Dev Vrat Singh, Ph.D.

Professor Dev Vrat Singh has been actively engaged in media profession, teaching, training
and research for the last 24 years. A professional-turned-academician, Prof. Singh earned his
doctorate in Mass Communication in the specific area of television news. He studied radio and
television journalism at the prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi in
1997. He was actively engaged in television journalism with many national channels before
joining media academics. At present, he is Professor of communication at the Department of
Mass Communication, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi. Previously, he has also been
associated with Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology,
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana.
Dr. Singh has authored five books on Electronic Media History, Television Journalism, and
Television Content. His 20 research papers have been published by many reputed research
journals. He contributed chapters in 12 books and more than 50 articles in various newspapers
and magazines. He has supervised more than 100 Master Degree and M.Phil. dissertations and
two doctorates. He has been frequently invited as resource person by the national broadcasters
All India Radio and Doordarshan in its programs. His research interests are Indian Perspectives
of Communication, New Media and Visual Media
Phone: 9931960785
Address: Dean & Head, Centre for Mass Communication, School of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi