Career road
The road to Journalist or writer
Find the story, check it, tell it well
CUET → BA → IIMC
Shrinking High riskAI exposure: highWrite every week from now. Clips matter more than marks. Drawn for a sample Class 12 student; your own map picks colleges for you.
- Starts at
- ₹3–6 L/yr
- Later
- ₹10–25 L/yr
- Takes
- 3 years + a PG diploma
- Costs
- ₹0.2–2 L/yr
Finish schoolnow
Get a seatJul–Aug 2027
Get bylines2027–31
Land the job2031
Class 11 PCMDone
Y
Start a blog or newsletterOne piece a week
CUET11 May – 7 Jun 2027 · expected
Plan A
CUET admissionIIMC Delhi
IIMC DelhiJournalism (PG)
ScholarshipsAnother option
BA English or Journalism2027–30
Newsroom internshipEvery summer
PG Diploma, IIMC2030–31
JournalistNewsroom, magazine, or independent
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