B.A. in Journalism and Mass communication (Professional) 

at CMS Jain University Bangalore, Lalbagh Rd.

No, according to the information available on the official website of the institution and its university, states that for admission to the BA in Journalism and Mass Communication professional course, candidates must complete their Class 12 with a minimum of 60%. Additionally, Jain Entrance Test scores are accepted for admission to the BA course. However, the university does accept scores of other entrance examinations for different UG & PG courses but for BA only JET is considered. 

Centre for Management Studies Bangalore is associated with a Jain deemed-to-be-university. Hence, the institution accepts the JET (Jain Entrance Test) for admission to BA courses. Check out the composition of entrance exam questions and marking scheme below: 

CMS Bangalore offers a BA course in the Journalism and Mass Communication specialisation and the course is offered for over three years, and divided into six semesters. Further, each semester consists of six months. This programme offers contemporary training and hands-on experience with the industry in all media genres. 

Center for Management Studies, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) offers scholarships to meritorious BA students who fulfil the criteria decided by the JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) Scholarship Committee (JUSC). Hence, to apply for this scholarship, the candidate will be redirected to the Jain University website. 

At Jain University, scholarships to students in any of the six categories are provided through the university scholarship committee. After fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria, the selected students receive a scholarship offer letter along with a scholarship acceptance form. Students need to accept or decline the letter within a set time frame. 

The application fee for BA at Center for Manaement Studies Bangalore is INR 600. The mode of application is online. Candidates can pay the application from after completimg allnthe steps of application process such as registering for the course, creating login credentials, uploading the required documents, etc. Before applying candidates should keep these doucments ready: 

• Scanned photograph & signature
• Class 12 marksheet
• Score card of entrance exam 

During CMS Business School placements 2024, the highest number of students were placed in IT sector (22%), followed by the Finance sectors (16%). For more clarity on the percentage of students placed across all the sectors during 2024 placements, check out the table below:

Center for Management Studies has a good record of placements for its MBA, BBA and MA courses. The highest and average salary offered to the MBA batch 2025 stood at INR 36.86 LPA and INR 8.66 LPA. More than 600 recruiters visited the campus and placed students across various sectors. In 2024, the overall highest and average package offered stood at INR 23.5 LPA and INR 5.8 LPA, respectively.

Admissions for UG and PG courses at Jain University 2023 began on November 16, 2022. Interested students must first apply online for admission to Jain University Bangalore 2023 and take the Jain Entrance Test (JET) for multiple undergraduate and graduate programs. On April 10 and 11, the university held an entrance test for its UG program. All PG programs except MBA and MCom had their phase 2 exam on March 10. Results of the JET personal interview for phase 2 were announced on March 13 after the interview was conducted on March 11. On March 10, candidates will receive an email with the phase 2 interview timings. Jain University conducted the JET 2023 entrance test phase 1 for all PG programs, except MBA and MCom on January 23. JET personal interview for phase 1 was held on January 24 and results were announced on January 25. 

Yes, you can get admission to Center for Management Studies (Jain Deemed to be University) with 60% as there are no minimum marks eligibility criteria for the UG programme in Jain University.
However, candidates must pass in all the subjects in Class 12  board exam. The eligibility criteria for admission to the UG programs offered by Center for Management Studies, ( Jain University ) is pass in class XII/ Pre-University/ equivalent exam in any discipline. Selection of candidates is on the basis of their performance in the Jain Entrance Test (JET). The duration of the Jain Entrance Test (JET) is two hours. The test comprises of questions of 100 marks. Students needs to undertake which includes Students counseling, Personal Interview and along with the Written Exams.

Center for Management Studies offers decent placements annually to its MBA and BBA courses. The average package offered to MBA students during Center for Management Studies placements 2025 was INR 8.66 LPA.