A publisher or a publishing professional is a person who is employed at a capacity to liaison with several media or publishing houses and ensuring that the work of their client (an author) gets published. A publisher can be a person or a company. A publisher might also personally edit, proofread and present the work of their client to the general audience.
Personal Competencies
You have good planning and organisational skills
You have excellent English language skills or in vernacular
You have strong leadership skills
You have a creative bent of mind
Entry Pathway
• Complete 10+2 in any subject combination (although a background in humanities is preferred) and pursue a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication
OR • Complete 10+2 in any subject combination (although a background in humanities is preferred), pursue a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication and follow it up with postgraduate degree in journalism and mass communication
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the departments of Journalism and Mass Communication. *This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi 2. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda 3. University of Kerala 4. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar 5. Savitribai Phule Pune University (UNIPUNE) 6. Farook College, Kozhikode 7. Osmania University, Hyderabad 8. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University 9. Calcutta University, Kolkata (one of the only universities to offer a PG diploma course in Book Publishing Studies) 10. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Private Institutes *(Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1. St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai 2. Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune 3. Department of Media Studies, Christ University, Bangalore 4. Times School of Journalism, New Delhi 5. Manipal Institute of Communications, Manipal 6. Madras Christian College, Chennai 7. Pearl Academy, West Delhi 8. NIMS University, Jaipur 9. Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 10. Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
Distance Learning Institute IGNOU offers a PGDBP in book publishing
Online courses UDEMY offers many courses on self-publishing
Fees
The course fee ranges between INR 1000 - 5,00,000 depending on the type of college*
*The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute.
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.* • Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI • Scholarships are also available in the Institutes based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Loans
•VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). •Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc. • All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work - Large and small publishing house, newspapers, magazines and consultancies.
Entrepreneurship - You can start your own publishing house
Work Environment - You are likely to work office environment. To attend meetings, conferences and media appearances, you may be expected to travel. Working on weekends and late evenings is also expected by a publisher.
*Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Expected Growth Path
Associate Editor → Senior Editor → Chief Editor → Publisher → Associate Publishing Director → Publishing Director
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a publisher ranges between INR 17,482 - 19,182 per month and more with experience.
Gita Wolf is an Indian publisher as well as author. She is one of the founders of Tara Books. Tara Books is an independent publishing house started in 1994 by Gita Wolf. An integral part of the publishing is a pioneering engagement with the rich diversity of Indian folk and tribal art. Over a period of 20 years, they have brought a range of such artists into the book form for the first time.*
Publisher
NCS Code: N/A | MC023• Complete 10+2 in any subject combination (although a background in humanities is preferred) and pursue a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication
OR • Complete 10+2 in any subject combination (although a background in humanities is preferred), pursue a Bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication and follow it up with postgraduate degree in journalism and mass communication
This course is offered by the departments of Journalism and Mass Communication.
*This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
2. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
3. University of Kerala
4. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
5. Savitribai Phule Pune University (UNIPUNE)
6. Farook College, Kozhikode
7. Osmania University, Hyderabad
8. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
9. Calcutta University, Kolkata (one of the only universities to offer a PG diploma course in Book Publishing Studies)
10. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
Private Institutes
*(Please check if Institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1. St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai
2. Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune
3. Department of Media Studies, Christ University, Bangalore
4. Times School of Journalism, New Delhi
5. Manipal Institute of Communications, Manipal
6. Madras Christian College, Chennai
7. Pearl Academy, West Delhi
8. NIMS University, Jaipur
9. Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun
10. Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
Distance Learning Institute
IGNOU offers a PGDBP in book publishing
Online courses
UDEMY offers many courses on self-publishing
The course fee ranges between INR 1000 - 5,00,000 depending on the type of college*
*The above-mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute.
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
• Scholarships are also available in the Institutes based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Loans
•VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
•Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work - Large and small publishing house, newspapers, magazines and consultancies.
Entrepreneurship - You can start your own publishing house
Work Environment - You are likely to work office environment. To attend meetings, conferences and media appearances, you may be expected to travel. Working on weekends and late evenings is also expected by a publisher.
*Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Associate Editor → Senior Editor → Chief Editor → Publisher → Associate Publishing Director → Publishing Director
The approx. salary of a publisher ranges between INR 17,482 - 19,182 per month and more with experience.
* Source - https://www.ambitionbox.com/profile/publisher-salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Gita Wolf is an Indian publisher as well as author. She is one of the founders of Tara Books. Tara Books is an independent publishing house started in 1994 by Gita Wolf. An integral part of the publishing is a pioneering engagement with the rich diversity of Indian folk and tribal art. Over a period of 20 years, they have brought a range of such artists into the book form for the first time.*
Source - https://www.educationworld.in/tara-story-teller-gita-wolf/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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