Latest Updates About IIMC 2017 Exam: Important Exam Dates; Application Form; Eligibility Criteria; Exam Pattern; Admit Card; Result

Recently Journalism has emerged as one of the most attractive career field among students. Many students are pursuing their career in media to become part of the happening world of news, views and discussions. The power of information and communication and glamour associated with media has become the driving force to attract students towards it.

There are many Government and Private Colleges, Universities and Institutions across India which are offering Journalism or Mass Communication course on Bachelor’s and Master’s level. Interested students can opt for either Print Journalism or Electronic Journalism. After completing one’s Master’s or Bachelor’s course in Journalism student can become Reporter, News Analyst, Senior Journalists, Editor, etc. They are hired by big channels like Star News, ABP News, ZEE News etc. The salary package for reporters and journalists have gone up in recent years.

Some of the most popular Journalism entrance exams are – IIMC Journalism entrance exam, FTII entrance exam, Asian College of Journalism, WLCI All India Entrance Exam etc.

The IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) is one of the well- known and reputed institute of mass communication. It was inaugurated in 1965 by Smt. Indira Gandhi, then serving as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Since then IIMC has been offering journalism course.

In order to know more about the IIMC 2017 Exam, read below –

Eligibility for IIMC Exam

A candidate must fulfill certain criteria to become eligible for the exam.

Nationality – Only Indian candidates are eligible to appear for the exam.

Educational Qualifications –

The candidate should have done his Bachelor’s in any stream from any recognized University/ College or Institution.
Candidates who are in the final year are also eligible to apply for the exam.

Age Limit –

The General candidate should not be born earlier than August 1st, 1992. Candidates who are born on the aforesaid date and later are eligible to apply.
There is age relaxation given to SC/ST and OBC candidates.
Those candidates who belong to the OBC Category should not be born earlier than August 1st, 1989.
Similarly candidates who belong to the SC/ST Category should not be born earlier than August 1st, 1987.

IIMC Exam Admission Process

Candidates can apply for the IIMC 2017 Exam by both online and offline mode. The application form should be submitted before the due date. The application form should be submitted with application fee. In the online mode candidates can download their application form from the official website of the IIMC.

How To Apply Offline Mode

Candidate can purchase the application form from the IIMC campus in New Delhi or Dhenkanal.
The application form along with the prospectus can be purchased by paying Rs.200.
It should be noted that the candidate needs to submit separate application form for different courses. It means in one application form candidate cannot apply for various courses. For example application form for Radio & TV should not be submitted along with the application form of Advertising and PR.
Candidate should fill all the necessary columns of application form. The candidate should put his name, address, details of his qualifications and parent’s details.
He should also affix the application form with his recent photograph in the given area.
He should also give his specimen signature in the indicated area.
Finally the candidate should pay the requisite application fee through the Demand Draft. The DD should be drawn in favor of –
“Registrar of IIMC, New Delhi”.
The candidate should not forget to mention his name at the back side of the DD and the year of the exam for which he is applying for.

The filled application form should reach the official address-

The Registrar,
Indian Institute of Mass Communication,
Aruna Asaf Ali Marg,
New Delhi-110067.

Before submitting the application form candidate should check the application form thoroughly to make correction for any mistake.

How To Apply Online Mode

The candidate should visit the official website of the IIMC, i.e. www.iimc.nic.in.
By clicking on this website link candidate will be directed to the application form.
The candidate should now click on the “online filling” of application form.
In the application form candidate should fill all the required columns. The candidate should give details of his name, address, educational qualifications, mobile number, valid email id etc.
Candidate should upload the scanned copies of his photograph and signature along with the application form.
The candidate should also pay the requisite application fee along with the application form through the Payment gateway.

Application Fee

Without application fee no application form will be accepted. Once paid application fee is non-refundable. Separate application fee should be paid for separate application form.

Category of Candidate	Application Fee
General candidate	Rs. 1200.
SC/ST/OBC/PwD	Rs.1100.
NRI Candidate	$ 50.

Mode of Payment

The application fee can be paid by both the mode – Online as well as offline.

