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IIMC 2021

IIMC 2021 IIMC is an entry-level entrance exam conducted by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication for the admissions in PG diploma courses in Journalism. 

IIMC 2021 Highlights:

IIMC 2021Schedule:

IIMC 2021 Admit Card:

The admit card for IIMC 2021 will be available for the candidates on the official website of the Institute. There will be no issue of any other source for the admit card. The admit card will be made available for only those students who have successfully completed their registration process.

Steps To Download IIMC 2021 Admit Card Online?

Step 1- Go to the official website of IIMC

Step 2- Select the right choices from the given options & give required data (course, DOB, Mobile No. or Application No)

Step 3- Those who are applying online need to log in via using their Unique ID & DOB

Step 4- After logging in click on the 'Download Admit Card’ link

View and save the admit card for the further use

Information on Admit Card:

1- Name of candidate

2- Address of examination center

3- Candidate’s father and mother name

4- Date of examination

5- Candidate’s date of birth

6- Timing of examination

7- Photograph of candidate

8- Roll number

9- Signature of candidate

10- Registration number

IIMC 2021 Syllabus:

The candidates are advised to go through the syllabus for the entrance exam before starting their preparation. The entrance exam will be covering the basics of Journalism, Advertising, and Public Relations.

IIMC 2021 Exam Pattern:

There is no specific exam pattern for the IIMC 2021 entrance exam. However, the candidates need to focus on some topics to be eligible for the exam. These are General Awareness, Aptitude and Mental Makeup, Analytical & Comprehension Skills, Brand Awareness and recall, Lateral thinking capabilities, etc. The exam will be continued for 120 mins.

IIMC (The Indian Institute of Mass Communication) will be conducting the IIMC Entrance Exam 2021. This test is to select candidates for admission to around 184 seats across 6 institutes for all post-graduation programs. The application form can be submitted by both online and offline medium with the fee of INR 1200.

The exam pattern for IIMC entrance constitutes a written exam followed by a personal interview/ group discussion round. The written exam holds 85% marks weightage whereas the personal interview/ group discussion holds 15% marks weightage.

Candidates must note that there will be a common entrance examination for admission to Hindi and English journalism courses at IIMC. Apart from this, there will be separate entrance exams for admissions to courses like Radio and TV journalism, Advertising and Public Relations, and Journalism (Odia) at IIMC.

IIMC 2021 is a pen-based written test consisting of questions on general awareness, aptitude, and language. The medium of the exam depends on the course opted by the candidate. PG Diploma in Journalism (Hindi) will have its question paper in Hindi and similar is the case for English and Oriya.

Question Pattern – The selection of students will be based on written examination. There will be a common entrance exam and question paper for journalism in English and Hindi. There will be separate exams for Radio and TV journalism similarly separate exams for Advertising & Public Relations and Journalism (Odiya) will be held.

The duration of each exam is 3 hours

The candidates who clear this exam will be called for group discussion and a personal interview. The performance of the candidate in both PI and GD will account for the final admission. The Interview Rounds will be conducted at Delhi and Dhenkanal (Odisha) campuses. The details of the Interview will be mentioned in the result and the call letter will be available online and will be shared via post. The weight-age division between the written exam and GD/PI is 85:15.

IIMC Cut-off 2021:

The cut-off of the entrance exam will be published on the official website of the IIMC. This cut-off will be declared after the successful completion of the exam. The students are requested to keep a keen update with the website in order not to miss any kind of update regarding the cut-off. The cut-off will be decided based on three factors:

1- Number of students attended the examination.

2- Number of total seats available for the admission

3- Previous year cut-off.

4- Difficulty level of the examination

IIMC 2021 Application Form:

The application form for IIMC 2021 will be available in both online and offline mode. The interested candidates can apply for the exam by submitting on the official website (Online) as well as downloading the application form (Offline) and submitting via offline mode.

Steps To Apply For IIMC 2021 Online:

1- Go to the official website of IIMC 2021

2- Go to the "Online Application form for all PG Diploma Courses 2021" link

3- Register yourself on the website by clicking on the "New Registration" tab

4- Pay the required fees for the entrance exam via Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking

5- Save the details of the payment & application for further use

Note: Once all details are duly filled, candidates can submit their application forms by clicking on the Submit button. On successful submission of the application forms, a Unique Registration Number (URN) will be generated that candidates can use to login to their registered accounts. 

Steps To Apply For IIMC 2021 Offline:

1- Get the application form for IIMC 2021 from the campus or from the official website

2- Fill up the application with required personal details

3- Make a DD of the required amount and sent it across to the respective authority along with the filled-up application form. The address is given below

IIMC 2021 Counselling:

The candidates will be selected on the basis of their performances in the IIMC 2021 entrance exam. The eligible candidates will be shortlisted in the merit list for the selection procedure. The candidates will be intimated as per their rank from the merit list. The selected candidates will be called for the interview & group discussion as part of the selection procedure. After these steps, the selected candidates will be allotted with seats. The candidates also need to carry their original documents for the document verification process.

Selection Process:

Candidates who appear in the written examination will be ranked on the basis of the marks obtained.

