Deemed university status for IIMC

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, a 58-year-old institution known for its journalism and mass communication courses, was on Wednesday granted the status of a deemed-to-be university, empowering it to award degrees rather than just diplomas, according to the Union Ministry of Education. The newly-awarded status will also empower the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) to offer doctoral programmes.