Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2021: India's Top 31 Private Institutes Of Mass Communication

Outlook's annual ranking of India’s best private institutes of mass communication (in partnership with ICARE) can help students make an informed choice

Outlook Web Desk

Updated on: 31 July 2021 8:08 pm

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Outlook-ICARE Rankings 2021: India's Top 31 Private Institutes Of Mass Communication

Rank 2021	Name of Institute	Academic & Research Excellence (200)	Industry Interface & Placement (300)	Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	Governance & Admissions (150)	Diversity & Outreach (150)	Overall Score(1000)
1	SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION, PUNE	155.24	186.18	182.91	106.95	150	781.28
2	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS, MUMBAI	180.13	177.78	158.92	105.72	128.91	751.46
3	MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION, UDUPI	163.39	189.89	154.21	86.39	141.41	735.29
4	DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA STUDIES, CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE	175.9	139.97	166.59	103.93	80.57	666.96
5	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA, BANGALORE	146.1	172.03	151	113.16	74.55	656.84
6	MANORAMA SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION. (MASCOM), KOTTAYAM	155.11	164.16	134.63	95.37	93.74	643.01
7	APEEJAY INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI	131.25	160.54	121.45	85.55	124.32	623.11
8	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, NOIDA	160.1	121.25	145.82	110.98	78.05	616.2
9	SOCIAL COMM. MEDIA DEPT., SOPHIA, SMT MANORAMA DEVI SOMANI COLLEGE, SOPHIA POLYTECHNIC, MUMBAI	171.15	126.8	169.93	88.81	51.32	608.01
10	MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI	149.66	144.54	130.8	83.92	97.94	606.86
11	ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), BANGALORE	173.73	86.44	164.45	104.82	65.66	595.1
12	CHITKARA SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION, PATIALA	137.46	167.18	110.71	94.1	69.22	578.67
13	ST JOSEPH COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, KOTTAYAM	140.93	83.82	136.84	92.05	118.82	572.46
14	SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NOIDA	122.02	132.45	142.54	101.27	68.24	566.52
15	DEPT OF MEDIA STUDIES, JAIN UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE	138.9	107.18	120.59	80.2	75.23	522.1
16	INSTITUTE OF MEDIA STUDIES, CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY, MOHALI	150.58	98.18	159.18	57.31	55.96	521.21
17	JAGRAN SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & COMM., BHOPAL	140.73	63.65	141.64	75.38	99.62	521.02
18	SRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), UJIRE, KARNATAKA	124.94	73.78	145.33	80.52	72.45	497.02
19	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, LUCKNOW	123.09	88.19	151.03	65.36	67.37	495.04
20	VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMM. (VIPS), DELHI	120.7	95.97	93.17	77.17	99.64	486.65
21	DOON BUSINESS SCHOOL, DEHRADUN	111.38	70.03	126.23	88.91	78.85	475.4
22	MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN DAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHANDIGARH	131.33	71.16	110.67	89.28	69.52	471.96
23	ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MANGALURU	124.07	132.86	106.62	81.12	25.38	470.05
24	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM, AHMEDABAD	140.05	72.03	129.02	83.65	42.27	467.02
25	SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES, JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR	147.53	66.49	127.16	79.06	37.7	457.94
26	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, GWALIOR	172.73	90.74	105.07	48.4	40.35	457.29
27	RATHINAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, COIMBATORE	173.84	88.27	104.95	47.37	40.65	455.08
28	MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM (AUTONOMOUS)	170.51	90.57	107.23	46.46	36.19	450.96
29	NSHM SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION, CALCUTTA	171.79	90.7	104.21	47.58	35.81	450.09
30	NATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, BANGALORE	168.87	90.2	102.44	46.72	40.72	448.95
31	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NOIDA	170.23	90.66	106.17	45.37	36.22	448.65

Rank 2021	1
Name Of Institute	SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION, PUNE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	155.24
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	186.18
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	182.91
Governance & Admissions (150)	106.95
Diversity & Outreach (150)	150
Overall Score (1,000)	781.28

