
IIMC Kottayam Reviews & Ratings 2026 – Authentic Student Feedback
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Vishal Sharma
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 8 Dec, 2025
Admission: The teachers are pretty good. Some of them are visiting faculty, so classes can be hit or miss. It's important to put in effort on your own. The curriculum is useful, but you really need to take charge of your own learning. Be proactive and make the most of the resources available to improve your skills.
Placement: Most students found jobs on campus until 2019. But in 2020, because of corona, placements are happening online. Once things get better, offline placements will happen. We haven't heard good news about placements yet, so it's hard to say how they're going.
Campus: The campus here has everything you need, from classrooms to labs. The infrastructure is pretty good. The canteen serves good quality food at a reasonable price. And there are beautiful gardens and everything is clean. Plus, you can enjoy nature around campus, and the staff are really helpful.
Parth Nair
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 4 Nov, 2025
Admission: The course is intense, but the material is interesting. It's tough to finish in just nine months. Most professors are friendly and some are really helpful. If you put in the effort, the exams are manageable. A few professors go above and beyond to support you when needed.
Placement: Finding placements can be tough, especially during Covid. There weren't many good companies hiring when I was looking. It's important to keep your options open and work on your CV. They don't allow internships during the course, so it's a good idea to do them before starting.
Campus: The Delhi campus is really nice. It's close to JNU and has lots of greenery, which makes it a great place to study. The library is good too. They have a great collection of books, including some rare ones that are hard to find anywhere else. The building is well-designed and detailed. Love studying here!
Komal Rao
PG Diploma in Digital Media
Reviewed On 3 Oct, 2025
Admission: The teachers at IIMC really know their stuff and they're super helpful. The courses are practical and get you ready for jobs in media and communication. The exams were tough but most people passed, about 95% of us.
Placement: At IIMC, most of us got jobs after graduating. Everyone also got internships, like working at Times of India as reporters.
Campus: Studying at IIMC, our classes were in nice, new rooms, but no Wi-Fi. The library was tiny with only a few computers. The hostels were tidy and had what we needed. The food in the mess and canteen was okay. Sadly, no medical help or sports like basketball or cricket. No gym either.
Prerna Jadhav
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 3 Oct, 2025
Admission: I really like IIMC because they give us lots of opportunities to learn. The schedules aren't boring at all. They bring in experts from the industry to teach us. The teachers here are all experienced and well-known in the Indian media scene.
Placement: IIMC is a top-notch journalism school. Placements were pretty good for my seniors. Starting salaries in journalism aren't high, so most students got around 3 to 4 LPA. The highest package was around 11 to 12 LPA for advertising and PR. Big media companies like Times Now, Hindu, India Today come to hire students. They offer roles in print media and reporting. We all have to do internships at media companies as part of the course. The college's placement cell is super active and helps us land jobs.
Campus: I really like the infrastructure at IIMC. The college has free Wi-Fi for students, and we have some awesome media labs for journalism practice. The library is huge with top-notch media books, giving us access to info from all over the world. They take mental health seriously here there's a psychiatrist every Wednesday to help students out. The hostel and mess are great, making it feel like a second home. The single rooms with balconies and green surroundings are lovely. The boys' hostel could use more space though. Overall, it's a fantastic place to be.
Anita Singh
Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations
Reviewed On 30 Sept, 2025
Admission: The teachers here are super helpful and really care about helping us succeed. They're all experts in their fields. The semester exams are pretty tough, but if you study hard, you can pass with no problem. Most students pass with over a 70% success rate. Overall, the teachers and professionals here really know their stuff and guide us well.
Placement: I really like Indian Institute of Mass Communication. Most of us in our batch get good jobs at cool companies. Companies like Chaloner, 24 Seven Talent, Market Pro come for placements. The highest salary is around 25 LPA and the lowest is 5 LPA. On average, we get around 10 LPA. The college helps us a lot in starting our careers. They suggest roles like editor, writer, and others.
Campus: The college keeps everything in good shape with regular maintenance. Our department area has a garden, library, classrooms, dean's offices, admissions, and admin offices. They also offer medical help, Wi-Fi, and laundry services. It's all well taken care of.
