PIB introduced a 10-month comprehensive Post Graduate Diploma Course in Journalism from academic year 2000-2001. Maximum 50 students can be accommodated in each batch. A total of eight batches have already taken part in the final exam and almost everybody came out successfully. Students of 9^th batch are waiting for the final exam and classes of the 10th batch students’ are going on in full swing for the academic year 2009-2010. Students who came out successfully in previous batches are now working in vital posts in different media institutions. The Post Graduate Diploma Course is affiliated to National University in Bangladesh.

• Background
• Course operation and management
• Qualifications for admission
• Papers to be submitted with Application Form
• Number of seats
• Admission test
• Admission fee, tuition fee and related expenses
• Attendances
• Syllabus
• Class timing
• Division of class hours
• Teaching method
• Library
• Other facilities

Background                                                                                                                                       [ top ]
Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) introduced Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism from academic year 2002-2001. A new aspect of Journalism training and education emerged immediately after independence of Bangladesh. There was a tremendous urge for establishing a National Press Institute to improve overall standard of journalism and mass communication in the country. In continuation to that, PIB was established in 1976 following a government resolution. Since its inception PIB had an objective to introduce long-term training courses side by side conducting short courses. With that perspectives, PIB introduced the Post-Graduate Diploma course.

Despite many constraints, PIB has been working to raise the professional quality of working journalists and secure national and international recognition through continued training, research and publication. The field of journalism, like many other countries, is well stretched now in Bangladesh. Once upon a time there was no institution to impart journalism training and education in the country. Dhaka University, considering the need to extend formal education, opened the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism in the sixties as the scope of journalism began to progress further as a profession.

The department first began with only a diploma course in journalism. Later, Honors and Masters degree in Mass Communication and journalism were introduced to cope with the increasing urge and aspiration of the students. Other universities of the country followed Dhaka University gradually.

At one stage, the scope of studying journalism for students of other disciplines and the working journalists was blocked as the university authorities discontinued diploma and preliminary courses in Mass communication and Journalism. Besides, many students were left out of the scope of studying journalism due to limited number of seats at university level. PIB, being deeply guided by the spirit to fill in the void, has taken the initiative to introduce a 10-month Post-graduate Diploma course at the special moment of its stepping into 25 years with a view to fulfill the long cherished eagerness of the working journalists.

It is expected that, with the beginning of this course, PIB would be able to materialize one of its commitments made at the time of its inception.

Course operation and management                                                                                                 [ top ]
Diploma Academic committee is working for proper operation of the course.

• Diploma Academic Committee:
  This is  a eight-members committee. It will implement all decisions and programmes of the policy-making body.

Qualifications for admission                                                                                                                                             [ top ]
An applicant will have to be a graduate passed either from the National University or from any other recognized university having at least one 2^nd class in his total academic career. The applicants shall have to two years experience in journalism or studied journalism as a subject in degree level education.

Papers to be submitted with Application Form                                                                                                      [ top ]

1. Certificates and mark sheets of SSC and HSC examinations or its equivalent.

2. Certificate and mark sheets of graduation degree.

3. Testimonial of head of the institution for the last examination the applicant passed.

4. A character certificate given by a first class gazette officer.

5. Applicants working in newspapers, advertising agencies or any other mass media are require submitting their permission of respective authorities for taking part in the course.

Number of Seats                                                                                                                                                           [ top ]
The total number of seats is fifty. One of the objectives of this Post Graduate Diploma Course is to offer professional education step by step to all working journalists who did not have any scope of taking any long course.

Admission test                                                                                                                                                               [ top ]
Applicants have to answer both the MCQ and descriptive questions in the admission test. Test time will be maximum 120 minutes. Those who will pass the written test will be qualified for the viva-voce.

Admission fee, tuition fee and related expenses                                                                                           [ top ]
A selected candidate will have to pay at a time Taka 15000.00 (fifteen thousand) as admission fee. Students shall have to bear the cost of registration and form fill-up and expenses of course materials and other services during the course.

Attendances                                                                                                                                                                          [ top ]
Students will require to attend 80 percent of classes and they will have to stay in Dhaka under self-management.

