ACJ Entrance Exam 2026: PG Diploma Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Exam Date, Preparation, Admit Card

The full form of ACJ entrance exam is Asian College of Journalism Entrance Exam. This entrance exam is conducted annually in online mode for admission to PG Diploma in Journalism and PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism. Candidates seeking admission to any of these courses must fill out the ACJ application form and appear for the exam. Those who qualify the online test will be able to participate in the interview round.

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) will inform about the ACJ exam dates 2026 and duration for the online test and online interview on the registered email address of the ACJ entrance exam applicants for the academic session 2026-2027. Only candidates who will fill out and submit the ACJ entrance exam application form 2026 on or before the last date will be intimated about the exam date and time.

The Asian College of Jounralism conducts ACJ entrance exam in three phases. There is no official notification regarding ACJ application form dates 2026. However, it is expected that the last date to apply for first phase will be First Week of April 2026, second phase will be Third Week of May 2026, and third phase will be Second Week of June 2026.

Candidates must pay the application fee of INR 2360 while filling the application form. SC/ ST candidates will be expempted of this application fee. 

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) has not yet made any official announcement on the ACJ 2026 exam date. However, the ACJ entrance exam 2026 are likely to be conducted in the second week of April 2026 for the first phase, third week of May 2026 for the second phase and second week of June 2026 for the third phase.

The online interviews following the ACJ Entrance Exam 2026 will be either be conducted on the same day as the test or a day after it. The interview schedule will be shared with the examinees at least 3 days prior to the exam dates on their registered contact details (email ID and phone number). 

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) will inform about the ACJ exam dates 2026 and duration for the online test and online interview on the registered email address of the ACJ entrance exam applicants for the academic session 2026-2027. Only candidates who will fill out and submit the ACJ entrance exam application form 2026 on or before the last date will be intimated about the exam date and time.

There is no deduction of marks for question not attempted in ACJ. The candidates can safely skip a question if they do not know the correct answer. They will be marked zero for skipping the question.

The total marks for ACJ entrance exam is 200 (100 marks each for Section I and II).

The ACJ question paper will be divided into two sections:

• Section I: English Language
• Section II: General Knowledge

Canddiates will get 2 hours to complete the Section I and 1.5 hours to complete the Section II. Candidates must utilize their time wisely and complete the exam on time.

Refer below to know the ACJ exam pattern for PG Diploma in Journalism Course:

• Two Sections: English Language and General Knowledge (including Current Affairs).
• Total Marks: 200
• Slots: Two (Morning and Afternoon)
• Mode of examination: Online
• Both sections will be for 100 marks each.
• The exam duration for Section I (English) is 2 hours and for Section II (General Knowledge) is 90 minutes.

Qualified candidates from ACJ entrance exam online test, who appeared for the second round, i.e.,  online interview,  will get the confirmation for their admission to the Asian College of Journalism to PG Diploma in Journalism or PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism,  via email on their registered email address. The college will send out emails to the selected candidates within a week of the online interview.

There are two rounds in the selection process for ACJ entrance exam 2026. The first round includes an online test of two hours. The ACJ 2026 question paper will include MCQs on English Language, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. Candidates who will qualify the first round will be called for the second round, i.e.,  Personal Interview (PI). The PI round will test candidates on their skills for the selected PG diploma.

No, the Asian College of Journalism will declare the exam schedule. All the candidates must appear for the exam as per the schedule. No request regarding change in the schedule of examination will be entertained.

The ACJ exam pattern for PG Diploma in Business and Financial Jorunalism is as follows:

The ACJ question paper will include questions from: English Language Skills and Facility; Current Affairs and General Knowledge; and Basic Maths. Along with these, there will be a question asking the candidates to write a 200-word essay on a given subject. The total marks for ACJ exam is 200.

No, the ACJ entrance exam registration for the academic year 2026-2027 is not yet open. According to the previous exam schedule, the ACJ 2026 application forms are expected to be open in March 2026. Once released, candidates can fill out and submit the ACJ online form on the official website.

Candidates applying for ACJ entrance exam for admission to PG Diploma in Journalism and PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism can pay the application fee in any of the two modes:

• Online Transfer via online payment gateway (Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking)
• Offline Transfer via Demand Draft in favour of “Media Development Foundation”, payable at Chennai

Candidates sending fee via DD must ensure that their full names, email IDs, and mobile numbers are mentioned.

Candidates are required to check their computer and internet connection in advance before the exam starts. If they are unable to appear for exam on the prescribed date and time, they will not be given another chance.

