Career in Video Jockey

A VJ or video jockey is the one who introduces, announces and plays videos on commercial music television i.e. the medium must be audio and visual both, Channel [V] or MTV or B4U or any regional music channel etc.Nikhil Chinnapa. Cyrus Broacha. Malika Arora, these names are probably the best names in the field of the video jockeys (VJs).

Technically, the job of the VJ is to introduce music videos and host music related shows. However, VJs do more than just that. They chat with the public, host game shows and do celebrity interviews as well. With the explosion of satellite television channels, the profession is fast attracting a number of young people into its fold.

Eligibility

a) Age- No minimum age and no maximum age.

b) Educational Qualification- A course in public-speaking helps. A course in related mass communication course gives the candidate a head start. A course in elocution at a place like Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar or a personality grooming course from YMCA, New Delhi or other institutes like Indian Television Training Institute, New Delhi. A degree or a diploma course in mass communications also helps a lot.

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 andmass communication institutes.

Skills & Attributes
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.

Job Prospects
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.

Pay Package
Beginners get around Rs.10, 000 to Rs.15, 000 per month and if they become popular their salary keeps multiplying and with some experience and real talent, one can surely hope to rise quickly in this profession.

Institutes
The best place to obtain training includes the British council, the National School of Drama and the Young Men's Christian Association which hold short-term courses in public speaking. The course content is designed to improve the pitch, intonation, and modulation of voice.

Besides, 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.

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)
Contact information: AJK Mass Communication Research Centre Jamia Millia Islamia University
Maulana Mohammed Ali Jauhar MargNew 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

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

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

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

University of Delhi
Contact Information: University Road, Delhi 110 007
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 110019Ph 26225901-06

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

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