From this year,single entrance for Journalism course in DU colleges

Candidates applying for the BA Journalism course offered by Delhi University will have to appear for only a single entrance test starting this year.

Candidates applying for the BA (Hons) Journalism course offered by Delhi University will have to appear for only a single entrance test starting this year. The move comes after the five DU colleges offering the course agreed to abandon their individual tests in favour of a combined one.

Maharaja Agrasen College will organise the first Combined Journalism Entrance Test (C-JET) on June 19. The application procedure,which is completely online,will open on May 20 and go on till June 5. Selection to the course is a two-step process: the C-JET will be followed by an interview held at the respective colleges.

Apart from Maharaj Agrasen,the course is offered by the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce; Kamala Nehru,Kalindi and Lady Shri Ram College. In all,there are 181 seats up for grabs. The organisers expect about 5,000 application forms to be sold,up from 3,000 forms sold by all colleges last year.

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Applicants should have scored an aggregate of at least 70 per cent in Class XII to be eligible for the course. In addition,they should have at least 60 per cent in English.

The entrance test will have a mix of multiple-choice questions as well as essay-type questions. While the objective questions will test candidates on their general awareness skills,essay answers will be required for questions on contemporary issues. It would be a two-and-a-half-hour long exam.

The results of the entrance test will be announced on June 29. Interviews will be held between July 2 and July 8,and the list of selected candidates will be published on July 11.

C-JET marks will carry a weightage of 50 per cent,while the Class-XII marks of the candidate will be given 35 per cent weightage. The interview will carry the remaining weightage.

Applications cost Rs 700 for general category students,

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Rs 350 for students in the OBC,SC/ST and physically handicapped category,and

Rs 500 for children of war widows. Candidates may log on to journalismdu.admissionhelp.com,or the website of any of the colleges offering the course,to apply. Alternatively,they can fill the form online and pay by cash at any Axis Bank branch.

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