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Delhi University announces new MA in Hindi journalism on Hindi Journalism Day

Delhi University announces new MA in Hindi journalism on Hindi Journalism Day

India Today31-05-2025
Delhi University's Standing Committee on Academic Matters has given clearance to introduce a Hindi-medium master's programme in journalism. The course will start in the 2025-26 academic year, and this is a big move towards developing regional language media studies.The new postgraduate programme will be taught under the Department of Hindi, which is located in the Faculty of Arts. The programme has been created in accordance with the university's Postgraduate Curriculum Framework.advertisementThe course, however, will need to be approved in its final form by the Academic Council so that it can be officially launched.
The declaration falls on Hindi Journalism Day, which is celebrated annually on May 30 to mark the first Hindi-language newspaper Udant Martand published in 1826. The day reminds one of the very important role that journalism plays in democracy, particularly in indigenous languages.Committee members also announced that an English-medium version of this course is planned and is to start in the 2026–27 academic year under the Department of English.DU UPDATES SYLLABI ACROSS DISCIPLINESThe Standing Committee convened on Friday to examine and finalise the syllabi of various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.These include the seventh and eighth semesters of BA programmes in education, geography, and Hindustani music (programme and honours), which conform to the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF).advertisementPostgraduate syllabi for philosophy, economics, geography, sociology, political science, and mathematics were also debated and updated according to the new academic guidelines of the university.The latest changes come after a series of meetings previously held on May 2, 6 and 8, where syllabus updates were argued and ultimately cleared despite opposition in the committee.With its Hindi-medium journalism course going according to plan, Delhi University is hoping to increase access to media education and sustain journalism in local languages -- an initiative viewed as timely and much-needed in a multilingual India.
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