To get there

Yes, you need to be educated, at the least be a graduate to work in essential positions in radio stations. A specialised course in radio production, broadcast media or script writing can be helpful to those who want to enter this field. There is no one special degree that is needed or absolutely essential, like say for instance to become a medical doctor, one needs to pursue an MBBS. Radio broadcasting is not such.

Institutes that offer various courses in radio production and broadcasting in Mumbai include:

● Radio City School of Broadcasting offers a Certificate Course in Radio Jockey and Radio Production

● The Mumbai Centre of the Indira Gandhi National Open University offers a Postgraduate Diploma in Radio Programme Production (PGDRPP)

● Livewires Institute offers courses in Radio Jockeying and Script Writing

● Xavier’s Institute of Communication offers a Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying

● School of Broadcasting & Communication offers a Certificate in Professional Voicing & Radio Jockey

● Mumbai Film Academy offers courses in Voicing and Anchoring

For each of these courses, the eligibility requirements are different. The academic eligibility ranges from passing class 12 to graduation. To find out the eligibility requirements candidates will have to log on to the respective websites.

For each of these courses, the eligibility requirements are different. The academic eligibility ranges from passing class 12 to graduation. To find out the eligibility requirements candidates will have to log on to the respective websites.

Apart from these courses, students who have pursued digital journalism or broadcast media courses at the undergraduate level may also be suitable to work in the industry since they have some formal education and training in radio production. In Mumbai, students of the Bachelor’s in Mass Media (BMM) degree fall under this structure.