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′.

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of college? More often than not, the one memory that would pop into everyone’s mind would be that of fests or college events. No matter how small the college or the event, college events promise to be part of a memory that’s pleasant and more fondly remembered than the rest.

A lot goes into getting these events to work and even more to make them popular. So what makes a *great* event stand out from the rest? Well it’s some fabulous marketing, coupled with a lot of hard work and fun. While there are no written mantras for making your college event a hit, I hope these pointers help.

1. Plan Ahead

Even if the event is just a two day affair, it is important to plan well in advance. While the entire event needs to be chalked out at least a month in advance, the marketing plan should start way before. There is nothing worse than a last minute publicity plan for any event, even a college fest. There should be a well defined campaign in terms of dates and duties should be assigned to the members in charge.

2. Have a varied marketing strategy

With the number of options available today, the sky is the limit. Television, radio, internet are all wonderful platforms to publicize events. The crazy growth of social networking has added to this list a charm that is hard to be replicated. Therefore, have a marketing strategy that spans across platforms. Use mediums that will reach out to your audience and leave out those that show little potential.

3. Work from the heart

The most important aspect of an event is the passion that the organizers have for it. Only if they love the event enough to put in their heart and soul into it will the event turn out to be a hit. In the absence of such dedication any effort can only be half hearted at best.

4. Inclusion

It is important for the smooth working of the event that everyone works cohesively on it. This means that seniors and juniors needs to function like a team and work in perfect sync.

5. Be creative

No idea is a bad one unless you deem it to be so. It is important to discuss all the ideas so that they can be chosen or dumped. Some of the nicest ideas could sound catastrophic during their inception and some of the best ones could turn out to be trash. The trick is to make sure the event is extraordinary and that it would appeal to everyone.

6. Have pre-events and contests

All of us like winning prizes. Have interesting contests running throughout the month culminating in the major event. These contents will bring about an interest for the main event.

Events are big. And everyone loves to be a part of them. The only thing to be kept in mind is that the success of an event- big or small depends on the amount of dedication and passion that has gone into it. Bring these two into the picture, stand back and watch the magic unfold!

Projects are an integral part of the BMM course. As per university rules, 50% of the marks are assigned to projects and the remaining are assigned to written exams. Therefore, it would be right to say that projects are extremely important if you want to score well. But then again, projects serve a more vital purpose than that. They help in the overall development of your cognitive skills and the umpteen presentations help in improving your public speaking skills. I can vouch for the latter. An introvert and a shy speaker, I am now able to speak eloquently and with confidence thanks to the many project presentations I have given. I am sure that these skills will help greatly during interviews and networking exercises with colleagues.

The fact that you are supposed to make all or most of your projects with the help of technology will also help you get acquainted with the same. One is required to constantly use softwares like Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop (photo-editing), Corel Draw (design), Pinnacle (video-editing) etc. The thorough knowledge of these is definitely going to prove beneficial should you choose to study further. Also, using multiple softwares results in many students discovering a talent they didn’t know they had! Maybe, something similar could happen to you.

Another major advantage of working on projects is that you learn how to work in a team. You will deal with all kinds of people, with various talents and temperaments when you are working on a group project. You won’t always work with friends, and sometimes you will end up working with people you don’t particularly like. Therefore, a group project will not only test your patience but will also help bring out the leader in you. Managing people, delegating work, meeting deadlines and keeping the group vibe cordial is essential to producing good, quality work.

The development of inter-personal skills is going to come in handy when you start work. Think of working in groups as a step towards working in bigger (and more complicated) teams at work. If you learn the basics of good team behaviour now, you will never falter when in working in any team, with any number or ‘type’ of people in your workplace.

It is for the reasons mentioned above that working sincerely on projects is thoroughly important. Do not outsource your projects and certainly don’t follow the cut-copy-paste method. The hard work will definitely pay off, be rest assured.

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’

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!