Mass Communication

The key areas that you need to focus on are:
1. Reading habit:
So, it would include the reading of at least 4 national dailies and keeping par with the news related to the economy, international developments, and society. You must also read related magazines and about the most influential people in this field.
2. Writing skills:
Writing skills are utmost important for this field. You can practice by writing small notes on the articles you read and by developing your opinion and perception.
3. Study topics:
There are various fields of journalism like Advertising, film-making, Public Relations, Event Management, Radio, Photojournalism, etc., so one should have a fair idea of the syllabus and themes that are pivotal to these subjects.
4. Analytical and Comprehensive skills:
Many institutions test their students on the basis of reasoning ability, analytical and comprehensive skills. You must give attention to this area for this you may go for the previous year question papers.

Hi Shuchi,
In order to crack this exam. You should prepare the following topics:
1. You should be thorough with all the rules of English grammar and practice sentence corrections, phrasal verbs, idioms, jumbled sentence and vocabulary.
2. Learn the logos of the major brands, presidents and CEOs and editors of news channels, newspaper, and companies.
3. Knowledge of current affairs: This will be helpful both in subjective as well as objective sections. Under the subjective questions, you'll have to write an essay on any of the major events.
4. Practice on improving your writing skills.
You can find the syllabus of the exam here:
https://www.shiksha.com/college/xavier-institute-of-communications/exams/xic-oet/syllabus