Maharashtra

Dear Sandeep,
Go through the followings.
A candidate for being eligible for admission to the course leading to the degree of Master of Arts (Film Studies) in University of Mumbai must have passed the examination for Bachelors from any discipline of this university or Bachelor's degree of another university recognised as equivalent thereto. Students seeking admission to the Department of Communication and Journalism have to write an essay in English, Marathi or Hindi of not less than 500 words and not more than 800 words (typed in double spacing on a single sheet of paper and signed by the student) on their purpose for seeking admission to the course. This essay has to be submitted along with the application form. The essay has to be in the form of an argument justifying the purpose of taking the course.
Written Test-Broadly the questions shall cover local, national, international issues and ideas. There will be a question on creative writing. There will be a word limit put to every
question. The student, in this test, is being assessed for originality and quality of content (20 marks), language and grammar (10 marks), articulation (10 marks), historical context (20 marks), word management whether the student stays within the word limit. The Group Discussion: Students shall be given a subject to discuss and debate. The
students are being assessed for language (25 marks), presentation (25 marks), articulation (25 marks) and content (25). The Interview: Each student will be given three minutes to present herself/himself and clearly state her/his purpose and motivation of doing the course. The student is to present
orally. No electronic devices such as laptops are allowed. The student can present in English, Hindi or Marathi. The student is being assessed for language (25 marks), presentation (25 marks), clarity of purpose (25 marks) and overall impression (25 marks). The candidate taking the examination will have to score an aggregate 150 marks in the three tests to qualify for admission to the course.