The examination will be held online in real time in two slots (Morning for Section I and Afternoon for Section II). Candidates applying for either or both of the programmes will be intimated, within a week of receipt of the completed application, the date and time of the online test, and date and time of the online interview to follow.

According to the official website of Asian College of Journalism, the ACJ admissions are conducted in two rounds: online test and Personal Interview. The second round of the ACJ admission process will be conducted in online mode. Candidates who qualify the first round will be eligible to appear for the interview round. Candidates should prepare for the interview well in advance.

According to the exam pattern, the ACJ question paper will consist of two sections: English and General Knowledge. The detailed ACJ pattern is as follows:

The Asian College of Journalism will inform the candidates who qualify the ACJ entrance exam round I (online test) via their registered email ID. The qualified candidates will be considered eligible for the secodn round, i.e., Personal Interview. The final result for selection of admission to the Asian College of Journalism will also be intimated at the registered email address.

The ACJ entrance exam is conducted for admission to PG Diploma in Journalism and PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism in online mode only. It means tha candidates who have applied for the ACJ exam can appear for the test from any place, as long as they have access to computer or laptop with internet facility.

As per the official exam pattern of Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), the entrance examination will be of 2 hours duration for Section I and 1.5 hours duration for Section II. The ACJ entrance examination will be conducted in online mode and candidates appearing for it will have to login into the exam portal atleast an hour before the exam starts to complete the required formalities in time and to avoid any last minute hassels.

Once the ACJ entrance exam online test and online interview are over, selected candidates are required to be prepared with origial and photocopy of the following documents for ACJ exam counselling:

• Class 10 mark sheet and certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet and certificate
• Graduation mark sheet and certificate
• Migration certificate
• ACJ Entrance Exam 2026 admit card
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• Income certificate for SC/ST/OBC
• Self-attested photocopies of all documents
• Date of birth certificate
• Evidence of appearing exam, in case result is awaited

The Asian College of Journalism charge INR 4,60,200 (inclusive of 18% GST) as tuition fee for PG Integrated Multimedia Journalism Programme. Selected candidates are required to lock their seats within 7 days of the result. To lock the seat, they have to pay an advance fee of INR 1,00,000. The remaining amount is to be paid in two equal installments of INR 1,80,100 in the provided time period.

Apart from the applicant's performance, following are some of the factors that affect the selection or cut off for ACJ entrance exam:

• Number of Seats
• Number of Candidates Appeared
• Reservation Criteria
• Last year cut-off
• Difficulty Level

No, the Asian College of Journalism clearly states that no refund will be given to a candidate who has paid the tuition fee for the admitted programme and has now withdrawn the admission.

Candidates who successfully register for the ACJ entrance exam and are eligible to appear for the same will be sent their ACJ admit card on the registered email ID. Candidates must note that the university will release the admit card only in onlien mode. No candidate will get their admit card via mail.

The ACJ entrance exam will have two sections: Language Skills and General Knowledge. Both sections will be of 100 marks each. Candidates will be given 0 marks for any incorrect answer. Therefore,  there is no negative marking in ACJ entrance exam.

No, according to the official website, the mode of examination of ACJ entrance exam is English. Hence, a candidate cannot write their entrance test (Sections: Language Skills and General Knowledge) in Hindi.

Following are some of the recommended books students can refer from to prepare for ACJ entrance exam:

• Arihant General English Book by SC Gupta
• Journalism & Mass Communication Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board
• Examcart the latest Complete General English Book For All Government & Competitive Exams by Agrawal Examcart
• Arihant General Knowledge 2026 by Manohar Pandey
• Static GK (Theory + MCQ) Chapter-wise book by Pinnacle Publications

There is no official syllabus of ACJ entrance exam. However, based on previous years' question paper and student analysis, following are the important topics from Section 1 & 2:

Section 1: English

• Correct Misspelled Words
• Essay Writing
• Verbs
• Make Sentences Using Words
• Tenses
• Preposition
• Parenthesis

Section 2: General Knowledge

• Scientific Discoveries
• Economics
• Space Exploration
• New Media Terms
• Identifying People who have been in the news in the past year
• Events or people associated with the 1857 revolution
• Events or people associated with the Gandhi and the Freedom Struggle

According to the official website, following is the eligibility critia for ACJ entrance exam:

• Candidate must have a bachelor's degree
• Candidate can be a graduate from any discipline
• Candidates who have not yet taken their undergraduate degree final exams or are awaiting their final exam results can also apply.

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) offers the following PG Diploma courses through ACJ entrance exam:

• PG Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism
• PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism (BFJ)