Category: Indian Institute of Mass Communication

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will meet on August 7, 2016 at 7 PM at Haveli Restaurant, 1st Floor, My Home Tycoon Building, Kundanbagh, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 

– Felicitation of Mr. Abhishek Jaiswal under Campus Wale Bureaucrat Series

– Review of Chapter Activities

– Chapter Election

– Welcome of New Members

It will be a formal meeting followed by dinner. Alumni living in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are requested to attend the meeting.

Thanks & Regards,

President, IIMCAA, AP & Telangana 

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Jharkhand Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association met on July 24th in Ranchi. Chapter President Mr. Manoj Kumar presided over the meeting that was attended by Vice Presidents Mr. Amit Gupta & Mr. Kumar Rajesh, Secretary Mr. Pranav Pratyush, Treasurer Mr. Manmohan Singh, Organisation Secretary Mr. Anand Dutta, Mr. Anupam Rana, Mr. Kishor Kaushal, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. Ramesh Bhagat, Mr. Ranjeet Kumar, Mr. Neeraj Priyadarshi and Mr. Nityanand Singh.

Meeting felicitated alumni bureaucrat Mr. Kishor Kaushal (HJ, 2005-06 Batch) under Campus Wale Bureaucrats theme of this year alumni meet Connections 2016. 

The meeting deliberated several issues and decided to consult the Central Committee over opening a separate bank account and complying legal/ KYC norms for the same. Committee members have decided to contribute 500 INR per month which can be utilized in providing financial assistance to students of weaker sections taking admission to IIMC or in any other social activities.

Chapter welcomed new alumni and decided to reshuffle Chapter Committee in the next meeting following exit of some office bearers from the state. New and young alumni to be given responsibilities while filling the vacant positions.

Thanks & Regards,

Organisation Secretary, Jharkhand

IIMC Alumni Association

Singapore Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association was formed at Element at Amara, Singapore on July 22nd. Inception meeting of the chapter was attended by nine alumni and elected Mr. Zafar Anjum as President, Mr. Saurabh Chaturvedi as General Secretary and Ms. Rayana Pandey as Treasurer.

Alumni attended the meeting are

1. Ms. Anajana Jha, AD&PR (1991-92)

2. Ms. Panchalee Thakur, EJ (1993-94)

3. Mr. Zafar Anjum, EJ (1995-96)

4. Mr. Gaurav Raghuvanshi, EJ (1996-97)

5. Ms. Aradhana Shrivastav, HJ (2005-06)

6. Mr. Saurabh Chaturvedi, EJ (2006-07)

7. Ms. Kaveri Ghosh, EJ (2006-07)

8. Ms. Rayana Pandey, EJ (2006-07)

9. Ms. Srishti Dugar, AD&PR (2011-12)

1. As many as nine alumni of Indian Institute of Mass Communication met and decided to start a Singapore chapter of the IIMC Alumni Association. During the meeting, it was decided to elect Mr. Zafar Anjum (1995-96 batch English Journalism) as the President of the chapter and Mr. Saurabh Chaturvedi (2006-07 English Journalism) as General Secretary. Ms. Rayana Pandey of English Journalism 2006-07 will be the treasurer of the chapter.

 

2. Ms. Kavita Chandran (EJ, 1993-94), Ms. Sunanda Asthana (RTV, 1998-99), Mr. Sameer Mohindru (EJ, 1999-2000), Ms. Debangana (EJ, 2013-14), and Mr. Sai (Details awaited) didn't come but are really excited to catch up the next time. 

 

3. Chapter has decided to meet occassionally at everyone's convinience. Members will spread the word and get more Singapore-based alumni's on-board.

Thanks & Regards,

General Secretary, Singapore

IIMC Alumni Association

Singapore Chapter of IIMC Alumni Association will hold its first meeting on 22nd July, 2016 (Friday) at 06.00 PM @ Element Restaurant, Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore.  

