The University Grants Commission (UGC) recommended the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) for the deemed University Status as it advised the government to issue Letter of intent (LOI) to the institute under ʼDe Novoʼ category.
‘De Novoʼ refers to an institution which focuses its teachings and research in the emerging areas of knowledge.
The LOI will be issued to the Institute on five conditions and by fulfilling them the institute will be granted the deemed status.
Currently, IIMC offers one-year postgraduate diploma programs and after the deemed status, the institute will be able to award degrees to the students instead of the diplomas.
Last year, IIMC received approval from the I&B ministry to apply for the deemed status following which it sent a proposal to the HRD ministry on
June 8, 2017.
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University Status For The Iimc
