OVERVIEW

The department teaches the honours as well as general syllabus of Journalism and Mass Communication as prescribed by the Calcutta University.

• Year of Establishment: Journalism General Course was established in the year 1998 and Honours course was established in the year 2003
• Courses Offered: Journalism Hons and General Courses are running under CBCS and under 1+1+1 2009 Regulation System.
• Faculty Strength: 05+01
• Student Intake: Total : (Intake Capacity of Hons: General:-26, SC:-11, ST:-03, OBCA:-05, OBCB:-03)
• Admitted: Total 86(Hons) + 26(General)
• No. of Books Authored:
• No. of Publications in peer-reviewed journals:- Listed Below

List Of Faculty in Journalism & Mass Comm. Department

TEACHING LEARNING

The classroom of the department is highly academy oriented and the techniques used by the faculties are highly student centric. The medium of instruction is English. However, mother languages of the students are also most often applied to clarify the concept.

• Lectures: Lectures delivered with relevant notes and ppt
• Tutorials : Tutorials are taken and students are asked to submit project after completion of each semester
• Practicals :Practical classes are taken as per syllabus (Report writing, Broad Sheet and Tabloid Page planning, Display Advertisements,Documentary Production (Scriptwriting,Video Shooting and editing),Television Anchoring,Online News Page Designing,Journal Making)
• Audio-visual presentations :Yes
• Group discussions : Yes
• Question banks: Yes, are restored
• Supplementary reading lists: Yes
• Web links to various educational sites: Yes

CAPACITY BUILDING

2016-17 to 2018-19 (workshops, seminars, talks, departmental journal, student seminar presentation).

Departmental Activities 2024-25

Celebration of the Birth Anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized a Students’ Seminar on “Contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in the Field of Indian Journalism” to celebrate the Birth Anniversary of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on 26.09.2024 at 1 pm in the Journalism lab. The students of Journalism Department presented their paper on the topic in a very attractive manner emphasizing the contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in the field of Indian Journalism and the relevance of this great personality in the present scenario.

Film Show to Celebrate Communal Harmony Week

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized a Film Show to celebrate Communal Harmony Week on 23.11.2024 at 12 noon in the College auditorium. Two short films related to communal harmony were screened. Students from different departments were present in that show. They enjoyed the show and also gave their thoughtful opinions about the films.

Field Study Trip

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication arranged a local Field Study Trip to State Handicraft Fair, New Town, Kolkata for the students of Semester III ( Major ) students on 20.12.2024. The trip was a part of their Experiential Learning.13 students along with the faculties of the Department attended the trip. It was a great exposure and exciting experience on the part of both the students and teachers. The students collected the primary data regarding various forms of Folk art and their relevance and future in the era of digitization by conducting field surveys. This trip was a gateway for the students to gain experience for their research work both in academic and professional field.

Workshop on Video Editing

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and Cine and Photography Club organized a workshop on “Video Editing” on 26.03.2025 at 1 pm in Journalism lab. Mr Balaram Mistry, Faculty of Netaji Nagar College conducted this workshop in a very attractive and interactive way. Students from various departments and the Journalism Department faculty members were present in that workshop. The students enjoyed the workshop and got first-hand video editing experience.

Celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and Institution’s Innovation Council celebrated World Creativity and Innovation Daythrough an exhibition on “Creative Initiatives with Waste products” on 21.04.2025 at 1 pm in the College Auditorium. Our Principal Dr. Aparna De and IQAC Coordinator Dr. Rehana Khatoon gave their thought-provoking speeches regarding the importance of World Creativity and Innovation Day to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in achieving sustainable development goals. In this exhibition, the students of various departments presented their creative ideas and innovative skills by making different types of products with waste materials.

Inter –College Competition of Reel Making on Bengali New Year

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and Cine and Photography Club organized an Inter –College Competition of Reel Making on Bengali New Year on 29.04.2025 at 1 pm in room no 301. 5 students from various colleges participated in that competition by making reels and submitting through Google form link. Dr. Sakti RoyChowdhury and Dr Rehena Khatoon were judges. 23 students were present in that programme.

Departmental Activities 2023-24

International Seminar on Online Media and Music of Indian Cinema

A one-day International Seminar was organized by Muralidhar Girls’ College in collaboration with South Calcutta Girls’ College on 25th July, 2023 at the auditorium of Muralidhar Girls’ College. The speakers were Shilpa Dasgupta, Manager of Education Technology, American University at Washington DC and Avishek Dutta, Professor of Audio Technology, American University at Washington DC. Ms. Shilpa Dasgupta delivered lecture on ‘Online Media and Deliberate Self-Harm and Avishek Dutta delivered lecture on ‘Music of Indian Cinema’. Students of Muralidhar Girls’ College, South Calcutta Girls’ College and Khudiram Bose Central College attended the programme. The programme enlightened the students about the harmful effects of online media and various aspects of the music of Indian Cinema.

One Day State Level Workshop

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized “One Day State Level Workshop on Curriculum & Credit Framework under National Education Policy; Under Graduate Courses in Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Calcutta “ in collaboration with U.G. B.O.S in Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Calcutta, Muralidhar Girls’ College and T.H.K Jain College on 03/08/2023. The resource persons were all the members of U.G. B.O.S in Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Calcutta. Total number of participants was 84.

Report of International Seminar

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized a Lecture on” Career Counselling in the age of AI” on 4/12/2024. The resource person was Dr. Uma Shankar Pandey, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, Surendranath College for Women. In his lecture the resource person informed the students about different job opportunities in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Total number of participants was 115.

Report of Inter-College Debate Competition

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication organized an IQAC promoted Inter- College Debate Competition on 29.11.2023. The topic of the debate was “Social Media is Destroying Creativity.” 89 students from different colleges participated in that event. The event enlightened the students present scenario regarding how the usage of social media is destroying creativity among the youth.

Departmental Activities 2016-17

• A Special Lecture on Story Telling in a Multimedia World by Leo Foucault, Faculty member of IIJM on 14 Feb.
• One Special edition of departmental lab journal Sensation on NAAC

Departmental Activities 2017-18

• Two editions of departmental lab journal Sensation were published in 2017 -18
• A seminar on t3-The Life Enhancement Programme in collaboration with The Telegraph was organised on 3rd November, 2017
• One wall magazine was published
• A debate on Biasness of News was organised on 14th September, 2017.

Departmental Activities 2018-19

• Four editions of departmental lab journal Sensation were published in 2018 -19
• A seminar on Credibility of social media in collaboration with Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore was organised on 24th August 2018. The speaker was Prof. Surekha Deepak. A seminar was organised on Importance of Corporate Communication on March 2019.
• A seminar on Importance of Branding in Corporate Communication organised by Department of Journalism & Mass Communication of South Calcutta Girls College on 19 March 2019. The speaker was Mr. Santanu Saraswati Aditional General Manager, Corporate Communication, WBSETCL.
• PowerPoint presentation by third year students and a documentaries show on KOLKATA

STUDENT PROGRESSON from 2016-17 to 2018-19 (result graph and two three lines on overall results)

Departmental Activities 2019-20

• Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication of South Calcutta Girls College in collaboration with Cine and Photography club has arranged a one-day seminar on 20th September, 2019. The eminent speaker of the seminar was Dr. Pallav Mukhopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication and also coordinator of Film Studies (WBSU). The topic of the seminar was A Comparative study between Italian Neo-Realism and French New Wave. Both the departmental student as well as the Cine and Photography club members has taken active part in this session.
• In this Pandemic situation Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication of South Calcutta Girls College has taken a big initiative to launch its WEB PORTAL BLANK CANVAS- A Platform for Expression on 30th June, 2020. This web journal/portal is mainly going to showcase the creativity level of the students. Here the students can share there write-ups, artwork, feature articles, short stories, poetry, photography etc. Through all these activities they all can make the Blank Canvas more colorful and vibrant.

