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Being the world’s biggest democracy, India provides media the most privileged position. Also called as the watchdog of democracy, it is called the fourth estate, after legislature, executive and judiciary. When media holds such prominent position in a nation; it also becomes important to analyze and understand the quality of media education in India. It took quite some time for media education to get introduced in India. It has traversed a long way and has gained great momentum. Media has become a major career choice of students today. The glamour and power enjoyed by media personnel is also a predominant reason for this popularity. It is a watershed period for media education today. With the growing demand and mushrooming of institutions offering media education, there is a need to look at the quality of training being offered. The authors of this paper being academicians try to look at the gap existing between media industry and educational institutions. The paper also provides an insight into the road ahead for media education in India.

Media, Education, Technology, Society, Infrastructure, Research, Media Literacy, and Agenda Setting.