What is the duration of the ACJ entrance exam?
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As per the official exam pattern of Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), the entrance examination will be of 2 hours duration for Section I and 1.5 hours duration for Section II. The ACJ entrance examination will be conducted in online mode and candidates appearing for it will have to login into the exam portal atleast an hour before the exam starts to complete the required formalities in time and to avoid any last minute hassels.
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The Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) offers the following PG Diploma courses through ACJ entrance exam:
- PG Diploma in Integrated Multimedia Journalism
- PG Diploma in Business and Financial Journalism (BFJ)
According to the official website, following is the eligibility critia for ACJ entrance exam:
- Candidate must have a bachelor's degree
- Candidate can be a graduate from any discipline
- Candidates who have not yet taken their undergraduate degree final exams or are awaiting their final exam results can also apply.
There is no official syllabus of ACJ entrance exam. However, based on previous years' question paper and student analysis, following are the important topics from Section 1 & 2:
Section 1: English
- Correct Misspelled Words
- Essay Writing
- Verbs
- Make Sentences Using Words
- Tenses
- Preposition
- Parenthesis
Section 2: General Knowledge
- Scientific Discoveries
- Economics
- Space Exploration
- New Media Terms
- Identifying People who have been in the news in the past year
- Events or people associated with the 1857 revolution
- Events or people associated with the Gandhi and the Freedom Struggle
Following are some of the recommended books students can refer from to prepare for ACJ entrance exam:
- Arihant General English Book by SC Gupta
- Journalism & Mass Communication Entrance Exam Guide by RPH Editorial Board
- Examcart the latest Complete General English Book For All Government & Competitive Exams by Agrawal Examcart
- Arihant General Knowledge 2026 by Manohar Pandey
- Static GK (Theory + MCQ) Chapter-wise book by Pinnacle Publications
No, according to the official website, the mode of examination of ACJ entrance exam is English. Hence, a candidate cannot write their entrance test (Sections: Language Skills and General Knowledge) in Hindi.
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