BOOK PUBLISHING COURSE AT CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY
Publishers & Booksellers Guild is a pioneer in introducing a full-fledged Postgraduate Diploma Course in Book Publishing studies in partnership with the Centre for Studies in Book Publishing (CSBP), University of Calcutta. The University-Guild partnership is not only unique but also a path-breaking step that helps widen career scope of the pass- outs. The University and the Guild signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 February 2005 in the matter of conducting the course. The Course has already attracted attention of the publishing community across India and the pass outs are doing well in the industry.
CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BOOK PUBLISHING
Truly unique, the Centre for Studies in Book Publishing (CSBP) at the University of Calcutta represents a new genre of multi-disciplinary academic endeavour.
The University of Calcutta, which pioneered the Age of Higher Education in the Indian subcontinent, provides a natural niche for the publishing community. The growth and gradual consolidation of the book publishing industry owes, perhaps most, to the spread of education system under the fold of this great seat of learning.
Set up in 2007, CSBP functions as a self-financed unit under the Faculty Council for Postgraduate Studies in Education, Journalism and Library Science.
DIPLOMA COURSE: A COMPLETE ONE-YEAR EVENING PROGRAMME
About the course
As the global publishing community rushes towards an unprecedented boom, and India being one of the leading contenders, there is an urgent call for comprehensive training.
The Postgraduate Diploma Course in Book Publishing Studies (PGDBPS), a complete one-year evening course gives that unquestionable edge to the aspiring publishing professionals. It caters to the industry demands by churning out well-trained brigades every year, who have appropriate academic competence, adequate skill and right attitude to handle different areas of publishing -- editing, production and design, marketing.
The course structure does not restrain itself to the scope of preparing publishing executives for future, but also encourages students to take the challenges of starting their own publishing ventures as well as to update the knowledge of those who are already in this coveted profession.
Trend-Setting Collaboration
Guild is constantly engaged in a myriad of activities to ensure that publishing industry improves both in quality and quantity. The University-Guild partnership helps widen scope of the pass-outs. The Guild shares expenses for running the course and helps building necessary infrastructure. Guild also helps arranging Internship with the best of the publishing establishments, organizing study tours, seminars/ workshops.
Curriculum
Postgraduate Diploma in Book Publishing Studies (PGDBPS)
Duration –One Year
Total Marks – 600
Paper I: Introduction to Book Publishing
Paper II: Book Publishing Laws
Paper III: Making of Books
Paper IV: Management in Book Publishing
Paper V: Optional Paper – Any One
a) Book Editing Practice
b) Book Marketing Strategy
Paper VI: Business Communication, Project Report & Internship
Group A: Business Communication
Group B: Project Report
Group C: Internship
Assessment and Evaluation
For the Paper I, Paper II, Paper III, Paper IV, and Paper V: Assessment of 70 marks shall be done on the basis of the final written examination at the end of the session and 30 marks shall be internally assessed.
For the Paper VI (Group A: Business Communication): Assessment of 25 marks shall be done on the basis of the final written examination at the end of the session and 15 marks shall be internally assessed.
[Please see the CSBP Notice Board for further details]
Session
June--May
Eligibility for Admission
Graduation in any discipline (Honours / Pass/ General/ Vocational etc) from a recognized university.
A candidate appeared at the final examination for graduation is also eligible to apply. However, if selected, such a candidate has to submit the proof (pass certificate, mark sheet etc) of his/her graduation before admission to this course.
Age Limit
No upper age limit.
Intake
Twenty Five in total. Five seats are reserved for candidates sponsored by publishing/printing organizations.
One seat for NRI/ Foreign candidates.
Medium
The medium of instruction is English.
Class Timing
From 4.30 pm to 7.45 pm. [Monday, Wednesday and Friday]
Venue
Calcutta University is a vibrant, student-friendly place. Classes are held at the historic Asutosh Building of the College Street Campus. The venue is in the midst of city's premier publishing hub. With excellent transport links it can be reached by public transport from all parts of the metropolis and its periphery.
