Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam - [KTUJM], Raipur

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Kushabhau Thakre University
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• About University
• Important Facts and Figures
• History
• Ranking
• Courses Offered
• Infrastructure
• FAQ

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ABOUT UNIVERSITY
Kushabhau Thakre University (KTU) is a non-profit
public higher education institution. Moreover,
another name for the college is Kushabhau Thakre
University of Journalism and Mass Communication
or KTUJM in short. As a matter of fact, the
university is set in the urban town of the large
city of Raipur. Further, it is a national
learning centre for media studies. Established in
2005, Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam Jan
Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya is a coeducational
institute of mass communication and
journalism. As a matter of fact, the main goal of
Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur is to
cultivate zeal of natural creativity and social
sensitivity amongst their students. So that, they
become responsible citizens and a significant
part of society.
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IMPORTANT FACTS AND FIGURE
Kushabhau Thakre University
Year of Establishment 2004
University Address Raipur, Chhattisgarh,India
Chancellor Anusuiya Uikey
University Type Public State University
Approved By UGC
Admission Criteria Entrance-based/Merit-based
Degree Offered Bachelors, Masters, PG Diploma, MBA, PGDM and Ph.D
Mode of Education Full time, Part time
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HISTORY
The history of Kushabhau Thakre University,
Raipur related to the development of mass media
and journalism. In fact, the Department of Higher
Education of the Government of Chhattisgarh
established the KTU. As the name suggests, the
college was named after the great social thinker
and the saintly leader, Kushabhau Thakre.
However, the union minister Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated the new campus in 2010. As a matter
of fact, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee laid the foundation stone of Kushabhau
Thakre University on 16th April 2005.
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RANKING
Kushabhau Thakre University maintains a good
reputation for its mass communication courses.
Keeping in view the significance of the college,
the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivered
the 2nd convocation letter on 16th May 2013.
Similarly, Venkaiah Naidu (Vice President), and
Om Thanvi (Hindi writer senior journalist
delivered the lecture on the 3rd and the 4th
convocation, respectively. Likewise, many famous
and respectful personalities visited the college
campus, including, Padma Shri Awardee - Rajat
Sharma, Minister of Higher Education Umesh
Patel, and Mayor of Raipur Pramod Dubey.
Moreover, it is a member of the Association of
Indian Universities (AIU).
Name of the Organisation (Year) Category Rank
India Today (2019) Mass Communication 31
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COURSES OFFERED

• Bachelors Course
• Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur designs their
  undergraduate courses in such a way that their
  students become skilled media persons. And, they
  produce evolutionary content in the field of
  media and communication. Moreover, the most
  popular course is Bachelors of Art Journalism
  and Mass Communication.
• Masters Courses
• As a matter of fact, the majority of students
  enrol in the course of MJ (Master of Journalism).
  But, Kushabhau Thakre University offers Masters
  courses in 12 disciplines.
• PhD./M.Phil Courses
• In addition to the above courses, Kushabhau
  Thakre University so offers research courses.
  Moreover, the college offers two PhD courses. In
  contrast to this, the university plans to expand
  the scope of research to newer fields, namely,
  electronic media, social work, and media
  management.

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INFRASTRUCTURE
Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur has excellent
infrastructure facilities at the campus.
Moreover, the the college focuses to provide
practical training to its students. For this, it
has advanced facilities such as community radio
stations, a well-equipped television studio, Mac
lab, graphics, photography, dubbing, editing. In
addition to this, the name of faculty buildings
is kept after two of the great litterateurs and
journalists of Chhattisgarh. To clarify, the
names are 'Madhavrao Sapre Faculty Building' and
'Padumlal Punnalal Bakshi Faculty Building.
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• Conference Hall - Samvyet
• The college has a 200-air-conditioned conference
  hall for events and a conference room. Moreover,
  it is equipped with an acoustics audio-video
  broadcasting facility, named Samvyet.
• Multimedia Centre
• Kushabhau Thakre University has a well-developed
  multimedia centre. As a matter of fact, the
  college has a special community radio station
  named Radio Samwad 90.8 FM. Besides that, the
  other facilities available at this centre include
  radio transmission towers, radio PCR (Live
  Telephone System Arrangement), radio jockey, and
  a 5 mic setup (automation software).
• Television Studio
• The mass communication Institute has a
  well-established television studio with many
  facilities. Some of them are camera studio setup,
  Samwad makes tele promoter, television studio
  set, PCR with live Streaming Facility, and an
  edit room.
• Documentation and Publication Centre
• The other names of this centre are social-folk
  media centre and library-reference centre.
  Moreover, the colleges provide training,
  workshops, and seminars at the centre. But, the
  topics revolve around journalism, electronic
  media, rural media, regional media, and public
  relations.

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FAQ Q1 Is Kushabhau Thakre University
private? Answer 1 Definitely, not! In fact,
Kushabhau Thakre University is a public state
university. Q2 What are the streams of
education covered at Kushabhau Thakre
University? Answer 2 The college, as a matter of
fact, covers science, management, mass
communication, science, journalism, and social
works streams. Q3 Is Kushabhau Thakre
University recognised? Answer 3 Of course, yes!
To clarify, Kushabhau Thakre Patrakarita Avam
Jansanchar has recognition from UGC. Q4 How
good is Kushabhau Thakre University? Answer 4
Kushabhau Thakre University Raipur is among the
best Universities for mass communication and
journalism. As a matter of fact, the college has
excellent academic courses. Besides, the
infrastructure is efficient. Moreover, the
college alumni include many successful
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