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Friday, January 29, 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Mr. Saqib Iqbal Khan Withdraws From Journalist of the Year (Publishing)

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Mr. Saqib Iqbal Khan has withdrawn his candidature for IIMCAA Awards 2021 from the category of Journalist of the Year (Publishing).

IIMCAA Awards 2021 Auditor, Neena Sharma & Associates, pointed out violation of rule no. 28 with respect to his entry. Rule No 28 of IIMCAA Awards 2021 says- Governing Council members do not qualify for awards, but are free to vote.

Mr. Saqib is a member of IIMCAA's Governing Council by virtue of being the General Secretary of Bihar Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association.

Team IIMCAA informed him about the rule violation and he accepted this inadvertent overlook of the rule. He offered to withdraw his entry which IIMCAA has accepted. Now, his entry is being removed from the list of applicants/ entries.

IIMCAA members who have already voted in favor of Mr. Saqib are requested to cast their vote again before the deadline, 11.59 PM on 31st January. Any vote to Mr. Saqib will not be counted. 

Applicants voted below Mr. Saqib will be upgraded to one level up in counting if such votes are not changed by deadline.


Thanks & Regards,
Simrat Gulati, Coordinator
IIMCAA Awards 2021

Friday, January 22, 2021

Connections 2021: Golden Jubilee (1970-71 Batch) & Silver Jubilee (1995-96 Batch) | 28 February 2021

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association is introducing an initiative to celebrate the completion of Golden Jubilee and Silver Jubilee of respective batches every year at Annual Alumni Meet- Connections starting from this year. Connections 2021 starts at IIMC HQ, New Delhi on 28th February, observing COVID-19 guidelines of the day.

Team IIMCAA will try its best to contact alumni of golden and silver jubilee batches, with the active support of other alumni who know anyone of these respective batches. One single alumni of a batch can help us to locate and connect with all other alumni of that batch.

Team IIMCAA will share a brief profile of each and every alumni of golden and silver jubilee batches, whom it could contact and connect with. These Know Your Alumni Profiles will be published in the annual souvenir book as well.

It is an open appeal and request to all alumni of IIMC to help us with name, email, mobile number or whatever else you know about any of alumni of 1970-71 Batch or 1995-96 Batch which are Golden and Silver Jubilee batches this year respectively. 

Email to us contact details of alumni at alumni.iimc@gmail.com/ contact@iimcaa.org


Thanks & Regards,
Sadhna Arya
Coordinator, Jubilee Celebrations, Connections 2021
Communication Secretary, IIMC Alumni Association

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Patna MoM | Bihar Chapter To Meet First Sunday Every Month, Next Meeting on 26th January

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Associations' Bihar Chapter met on 11th January in Patna. Chapter President Mr. Bhola Nath presided over the meeting that was attended by Vice President Mr. KK Lal, General Secretary Mr. Saqib Khan, Senior Alumni Mr. Sami Ahmed, Mr. Prakash Kumar, Mr. Devasis Biswasl, Mr. Kapil Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Kumar. 

Minutes of the Meeting:

1. The Bihar Chapter will meet virtually on the first Sunday every month at 12.30 PM.
2. Next chapter meeting will take place on 26th January at the residence of Senior alumni Mr. Prakash Kumar at 12.30 PM.
3. The Bihar Chapter will conduct an entrance exam workshop for IIMC aspirants. 


Thanks & Regards,
Saqib Khan
General Secretary, Bihar
IIMC Alumni Association

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

MP Chapter: Manoj President, Amit General Secretary, Pankaj Organisation Secretary

Dear IIMCians,

Madhya Pradesh Chapter met in Bhopal on 10th January 2021. Chapter President Mr. Anil Saumitra presided over the meeting that was attended by General Secretary Mr. Manoj Singh, Organisation Secretary Mr. Amit Pathe and Mr. Pankaj Sharma.

Minutes of the Meeting 

1. Chapter President Mr. Anil Saumitra proposed to re-constitute the chapter committee that was discussed and elected a new committee as follows.

