Aspirants seeking admission to 2 years full-time MA program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement:

• Journalism candidates: Candidates who have passed the bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in the aggregate of all the examinations of the degree in the optional subjects of journalism shall be eligible for admission
• Non-Journalism Candidates: Candidates who have passed the Bachelor’s degree examination of the Bangalore University or any other University recognized as equivalent with 50% marks in the aggregate of all the subjects including the languages are eligible as per the Bangalore University rules