This institute is the flagship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s professional educational initiatives. It started in 1961 as Bhavan’s College of Journalism, Advertising and Printing in Mumbai. It was renamed as Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication Studies in 1965, in honour of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India and also one of the founders of BVB.
It emerged as easily the largest network providing journalism, communication and media education in India through its centres spread across several states. In many states that the Institute opened a Centre, it became a pioneer in professional courses in this field.
It was in 1978, that its activities and scope were widened with introduction of management education in its mandate and thus it got renamed as Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management.
Today, it offers multiple courses to learn professional skills in communication and management areas. It is also famous for making available professional skills to individuals in employment or those pursuing some other studies. And also amongst those who want to upgrade their skills but can’t do that in regular working hours. It has 24 centres and affiliates across the country.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s diploma and certificate courses have emerged as a benchmark for many other colleges, institutes and universities to replicate their success. Some of the courses enjoy the privilege of being recognised as a diploma course also by several universities. Many of the courses have been officially notified by the central and the state governments as a qualification for recruitment on several positions in government departments.
Several generations of successful journalists, editors, public relations professionals, corporate communication experts, HR managers, foreign trade experts, government officials and professionals from many other fields owe their success to the skills learnt at Bhavan’s Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication and Management. The number of students who benefited from these courses, in over six decades, runs into several lakhs.