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IIMC Entrance Exam

Indian Institute of Mass Communication Entrance Exam

Conducted by National Testing Agency (via CUET-PG) / IIMC (for 4 regional-language PG Diplomas)

Key facts

  • 2 hr

    Duration

  • 300

    Total marks

  • 8

    Sections

  • 75

    Questions

  • Rs 1,000 - 1,400

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeRs 1,000 - 1,400
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • MA in Media Business Studies/Strategic Communication/New Media Communications
  • PG Diploma in Hindi/English/Urdu/Odia/Marathi/Malayalam Journalism, Radio & TV Journalism, Advertising & PR, Corporate Communication & Brand Management

Eligibility criteria

  • MA programmes: Bachelor's degree from recognised university (final-year appearing also eligible)
  • PG Diploma: graduate of any discipline
  • Age limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)
  • No age limit for MA

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralAge limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)
Age limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)
SCAge limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)
STAge limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)
Age limit for PG Diploma - General 25 yrs, 28 yrs, / 30 yrs (as of 1 Aug of admission year)

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
CUETPG: General Rs 1,400 (up to 3 papers)
/Rs 1,200
/Third GenderRs 1,100
(+Rs 600-700 per additional paper)Rs 1,000

Colleges accepting this exam

  • IIMC campuses at New Delhi, Dhenkanal, Amravati, Aizawl, Jammu, Kottayam (4 institutes accept IIMC Entrance Exam directly
  • Others via CUET-PG)
Important dates
EventDate
Via CUET-PG portal (2026 cycle: applications closed14 Jan 2026)
CUET-PG Mass CommMarch 2026 (illustrative annual cycle)
  • Regional-language diploma dates announced separately by IIMC
  • Announced via CUET-PG/IIMC portal after exam

Registration

  • Via CUET-PG portal (2026 cycle: applications closed 14 Jan 2026)
  • Regional-language diploma dates announced separately by IIMC

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
CUETPG: General Rs 1,400 (up to 3 papers)
/Rs 1,200
/Third GenderRs 1,100
(+Rs 600-700 per additional paper)Rs 1,000

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IIMC Entrance Exam previous year question papers

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  • General Awareness (Indian polity/economy), International Developments, ICT & Media, Indian History & Social Science, Current Affairs, Mass Media & Society, creative/essay writing, analytical and comprehension questions
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOnline (CUET-PG courses); Offline descriptive+objective (regional language diplomas)
Duration90 min (CUET-PG); 2 hours (regional language diploma exam)
Total questions75 (CUET-PG Mass Comm paper); regional language papers have long/short/ mix
Total marks300 (CUET-PG paper); 100 (regional language diploma)
For its CUET-PG-linked postgraduate diploma programmes, selection uses the CUET-PG of +4 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer (i.e., one-fourth ) — this is NTA's standard, publicly published CUET-PG scoring rule and applies uniformly across all CUET-PG papers, not something IIMC sets independently; IIMC's admission process is split across two routes with different marking rules; For IIMC's own regional-language diploma programmes (Hindi, Odia, Marathi/Marathi-Gujarati and Urdu journalism), which sit outside CUET-PG, IIMC conducts its own written test and interview and has not publicly disclosed a marking scheme for that written test
SectionsGeneral Awareness of Indian Political/Economic Environment, International Developments, ICT in Media, Indian History & Social Science, Current Public Issues, Mass Media & Society, Creative/Essay Writing, Analytical Comprehension

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  • Standard GK/current affairs sources (newspapers, yearbooks), mass communication concept books, previous years' IIMC/CUET-PG question papers, and essay/creative-writing practice recommended

Download process

  • Released via CUET-PG/IIMC candidate login before the exam

Result date

  • Announced via CUET-PG/IIMC portal after exam

After the result

  • Result/ released online
  • Qualifiers proceed to IIMC (no separate interview - written test only for regional diplomas)
  • IIMC begins only after the National Testing Agency declares the CUET PG result and IIMC separately announces the IIMC entrance exam result -- admission to IIMC's MA and PG Diploma programmes across its campuses is based on a combination of CUET PG and/or IIMC's own entrance scores
  • The institute releases the schedule, document-verification process and fee-payment link at iimc.admissions.nta.ac.in (or the equivalent official admissions portal) once results are out, rather than following a fixed pre-announced counselling calendar
  • Not centrally published
  • Varies by campus, course and category each cycle

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check the official website for the latest.

  • IIMC campuses at New Delhi, Dhenkanal, Amravati, Aizawl, Jammu, Kottayam (4 institutes accept IIMC Entrance Exam directly
  • Others via CUET-PG)
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Quick answers

IIMC's admission process is split across two routes with different marking rules. For its CUET-PG-linked postgraduate diploma programmes, selection uses the CUET-PG of +4 for each correct answer and -1 for each incorrect answer (i.e., one-fourth ) — this is NTA's standard, publicly published CUET-PG scoring rule and applies uniformly across all CUET-PG papers, not something IIMC sets independently. For IIMC's own regional-language diploma programmes (Hindi, Odia, Marathi/Marathi-Gujarati and Urdu journalism), which sit outside CUET-PG, IIMC conducts its own written test and interview and has not publicly disclosed a marking scheme for that written test.

90 min (CUET-PG); 2 hours (regional language diploma exam)

Via CUET-PG portal (2026 cycle: applications closed 14 Jan 2026); regional-language diploma dates announced separately by IIMC

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