A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre Faculty Details 2026-27

New Delhi, Delhi

College Type
Deemed to be University
Co-Ed Status :
Co-Education
Minority Status :
Muslim Minority
Affiliated To :
Jamia Millia Islamia University

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A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre Faculty Details

A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre, New Delhi – Faculty

A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre (AJK MCRC) at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, boasts a distinguished faculty renowned for blending academic rigor with extensive industry exposure in media, journalism, film, and digital communication. The teaching staff comprises professors, associate professors, and assistant professors, many of them are holding PhDs from prestigious institutions, with specializations spanning journalism, development communication, visual media, and new media studies. This faculty drives the centre's reputation as a premier media institution through hands-on training and research supervision.

Faculty List

The following table compiles key faculty members from official JMI sources and reliable listings, including designations and contact details where available (as of recent updates).

Name	Designation	Key Specialization/Notes
Prof. Shohini Ghosh	Professor	Film, gender studies, cinema pedagogy
Prof. Obaid Siddiqui	Professor	Journalism, international news analysis
Prof. Iftekhar Ahmed	Professor	Cinema, pedagogy in media
Prof. Lekha Nair	Professor	Media studies
Prof. Naazish Husaini	Professor
Prof. Danish Iqbal	Professor	Media production
Dr. Faiz Ullah	Associate Professor	Mass communication
Dr. Gayasur Rahman Syed	Faculty	Hindi media, blogs
Dr. Azher Majid Siddiqui	Faculty	Communication research
Dr. Anver Aziz	Faculty	Media theory
Dr. Asad Niazi	Faculty	Digital media
Dr. Mohammad Ajmal Khan	Faculty	Broadcast journalism
Mr. Mohammad Obaid Siddiqui	Faculty	News production
Anugyan Nag	Faculty	Teaching excellence

Qualifications and Industry Experience

Most faculty members hold doctoral degrees (PhD) in mass communication, journalism, or allied fields from institutions like JMI, JNU, or international universities, ensuring deep scholarly expertise.
Many bring 15-30 years of industry experience, including stints at NDTV, Zee Media, BBC, and production houses, alongside academic roles; for instance, Prof. Shohini Ghosh has directed documentaries and contributed to film criticism.
Professors like Obaid Siddiqui supervise theses on global news dynamics, reflecting practical insights from broadcast careers.

Student-Faculty Ratio and Class Dynamics

AJK MCRC maintains a favorable student-faculty ratio of approximately 15:1 to 20:1 across programs, enabling personalized mentorship in small studios and production labs.
This setup supports intensive supervision, with strict 75% attendance policies and faculty-led exam patterns including mid-semesters and internals.
The ratio fosters close interactions, evident in research supervision of 15+ ongoing PhD projects.

Teaching Methods

Teaching emphasizes practice-oriented pedagogy, integrating lectures with live projects, field reporting, portfolio development, and multimedia production using centre facilities like TV studios and editing suites.
Methods include guest lectures by industry alumni, workshops on digital tools, and assignments graded on creativity; faculty like Sohini Ghosh employ film analysis for theoretical depth.
Student reviews highlight PhD-holding faculty's strong methodologies, blending theory with real-world simulations for skills in journalism, animation, and development communication.

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