Admission
Admission Schedule is notified in June-July every year.
Please Visit CU Website
Admission Notice is uploaded also on the website of the Calcutta University (www.caluniv.ac.in). Please click on the 'News and Announcement' section.
Application Form
Application Forms are available at the C U SALES COUNTER, Asutosh Building (Ground Floor), College Street Campus, Kolkata-700073 on payment of Rs.200 in cash. [Time: 11am – 3pm/Working days: Monday –Friday].
Also Downloadable
Application Forms can also be downloaded from the University website (www.caluniv.ac.in) and from the website of the Guild (www. kolkatabookfaironline.com). However, in such cases, please enclose with the application a crossed bank draft/ bankers cheque of Rs. 200/- drawn in favour of 'PGDBP, CU' payable at Kolkata.
Attention Sponsored Candidates
Candidates sponsored by publishing/printing organizations, are required to collect a letter of recommendation issued for the purpose by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild and to submit the same in original along with the applications. For details, see the Application Forms.
In case suitable sponsored candidate(s) is/are not found, the vacant seats will be filled from among other candidates duly selected.
Submission of Application Forms
Application Forms duly filled in has to be submitted to the office of the CSBP Asutosh Building (First Floor), College Street Campus, Kolkata-700073. [Time: 11am – 3pm/Working days: Monday –Friday].
Selection
Selection is strictly on merit.
Reservation for the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe / Physically Handicapped candidates as per rule.
SC/ST/PH candidates will be eligible for admission only if he/she gets at least 75 per cent of the marks obtained by the last candidate (in the general category) in the list of the selected. In case suitable candidate(s) for the reserved categories is/are not found, vacancies will be filled-in from among the general candidates duly selected.
Candidates seeking admission to the course shall have to qualify in the Written Test by securing at least 25% of the marks and final selection will be made on the basis of cumulative score of the Written Test and Interview as detailed below-
Written Test (Total Marks - 100; Duration – 90 minutes)
Part A: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (Marks: 70)
(General Knowledge, Reasoning Ability, Comprehension Skill, Book Publishing & Production etc)
Part B: Descriptive Type Questions (Marks 30)
Interview (Marks: 50)
In both Part A and Part B of the written test, questions are set in English.
For Part B, the candidates can answer either in English or in Bengali. The list of candidates eligible for Interview is notified on the basis of results of the written test.
All notices regarding selection (admission test/interview/admission etc.) are put up on the Notice Board of the CSBP (Asutosh Building, First Floor) and the University/ Guild is not under any obligation to send such information to any individual candidate.
Fees
Course Fee: Rs.10, 000 for non-sponsored candidates/ Rs.11, 000 for sponsored candidates/ Rs.25, 000 for NRI/ Foreign candidates.)
Library Fee and Examination Fee separate.
Course Fee is received in full at the time of admission in the form of a single crossed bank draft/banker's cheque drawn in favour of 'PGDBP, CU' payable at Kolkata.
Fees are non-refundable.
Not in classroom only
At CSBP, learning doesn’t end in the classroom. We always look for fresh and innovative methods to help our students learn.
Practical
The course offers theoretical and practical inputs of the highest standard and ensures unparalleled exposure to floor-level experience for each student. Much of the course is devoted to the practical work.
Workshop and Special Lectures
Regular workshops on all major aspects of book publishing are aimed at providing hands-on experience. Special lectures are also arranged regularly by inviting nationally and internationally acclaimed experts.
Resource Persons
A range of eminent and experienced teachers from various academic institutions, professionals from major Indian and international publishing organizations and various academic institutions. They are the leading lights in the field -- copy editors, creative writers, designers, marketing experts, illustrators and academics – each offering insights into their own specialist area. All the resource persons have wide networks of publishing contacts.
Internship
Access is key and the internship provides our students an exclusive access to the domain of hard-core professionals.
