IIMC Entrance Exam Preparation Tips

Tania Ameer Khan: Graduated in English Honours from Sri Venkateshwara College in 2006. After which I did Radio and TV journalism from IIMC. Immediately after that I started working with DD News and then shifted to News X. In 2008 I started my stint in print journalism with a Delhi-based Tabloid Metro Now where I covered features. In 2009 I shifted to the Magna Group and wrote for magazines like Society, Savvy, Stardust and others. While in 2012 I joined Millennium Post, a Delhi-based newspaper. Here I cover politics primarily the Congress party.

So guys gear up for IIMC's entrance examinations. Mostly the questions that you would be facing would be simple focusing on gauging your writing skills as well as your general knowledge and information on current affairs.

Make sure you use simple,crisp and lucid language. Avoid usage of jargon and complex words and sentences. The paper is mostly a combination of subjective and objective questions. Read the questions properly before you jump to answer them.

The questions pan from various arenas like politics, cinema,sports, economics,business and others. In the political scenario you could read on the current issues being reported various scams like 2G spectrum scam, CWG scam, Railgate, Choppergate and Coalgate which UPA 2 has been embroiled in.

You should also focus on any major political or huge controversy from any area which have shaken the nation. The best example is the 16 December Gang rape incident which took place in Delhi. There are various angles to this like the accused, role of police versus state and primarily the issue of safety of women.

Brush up on name of top political appointments as well as Cabinet ministers, political party heads as well as chief minister of states. While doing so you can check if any of them have off-late been in news for any reason.

Try and look up the controversies which surfaced from last year till now or any landmark achievement or event which has taken place.

I would suggest you all read at least 3 to 4 newspapers regularly. Compare the same news piece in the newspapers you read and see the writing style of the papers.  Watch TV news to stay abreast of the latests on news and issues. Also read news magazines to get an in-depth grasp of issues you could pick The Week, India Today , Outlook or any other in this segment.

Do not waste your time in answering just one question because you know a lot on that issue. Move ahead and answer the next question soon.

Lastly I would again insist that you read the question at least twice before you answer it excitedly. Try and keep your answers short and to-the-point.

All the best. Rock the paper.