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Pictures are said to be powerful and expressive medium that can amuse, inform and entertain viewers. Professional photography is a lucrative and exciting career option in today time. With the growth in media and fashion industry, professional photographers are in great demand. Photographer job offers job opportunities in different fields. The wide range of career options includes:
1-Wildlife Photographer- The job is exciting where the photographer is involved in capturing wildlife in natural form.
2-Forensic Photographer- These professionals work for detective agencies and police to take photographs at crime scenes. Efforts are made to cover every possible angle of crime through photography.
3- Industrial Photographer- Picture of workers and factories are covered by these photographers for the purpose of publication and advertisement.
4-Fashion Photographer- It is an exciting and glamorous work profile where you need to work for fashion designers, models and fashion houses.
5-Scientific Photographer - The field involves clicking pictures for research reports and scientific publications.
6-Press Photographer - They work for newspapers where working with reporters they capture the people and events in news. In order to start your career in any one of the mentioned fields, a professional photographer needs to have natural skill and interest for colors, visuals, imagination, and creativity. In India, several institutes and colleges offer Diploma as well as certificate courses in photography. Some of them include:
Pune University;
Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi;
St. Xaviers Institute of Communication, Mumbai;
Academy of Photography, Kolkata; and
International Institute of Photography, Delhi

Research is indeed the best hallmark of a good place to learn Mass Media/Communication. Even for other subject's, the quality indeed gets manifested if the university offers quality research. Let me tell you one thing observed during education related counselling, Ph.D. from Government Universities or Central Universities still remain a quality thing because you get guides who are quite qualified on the academic part. There are strong notions that these days the quality has called to the new low all around in research. I shall suggest that you consider JNU, Jamia Milia Islamia, (find out IIMC courses for future) Amity University, Symbiosis Pune etc. It is also to be noted that you can do a Ph.D. from IIT and IIMS as well, because there they offer this through the Social Science department.

An aptitude test is a systematic means of testing a job candidate's abilities to perform specific tasks and react to a range of different situations. The tests each have a standardised method of administration and scoring, with the results quantified and compared with all other test takers. No prior knowledge is assumed, as the tests seek to determine innate ability at a particular competency. These are the most common types of aptitude test that you will encounter:
1-Numerical reasoning tests. These tests require you to answer questions based on statistics, figures and charts.
2-Verbal reasoning tests. A means of assessing your verbal logic and capacity to quickly digest information from passages of text. Intra exercises. A business-related scenario that assesses how well you can prioritise tasks.
3-Diagrammatic tests. Tests that measure your logical reasoning, usually under strict time conditions.
4-Situational judgement tests. Psychological tests that assess your judgement in resolving work-based problems.
5-Inductive reasoning tests. Tests that identify how well a candidate can see the underlying logic in patterns, rather than words or numbers.
6-Cognitive ability tests. A measurement of general intelligence, covering many categories of aptitude test.
7-Mechanical reasoning tests. These assess your ability to apply mechanical or engineering principles to problems; they are often used for technical roles.
8-Watson Glaser tests. Designed to assess a candidate's ability to critically consider arguments; often used by law firms.
9-Abstract reasoning tests. Another name for inductive reasoning tests.
10-Spatial awareness tests. These tests assess your capacity to mentally manipulate images, and are often used in applications for jobs in design, engineering and architecture.
11-Error checking tests. An unusual type of aptitude test that focuses on your ability to identify errors in complex data sets. Dear you can pick a number of books for the preparation of same.

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First you have to get good know of video production as well as camera, lights and sound. There is something very exciting happening right now in television. As the bar for scripted television has just continued to rise, so has the desire for networks to provide deeper, smarter, and better nonfiction programming. Documentary film can be defined as a visual expression that attempts to portray reality on a small or big screen.A documentary is a piece of art, which is not merely meant for entertainment, but also for conveying important messages to the masses. In short, it is a medium to communicate a message through visuals in a well-knitted real story. It enfolds the three tasks of filming, editing, and providing script for the documentary.
A number of courses are conducted to train aspiring documentary filmmakers. One can opt to step into the field of documentary film making either immediately after completing 10+2 or wait till graduation. Numerous degree/Diploma and certificate programs are offered in this field to become cinematographers, editors, producers, and writers. The duration and mode of teaching vary from institute to institute.These courses provide various nuances of documentary film making, like introduction to films, visual communication, explaining visual grammar, and framing and usage of BG symbolism in the visual media. They also impart knowledge about sound recordings, and shots. Documentary film making requires a perfect blend of creativity, reality, and technicality. Hunt for a location, good artists, technical personnel, availability of equipments, and permission to shoot fall under the purview of a documentary filmmaker.
He/she needs to organize and co-ordinate with skilled individuals. Bright career opportunities wait for documentary film makers. They can work with several NGOs in order to help them in conveying their thoughts and ideas to the masses, at large, or they can work independently and earn name, fame, and money. This field can even bring international prominence to those, who provide unique treatment to the concept. One can work with various television channels, like CNN-IBN, National Geographic channel, Discovery, and History channel, which showcase documentaries to make the masses familiar about reality.

No, it is not true. Still, they are offering the same diploma course in journalism. The Institute conducts a year-long full-time PG Diploma programme in Journalism with the objective of churning out fully-trained journalists and content professionals for leading media organisations - not just in India, but abroad.
The students are selected based on an All-India written examination, which is followed by personal interview at Delhi and other metros. Students can download the form from the website and submit a non-refundable fee for appearing for the exams. They also need to attach copies of relevant certificates with the application form and also answer why they are interested in doing the course.
The programme designed to be a top-of-the-line course, enables students to learn the art of reporting, writing, editing, designing, scripting, programming etc. in its state-of-the-art facilities - which includes a fully-functional news room and a TV studio enabling students to get exposure on all aspects of print publishing, online content systems and TV programming.

Media management basically deals with organizing and supervising media professionals, various media channels, production houses and more. A media manager's role is to make use of organization skills, marketing strategies, media economic understanding, and the knowledge of different software tools utilized in media productions. Media management is a target driven role and you need to be team player, one who can tackle any situation limited resources. A media manager acts as an intermediary between a product and a media house. One who can publicize, advertise and sell a particular product or a campaign effectively to the client. Mostly, after studying media management you can get in to advertising, and/or social media management.