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University Of Mumbai

PROGRAMME OF THE BACHELOR OF MASS MEDIA (B.M.M.) SEM 6 (OLD) EXAMINATION

Candidates of the above examination are requested to be in attendance at the place of examination, fifteen minutes before the time appointed for the setting of the first paper and ten minutes before the time fixed for setting of each subsequent paper.

They are forbidden to take any book or paper inside the Examination Hall.

Seat numbers and places of examination will be announced on the college notice boards four days prior to the date of commencement of the examination.

Smoking is striclty prohibited in the examination hall.

The written Examination will be conducted in the following order:

Being the first one of the many BMM festivals to come, Polaris makes sure it has to kick-start the quintessential BMM spirit onto freshers and seniors alike. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Polaris decided to delve into faux-nostalgia by choosing the theme ‘Vintage’. The theme was appropriately brought to life with the inclusion of vintage cars like Bentley and Chrysler within campus. Also, the fact that trophies were real vintage vinyl records totally helped their cause. Not to mention, old-school telephone booths, model airplanes and the college’s own vintage look that accentuated the theme several folds.

Day one’s events kicked off with the film event – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. And no, students didn’t have to make westerns. But they had to incorporate three qualities in their characters (say, naive, delirious, optimistic). SIES, Nerul, being the auteurs among us, took the cake in this event. The Tug of War event had a lot of female takers and Jai Hind won this event by the landslide. Quite literally so. The final highlights of the day were ‘Showtime’, a dance-drama-Q&A mishmash and of course, ‘The Amazing Race’, an exhaustive treasure hunt held throughout South Bombay.

Day two saw a more relaxed atmosphere. The events seemed to resonate that as well. The sports events (Football and Dodgeball) were huge huge crowd gatherers. This was followed by ‘Sugar Coated Times’, the tongue-in-cheek journalism event and ‘All the World’s A Stage’, the drama event. The Mockumentary event was hands-down the crowd favourite featuring interesting takes on everything from History to Steve Jobs to Cake. This event was won by Jai Hind. The band event called thew ‘The Banned Event’ took an ironic turn when the event was cancelled, much to the dismay of the headbangers.

Day three started on a musical note with the band event strumming classics from Beatles to Bob Dylan to Aerosmith. The promotional event for the movie ‘Tere Bin Laden’ drew a lot of takers with Fake Bin Laden doing rounds of the Wilson College campus. Junkapella – the signature Wilson whimsical band event and crowd favourite, left a trailblazer of mass frolic. The film event of the day was ‘Lights, Camera, Stop’ involving movies made solely by stop-motion animation. The dance event saw some decent non-mainstream performances.

Following close on the heels of the FIFA World Cup, Polaris fared awesomely on the excitement quotient. The major events saw contingents chanting their code names, blowing their Vuvuzelas (no, this actually happened) and flashing neon signs among other hullabulloos. The fest started it all ended with the first three spots taken up by K.C, Jai Hind and Xaviers, respectively. And as mockumentary legend, Borat Sagdiyev would put it, the fest was a “Grrreat Success!”

We have put down some festivals under the college list but we are sure you’ll want to have your festival/event listed on this page! Or probably, if you wish to market and popularize your festival via BMMBox, email us at connect@bmmbox.com

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1. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College,
   Sector 15,
   Turbhe,
   Mumbai
   Phone: 022 – 27661210
2. D.E. Society’s Kirti M. Doongursee College of Ars, Science and Commerce, Kashinath Dhuru Road,
   Off. Veer Savarkar Marg,
   Dadar (West),
   Mumbai – 400 028
   phone: 022 – 24302372
3. Dhyan Sadhana College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
   Service Road,
   Thane -. 400604
4. Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
   King’s Circle,
   Matunga,
   Mumbai – 400 019
   Phone: 022 – 24096234
   
