhi

Treasurer- Piyali Chatterjee, RTV, 2011-12, Delhi

Organisation Secretary- Adrija Das, Ad-PR, 2011-12, Delhi

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Adrija Das

Coordinator, WB Chapter, IIMCAA

PUNE: Alumni Get Together on March 2nd

Dear IIMCians,

 

We have decided to have our 2^nd Alumni meeting cum Get Together on March 2nd, 2013, Saturday, at Chaitanyas, FC Road, (opposite to FC College first gate) over dinner. We can all meet up around 7:30PM. The dinner expenses will be shared all together.

 

We would specially request our CWC Mr. Rajensh Ranjan and Mrs. Sangeeta Kumari to join us, as we would like to felicitate them.

 

The agenda of the meeting will be primarily to start the membership drive, find out ways to make it more easier and quicker for all alumni, residing in Pune.

 

I would also request you to come along with your spouses or partners to attend the meet, so that the big IIMC family can work together for progress.

 

Let's get together to make the meet a success.

 

PS: Please confirm your participation as we need to book tables for dinner arrangement.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Debarati Mukherjee

hello.debarati@gmail.com

President, Pune Sub-Chapter, IIMCAA

Minutes: TN Chapter 2nd Meeting of Feb 23

Dear IIMCians,

 

The Tamil Nadu Chapter of IIMCAA met today at President, Amar Nath's residence. The meeting was attended by Sneha Bhattacharjee and Hussain Kodinhi.

 

Minutes of Meeting

 

- Membership: Amar Nath, Sneha & Hussain have registered themselves under yearly membership presently. More participation is expected from the other members in the chapter once they receive the membership forms.

- Next meeting: The members have decided to meet quarterly as per everyone's availability.

- Bank Account: The members have decided to open a bank account to safeguard the money collected from the members as the membership fee. However, this is subject to all the rules and regulations as per the banking guidelines.

- Other issues discussed: Family picnic, alumni get-together, coordinating more participation in the coming meetings.

 

 

Thanks and Regards,

Sneha Bhattacharjee

General Secretary, IIMCAA, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Chapter Meeting on February 23 in Chennai

Dear IIMCians,

 

The Tamil Nadu Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association has decided to hold its 2^nd meeting on February 23, 2013.

 

Agenda:

1) Membership drive in the Tamil Nadu

2) Alumni Association Souvenir

3) Other issues of importance

 

Venue:

Amar Nath's (President) Residence

Address: Flat No- Y 36, Third Floor, Reserve Bank Quarters, Near Church, Besant Nagar, Chennai-90

 

Time: 3.30-5.00pm

 

In case, any of you find it difficult to reach, please contact Amar Nath: 9445048410

 

Also, if there are any new IIMC alumni, who are working in the state but are unaware of the chapter, please forward their contact details to me here or contact me on 9176646239.

 

Looking forward to see you all in the meeting. Suggestions are welcome.

 

 

Thanks and Regards,

Sneha Bhattacharjee

General Secretary, IIMCAA, Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra Chapter: Minutes of the 3rd meeting, Feb 9

Dear IIMCians,

 

IIMCAA, Maharashtra met at Golden Chariot, Hotel Radhakrishna, Opp. Shoppers Stop, S.V. Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai over dinner at 6.30 PM on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

 

The following agenda was discussed:

 

1. We decided to visit to IIMC Amravati in the month of March.

2. Discussed membership drive in Maharashtra in accordance with the national committee suggestions.

3. Chapter decided to organise annual party of the alumni residing in Maharashtra.

4. Chapter decided to invite office bearers of Pune sub chapter for the next meeting.

 

 

Regards,

Sourav Mishra

General Secretary, IIMCAA, Maharashtra

+919920285887

Minutes: UP Chapter Meeting, February 12

Dear IIMCians,

 

Uttar Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met at Dept of Journalism, Lucknow University on February 12. The meeting was chaired by Chapter President Mr. Santosh Valmeeki & attended by Organisation Secretary Marinder Mishra Mashaal, Treasurer Laxmi Shankar Mishra, Executive Members David and Aniruddha Dhar. Rupesh Pathak & Ramendra Singh also participated in the meeting. Mr. Mukul Srivastav, Assistant Professor of Lucknow University was special invitee to the meeting to discuss the upcoming Seminar.

 

Decisions are as follows:-

1. UP Chapter will organise a seminar on "Media & Politics: Issues & Challenges" with in association with Dept of Journalism, Lucknow University in April, 2013.