Rank 2021	2
Name Of Institute	XAVIER INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS, MUMBAI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	180.13
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	177.78
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	158.92
Governance & Admissions (150)	105.72
Diversity & Outreach (150)	128.91
Overall Score (1,000)	751.46

Rank 2021	3
Name Of Institute	MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION, UDUPI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	163.39
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	189.89
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	154.21
Governance & Admissions (150)	86.39
Diversity & Outreach (150)	141.41
Overall Score (1,000)	735.29

Rank 2021	4
Name Of Institute	DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA STUDIES, CHRIST UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	175.9
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	139.97
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	166.59
Governance & Admissions (150)	103.93
Diversity & Outreach (150)	80.57
Overall Score (1,000)	666.96

Rank 2021	5
Name Of Institute	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA, BANGALORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	146.1
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	172.03
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	151
Governance & Admissions (150)	113.16
Diversity & Outreach (150)	74.55
Overall Score (1,000)	656.84

Rank 2021	6
Name Of Institute	MANORAMA SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION. (MASCOM), KOTTAYAM
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	155.11
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	164.16
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	134.63
Governance & Admissions (150)	95.37
Diversity & Outreach (150)	93.74
Overall Score (1,000)	643.01

Rank 2021	7
Name Of Institute	APEEJAY INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	131.25
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	160.54
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	121.45
Governance & Admissions (150)	85.55
Diversity & Outreach (150)	124.32
Overall Score (1,000)	623.11

Rank 2021	8
Name Of Institute	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, NOIDA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	160.1
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	121.25
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	145.82
Governance & Admissions (150)	110.98
Diversity & Outreach (150)	78.05
Overall Score (1,000)	616.2

Rank 2021	9
Name Of Institute	SOCIAL COMM. MEDIA DEPT., SOPHIA, SMT MANORAMA DEVI SOMANI COLLEGE, SOPHIA POLYTECHNIC, MUMBAI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	171.15
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	126.8
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	169.93
Governance & Admissions (150)	88.81
Diversity & Outreach (150)	51.32
Overall Score (1,000)	608.01

Rank 2021	10
Name Of Institute	MADRAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	149.66
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	144.54
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	130.8
Governance & Admissions (150)	83.92
Diversity & Outreach (150)	97.94
Overall Score (1,000)	606.86

Rank 2021	11
Name Of Institute	ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), BANGALORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	173.73
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	86.44
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	164.45
Governance & Admissions (150)	104.82
Diversity & Outreach (150)	65.66
Overall Score (1,000)	595.1

Rank 2021	12
Name Of Institute	CHITKARA SCHOOL OF MASS COMMUNICATION, PATIALA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	137.46
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	167.18
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	110.71
Governance & Admissions (150)	94.1
Diversity & Outreach (150)	69.22
Overall Score (1,000)	578.67

Rank 2021	13
Name Of Institute	ST JOSEPH COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, KOTTAYAM
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	140.93
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	83.82
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	136.84
Governance & Admissions (150)	92.05
Diversity & Outreach (150)	118.82
Overall Score (1,000)	572.46

Rank 2021	14
Name Of Institute	SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NOIDA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	122.02
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	132.45
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	142.54
Governance & Admissions (150)	101.27
Diversity & Outreach (150)	68.24
Overall Score (1,000)	566.52

Rank 2021	15
Name Of Institute	DEPT OF MEDIA STUDIES, JAIN UNIVERSITY, BANGALORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	138.9
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	107.18
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	120.59
Governance & Admissions (150)	80.2
Diversity & Outreach (150)	75.23
Overall Score (1,000)	522.1

Rank 2021	16
Name Of Institute	INSTITUTE OF MEDIA STUDIES, CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY, MOHALI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	150.58
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	98.18
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	159.18
Governance & Admissions (150)	57.31
Diversity & Outreach (150)	55.96
Overall Score (1,000)	521.21

