The Indian Institute of Mass Communication was started with a small staff, including two consultants from UNESCO in 1993.

The Institute organized training courses mainly for Central Information Service Officers and undertook research studies on a modest scale.

A major international training programme, the Post-graduate Diploma Course in Journalism was started in 1969

Address:

Indian Institute of Mass Communication  
Sanchar Marg, Dhenkanal, Odisha 759001
Phone: 06762 226 194

Infrastructure:

Academic Block
Library
Administrative Block
Audio and Video Block

Programmes:

Post-graduate Diploma Programmes
Diploma Course in Development Journalism
Diploma Course in Urdu Journalism
Courses for Indian Information Services
Short Courses

Administrative officers:

Suresh Chandra Panigrahi, Section Officer
Kedarnath Jena, Asst. Finance
Laxmi Narayan Mishra, Jr. Steno
Subhanakri Das, Library In-charge