New Delhi: I&B Minister Manish Tewari said the media industry should consider holding a common exam for journalists, on the lines of that conducted by the Bar Council, after which they could be given license to pursue the profession.

"I think a good starting point would be that rather than possibly prescribing a curriculum which is then standardized across institutions, possibly the media industry could think about at least having a common exam.

"Like you have a bar exam, like you have a medical exam or exams which are conducted by other professional bodies, which then issue a license, which enables you to pursue your profession," Tewari said at an event here.

He said doctors and lawyers need license to practice and there may be a case for allowing standardization in the media industry as it attracted people from various professions.

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