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Updated on Sep 12, 2025 10:31 IST

By Ritika Srivastava

JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Preparations - The Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) is one of the top education institutions that aspirants pick to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and advanced diploma programmes. Candidates from all around the nation and even abroad aspire to be a part of Jamia Millia Islamia University. The university conducts the JMI Entrance Exam for admissions. With high interest in this prestigious institute, the entrance exam becomes more and more competitive each year. JMI  Entrance Exam 2025 is just around the corner. In order to prepare for it, aspirants must have a clear strategy and preparation plan in their minds. Familiarity with the paper pattern, syllabus, marking scheme, etc. is essential for JMI Entrance Exam preparations. In addition to that, aspirants must also practice sample papers, mock tests and older JMI Entrance Exam papers. In this article, we will discuss the JMI Entrance Exam 2025 preparation plan and more. Read further to learn more. 

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  • Step Wise Preparation for Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam 2025
  • How to prepare for JMI Entrance Exam 2025?
  • Best Books for JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Preparation
  • FAQs on JMI Entrance Exam Preparation
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Step Wise Preparation for Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam 2025

Follow the steps mentioned below to prepare for JMI Entrance Exam 2025 -

Step 1: Go through the JMI Entrance Exam syllabus thoroughly. Determine the time left for the exam and divide the syllabus into days. 

Step 2: Understand the JMI Entrance Exam exam pattern and marking scheme and prepare accordingly.

Step 3: Get all the study material for Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exams such as prep books and previous years' question papers to help better understand what to expect in the exam.

Step 4: Create a monthly timetable on how much material to cover daily.

Step 5: Solve question papers, sample papers, and mock tests.

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Q:   Can I prepare for JMI Entrance Exam by practicing sample papers only?
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How to prepare for JMI Entrance Exam 2025?

Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam is an all-India entrance exam that is highly competitive and candidates appearing for the exam need to have a strategy and aim to score well and qualify. Aspirants can go through the following prep strategy methods while preparing for the JMI entrance exam.

Learn the exam pattern for Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam 2025

Candidates appearing in the entrance exam should check the Jamia Millia Islamia entrance exam pattern to get an idea of the overall structure of the exam. The JMI 2024 entrance exam will be conducted in offline mode which will be in MCQ mode and objective-type questions. There are two sections – Section A and Section B.

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JMI Entrance Exam Marking Scheme 2025

The marking scheme of the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam is given below.

Test

Duration

Max. Marks

Section – A: Objective/Multiple Choice Questions

3 hours

20

Section – B: Subjective/Descriptive

180

Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam Syllabus

To perform well in the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam test, candidates have to thoroughly go through the JMI Entrance Exam Syllabus. Aspirants need to strategize their plans on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis.

There is no success without hard work and to qualify for the entrance exam, candidates can prepare better by knowing which topics to cover in-depth and which require superficial knowledge. The candidate can do so as per the below-mentioned pointers:

  • Make a list of topics, subject-wise
  • Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult as per personal experience.
  • Note down topics that carry maximum weightage (as per previous year’s question papers).

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Go through Prep books

To perform well in the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam, candidates need to make a list of books that they should study for the entrance exam. Candidates are advised to purchase at least two to three prep books for the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam, depending on the course applied for.

The books can help aspirants determine which topics to cover and study along with what to expect for the entrance exam. For the program applied for, candidates need only buy the books according to the course.

Prepare a Time Table

Candidates need to make a timetable on what topics to cover when which subjects require high priority and how much to cover on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Aspirants are advised to create a daily plan and while preparing a timetable, special attention should be given to completing the course applied for.

Revise the syllabus and content, attempt as many question papers, mock papers, and previous years' question papers to better help prepare. Through this, a candidate can have a fair idea of what to expect in the entrance exam.

Refer to Past Year’s Question Papers

Candidates appearing for the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam are advised to solve the last five years' question papers to help better understand the exam pattern and format of questions that will be asked in the entrance exam. Through the previous questions, candidates can understand which subjects are given high importance and topics that can help the aspirant score better in the exam.

Solve Sample Papers and Mock tests

The best way for a candidate to know their strengths and weaknesses is by solving question papers, sample papers, and mock tests. Through this, candidates can also figure out the best approach to be followed when they head out to attempt the actual Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam question paper. From formulating time management to understanding the format of the paper, solving sample papers can help candidates prepare better for the entrance exam.

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Best Books for JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Preparation

Some books that aspirants can check out while preparing for JMI Entrance Exam are mentioned in the table below.

Book

Author

Jamia MA Journalism and Mass Communication Guide

Arihant Experts

The Ultimate guide for Journalism and Mass Communication

Arihant Experts

Mass Communication in India

Keval J Kumar

Handbook of Journalism and Mass Communication

Virbala Aggarwal

BA Hons English

R Gupta

JMI Entrance Examination Guide

DUA Publisher & Distributer

Jamia Millia Islamia MBA

R Gupta

Jamia Millia Islamia BEd

Arihant Experts

Jamia Millia Islamia MCA

Arihant Experts

JMI Entrance Exam Guide Based on NCERT Syllabus VI Guide

DUA Publisher & Distributer

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FAQs on JMI Entrance Exam Preparation

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