Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune, established in 2008, is part of Symbiosis International University and holds an A++ accreditation from NAAC. In 2024, India Today ranked SIMC 3rd out of 55 mass communication colleges in India, while Outlook placed it 2nd out of 35 colleges. Check SIMC Pune 2024 Rankings.

SIMC Pune offers an MBA in Communication Management. To be eligible, candidates must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with a minimum of 50% marks and 45% for SC/ST candidates. The admissions are primarily based on the SNAP exam, followed by Group Exercise, Personal Interview, and Written Ability Test. The SNAP 2023 cutoff for MBA was 73 percentile. The total fee for the MBA program is INR 13.35 lakhs.

SIMC Pune also offers an MA in Mass Communication. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 50% marks or 45% for SC/ST candidates to be eligible. Admission to the MA program is based on the SIMC MA (MC) Online Entrance Test, followed by Group Exercise, Personal Interaction, and Writing Ability Tests. The total fee for the MA program is INR 10.99 lakhs.

According to SIMC Pune Placements 2024, the MBA program achieved 100% placement, with the highest CTC offered being INR 21 LPA and an average CTC of INR 8.95 LPA. The MA Mass Communication courses recorded a 100% placement rate during the 2023 placements, with the highest CTC being INR 6 LPA and an average CTC of INR 4.57 LPA. Top recruiters included Cognizant, Vedanta, ICICI Bank, Firstpost, News X, and ScoopWhoop.com, among others.