| Applications for the SAF Madanjeet Singh group scholarship at ACJ should go through the secretary of the boardof your respective country and get the approval of the Chairperson, whereas for Indian, the selection will be made by ACJ on marit bases of written test and interview.
In an innovative move designed to promote regional cooperation, the South Asia Foundation (SAF) has instituted 8 full scholarships for young people (women and men) from the eight SAARC countries to study at the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ), Chennai.
The scholarships will cover the tuition, living and travel costs of the selected students for the duration of the ACJ's ten-month post-graduate diploma course in journalism.
Students from Afghanistan started benefiting from the scholarships in 2003, Bangladesh in 2002, Bhutan in 2002, India in 2002, Maldives in 2002, Nepal in 2002, Pakistan in 2004 and Sri Lanka in 2002.
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Eligibility
A Bachelor’s Degree is mandatory. Graduates in any discipline and students awaiting their degree examination results are eligible to apply for admission to the ACJ. Enrolled students should provide their degree certificate to the Registrar within the first week of commencement of classes. Students awaiting their examination results should provide their degree certificate latest by the end of February 2021
Entrance Examination
After a careful assessment of applications, shortlisted candidates will be required to take an online entrance examination at the centre they have opted for on Sunday, May 17, 2020 between 09.00 am and 02.00 pm.
The candidates will receive an email regarding their hall ticket between May 12 and May 15, 2020.
The examination will be offered in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Patna, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, and possibly other cities, depending on the number of applications received from a particular region.
The examination will be delivered online in real time and will be in two parts: (a) to test the applicant’s English language skills and (b) awareness of current affairs and general knowledge. Other procedures may be prescribed for candidates from abroad.
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Front Row Left to Right:- Dr. Syeda Hameed, Vice Chairperson SAF-India, Madame France Marquet, Trustee MSF & SAF, Prof Salima Hashmi, Chairperson, SAF-Pakistan
Second Row Left to Right:- Mr Navin B Chawla, Advisor, MSF, Mr N Ram, President MSF, Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, UNESCO Director & Representative to India, Mr Nishchal N Pandey, Chairperson SAF-Nepal, Mr Kamal Hossain, Chairperson SAF-Bangaldesh, Prof Veena Sikri, Vice Chairperson, SAF-India. During the Visit to UMCSAJ on 15 April, 2014
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Interview
Applicants shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the entrance examination will be invited to an interview at the college between May 30 and June 3, 2020.
The names of applicants shortlisted for the interview will be posted on our website by May 23, 2020. The applicants will also be intimated individually by email.
Admission results will be announced on June 4, 2020.
IMPORTANT DATES
Last date for receiving applications : April 20, 2020
Entrance Exam : May 17, 2020
Interview Dates : May 30, 2020 to June 3, 2020
Result Announced in Website : June 4, 2020
The classes for the CLASS OF 2021 will begin from Monday July 6, 2020.
Application Procedure
The application form may either be submitted ONLINE or DOWNLOAD and completed.
Last date for receiving applications is April 20, 2020.
Note
- Applicants are required to indicate, in their completed application, both the stream of specialisation and the integration course opted for i.e. Print, New Media and Broadcast.
- Application Forms will be processed only if they are complete in all respects and on receipt of the application fee.
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