a) Age- No minimum maximum age limit.

b) Educational Qualification- Knowledge about DJ mixer (which is used to mix the music), effects processors i.e. equalizer, chorus, octave, delay etc. A course in public-speaking or a course in related mass communication course gives the candidate a head start.

Recruitment Process- The candidate is generally recruited after a screen-test by the prospective employers as the candidate’s screen presence matters a lot. Apart from that many music channels scout for talent at drama schools and mass communication institutes.

The candidate should possess good music sense, good ears, must be well versed with cueing, equalization and audio-mixing, beat- matching, scratching and beat juggling. A wannabe DJ must also be having an outgoing personality, ability to mix with people and know their mood. He must be well versed with the music in vogue i.e. the hit songs, how to make them trendy by mixing them up etc.

A friendly personality with a penchant to talk coupled with pleasing personality and ability to mix up with people. A video-jockey must be ready to work in inconsistent shifts. He/She must have a great sense of humor, excellent communication skills and importantly must have good verbal communication skills.

There are ample avenues in this field as the ongoing boom in the music and entertainment channels shows. A VJ can diversify into many related fields like game-shows, quiz-shows; television soaps films PR & modeling etc.

Some famous DJs have opened their own training schools. Like:

Rummy Sharma, a DJ with Djinns at the Hyatt, has started his own school, 'The Studio Bakers', for training aspiring DJs at Pusa Road and Kailash colony.

'Sound of Music', Vasant Kunj run by DJ Sunny Sarid is yet another suitable place.
Sumit Budhiraja runs another institute called the 'Modus Operandi.

The below mentioned media institutes can be of some help:

Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
Contact information: Indian Institute of Mass Communication
JNU new campus,
Aruna Asif Ali Marg,
New Delhi - 110067, India
Phone: 91-011-26741268, 26742920/60
Fax: 91-011-26741268
E-mail: pbapaiah@yahoo.com
Website:www.iimc.nic.in

Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC), Jamia Millia Islamia
Contact information:
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Maulana Mohammed Ali Jauhar Marg
New Delhi -110 025
Phone: +91 11 2698 7285, +91 11 2698 6812, +91 11 2698 6813
Fax: +91 11 2698 6811
Email: contact@ajkmcrc.org
Website: www.ajkmcrc.org

Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC),
Contact information:
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
JNU new campus,
Aruna Asif Ali Marg,
New Delhi - 110067, India.
Phone: 91-011-26741268, 26742920/60
Fax: 91-011-26741268
E-mail: pbapaiah@yahoo.com
Website:  www.iimc.nic.in

Amity School of Journalism & Communication,
New Delhi
Contact information:
Amity Campus, Sector 44
Noida- 201303.
Phone: 26569050, 2653047
Website: www.amity.edu

Asian Academy of Film & Television
Contact Information:
Marwah Studios Complex
FC-14/15, Film City, Sector-16A
NOIDA-201301
Uttar PradeshPhone: 95120-2515254, 2515255, 2515256.
Fax: 95120-2515246.
E-mail: help@aaft.com
Website: www.aaft.com

Wigan & Leigh College,
New Delhi
Contact information:
1001-1005,
Ansal Tower,
38, Nehru Place ,
New Delhi 110019
Phone No: 011-41617053/4/5/6, 9818479333
Email: delhi@wiganindia.org
Website: www.wiganindia.org

Sardar Patel College of Communication & Management,
New Delhi
Contact information:
Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Phone: 23389942
Website: : www.bvbdelhi.org

Times School of Journalism
Contact information:
Times Centre for Media Studies,
10 Darya Ganj, New Delhi 110002

University of Delhi
Contact Information:
University Road, Delhi 110 00
Phone South Campus: 011-24119832
Phone North Campus: 011-2766709, 27667011, 27667190
Fax: 011-27667049
Website: www.du.ac.in

Academy 18 networks Ltd
Contact Information:
Studio 18, India Pvt. Ltd,8,
Balaji Estate,
Guru Ravi Das Marg, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019
Ph 26225901-06

EMPI Institute of Advertising & Communication
Contact Information:
CSKM Educational,
complex, Satbari, Mehrauli
New Delhi -110030,Phone: 26805090, 26804210
www.empiindia.com

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Contact Information:
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
Phone: 2685924- 25-27
Website:www.ignou.ac.in

Kamla Nehru College, DU
Contact Information:
(W),Khel Gaon Marg,
New Delhi-110017
Phone: 26494881, 26490061

YMCA Centre for Mass Media
Contact Information:
Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001
Telephone: 0091-11-23361915, 3746668
Fax: 0091-11-23746035
E-mail: ymcand@del3.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.newdelhiymca.org

South Delhi Polytechnic for Women
Contact Information:Lajpat Nagar- IV, New Delhi - 110024
Phones (Office): 26294833, 26294836, 26482298
Fax No. : 011-26474425
E-mail: polytech@nda.vsnl.net.in
www.polytechnic-sdpw.com

Sir Aurobindo Institute Of Mass Communication
Contact Information:
Sir Aurobindo Marg, Near IIT,New Delhi 110016,
Phone: 26524798, 26567863

International Institute Of Mass Media,
Contact Information:
International Institute of Mass Media B-50,
South Extension – I,New Delhi - 110049
Phone: 011-2465 4512, 2465 4514, 2462 6660
Fax: 011-2462 6670
E-mail: coordinator@iimmdelhi.com
Website: www.iimmdelhi.com

Institute of Mass Communication, Manipal
Contact Information:
Press Corner,Manipal – 576 104(Karnataka)
Phone: 91 820 2571901/03
Fax: +91 820 2571902
E-mail:office.mic@manipal.edu
Website:www.manipal.edu/mic

List of Mass Communication Institutes in various states and major cities

Mass Communication institutes in major cities
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Mass Communication institutes in various states
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Rajasthan	Uttaranchal	Chandigarh	Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka	Kerala	Pondicherry	Tamil Nadu
Bihar	Orissa	West Bengal	Gujarat
Maharashtra	Assam	Arunachal Pradesh	Meghalaya
Tripura	Chhattisgarh	Jharkhand	Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh