Time for Entrance Examinations at SJC Bangalore - 2015-16

26 March. Admissions for all the Under Graduate (UG) and Masters or Post Graduate (PG) programmes have begun. All admissions are done online.

You may go to the College website and read the application form very carefully and see what criteria do you need (especially for PG programmes, you need a minimum of 50% marks in your UG studies).

This year, the first entrance test for Mass Communication (degree is called M.A., no more M.S., since that is all-India nomenclature to be had under the UGC guidelines) will be held on 12th or 14th April.

[By the way, UGC mean, University Grants Commission, the highest autonomous body monitoring higher education in India!]

What to study? How to prepare? What to prepare? What questions will be asked? These are some of the common question you will have.

Simple: the 'portion' will consist mostly of - your reading habit and passion!
i) current affairs - what have you learnt about the world around you from media - print, TV, Radio, web, etc? Political, social, cultural, media, economic affairs, etc? If you read newspapers and visit news websites and watch TV channels, you would know!

ii) Something about the media houses/agencies themselves - newspapers, editors, anchors, publishers, owners, etc.

iii) Emerging trends in media - any buying and selling, any special ads and campaigns, social media issues, etc
iv) Do you have writing and language skills? If you have them, you are welcome.

Please remember, the MA Programme is going to be really interesting one; but very challenging too! It hectic, demanding, very useful - intended to shape you into a professional, teaching you how to handle maximum pressure, how to manage your time amid many things - at the same time!

If you think you are coming only for a degree, this programme is not for you! Better look for some other university or college.
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BVC - BA in Visual Communication or Visual Arts:
The 3-year UG programme BVC or VisComm or Visual Communication has been renamed B.A. (Visual Communication or Visual Arts). That is what the UGC has suggested all the colleges/ universities in India to do)
Your first entrance exam will be on 12 April - followed by interviews.
You will be tested on your knowledge of visual media and various visual arts - films, graphics, photographs, cartoons, etc. There could be a (slightly) little writing too!

World Media Ethics Day
The Dept of Communication (Post Graduate Mass Communication and three Under Graduate programmes Visual Communication, Visual Media & Film Making and Digital Media & Animation) joined rest of the media community world over in keeping the World Media Ethics day on 19/9/2014.

We had nearly 200 students attending this International workshop which was conducted in association with Centre for International Media Ethics (CIME), London, UK and Dept of Communication, St Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore.
Mr M. D. Sharath, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cyber Crime Division and Mr Naa Viajayashankar, author and social media expert were our resource persons.

You could read a report with pictures at http://richardrego.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/scaena-social-media-data-security-and-copyright-with-cime/

And a short video done by Sreerag of Visual Media and Film Making at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv8DUpGc-MQ&feature=youtu.be

Croatian Dancer Trains B.Voc Students

Maja Drobac, a Croatian dancer, with her saha-shishye Chitra Arvind, enthralled the B.Voc. students with their workshop.
Maja is a Croatian lady, an expert in contemporary dance, has also learned Bharata Natyam in Bangalroe for eight years with Ms Lalita Srinivasan.
The three-hour workshop, which included demonstrations on aesthetics of dance and body movement, also ensure that the students get enough practice to be "physical", and practical tips on how to use body and movements in film and animation.
Maja, an avid admirer of Jan Fabre, spoke with absolute mastery over Indian classical, Western ballet, and contemporary dances, and very specially comparing and contrasting Indian with Western practices in depicting body, eros, and spirit in arts. She is also a trained film director.

As part of the workshop, Chitra Arvind also demonstrated three capsules of Bharata Natyam.
St Joseph's College has launched two Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) courses at Under Graduate level: Visual Media and Film Making and Digital Media and Animation.

International Personalities at B.Voc Workshops at St Joseph's College Bangalore
13 July. Mr Siddharth Sinha, internationally known and awarded film writer and award winning film-maker, from Bollywood, is at St Joseph's College Bangalroe to conduct a workshop for the B.Voc (Visual Media & Film Making) students, whereas Dr M.S. Murthy, internationally acclaimed artists, with a number of solo exhibitions and awards, will be with us from Monday (14 July 2014) to conduct a workshop for B.Voc (Digital Media and Animation)  on Visual Arts and Drawing!
With great names come great responsibilities! The workshops will ensure the students stick to their learning day and night!

