Can someone suggest how to do preparation for the IIMC, Delhi entrance exam?
The entrance exam (written and interview) for IIMC, Delhi tests a candidate’s personality and creative skills the most. These tips will help you to crack both the written and the interview part. These tips are for the applicants of both, Radio & TV and English Journalism -
- Read any English national newspaper on a regular basis - preferably read The Hindu and The Indian Express. This habit will help you even after you get admission into IIMC. Write down important facts and give more than one reading to the editorial section to improve your understanding of current affairs. Your answers in the exam should not be politically biased.
- Keep yourself updated on all the events of national and international significance- Pratiyogita Darpan and Competition Refresher will help you, especially if you have less preparation time. Being ready with the analysis and a gist of current affairs will help you score extra points. Discuss current affairs with friends and make sure to understand different perspectives on that particular event/issue.
- Use a dictionary whenever you read a newspaper- Mark all the words that are new to you and search for their meaning. Use either a dictionary on your mobile or a hard copy. Jot down the new words and their meanings. This will enhance your English vocabulary. Also, memorize antonyms and synonyms, as many as you can.
- Watch videos to polish your vocabulary and grammar- Also watch the youtube videos of Study IQ, Byjus, and Unacademy to get all the information regarding every important current affair. ‘The Big Picture’ on Rajya Sabha TV’s youtube channel is another good watch in this regard.
- Make a habit to write on on a regular basis- Start with 2 articles on current events a day and then gradually take the count to 4-5 articles each day. Remember to follow 5W’s and 1H. Remember to write a balanced article that is fact-based. This will be helpful during the written exams and the interview.
- Talk to yourself- Ask questions to yourself and try to reply with utmost sincerity as if you are answering in the interview.
- Go through the Previous Year's Papers- This way you will understand what kind of questions are asked. You can then prepare in a better way.
All these tips will help you crack the written, GD, and PI rounds of the entrance at IIMC, Delhi and even help you during your academic years at IIMC.
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IIMC provides postgraduate diploma courses in different streams such as journalism, mass communication, public relations, etc. The course duration ranges from 6 months to 1 year. The entrance exam has questions with 50% marks in Current Affairs and the other 50% in English.
Current Affairs:
The points listed below gives a brief overview of the pattern and required preparation for the Current Affairs part.
- You should be well aware of the news and headlines of the last 6 months. You also should have relevant details about the top scams that occurred, government schemes, etc. Every individual or institutional body that has been into media coverage can be a topic in question.
- The recent previous year papers can give a brief idea about the pattern of questions and the type of topics covered.
- There are 5 opinion-based questions, out of which one needs to be attempted. To get prepared for the same, recent heated topics, debates in issues such as minorities in India, women’s rights and safety, nuclear energy, online censorship, etc must be known to a decent limit.
- In some of the past years, report writing was also given, based on an article. The 5w and 1H system of writing, along with proper grammatical usage and a catchy headline would be enough for this part.
English:
Following are the points to consider for the English part.
- The English part generally comprises questions from many different chapters.
- There are questions from synonyms, antonyms, etc. Proper skill in grammar is required, with a stronghold on basic words, prepositions, conjunctions, adjectives, etc.
- In this case, the previous year's papers may not help a lot, as things don’t get repeated often.
- Practicing by writing at least 2 articles a day, and slowly increasing it to 4 or 5 per day would help a lot for this part.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the entrance for IIMC, Delhi is a moderate level exam. A large number of students qualify for the written test and sits for the interview.
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