JMI Entrance Exam 2025: Admit Card (OUT), Exam on (Apr 26), Preparation, Test Centre, Last Minute Tips

Jamia Millia Islamia conducts JMI Entrance Exam once every year for admissions to UG and PG courses offered by the university along with PG Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, MPhil, PhD, and certificate courses under various faculties/ departments/ centres such as Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Hospitality & Travel, Animation, Mass Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences, Languages, Commerce, Natural Sciences, Dentistry, Law, Fine Arts, Management Studies as well as Teaching & Education. 

Details about JMI admissions through JEE, NATA and NEET scores are provided in the space below.

• For BTech: Admission to the B.Tech program of Jamia Millia Islamia is based on the final rank of JEE (Main) that is conducted by the National Test Agency (NTA). To be admitted to the BTech programme of JMI, candidates who fill out the online form for JEE Main 2025 must fill out the online Application Form of Jamia Millia Islamia separately at www.jmicoe.in.
• For B.Arch: Similarly, candidates need to clear the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture, fill out the admission form for JMI and enter the NATA application number in the JMI form. The rank list is published based on the final rank secured in NATA, strictly as per merit and JMI Admission Policy. During the counselling sessions, candidates must bring the NATA scorecard for admission to the B.Arch program at JMI.
• For BDS: Admissions to the B.D.S. program at JMI are based on the rank secured in NEET conducted by NTA. Candidates must choose Jamia Millia Islamia with the appropriate reservation category in the NEET application form. No separate form is required to be filled out at JMI or their website by the candidates. 
• For Ph.D:: The schedule of admission tests for the Ph.D. program is notified separately. 

Note: Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the University of Delhi also offers MSc (Mathematics Education) programme under Meta University Concept.

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Aspirants can check some key details about the exam from the table below. 

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam
Conducting Body	Jamia Millia Islamia
Exam Level	National Level Entrance Exam
Frequency	Once a year
Exam Mode	Offline
Exam Medium	English (except for language exams)
Objective	Admission to various UG and PG courses at JMI
Exam Duration	Mass Communication: 3 hours, Other courses: 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours
Exam Pattern	Objective Type Multiple Choice questions and Descriptive Test (If applicable)
Exam Fees	INR 1000 for Mass Communication, Management Studies, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Architecture, and Ekistics (Except B.Arch), Education,  Engineering & Technology (Except B.Tech), Dentistry, and Law. INR 700 for All other Faculties/ Centres AND B.Tech/ B.Arch
Exam Helpdesk no.	+91(11)26981717, 26984617, 26984658, 26988044, 26987183
Official Website	admission.jmi.ac.in

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The JMI Entrance Exam eligibility criteria vary from course to course. The same for different courses is listed below - 

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for MA Mass Communication 

The eligibility criteria of the JMI Entrance Exam for this course state that a candidate who is a graduate in any discipline (in the 10+2+3 pattern) is eligible to apply for admission to the MA Mass Communication course at Jamia Millia Islamia University. Apart from this, the candidate should have secured at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate at the graduation level.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for MA (Convergent Journalism) (Self-Financed)

AJK MCRC states that any candidate who is a graduate in any stream from a recognized college with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate marks meets the eligibility criteria for this course admissions.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Journalism (Hindi Medium) (Self-Financed)

The JMI Entrance Exam eligibility criteria for admission in this course require candidates to possess a graduation degree in any stream from a recognized college with a minimum of 45 per cent aggregate. Apart from this, aspirants should also know the Hindi language.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in TV Journalism (Hindi Medium) (Self-Financed)

To be eligible for admission in this course, aspirants should have completed their graduation from a recognized college (in any stream) with at least 45 per cent aggregate marks.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Broadcast Technology (Self-Financed)

The eligibility criteria for admission in this course state that any candidate who has completed his/ her graduation with a minimum aggregate of 50% in Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, IT, BCA, or Engineering from a recognized college is eligible to apply.

However, a point to note is that only aspirants who have studied Physics and Mathematics in their Class XII are eligible to apply for admission.

For BTech, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in JEE Main 2025, for BArch, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in NATA 2025 conducted by the Council of Architecture. Admission to the BDS program was based on merit in NEET 2025 and conducted by the Medical Counselling Cell (MCC) of D.G.H.S. GoI.

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JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Still Photography & Visual Communication (Self-Financed)

To be eligible to apply for this course, candidates should complete their graduation (in any stream) with at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognized college.  

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Acting (Self-Financed)

The eligibility criterion for this course admission requires the candidate to have completed their graduation in any stream from a recognized college or university.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Urdu Mass Media

For Urdu Mass Media course admissions, candidates should have cleared Class XII with at least 55% marks in Urdu/Persian/Arabic. 

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for BA (Hons) (Mass Media Hindi)

The eligibility criteria for admissions in this course at Jamia Millia Islamia University states that interested candidates should have secured at least 50% aggregate marks in their Class 12.

For BTech, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in JEE Main 2025, for BArch, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in NATA 2025 conducted by the Council of Architecture. Admission to the BDS program was based on merit in NEET 2025 and conducted by the Medical Counselling Cell (MCC) of D.G.H.S. GoI.

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Aspirants can check the JMI Entrance Exam application process from the table below (the process remains unchanged). The steps to fill the application for are also written below for more clarity.

Step 1: Register at the JMI 2025 admission portal or the Portal of Controller of Exam (admission.jmi.ac.in)

To fill out the JMI entrance exam application form, the candidate had to register themselves on the admission portal of the varsity by entering details such as

Name of Applicant	Date Of Birth
Gender	Father's Name
Mother's Name	Email ID
Create Password	Mobile Number

Once the candidate successfully registered, they received a mail on the submitted email ID, which contained a link to verify the email account, login ID, and password.

