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  • IIMC Dhenkanal Admission Process 2025Up Arrow Icon
  • IIMC Dhenkanal Application Process 2025
  • IIMC Dhenkanal Scholarships 2025
  • IIMC Dhenkanal Students review
  • IIMC Dhenkanal Admission 2025 FAQs

IIMC Dhenkanal Admission Process 2025

IIMC Dhenkanal PG Diploma Admission 2025

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  • Accepting Exams: IIMC Entrance Exam, CUET-PG
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On PG Diploma Admissions
Q:   What is the course fee for PG Diploma at IIMC Dhenkanal?
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The course fee for PG Diploma varies with different specialisations. The course fee is the combination of various fee components that can either be refundable or non refundable. Check out the official website to learn in detail about the fee structure. 
The course fee for PG Diploma is INR 47,000 to INR 87,000. The course fee must be paid  by the candidates who make it to the final shortlist. 

Q:   What are the specialisations available in PG Diploma course at IIMC Dhenkanal?
A: 

The following are the specialisations that candidates can choose to apply from at IIMC Dhenkanal: \

  • PG Diploma in Journalism
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Radio & TV Journalism.  
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations.  
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Media

Candidates can choose to apply from the following courses through the application form that is available on the official website. 

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IIMC Dhenkanal Application Process 2025

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Q:   What are the documents required to fill out the application form for IIMC Dhenkanal?
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Candidates wishing to submit the application form to register for courses on offer by IIMC Dhenkanal must keep the following documents handy: 

  • Class 10 marksheet
  • Class 12 marksheet 
  • Graduation marksheet 
  • Government authorised identity proof

A scanned of these above mentioned documents might be required to upload on the application form. 

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Q:   What is the fees for UG courses at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa?
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Fees for a PG Diploma in Oria Journalism is around 37,000 to 47,000 rupees and for the English Journalism is around 87,000 rupees.

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Q:   What is the fee for UG courses at IIMC Dhenkanal?
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Dhenkanal does not offer any undergraduate courses. The institute offers postgraduate diploma courses in English and Odia Journalism. However, the tuition fees for postgraduate diploma courses in journalism (English and Hindi) at IIMC Dhenkanal are around 87,000 INR, excluding library and student welfare fees.The total fee for the PG Diploma in English Journalism is INR 95,500, and for the PG Diploma in Odia Journalism, it is INR 55,500.

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IIMC Dhenkanal Scholarships 2025

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Q:   What are the scholarships offered at IIMC Dhenkanal?
A: 

The following scholarships are offered to candidates wishing to pursue a course at IIMC Dhenkanal: 

  • Rati Aggarwal Scholarship: Awarded to meritorious female candidate applying to the Hindi Journalism course
  • Star TV Scholarship: Candidates with high merit pursuing the Radio and TV Journalism course are awarded the same

The scholarships are made available for candidates to make higher education more accessible. 

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Q:   How costly is IIMC Dhenkanal?
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Tuition fees for post graduate Diploma course in journalism (English and Hindi) is around 87,000 INR exclusing library and student welfare fees. The grand total comes to be around 96,000 INR. 

For PGD course of journalism in native languages like Marathi, Odia, Urdu, Malayalam, The tuition fees is 47,000 INR. Grand total is around 56,000 INR. 

Hostel fees are not included in above grand total. Hostel fees is around 40,000 INR. 

The fees seems to be very high but it is affordable when compared to other private colleges in terms of mass communication.

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Q:   Which is the top courses of IIMC Dhenkanal?
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The best course offered here is Journalism. It is a nine month course. The placement record here is good as the students get placed before the last semester. The course is offered is many different languages like English, urdu, hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, odia.

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Q:   What are the cutoff marks for IIMC Dhenkanal?
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The General Category IIMC, IIMC Cutoff 2022 is provided below. IIMC's overall cutoff is 246 rank.