2. A member will share his/ her professional experience with others in future meetings.

3. It was decided to get letter pad published.

4. Next meeting will take place on 1^st Sunday of March.

5. Membership campaign to be intensified. Marinder Mishra Mashaal, Laxmi Shankar Mishra, David and Samarth will co-ordinate with each other for successful completion of membership drive in the state.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Marinder Mishra 'Mashaal'

Organisation Secretary

IIMC Alumni Association, UP

AP Chapter Starts Membership Drive, Next Meet on March 3

The meeting for membership drive of Andhra Pradesh Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association took place at HUDA Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad on 10th February 2013.

 

Those who attended the meeting are Byomakesh Biswal, Rajesh Parida, Indu Kumari Jha, Chetan Mallik, Subhamoy Das, Akarshan Kumar Giri, Rudra Narayan Das, Suchismita Maharana, Manoj Das, Rabinarayan Samal, Bharat Bahadur, Shantiswarup Samantaray, Niharkanta Panda, Abinash Mohapatra & Rakesh Kumar Mohanty.

 

For the first time, as per the decision of IIMCAA, the chapter had included the IIMCians who have done the short term certificate courses from Dhenkanal. After the discussion on membership drive, some of the IIMCians contributed their membership fee to the association. The meeting decided to make an online database for the association and two IIMCians Subhamoy Das and Chetan Mallik from Deloitte Software Company voluntarily took the responsibility.

 

Besides, the meeting also discussed on the delegations from the chapter to the Alumni Meet of association in Delhi. IIMCian Chetan Mallik and Shantiswarup Samantaray voluntarily expressed their willingness to attend the meeting there.

 

As the chapter was assigned, the Genaral Secretary Rajesh Parida coordinated to contribute the articles to the souvenir of IIMCAA.

 

Each and every IIMCian who attended the meeting told for a couple of minutes on his/her ''Safar So far'' taking from IIMC days to today.

 

It has been tentatively decided that the next meeting of AP Chapter will be held on 3rd March 2013 (Sunday) at 10 AM in HUDA Park, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad which will be followed by a lunch to be prepared by the IIMCians only.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Rakesh Kumar Mohanty

Organisation Secretary

IIMCAA, Andhra Pradesh Chapter

Alumni Meet 2013: CWC List for Felicitation

Dear IIMCians,

 

Following is the list of CWCs who will be felicitated in the Alumni Meet on February 17 at IIMC HQ, New Delhi.

 

1. Alka Kaushik & Mukesh Kaushik
2. Ranjana Kumar & Parimal Kumar
3. Soumika Das & Amit Kanaujia
4. Soumya Jha & Amit Anand Choudhary
5. Suvidha Kumra & Parthiv Kumar
6. Mona Parthsarathi & Parth Sarathi
7. Gunjan Sangwan & Saurabh Dwivedi
8. Pragyan Mohanty & AR Hemant
9. Deepika Rani & Suman Kumar
10. Nanditta Chibber & Arunoday Prakash
11. Sayantani Kar Pandey & Himanshu Kumar Pandey
12. Swaty Prakash & Manas Gupta
13. Priyanka Saxena Ray & Rai Umraopati Ray
14. Sangeeta Kumari & Rajesh Ranjan
15. Sheela Meena & Abhishek Srivastava
16. Pragya Barthwal Dhyani & Vipin Dhyani
17. Patrika & Vivek Malik
18. Roopali Dixit & Sandeep Jha
19. Priyanka Mihir Ranjan & Mihir Ranjan
20. Reena Boro & Vikas Pal Singh
21. Preeti Pandey & Rabindranath Thakur
22. Tulika Agnihotri Ojha & Manoj Ojha
23. Meenakshi Gupta & Anshu Gupta
24. Supriya & Sandeep Bhattacharjee
25. Sweta Singh & Chandrasen Kumar
26. Suchismita Moharana & Rudranarayan Das
27. Shalini Joshi & Shiv Prasad Joshi
28. Shikha Dwivedi & Panchanan Mishra
29. Vrinda Mathur & Mridul Chandra
30. Sheela Sinha & Mukesh Kumar Sinha
31. Neha Chandra & Rahul Nandan
32. Madhu Paswan & Prem Prakash
33. Anika Aren & Gurmeet Sapal
34. Rashi Bisaria & Prasad Sanyal
35. Simrata Singh Choudhury & Prithviraj Choudhury
36. Saroj Singh & Priya Ranjan Jha

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Ritesh Verma

Organisation Secretary

IMP: West Bengal Chapter meets on February 24

Dear IIMCians,

1st meeting of West Bengal Chapter is being rescheduled for February 24. Venue & Time remains same.