In the online mode it can be paid through Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card.
In the offline mode the application fee can be paid through the Demand Draft.

IIMC Exam Pattern (Syllabus)

The IIMC Journalism Exam consists of two stages. In the first stage written test is held, in which candidate’s General mental ability and General awareness is tested. In the second stage candidates are subjected to the Group discussion and the Interview round. The weightage of the written test and Interview/ Group Discussion round is 85:15. The duration of the exam is 2 hours.

There is no fixed set pattern of questions in the exam. However there are certain defined areas from which the questions are put in the exam. Those areas are as follows-

Language ability.
Analytical & Comprehension skills.
Aptitude.
General Awareness – Social history, Social developments, recent polity and economic developments and international development.

In the IIMC Exam for Advertisement and PR, in addition to the above mentioned areas Brand awareness and recall is added. Check below-

Language Ability.
Aptitude.
Analytical and Comprehension skills.
General Awareness.
Quantification skill.
Brand Awareness and Recall.

IIMC Exam Important Dates

About the IIMC 2017 Exam	Important Date
Date of Exam	May 27th and 28th, 2017. On May 27th, 2017 - IIMC Exam in Regional language. On May 28th, 2017 – IIMC Exam in Advertising and PR, Hindi Journalism, English Journalism and Radio and TV.
Avail Application Form from	March 15th, 2017.
End date of Application Form	May 5th, 2017.

List of Colleges under IIMC and Courses offered by them –

IIMC has 6 educational centres across India. It offers various courses of Journalism at its different centres. The six centres of IIMC are -

IIMC New Delhi.
IIMC Dhenkenal.
IIMC Jammu.
IIMC Kottayam.
IIMC Aizwal.
IIMC Amaravati.

The various courses offered at these centres are as follows-

	IIMC New Delhi.	Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)
		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( Hindi)
		Post Graduate Diploma in Radio & TV
		Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and PR.
	IIMC Dhenkenal.	Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)
		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( Odia)
IIMC Jammu		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)
IIMC Kottayam		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)
IIMC Aizwal		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)
IIMC Amaravati		Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism ( English)

Centre of Exam

The IIMC entrance exam is scheduled to be held in 19 cities across all over India.

The exam in certain languages will be held only on the following centres –

Course	IIMC Entrance Exam Test Centre
Urdu Journalism	New Delhi.
Odia Journalism	Bhubaneswar.
Marathi Journalism	Nagpur.
Malyalam Journalism	Kochi.

Admit Card

Candidates will be issued admit card online. It can be downloaded online from the official website. The admit card contains the name, roll number, address of test centre and date and timing of the exam. Without admit card no candidate will be allowed to enter the centre of the exam.

Result Declaration

The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the combined score of the candidate in the written test and the group discussion / interview. The final list of successful candidates is declared in the month of July-August.

FAQ.

Q. How much is the application fee for the IIMC 2017 Exam?

The application fee for the IIMC is Rs. 1200 for the general category candidate and it is Rs.1100 for the SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates.

Q. What are the educational centres of IIMC?

The IIMC has 6 educational centres across India, which are as follows- New Delhi, Dhenkanal, Jammu, Aizwal, Amravati and Kottayam.

Q. What courses are available at the IIMC New Delhi centre?

There are four courses which are available at the New Delhi centre, which are as follows – PG Diploma in English Journalism, Hindi Journalism, Radio & TV and Advertising and PR Journalism.

Q. When will the IIMC 2017 Exam will be held?

The IIMC 2017 Exam will be held in May 27th and 28th, 2017.

Q. How to get the admit Card of the IIMC 2017 Exam?

One can download the admit card online form the official website of the IIMC.

Q. How to get the application form of the IIMC 2017 Exam?

Candidate can get their application form both Online as well as offline. By paying the required amount for the Prospectus and application form it can be obtained from IIMC New Delhi Centre or Dhenkanal centre.

Q. What are the languages in which IIMC 2017 exams is conducted?

Beside Hindi and English, the IIMC Exam is conducted in Odia, Urdu, Malyalam and Marathi at different centres across India.