Kolkata: Jadavpur University, in a circular on Thursday, informed that the department of adult, continuing education and extension will cease to exist once its bifurcation into school of journalism and mass communication, and school of engineering management and continuing education is completed from April 1. TOI earlier reported that the university's executive council in Jan decided to create these two schools.
The circular read, "All the courses of mass communication and journalism running under the department of adult, continuing education and extension will continue under the school of journalism and mass communication for the existing batches and also in future from April 1."
"The school of mass communication and journalism will strengthen its research activities and design courses keeping in mind the change in the mediascape and the new education policy," a teacher said.
"The department felt bifurcation is necessary to reduce the obstacles faced by researchers and students due to a mismatch between the name of the degree and the department," the teacher said.