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The Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication (SCMC) is India's premier media and communication college offering a truly comprehensive undergraduate experience. It is part of the Symbiosis International Deemed University, a renowned institution with a global reputation for excellence. The two New Education Policy compliant programmes offered by SCMC, BA(Mass Communication) and BBA(Media Management) are known for their rigour, professional and academic quality and benchmarking to best in class standards in the world.

There are many reasons to choose SCMC for your undergraduate studies in mass communication and media. Here are just a few:

• Digital Age Curriculum: SCMC's curriculum is designed to provide students with a well-rounded understanding of the media industry, combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills. The college offers a variety of Majors/Minors in Media Management (Brand Communication focus), Film Production, Digital Marketing and Advertising Management, Film Studies, Multimedia Journalism and Public Relations & Corporate Communications.
• Experienced Faculty: SCMC's faculty with over 200+ years of experience from the Corporate Sector, Industry and Academia are passionate about bring their real-world experience into the classroom, providing students with valuable insights and guidance. Several generations of students have benefited from their mentoring insights in their career growth as fully rounded professionals.
• Placement and Internships: SCMC has strong ties to the media industry, which provides students with internship and placement opportunities at leading companies. Students do Three Internships in their Four Year Degree which gives them a cumulative work experience of 5 months even before their begin their career.
• Student Experience: SCMC's campus is located in Pune, India, a dynamic and cosmopolitan city. The college offers a variety of extracurricular activities and events, which help students to develop their well-roundedness and make lifelong friends. The college draws students from across India and abroad making it a truly fantastic multi-cultural ecosystem that is nurturing and supportive.

The BA(MC) 4 Year programme at SCMC is different from other Mass Media programmes in that it focuses on new age Digital Media, Media Content Creation and Creative Production.

The Programme offers Majors and Minors like Film Production, Film Studies, Multimedia Journalism

Graduates of the BA programme at SCMC have gone on to successful careers in Media Organisations as Journalists, Media Entrepreneurs, Correspondents/Reports in Entertainment, Business; Digital and Data Journalists, Film Producers, Directors, Film Editing, Cinematography, OTT Content, TV Producers, News Agencies, Content Management, Influencer Production, Visualisers/Designers, News App Content Creators/Designers. News Analysts, Advertising Film Makers, Documentary and Non-Fiction Film Makers, Public Policy Analysts, Advocacy Consultants, Studio Managers, Film Studies Experts and Applied Researchers.

Those who opt to continue their post graduate education have joined prestigious Foreign and Indian universities like NYU, Columbia, New York Film School, SOAS, UK; IIM, Ahmedabad and Bangalore, TISS among others.

The BBA programme at SCMC is different from the regular BBAs in that it focuses more on Branding, Media, Communication, Marketing and Management aspects rather Finance or Operations. It provides the students the skills to manage and steer media industry which needs very different skillsets.

The Major is Media Management which has a Brand Communication Focus while the Minors are Digital Marketing & Advertising Management, Public Relations, Corporate Communication and Media Entrepreneurship.

Graduates of the BBA programme at SCMC have opportunities in Account Planning, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SEO Optimisation, Digital Platform Management, Film and TV Marketing, Media Planning, Programmatic Advertising, Media Entrepreneurs, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Event Management, Digital Promotion, Copywriting/Art Designers, Advertising Film Makers, Corporate Film Makers. Marketing and Strategy Management, Integrated Marketing Communications.

Those who opt to continue their post graduate education have joined prestigious Foreign and Indian universities like USC, Melbourne University, XLRI, NMIMS, JBMS, Columbia, New York University, IIM, Ahmedabad and Bangalore, among others.

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Contact Symbiosis Test Secretariat (STS), the department that conducts Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), at 18002701833 / +912039116226/7 / 7709328908 (WhatsApp) / info@set-test.org for the same.

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As the Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus (which houses SCMC) is not a residential campus it is not mandatory to stay in the hostel.

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