Inconvenience is deeply regretted.

 

Regards,
Adrija Das
Coordinator, IIMCAA, West Bengal

PTI is looking for Editor, Hindi Service (Bhasha)

PTI is looking for an experienced and capable journalist for the post of Editor of its Hindi service, 'Bhasha'.

 

Those who have at least 15 years' of experience in mainline Hindi journalism in a leading newspaper or preferably in a news agency, will be considered. The person must have proven record as a journalist and team leader.

 

Excellent command over Hindi as well as a good command over English must. The person should be able to work on a computer.

 

Candidates should be at least graduates.

 

Only those aged up to 45 years as on January 1, 2013 will be considered.

 

Candidates may send their application by February 15, 2013 addressed to:

General Manager (Administration)

The Press Trust of India,

PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street,

New Delhi – 110 001.

 

Candidates can also send their application through email at hrm@pti.in

 

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.

 

Source: PTI Website

Several Openings in PTI: Last Date 15 February

PTI, the country's premier news agency, is looking for experienced, dynamic and result oriented journalists for its English service. Journalists with proven skills are required for the following posts:-

 

Senior/Principal Correspondents (Delhi and Mumbai)

For both general news reporting and business reporting. Candidates must have experience of editorial work in news agencies/leading English newspapers of a minimum of 8 years, including at least 5 years in reporting. Age not over 35 years.

 

News Coordinators (Delhi and Mumbai)

Must have at least 8 years' experience in editing and handling news desk operations, preferably with news agencies/ leading English newspapers. News Coordinators take charge of various shifts of the News Desk, including coordination with PTI bureaux across the country and abroad. Age not over 35 years.

 

Copy Editors/ Rewrite persons (Delhi and Mumbai)

Must have at least 5 years' experience in mainline English media, preferably with a news agency. Proficiency in English language and good re-writing skills are a must. Age limit: 30 years.

 

Reporters (Chennai) / Business Reporters (Bangalore)

Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years' reporting experience in mainline journalism. Age limit: 30 years.

 

Probationers/ Trainees (Delhi)

Those with a minimum of one years' experience in journalism will be considered for Probationers. Candidates with experience of less than one year or no experience may apply for Trainees. Age limit: 25 years.

 

Minimum Educational Qualifications for all posts: Graduation plus a degree/ diploma in journalism.

 

Emoluments will be based on qualifications, experience and current CTC of the candidates selected, except in the case of probationers/trainees.

 

IMP: Candidates may download job application form from the PTI website. PTI Website LINK

 

Applications can be emailed to hrm@pti.in

 

They may send their applications by speed post or through email highlighting the post applied for by February 15, 2013 addressed to:

 

General Manager (Administration)

The Press Trust of India,

PTI Building, 4, Parliament Street,

New Delhi-110001

UP Chapter 2nd Meeting in Lucknow on Februrary 12

Dear IIMCians,

 

IIMC Alumni Association's Uttar Pradesh Chapter will meet in Lucknow at Department of Journalism, Lucknow University, on February 12 (Tuesday) at 12.30 PM.

 

Chapter President Mr. Santosh Valmiki will preside over the meeting.

 

Agenda of the meeting

1 Membership Drive in Uttar Pradesh

2 Effective and Positive Future Programmes

3 Felicitation of Senior Most Alumni in UP

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Pankaj Jha

General Secretary, IIMCAA, UP

West Bengal Chapter Inception Meet in Kolkata on Feb 10

Dear IIMCians,

 

The inception meeting of the West Bengal Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will take place at Cafe Coffe Day, Park Street, Kolkata on February 10 (Sunday) at 3.00 PM.

 

IIMCians living/ working in West Bengal are requested to attend the first meeting of the chapter which will elect/ select the office bearers of the WB chapter.

 

For more details please contact Chapter Coordinator Ms. Adrija Das at 96811-65289/ adrija.das@hotmail.com

 

Facebook Group only for IIMCians living or working in West Bengal

https://www.facebook.com/groups/452158791507252/

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Harshendra Verdhan

Organisation Secretary

Hockey India requires Volunteers for FIH Hockey World League Rd 2 2013

Dear IIMCians,

Hockey India (HI) has accepted our proposal to recruit Volunteers for the 'FIH Hero Hockey World League Round 2 2013' from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

Hockey India requires 18 volunteers from the IIMC for the hockey world league, which will be held from 18 to 24 February 2013 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, near India Gate. Reporting date is 16 February, Saturday.

