Hello to all the BMM and media enthusiasts (and to BMMites and faculty members who know someone who is looking for BMM-related info!)

Have you or your friends been considering joining a media course? Are you or other people you know looking at colleges in Mumbai that offer BMM but don’t know which one to go for? What does it take to do a media course? Are you cut out for it?

Do you wish to pursue Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM)? If yes, look no further!

Answers to these and more await you!

BMMBox.com has planned InfoBox 2013 – a Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) Information Seminar for all those who are interested in securing admission in the various BMM colleges including St. Xavier’s, Jai Hind, KC, Wilson, UPG, Rizvi, Ruia, National, SIES, Thakur, and so on! This seminar is open to HSC, CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, IB, or just about any other board that is equivalent to 12th grade!

What: InfoBox 2013 (BMM-Information Seminar)
When: Sunday, May 19, 2013

Where: KC College of Management Studies, KCCMS Building, Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, Above Ling’s Pavilion

Landmark: Cafe Mondegar Lane,Behind Regal Theatre, Colaba, Mumbai 400039

Time: 10AM – 4PM

Registration Fee: Rs. 1,000/- per participant* (Was Rs. 1,500/- for the first event and now Rs. 500/- off on every ticket!)

*A nominal registration/participation fee is being charged so that only genuine participants turn up at the event and to cover speaker, venue, and event organization costs. Parents/guardians can attend by taking an additional pass for themselves.
We prefer parents/guardians coming along so they also get to know more about the course and can guide their children further.

Seminar Agenda

Seminar Agenda

PART 1: Media Course 101
– Why taking up a media course makes sense
– Who should take up the course
– Skill sets required for the media industry

Part 2: BMM Colleges
– What makes a good media/BMM College
– Why getting admitted to a good media/BMM college is VERY important
– Points to consider when choosing a media college

Part 3: Entrance and Preparation
– Clearing the BMM-Entrance Exam confusion
– Which colleges are taking the entrance test
– How to prepare for those tests

Part 4: Media Industry Interaction
– Interact with both Ex-BMM students and top media professionals who are now working at advertising agencies, media and production houses, MNCs, public relations agencies, large publications, event managements companies, etc. They will give their perspectives on BMM and media industry

Part 5: Open Q&A
– Open Question and Answers session to ask all your doubts (if not covered during the sessions), and personal thoughts or apprehensions on taking the course.

If you wish to sign up for the event and still want to know the process of signing up and other questions, feel free to fill in this form below and our team will get in touch with you to help you out

Pictures from the InfoBox 2012 Seminar 1 held on April 17, 2012

InfoBox 2012

InfoBox 2012

InfoBox 2012

So, what are you waiting for? Come over to this first-of-its-kind information seminar and get all your doubts cleared. This will help you keep a clear focus on your goals about which college to join, how to crack the entrance test, what parameters to consider when choosing a BMM college, and much more.

If you have any questions about the seminar, feel free to email connect@bmmbox.com with subject line ‘InfoBox 2013′.

Hello to all the BMM and media enthusiasts (and to BMMites and faculty members who know someone who is looking for BMM-related info!)

Have you or your friends, relatives been considering joining a media course?
Are you or other people you know looking at colleges in Mumbai that offer BMM but don’t know which one to go for?
What does it take to do a media course? Are you cut for it?

Answers to this and more! BMMBox has planned InfoBox 2012 – a BMM-Information Seminar for all those who are interested in securing admission in the various BMM colleges including St. Xavier’s, Jai Hind, KC, Wilson, UPG, Rizvi, Ruia, and so on!

What: InfoBox 2012 (BMM-Information Seminar)
When: All sessions full. Next session to be decided — preferably July

Register now by sending an email to connect@bmmbox.com with subject line ‘InfoBox 2012’. We will come back to you via email on the time, venue, etc.

Time: 10 AM until 3 PM

Where: KC College of Management Studies,

KCCMS Building, Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, Above Ling’s Pavilion

Landmark: Cafe Mondegar Lane,Behind Regal Theatre, Colaba, Mumbai 400039

Registration Fee: To be decided*

*A nominal registration/participation fee is being charged so that only genuine participants turn up at the event. Parents/guardians can attend by taking an additional pass for themselves.

Seminar Agenda

PART 1
– Why taking up a media course makes sense
– Who should take up the course
– Skill sets required for the media industry

Part 2
– What makes a good media/BMM College
– Why getting admitted to a good media/BMM college is VERY important
– Points to consider when choosing a media college

Part 3
– Media Industry Interaction
– Interact with both Ex-BMM students and top media professionals who are now working at advertising agencies, media and production houses, MNCs, public relations agencies, large publications, event managements companies, etc. They will give their perspectives on BMM and media industry

Part 4
– Open Question and Answers session to ask all your doubts (if not covered during the sessions), and personal thoughts or apprehensions on taking the course.

Pictures from the InfoBox 2012 Seminar 1 held on April 17, 2012

InfoBox 2012 - Seminar 1 - April 17, 2012

InfoBox 2012 BMM-Information Seminar 1 - April 17, 2012

InfoBox 2012 BMM-Information Seminar 1- April 17, 2012

Pictures from the InfoBox 2012 Seminar 2 held on May 13, 2012

InfoBox 2012 BMM Information Seminar - May 13, 2012

InfoBox 2012 BMM Information Seminar 2 - May 13, 2012

So, what are you waiting for? Come over to this first-of-its-kind information seminar and get all your doubts cleared. This will help you keep a clear focus on your goals about which college to join, how to crack the entrance test, what parameters to consider when choosing a BMM college, and much more.