Internship is a compulsory curricular task for each student. We take special care to arrange it at major publishing and printing organizations all over the country.
Internships unlock opportunities to test your skills and to discover new ones. We keep in touch with the leading forums of publishers in India and abroad and maintain close link with the institutes across the globe.
Study Tour
Study Tours are arranged to give the students an idea about the floor-level exercises
Soft-skill Development
Special programmes are arranged free of cost for soft-skill development of the students.
Library
The University Library, located in the same campus, is one of the best of its kind. Free of cost Internet Service is also provided.
Study Materials
Study materials are provided on various topics.
Huge Job Opportunities
India is one of the leading countries in world publishing, with a vibrant publishing industry which is expanding rapidly both in terms of quality and quantity. India's nearly Rs.8 billion book publishing industry is growing by over 15 percent every year. The 16,000-odd publishers are responsible for 82,000 titles released in various languages in the country. Of the total titles produced, 45 percent are in English, making India the third largest producer of books in the language after the USA and Britain.
India is now also a preferred destination of foreign publishers, especially in English language, to outsource a lot of publishing work.
As the book publishing industry grows and diversifies steadily in India, the job opportunities are also increasing leaps and bounds. The demand-supply gap in the job market is more than evident.
The book publishing course provides the best quality training the industry is looking for. It gives each student the unquestionable edge in the job markets. Wide recognition of the course as a reputed professional programme helps the students grab the most lucrative jobs in this field. CSBP is pro-active in providing placement support to its students in leading global and domestic organizations.
The career opportunities in the book publishing industry are diverse --
Employment
Major publishing concerns recruit trained candidates round the year with lucrative salaries.
Entrepreneurship
With adequate training, one may opt for setting up own publishing unit. Some of our students have started their units successfully.
Outsourcing
With more international houses outsourcing to India, there are more opportunities for editors, proofreaders, typesetters, data operators, designers and, of course, printers.
Freelancing
A huge scope for freelancing. Leading publishers are also looking to outsource editing, proofreading, designing and typesetting work. Pass-outs of the PGDBP course get preference in such jobs.
Translation works
In a multi-lingual society like India, where books are published in too many languages, the translation of published works from one language to another and their subsequent publication creates huge jobs opportunities.
Content writing
Quite a good number of professionals with good command over English who are known as content writers are engaged to maintain web portals or websites. Apart from language skill, editing proficiency is an essential prerequisite to be eligible for such highly paid jobs.
Book Publishing Students: Our Young Partners
The diploma course students are our young partners in all our activities. They are involved with the International Kolkata Book Fair. To the students of the book publishing diploma course the Kolkata Book Fair, organized by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild, is like an extended class room. The fair provides them with wide exposure to the real world of books.
The diploma course students play active role in bringing out the KBF newsletter published during the fair. They contribute articles, features to each issue. Students get opportunities to participate in the work of compiling the Books in Print for the KBF. Actively they help organize seminars and workshops at the fair ground. Every year, CSBP organizes brainstorming seminars/ interactive session at the book fair ground involving leading experts in the field. Interaction with eminent publishers both Indian and foreign, during the KBF, helps them know the latest trends in the world of publishing. Students also manage the International Rights Hall at the KBF.
Alumni Make Us Proud
The alumni of the book publishing course are doing well in the industry. They are working in reputed organizations across the country. Some of them are running their own publishing concerns quite successfully.
Ex-students Recollect —
Tuhin Subhra Bhattacharya, National Sales Manager, Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
‘On the first day of our year-long Book Publishing course at CU it was really difficult to anticipate what the future days were going to unfold before the freshly-inducted publishing students. It was an extremely rigorous test and interview through which we all had to pass. And we all were very proud to be learning from stalwarts of the publishing industry like Mr. Sukumar Das of UBSPD, Mr. Ashoke Ghosh of Prentice Hall of India, or Mr. Debajyoty Dutta of Sishu Sahitya Samsad, among many others. They taught us the nuances of the book publishing trade, turning us into publishing professionals. But what I understand now, working in the publishing industry of New Delhi, is that without the comprehensive as well as hands on knowledge that I gained from the course, it was simply impossible for me to rise from the post of a Senior Officer to that of the sales Manager, looking after the entire business operations of a dynamically growing publishing organization across the globe. Now I know… an unfailing truth, that this course is invaluable in making the book publishing trade a professionally driven industry.’