Patron- Avnish Jain, Anil Saumitra
President- Manoj Singh
Vice-President- Deepti Chaurasia
General Secretary- Amit Pathe
Organisation Secretary- Pankaj Sharma
Secretary- Deepak Sharma
Treasurer- Vijay Dubey
Coordinator- Neelam Gurve 

2. Chapter discussed the preparations for Annual Alumni Meet Connections 2021 and resolved to support the central team in every possible manner.


Thanks & Regards,
Amit Pathe
General Secretary, MP
IIMC Alumni Association

MoM: Jharkhand Chapter Committee Meeting, 10 January 2021 | Annual Picnic at Netarhat

Dear IIMCians,

The Executive Committee of IIMCAA Jharkhand Chapter had a meeting in Ranchi on 10th January 2021. President of chapter, Mr. Manoj Kumar presided over the meeting which was attended by Vice President Dr. Dev Vrat singh, Mr. Amit Kumar Gupta, General Secretary Mr. Pranav Pratyush Das, Treasurer Mr. Kumar Rajesh and Organisation Secretary Ms. Puja Amrita Oraon.

Minutes of Executive Committee Meeting 

1. The President discussed the modalities for forthcoming election procedures of the chapter.
2. Resources for the Annual Picnic to be held at Netarhat were also discussed.
3. New member of the chapter Mr. Arvind das, Ms. Nupur Nutan and Ms. Neha Gupta were extended a warm welcome to the group.


Thanks & Regards,
Puja Amrita Oraon
Organisation Secretary, Jharkhand
IIMC Alumni Association

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

#LetsVoteTheBest : Voting Guidelines & Format for IIMCAA Awards 2021

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Voting for IIMCAA Awards 2021 is open now and will close at 11.59 PM on January 31st.

Team IIMCAA has introduced a voting model for members this year replacing the 4-year-old system of jury evaluation. This is a unique experiment of such magnitude for the first time in the mass communication industry and everyone is keen to see 'How IIMCAA Members vote?'.

Applicants are free to ask you to vote for them on grounds ranging from professional to emotional, but IIMCAA members are expected to responsibly judge the entries in a free and fair manner and vote on the merit of the entry.

Our appeal: Do not vote for individuals, vote for the work they have done and submitted for IIMCAA Awards 2021.

We would like to underline your importance as a voter on two counts:

1. You will be choosing the best amongst all as the winner.

2. The impartiality of the process and its success is in your hands, ensuring that the IIMCAA Awards this year are not second to any jury award. The voting by IIMC Alumni this year will also determine how these awards are decided in the future.

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to spare time to evaluate all the entries before you make a choice and vote for one, two or all five categories. You are free to vote for one category or all categories but please do not vote till you are able to review all entries of a given category.

Our Appeal: Give time to review and select a winner by comparing all the entries impartially and objectively.

You have to choose and list three best entries, as 1st, 2nd, 3rd and send them at auditor@iimcaa.org from your registered email id with IIMCAA.

Your vote will be considered only if you have made all three choices. Any vote without three choices will not be counted. You can email your vote for each category separately or club them together in one email. The last email will be considered if you send multiple emails for the same category. Votes will be counted according to a preferential voting system and the results validated by our independent auditor.

The results will be declared on February 28 at IIMCAA Connections 2021 at the IIMC Headquarters, New Delhi. The tally of votes will be published subsequently on IIMCAA website. Applicants will be able to see the total number of votes they have received but the identity of voters will not be divulged.

The format for emailing your vote is given below. You may copy-paste and fill it in. Mentioning your name and your membership number is a must in the subject line. You may check your membership number at IIMCAA Website under Section-  Team/ Governing Body by using CTRL+F' feature.



Email Subject Line- Vote of ……. Your Name….. IIMCAA Membership No…..

Main Body of Email

Name- 
Batch- 
Department and campus- 
Mobile No- 
Current city and State- 
IIMCAA Membership No- 

1st- Name of applicant
2nd- Name of applicant
3rd- Name of applicant

1st- Name of applicant
2nd- Name of applicant
3rd- Name of applicant

1st- Name of applicant
2nd- Name of applicant
3rd- Name of applicant

1st- Name of applicant
2nd- Name of applicant
3rd- Name of applicant

1st- Name of applicant
2nd- Name of applicant
3rd- Name of applicant  

You may write to us at awards@iimcaa.org if you have any queries regarding the voting process. 

