ISC Class 11 Mass Media and Communication Syllabus 2025-2026: Download PDFs Here!

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Subject:

Mass Media & Communication

Subject Code: 

879

Total Marks:

100 

Theory Marks:

70

Project Marks: 

30

Exam Duration:

3 Hours

PAPER I (THEORY) – 70 Marks

1. Communication

(i) Understanding Communication Definition and nature of communication: it is both a science and an art.

(ii) Levels of Communication transactions.

• Intrapersonal Communication: definition, understanding Self as a concept; Self disclosure and Self-esteem: meaning only.
• Interpersonal Communication: definition, types and functions.
• Group Communication: definition and types (small and large group communication).
• Mass Communication: definition and functions.

(iii) Models of Communication A brief understanding of the models of communication given by the following: Aristotle, Shannon and Weaver, Harold Laswell and Wilber Schram.

2. Basics of Journalism

(i) Definition of journalism

(ii) Understanding News : Definition of news; Hard News Vs Soft News.

(iii) Components of News: Definition of each of the following with suitable examples: Accuracy, attribution, fairness, clarity and brevity.

(iv) News Values: Definition of each of the following with examples: timeliness, proximity, prominence, conflict, consequence, oddity, human interest and development.

(v) Reporting and Editing Techniques

• Inverted Pyramid
• Headlines

(vi) Photo Journalism (with reference to print media)

3. Radio Programs

Types of radio programmes : An understanding of each with reference to how these are scripted: news bulletins, talk shows, interviews, announcements: commercial and public service, documentaries, dramas, features, commentary, radio jingles, commercial, public service and music based.

4. Programs for Television

(i) Types of Television Programmes: Fiction and Non-Fiction Difference between fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction: news bulletins, interviews, documentaries; Fiction: soap operas, lifestyle shows, reality shows, animation.

(ii) Difference between Television and Cinema. Difference with reference to the format, production process and audience

5. Public Relations

(i) Understanding Public Relations

(ii) PR Campaigns: An understanding of the tools and steps

6. Media Regulatory Bodies

Role and functions (as stated by the Government of India) of: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India; Press Council of India; Central Board for Film Certification; Advertisement Standard Council of India; News Broadcasting Standards Authority of India.

PAPER II: PROJECT WORK - 30 MARKS

Candidates will be required to have completed two projects from any topic covered in Theory.

The written outcome of the project should be structured as given below:

For written projects:

(i) Abstract: it must contain the following information:

• Reason for choosing the topic.
• Methods and material used.

(ii) The main essay must follow the structure given below:

• Background and context – to be discussed very briefly.
• Explanation of the theme and the issue.
• Analysis and critical evaluation.
• Conclusion.

(iii) References/ bibliography: a list of all material referred to for the project (including print, electronic, oral & audio-visual material).

(iv) Appendix: optional, only if it is crucial for a better understanding of the project essay.

For audiovisual projects:

(i) Abstract: it must contain the following information:

• Reason for choosing the topic
• Methods and material used

(ii) Communication strategy: theme, title, primary audience, message (if any), language.

(iii)References/bibliography: a list of all materials referred to for the project (including print, electronic, oral & audio-visual material).

(iv) Appendix – optional, only if it is crucial for the better understanding of the project essay

List of suggested assignments for Project Work:

(i) Select any two mainstream newspapers. Do an analysis of all the news stories on the front pages of these newspapers with reference to inverted pyramid, headlines, and photographs used.

(ii) Create a photo essay on a theme of your choice, with suitable captions.

(iii)Analyse advertisements in print and electronic media. Discuss stereotyping in advertisements vis a vis gender. Write a radio script for any one of the following:

• Prime time News bulletin.
• Radio drama based on a short story.
• Radio feature on an event in your school.

(iv) Write an essay on a recent public relations campaign done by an organization.

(v) Develop a Public Relations strategy to handle a forthcoming crisis in your school, neighbourhood or peer group. Identify various steps in management of the crisis. This can be based on an issue or an event. Prepare a detailed strategy on a chart for class presentation.

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