Seema Singh
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 25 Aug, 2025
Admission: The teachers here are experts in their field. One of them even started Thelka magazine! We have a journalist with 15 years of experience who has done all types of reporting. Plus, we get to learn from visiting faculty who show us what it's really like to be out in the field reporting. It's cool to learn from people who have been there and done that.
Placement: Almost all students get a job after graduating. Since it's a media college, most jobs are in media companies and publications. The starting salary is around 3 lakhs. The cool thing is that big media companies like Business Standard, Economic Times, Aaj Tak, India Today, and The Hindu come for placements. If you're in the AD-PR course, the average salary is even higher because marketing agencies like AdFactor, Edelman, and HCL hire from here. It's super important to do well in college because getting a job in media, like being a journalist or editor, is tough.
Campus: I love it here at IIMC. The college is well-equipped with the latest cameras, video cameras, and editing software. Every classroom has Wi-Fi, AC, slide presentation monitors, and mics. Plus, we have a huge auditorium that can fit 1000 people. The library is awesome too, with all the notes, magazines, and archives you need. It's a great place to study and work on projects.
Aishwarya Singh
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 25 Jul, 2025
Admission: The teachers and classmates at this college were awesome. They really put in a lot of effort and it showed. I just wish we could learn more stuff, like current events. It would be cool if we could do more hands-on learning alongside the theory. But overall, it's a great school.
Placement: The recruitment for our batch in 2018 didn't go as we hoped. Some big media companies we wanted to work for didn't show up for hiring. But, most of us still found jobs in good media companies. I'd say around 60% of us got placed during the process. The starting salary was around Rs 15,000 per month.
Campus: The college provided us with a library, Wi-Fi, classrooms, and common hall, which was really great. The mess could use some improvement though, as there have been complaints. Hopefully, they'll make some changes for the new students. We had a lot of fun playing cricket and badminton on campus. It was a blast!
Sunita Nair
Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Media
Reviewed On 19 Jul, 2025
Admission: The exams were okay. The teachers were nice and helpful. They also brought in guest speakers online and offline to teach us using different digital tools. It really helped us learn the skills we need for our future jobs.
Placement: The college has a lot of good companies coming for hiring like Accenture, NDTV, Prasar Bharati, and Inshorts. They offer jobs like Sub-editors, Copy Writers, and more. The highest pay was around 7 LPA, and the lowest was around 2.5 to 3 LPA. It's a pretty good deal.
Campus: The campus has Wi-Fi, which is cool. There's a small canteen for snacks, lunch, and dinner. The library has lots of books, and classrooms have digital whiteboards. In the digital media lab, you can learn different programs on computers.
Sumit Rao
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English)
Reviewed On 11 Jul, 2025
Admission: The awesome curriculum really helps us land great jobs after graduation. They also organize seminars to connect us with industry people. The passing rate is super high at 95%. The teachers are really good at teaching and they know their stuff.
Placement: I took a course where 75% of students landed jobs. The top companies hiring were magazines, newspapers, PR agencies, and government departments. About half of us got internships, and the best salary offer was 7 lakhs per year.
Campus: The hostel has different blocks with lots of facilities to use. If you go for premium, you get great amenities for kids and good service. The food tastes pretty good too. The department has nice AC and Wi-Fi connections.
Vivek kumar
Post Graduate Diploma in Hindi Journalism
Reviewed On 11 Jul, 2025
Admission: IIMC has five different diploma programs for post-graduation. They have diplomas in Hindi journalism, English journalism, advertisement and public relations, radio and television journalism, and Urdu journalism.
Placement: The college has a 100% placement rate, which is awesome. Last year, over 60 companies came for campus interviews. Almost everyone got a job. The average salary was 6 LPA. In 2018-19, about 55 companies visited for placements.
Campus: The college has the biggest media library in Asia compared to other media schools. They have cool stuff like a printing press, a TV production room, a community radio, and a canteen. Plus, they have separate hostels for guys and girls studying journalism.
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