DG IIMC Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi receives `Top Rankers Excellence Award’

New Delhi, June 17, 2022: Director General of Indian Institute of Mass Communication Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi has been conferred with 'Top Rankers Excellence Award' by Top Rankers Management Club for his outstanding contribution in the field of media education. Shanti Bai Hanumanji, High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius, former Supreme Court Judge Justice BP Singh and  AK Bajoria, Director, JK Tyre & Industries presented the award to Prof. Dwivedi during the 22nd National Management Summit in Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.  VM Bansal, Chairman, New Delhi Institute of Management, Dr. AK Balyan, Chairman, Carmine Energy and  VSK Sood, Managing Director, Top Rankers Management Consultants were also present during the award function.

Prof. Sanjay Dwivedi, DG IIMC is a well-known Indian Journalist, Editor, Writer, Columnist, Media Guru, Academic Administrator and Communication Expert. During his journalism career spanning over a decade and a half, he has been associated with various notable media organisations. He has served as the Vice Chancellor and Registrar of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication (MCNUJC), Bhopal. Prof. Dwivedi was among the founding members of Department of Journalism at Raipur's Kushabhau Thakre Journalism and Mass Communication University.

He is currently a member of the Governing Council and Society of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is also the member of Board of Studies at Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Vardha; Vikram University, Ujjain; Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad and Assam University, Silchar.

Prof. Dwivedi is an avid writer and over 3000 pieces penned by him on political, social, and media subjects have been published in major national newspapers and publications. He has authored and edited 32 books. He is the Chief Editor of 'Communicator' and 'Sanchar Madhyam', a University Grants Commission (UGC) approved research journals. Prof. Dwivedi is also the Chief Editor of 'Rajbhasha Vimarsh' and 'Sanchar Srijan' and Honorary Consultant Editor of 'Media Vimarsh (Quarterly)'. He has been conferred with various awards for his remarkable contributions to the media industry.