Xavier Institute of Communication Mumbai Certificate Courses & Fees 2026

For a communications student, XIC offers the best college experience. Best placements are offered in the advertising industry, such as Publicizes Group and Dentsu Network. XIC helps students match their interests with industry needs.The average package could vary between 18k - 40K upwards depending on previous relevant experience as well.

 According to a female student in the college: 

The hostel fees is 36,000 paid in two parts shared in sharing rooms of three. Facilities like AC weren't available for them  but other facilities were provided with good quality. The food maybe not upto great expectations and great taste but it's hygienic with extra expenses ranging from 2000-4000 generally 

Here is a list of some of the top recruiters at the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) placements 2023:

Advertising: Ogilvy & Mather, Leo Burnett, Publicis Groupe, Dentsu International, WPP Group, Madison World

Public Relations: Edelman, Weber Shandwick, FleishmanHillard, Adfactors PR

Media: Times of India Group, Hindustan Times, Indian Express, The Hindu, NDTV, CNN-IBN, Times Now, India Today, Outlook, Economic Times, Business Today

The Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) conducts the XIC Entrance Test (XET) to offer admissions to eligible candidates in mass communication courses available at the institute.

The online exam consists of two parts 

• First is objective
• And the second is subjective 
• The test is total of 2 hours
• 1 hours for objective and 1 hours for subjective .
• After this online paper they conduct the personal interview.
• Based on your performance they make sure you are eligible for the admission or not.

Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) is an autonomous curricula unit of St. Xavier’s College and it has a good placement record in Maharastra. Job opportunities and placements are there in the college and most of the students get the placement. 90% of the students get the placement. As per the 2020-2023 batch, the highest placement in Xavier Institute of Communication is INR 10.9 lakhs. 

Yes, you can get admission to Xavier Institute of Communications with 60% in Class 12th. All it matter is yours XIC OET score and interview performance. XIC OET 2022 Eligibility Criteria are listed below,  

Candidates must be under the age of 35.
Candidates must have completed three years of graduation (12+3 years) in one of the following streams from an Indian university: (Arts, Commerce, Science, Computers, BMM, BMS, BE, Catering, and other related fields)
Candidates from the previous semester are also able to apply for the exam.

XIC Entrance Test refers ONLY to the following Diploma Courses:

Journalism & Mass Communication 

Public Relations & Corporate Communication

Advertising and Marketing Communication

Film, Television & Digital Video Production 

Event Planning & Experiential Marketing  

For their BMS course

Out of the total 60 seats in the college

15% seats of the course are reserved for case A- Management quota reserved seats

Out of the balance 51 seats- 

50% of the seats are reserved for the Christian minority- Case D

42% of the seats are available to the general category of students -Case D

5% of the seats are reserved for persons with disability-Case D

3% are reserved for special category-Case D

 Case A is the category where college are obliged to give the admission and Case D is where the admission is done on the basis of merit.

Special Category refers to:

Wards of Transferred State / Central Govt. and Private Sector employees, employees of Defence Department / ex-servicemen

Wards of Freedom Fighters

Award Winners at the District / State / National Levels in Sports or Cultural Activities.

Cultural Committee presents: Footloose : Let your foot-loose and make the audience groove. This event gives the participants an opportunity to bring out their inner performers with western dancing styles.

2. Cultural Committee presents “Thirkan”: An event to promote upcoming dancers and performers who match the beats to our own Indian Dancing Styles.

3. Cultural Committee presents “Abhinay” : A stage for every artist. A mono-act event for all the budding aspirants of theater.

4. Cultural Committee presents “Carnival De Vogue” : A platform to showcase your innate creativity towards fashion. Walk the ramp and set the stage on fire.

5. Cultural Committee presents “Symphony” : An event to nurture and spotlight the budding artists who are interested in western singing genres.

6. Cultural Committee presents “Goonj” : Nothing soothes a heart better than classical Indian songs. An event to capture the sweet melody of classical singing.

7. Literary Society presents “Flight of Fancy” : Literature is not hidden within the pages of books, it includes the smell of tattered pages of classics, the film reels and endless discussions over a cup of chai. Join us for a quest of literary and movie quizzing, dumb charades and treasure hunt to prove your mettle.

8. X-Lens presents “Lensation” : X-Lens, The Photography Community of XIMB, is proud to host its flagship event; The Premier Photography Competition “Lensation” as a part of Xpressions’ 21, this year, we invite submissions on the theme: “MYRIAD OF MEMORIES” 

9. Team IlluminatiX, the Media and PR Cell presents “Final Cut”: Team IlluminatiX, the Media and PR Cell of XIM, invite you all for the much-awaited annual Short-Film Making Competition ‘The Final Cut’. This year the theme for The Final Cut is ‘Privilege.’

The Journalism and Mass Communications, the Public Relations and Corporate Communications, the Film, Television and Digital Video Production and the Advertising & Marketing Communications are full-time Diploma courses of 10 months duration.

Advanced Integrated Communication Program (for working professionals)

Advertising and Marketing Communications

Event Planning & Experiential Marketing

Film, Television and Digital Video Production

Journalism and Mass Communication

Public Relations and Corporate Communication

These are some admission policies by the Xavier Institute of Communications.

For B.A. / B.Sc. / B.Com. / B.A. (MCJ) / B.M.S. / B.Sc. (IT) and the First Year Post Graduate
Courses which include M.Sc. in Botany, Biotechnology, Geology, Life Science, Microbiology and
M.A. in AICA, Psychology and Public Policy, the College has an Online Application System
through a facility on its website. This facility is made available from the second half of May. An
incomplete application will not be considered for admission.

Admissions to B.Sc. (IT) will be based on the marks scored in Mathematics at the Std. XII Board
Exam. There will also be an entrance exam

Applications for admission to the BMS and BAMCJ courses are to be submitted online, and the
admission process includes an Entrance Test. Please look up the details on the Home Page of the
College website. 

Admission to B.Com is through the College Office (Commerce Section), by filling out and
submitting a form in hard copy and through an interview with the Vice Principal of the Commerce
section or his representative

The University of Mumbai has made it mandatory for all candidates seeking admission to the first-year courses in the Degree Colleges to fill in the “Pre–Admission Online Registration Form”
which is available on mum. digital university. ac

Actual admissions to all courses will be on the announced days, through an interview of the
candidate and a parent/guardian. The offer of admission will be notified on the website and the College Notice Board. On being admitted, the student shall immediately submit the following
documents (Original along with attested photocopies):

1. Class XII Statement of Marks for UG
   2. Class XII copy of admit card (Hall Ticket) for UG
   3. Degree Marksheets and Pass Certificate for PG (Original +2 Attested copies)
   4. Baptism Certificate (for Minority Community - Christians)
   5. Caste Certificate (wherever applicable)
   6. Documentary Evidence for Special Category Status
   7. Passing Certificate (required for getting Eligibility Certificate)
   8. Migration Certificate (required for getting Eligibility Certificate)