| As per the guidelines on quality assurance persons having qualifications mentioned below against each programme or course can act as Counsellor for various programmes of Mass Communication- |
| Sl | Programmes/ Courses | Who can be Counsellors |
| 1 | All Programmes | 1.Faculties of Mass Communication of recognized university/ affiliated college.
2.Master degree holder in Mass Communication in regular mode from the following institutions- Gauhati University & Dibrugarh University, Tezpur University, Assam University, NEHU, Tripura University, Sikkim Central University, Rajib Gandhi University, Manipur University, Nagaland University and KKHSOU (ODL) of the north eastern region and any other public university established by an act of the parliament or state legislative assemblies outside north eastern region. |
| 2 | BMC and UG Diploma programmes | Master’s in any discipline with a PG Diploma in Mass Communication from KKHSOU, IGNOU, Indian Institutes of Mass Communication, IEFL or any PG Diploma programme offered by a public university in the face to face regular mode only. |
| 3 | Electronic Media | 1.Station Director of Doordarshan, All India Radio.
2.Sr. Programme Executives of Doordarshan, All India Radio.
3.Renowned filmmaker/ documentary film director. |
| 4 | Print Media | Editor/ Executive Editor/ News Editor/ Bureau Chief/ Resident Editor/ Chief Staff Reporter of reputed newspaper/ magazine. |
| 5 | Indian Politics & Media laws | 1.Faculty of Political Science.
2.Reputed advocates. |
| 6 | Public Relations | PROs of PSU or Govt. Departments |
| 7 | Advertising | PROs of PSU, Govt., reputed Private Organization and Ad-copy Manager/ Creative persons from reputed Advertising Agencies. |
| 8 | New Media/ Computer Applications | Faculties of Computer Applications. |
| 9 | Communication Research | Faculties of Social Sciences with an adequate knowledge of research |
| 10 | Science Communication | Faculties of the Science stream with expertise in scientific writings and communication |