Alekhya Bhattacharya, Working in the Editorial Department of Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
‘Books – we are as much familiar with as book publishing industry is unfamiliar to us. The industry with a number of domains of activities – editing, printing, binding and marketing has immense trade potentiality and offer huge employment. Interestingly, CSBP at CU has brought before aspiring publishing professionals of India and SAARC countries a unique opportunity of getting trained and having hand on experience on all these areas of publishing. The one-year PGDBP course is a comprehensive one for preparing the competent future publishing managers. In fact, as I am presently working as an Editor at one of the premier publishing houses in Kolkata and have got attached to a few more concerns with editorial works would not have been possible except this arduous training I had.‘
Diploma Course Advisory Committee
The diploma course supervised/ monitored by a separate Advisory Committee. Members are –
President, Publishers & Booksellers Guild
General Secretary, Publishers & Booksellers Guild
Mr. Debajyoti Datta, Managing Director, Shishu Sahitya Samsad, Kolkata, Former President, FIP
Prof. Nabanita Dev Sen, Eminent Writer
Dr. Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay, Regional Secretary, Sahitya Academy, Kolkata
Mr. Subir Datta, Regional Manager, National Book Trust, India, Eastern Region
Prof. Diptendu Chowdhury, Principal, Regional Institute of Printing Technology
Prof. Sanjukta Dasgupta, Department of English, University of Calcutta
Prof. Biswanath Roy, Department of Bengali Language and Literature, University of Calcutta
Prof. Biplab Chakrabarti, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta
Dr. Dhruba Ranjan Dandapat, Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta
Dr. Soumitra Sarkar, University Librarian, University of Calcutta
Prof. S N Bera, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication and Director, CSBP, University of Calcutta
Dr. D P Dey, Secretary, Faculty Council for P G Studies in Education, Journalism & Library Science, University of Calcutta
Prof. S N Bera is Coordinator of the course.
SHORT-TERM COURSES
Guild and CSBP arrange Short-Term Training Courses of one or two week duration on various aspects of publishing for emerging and intermediate professionals. Fees are absolutely the best.
The programmes include: editorial techniques / copyrights/ rights management/book production and design / warehousing and inventory/ book promotion and publicity/ book distribution/ book design/ sales and marketing/ electronic publishing/ translation techniques etc.
Such courses interest people working in the many organizations including NGOs that publish documents even though they are not professional publishers. Staff assigned for such responsibilities can develop their skills in this area.
Course guides are selected from the best experts in the field of publishing from across the country. Such courses are also proved to be extremely successful.
TRANSLATION STUDIES
Guild in collaboration with the CSBP also aims to promote translation studies and create a data repository of translators and other related matters along with providing interface between various stakeholders in the field.
PROMOTING RESEARCH AND IN-DEPTH STUDIES
Guild is committed to promote research and in-depth studies on book publishing and print culture. Guild also collaborates with the CSBP in organizing seminars, workshops, special lectures including annual Bengal Book Publishing Lecture.
CONTACT
Hon. General Secretary
Publishers & Booksellers Guild
Guild House
2B Jhamapukur Lane, Kolkata 700 009
Phone: +91 (033) 2354 4417, 2360 4588
Fax: +91 (033) 2360 4566
Office Hours: 12 pm-5 pm on all working days (Monday- Saturday)
E-mail: guild@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.kolkatabookfaironline.com
and
Professor S N Bera, Ph. D.