Syllabus                                                                                                                                                                                      [ top ]
The Post Graduate Diploma Course is affiliated with the National University. Subjects and number distribution of the subjects of the proposed syllabus approved by the academic council of the university is as follow:
1. Language of Newspapers-100; 2. Bangladesh Studies-100; 3. Journalism and Journalism related Laws and Concept of Communication-150; 4. Reporting-150; 5. Editing –150; 6. Information Technology-100; 7. Editorial and Feature-100; 8. Public Relations and Newspaper Management-100; 9. Public Relations and Advertisings-200; 10. Oral test-50.
[Courses 1-6 are compulsory; courses 7 and 8 could be taken as alternative to course-9. So the students will have to sit for tests of the total 1000 numbers-200 numbers for courses 7-8 or 9 and 800 numbers for courses 1-6 and 10]

Class timing                                                                                                                                                                               [ top ]
Classes will begin after 5 p.m. on all working days. The timing has fixed so to keep all regular training and other programmes of PIB undisturbed.

As per Diploma course regulations of the National University for journalism and to keep uniformity with the approved syllabus, the class hours have been classified dividing the course into three semesters.

Division of class hours                                                                                                                                                       [ top ]

First semester:
The first semester at the beginning has a special course aimed at increasing writing skill on “Language of Newspaper”. Besides, the semester includes two more subjects – Bangladesh Studies and Journalism and Journalism related Laws Concepts of Communication as “Background Courses”.

Following is the class distribution

1. Language of Newspaper: total class: 34 unit (51 hours) Division: A Bangla- theoretical- 13 unit (19.5 hours) practical / seminar-4 unit (6 hours) B. English: theoretical- 13 unit (19.5 unit) practical / seminar-4 unit (6 hours).
2. Bangladesh Studies
   Total class: 33 unit (49.5 hours)
   Division : Theoretical- 25 unit (37.5 hours)
   Practical/ Seminar- 8 (12 hours)
3. Journalism and Journalism related Laws and Concepts on Communication
   Total Class: 54 unit (81 hours)

Division

1. Journalism and journalism related Laws:
   Theoretical-21 unit (31.5 hours)
   Practical/Seminar- 6 unit (9 hours)
   
2. Communication: Theoretical- 21 unit (31.5 hours)
   Practical/Seminar-6 unit (9 hours).

Second semester:
The second semester of the Diploma course is very important as it will lessons on reporting, editing and information technology. Obviously, there will be more practical classes in this semester.
There will be more practical classes on reporting and editing as stress has been laid on the applied side of those.

Following will be the subject-based class distribution
3. Reporting: Theoretical and practical
Total class: 52 unit (78 hours)

Division
Theoretical-18 unit (27 hours )
Practical / seminar-34 unit (52 hours)

4. Editing: Theoretical and practical
Total class: 52 unit (78 hours)

Division
Theoretical-18 unit (27 hours )
Practical / seminar-34 unit (52 hours)

6. Information Technology
Total class: 33 unit (49.5 hours)

Division
Theoretical- 15 unit (22.5)
Practical / semester-18 unit (27 hours)

Third semester:

The subjects in the third semester will be optional. Those who will study course number 7 and 8 will not have to take course number 9. At the same time those who will study course no. 9 will not study course no.7 and 8.

Following will be the subject-based class distribution

7. Editorial and Feature
Total class: 32 unit (48 hours)

Division
A. Editorial :
Theoretical-8 unit (12 hours )
Practical / seminar-8 unit (12 hours)

8. Public Relation and Newspaper Management
Total class: 34 unit (51 hours)

Division
A. Public Relation :
Theoretical 14 unit (21 hours )
Practical / seminar-4 unit (6 hours)

B. Newspaper Management :
Theoretical 12 unit (18 hours )
Practical / seminar-4 unit (6 hours)

9. Public Relation and Advertising
Total class: 74 unit (111 hours)

Division
A. Public Relation :
Theoretical 19 unit (28.5 hours )
Practical / seminar- 16 unit (24 hours)
B. Advertising:
Theoretical 19 unit (28.5 hours )
Practical / seminar-20 unit (30 hours)

Teaching method                                                                                                                                                                    [ top ]
The teaching method will be participatory. Classes will be conducted on the basis of the theoretical and practical traits and importance of the subjects the modern method includes lectures, group discussion, report preparation, seminar, field study, simulation method, individual counseling and tutorial. Latest audio-visual equipment will be used for this purpose.

Library                                                                                                                                                                                         [ top ]
PIB has a library having a rich collection of 11000 books. It regularly subscribes 22 dailies and 24 magazines of home and abroad.

A “Cyber center” has been added with the exiting facilitates of the library where the students can use all modern information technology facilities including e-mail and internet services.
The student will have to follow the library rues.

Other facilities                                                                                                                                                [ top ]
The students can use a modern seminar room and all other audio-visual and It equipment at regular classroom.
PIB has a computer lab having 18 computers with Internet connection in eight computer. The students will be able to have their necessary documents photocopied by paying certain rate.