Rank 2021	17
Name Of Institute	JAGRAN SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & COMM., BHOPAL
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	140.73
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	63.65
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	141.64
Governance & Admissions (150)	75.38
Diversity & Outreach (150)	99.62
Overall Score (1,000)	521.02

Rank 2021	18
Name Of Institute	SRI DHARMASTHALA MANJUNATHESHWARA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), UJIRE, KARNATAKA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	124.94
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	73.78
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	145.33
Governance & Admissions (150)	80.52
Diversity & Outreach (150)	72.45
Overall Score (1,000)	497.02

Rank 2021	19
Name Of Institute	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, LUCKNOW
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	123.09
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	88.19
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	151.03
Governance & Admissions (150)	65.36
Diversity & Outreach (150)	67.37
Overall Score (1,000)	495.04

Rank 2021	20
Name Of Institute	VIVEKANANDA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMM. (VIPS), DELHI
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	120.7
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	95.97
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	93.17
Governance & Admissions (150)	77.17
Diversity & Outreach (150)	99.64
Overall Score (1,000)	486.65

Rank 2021	21
Name Of Institute	DOON BUSINESS SCHOOL, DEHRADUN
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	111.38
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	70.03
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	126.23
Governance & Admissions (150)	88.91
Diversity & Outreach (150)	78.85
Overall Score (1,000)	475.4

Rank 2021	22
Name Of Institute	MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN DAV COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, CHANDIGARH
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	131.33
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	71.16
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	110.67
Governance & Admissions (150)	89.28
Diversity & Outreach (150)	69.52
Overall Score (1,000)	471.96

Rank 2021	23
Name Of Institute	ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), MANGALURU
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	124.07
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	132.86
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	106.62
Governance & Admissions (150)	81.12
Diversity & Outreach (150)	25.38
Overall Score (1,000)	470.05

Rank 2021	24
Name Of Institute	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM, AHMEDABAD
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	140.05
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	72.03
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	129.02
Governance & Admissions (150)	83.65
Diversity & Outreach (150)	42.27
Overall Score (1,000)	467.02

Rank 2021	25
Name Of Institute	SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES, JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	147.53
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	66.49
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	127.16
Governance & Admissions (150)	79.06
Diversity & Outreach (150)	37.7
Overall Score (1,000)	457.94

Rank 2021	26
Name Of Institute	AMITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION, GWALIOR
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	172.73
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	90.74
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	105.07
Governance & Admissions (150)	48.4
Diversity & Outreach (150)	40.35
Overall Score (1,000)	457.29

Rank 2021	27
Name Of Institute	RATHINAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE, COIMBATORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	173.84
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	88.27
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	104.95
Governance & Admissions (150)	47.37
Diversity & Outreach (150)	40.65
Overall Score (1,000)	455.08

Rank 2021	28
Name Of Institute	MARIAN COLLEGE KUTTIKKANAM (AUTONOMOUS)
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	170.51
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	90.57
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	107.23
Governance & Admissions (150)	46.46
Diversity & Outreach (150)	36.19
Overall Score (1,000)	450.96

Rank 2021	29
Name Of Institute	NSHM SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION, CALCUTTA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	171.79
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	90.7
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	104.21
Governance & Admissions (150)	47.58
Diversity & Outreach (150)	35.81
Overall Score (1,000)	450.09

Rank 2021	30
Name Of Institute	NATIONAL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, BANGALORE
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	168.87
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	90.2
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	102.44
Governance & Admissions (150)	46.72
Diversity & Outreach (150)	40.72
Overall Score (1,000)	448.95

Rank 2021	31
Name Of Institute	INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NOIDA
Academic & Research Excellence (200)	170.23
Industry Interface & Placement (300)	90.66
Infrastructure & Facilities (200)	106.17
Governance & Admissions (150)	45.37
Diversity & Outreach (150)	36.22
Overall Score (1,000)	448.65