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Step 2: Fill up the JMI entrance exam 2025 application form

After the candidate verifies their email account, he/ she can log in by entering his/ her Email ID and password. The candidates had to select the course type and course name and then proceed further. It may be noted that "a candidate was allowed to submit only ONE form for each program/group of programmes (With Combined Entrance Test). Multiple submission of forms for the same program by a candidate could cause rejection of his/her candidature," informed the official website. The other details to be filled in the JMI application form were:

Social Category	Annual Income of Family	Guardian's Name
Blood Group	Nationality	Religion
Emergency Mobile Number	NCC Cadets Information (If applicable)	Jammu & Kashmir Category
Aadhaar Number	Kashmiri Migrant Category	NSS Volunteers
Highest qualification of parents	Name of the institute from where the qualifying degree/ mark sheet is received	Address

Scanning and Uploading: Passport size photograph and signature:

Specifications	Photograph	Signature
File Format	JPEG	JPEG
Size	Maximum 100kb	Maximum 100kb
Background	White	White
Pen Color	(-)	Black

Step 3: Fill in the Academic Details

Candidates had to provide the academic details such as class 12 board/university name, year of passing, marks obtained, college name, division/grade, total marks and percentage for UG level program, and the details of class 12 and graduation for PG level program. Candidates whose results are awaited should be selected on the 'result awaited' check box. After that candidates had to upload the original marksheet of the last passing year/ semester.

Step 4: Pay the JMI Entrance Exam Application Fee

After completing the JMI application form, the next step is to pay the application fee. Candidates can pay the fee via online mode via credit card/ debit card/ net banking/UPI.

Faculty/ Centre Offering the Program	Application Fee
AJK Mass Communication Research Centre	INR 1000
Centre for Management Studies
Centre for Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics (Except BArch)
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Except BTech)
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Law
All other Faculties/Centres	INR 700

Once the fee is paid successfully, the candidates’ JMI entrance exam 2025 application process stands completed. 

Note: Candidates willing to apply for more than one program could log into the JMI exam portal scroll for the program and follow the same procedure.

How to fill in the JMI Entrance Exam Application Form 2025?

The steps to fill the JMI Entrance Exam application form are summarised below. 

Step 1: Visit the official website - admission.jmi.ac.in

Step 2: On the homepage, click on “New Registration.” (If you already have an account. Use the credentials to log in.)

Step 3: Select the campus and course choice, course type and course name.

Step 4: Add personal details. Upload scanned documents. Add educational details.

Step 5: Choose the JMI exam centre.

Step 6: Choose a category. Have a preview of the JMI application form 2025.

Step 7: Pay the JMI entrance exam online examination fee.

Step 8: Print the application form.

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Students who successfully fill out the application forms are issued JMI Entrance Exam admit cards a week before the exam dates. The exam body also notifies applicants about the JMI Entrance Exam admit cards via SMS on the registered numbers. It is mandatory that the applicants carry their admit cards to the exam centres or else they won't be permitted to take the exam.

Once the candidates download their admit cards, they have to take a printout and paste their self-attested passport-size recent coloured photograph in the space provided. Thereafter, candidates have to carry their JMI admit card to their allotted exam centres. Candidates have to carry two copies of their admit card to the test centre as they are required to submit one to the invigilator at the time of the exam. Candidates can check full details on how to download the JMI admit card here.

Check admit card-related information on popular mass communication exams:

• IIMC Entrance Exam Admit Card
• FTII JET Admit Card

The JMI Entrance Exam Pattern is prescribed by Jamia Millia University each year. As per the pattern, the candidates need to attempt 200 questions in 3 hours. The question paper will contain objective/ multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and no subjective questions. The entrance exam for admission in courses offered at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre (MCRC) consists of two sections – A and B. Section A: comprises objective type questions from National and international political issues/personalities, General knowledge, Film, Television and other media, Art, Literature and culture etc.

Section B comprises essay-type long answers that reflect the candidates' critical understanding of contemporary issues and the media. This paper also evaluates candidates' skills in visualization, story-telling, and their creative aptitude. Aspirants who clear the written entrance exam are eligible to appear for the interview and portfolio submission round. Candidates must note that the test pattern for different programmes may vary. However, the basic structure like the mode and the time duration remains the same across courses. 

Check the exam pattern of popular mass communication exams:

• FTII JET exam pattern
• IIMC Entrance exam pattern

The syllabus for the JMI Exam is different for all the courses. Candidates applying for admission to Jamia Millia Islamia can get the syllabus for their exam from the exam's official website. Candidates can follow the steps given below to view the syllabus for their respective programmes:

Step 1: Visit JMI's official website. 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Entrance Test Syllabus’ in the admissions tab.

Step 3: Select the ‘Course Type’ and 'Course Name' and enter the captcha.

Step 4: View the syllabus for the JMI Entrance Exam as per your programme. Download the same for your reference.

Note: Admissions to BTech/ BArch programmes at JMI are based on the final rank of JEE Main, which is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency). Check JEE Main Syllabus.

Note: Similarly, admissions to the BDS programme are based on the rank of the NEET exam, which is conducted by the Medical Council Cell of DGHC, Govt. Of India. Check the NEET Syllabus.

Check the syllabus of popular mass communication exams:

• FTII JET Syllabus
• IIMC Entrance Exam Syllabus