#LetsVoteTheBest

Thanks & Regards,
Rahul Sharma, Convenor
Simrat Gulati, Coordinator
IIMCAA Awards 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: PR Person of the Year Category | Gateway to Works of All Applicant

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the works of each and every applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for PR Person of the Year category before choosing and voting one out of seven applicants.


Click To Open The Works Done by Applicants, Review All Entries Before Voting


PR Person of the Year Entry No 01: Jyoti Rai, 2013-14 Batch | Rotary International

PR Person of the Year Entry No 02: Nakul Ghai, 2017-18 Batch | MSL India

PR Person of the Year Entry No 03: Abhishek Shukla, 2018-19 Batch | NTPC

PR Person of the Year Entry No 04: Rahul Bali, 2010-11 Batch | HONOR India

PR Person of the Year Entry No 05: Siddhi Sehgal, 2017-18 Batch | Adfactors PR

PR Person of the Year Entry No 06: Jyoti Sharma, 2013-14 Batch | Adfactors PR

PR Person of the Year Entry No 07: Namrata Natarajan, 2017-18 Batch | Tata Steel


- Team IIMCAA

Monday, January 18, 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Ad Person of the Year Category | Gateway to Works of All Applicant

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the works of each and every applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for Ad Person of the Year category before choosing and voting one out of four applicants.


Click To Open The Works Done by Applicants, Review All Entries Before Voting

Ad Person of the Year Entry No 01: Saransh Jain, 2013-14 Batch | STAR Bharat

Ad Person of the Year Entry No 02: Mohit Pasricha, 2013-14 Batch | Lowe Lintas

Ad Person of the Year Entry No 03: Shubhra Sharma, 2016-17 Batch | WATConsult (Dentsu)

Ad Person of the Year Entry No 04: Pooja Kalbalia, 2017-18 Batch | Alliance Media


- Team IIMCAA

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Indian Language Reporter of the Year (Broadcasting) Category | Gateway to Works of Single Applicant

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the work of the lone applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for Indian Language Reporter of the Year (Broadcasting) category before voting.

Click To Open The Works Done by Applicant, Review Entry Before Voting

Sunday, January 17, 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year (Broadcasting) Category | Gateway to Works of All Applicants

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the works of each and every applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for Journalist of the Year (Broadcasting) category before choosing and voting one out of 24 applicants.

Click To Open The Works Done by Applicants, Review All Entries Before Voting

Saturday, January 16, 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Category | Gateway to Works of All Applicants

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the works of each and every applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for Journalist of the Year (Publishing) category before choosing and voting one out of 25 applicants.


Click To Open The Works Done by Applicants, Review All Entries Before Voting


Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 01: Arshia Dhar, 2015-16 Batch | Firstpost

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 02: Sudipta Biswas, 2013-14 Batch | ETV Bharat

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 03: Vivekanand Singh, 2013-14 Batch | Prabhat Khabar

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 04: Utkarsh Kumar Singh, 2015-16 Batch | Main Media

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 05: N Sundaresha Subramanian, 2004-05 Batch | ET Prime

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 06: Mona Parthsarathi, 1998-99 Batch | PTI

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 07: Satish Singh, 1994-95 Batch | Millennium Post | The Indian Banker

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 08: Avinash Dwivedi, 2015-16 Batch | Dainik Bhaskar

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 09: Bhavey Nagpal, 2018-19 Batch | Hindustan Times

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 10: Shruti Jain, 2015-16 Batch | The Wire

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 11: Hindol Basu, 2006-07 Batch | Times of India

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 12: Sangita Agarwal, 1996-97 Batch | Ommcom News

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 13: Neelima Mahajan, 2000-01 Batch | Think:Act | Founding Fuel

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 14: Hemant Kumar Pandey, 2014-15 Batch | Gaon Connection | The Wire