Volunteers will be provided Food and Participation Certificates from Hockey India, no remuneration.

IIMCians, who have 1-2 years of experience in mass communication field, are eligible to apply. Freshers from any IIMC branch can apply also.

Please send your CV's with a Cover Letter to me at animesh.cwg@gmail.com.

Regards,
Animesh Biswas
General Secretary, IIMCAA

Minutes: Central Committee Meet of February 3

Dear IIMCians,

 

The Central Committee meeting at UNI campus on February 3 was presided by President Mukesh Kaushik and was attended by Vice-Presidents Aakash Kumar & Apurva Chamaria, Organisation Secretaries Harshendra Verdhan & Ritesh Verma, Treasurer Gaurav Dikshit, Secretaries Tanu Shri, Anand Saurabh, Vartika Tomer & Kunwar Abhishek Bhagat, Executive Members Amit Kanaujia, Soumya Jha, Ranveer Singh, Neha Keshri, Keshav Kumar and Harendra Yadav.

 

Meeting deliberated the preparations of Alumni Meet scheduled for February 17 at IIMC Headquarter, New Delhi. The decisions taken are as follows:-

 

1. Apurva Chamaria appointed Convenor of Alumni Meet

Meeting unanimously appointed Vice-President Apurva Chamaria as Convenor of Alumni Meet. Three Deputy Convenors Mohit Agarwal (Finance), Anand Saurabh (Logistics) will assist him. Organisation Secretary Harshendra Verdhan & Treasurer Gaurav Dikshit will work in close coordination with this team to make the alumni meet a grand success.

 

2. Aakash Kumar appointed Editor of Souvenir

Vice-President Aakash Kumar will be Editor of the Souvenir being published on the occasion of Alumni Meet. Coordination Committee will function as Editorial Board under his Chairmanship. Members of the Editorial Board are Shubhashish Mallik, Tanu Shri, Amit Kanujia, Rishi Kumar Singh & Vartika Tomer. Souvenir will comprise Articles by prominent personalities on changing trends in communication industry, Alumni activities and Advertisements.

 

3. Felicitation of Campus Wale Couples

Alumni Meet will felicitate all Campus Wale Couples appeared in the series at our Facebook Page. Those couples who choose not to appear on the page but would agree to be a part of the felicitation shall inform the IIMCAA latest by February 7 at alumni.iimc@gmail.com. Organisation Secretary Ritesh Verma will prepare final list of CWCs to be felicitated and release it on Feb 8.

 

4. Felicitation of 1^st Batch of Hindi Journalism

Alumni Meet will felicitate the alumni of 1^st batch of Hindi Journalism Department which is celebrating silver jubilee this year. Secretary Vartika Tomer has been entrusted with the responsibility to contact & invite alumni of 1^st batch.

 

5. Felicitation of Faculties & Ex Faculty

Alumni Meet will felicitate all the current & former faculty members. Organisation Secretary Ritesh Verma has been entrusted with the task to contact and invite teachers.

 

6. Event Flow of Alumni Meet

11:00 AM- Inauguration

11:30 AM- Felicitation of Teachers & HJ 1^st Batch

12.00 PM- Souvenir Release

01:00 PM- Lunch Break

02:00 PM- Felicitation of Campus Wale Couples

03.00 PM- Group Photography in batches

04:30 PM- Vote of Thanks and closing ceremony

04.45 PM- Chai-Pan

 

6. Financial Matters

The Meeting left the financial matters for the Finance Committee headed by Apurva Chamaria.

 

Thanks & Regards,

Ritesh Verma

Organisation Secretary

TOI Ahmedabad needs Sr Business Correspondent

The Times of India is looking for a Senior Business Correspondent for its Ahmedabad edition

Requirements:
* Graduate in any discipline
* At least 3-5 years' experience
* Applicants should have a strong understanding of economics, financial markets, personal finance and all industrial sectors
* Ability to collect and analyze information about business events; to work on special projects and initiatives
* Excellent command over written and spoken English language

To apply:

Interested candidates can send resumes and compensation/ salary details to sreepathy.hariprasad@timesgroup.com at the earliest

BRLP requires Manager Communication, Posts: 25

The Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP) is an ambitious project of the Government of Bihar for the alleviation of poverty in the State.