   
5. I.C.L.’s Motilal Jhunjhunwala Arts, Science and Commerce College,
   Plot No.53, Sector-9-A,
   Amlendu Roye Marg, Vashi,
   Navi Mumbai – 400 703
   Phone: 022 – 27661928
   BMM Festival – Bhumika Film Festival
6. Jai Hind College,
   23-24 Backbay Reclamation,
   ‘A’ Road, Churchgate,
   Mumbai – 400 020.
   Phone: 022 – 22040256
   BMM Festival – Detour
   
7. Kelkar Education Trust’s Vinayak Ganesh Vise College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
   Mithagar Road,
   Mulund (East),
   Mumbai – 400 081
   Phone: 022 – 21631421, 21631423
8. Kishinchand Chellaram College,
   Dinshaw Wachha Road,
   Churchgate,
   Mumbai – 400 020
   Phone: 022 – 22855726
9. K.J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce,
   Vidyanagar Campus,
   Vidyavihar,
   Mumbai-400 077.
   Phone: 022 – 222 2511 8650 / 2511 5915
10. Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s College of B.M.M.,
    Kamothe,
    Navi Mumbai.
11. M. D. College of Arts, Science and Commerce
    Kamgar Manzil, 25,
    Dr.S.S.Rao Road,
    S.S. Rao Road
    Parel
    Mumbai – 400012
    Phone: 022-24171640
12. M.M.K. College Of Commerce and Economics
    32, Bandra West
    Mumbai – 400050
    Phone: 022-26495230
    Festival – Kshitij
    
13. Nagindas Khandwala College of Commerce
    Swami Vivekanand Road
    Malad West
    Mumbai – 400064
    Phone: 022-28086427
14. People’s Education Society’s Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
    Anand Bhavan,
    Dr. D. N. Road,
    Fort,
    Mumbai – 400 023
    Phone: 022-22044692
15. Ramnarain Ruia College
    L.N. Road
    Matunga
    Mumbai – 400019
    Phone: 022-24143098
    College Festival – Utsav
    
16. R.D. National College
    V. Patel Road
    Bandra West
    Mumbai – 400050
    Phone: 022-26000829, 26041777, 26483544
17. Ritambhara College,
    J.V.P.D. Scheme
    Juhu
    Mumbai – 400049
    Phone: 022-26241751
18. Rizvi Education Society’s Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
    Rizvi Complex,
    Off. Carter Road, Sherly Road,
    Bandra (West),
    Mumbai – 400 050.
    Phone: 022 – 26480348
    College Festival – Jashn-e-Rizvi
19. Sadhana Education Society’s L.S.Raheja College of Arts and Commerce,
    Juhu Road,
    Santacruz (West),
    Mumbai – 400 054.
    Phone: 022 – 26609320
20. Shurparaka Educational and Medical Trust’s Arts, Commerce,
    Nalasopara Taluka
    Vasai, Dist, Thane
    Mumbai – 401 203
21. S.K.Somaiya Vidyavihar’s College of Arts Science and Commerce,
    Vidyavihar,
    Mumbai – 400 077.
    Phone: 022 -25105113
    College Festival – Utkarsh, BMM Festival – Estro
    
22. South Indian Education Society’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
    Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathy Vidyapuram,
    Plot No.1-C, Sector-V,
    Nerul,
    Navi Mumbai – 400 706.
    Phone: 022-27708371
    College Festival – Siesons, BMM Festival – Frames Film Festival
    
23. South Indian Education Society’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
    Sion (West),
    Mumbai – 400 022
    Phone: 022-24081204, 24026130
    College Festival – Visions
24. St. Andrew’s College of Arts, Science and B.M.S.,
    Commerce St.Domnic Road,
    Bandra (West),
    Mumbai – 400 050.
    Phone: 022 – 26401657
    College Festival – Andreams BMM Festival – XYZ
    
25. St. Xavier’s College,
    Mahapalika Marg,
    Mumbai – 400 001.
    Phone: 022 – 22621189
    College Festival – Malhar BMM festival- Zietgiest
    
26. Tilak Education Society’s College of Arts and Commerce,
    Plot No 131,
    Sector 28, Vashi,
    Navi Mumbai: 400 705.
    Phone:
    College Festival – Anubhav, BMM Festival – Reels BMS Festival – Prodigies
    
27. Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce,
    Sindhi society,
    Chembur,
    Mumbai – 400 071
    Phone: 022 – 25226423
    BMM Festival – Impressions
    
28. Wilson College,
    Chowpatty,
    Mumbai – 400 007
    Phone: 022 – 23633028
    College Festival – Ole, BMM Festival – Polaris
29. Sophia College for Women,
    Bhulabhai Desai Road,
    Mumbai – 400 026.
    Phone: 022 – 23512642
    College Festival – Kaleidoscope
30. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s M.M.College of Arts,
    N.M.Institute of Science and Haji Rashid Jaffer College of Commerce,
    (Bhavan’s College),
    Munshi Nagar
    Andheri (West),
    Mumbai – 400 058
    phone: 56970066 Ext. 245/56964933
    BMM Festival – volcano
    
31. PD Hinduja College of Economics and Commerce
    315, New Charni Road,
    Mumbai 400004
    Phone: 022 – 23889408
    BMS Festival – Aiyana, BMM Festival – Cineaste
    
32. Smt Chandibai Himathmal Mansukhani College,
    Opp Ulhasnagar Railway Station
    Ulhasnagar
    Mumbai – 421 003
    Phone – 0251-2734940
33. Patkar Varde College , S.V Road
    Goregaon (West)
    Mumbai – 400 062
    BMM Fest – MEDIATAINMENT
34. Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce and Economics
    
    Lala Lajpat Rai Marg,
    Mahalaxmi,
    Mumbai – 400034
    Phone: 91-22-24928240
35. Lords Universal College
    
    Opp Railway Station,
    Malad East,
    Mumbai 400097
    Phone: +91 22 28808552
36. Guru Nanak College of Arts, Science & Commerce
    
    G.T.B Nagar,
    Mumbai – 400 037
    Contact No: 2407 1098
37. CHM College
    
    Opp. Ulhasnagar Railway Station,
    Ulhasnagar,
    Mumbai 421003
    Phone: 0251-2731869/0251-2734940
38. Usha Pravin Gandhi College
    
    Gulmohar Rd,
    Vile Parle West,
    Mumbai
    Phone: 022 65726466
39. Ghanshyamdas Saraf College
    
    Near Bajaj Hall,
    S V Road,
    Malad W
    Mumbai – 400064
40. Burhani College of Commerce & Arts
    
    Mazgaon
    Mumbai
41. S.M. Shetty College of Science Commerce and Management Studies
    
    Powai,
    Mumbai – 400 076
    Tel. : 2570 6687 , 2570 0264

Don’t find your college in this list? Your college is known by some other name in common usage? New college/BMM fest? Contact information has changed? Please post a comment below with the updated information or send us an email at connect@bmmbox.com and we will add to the list.

Some Number Crunching

Mumbai can accommodate only 3000+ odd students for Bachelor of Mass Media in approx 50 colleges.

Though the number of applicants is assumed to be more than 50,000.

Xavier’s BMM Department did not even a second list for BMM students…The quota of 60 students has already been taken by toppers and rankers.

All the top colleges have just 5-6 BMM seats vacant in the open category.

June 22 will be the last hope for all the students as the last list will be put up.

Flashback

Not a long time ago, BMM (Bachelor of Mass Media) and BMS (Bachelor of Management Studies) were considered as alternate options for Commerce students. The courses looked and sounded cooler than the usual Bcom route. But, times have changed and so have the perceptions. These decade old courses have now become top priority for students, not only in Commerce, but also in Arts and Science. Apart from these, the decision to scrap the entrance exams has affected student’s big time.

What has made Bachelor of Mass Media one of the most popular courses? Here are some of things that have got it in the limelight:

• Course Flow: Practical + Theory Approach makes it a hit.

• Course Structure: The course is divided into 6 semesters with new subjects each semester. Thus, teaching more than 30+ subjects in a time span of three years. Subjects are related to mass media and give the students an insight into the Media Industry.

