JMI Entrance Exam 2026: Dates, Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility, Application Form, Question Paper

The eligibility criteria for each course is different. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam. For UG course, candidates must have passed Intermediate with at least 50 per cent marks from any board. For PG course, graduate degree with at least 50 per cent marks from any recognised university is required.

In case you lose your Jamia Milia Islamia Entrance Exam Admit Card, you can download it again from JMI official website or the JMI application portal. But, they must ensure to visit the portal 1-2 days before exam date and keep admit card safe and secure a copy of the admit card to avoid any last moment inconvenience.

Tie-breaking is a policy which is adopted to break the tie in case two candidates get the same scores in the JMI entrance exam.

In all courses except BTech, BArch, BDS, the tie is resolved on basis of date of birth that is the candidates older in age is given the higher rank. For interview programmes, candidates securing high marks in the entrance exam will be given higher rank. If the marks in written test are same then date of birth criteria is used that is, candidates older in age is given a higher rank. For the BTech, BArch and BDS programmes, the rank of the candidate is allotted by the agency conducting the test.

JMI selection criteria includes shortlisting of candidates on the basis of scores obtained in JMI exam. For some courses candidates are required to also appear for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The cut off for each course is released after the selection procedure is over and candidates are called for counselling and document verification. Candidates should go through the selection process mentioned in the e prospectus of JMI for their respective course. 

The Jamia Milia Islamia Entrance Exam question paper is moderately difficult. Often manageable wth consistent efforts. Make sure you are well-aware of the syllabus to be covered during the preparation. Cross check the syllabus from official websites of the college.

Jamia Millia Islamia's mass communication courses are taught at AJK MCRC or AJK Mass Communication Research Centre. To apply for these courses, aspirants must take the JMI Entrance Exam. It's a three hour long test. This is followed by an interview round. Candidates also have to showcase their portfolios. It must be noted that only postgraduate mass communication courses are offered at AJK MCRC.

The JMI entrance exam answer key and response sheet is released at JMI result page, three working days after the entrance exam is conducted. Students can check the answer key at jmi.ac.in. After the release of answer key, Jamia Millia Islamia will also open the challenge window.

No, JMI Entrance Exam questions are presented in English. However, for language courses, the questions are presented in their respective languages. 

The JMI application fee will be refunded only if the transaction has failed. If a candidate successfully pays the fee, no refund will be given. So, students must check the eligibility criteria, application form, etc. before filling JMI application form.

The application fee for programmes offered at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Center for Management Studies, Center for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics (except B.Arch) Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (except B.Tech), Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Law is INR 1000 and for the programmes offered at other faculty members/Centers and for B.Arch and B.Tech is INR 700. Candidates have to pay the application fee online via debit card, credit card, or net banking.

Candidates have to apply online to appear in JMI Entrance Exam. The application forms are released on the official website of JMI. Candidates have to first create an account by filling their basic details and then fill the detailed application form, select their course, upload required documents and pay the application fee. The registration window usually remains open for a month.

The National Testing Agency has started CUET PG application process for admission to Jamia Millia Islamia. The window opened on December 14, 2025 and will be closed on January 14, 2026 (11.50 PM). Students looking for admission at JMI through CUET PG must apply for the entrance test.

The duration of Jamia Milia Islami Entrance Exam is different for different courses. For mass communication courses, exam duration is 3 hours. For other courses, it is between 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours.

Yes, there is negative marking in Jamia Milia Islamia Entrance Exam 2026. For every incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted. So, candidates must answer questions only if they are confident to avoid losing marks.

Candidates can download the Jamia Milia Islamia Entrance Exam question papers from the official website: jmi.ac.in. The question papers are available for all the courses offered by the university. 

Yes, Jamia Millia Islamia offers admission through CUET UG and PG in some of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Candidates seeking admission in such programmes have to fill CUET application form along with JMI application form and appear in CUET exam. Candidates will be called for counseling as per the marks obtained in CUET. A cut off for such courses will be released and the candidates will be given admission accordingly.

Although there is an interview round in the JMI enrance exam there is no specific topics for the same. However, candidates need to ready some of the topics like - Contemporary political, social, cultural and economic issues, Contemporary media, Fictional and non-fictional Films, General knowledge and the subjects studied at the graduation level, Visualisation skills and creative aptitude, Overall personality (confidence, way of speaking and presenting an answer etc.).

