Asia’s first & India’s oldest & biggest media university is an academic centre of excellence in Mass Communication, Media, Journalism, Computer Applications, Digital media, and Management Education. Serving as its Vice-Chancellor Prof K G Suresh is a Senior Journalist, Columnist, Media Educator, and Member of CEC Governing Board, UGC, Former Director-General of IIMC, Delhi.

The multidisciplinary university has three campuses and over 1600 study centres, nine academic departments with thousands of students in them guided by renowned professors and media persons. The University is recognised under section 12(B) of UGC. Unlike conventional universities in India, this university has nationwide jurisdiction.