CC MoM - Connections 2026 on 28th February, Saturday | IIMCAA Award Entry Opens in November

Dear IIMCians,

The Central Committee meeting took place at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 5th October. IIMCAA Executive President Mr. Prabhash Jha presided over the meeting that was attended by former Presidents Ms. Simrat Gulati, Mr. Kalyan Ranjan, Mr. Prasad Sanyal, Vice Presidents Mr. Amimesh Biswas & Ms. Sneha Bhattacharjee, General Secretary Mr. Atul Gupta, Treasurer Ms. Deeksha Saksena, Secretary Ms. Khushi Sharma, Executive Members Mr. Prabhat Pandey, Mr. Kaushal Vishwakarma and Mr. Shankar Pandit.

IIMCAA Care Fund chairman Mr. Nitin Pradhan, IIMCAA Bangladesh General Secretary Ms. Angur Nahar Monty, Lifetime Members Ms. Rashi Bisaria and Mr. Ritesh Verma also joined the CC meeting. It discussed the agenda listed for the meeting and following decisions were taken.

1. Connections 2026 

- Global Meet of Connections 2026 will be hosted in New Delhi on 28th February 2026, Saturday. Venue and timing will be communicated in coming days.

- It will be an invite only event in Delhi like 2025. Event fees for members/ non-members will be communicated in the coming days.

- Event fee to attend chapter meets for members/ non-members will be communicated in coming days.

2. IIMCAA Awards 2026 

- IIMCAA Awards 2026 will be organised. Entries shall open in November giving at least one month time to applicants.

- Separate communications will be issued for IIMCAA Awards 2026.

3. Connections & Awards Officials

- The meeting discussed and approved a list of alumni and industry veterans to approach for various posts with respect to Connections & Awards. Such announcements will be made separately after getting consents. 

4. Budget for Connections & Awards

- The CC has approved a tentative budget of 1.20 Crore rupees to organise all meets and Awards, considering last year cancellations of chapter meets due to shortage of funds.

- Organising all or a few chapter meets depends on meeting the budget target. Chapters contributing in sponsorship campaigns will be prioritised in case of shortage of funds.

Thanks & Regards,

Atul Gupta

General Secretary

AGM 2025 MoM | IIMCAA Adopts Constitutional Amendments and Welcomes New Leadership

Dear IIMCians,

The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association (IIMCAA) was held on 21st September 2025 at the IIMC Headquarters, New Delhi.

The meeting was chaired by IIMCAA President Ms. Simrat Gulati and was attended by Executive President Ms. Gayatri Srivastava, Vice President Ms. Puja Mishra, General Secretary Ms. Deeksha Saksena, Secretary Ms. Sneha Bhattacharjee, Treasurer Mr. Animesh Biswas, along with other members of the Central Committee (CC) and General Body (GB). 

The President Elect Mr. Sushil Singh with his elected panel joined the meeting and took charge of the association formally. Former IIMCAA Presidents Mr. Kalyan Ranjan and Mr. Prasad Sanyal and Former General Secretary Mr. Mihir Ranjan were also present in the meeting.

Minutes of the Meeting

1. Constitutional Amendments – The AGM reviewed various amendments (deletions, insertions, and modifications) proposed by the Central Committee and approved by the General Council. The resolution to adopt these amendments was passed unanimously.

One amendment was proposed by Mr. Prasad Sanyal, at the AGM, to add the option of virtual meetings for the General Body like CC and GC; and that was passed unanimously.

The approved amendments to the constitution, as resolved in the AGM, shall be incorporated, and an updated copy of the constitution shall be submitted to the Registrar of the Society, South East District, New Delhi. It will be uploaded on the website of IIMCAA and circulated among members as well.

2. Co-opting IIMCAA Care Fund Trust – The AGM resolved to formally co-opt the IIMCAA Care Fund Trust into the association's framework.

3. Activities Report - The General Secretary Ms. Deeksha Saksena presented the report of activities that includes organising first Global Connections Meet outside campus, reuniting Connections and IIMCAA Awards, Launching first annual off-site meet in Goa among others. AGM lauded the outgoing team for its effort to expand the horizon of activities.

4. Financial Report - The Treasurer Mr. Animesh Biswas presented the audited report of accounts for the FY 2024-25. AGM passed the financial statements unanimously.

5. Other Agenda – Mr. Rupesh Kumar proposed to resume the students' centric initiatives that have been discontinued. AGM discussed and resolved unanimously to continue with alumni centric activities.No other issues were raised hence AGM concluded the discussions with resolutions mentioned above.

6. Handover of Charge – At the AGM, the outgoing Central Committee formally handed over charge to the newly elected team. Outgoing President Ms. Simrat Gulati and President Elect Mr. Sushil Singh signed the documents to this effect.

7. Vote of Thanks - The Executive President Ms. Gayatri Srivastava thanked all participants at the AGM.


Thanks & Regards,
Deeksha Saksena
General Secretary