• Faculty: A mix of In-house and Visiting faculty from the industry strikes a connection and makes the students well connected to the industry.

• Projects: Not to forget the amazing project work done during the three years. It really raises the bar as far as creativity and technology is concerned.

BMMBox Viewpoint

We all know how good it feels to actually get admissions into a top college that you always wanted to go to, but due to the limited number of seats in each college, this may not happen for now. BUT, don’t lose hope and read ahead:

• Apply and Opt for a college close to your residence, so you get more time to concentrate on your projects and have more fun 🙂

• Study well in your first year and you always stand a chance to change your college in the second year.

• You can study in any college and still enjoy BMM by being a part of all the BMM festivals that happen across the city 🙂

Cheers!!!

Goodluck.

Do let us know, what you think of the above article. You can just leave a comment below and we will surely reply back.

Read More BMM related articles here.

With the Indian job market halfway out of the septic tank and the academic year being only a few months away from conclusion, it’s possible that some people have already begun drafting their resumes for the various internships and jobs that lie ahead. To guide these early birds and others who’ve just got their eyes on the worm, listed below are some guidelines to be followed while ‘constructing’ a good BMM resume/curriculum vitae. Here goes;

1. Call me!

Mention important details like contact information first.

The person reading the resume will be most likely to remember information mentioned at the beginning and the end of the document. Therefore, mention your name, address, telephone, email, and date of birth (in that order preferably) so that it’s the first thing they see on your resume (they won’t mind scrolling down a bit to see the details that matter to them, so make sure that they also register the details that matter to you).

Note: Double check your contact details for typos/outdated details. It’s very annoying for an employer to make the much awaited call only to find that they’ve called the wrong number or that it is ‘temporarily out of service.’ Remember, we are BMM students – media and communication are our forte, so all communication media (telephones/email ids/mobiles) mentioned in the resume should be up and running!

2. Do you know who I am?

The personal details must be followed by the information most relevant to the application viz. your job experience.

The first thing to remember when penning down one’s job experience is that it HAS to be tabulated. Do not mention it in bullet points (it’s not an essay). Also, make sure that you mention the most recent job’s details first (such as current position; unless it happens to be ‘unemployed’ in which case you can give that a miss) and go backwards to the least recent job.

Give a brief gist of each previous post just highlighting the employer, post held, and duration. Please do not exaggerate/mention bogus postings just because someone’s agreed to give you an experience letter. That’ll only take you as far as the interview and decrease the probability of scoring any after you’ve been rejected there.

3. I studied hard JUST for you!

Educational details are next on the list after job experience

Needless to say, this too needs to be tabulated as it saves space and is more reader friendly. Your employer/potential employer wouldn’t like to dig past your 10th results to find out you’ve done BMM, so make sure you mention the most recent course, university, date of passing, and percentage/grade first. Go backwards from there on (same format). They will read what interests them.

Note: Do add in any courses, which might be relevant to the job sought. Your having done Level Two of Ball-room dancing is unlikely to create much buzz anywhere but the course in spoken Japanese would help if the company had an affiliation with a Japanese company. So if you are a six-week, off-the-internet, so-called ‘Microsoft certified’ hardware engineer applying for a post as Dietician, it’s more likely to irritate than help. Keep it short, keep it relevant.

4. And the award goes to…

Mention any significant awards/recognitions you’ve won over the years. It helps further the impression.

First in a class running race in 3rd standard doesn’t count. 2nd in a certain event at a BMM festival does. Unless you were a remarkable scholar/athlete in school (state level/national level Olympiad/athletics champ and the like) you can omit details of those exploits. Mention any awards you may have received after the 10th grade. And make sure these are also TABULATED and arranged in an order with the most recent on top going backwards to the least recent.

5. Say Cheese!

Photographs are not mandatory but they do no harm.

Even if the mirror does crack when you look at your reflection, there’s no harm in letting your potential employer know that. If it does matter to them, they’re not going to close their eyes while interviewing you (metaphorically, and literally). Include a photograph with a light background wearing attire that contrasts with the background (formals preferable).