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 15: Sumant Banerji, 2004-05 Batch | Business Today

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 16: Aman Gupta, 2016-17 Batch | Media Vigil

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 17: Daya Sagar Ary, 2016-17 Batch | Gaon Connection

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 18: Madhav Sharma, 2012-13 Batch | The Wire | People's Archive of Rural India

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 19: Abhishek Lohia, 2019-20 Batch | The Quint

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 20: Andrew Amsan, 2013-14 Batch | Indian Express

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 21: Anjnai Kumari, 2019-20 Batch | Ground Report

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 22: Meena, 2013-14 Batch | Two Circles

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 23: Fareeha Iftikhar, 2014-15 Batch | Hindustan Times

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 24: Saqib Iqbal Khan, 2011-12 Batch | Prabhat Khabar

Journalist of the Year (Publishing) Entry No 25: Deepak Sinha, 2010-11 Batch | RAD Times

Friday, January 15, 2021

IIMCAA Awards 2021: Agriculture Reporting Category | Gateway to Works of All Applicants

Dear IIMCAA Members,

Team IIMCAA would like to request you to review the works of each and every applicant who has applied for IIMCAA Awards 2021 for Agriculture Reporting category before choosing and voting one out of 13 applicants.


Click To Open The Works Done by Applicants, Review All Entries Before Voting


Agriculture Reporting Entry No 01: Animesh Deb, 2018-19 Batch | Cogencis

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 02: Utkarsh Kumar Singh, 2015-16 Batch | Bihar Tak

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 03: TR Vivek, 2000-01 Batch | Hindu BusinessLine

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 04: Bhavey Nagpal, 2018-19 Batch | Hindustan Times

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 05: Shruti Jain, 2015-16 Batch | The Wire

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 06: Shweta Thakur, 2005-06 Batch | Mongabay

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 07: Saroj Singh, 2002-03 Batch | BBC Hindi

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 08: Aditya Kumar Dwivedi, 2015-16 Batch | Dainik Bhaskar

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 09: Daya Sagar Ary, 2016-17 Batch | Gaon Connection

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 10: Vinay Kumar Gond, 2012-13 Batch | Vinay Kumar

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 11: Madhav Sharma, 2012-13 Batch | The Wire | Gaon Connection

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 12: Vaibhav Palnitkar, 2016-17 Batch | The Quint

Agriculture Reporting Entry No 13: Ashwini Kumar Shukla and Ujwala P, 2018-19 Batch | People's Archive of Rural India


Combined List- https://iimcaa.org/news/iimcaa-awards-2021-agriculture-reporting-category-gateway-to-works-of-all-applicants/

IIMCAA Awards 2021 | Combined List of Shortlisted Applicants for All Categories

Dear IIMCians,

IIMC Alumni Association has received a total of 89 entries for seven categories of IIMCAA Awards 2021 that were open in the competitive categories. One category could not solicit an entry while another category has attracted only one applicant.

Neena Sharma & Associates, Auditor for IIMCAA Awards 2021, has cleared a total of 74 entries for consideration while rejecting 15 entries/ nominations for not following rules/ deadline.

Team IIMCAA is in the process of publishing all 74 entries on its website separately for each and every applicant. It may take a longer time than what we had expected and announced earlier.

We will share the work of all the applicants for each category separately on our social media handles and via all communication channels we have including group email.

We would like to request IIMCAA Members to review and compare all the works in a category carefully before selecting and emailing their votes.

Team IIMCAA will host a Facebook LIVE on 17 January, Sunday at 4 PM over the Voting process. Voting only after watching this live session may help all applicants a lot.