Director
Centre for Studies in Book Publishing (CSBP)
University of Calcutta
Asutosh Building, First Floor, College Street Campus
87/1 College Street , Kolkata 700 073, West Bengal, India
Visiting Hours: 2 pm – 6:30 pm [Working days: Monday –Friday]
Phone: +91(033) 2241 0071-4
Extension: 338
FAX: +91 (033) 2241 3222
Website: www.caluniv.ac.in
E-mail: csbp_cu@caluniv.ac.in
E-mail (personal) of the Director: snbmc@caluniv.ac.in
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
IS BOOK PUBLISHING A GOOD CAREER OPTION?
Book publishing is one of the best career options for you.
India is one of the leading countries in world publishing, with a vibrant publishing industry which is expanding rapidly both in terms of quality and quantity. India's nearly Rs.8 billion book publishing industry is growing by over 15 percent every year. The 16,000-odd publishers are responsible for 82,000 titles released in various languages in the country. Of the total titles produced, 45 percent are in English, making India the third largest producer of books in the language after the USA and Britain.
India is now also a preferred destination of foreign publishers, especially in English language, to outsource a lot of publishing work.
As the book publishing industry grows and diversifies steadily in India, the job opportunities are also increasing leaps and bounds. The demand-supply gap in the job market is more than evident.
The book publishing course provides the best quality training the industry is looking for. It gives each student the unquestionable edge in the job market. Wide recognition of the course as a reputed professional programme helps the students grab the most lucrative jobs in this field. CSBP and Guild are pro-active in providing placement support to the students in leading global and domestic organizations.
WHAT KIND OF JOBS DO YOUR ALUMNI GET?
Our alumni land a wide range of jobs in different market sectors. Publishing companies have been the first destinations for our students. They are recruited for working in areas like editing, marketing, designing etc. Some have been running successfully their own publishing companies. Recruitment-status survey on our alumni suggests that completing the diploma course can allow students to enter companies at a higher level.
Publishing companies regularly receive hundreds of applications for each advertised post. A postgraduate degree in Book Publishing from Calcutta University will help you beat the competition.
We have excellent employment record.
CAN A PASS OUT START HIS/HER OWN PUBLISHING VENTURE?
Always you can. In fact, some of students are doing their own business successfully.
WHO CONFERS THE DIPLOMA, C U OR THE GUILD?
The University offers this course in collaboration with the Guild. But the diploma is conferred by Calcutta University.
IS IT AN APPROVED OR RECOGNISED COURSE?
A university course is approved by the government as well as the publishing industry.
WHEN ARE THE STUDENTS ADMITTED?
Admission Schedule is notified in June-July every year.
WHEN DOES THE COURSE START?
Classes start immediately after the admission process is over.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Good question! You need to complete an Application Form, which is available in a number of ways.
You can obtain your Application Form after notification of the admission schedule in the major city/national newspapers from the CU Sales Counter, Asutosh Building (Ground Floor), College Street Campus, Kolkata-700073 on payment of Rs.200 in cash. [Time: 11am – 3pm/Working days: Monday –Friday].
Application Forms can also be downloaded from the University website (www.caluniv.ac.in) and from the website of the Publishers & Booksellers Guild (www. kolkatabookfaironline.com). However, in such cases, please enclose with the Application a crossed bank draft/ bankers cheque of Rs. 200/- drawn in favour of 'PGDBP, CU' payable at Kolkata.
Please fill in the Application Form as per instructions and submit to the following office within the date and time as notified:
Centre for Studies in Book Publishing (CSBP)
University of Calcutta
Asutosh Building, First Floor
College Street Campus
87/1 College Street
Kolkata 700 073, West Bengal, India
Visiting Hours: 2 pm – 6:30 pm [Working days: Monday –Friday]
We look forward to seeing your application.
HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED?
Twenty five (25) in total including 5 sponsored candidates and 1 NRI/ foreign candidate.
WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS?
Any candidate with Bachelor’s Degree in Arts / Science/ Commerce (Honours/ General/ Vocational / Engineering and Technology/ Medical Sciences/ or its equivalent) is eligible to apply.