6. Miscellaneous Points

– Mention details about any languages known to you. You never know when it’ll give you an edge.
– Do not bluff about current salary. Someone is likely to do their homework and come up with the correct figure. If you’ve bluffed, you’ve as good as lost the job. Not because you made them work for the data, but because you’re untrustworthy.
– One page is for personal details, one page for education and experience. Long lists of research papers etc. are unlikely to be perused. It can be clumped under – ‘have contributed to numerous research papers in ‘human Psychology’ with the notation that details will be provided if asked. Believe me, if you cannot make an impression in two pages, you aren’t likely to make it in four, except as a boring pedantic loser.

7. Resume Formatting

– Format your resume well. Use page borders. Do not make it flashy. Do not use fonts such as ‘Comic Sans,’ ‘Lucida Handwriting,’ or ‘Copperplate Gothic.’

‘Times New Roman’, ‘Arial’ and ‘Calibri’ are the best picks.
– Enclose a CD with some of the projects you’ve worked on in college (if they’re good). These usually come in handy for making a good impression.
– Mention your interests and hobbies towards the end. It’s a nice way to sum yourself up at the end of your resume.

Hope this serves good enough!

– Raghav Rao –

The lives of BMM students all over Mumbai, though diverse, follow more or less the same pattern. And at some point in the pattern comes the realization that it is time to start studying for their exams (For most this happens 2-3 days, or even less, before the exams). A very small number actually realizes this more than a month in advance. For those students who have awakened or are soon to awaken and seek guidance on how to tackle this accursed ritual of testing one’s skill on the basis of an archaic syllabus… here are a few tips 😉

1. Get Your Act…err…Notes Together.

You can’t study if you don’t have anything to study/refer

Not those little chits you’ve passed around during lecture… I’m referring to the substantial (hopefully) tome of knowledge you’ve built while you paid attention to the professor during some of the lectures you attended or while you toiled away in the college library not so long ago. (Oh wait a minute… you’ve probably just woken up :P… so if you haven’t done either of the two above mentioned activities… do not fear… there are plenty of notes compiled by students and lecturers that are doing their rounds via email. Just pray that someone forwards you a copy 😉 )

Note: Please understand that notes are not money. There’s no harm in sharing them. The marks you’ll be getting don’t depend on how well someone else is prepared. (Of course if you have an enemy… feel free to abstain from sending them anything… but don’t expect them to send you anything either.) Also, go to your college library and request the question papers of the previous five years. 75-90% of those questions (including the case study structure) are REPEATED!

More easy, upload good projects, get moderated and avail all the previous questions papers (for boards only for now) from BMMBox free of cost via these links – http://bmmbox.com/cafe/forumdisplay.php?f=4 and http://bmmbox.com/cafe/forumdisplay.php?f=3

2. Don’t wait for the Prof.

He/She’s not going to declare war on you just because you’ve started studying a part of the portion he/she’s not finished.

There’s no harm on perusing a chapter before the professor’s touched it in class. On the other hand, there’s a lot of risk involved in waiting for them. Here’s why: –

• They may have completed that part in a lecture you’ve bunked
• They may have completed that part while you were daydreaming about Katrina Kaif/ Whatever girls dream of during lectures 😛
• They may tell you to DIY (Do It Yourself) one week before the exams.
• They may simply rush through it at FTL speed (Faster Than Light) one week before your exam.
• They may be abducted by aliens before they complete it.
Start your studies (at least just read through the chapter) regardless of where your professor’s reached in the syllabus. Once you’ve collected notes… USE them… the spider in your attic or the roaches under your bed can’t read.

Note: – If you HAVE read a unit before your professor discusses it in class… keep it to yourself. There’s no need to show off your so-called superiority in class by interrupting the professor while he/she’s explaining it. You’re not going to get any medals for it and you’re more likely annoying the Prof. and your classmates.