Register now by sending an email to connect@bmmbox.com with subject line ‘InfoBox 2012’. We will come back to you via email on the time, venue, etc.

If you have any questions about the seminar, feel free to email connect@bmmbox.com with subject line ‘InfoBox 2012’

Editor (April 14, 2012): This is last year’s internship program article. Check out the 2012 summer internship program information here and apply http://bmmbox.com/buzzbox/the-bmmbox-internship-program-2012-summer/

The BMMBox Internship Program

BMMBox.com – The First Bachelor of Mass Media Website is looking for good folks who are looking for an internship. While on an internship, interns dont get paid – cuz the site is run by BMM students for BMM students – but they do get a really cool internship certificate for the great work they do!

If you’re game, read the Roles and Responsibility of a BMMBox Intern below;

Role Title: Content Writer
Role Responsibility:
– We provide you the topics and you send them in via email!
– You work from home/hostel/Honolulu/Marrakesh/Wherever you want!
– We are very particular about deadlines – so the articles should come on on dates decided.
– All original content! No cheating, no using Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V 🙂

Role Title: CareerBox Associate
Role Responsibility:
– Establishing connection with agencies and getting in touch with HR
– Checking if they have relevant openings for BMM students
– Updating those openings on the site

Role Title: BMM Alumni Interaction Assocaite
Role responsibility:
– Looking out for BMM Alumni who are doing well in the industry and getting their interview
– Coordinate with them and send them the interview form link
– Update the content on the site

Role Title: Member Activation Champion
Role responsibility:
– Building the Brand ‘BMMBox’ and getting new users registered on the site

All internships have begun but you can still apply until 19th April. A cool internship certificate follows 🙂

E-mail your resume on connect@bmmbox.com
Subject line of the e-mail should be the role title you’re applying for. Send your CV along without fail!

Dnyan Sadhna College

The college has started the Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M.) Course from the academic year 2000-2001.

Course Co-ordinator: Mr. Haldankar

Faculty

Mr. Narendra Vispute – Radio and TV, Photography

Miss. Sneha Kadam – Journalism, Contemporary Issues

Mr. Ganpate – Political Science

Mr. Lele – Economics

Mr. Kharlikar

Miss Shweta

BMM Festival: –

Contact

PS. Hey ya! Did we goof up somewhere? Anything more exciting happening at your college? Feel free to add a comment below about…well just about anything at Dnyan Sadhna BMM!

Bhavan’s  College

The college has started the Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M.) Course from the academic year 2002-2003.

Course Co-ordinator: Miss. Shema Eapen

Faculty

BMM Festival: – Ray Film Festival

Students of the BMM department of Bhavan’s College organize the media festival called ‘Ray Film Festival’ every year. The festival is open to students of all BMM Colleges. The festival is judged by prominent personalities from the media and the film industry.

Contact

PS. Hey ya! Did we goof up somewhere? Anything more exciting happening at your college? Feel free to add a comment below about…well just about anything at Bhavan’s BMM!

National College

The college has started the Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M.) Course from the academic year 2000-2001.

Course Co-ordinator: Miss Meghna

Faculty

Miss Shivani Sanghvi

Mr. Luku Sanyal

Mr. Vinay Prabhu

Miss Tanvi Madkekar

Miss Tahira Kashyap

Miss Sukriti

Miss Bulbul Bhattacharjee

BMM Festival: Cutting Chai

Students of the BMM department of National College organize the media festival called ‘Cutting Chai’ every year. The festival is open to students of all BMM Colleges. The festival is judged by prominent personalities from the media and the film industry.

Contact

PS. Hey ya! Did we goof up somewhere? Anything more exciting happening at your college? Feel free to add a comment below about…well just about anything at National BMM!

Claras College

The college has started the Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M.) Course from the academic year 2009-2010.

Course Co-ordinator: Miss. Gomati Appu

Faculty

Mr. Chetan Mathur

Mr. Satish B

Miss. Archana Dandekar

Miss Archana Kenia

Mr. Martin

Mr. Siddharth Patil

Miss Vinita

BMM Festival: –

Contact

PS. Hey ya! Did we goof up somewhere? Anything more exciting happening at your college? Feel free to add a comment below about…well just about anything at Claras BMM!

Course Branch: Media

Course Name: Creativity and Enterprise (MA)

Location City, Country: Plymouth, UK

College: School of Art and Media

University: University of Plymouth

University Description: The University of Plymouth is a dynamic and ambitious institution that is marking itself out as the enterprise university. Students also benefit from funded internships, award-winning volunteering schemes, international exchange programmes, dedicated career development advice and extensive cultural, sports and leisure programmes – all of which see the students emerge as highly employable graduates with an impressive skills base.

Course Description: This flexible programme provides an exciting opportunity to extend creative and cultural practice alongside the investigation, development and application of the essential skills associated with good business practice, enterprise development and entrepreneurship. The provision enables students to develop a focussed, specialist or multi-disciplinary approach to their work, whilst encouraging the effective application of skill and knowledge to engage creatively with an evolving enterprise context and support their career developments and creative aspirations.

Duration In Years (In Months): 1 year (12 mths) – Full Time

Fee Structure: £10,400 (approx. Rs. 760755)

Eligibility Criteria: Appropriate professional experience in a creative or cultural context or a good honours degree in a related discipline. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent.

Contact And Next Steps: connect@bmmbox.com