- Degree Course Type
- Entry Level Qualification
- Degree Course Duration
- Course Fields
- Degree Course Entrance Exam
- Average Course Fee
- Average Salary Offered
- Course Details
- Course Highlights
- About Course
- Why Choose Course And Required Skills
- Eligibility
- Entrance Exams Details
- Degree Course Syllabus
- Top Colleges
- Course Fees
- Top Recruiters And Salary
- Course Scope And Career Options
- Admission Process
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Course Details
PG, DIPLOMA & OTHERS - MEDIA LAW
Degree Course Type
Masters, Diploma, PG Diploma
Entry Level Qualification
Graduate
Degree Course Duration
2 Year
Course Fields
Law
Degree Course Entrance Exam
Average Course Fee
15000 - 150000
Average Salary Offered
140000 - 300000
Course Highlights
Name of the Course | Media Law |
Programmes Available | Diploma, PG Diploma, LLM |
Stream | Law |
Mode of the Course | Regular/Full-Time |
Exam Type | Semester |
Admission Process | Merit-based or through an entrance exam |
Fees Range | INR 15,000 to INR 1,50,000 |
Starting Salary | INR 1,41,000 |
About Course
Media law is a course that seeks a co-relationship of the constitutional objective of free expression and speech and also the restrictions and rights governing the fourth estate. Media Law is a specialisation of law that deals with the law of the press. Students can opt for a diploma, PG diploma or master's degree programmes in the domain of media law. The course of media law covers the topics that include Media and the Society, Media and the Constitution, Morality, Obscenity and Censorship, Right to Information, Defamation, Contempt of Court etc.
Why Choose Course And Required Skills
Media Law is a specialisation of law that deals with the law of the press. Students can opt for a diploma, PG diploma or master's degree programmes in the domain of media law. The course of media law covers the topics that include Media and the Society, Media and the Constitution, Morality, Obscenity and Censorship, Right to Information, Defamation, Contempt of Court etc.
Eligibility
To pursue a specialisation in Media Law, a candidate must follow the eligibility criteria prescribed by a college or university. If an aspirant fills the application form of the desired college without being eligible for media law, his/her candidature would be considered as invalid. Check out the pointers mentioned below in order to get an idea of the minimum eligibility criteria of media law.
1. Eligibility criteria vary from college to college and programme to programme.
2. For Diploma in Media Law, you must be a graduate from a recognised university or college.
3. To pursue a PG Diploma in Media Law the candidate must possess a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university/college. The aggregate must not be less than 45% marks.
4. In order to get admission to an LLM degree programme, the applicant must have a qualified LLB from a recognised university with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks.
5. Certain colleges provide relaxation to the reserved categories in the aggregate marks.
Entrance Exams Details
Telangana State PG Law Common Entrance Test , Chhattisgarh Pre-Polytechnic Test , Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Engineering Entrance Exam , Central Universities Common Entrance Test , Siksha O Anusandhan University Admission Test are some of the exams that you can appear for to get admission in Media Law courses.
Degree Course Syllabus
The tabulated data below captured the syllabus a media law student might come across while pursuing the course.
Media and the Society | Contempt of Court |
Morality, Obscenity and Censorship | Parliamentary Privileges, Judicial Reporting and the Media |
Right to Information | Media and the Constitution |
Defamation | Cinema and the State |
Broadcasting | Investigative Journalism and the Right to Privacy |
Media and Ethics | Media and the Law |
Advertisement and the Law | Electronic Media and Regulatory Law |
Copyright Law | First Amendment & Art |
Copyright & Art | Comedy, Choreography, & Creative Commons |
Patents | Privacy & Art |
Right to Privacy | Restrictions on freedom of speech and expression |
Historical background of Freedom of Speech and expression in India | Right to Information |
Top Colleges
Following are some of the top colleges offering Law courses :
1. Gujarat National Law University (Gandhinagar)
2. M.S. Ramaiah College of Law (Bangalore)
3. Cochin University of Science and Technology (Kochi)
4. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (Patiala)
5. Veterinary College- Bangalore (Bangalore)
Course Fees
The average fee for Media Law is INR 50,000 per year.
Top Recruiters And Salary
Media Law Course Starting Salary is INR 1,41,000.
Course Scope And Career Options
After completing a course in media law students can start seeking employment opportunities across various job profiles. Media law is a vast field and enlisted below are the possibilities you can circle out as your career option.
1. Human Rights Lawyer
2. Intellectual Property Lawyer
3. Independent Lawyer
4. Data Protection
5. Digital Forensics
6. Media & Entertainment Lawyer
7. Media Legal Advisor
8. Media Lawyer
Admission Process
An applicant has to go through an admission process of the college/university for undertaking admission in the course. Enlisted below are the Media Law Admission Process that a law aspirant encounter after filling the application form.
1. Admission processes of colleges are different from each other. Some colleges take an entrance exam to admit students to the course whilst others consider the score occupied in the common entrance exam of law.
2. Some colleges also enrol students on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination. The better the marks of the candidates in the qualifying examination the higher is his/her chances of getting admission in the college.
