UGC NET Paper 2 Mass Communication & Journalism (Master Batch 2026)
Comprehensive NTA UGC NET Master Batch for Mass Communication & Journalism covering full updated 2026 syllabus with unit-wise mock test series and mentorship.
Created by Boostabrain Senior Academic Faculty & JRF Panel
What You Will Get In This Batch
Live & Recorded Classes
Interactive lectures with full HD recordings & multi-speed control
Daily Practice Problems (DPPs)
Unit-wise question sets with step-by-step solutions
Handwritten Notes & Mind Maps
Crisp chapter summaries for rapid last-minute revision
All India CBT Mock Tests
Real NTA test interface with percentile & ranking analysis
Direct Faculty Doubt Clearance
Daily live doubt sessions directly with subject mentors
Full Course Validity
Unrestricted video access and PDF downloads for the batch validity period
Course Description & Overview
Boostabrain Academy's flagship UGC NET Mass Communication & Journalism Master Program provides complete conceptual clarity, unit-wise structured modules, live doubt resolution, and high-yield previous year question solvers.
Syllabus & Unit-Wise Structure
100% NTA Exam pattern aligned syllabus
- Communication and Journalism – basic terms, concepts, definitions, nature and process
- Types of communication: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, mass
- Models and theories of mass communication; normative theories; administrative and critical traditions
- Mass communication – nature of media and content
- Mass communication in India – reach, access and nature of audience
- History, growth and development of print and electronic media; landmarks in Indian-language media
- Press Council and Press Commissions of India
- Technological determinism; critique of McLuhan; Marxist approaches to media
- Development communication – concept, approaches and paradigms (dominant, dependency, alternative/participatory)
- Diffusion of innovations; communication for social change; development support communication
- Role of media in agriculture, health, rural development, gender and environment
- Corporatisation of development and emergence of global civil society
- Leaders of social reform in India and their communication
- Experiments and campaigns: SITE, Kheda, community radio, NGO communication
- News – concept, values, sources; critique of news values
- Reporting – types, beats, investigative, interpretative, data journalism
- Interviews, press conferences, covering events
- Writing for print, radio, television and online
- Editing – principles, headlines, leads, rewriting, style sheet
- Page make-up, layout and design; editorials, features, columns, op-eds
- News agencies; journalism as a profession
- Advertising – concept, history, types and functions
- Advertising agencies – structure, functions, client relations
- Creativity – copywriting, appeals, visualisation, layout
- Media planning, buying and scheduling
- Campaign planning; brand building and positioning
- Marketing communication mix; Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)
- Consumer behaviour; advertising research
- Regulation and ethics – ASCI codes; digital advertising
- Public Relations – concept, history, principles and process (RACE)
- Publics; tools – press release, press kit, house journals, events
- Corporate communication and corporate image; CSR communication
- Crisis communication and management
- Government PR – PIB, CBC (formerly DAVP); public affairs and lobbying
- Professional bodies and codes – PRSI, IPRA
- Online and social media PR
- Constitutional provisions – Article 19(1)(a) and reasonable restrictions under 19(2)
- Defamation, contempt of court, sedition, Official Secrets Act, parliamentary privileges
- Press and Registration of Books Act; Working Journalists Act; Copyright Act
- Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act; Prasar Bharati Act; Cinematograph Act; IT Act; RTI Act
- Press Council of India; broadcasting self-regulation codes
- Media ethics – privacy, sting operations, paid news, trial by media
- Media ownership patterns in India; media economics
- Structure and management of newspaper, radio and TV organisations
- Circulation, readership and ratings – ABC, IRS, TRP/BARC
- Print production – printing processes, design
- Radio production – formats, scripting, studio
- Television production – stages, crew, equipment, formats
- Media convergence and conglomerates
- ICT – concepts and applications in media
- Internet, new media and social media
- Online, citizen and mobile journalism
- Convergence; digital divide; network society
- Blogging, podcasting, multimedia storytelling
- E-governance and ICT for development
- AI, big data and algorithms in media; cyber laws
- Visual communication – perception, semiotics, visual literacy
- Photography – principles and genres
- History of world and Indian cinema
- Film language and grammar; genres and movements (neo-realism, new wave, parallel cinema)
- Film theories – realism, formalism, auteur; film appreciation
- Documentary and animation
- Film certification – CBFC
- Communication research – concept, types and scope
- Research design; hypothesis; sampling
- Methods – survey, content analysis, case study, experimental, ethnography, focus groups
- Tools of data collection and statistical analysis
- Media effects – hypodermic, two-step flow, uses and gratifications, agenda setting, cultivation, spiral of silence, knowledge gap
- Audience and ratings research
- Research ethics and report writing
Frequently Asked Questions
All live classes are streamed directly inside the Boostabrain App and Web Portal. If you miss a live session, high-quality recorded backup videos with multi-speed controls will be made available within 2 hours.
Yes! You will receive downloadable unit-wise PDF study notes, handwritten mind maps, and Daily Practice Problems (DPPs) after every class.
This course comes with 6 Months full access validity from the date of enrollment.
You can ask live text/audio doubts during classes. Additionally, our faculty mentors provide daily direct doubt resolution sessions.
Yes, you can watch classes on Android mobile app, iOS app, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
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