Jamia Millia Islamia releases cut off for different categories, including General, Other Backward Caste, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. The JMI entrance exam cut off for SC and ST category students is usually lower than cut off for General category.

Jamia Millia Islamia has not yet released the JMI 2026 entrance exam syllabus. Once released at JMI official website, candidates can check the test syllabus for their target course. 

However, the syllabus for JMI exam usually remains the same every year.

Through JMI Entrance Exam, students can get admissions to undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral (PhD, MPhil) and postgraduate Diploma courses. These courses cover almost every stream. To name some - MA, MSc, BA, MTech, MFA, MCom, MBA, BSc, etc. Check out the complete list of courses at JMI here - List of Courses at JMI. 

Check below for some of the best recommended books to consider while preparing for Jamia Millia Islamia entrance exam.

• Jamia Millia Islamia Journalism and Mass Communication Entrance Examination by Arihant Publication
• Popular Master Guide for Journalism and Mass Communication Entrance Exam by R. Gupta
• Mass Communication in India by Keval J. 

Aspirants can also refer to books specific to their course, such as R Gupta's JMI MA (English) Entrance Exam Guide, JMI University Entrance Exam Test Series, BEd Entrance Guide: Jamia Millia Islamia, and Jamia Millia Islamia: MBA Entrance Exam Guide.

Candidates need to appear in the CUET UG exam to get admission in some of the undergraduate courses of Jamia Millia Islamia. These courses are: B.Tech, B.Arch B.A. (Hons) Persian, B.A. (Hons) Urdu, B.A. (Hons) (History), B.A. (Hons. ). French and Francophone Studies, B.A. (Hons. ). Spanish and Latin American Studies, B.A. (Hons) (Economics), B.Voc (Solar Energy) (Self Financed), B.Sc. (Hons) Physics B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry B.Sc. (Hons) ( Applied) Mathematics), B.Sc. (Biotechnology).

To get a PG Diploma in Urdu Media from JMI, candidates must have at least 55% marks in Urdu, Persian or Arabic in the final exams of their class 12. 

Jamia Millia Islmia releases all JMI entrance exam related details, news and updates at admission.jmi.ac.in. Candidates seeking admission at the university for offered courses must visit the website for all information.

First and foremost, affix a recent photograph on your JMI Entrance Exam admit card and make a copy for yourself. The original admit card will be collected by the invigilator. Apart from that you only have to carry a government issued phot ID like your aadhaar card, PAN card, driver's license, etc. to prove your identity. 

Candidates can download JMI Entrance Exam admit card by following these steps.

1. Open Jamia Millia Islamia University official website or JMI application portal
2. Click on Sign In tab.
3. Enter login ID/email ID and password.
4. A link will be available to Download Admit Card.
5. Check all details and download JMI admit card for exam day.

The details mentioned on JMI entrance exam admit card are given here.

Jamia Millia Islamia will release the admit card for JMI entrance exam 2026 on its Admission Portal. Students appearing for the entrance exam must take the admit card with them to the exam centre. Failure to do so will result in denial of entry to the exam hall. The JMI admit card will be given to only those candidates who will apply for the exam.

Yes, candidates can submit their objections against the JMI answer key within 48 hours after the same is published through electronic means. Candidates are required to pay INR 500 per programme to challenge the answer key. No grievance is entertained by the university without the payment of fee. The examination authority also do not entertain any requests submitted after the expiry of the time frame. Hence, candidates should raise their objections within the stipulated time.

Jamia Millia Islamia provides candidates an option to challenge their response sheet. Candidates can submit their objections against JMI answer key within 48 hours of its release. To submit their objection, candidates will have to pay INR 500 per programme to challenge the answer key. No grievance will be entertained by Jamia Millia Islamia without payment of fee.

Candidates who are not satisfied with the Jamia Millia Islamia's response sheet can raise their objections within a prescribed duration. To submit their objections, they will have to pay a fee of INR 500/- per programme to challenge. Candidates raising objections to two programmes will have to pay INR 1000. The JMI Entrance Exam answer key objection fee has to be paid online, through Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, UPI, or Paytm.

Jamia Millia Islamia will mention all details regarding JMI entrance exam, including registration date & schedule, exam date & pattern, admit card, result, etc., for admission to Mass Communication courses on its official website. Candidates must stay tuned to admission.jmi.ac.in/ and Shiksha page for all exam related details.