3. Get Your Net Set.

The Internet, like BMMBox :-), is a NECESSITY while preparing for BMM exams.

BMM requires one to stay up to date with current affairs and most subjects require students to provide a lot of current examples to justify the theory they vomit out into their papers. The Internet is the most convenient resource for this. So make sure you speak to your ISP. Do anything required (short of death threats and stone pelting) to ensure that you have a WORKING Internet connection while you study.

4. Collect your Projects and Assignments.

If you don’t have a copy of them, request your friends to share theirs.

Your projects are more often than not based on your syllabus and are a reflection of the practical application of the theory you learn. Go through your projects and the projects made by others to further understand the subject. Believe me… projects help you learn a lot of things that would seem incomprehensible otherwise. Share your projects and take some time out to go through them.

5. Form a Study Group; Follow a strict schedule.

There are many advantages to studying in groups

Get a few of your friends together to study with you. Don’t let the number of people in the group exceed four. Your groupies give you company when studying, help you understand topics that they might know but which you find incomprehensible and stop you from drifting off while studying. Just don’t get carried away making jokes or letting breaks eat into your study time.

A schedule is very important when you’re preparing for exams. Make a time table for yourself, PRINT IT OUT, make multiple copies of it and stick it up wherever you’re likely to notice it in your house (Spare the bathroom and the Television screen if you can). Make sure your leisure activities come AFTER your study time. Your study period should not be divided into different parts of the day as it breaks continuity. However, you can take 3 five minute breaks in every hour spent studying. And most importantly – STICK TO YOUR SCHEDULE.

6. The Study Method.

Here’s the method I employ while studying for my exams

i. Read through the notes. Don’t try to memorize the notes. The first reading is just to get a basic idea of the subject. Read it and try to understand what’s being said. You don’t need to remember the number of factors leading to a war or the different types of headlines. Just go through the entire syllabus once. (This forms the basis for your preparation and, despite the fact that you may not even pass if you gave the exam immediately after completing this step, it is still very important).

ii. After the first step, open the previous years’ question papers, and find an answer to each question in them from your notes. Prepare these answers as well as possible while looking up the latest examples to validate the theory from the net. (After this step, you’re definitely going to pass the externals… but that shouldn’t be the upper limit for your goals)

iii. Subsequently, re-read the topics you’ve missed out while preparing with the question papers. This completes your second read of the entire syllabus.

iv. Once done with your second read… go through the entire syllabus again… but just skim through all the topics. Try to close your eyes and remember each sub point as you read it in the previous two revisions. Re-read whatever you can’t remember. (This step will go super- fast if you did the previous three sincerely)

v. For safety’s sake, skim through the syllabus again for topics you may have missed out.

Miscellaneous Tips:

• Don’t forget to ask your professor about the format to attempt your case study.

• Load up the refrigerator with some snacks. Sure you’ll put on weight… but you don’t get distracted as often when you’re munching on something.

• Get your stationery ready well before the exams. Don’t go hunting for it one day before the exam (I mean it… I get through BMM lectures using borrowed pens and notebooks 😉 )

• You do not need to take photos/videos of your ‘group study night’ to upload on Facebook.

• This one’s for the guys… give all your computer games/PSP/PS3/XBOX to friends who DON’T have exams and delete them from your computer. Once you get started on ‘em during breaks… there’s no stopping.

• Try not to pull all nighters – not only does it mess up your biological clock; you also forget most of the things you studied while your brain desperately pleaded for rest. Coffee makes no difference to this and neither does ‘Sona-Chandi Chyavanprash’ ;-).

• If the books are too expensive to buy on your own, form a book pool where each person buys one of the required books and the others make a copy of it (Xerox/Photocopier shops in remote places offer students huge discounts for large orders.)

• VERY IMPORTANT – Once done with an exam, leave the centre immediately. Don’t hang around to discuss answers and don’t check your answers after you get home. Concentrate only on the next exam.

Now that you’ve read all this, you shouldn’t be in need to read something on how to prepare for exams again!

– Raghav Rao