All Alumni living in Singapore are requested to attend the inception meeting of the Chapter.

Thanks & Regards,

Coordinator, Singapore Chapter 

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The Central Committee of IIMC Alumni Association met on July 3rd at IIMC HQ, New Delhi. Senior CC Member Mr. Madhur Kalra presided over the meeting that was attended by Organisation Secretaries Mr. Harshendra Verdhan, Mr. Sandeep Jha, Mr. Keshav Kumar, Secretaries Mr. Amit Kanaujia, Ms. Deeksha Saksena, Executive Member Mr. Animesh Biswas, Mr. Pratham Dwivedi, Ms. Arpita Kedia and General Secretary of Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Pradesh Chapter Mr. Muni Shankar. Alumni Mr. Ritesh Verma, Mr. Akash Priyan, Mr. Arpan Roy and Mr. Amit Rajpoot were also present in the meeting apart from CC Members and Chapter Officials.

The meeting considered the suggestions received from officer bearers and alumni of Central Committee, Karnataka, Bihar and Punjab-Haryana-Himachal Pradesh Chapters over inclusion of awards and theme for next year annual meet. 

Suggestions were made by Ms. Rama Nedungadi (Bengaluru), Mr. Nishant Verma (Delhi), Ms. Divya Sharma (Ludhiana) and Mr. Abhimanyu Kumar Saha (Patna). Following decisions were taken at the CC Meeting unanimously.

1. Theme for Annual Alumni Meet- Connections 2017- The Central Committee has decided to host the next alumni meet, Connections 2017, to recognise the alumni in teaching profession. Series will be named Campus Wale Teachers/ Shikshak. A detailed criteria for felicitation under Campus Wale Teachers/ Shikshaks will be shared in due course.

2. Inclusion of New Awards from Connections 2017- The Central Committee has decided to launch IIMCAA Awards from Connections 2017. Awards will be given in 10 categories with a cash reward of 21000 INR each. Indicative awards categories are Investigative Reporting, Developmental Reporting, Political Reporting, Print Production, Broadcast Production, Digital Production, Public Relations, Corporate Communication, Advertising Campaigns and Social Awareness.

The categories listed above for IIMCAA Awards are indicative as of now and a 5-Member Sub Committee headed by Vice President Mr. Prasad Sanyal will finalize the name of all awards, nomination process, selection process etc. Mr. Anand Bhushan, Mr. Harshendra Singh Verdhan, Mr. Animesh Biswas and Mr. Ritesh Verma will be member of this sub committee and will meet on July 17 to formulate the detailed procedures of awards.

3. Biennial Elections of The Central Committee- The Central Committee has finalised the election schedules for biennial IIMCAA Elections which will elect a new team for the Central Committee with a tennure of two years starting October 16, 2016. It shall nominate a senior faculty member of IIMC as Election Commissioner once request for the same is accepted by the faculty member.

The current team will propose a panel in due course with an alumni of EJ as President and an alumni of HJ as General Secretary. Current President Mrs. Sunila Dhar belongs to Ad-PR and General Secretary Mr. Rahul Sharma to RTV hence next team shall comprise these two officials from EJ and HJ on rotational basis. First CC had President from HJ and General Secretary from EJ. Next team will see positions swapped between these two departments to provide equal representation to all departments on rotation basis.

Publication of Voter List- 04 September, 2016

Notification for Elections- 11 September, 2016

Scrutiny and Withdrawal- 18 September, 2016

Online Voting (If Required)- 25 September, 2016

Swearing in of New CC & AGM- 16 October, 2016

4. Eligibility Criteria for Recruitment in PSUs- The Central Committee has decided to take up the issue of descriminating eligibilty criteria for recruitment in PSUs with DG, IIMC Mr. KG Suresh who happens to be Ex officio Patron of IIMCAA. It will seek DG's help in raising the issue with competent authorities in an appropriate manner.

Thanks & Regards,

Secretary, IIMC Alumni Association