The ACJ’s campus at Taramani, Chennai, has a built-up area of 80,000 sq
ft. and comprises the academic and residential blocks .
With its diversity, liveliness, educational and developmental resources,
and cultural traditions, Chennai presents itself as a vast laboratory for
students of journalism to explore and test their skills.
The location gives the campus the unique advantage of being insulated
from the din and bustle of the metropolis and yet just a hop away from its
nerve centre.
The campus is ecologically friendly with solar power panels generating
the major part of the electricity consumed.
The composite facility provides an excellent setting for students to live
and learn together in a congenial and stimulating atmosphere.
The library collection also includes standard reference works, books on editing, reporting, news writing, page design and layouts. There are several recollections, memoirs and essays by award winning journalists.
All students have access to computers with high speed connectivity (Wi-Fi), LAN networking, and software packages.
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is one of India’s great metropolises, combining the old and the new, the modern and the traditional. It has a rich cultural tradition and is home to highly regarded educational and research institutions as well as to some of the best medical centres in the country. It has major communication and media resources and is one of India’s leading centres for software development and for information and communication technology. Mahabalipuram and Kancheepuram, two ancient historical heritage centres, are within striking distance of Chennai.