Since 1999 the radio industry in India has seen an overhaul with many competitors lining up and jostling spaces for achieving success.  Previously, they were known as ‘announcers’ but right now they are known as radio jockey who’s no lesser than a celebrity status. While there are various pros and cons of the career selection, it’s one of the coveted professions which youngsters prefer taking up nowadays. It’s basically a fusion of music and performing arts, it’s a condition of connecting people under the same platform and it has flexible working hours. Sometimes the working hours are odd and the radio jockey is expected to run a show from 4 am morning. But if you are comfortable operating equipment in a small room, you could be the most successful in this profession.

What are the various radio jockey training institutes in India?

Radio jockeying considered as the most ‘out of the box’ profession, let have a look at the various Institutes that offer courses for it and also the fees involved.

• Post graduate diploma in Radio and TV journalism offered by SGT University, Gurgaon which costs 90,000 INR
• Aziz Rizvi college of journalism and mass communication in Lucknow offers a three months crash course, diploma in radio jockey and news anchoring which costs 45,000 INR
• Apeejay Institute of Mass communication, Dwarka offers post graduate diploma in television and radio journalism
• Amity University, Noida offers post graduate diploma in radio broadcasting and radio management, 1-year duration costs 1.8 lakh INR
• Asian academy of film and television offers diploma in acting for film and television, a 1-year duration course
• WLC college, Mumbai offers advanced diploma in media production, a 3-year course that costs 10.5 lakh INR
• WLC college, Pune offers professional diploma in mass communication ( integrated), a 4-year course costs 13.6 lacs INR
• WLC college, Hyderabad offers professional diploma in mass communication( integrated), a 4-year course costs 13.6 lacs INR
• WLC college, Bangalore offers professional diploma mass communication ( integrated), a 4-year course costs 13.6 lacs INR
• WLC College Kolkata offers professional diploma in mass communication ( integrated), a  4-year course costs 13.6 lacs INR
• WLC College, Chennai offers professional diploma in media production, a 3-year course costs 10.5 lacs INR
• National Institute of Mass communication, Delhi offers 6-months course of diploma in news reading, anchoring, reporting and radio jockeying cost 40,000 INR
• EMDI Institute of media and communication, Indore offers a 3-month course in radio jockeying which costs 40,000INR
• Centre for research in Art and Film and Television, Delhi offers a 3-month course of diploma in radio jockeying which costs 25,000INR
• Himgiri Zee University offers diploma  in radio jockeying and production, a 1-year course that costs 45,000INR
• Livewires, Media Institute, Delhi offers diploma in radio jockey which is a 1-year course
• Pratap University, Jaipur offers diploma in radio jockey, a  year course that cost 41,500 INR
• MV media Institute, Lucknow offers diploma in media production and jockeying, a 6 -month course that costs 45,000INR
• Sadhna Academy for media studies offers diploma is script writing and radio jockey, a 1-year course which costs 75,000INR
• Live wires, the media institute, Vijay Nagar offers diploma in radio jockey, a 4-month course.
• Academy of broadcasting, Kolkata offers diploma in professional RJ and radio management, a 1-year course costs 30,000 INR.
• Kanhaiya Munshi Institute of Hindi studies and linguistics offers post graduate diploma in radio jockeying, a full-time 1-year course cost 35,000INR

Other Institutes that offer courses in radio jockeying and mass communication are:

• AJK Mass communication research centre, New Delhih
• Amity school of journalism and communication, Noida
• Asian academy of film and television, Noida
• Wighan and Leigh college, New Delhi
• University of Delhi
• Academy 18 networks, New Delhi
• EMPI Institute of communication & advertising, Mehrauli
• Kamla Nehru college, Delhi University
• YMCA centre for mass media, Delhi
• International Institute of Mass media, New Delhi
• Institute of Mass communication, Manipal

There are various other courses on radio jockeying in India. The information could be availed from any website or information centre. Radio jockeying is a specialized profession and aspirants who have the flair of interacting with people are the most successful in this regard. It’s a matter of immense responsibility as you become the face of the entertainment company. If you are diplomatic, enjoy the interaction and want to achieve milestones of achievement in a short span of time, and then radio jockeying is your most desired career of choice.

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