B.Voc. to do Workshop with Bollywood Filmmaker & Scriptwriter
08 July. Siddharth Sinha, award winning filmmaker and scriptwriter, will conduct a workshop for B.Voc. (Bachelor of Vocation) students in the next week. The first part of the full-day workshop lasting a week will take place at St Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore.

This year, St Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore, has started two regular and full-time B.Voc. programmes in Visual Media and Film Making and Digital Media and Animation.

B.Voc. programmes to be launched on Monday 30 June 2014

                         B.Voc. programmes to be launched on Monday 30 June 2014

29 June. Here comes the final update about starting our two ambitious under graduate programmes - B.Voc. or Bachelor of Vocation.

B.Voc. (Visual Media and Filmmaking) and B.Voc. (Digital Media and Animation) - VMF and DMA- will be launched on Monday at 9.30 a.m. at Loyola Hall (in the newly constructed Auditorium building; the two halls -Arrupe and Loyola- are on ground floor of the old/main block, whereas the Auditorium in on the second floor).

All the students are requested to be in attendance for the Inauguration to be followed by Orientation.
While the Rector Fr Brian Pereira SJ, Principal Fr Dr Praveen Martis SJ, Director of PG Studies and Research Centre and HOD, Communications (Mass Comm, Visual Communication and B.Voc.) Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ will present from the Management and College side, Mr Abhaya Simha (distinguished filmmaker and alumnus, St Aloysius College) will be the key-note speaker at the orientation.

Fr Pradeep Anthony with Communications faculty and Vice Principals will be present, too.

B.Voc. Admissions: Personal Interviews

19 June. Bachelor of Vocation (Visual Media and Filmmaking) and B.Voc (Digital Media and Animation) aspirants will have their personal interviews conducted on Monday 23 June 2014.
Since most of our aspirants have already sat a written test for BVC, there won't be any written entrance test this time. In stead, we will have personal interviews on Monday, beginning 9.30 a.m.
But you need to get your complete portfolio, if you have.
 
Venue: PG Director's Office
(across road, behind the UG/Principal's block)

Film Making and Animation Courses
11 June. Many have been asking me about our two new B.Voc. programmes - 1) Visual Media and Filmmaking, and 2) Digital Media and Animation.

They are happening. We have received official approval from the UGC.
Admissions will begin next week. We will update details in a couple of days.

Admission Procedure:
You have to make a new online application. It is only online! If you have any difficulties, please come to the College with the necessary documents, and we will help you in filling up applications.  [You need documents like marks cards, soft copy pp-size photographs (with a hard copy, preferably), a DD for Rs. 300/- addressed to Principal, St Joseph's College Bangalore, towards for application and all your personal details.]

You will have to submit a new application, even if you had applied for any other course earlier.
There will be an entrance test mid-next week (date is to be announced); it could be Thursday. Most Probably, if everything goes on well!
The test will be followed by an personal interview.

Please remember, these are Under Graduate/ Bachelor's courses like BVC (Visual Communication). The difference  is the two new programmes are much focused, and are industry-oriented. You can leave the course at the end of any year, with a Diploma (after completing one year) or Advanced Diploma (after completing two years) or Bachelor's degree (after completing three full years successfully).

Course details:
These courses aim to help you become confident and proficient in one of the core components of the programme, like Photography, Cinematography & Editing, and Documentary/Music Videos, etc (B.Voc.- Visual Media & Filmmaking) or Graphic Design, 2-D Animation, or 3-D Modelling and Animation (B.Voc.- Digital Media & Animation)

Classes are expected to begin on 30 June 2014.


For any clarification, you may contact the Head of the Department of Communication, Rev Dr Richard Rego SJ or the College office.

If the HOD does not take the call, it could be he is in the class! Have patience.

New Courses: B.Voc. Interviews to be Held Soon
10 June. For those waiting for news about our new programmes, admissions for B.Voc. (Visual Media & Filmmaking) and B.Voc. (Digital Media & Animation) will commence in the next 5-6 days.
We will keep you updated both on this blog and on our College website.

College Opens on 09 June

03 June. For the new-comers, the College will open on Monday 09 June 2014. All those who have secured (UG & PG) admission to the College will assemble in the College Auditorium at 8.45 a.m., for a common programme.
After the common programme, each Department will have take over it students.

