Yehi hai right choice, baby
So you’ve just passed out of 12th or awaiting your results and have plenty of options in front of you. Apart from the popular career choices in medical and engineering, professional courses are finally being recognized by parents as well as students. Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS), Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM), Bachelor in Banking and Insurance (BBI) and Bachelor in Finance and Accounts (BFA) are some of them.
What makes these niche courses a hit is that they break the popular myth of turning every individual into a doctor or an engineer. The courses expand the horizon for students and help them explore the world of banking, business and mass media.
While most of the students assume these courses to be an alternate for Bcom, but the fact remains these courses offer you much more than a usual course and prepare you for a path breaking career.
Thinking BMM?
It’s not rocket science; all you need to do is identify your interests or dislikes . For Instance: If you’re good at math and have an inclination towards accounts/finance, BBI or BFA would be a suitable option for you.
Since, we’re talking about BMM, here’s a checklist. We spill the beans on what it takes to be a BMMite.
Believe it or not, you know your a hardcore BMM student when..
1. You’re a PG in your own house.
2. You wake up 10 minutes before lecture. Look at the clock. And go back to sleep.
3. Running away from home (in the name of projects) doesn’t seem like a lie anymore!
Read the whole article here…
BMM, it is.
Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) is one of the few niche courses offered by University of Mumbai. It is a three year full time degree program which offers students a glance in the mass media industry. It was initiated in the year 2000-2001. Within three years, the course introduces students to 36 different subjects related to the media industry. A mix of theoretical concepts and implementation of them in placements and practical projects makes the course a hit among the youth.
In the third year, students need to specialize in either Advertising or Journalism. The choice made by individuals reflects his/her interests and preferences, which are highlighted during the first two years of the course.
The course is currently offered in more in more than 50 colleges in Mumbai. Click here to check out the various colleges that offer BMM.
Eligibility: Earlier BMM students were selected on the basis of entrance tests conducted by each college. But as of now the criteria remains the percentage scored in your HSC exam. That’s right, creativity is fortunately or unfortunately rated on how high your score is. However, you need to score a minimum of 50% in your board exam to be eligible for this course.
So if you intend to do BMM from one of the top colleges, you need to first compete with the nerd in your college along with hundreds of nerds in the city.
Since your reading ahead, we thought we’ll zero down the top 5 BMM colleges in Mumbai * for you:
1. Jai Hind College
2. KC College
3. Xavier’s College
4. RD National College
5. NM College
(* The list is a compiled on various criteria like College performance in terms of results, participation in festivals, popularity, faculty, etc..)
You can opt out of a particular college in the second/third year and get admission in any of the top colleges, considering you score amazingly well in the first year of BMM.
Hope this helps you clear all your confusion regarding BMM. If any doubts, suggestions or feedback, comment below and we would surely get back to you.
Cheers!
January 15th, 2010 at 10:21 PM
This is very helpful. I’m very happy 2 b a part of BMM.
January 16th, 2010 at 12:36 AM
Thanks Priyanka!
January 22nd, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Are laptops necessary in bmm
February 4th, 2010 at 12:04 PM
Hey Kalpesh,
Laptops arent a necessity. It depends on how you can manage with/without technology and still come with the best results.
So in case you feel you’re left out if you dont have one, please dont feel so. But if you feel, you can add value to your work/projects, do feel free to go ahead and buy a simple one.
Let us know if you need us to guide you choose a good laptop.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Nice to see that there’s none of the usual “creativity and out of the box thinking is essential” crap in the post!
February 16th, 2010 at 2:54 PM
can getting about 80% in FYBMM can get me in one of the top colleges listed here for SYBMM?
February 21st, 2010 at 12:04 AM
I just wanna need a guide from u to buy a good and smart choice of laptop for me in my course.
February 21st, 2010 at 1:51 PM
What is the budget you have and what basic features you need? From a BMM perspective, our take is, you will need medium-level graphics software, document processing softwares (like MS Office, OpenOffice, etc), Media players/hardware, and Internet connectivity – anything other than this you require? Let us know this and your budget!
February 21st, 2010 at 2:05 PM
@Ajinkya
Getting an 80% isnt that easy a job. However, if you’re confident, thats great!
Being very frank, there are 3 things that are part of the process to change your college
1. The college you want to shift to must be ready to take you
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2. Your marks/performance/host college policies/university policies decide whether they can take your in (most of the time its usually cool – these things are sorted out)
3. The host college where you want to go must have an empty seat (they cant create the 61st seat
4. Your current college must give you the TC/LC (for which it will need the NOC from the college you want to shift to)
5. Your new host college must give you the NOC (No-objection certificate)
Okay now, this sounds a pretty difficult thing. But it isnt
All you need to do is speak with host college in advance (they will ask for FY marksheet) and simultaneously be in constant touch with your college for the TC/LC. Current college can get a bit cranky sometimes, but you need to know how to get it done
Hope this helps!
BMMBoxer
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:48 PM
i got 79.5% in the SEM 1 cuz i was pretty determined already for shifting to a good college
just have to work a lil harder for getting good marks in SEM 2
Thanks and it really helped
February 24th, 2010 at 12:15 PM
@ajinkya
Cool then. All the best. Look forward to more posts from you. Hope you are a member of the Cafe http://www.BMMBox.com/cafe
February 27th, 2010 at 2:53 PM
I have got 75% in my boards.so according to you in which colleges will i get an admission and in which colleges should i fill the form
March 9th, 2010 at 1:02 PM
this knowledge about bmm is good but incomplete..you havent tell us about placements about this