Mass Communication

It is of objective type with multiple choices. There is a negative marking for each wrong answer. A total of 150 are asked which students have to attempt within two and half hours. The five areas covered in the questions are
- English
- Quantitative
- General Awareness
- Analytical Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Syllabus for Entrance Test
Although there is no fixed syllabus for the Symbiosis entrance test. The students can prepare for the questions from the above mentioned areas.
English
Out of 150 questions English carries 25 questions and the students can practice certain areas like
Reading Comprehension
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Meaning of words
- Correct grammar usage and rules of it
- Quantitative Aptitude
This also carries 25 questions from the following areas:
- Statistics
- Geometry
- Algebra
- General Awareness
This section carries out 60 questions and students should know the current issues and events in
- Business
- Health
- Legal area
- Analytical and Logical Reasoning
This section carries 40 questions and the areas covering are
- Coding and decoding
- Data interpretation
- Definitely true or false statements
- Probably true or false statements etc.
Some reference books you can refer to
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S. Agarwal
- Mental Aptitude by Subhkamna Publications
- Data Interpretation and Logical reasoning by Arun Sharma
- NCERT of 9th to 12th standard

Hi Sachin,
Preparation for the test is not necessary if you do certain things regularly like reading newspaper or going through news in paper, TV, internet, etc. Watching films like Indian, Foreign, etc. and having a writing habit writing in the sense kind of creative writing. If you are not habituated with this things then start. Basically, half of the question paper has GK & current affairs, objective questions on films & entertainment.The other half has creative writing, topics or situations are given one has to write on those.
I guess you got a clear picture of the preparation. If not, then please go through news; all kinds of news, read little bit of GK, watch films if you don't have time then at least know about classic, famous, recent, etc. films, film-entertainment related awards, etc. Write on a regular basis on current topics. Be creative through words.
Lastly, one thing I want to say that I haven't 'prepared' (so called prepared) but I was there in the top 3 among thousands of candidates. So, don't take pressure. Sometimes, your daily life makes you prepared.
All the best.

The aspirant can pursue graduation in journalism or mass media after completing 12th standard. Those who completed their graduation in any specialisation from a recognised board are eligible to apply. Apart from the educational qualification, one must have certain qualities to get bright future in journalism field,
- The candidate should be comfortable to stand in front of a camera.
- The candidate should have very good communication skills and should have a positive attitude.
- The candidate can also study the specialisation courses for television media.
- The candidate should have very good interpersonal skills and have very good knowledge of current affairs.
After the graduation, you can study some personality development courses. The journalism courses are available in the following colleges:
1. Amity School of Communication
2. Asian College of Journalism
3. Delhi Film Institute