The North Eastern Regional Centre of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) started functioning on August 8, 2011, from a rented accommodation provided by the Mizoram University in Aizawl, the capital city of the state. The present permanent campus was inaugurated by the Hon’ble President of Bharat Smt. Draupadi Murmu on November 3, 2022. Eight-acre land for the present campus was acquired by the IIMC through an MoU with Mizoram University. Today, the Regional Centre stands on its own with a large academic building with a studio, auditorium, library, hostel and staff quarters. Unlimited power backup, water supply and mess facility are available on the campus. However, expansion activities are going on for constructing a new hostel, staff quarters and other facilities in the Centre.

Initially, the Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (English) course was introduced in the Centre in 2011. Now, in 2022, a new course, Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Media, has also been started. Like other PGD courses offered by the IIMC, both these courses are of one year duration divided into two semesters. Both these programmes have received very enthusiastic response from the students. Presently, there are 20 seats in English Journalism and 20 seats in Digital media. However, the number of seats in both these courses has been increased to 30 seats in each course from the academic session 2024-25.

The IIMC leaves no stone unturned to ensure all required facilities for all round development of the students, be it academic, sports or cultural activities. The scenic and tranquil campus provides a perfect atmosphere for studies coped with different media organisations in the not-so-far city of Aizawl for practical and hands-on experience. The city of Aizawl houses various sister organisations of IIMC under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting including the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), Doordarshan, All India Radio, etc, which are available for hands-on experience for the IIMC students.

Facilities

Auditorium: The Centre has an auditorium equipped with online conferencing and lecture facilities. There is also a conference hall for small gathering.

Classroom: All classrooms in the campus are furnished with the comfortable furniture, internet and other communication accessories.

Computer Lab: A state-of-the art computer lab is available for practical activities on campus.

Studio: The Centre has a well-equipped studio for practical training to the students.

Hostel: The Centre has a hostel for both boys and girls with canteen and mess facilities. A new hostel block is under construction and is expected to be completed shortly.

Free Wi-Fi: The Centre has a free Wi-Fi facility for all the students both in the academic block and the hostel.

Library: The Centre has a fully functional mass communication library with collection of titles in English and Hindi. The library also subscribes to various newspapers, magazines and online research journals in English and Hindi.