A candidate appeared at the final examination for graduation is also eligible to apply. However, if selected, such a candidate has to submit the proof (pass certificate, mark sheet etc) of his/her graduation before admission to this course.
HOW ARE THE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR ADMISSION?
Candidates seeking admission to the course shall have to appear for a Written Admission Test.
Written Test (Total Marks: 100)
Duration: 90 minutes
Part A: Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions (Marks: 70)
(General Knowledge, Reasoning Ability, Comprehension Skill, Book Publishing & Production etc)
Part B: Descriptive Type Questions (Marks 30)
In both Part A and Part B of the Written Test, questions are set in English.
Those who secure at least 25 marks in the Written Test are called for Interview.
Interview (Marks: 50)
Final selection is made on the basis of cumulative score of the Written Test and Interview.
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IS THERE ANY AGE BAR FOR THE APPLICANTS?
No. There is no upper age limit for admission.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
This is the best for you!
Course Fee: Rs.10, 000 for non-sponsored candidates/ Rs.11, 000 for sponsored candidates/ Rs.25, 000 for NRI/ Foreign candidates.)
Library Fee and Examination Fee are separate.
Course Fee is received in full at the time of admission in the form of a single crossed bank draft/banker's cheque drawn in favour of 'PGDBP, CU' payable at Kolkata.
IS IT AN EVENING COURSE?
Yes. Classes are normally held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4-30pm to 7-45pm
However, in some cases workshops, seminars and study tours are arranged on other days including Saturdays and Sundays. Such programmes are notified for the students in advance.
In case of internship, students are required to attend as per schedule of the publishing/ printing organization concerned.
HOW LONG IS THE COURSE?
It is a one-year course.
WHAT IS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONS?
English. However, students are also free to answer in Bengali in the final examination if not otherwise instructed.
WHERE IS THE COURSE TAUGHT?
Classes are held at the historic Asutosh Building of the College Street Campus. The venue is in the midst of country’s premier publishing hub. With excellent transport links it can be reached by public transport from all parts of the metropolis and its periphery.
WHAT DO FORMER STUDENTS SAY ABOUT THE COURSE?
Tuhin Subhra Bhattacharya, National Sales Manager, Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
‘.. We all were very proud to be learning from stalwarts of the publishing industry like Mr. Sukumar Das of UBSPD, Mr. Asoke Ghosh of Prentice Hall of India, or Mr. Debajyoty Dutta of Sishu Sahitya Samsad, among many others. They taught us the nuances of the book publishing trade, turning us into publishing professionals. But what I understand now, working in the publishing industry of New Delhi, is that without the comprehensive as well as hands on knowledge that I gained from the course, it was simply impossible for me to rise from the post of a Senior Officer to that of the Sales Manager, looking after the entire business operations of a dynamically growing publishing organization across the globe.’
Alekhya Bhattacharya, Working in the Editorial Department of Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt. Ltd, Kolkata
‘The one-year PGDBP course is a comprehensive one for preparing the competent future publishing managers. In fact, as I am presently working in the Editorial Department at one of the premier publishing houses in Kolkata and have got attached to a few more concerns with editorial works would not have been possible except this arduous training I had. '
IS INTERNSHIP COMPULSORY?
Yes. Internship is a compulsory curricular task for each student. We take special care to arrange it at major publishing and printing organizations all over the country.
Access is key and the internship provides our students an exclusive access to the domain of hard-core professionals.
IS THERE ANY PROVISION OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT?
Yes. Assessment is done on the basis of both the final written examination at the end of the session and continuous internal evaluation process.
DO YOU WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE WORKING IN PUBLISHING?
Yes, we do. Five seats are reserved for the candidates sponsored by publishing and printing organizations.
Candidates sponsored by publishing/printing organizations, are required to collect a letter of recommendation issued for the purpose by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild and to submit the same in original along with the applications.
