ITMI – India Today Media Institute
🏫 Establishment & Background
- Full Name: India Today Media Institute (ITMI)
- Established: 2005
- Founded by: The India Today Group, one of India’s leading media houses (publisher of India Today, Aaj Tak, Business Today, etc.)
- Location: Film City, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (Delhi-NCR region).
- Motto / Mission: To provide hands-on, industry-integrated education in journalism, media, and communication, blending theory with real newsroom experience.
- Type: Private / Media Institute (Professional and Skill-Based Education).
- Affiliation: Works under the India Today Group (not a government university); some degree programs are run in collaboration with partner universities like Galgotias University.
Eligibility Criteria
Here are some eligibility rules for various ITMI courses:
Course Type | Eligibility Details |
PG Diploma (Media / Mass Communication / Broadcast Journalism etc.) | Requires a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
Minimum marks in Graduation | For some PG Diploma courses, minimum of 45 % aggregate is required. |
Maximum Age Limit | For PG Diploma courses, max age often 30 years on date of admission. |
Final-year students | Final semester / final year graduation students may be eligible to apply (subject to clearance) for some courses. |
Short / Certificate Courses | Some are open from Class-12 / 10+2 level; for short-term skill-centre courses eligibility is minimum 12th pass. |
Fee Structure
Fees vary by course. Here are some sample figures:
Course | Duration | Approx Total Fee |
PGD in Media & Entertainment Management | 11 months | ~ ₹ 3.31 Lakh total fee |
PGD Visual Communication & Digital Info Graphics | 11 months | ~ ₹ 3.31 Lakh |
PG Diploma courses overall | ~ 11-month PG Diploma in various streams | ₹ 3.3–₹ 5.1 Lakh (depending on specialization) |
Certification Courses | 6-month certificate programmes | From ₹ 50,000 up to ₹ 1,00,000 in many cases |
Placement Statistics
Metric | Value |
Highest Package | ₹10 LPA |
Average Package | ₹2.50 LPA |
Placement Rate | ~ 80 % – 85 % |
Popular Recruiters | Zee News, ABP News, Time Now, Aaj Tak, News Nation, Amazon, etc. |
Number of Offers / Companies (2023-24) | ~110 students placed; ~135 offers; ~34 companies in a recent batch |