IIMC Admissions 2025 Through CUET-PG: Admission Process, Tuition Fee & Latest Updates

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IIMC Admissions Through CUET-PG

IIMC Admissions Through CUET-PG - The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) accepts CUET-PG scores for admissions to their postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses. The institute started this practice in 2022. Before that, IIMC used to conduct the IIMC Entrance Exam for admissions to their programmes. They still conduct the IIMC Entrance Exam, but only for their regional language PG Diploma in Journalism courses (Odia, Malayalam, Marathi and Urdu). The applications for CUET-PG 2025 were open from January 2 to February 8, 2025. The CUET-PG result has been declared on May 6, 2025, on the official website - https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG/. IIMC aspirants could access the provisional answer key and their response sheets from April 22, 2025. They were also able to raise challenges against the provisional CUET PG answer key until April 24, 2025 (11:50 pm). Learn more about IIMC admissions through CUET PG in the article below.  

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IIMC Entrance Exam Counselling 2025

Common University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) or CUET-PG is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to postgraduate programmes offered at Central and other participating universities. This national-level entrance exam converges the entrance process and is also aimed at providing equal opportunities to students nationwide. It has proven to be most beneficial for students from rural and remote locations of the country. 

CUET PG and IIMC Entrance

CUET-PG is conducted annually. The last date to fill out the application form was February 8, 2025, extended from February 1, 2025. The CUET-PG application correction window was open from February 10 to 12, 2025. During this window, applicants could make changes to the application forms they had already filled. The CUET-PG admit card is released prior to the entrance test, which will be conducted in March. The paper-wise schedule is yet to be announced. The results are likely to be declared in April 2025. Depending on the programme, students who clear the exam are then called for interviews and/ or counselling. 

IIMC has divided its programmes into three categories: Category 1, 2, and 3. They are explained below in the context of entrance and admissions. 

Category 1 - Courses under this category are MA in Media Business Studies and MA in Strategic Communication (both have an intake of 40 seats each). The merit list for admission to these courses is prepared on the basis of CUET-PG scores (85% weightage) and an interview (15% weightage). 

Category 2 - This category includes all the PG Diploma courses except the PG Diploma in Journalism (Regional Languages) course. Admissions are done on the basis of qualification in CUET-PG and a subsequent counselling process. 

Category 3 - Courses in this category include PG Diplomas in Urdu, Marathi, Malayalam and Odia Journalism. Admissions to these are done on the basis of the IIMC Entrance Exam conducted separately by the institute.  

CUET-PG 2025 Schedule 

CUET PG Applications

To apply for CUET-PG for admission to IIMC, follow the process mentioned below - 

• Register for the exam on the official website by providing some basic information like your name, email, Government ID number, contact number, etc. You will be required to create a password and choose a security question and answer at this stage. You will also receive an OTP on your provided phone number. Upon entering this OTP, your system-generated application number will be created. You will use this application number and password for subsequent log-ins. 
• Now log in using the credentials created in the previous step and go on to fill out the CUET-PG application form. Enter details like your category, qualification, qualification and occupation of your parents, domicile, choice of stream (in this case, Mass Communication and Journalism), choice of exam centre, etc.
• Upload scanned images of your signature and a passport-sized photograph.
• Pay the application fee using net banking, credit/ debit card or UPI. 

The application fee for CUET-PG is provided in the table below - 

Note - For every additional test paper, general category students will be charged INR 600 extra, reserved category applicants will be charged INR 500 extra and international students will be charged INR 2000 extra.   

CUET PG for IIMC Admissions (The Test)

Those who wish to get into IIMC through CUET-PG must take the test paper - ‘Mass Communication and Journalism’ (Code - COQP17). The online test consists of 75 questions, and examinees are given 90 minutes to attempt these questions. The questions are subject-specific. Topics from which the questions are usually framed include - 

• Indian History and Social Sciences 
• Mass Media and Society 
• Current Public Issues 
• International Developments (Politics and Entertainment)
• General Awareness of the Indian Political and Economic Environment 
• IT and Its Applications in the Media Industry

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How to Check CUET-PG Results on the NTA Website?

Follow the steps mentioned below to check your CUET PG score card and result. 

• Visit NTA’s CUET PG portal - https://exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG/. 
• Click on ‘CUET (PG) - 2025 : Click Here to Download Score Card’ against Latest News. 
• Now enter your username and password in the window that opens. 
• Your CUET-PG score card will appear on the screen. Download and save for future reference. 

Note - IIMC aspirants must ensure that they preserve their CUET-PG score cards. The document will be required for the counselling stage of the IIMC admission process.  

What after CUET-PG?

After taking the test and passing as per CUET-PG results and score cards, those who obtain enough marks to clear the exam will be called for interviews/ counselling. IIMC will carry out these stages of the admission process. 

IIMC Counselling - Key Points 

• IIMC e-counselling is held in rounds and spot rounds. Students must register for the counselling process on IIMC’s website - https://iimc.admissions.nic.in. 
• After registering, they will be required to fill out a counselling application form and pay a fee (INR1500 for general category applicants and INR1000 for reserved category candidates). In this form, they will have to provide personal details, CUET-PG qualification details, contact details, etc. 
• After this, they can go on to fill in their choices of institute (IIMC Regional Centres) and programmes/ courses in order of their preference. 
• Once they’ve reviewed their choices, they must lock them. 
• These choices will be processed, and seats will be allotted to students. A Provisional Seat Allotment Letter will be issued, which students can download. 
• The next step is a ‘Willingness Submission’. Students will be given two options - Freeze or Float. Students can choose Freeze if they’re satisfied with their seat allotment or Float if they want an upgrade in the subsequent rounds of counselling. 
• After this, students will have to upload some documents like age proof, CUET-PG admit card, scorecard, category certificates, etc. 
• This is followed by the payment of a Seat Acceptance Fee of INR 20,000. Failing to do so will lead to the cancellation of admission. 

IIMC Tuition Fee

Once aspirants have passed all the stages of the admission process, they will have to pay the tuition fee for their selected programmes. The tuition fee of the various IIMC programmes is mentioned in the table below. 

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