The course and category determine the IIMC Dhenkanal cutoff scores. For instance, the minimum qualifying score for the Master of Journalism (MJ) programme is 45%, whereas the minimum qualifying score for the Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) degree is 50% overall. It's always a good idea to check the official IIMC website for the most recent changes as these marks are subject to change.  

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Learning Experience: The couThe course content was good and included topics like print, broadcast, digital, photojournalism etc. The learning experience was enhanced by a mix offering of lecturers and practical workshops. The faculties and staff are really good maybe the placement would have improved more and bit more streesed on important topics.
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IIMC Dhenkanal Admission 2025 FAQs

Q:   Who conducts the entrance exam required for admission to IIMC Dhenkanal?
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National Testing Agency conducts IIMC entrance exam to shortlisted candidates for admission to IIMC Dhenkanal.

Q:   What is the application fee for IIMC Dhenkanal admission?
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The application fee is Rs 1,000 and Rs 750 for each course for the General and SC/ ST/ OBC/ differently-abled/ EWS category respectively.

Q:   What is the selection criteria for PG Diploma courses offered at IIMC Dhenkanal?
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Candidates are selected for PG Diploma courses based on the IIMC entrance exam conducted by NTA.

Q:   What is the hostel fee at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa?
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Orissa Hostel Fee is INR 40,000 per year. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal offers hostel facilities for both males and females and a guesthouse. Both Indian Institute of Mass Communication hostels have a common room where students can have parties on weekends and celebrate their birthdays together. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Hostel provides the best quality of food for its candidates.
Q:   How much rank should I score to get IIMC Dhenkanal?
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Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal accepts IIMC entrance test scores for admission to PG Diploma courses. As per the IIMC 2024 cutoff for Round 2, the closing ranks for PG Diploma in English Journalism was 635 for the General AI category candidates. So, considering the latest round cutoff, candidates seeking admission to IIMC Dhenkanal must secure a rank upto 635 to be eligible for PGDM admission. 

Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIMC Dhenkaal category-wise Round 2 closing ranks:

Categories Round 2 Closing Ranks
General635
OBC5606
SC5884
Q:   Can I get admission to IIMC if my rank is below cutoff?
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IIMC cutoff is minimum qualifying mark that students must socre to be eligible for admission. To ensure a seat at IIMC campus, aspirants are supposed to score equal to or more than prescribed cut off marks. If they fail to do so, they will not be able to get admission at Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

Q:   What is the fees for studying at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa for PG Diploma in English Journalism?
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The total fee for studying at IIMC, Dhenkanal, Orissa for PG Diploma in English Journalism is INR 95,000. Applicants can pay the fee in installments for PG Diploma in English Journalism course. Fees might include the other component other than tuition fees. The duration of the Postgraduation Diploma in English Journalism course is one year.
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No, you cannot get direct admission to the PG Diploma programmes at IIMC Dhenkanal. Admission is based on either the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-PG) conducted by the National Testing Agency for most courses, or a separate entrance exam conducted by IIMC for the Odia, Marathi, Malayalam and

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IIMC Dhenkanal PG Diploma Admission 2024

Candidates need to appear for the IIMC entrance exam conducted in online mode by NTA for admission to PG diploma courses. The campus allocation will be based on be based on merit and preference given by the candidate. The total seat intake is 93 for PG Diploma

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Admission process: Admission to Postgraduation Diploma courses is through an IIMC, Dhenkanal entrance exam. 1- PG Diploma in English Journalism Entrance exam: IIMC entrance exam Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor's degree 2- PG Diploma in Odia Journalism Entrance exam: IIMC entrance exam Eligibility

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Answered a year ago

For Pg Diploma in English Journalism, the cutoff rank is 478 in 2023 and 246 rank in 2022.

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Satyam Swaraj

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Answered a year ago

The highest package goes upto 10 to 12 lpa. The starting package also starts from 60,000 to 70,000 rupees per month i.e. 7.2 LPA to 8.4 LPA.

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