How to prepare for IIMC Entrance Exam: Prep Tips and Guidelines

Are you preparing for the IIMC Entrance Exam but you are not sure where to start? Check out the prep tips, guidelines, and advise on time management from Shiksha.

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) conducts the IIMC Entrance Exam to offer students admission to the postgraduate diploma courses offered at the institutes and its regional centers in India. Considered to be quite a tough exam to crack, students need plenty of preparation to crack the entrance exam as students are judged on their intellectual skills, general studies, English, general knowledge, and the prescribed syllabus.

With the IIMC entrance exam being conducted in May, students are now short on time and need to prepare for the entrance test straight away. The IIMC Entrance Exam is a national-level entrance exam and thousands of students all over from India appear for admission in various PGD courses. The courses offered by IIMC are as follows:

To ace the IIMC Entrance Exam, students need to prepare well enough, get all the right material to study, sort out their schedule, solve mock tests, and know the exam pattern and marking scheme.

Here are a few step-wise preparation tips that you can apply when you are short on time and need to study straight away. Follow the below-mentioned steps on how to prepare for the IIMC Entrance Exam.

Stepwise Preparation for the IIMC Entrance Exam

Step 1: Understand the Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme.

Step 2: Get the prescribed syllabus for the applied course.

Step 3: Get all the study material you can to prepare better for the IIMC Entrance Exam. 

Step 4: Create a day-to-day and weekly timetable on how much material you can study daily.

Step 5:  Try and solve as many question papers as you can, including sample papers, and give mock tests to know your strengths and weaknesses.

How to prepare for the IIMC Entrance Exam?

The first step in preparing for the IIMC Entrance Exam is planning and time management. How you will utilize your time, how many topics you can cover in a day. Studying according to a jotted-out plan is always successful. Candidates can go through the following tips and steps on how to prepare for the entrance test.

Know the IIMC Entrance Exam Pattern

First and foremost, the candidate needs to be well-versed in the exam pattern. One should know the duration of the exam, the mode and medium of the entrance exam, how many questions will be asked, and the weightage of marks. How many sections will there be and which section will carry the most amount of marks? Will the question pattern be in MCQ format or have long answer questions? Once you understand the pattern, you have a blueprint in your mind and will know exactly how to manage your time while sitting for the entrance exam.

Know the IIMC Entrance Exam Marking Scheme

Along with the exam pattern, students should know the marking scheme as well. If you are not thorough with the exam pattern and marking scheme, it will be quite tough to prepare your plan before you get down to writing as soon as you get the question paper. You should know if there will be negative markings, or how many questions will carry a larger sum of marks. Will there be 15 mark questions or will a section be carrying only 15 marks in MCQ format? You have to know the minute details as it can help you prepare better. You will not have much trouble once you have the pattern in mind and know what to expect in terms of the marking scheme.

To know the IIMC Entrance Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme, click here.

Know the IIMC Entrance Exam Syllabus

Once you have the syllabus of the course you have applied for, be it English Journalism or Advertising and Public Relations, you have all the topics covered. The only aspect which is left up to you is to study. To score well in the IIMC Entrance Exam, candidates have to thoroughly go through the prescribed syllabus. Even if it's general topics that you have covered, go through them once again. Don’t leave out anything. Strategize your plans on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. There is no success without hard work and to get admission to IIMC, you can prepare better by knowing which topics to cover in-depth and which sections will require superficial knowledge such as general studies. You can do so by following the below-mentioned pointers:

• Cover the subjects thoroughly and know the important topics which have to be covered.
• Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult categories. Cover topics that you find challenging.
• Note down the topics which carry maximum weightage (based on previous years’ question papers).

To know the IIMC Entrance Exam syllabus, click here.

Go through Prep Books

Along with the syllabus, aspirants should purchase the required books for the IIMC Entrance Exam 2020. Through prep books, one tests themselves. You can identify where you fall behind and which are your strong points. It is advised that you purchase at least two to three prep books to help better understand the test. The prep books will give you an idea of the syllabus, know what type of questions that can be asked in the entrance exam, and much more.

Prepare a Time Table

One of the most important elements while preparing for an entrance exam is time management. Make a schedule, as to how much material to cover on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. On creating a plan, the candidate can cover all the topics that are to come in the entrance exam. Revise the syllabus and content, attempt as many question papers, mock papers, and previous years’ question papers to better help prepare.

Refer to Past Years’ Question Papers

Through previous years' exam papers, you can understand what type of questions are asked, the importance given to each section, the subjects that carry more weightage, the marking scheme, and much more which you can understand altogether.

Solve Sample Papers and Mock Tests

The best way to know one’s strengths and weaknesses is by solving question papers, sample papers, and mock tests. If you’re having trouble with a topic, try and answer the questions asked. You can only build on your weak aspects and can only build and become more confident.

For more details on the IIMC Entrance Exam, you can go through the following links:

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