XIC OET 2017 Syllabus & Exam Pattern

1 min readUpdated on Dec 8, 2016 10:34 IST

Syllabus and exam pattern for XIC OET

Xavier Institute of Communications conducts online entrance tests to provide admission to students in postgraduate diploma courses. All interested candidates can appear for the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) entrance exam if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Candidates holding a graduation degree from a recognised college or university are eligible to apply for the XIC online entrance exam (OET) 2017. Also, candidates appearing for their final year graduation exams are eligible to appear for XIC OET 2017.

XIC offers various postgraduate programmes such as:

• Journalism and Mass Communication
• Public Relations and Corporate Communication
• Advertising and Marketing Communication
• Film, Television and Digital Video Production
• Communication for Development
• Mass Communication Marathi

XIC OET 2017 Exam Pattern

Xavier Institute of Communications conducts mass communication entrance exam in the online mode only.

The exam pattern for XIC OET 2017 is such that the paper contains both objective and subjective sections. The objective section carries multiple choice questions of 100 marks which candidates need to complete in a duration of 60 minutes. The subjective section carries three questions of total 50 marks which candidates need to complete in a period of 30 minutes.

Section

Maximum Marks

Duration

Objective

100

60 minutes

Subjective

50

30 minutes

Note: In subjective section, candidates need to write answers in proper English language. Any answer containing SMS language or short forms will not be evaluated.

XIC OET 2017 Syllabus

The syllabus for XIC OET 2017 is divided into two parts. For objective section candidates are evaluated on:

• General knowledge and knowledge of media
• Language skills
• Logical and analytical skills

Subjective section contains media-related questions that are meant to assess candidates’ writing skills, creativity, and social values. Some questions can also be related to the course a candidate is applying for.

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