# Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Journalism at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University

> Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Journalism (PG Diploma Journalism) at The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, India.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-25
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## Key facts

- University: [The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/the-tamil-nadu-dr-mgr-medical-university) (Public, Chennai, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india))
- Course family: [Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/pg-diploma-journalism)
- Duration: 1 year
- Tuition per year: Fee plan on request
- Fee verified: 2026-10-25
- Official programme page: https://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EpidemiologyRevAdmissionNotification2026-27.pdf

Fee notes: Request the current department quotation for tuition, compulsory programme charges and refund terms. The published ₹885 application/processing charge is separate from course fees.

## Who can apply

- Availability: restricted
- Eligible: Applicants meeting the exact recognised prior-degree conditions in the current department notice
- Restriction: Equivalent or foreign qualifications need separate university eligibility assessment.
- Restriction: These are own Guindy department routes; affiliated-college admission conditions and tariffs are not substituted.

The notice does not establish unrestricted foreign eligibility or a medical-practice qualification.

## Admissions

Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Journalism is a 1-year own-department academic programme in the university’s revised 2026–27 admission notice. The department previously used Public Health Journalism for the diploma; confirm the current Medical Journalism timetable and award wording on the offer.

The current 2026–27 department notice states these named qualification conditions.

- Any undergraduate degree from a recognised university acquired as a full-time student in the 10+2+3–5-year pattern.
- No upper age limit. Tamil journalists are encouraged to apply; service candidates may also apply.

Steps:

1. Follow the next official Department of Epidemiology admission notice; the published 2026–27 deadlines have passed.
2. Complete the prescribed course-specific university application and supply the requested qualification and identity records.
3. Follow the department’s entrance, screening or interview instructions and obtain written eligibility, fee and teaching-arrangement confirmation before payment.

- Document: Qualifying degree and academic records requested in the prescribed form.
- Application document: Photograph, birth-date and community proof, and application-payment details as requested in the current form.
The 2026–27 diploma deadline was 28 June 2026 and the MSc deadline was 29 August 2026. Future applicants need the next official notice. No exact current first-teaching month is assigned.


## Teaching phases

- Own university department programme (): 1-year academic award. Obtain the current departmental teaching and assessment timetable. The predecessor journalism diploma regulation describes periodic contact classes.

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