Alumni of the department are highly successful individuals who have made a name for themselves in print, electronic and interactive media, besides in myriad other fields ranging from academics to politics. The Alumni Association of the Department is full of stalwarts eager to help the students not only in improving their skills and making the right career choices, but also in getting them suitably placed.
The Department periodically hosts ‘Sampark’ the Alumni Meet and also holds events in partnership with the Alumni Association. In recent years, the Department and its Alumni Association have hosted a National Seminar on Credibility of Media and a Golden Jubilee Seminar on New Career Opportunities in Mass Communication.
Some of the Department’s outstanding Alumni include:
· Late Mr. Raghu Menon, former Secretary, I&B, Government of India, New Delhi
· Mr. Prakash Dubey, Group Editor, Dainik Bhaskar and former member, Press Council of India
· Ms. Sathya Saran, former Editor, Femina, Mumbai
· Mr. Vijay Satokar, retired Senior Editor, PTI and ex-Regional Director, IIMC, Amravati
· Mr. Vijay Phanshikar, Editor, The Hitavada, Nagpur
· Mr. Prafulla Marpakwar, Senior Editor, The Times of India, Mumbai
· Mr. Punya Prasun Bajpai, former Senior Editor, Aaj Tak, New Delhi
· Ms. Sarita Kaushik, Chief Editor, ABP News, Mumbai
· Mr. Shishir Bhate, former Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo India
· Mr Shishir Joshi, former Group Editorial Director, Mid Day, Mumbai
· Mr. Sudhir Pathak, retired Chief Editor, Tarun Bharat,
· Mr. Pradip Kumar Maitra, President, Maharashtra Union of Working Journalists
· Mr. Alok Tiwari, retired Deputy Resident Editor, The Times of India, Nagpur
· Mr. Vivek Deshpande, retired Senior Assistant Editor, The Indian Express, Nagpur
· Mr. Bhupendra Ganvir, former Resident Editor, Sakal, Nagpur
· Mr. Gajanan Nimdeo, Chief Editor, Tarun Bharat
· Mr. Rahul Dixit, Executive Editor, The Hitavada
· Mr. Ashok Easwaran, Senior Journalist, USA
· Mr. Anil John, former Sports Editor, Gulf Times, Qatar
· Mr. Chandramohan Puppala, former Executive Editor, Saam TV
· Mr. Shailesh Pande, Editor, Tarun Bharat Digital, Nagpur
· Mr. Shripad Aparajit, Resident Editor, Maharashtra Times, Nagpur
· Mr. Vinod Pandole, Film Producer, Mumbai
· Late Miss Sujata Anandan, former Political Editor, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
· Mr. Dharmendra Jore, Political Editor, Mid Day, Mumbai
· Mrs. Sunita Mudaliar, Executive Editor, Nagpur Today
· Mr. Vasant Chaudhary, retired Director, DGI&PR, Govt. of Maharashtra
· Mr. B.M.Kausal, retired Director, DGI&PR, Govt. of Maharashtra
· Mr. Suresh Wandile, Director, DGI&PR, Govt. of Maharashtra
· Mrs. Ananya Mukherjee, Vice President, Strategic Communications & Branding, Golden Agri-Resources, Singapore.
· Mr. Bhalchandra Chorghade, Manager, Corporate Communications, GVK Navi Mumbai International Airport, Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
· Mr. Akhilesh Halve, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communications, Nagpur Metro Rail
· Mr. Ganesh Puranik, Deputy PRO, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
· Mr. Ashok Kolhatkar, ex-PRO, Nagpur Municipal Corporation
· Mr. Sachin Dravekar, ex-Head of PR and Communications, OCW Pvt. Ltd.
· Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra, Chancellor, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Karad.
· Dr. Sharad Nimbalkar, former Vice Chancellor, PDKV, Akola
· Late Mr. Shantaram Potdukhe, former Union Minister
· Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar, Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra
· Late Dr. Shrikant Jichkar, former Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra
· Mr. Girish Gandhi, former MLC, Maharashtra
· Mr. Dayashankar Tiwari, former Mayor of Nagpur
· Mr. Puranchandra Meshram, retired Registrar, RTM Nagpur University
· Dr. Pramod Sharma, former Dean, Faculty of Humanities, RTM Nagpur University