Departmental Activities 2020-2021

NATIONAL WEBINAR:

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication and Department of Philosophy of South Calcutta Girls College has organized a National Webinar on 7th August 2020. The topic of the webinar was ETHICS IN BUSINESS & PUBLIC RELATION: IN MODERN PARADOX.
In the National Webinar lecture delivered by-

• MR.SURESH GAUR (founder &CEO of PR 4 YOU and Public Relations online)
• DR.KANTI LAL DAS (Professor of Philosophy, North Bengal University).

Due to the pandemic scenario the entire session was conducted through Google meet. Total number of people attended the webinar was approximately 125.

ONLINE DEBATE COMPETITION:

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication have organized an intra-departmental debate competition on 10th September 20. The topic of the debate was Is Online education can be the substitute of Traditional method of teaching-learning process. Mainly the students of 3rd semester and 5th semester had taken part in the debate competition.Number of participants was 10 from both the semesters. Due the pandemic scenario the entire session was conducted through Google meet. Total number of students attended the competition was approximately 51.

ONLINE PORTAL:

In this Pandemic situation Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of South Calcutta Girls College has taken a big initiative to launch its WEB PORTAL- BLANK CANVAS- A Platform for Expression on 30th June, 2020. However, we have started our journey last June20 with our students and still we are continuing it in order to keep them involved as well as active. This web journal/portal is mainly going to showcase the creativity level of the students. Here the students can share there write-ups, artwork, feature articles, short stories, poetry, photography etc. Through all these activities they all can make the Blank Canvas more colorful and vibrant. Moreover, they all can nurture their creativity level as well.

Details of the Performance in the University Examinations 2016-17
(Honours):

Result (CU) (General)16-17

Result (CU) (Honours) 2017-18

Result (CU) (General) 2017-18

Result (CU) (Honours) 2018-19

Result (CU) (General) 2017-18

OUTCOME

In the age of information students can get a job in media house, Advertising Agency, Public Relations Firm, Corporate house, Educational Institutions.

COURSE OFFERED

UG Hons & General

RESEARCH

(Major/Minor Research project by faculty members, primary data collection by students if any): Each year near about 20 students collect data on different social issues under my guidance for their dissertation paper.

Activities

A special lecture on The Credibility of Local Media was organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in collaboration with Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore, on 24th August, 2018. Prof. Surekha Deepak, Head, Department of Broadcast Journalism of I.I. J.N.M was the speaker.

Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of South Calcutta Girls’ College has organized an Inter-College Poster Competition on 24th December, 2021 on the topic/theme: ‘INTERNATIONAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY’. Students of semester I, III & V participated in the poster competition.

Online Faculty Exchange Programme for Advanced Learner

The Department of Journalism & Mass Communication organised an online Faculty Exchange Programme for Advanced Learner with Muralidhar Girls' College and Vijaygarh Jyotish Ray College on 23rd December, 2021. The main objective of this programme was to guide the advanced learners of 3rd and 5th Semesters of Journalism (Honours) students about how to score better in the upcoming examination. The respected principals of the three colleges, Dr. Aparna De, Dr. Kinjalkini Biswas and Dr. Rajyasri Neogi inaugurated the programme. The Head of the Department of the three colleges, ,Dr. Indrani Raha, Dr. Arnab Kumar Banerjee and Dr. Tanuja Basu Roy delivered their lectures on different modules of the syllabus and suggested different technique of audio script-writing.. Almost 360 students registered themselves for this programme.

Awareness Programme on Course Outcome

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication has organised a Student Awareness Programme on “Course and Programme Outcome” on 30th April 2022 to analyse each paper of the subject and inform the students about its prospects

Last Modified : Thu 10th July 2025 at 02:47:45 PM