XIC Entrance Test 2026: XET Registration, Exam Date, Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card

To apply for XIC OET, you must fulfil the following requirements - 

• You must be 35 years or younger. 
• You must have completed at least 3 years of graduation in a stream approved by the university (Arts, Commerce, Science, Computers, BMM, BMS, BE, Catering, etc.)
• You can also be appearing for or awaiting results of the third year of your graduation programme.

Yes, Xavier Institute of Communications indeed offers various certificate courses to the students. The courses costs between INR 8,000 to INR 18,500. Interested candidates can check out the following list to know about the offered certificate courses at XIC Mumbai:

• Certificate in Radio Jockey
• Online in Public Speaking & Personality Enhancement
• Certificate in Announcing, Broadcasting, Compering, Dubbing and E-books Narration (ABCDE)
• Online certificate in Creative Writing
• Workshop in Graphic Design
• Certificate in Branding
• Certificate in Conversational English online

The XET pattern is explained in the table below. 

Candidates will have to select their preferred XET date (out of the dates announced on the website) at the time of registration. The test link, password and login details will be sent to candidates just before their allocated time slot. More exam day instructions will be communicated to the applicants via this email by the exam body.

In case, a candidate makes any mistakes or errors in the form, there will be no provision to correct the same. The candidate must ensure to fill in the form carefully and thoroughly check all the fields before submitting the form.

Yes, you can apply for more than one courses in the same cycle of  XIC OET exam. However, you will have to register for each course separately and pay the application fee for each course separately as well.

The application form for XIC OET costs INR 3500. 

Unlike several other mass comm entrance exams, the admit card for XIC OET is sent to registered candidates on the email IDs that they have provided while filling the application form. They can save and download it from there. In case they don't receive it in their inboxes, they must check their junk or spam mail.

The application form will be available on the official website only. The candidates can fill the form and pay the application fee online. The official website is xaviercomm.org. To fill the application form, aspirants must click on the 'Register Now' button that pops up on first visiting the site. From there, they can register and go on to fill the XET 2025 application form. 

The registration dates for XET 2025 are March 1 to 31, 2025. Aspirants can apply online on the institute's website. The XET 2025 application form will cost them INR 2500 (inclusive of GST). Application fee payment can be made thrugh credit cards, debit cards, net banking or UPI. It is advised that the aspirants first check the eligibility requirements before applying. Undergraduate degree holders who are 35 years of age or younger are eligible. 

XIC OET holds a total of 200 marks out of which 100 marks are for the objective type questions and 100 are for the subjective questions.

XIC OET is 2 hours long. Candidates will be given one hour to take the objective type questions and the other hour for the subjective ones.

Yes, there are 100 marks worth of subjective questions in the XIC OET. There will be 4 questions in this section based on media, society, social values, creativity of the examinee, etc.

Candidates applying for XIC OET entrance exam are required to submit their XET registration form on or before the deadline to be eligible to appear for the entrance test. To register for XET entrance exam, candidates are required to provide the following details:

• Name
• Mobile Number
• Email ID
• Course Interested In
• Captcha Number 

According to the official website, the Xavier's Institute of Communication conducts the XIC OET entrance exam in English medium only. Additionally, XIC forbids candidates to use slangs or short forms while writing their entrance test. Any use of such words can result in disqualification of the candidate.

According to the exam pattern of XET 2025, the total marks allotted to the test are 100. Each section (objective and subjective) will hold 50 marks. Each question in the objective section will hold 1 mark while the 50 marks allotted to the subjective section will be divided among 4 questions. There will be no negative marking in the test. 

The Xavier Institute of Communications will send the XIC OET admit card on the email ID provided during XET registrations in the online form. Candidates are required to check their Junk/Spam email folders if they cannot find their admit card in the Inbox. 

Yes, candidates are required to keey their XIC OET admit card with them even after the exam is over. It is because the Xavier Institute of Communication asks the selected candidates to bring in or show their XET admit card during further admission process.

No, a candidate cannot get their XET admit card in offline mode. The Xavier's Institute of Communications sends the XIC OET admit card only at the registered email ID of candidates who have successfully submitted their XET application form on or before deadline.

Aspirants should start preparing for the examination at least four months before the test date. XIC Entrance Test (XET) preparation requires long-term planning thus one must start early. While preparing for the entrance test, aspirants must focus on memorising current events and solving reasoning and problem solving questions. 

There are a number of books providing study material for XIC entrance exam. However, it is not possible to prepare from every book out there. Below are some of the recommended books, candidates can consider while preparing for XIC OET entrance exam:

The XIC Entrance Test consists of one Objective and one Subjective section. Candidates will be given separate time to complete both the sections (30 minutes each). Questions in the objective section will be based on Language Skills, General Knowledge and Knowledge of Media, Logical and Analytical skills. In the subjective section, a total of 4 questions will be asked. The question will be designed to test the aspirants' creativity, social values, writing skills, subject-specific knowledge, etc.

To apply for XIC OET, you must fulfil the following requirements - 

• You must be 35 years or younger. 
• You must have completed at least 3 years of graduation in a stream approved by the university (Arts, Commerce, Science, Computers, BMM, BMS, BE, Catering, etc.)
• You can also be appearing for or awaiting results of the third year of your graduation programme.

The applications for XIC Entrance Test 2025 is open from March 1 to 31, 2025. Aspirants can apply online on - xaviercomm.org. Applicants must be 35 years of age or younger. They must also have completed 3 years of graduation in the streams of Arts, Commerce, Science, Computers, BMM, BMS, BE, Catering, etc. from a recognised institute. Applicants can also be appearing for their final semester exams (academic year 2024-25).

Yes. Based on a candidate's score in the online test, they will be called for the interviews. The interview will be conducted via a Zoom call. Details about the call will be sent to them on their registered email IDs. Questions in the interview will be based on general knowledge, personal academic histories, Statement of Purpose (SOP) submitted with the application form, etc.