Combined List of Shortlisted Applicants for All Categories

Serial Number of applicants in the list has been determined by entries received first to last
S.N. Name of Applicant Batch URL/ PDF
Category No 6- Agriculture Reporting
1 Animesh Deb 2018-19 URL
2 Utkarsh Kumar Singh 2015-16 URL
3 TR Vivek 2000-01 PDF
4 Bhavey Nagpal 2018-19 PDF
5 Shruti Jain 2015-16 URL
6 Shweta Thakur 2005-06 URL
7 Saroj Singh 2002-03 URL
8 Aditya Kumar Dwivedi 2015-16 URL
9 Daya Sagar Ary 2016-17 URL
10 Vinay Kumar Gond 2012-13 URL
11 Madhav Sharma 2012-13 URL
12 Vaibhav Palnitkar 2016-17 URL
13 Ashwini Kumar Shukla and Ujwala P 2018-19 URL
Category No 7- Journalist of the Year (Publishing)
1 Arshia Dhar 2015-16 PDF
2 Sudipta Biswas 2013-14 URL
3 Vivekanand Singh 2013-14 URL & PDF
4 Utkarsh Kumar Singh 2015-16 URL
5 N Sundaresha Subramanian 2004-05 PDF
6 Mona Parthsarathi 1998-99 URL
7 Satish Singh  1994-95 PDF
8 Avinash Dwivedi  2015-16 URL
9 Bhavey Nagpal 2018-19 PDF
10 Shruti Jain 2015-16 URL
11 Hindol Basu 2006-07 URL and PDF
12 Sangita Agarwal 1996-97 URL
13 Neelima Mahajan 2000-01 URL and PDF
14 Hemant Kumar Pandey 2014-15 URL
15 Sumant Banerji 2004-05 URL
16 Aman Gupta 2016-17 URL
17 Daya Sagar Ary 2016-17 URL
18 Madhav Sharma 2012-13 URL
19 Abhishek Lohia 2019-20 URL
20 Andrew Amsan 2013-14 URL
21 Anjnai Kumari 2019-20 URL
22 Meena 2013-14 URL
23 Fareeha Iftikhar 2014-15 URL and PDF
24 Saqib Khan 2011-12 PDF
25 Deepak Sinha 2010-11 URL
Category No 8- Journalist of the Year (Broadcasting)
1 Utkarsh Kumar Singh 2015-16 URL
2 Ayushmann Kumar 2013-14 URL
3 Parimal Kumar 2005-06 URL
4 Amit Rajpoot 2014-15 URL
5 Meena Kotwal 2013-14 URL
6 Nitendra Singh 2004-05 URL
7 Shubhashish Mallick 2003-04 URL
8 Kasturi Ray 1993-94 URL
9 Adarsh Singh 2016-17 URL
10 Suresh Kumar Bijarniya 2011-12 URL
11 Ajatika Singh 2016-17 URL
12 Vineet Khare 2001-02 URL
13 Aman Gupta 2015-16 URL
14 Priyanshu Ravi 2015-16 URL
15 Ved Prakash 2012-13 URL
16 Vinay Kumar Gond 2012-13 URL
17 Garima Singh 2016-17 URL
18 Vaibhav Palnitkar 2016-17 URL
19 Rishi Kumar 2002-03 URL
20 Dhruv Attri 2015-16 URL
21 Kaushiky Kashyap 2015-16 URL
22 Akshay Kumar Dongare 2017-18 URL
23 Mo Anees Chimpa 2019-20 URL
24 Manvendra Yadav 2015-16 URL
Category No 9- Indian Language Reporter of the Year (Publishing)
NO ENTRY
Category No 10- Indian Language Reporter of the Year (Broadcasting)
1 Haritha K P 2015-16 URL
Category No 11- Ad Person of the Year
1 Saransh Jain 2013-14 URL
2 Mohit Pasricha 2013-14 URL
3 Shubhra Sharma 2016-17 PDF
4 Pooja Kalbalia 2017-18 PDF
Category No 12- PR Person of the Year
1 Jyoti Rai 2013-14 PDF
2 Nakul Ghai 2017-18 PDF
3 Abhishek Shukla 2018-19 PDF
4 Rahul Bali 2010-11 URL
5 Siddhi Sehgal 2017-18 PDF
6 Jyoti Sharma 2013-14 PDF
7 Namrata Natarajan  2017-18 PDF


Thanks & Regards,
Simrat Gulati
Coordinator, IIMCAA Awards 2021