How a Strong Portfolio Won Our Visual Communication Student a Ticket to France
I was so delighted to get a warm note of congratulations from the French Embassy, on our student Mr. Sanjay Srikant, (BSc Visual Communication, MCC) being awarded the prestigious Charpak Master Fellowship 2026.
[On an aside, even last year, our BA Economics student Ms. Alisha Shaji had won this prestigious Fellowship to France]
I’m sorry I won’t be able to share the exact content here, as the email has an explicit clause that forbids me from sharing the contents of the message.
When I called up Dr. Selvaraj, the Head, Department of Visual Communication, MCC, regarding his student Sanjay having been awarded the Scholarship, he had such glowing words to say about him.
“He never wasted a moment here in MCC, Sir. He was always into honing some skill or the other, and busy building his portfolio. He also did short films here, and one of his famous short films got him an interview with the famed film critic Baradwaj Rangan. He deserved the Fellowship, Sir”, he said about his student.
Quite curious and excited, I eagerly looked up the interview that Baradwaj Rangan did with Sanjay Srikant.
The interview is highly engaging and it delves into how Sanjay’s film maps the psychological landscape of Lakshmi (played by Vinithra Menon). Baradwaj Rangan heaps praises on the movie for showing the audience the “reality” of a sex worker trying to survive the pandemic lockdown, even while she tries to manage a complex relationship with her son, Karna.
You may want to watch the interview HERE.
Coming back,
The France Excellence Charpak Master Fellowship 2026 is quite unique among scholarships as there is no minimum CGPA or percentage required to apply for this Fellowship, and selection is based heavily on the applicant’s overall academic excellence, skillset, portfolio, consistency, and the quality of their Statement of Purpose (SOP).
This makes it highly attractive for students who have cultivated practical skills and strong portfolios rather than just chasing marks.
And now we know why Sanjay got the prestigious Fellowship!
PS: You may want to read our past post on Skills Over Degree by our Principal Dr. Paul Wilson, HERE on our blog.
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