Mass Communication & Media

The admission process for the Journalism and Mass Media course at Chandigarh University is very easy and simple; you need to see if you are meeting the eligibility criteria. Then you can also go for the CUCET exam, through which you can get a lot of scholarships.  The process is simple. Fill out the application, take the test, or share your score, and then selection is based on merit. So, the criteria is straight. Do well in 12th, appear in entrance, and then admission is possible.

Chandigarh University has been evolving to provide relevant facilities for its Journalism and Mass Communication programs; this is evident from the presence of its University Institute of Media Studies, which figures among a few top media colleges in India, and therefore would have modern laboratories with updated technology for practical learning within the field. While the clips do not detail every piece of lab-specific equipment, the university's standards and resource support imply that they supply industry-standard tools for training students.

The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) offers the following PG Diploma courses through ACJ entrance exam:

• PG Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism
• PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism (BFJ)

The eligibility criteria for Asian College of Journalism entrance test is given here.

• Student must have a bachelor's degree
• Student can be a graduate from any discipline
• Student who has not yet given the undergraduate degree final exams or is waiting for the result can also apply

The Asian College of Journalism does not release official syllabus for ACJ entrance exam. Check the space below for important topics from Section I and II.

Section 1: English

• Correct Misspelled Words
• Essay Writing
• Verbs
• Make Sentences Using Words
• Tenses
• Preposition
• Parenthesis

Section 2: General Knowledge

• Scientific Discoveries
• Economics
• Space Exploration
• New Media Terms
• Identifying People who have been in the news in the past year
• Events or people associated with the 1857 revolution
• Events or people associated with the Gandhi and the Freedom Struggle

Following are some of the recommended books students can refer from to prepare for ACJ entrance exam:

• Arihant General English Book by SC Gupta
• Journalism & Mass Communication Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board
• Examcart the latest Complete General English Book For All Government & Competitive Exams by Agrawal Examcart
• Arihant General Knowledge 2026 by Manohar Pandey
• Static GK (Theory + MCQ) Chapter-wise book by Pinnacle Publications

No, according to official website of Asian College of Journalism, the mode of examination of ACJ entrance exam is English. So, a student cannot write entrance test in Hindi or any other language.

The ACJ entrance exam will have two sections: Language Skills and General Knowledge. Both sections will be of 100 marks each. Candidates will be given 0 marks for any incorrect answer. Therefore,  there is no negative marking in ACJ entrance exam.

Candidates who successfully register for the ACJ entrance exam and are eligible to appear for the same will be sent their ACJ admit card on the registered email ID. Candidates must note that the university will release the admit card only in onlien mode. No candidate will get their admit card via mail.

There are no predefined minimum age limits. However, the minimum education qualification is 10+2. So to put it into perspective we can say that 16/17 years is the minimum age limit for students to get admission into any journalism course.