Soon after this common programme, the Mass Communication (PG) and Visual Communication (BVC - UG) students will proceed to the Xavier Hall, PG Block (kindly visit this space for any last minute changes) for a full-day orientation. Hence, kindly make arrangements for your lunch.

College Opening on 03 & 09 June
The College has already opened for the academic year 2014-15. On 28-30th May, the Junior staff of the College attended a three-day orientation.

On 02 June, all the staff of the College had an orientation conducted by Dr Divya Paul and Fr Pradeep Sequeira SJ - on Listening!

And on 03 June (Tuesday), the "senior" students re-commence their academic journey at St Joseph's College. All the students will be present, since this is a very important day for the office purpose, besides for the students.

And on 09 June, all the freshers (UG & PG) begin their Josephite Academic Journey at 8.45 in the morning in the College Auditorium. 
After the common orientation, the UG students and PG students will have separate programmes conducted for them.

As for M.S. Communication students, please remember, you will have an all-day programme. Please come prepared for that. You would love it; sure, won't be happy missing it!

New Under Graduate Programmes - an Update
Sometime ago - we had mooted the possibility of a new and ambitious Under Graduate Course, along the lines of BVC or Visual Communication.

Now we learn that we will have a clear picture regarding its launch on 5th June.
For you information, we have two proposals awaiting the UGC nod:
1. Visual Media and Filmmaking
2. Digital Media and Animation

These two are separate 3-year UG  programmes, with multiple entry and exit points for students, who can officially discontinue the programme after the first or second or the third year, and obtain a Diploma, Advanced Diploma or a Bachelor's at the end of each year.
We will keep you updated.

Entrance Test for Mass Comm, VisComm and other UG Courses

St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bangalore will conduct its last set of entrance exams for MS Communication, Visual Communication (VisComm or BVC) and other under graduate programmes on 18 May 2014.
Please ensure you come prepared in your stream.
For MS Comm, you need to show that you are familiar with the world around - read newspapers, watch TV News Channels, visit news websites, etc. And then you may have to demonstrate your aptitude for the course with a few short essays.
Similarly for Bachelors in Visual Communication (BVC or VisComm) - you need to show that you are creative to pursue these studies. Also are expected some familiarity with various media including news media. Get your creative files with you.

Other disciplines will demand that you know about those respective fields a bit - if not much. Definitely, we look for good learning attitude.

The entrance tests will shortlist candidates for interviews. 
For MS Comm and VisComm (BVC), the candidates will have to keep 2-3 extra days, for personal interviews. The selected candidates-list will be announced on 18th (Sunday) evening - both on this blog and the college website.
Most probably, the successful BVC candidates will have their interviews on Monday (19th) followed by MS Comm students on 20th, and some local students will be interviewed on Wednesday.
For any question/clarification, please contact Fr Richie on +91-9448-5464-25 or  

Entrance Tests for Post Graduate Courses

20 Apr. Entrance tests for many of our post graduate programmes at St Joseph's College (Autonomous), Bangalore would be held on 27th April, in the morning.

All those who have filled in their applications online and printed and posted them with a DD to the College have been intimated about this through e-mail.

In case, you have not received an invitation for the test, you could still come, but with the printed copy of your online application and the DD.

PG Programmes like MS Mass Communication, MSW, Chemistry, and Microbiology have entrance tests followed by personal interviews (Note: some like Botany, English, Political Science, Economics, Computers may have only interviews! These are most likely to be on Monday, 28/04/2014)

For Mass Comm, your test will be in the morning at 9.00 O'Clock. The results of the written test would be posted on the College website and on this blog that night; and those selected, will be invited for personal interviews on the following day (28/4/2014).

What to study? How to prepare?
Well, we expect you to be journalists or professional communicators. But we expect that you be aware of the world around you, about which you come to know from newspapers, television news channels, radio or news websites. And, of course, an openness and readiness to work hard to build your future.

Those Under Graduate programmes which have written entrance tests, will have them on 18/05/2014, followed by personal interviews the next day. There are a few other UG courses, which have only interviews. And these will be held from next week till the first week of May, according to their schedules. Hopefully, most of you have received your invite! If not, please get back to the College.