IS IT AN ACADEMIC OR A PROFESSIONAL COURSE?
Both. It has an emphasis on both the business and cultural aspects of the industry.
The course will prepare you for a variety of different roles in the publishing industry, and has a very strong vocational base.
We teach core skills in topics like Editorial Techniques, Design, Production, Post-Production and Marketing of Books.
We also offer topics like History and Socio-Culture impact of printing and Book Publishing. You also have to complete a Project Report and attend Internship. Students use this assignment as the stepping stone to a publishing career. You can pursue this for further academic career.
WHO TEACHES ON THE COURSE?
A range of eminent and experienced teachers from various academic institutions, professionals from major Indian and international publishing organizations and various academic institutions. They are the leading lights in the field -- copy editors, creative writers, designers, marketing experts, illustrators and academics – each offering insights into their own specialist area. All the resource persons have wide networks of publishing contacts and we are closely connected to all sectors of the publishing industry.
You will benefit first-hand from the latest academic thinking.
WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT THE DIPLOMA COURSE?
Unique of its kind, the Postgraduate Diploma Course in Book Publishing Studies (PGDBPS), a complete one-year evening course, gives that unquestionable edge to the aspiring publishing professionals. It caters to the industry demands by producing well-trained, market-ready professionals every year, who have appropriate academic competence, adequate skill and right attitude to handle different areas of publishing -- editing, production and design, marketing.
The course structure does not restrain itself to the scope of preparing publishing executives for future, but also encourages students to take the challenges of starting their own publishing ventures as well as to update the knowledge of those who are already in this coveted profession.
As the global publishing community rushes towards an unprecedented boom, and India being one of the leading contenders, there is an urgent call for comprehensive training.
The University-Guild collaboration is a trend setting industry-institute partnership model.
This enables us to keep abreast of the trends in the industry and ensures that our teaching and research is appropriate to the current and future needs of the market. The strength of our partnerships opens up exciting employment opportunities for our graduates.
The University-Guild partnership helps widen scope of the pass-outs. Guild shares expenses for running the course and helps building necessary infrastructure. Guild also helps arranging Internship with the best of the publishing establishments, organizing study tours, seminars/ workshops.
IS IT ALL LECTURES AND EXAMS?
No. Our thrust is practical hands-on training.
However, the most important reason for choosing CSBP is our commitment to teaching and learning. Calcutta University is the oldest and one of the best seats of higher learning in the subcontinent. Our strong reputation helps us recruit high-quality resource persons. We follow the best possible teaching method for the students.
Not in classroom only
At CSBP, learning doesn’t end in the classroom. We always look for fresh and innovative methods to help our students learn.
Practical
The course offers theoretical and practical inputs of the highest standard and ensures unparalleled exposure to floor-level experience for each student. Much of the course is devoted to the practical work.
Workshop and Special Lectures
Regular workshops on all major aspects of book publishing are aimed at providing hands-on experience. Special lectures are also arranged regularly by inviting nationally and internationally acclaimed experts.
Internship
Access is key and the internship provides our students an exclusive access to the domain of hard-core professionals.
Internship is a compulsory curricular task for each student. We take special care to arrange it at major publishing and printing organizations all over the country.
Study Tour
Study Tours are arranged to give the students an idea about the floor-level exercises
Soft-skill Development
Special programmes are arranged free of cost for soft-skill development of the students.
Library
The University Library, located in the same campus, is one of the best of its kind. Free of cost Internet Service is also provided.
Study Materials
Study materials are provided on various topics.
CAN I CONTACT THE PUBLISHERS & BOOKSELLERS GUILD?
You are always welcome.
Please see the address and other details given above
CAN I TALK TO THE COURSE COORDINATOR?
You are always welcome.
Professor S N Bera is Coordinator of the Diploma Course as well as Director of the CSBP.
You are free to call: Mobile-09830469974
Please see the address and other details given above.
LINK
University of Calcutta (www.caluniv.ac.in)
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