http://jobs.brlps.in/brlps_hindi/inner/Manager.asp#25

Manager-Communication

S/he will be responsible for developing and disseminating district specific communication materials. S/he will be responsible for supporting in Capacity building exercise and BCC activities. Working out for publicity and branding at the district level. Ensuring communication and program related information flow to all BPIU units from DPCU and other stake holders. Media relation activities with success story compilation. Dissemination of Project information to all concerned. Implementing communication strategy and hand holding support in publication at various levels with various tools - Print, Audio/Video Web etc. Developing case studies on Project/program and learning notes of best practices. S/he will also have to undertake extensive field visit to ensure quality project/program interventions.

BJMC/MJMC/PG Diploma in Mass Communication from recognized institutes/university. (Fresher can apply).                                            Or Post graduate in any discipline from recognized institutes/university with minimum 2 years of post qualification relevant experience.                                           Or Graduate in any discipline from recognized institutes/university with minimum 4 years of post qualification relevant experience. S/he should have worked in designing, developing and rolling out of developmental communication strategies, documenting case studies and have experience of establishing liaison with communication partners. S/he should have good communication skill (both oral and writing) in English and Hindi. Proficiency in working with MS office is a must.

Total Vacancies :  25 Remuneration Rs 19800-27700

CWC Series Closes on February 7

Dear IIMCians,

We are formally announcing the closure of the series Campus Wale Couples on February 7 which is the 1st day of Valentine Week. The couples who will be appearing in our series in next four days are as follows:-

4 February: Madhu & Prem, 1995-96
5 February: Anika & Gurmeet, 1997-98
6 February: Rashi & Prasad, 2000-2001
7 February: Simrata & Prithviraj, 2005-06

We thank all IIMC couples who agreed to participate in the series. We will felicitate them in our Alumni Meet.

 

Those Couples will be felicitated too who didn't appear in the series but gives consent by February 7 to IIMC Alumni Association at alumni.iimc@gmail.com to participate in the felicitation ceremony during Alumni Meet to be held at IIMC on February 17.

 

 

Thanks & Regards,

Ritesh Verma

Organisation Secretary

IIMCAA, Maharashtra Chapter meets on Feb 9

Dear IIMCians,

 

IIMCAA, Maharashtra has decided to meet at Golden Chariot, Hotel Radhakrishna, Opp. Shoppers Stop, S.V. Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai over dinner at 6.30 PM on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

 

Agenda of the meeting is as follows:

1. Finalise the date of visit to IIMC Amravati.

2. To discuss membership drive in Maharashtra.

3. Any other issue raised on spot with the permission of the president.

 

 

Regards,

Sourav Mishra

General Secretary, IIMCAA, Maharashtra

+919920285887

Daily Post requires Sub Editors in Chandigarh

Daily Post, an English News Daily based in Chandigarh, needs sub editors.

 

Interested candidates may apply ASAP at dograparveen@yahoo.com

IIMC Media Fest - Vox Pop 2013: Sponsorship Request

Dear Seniors,

The current batch students are hosting a two day media fest titled "Vox Pop 2013" on 7th and 8th February at IIMC, New Delhi. Total 8 sessions bundled together as "Samwad" will witness eminent personalities discussing the issues communication industry & country is facing nowadays.

We seek assistance & help of our seniors for sponsorship issues.

Speakers on February 7:
Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Union Minister
Deepak Chaurasia, India News
Dilip Cherian, Perfect Relations
Unni Shankar, Indian Express
Anna Vetticad, Senior Journalist
Shubra Gupta, Indian Express
Anshu Gupta, Goonj
M K Raina, Theatre Personality
Hemant Gaba, Director

Speakers on February 8:
Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN-IBN
Punya Prasoon Vajpayee, Aajtak
Manu Joseph, OPEN magazine
Sevanti Ninan, The Hoot
Pradeep Magazine, Hindustan Times
Neelabh Mishra, Outlook
Suhasini Haider, CNN-IBN

Star Attraction: Suresh Raina or Irfan Pathan. Confirmation awaited.

We are in talks with Mr. Arnab Goswami and Mr. Prasoon Joshi too. Both of them are in Delhi on the 8th and have assured to take out some time to be with us.

We would be honored if you could associate with us in any way. 

Thanks & Regards
Team Vox Pop 2013
Nitin Gulati- 9211122215
Nikita Arora- 9971567489
Smrithin Satishan - 9958125761