A shortlist based on merit will be prepared for each of the courses (including a separate shortlist for the reserved seats in each course).

The weightage for the written examination and the interview/ group discussion will be 75:25.

Candidates passing the group discussion/ personal interview round will then be eligible to take admission at any college accepting IIMC entrance exam 2021 ranks/scores.

After all the admission rounds are conducted a merit list will be released by IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication) with names and other details of shortlisted candidates.

Documents to be carried:

1- Class X marksheet and certificate

2- Class XII marksheet and certificate

3- Graduation marksheet and degree

4- Caste certificate, if applicable

5- Proof of date of birth

6- Passport size photographs

7- Seat allotment in IIMC:

IIMC 2021 Result:

The IIMC 2021 results will be declared on the official website of IIMC. The IIMC entrance exam results will only be available online. Candidates who appeared for the IIMC entrance exam can follow the below-mentioned steps.

Steps to check IIMC Entrance Exam Result:

Step 1: The candidate will have to visit the official page of IIMC in order to check the result of the IIMC 2021 entrance exam.

Step 2: On the official website of IIMC, the candidate has to click on the ‘Exam Result’ link which will be present in the News and Announcements section of the home page.

Step 3: On clicking on the ‘Exam Result’ link, the candidate will be directed to a new page on the browser.

Step 4: From there on, the candidate will have to enter the following details to login:

         Date of Birth and Mobile number

OR

         Unique registration number

Step 5: On logging, the candidate can check the IIMC entrance exam 2020 results, which will contain the roll numbers of candidates shortlisted for different courses such as - Advertising & Public Relations, English Journalism, Hindi Journalism, Radio & TV Journalism, Odia Journalism, Malayalam Journalism, Marathi Journalism and Urdu Journalism.

Selection Process

Candidates appearing for the written test will be ranked on the basis of marks obtained in the IIMC 2021 entrance exam. Through the marks obtained, a shortlist will be prepared for each course. The shortlisted candidates will be called in for the second round of admissions at IIMC.

What after IIMC Entrance Exam Result?

Candidates who have cleared the written entrance exam will have to appear for the next round of admissions – Group Discussion (GD)/ Personal Interview (PI). Candidates who clear the second round will be eligible for admission in IIMC.

IIMC 2021 Answer key:

Once the exam is conducted, the institute will release the IIMC 2021 answer key. The answer key will be released by the Indian Institute of Mass Communication online in PDF format. Only candidates who have appeared for the entrance exam will be able to download the answer key once it is available online.
The IIMC 2021 answer key will allow the candidates to verify the answers of their attempted questions and then calculate their expected score. The first answer key will be released within 5 to 10 days after the exam completion.  The separate answer key will be released for each set of question paper like Set A, Set B, Set C and Set D or Set E, Set F, Set G and Set H, depending upon the number of sets distributed. Once the answer key of IIMC is released by the candidates, candidates may access it online after entering the required details. Candidates may also download the answer key to save it offline.

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IIMC 2021 Eligibility:

Nationality:

1- Candidate must be a citizen of India.

2- Five seats are available in each course for NRI/ NRI sponsored candidates.

3- NRIs/NRI sponsored candidates wishing to apply for both non-NRI and NRI categories must submit separate application forms for each category

Age Limit:

1- For students from the general category, the date of birth should be August 1, 1994, or later.

2- For the SC/ST/handicapped students, the date of birth should be August 1, 1989, or later.

3- For OBC candidates' date of birth should be August 1, 1991, or later.

Academic Qualification:

1- Bachelor’ s degree in any discipline.

2- Those appearing for their final year examinations can also appear for the entrance test, showing their final year mark sheet/provisional certificate

IIMC 2021 FAQs:

Q: How many seats are available for IIMC 2021?
A: There are 430 seats available for IIMC 2021.

Q: Is there any negative marking in IIMC 2021?
A: No, there is no negative marking scheme in the IIMC 2021 

Q: What is the application fee of IIMC 2021?
A: The application fee of IIMC 2021 for different category candidates is given below:

• General: Rs 1500
• SC/ST/OBC/PWD: Rs 1000

Q: To which address do I need to send the form and documents if I apply for IIMC 2021 in offline mode?
A: Candidates need to send their application form and documents of IIMC 2020 to the following address:

• The Additional Director General (T&A)
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication
• Aruna Asaf Ali Marg
• New Delhi-110067

Q: What is the age limit to apply for IIMC 2021?
A: The upper age limit of different category candidates to apply for IIMC 2021 are:

• General: Maximum of 25 years
• OBC: Maximum of 28 years
• SC/ST: maximum of 30 years

Q: What is the exam mode of IIMC 2021?
A: The IIMC 2021 will be conducted in offline mode i.e. paper-based.

Q: How many seats are offered through IIMC 2021?
A: A total of 430 seats are available to the candidates through IIMC 2021.

Q: How will be the IIMC 2021 cut-off mark decided?
A: The cut-off for IIMC 2021 will be affected by various factors, such as:

• The difficulty level of the exam.
• The number of candidates appeared for the exam.
• The total number of seats available for each category in different programmes.
• Previous years’ cutoff
• Percentage of candidates qualified for the entrance exam.