JMI Entrance Exam

The duration of JMI entrance exam is different for different programmes. For mass communication,  the JMI exam duration is 3 hours. For rest of the courses, the duration is between 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours.

Factors affecting JMI entrance exam cut off are as follows:

• Number of Applicants
• Difficulty Level of Exam
• Number of Seats Available
• Category of Candidates
• Marks Obtained by Applicants

JMI releases cut off for each course and category in PDF format.

Yes, Jamia released the course-wise JMI result in PDF format. Once released, candidates who appeared for the examination can check their result on its official website. The result will include name, roll number and rank of the selected candidates.

After the answer key for JMI entrance exam is released, Jamia will open a window for candidates challenge it. The JMI answer key objection window is usually open for 48 hours. To submit their objection against answer key, candidates have to pay INR 200 per question. No challenge will be accepted without fee payment.

If a candidate forgets his/her JMI login password, it can be retrieved by following below steps:

• Visit official JMI Entrance Exam website 
• Click on JMI Entrance Exam tab
• Click on Forgot Password link under User Login tab.
• Enter applicant name, email and date of birth 
• A password reset link will be given on registered email. Enter a new password using the link.
• Login with new password.

Yes, if you want to apply for two courses at Jamia, you will have to fill two seprate application forms for both courses. But, they do not have to register twice. Candidates will also have to pay JMI application fee for both courses.

JMI aspirants are advised to check the eligibility criteria and admission process of JMI entrance exam before applying for entrance test.

The JMI eligibility criteria for each UG and PG course is different. Candidates who wish to get admission at Jamia are advised to check the eligibility criteria of their target course before registering for entrance exam.

To get admission at Jamia Millia Islamia, students have to register and appear for the entrance exam. JMI will offer seats based on scores obtained in exam. For some courses, candidates have to also appear for Group Discussion and Personal Interview round.

Selected candidates will have to then get their documents verified, participate in counselling process and pay course fee.

The difficulty level of JMI entrance exam syllabus depends on the course. the JMI syllabus difficulty level for UG courses is moderate as most of the topics are related to Class 12 topics. Similarly, the PG course syllabus is based on undergraduate syllabus. Students have to focus more on Current Affairs, as it is neither in Class 12 nor in UG.

Candidates who wish to pursue Mass Media course at Jamia Millia Islamia will have to participate in the interview round of 15-20 minutes. The interview usually includes questions based on following topics:

• 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.)