The result of JMI Entrance Exam is announced at the official website of controller of examination of Jamia Millia Islamia. Candidates who appear for the JMI Entrance Exam can download their scorecards from the official website. The result is released in the PDF format.

The Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam cutoff is determined based on the factors mentioned here.

• Number of Applicants
• Difficulty Level of Entrance exam
• Seat Availability

The difficulty level of the JMI entrance examination is moderate so the cut off is usually not very high.

The exam conducting authority releases the Jamia Milia Islamia entrance exam result in PDF format on its official website. The JMI result will be released as per the merit list consisting of the name, roll number and rank of the qualified candidates.

Jamia Millia Islamia, the exam conducting body declares the JMI entrance exam final result on its official website. Candidates who will take the entrance exam can check their result by visiting the website and clicking on Result tab on homepage, under the latest Updates.

The syllabus of the JMI Entrance Exam varies according to the course. Candidates appearing for the entrance exam have to follow the steps given below in order to view the syllabus for their respective programmes 1 Visit the official website of JMI examination (jmicoe. In) 2 Click on the Entrance Test Syllabus given on the admission tab 3 Select the Course Type, Course Name and enter the captcha. 4 Download the PDF file.

During the counselling candidates are required to bring these documents: 
Registration Form, Admit Card, Two recent passport size photographs, Proof of Permanent Address with the name of the nearest police station and district, Proof of passing the qualifying examination along with the marksheets, Proof of Age, Character Certificate from the institution last attended, Certificate from a doctor or hospital certifying blood group, Category certificate (If applicable), Certificate/Affidavit from gazetted officer (in case of gap period), and Result of qualifying examination.

The JMI Entrance Exam is conducted only once in a year. The Jamia Millia Islamia University conducts the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam to shortlist candidates for admission in various Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PG Diploma Advanced Diploma, M.Phil Ph.D. and Certificate courses like -
Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Hospitality & Travel, Animation, Mass Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences, Languages, Commerce, Natural Sciences, Dentistry, Law, Fine Arts, Management Studies as well as Teaching & Education.

JMI entrance exam counselling 2026 will begin after the test is conducted and result is declared. The exam body may inform examinees about the counselling schedule on their contact details as provided during the applications. Candidates will have to appear for the counselling at the concerned department along with the relevant documents.

The syllabus of JMI Entrance Exam varies according to course. Candidates can follow below process to download JMI entrance exam syllabus.

1. Visit official website - jmicoe.in
2. Click on Entrance Test Syllabus link given under Admission tab.
3. Select the Course Type, Course Name and enter captcha.
4. Download JMI syllabus PDF file.

To challenge JMI entrance exam answer key, a candidate has to follow below process.

• Open official JMI website.
• Click on JMI Answer Key on admission result page.
• Select course name and course type.
• Select the answer you think is correct and explain reason.
• Click on Confirm and pay objection filing fee.
• Save confirmation slip for future.

The criteria for Jamia Millia Islamia basketball sports quota are as follows.

• You must have competed for your country, region, state or international basketball team.
• If you have played basketball at university level, then the tournaments must be organized by Association of Indian Universities.
• You need to download application form attached with admission notice.
• You have to fill out this form and submit it with a demand draft of Rs. 100 at the university.
• A trial slip will be given to you, which you must bring to the sport trial. According to your performance, the committee will prepare a merit list of qualified students. 

As per exam pattern for JMI entrance exam 2026 for MBA, there are three sections in question paper. These are Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English. The JMI question paper includes 170 objtective type questions and candidates will get three hours to complete exam. Examinees have to mark the correct answer in OMR sheet. There is also a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

The courses for which JMI is accepting CUET scores are mentioned in the table below. 

The JMI entrance exam syllabus for admission at B.A. (Hons) Psychology is given here.

• Language Skills
• General Awareness
• Reasoning
• Social Awareness

Non-MCQ questions are less than 20 per cent of the total number of questions in the JMI question paper. The non-MCQs are mostly from topics like National and International Political issues/ personalities, General Knowledge, Film, Television and other modes of media, Art, culture and literature.

The sequence of JMI question paper is here.

• Part A: Written Test (Objective/ MCQs)
• Part B: Written Test (Subjective/ Descriptive/ Theory)

Candidates will be able to give descriptive paper only when objective test is completed.