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Ritika Srivastava
Updated on Sep 11, 2025 17:31 IST

By Ritika Srivastava

JMI Entrance Exam Pattern 2025: The Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) prescribes the JMI Entrance Exam Pattern for each course keepin in mind the parameters on which they wish to select candidates. Candidates preparing for the JMI entrance exam are advised to go through the JMI Entrance Exam 2025 exam pattern before starting their preparations.

As per the exam pattern of the JMI entrance exam 2025, the B.A. Hons (Mass Media), will be of 100 marks out of which part A will be of 40 marks while part B will be of 60 marks. The time duration will be 1 hour 45 minutes. For the M.A. (Mass Communications) paper part A will hold 120 marks while part B will consist of Interview and Portfolio that hold 45 and 55 marks respectively.

The time duration of this exam will be 3 hours. There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer for MCQs in all programs at the JMI University. Candidates obtaining less than 15% marks in the Multiple Choice questions will not be shortlisted for interview/ admission. As per the general guidelines released by the university, candidates obtaining less than 30% marks in the descriptive part of the Entrance Test, wherever applicable, will not be shortlisted for interview/ admission. Along with the pattern, candidates must also check the JMI Entrance Exam Syllabus. Check more details related to the exam pattern of the JMI entrance exam below.

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  • JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern (Mass Communication)
  • JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern for Other Courses
  • CUET Pattern for JMI Admissions
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JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern (Mass Communication)

The entrance exam for admission to courses consists of two sections – A and B. These sections are explained in the table below.

Subject/ Topics Marks Duration
Part A: Written Test
(Objective/ MCQs)
20 3 hours
Part B: Written Test
(Subjective/ Descriptive/ Theory)
180
Interview 45 10 - 20 minutes
Portfolio 55 (-)

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JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Pattern for Other Courses

Candidates aspiring to get admission at JMI through the entrance exam must know the exam pattern. The most significant advantage a candidate will gain from understanding the JMI exam pattern is that it will allow them to anticipate the types of questions that will be asked on the exam. Candidates should also be aware that the exam patterns for undergraduate and graduate papers differ. A brief about the same is given below:

JMI Exam 2025 Pattern for UG Programmes:

  • According to the test format for the JMI Entrance Exam UG programme, the question paper will most likely consist of 100 MCQ-type questions with a maximum score of 100.
  • The question paper is divided into two parts, Part A and Part B, and the total time to complete the paper is 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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JMI Exam 2025 Pattern for PG Programmes:

Similarly, the PG programme exam pattern indicates that the question paper will be divided into two halves (like with the UG test) and that students will be asked 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) or subjective questions for a maximum of 100 points. The JMI Entrance exam pattern as per programmes is described in the parts below.

For MSc Programme

  • Duration of Exam: 105 minutes
  • Marking Scheme: 1 mark per question and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer
Subjects Questions | Marks
Objective-type questions based on the specialisation/ programme opted for by the candidate 100 | 100

 For LLM (2-year) Programme

  • Duration of Exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Negative Marking: Yes, there is a negative marking in Part A
Subjects Question | Marks Marks per Question
Part A: GK & Current Affairs 40 | 40 1
Part B: Legal Subjects 100 | 100 1
Part C: Subjective/ Descriptive Questions on Law 10 (out of which 6 have to be answered) | 60 10

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For MTech Programme

  • Duration of Exam: 2 hours
  • Marking Scheme: 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer
Subject Question Marks

Objective/ Multiple Choice Questions based on the engineering branch

85 85

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For MCA Programme

There will be 4 sections in the exam for MCA, the same are explained below:

Subjects Distribution of Questions
Mathematics 50 per cent
Computer Awareness 20 per cent
Reasoning 20 per cent
General English 10 per cent

For MBA Programme

  • Duration of Exam: 3 hours
  • No. of Sections: 3 sections, the same are given below:
Subjects Questions Total Marks
MCQs based on specialisations 170 3 hours
Interview 20
Group Discussion 10

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CUET Pattern for JMI Admissions

JMI accepts CUET scores for admission to more than 20 of their courses. Aspirants who are taking CUET for admission to JMI courses, the pattern is as follows. 

CUET-UG 2025 Pattern 

Section

Number of Questions

Duration

Section IA- Language

50 MCQs

60 minutes for all subjects

Section II- Domain Specific

50 MCQs

Section III- General Test

50 MCQs

Each correct answer will be awarded 5 marks and each incorrect answer will be awarded -1. No marks will be awarded in case the examinee does not mark any answers. 

CUET-PG 2025 Pattern 

Time Duration 

Sections/Subjects

Number of Questions

90 minutes 

Domain knowledge Question from CUET PG syllabus 2025

75

A correct answer will get examinees 4 marks while each incorrect answer will be marked -1. 

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