हर सवाल जरूरी हैः 85 की लिखित, 15 का साक्षात्कार

अविनाश कुमार चंचल हिन्दी पत्रकारिता 2011-12 बैच के छात्र हैं और कैंपस से ही हिन्दुस्तान, पटना में करियर की शुरुआत का टिकट पा चुके हैं. इस शानदार लेख के लिए आभार के साथ उनकी सफल पारी की शुभकामनाएं.

आईआईएमसी में दो तरह के बच्चे आते हैं. एक जिनके भीतर जर्नलिज्म का भूत टाइप कुछ सवार होता है और दूसरा जो बस ऐसे ही एक ऑप्शन की तलाश में आ जाते हैं. लेकिन एंट्रेंस को पास करने के लिए दोनों टाइप के बच्चों में एक गुण खास होती है, वो है- खबरों से प्यार. अखबार से प्यार. इसलिए जरूरी है कि आप खबरों से प्यार करें.

आईआईएमसी देश की बेहतरीन संस्थानों में से एक है. शायद इसलिए कई बार ये एक हौव्वा की तरह लगता है. सच पूछिए तो आज से एक साल पहले तक अविनाश कुमार चंचल के लिए भी आईआईएमसी एक हौव्वा ही था. लेकिन यकीन मानिए आईआईएमसी कोई हौव्वा नहीं है, यदि आपके पास एक रणनीति है.

सबसे पहले तो आप हर रोज दो अखबारों का अध्ययन जरूर करें और आज कल वेब ने ये सुविधा हमें मुहैया करा दी है कि हम एक दिन में एक ही मुद्दे पर पांच-सात अखबारों को पढ़ सकते हैं. इंटरनेट पर कम-से-कम दो-चार संपादकीय पढ़ लें तो और बेहतर.

फिर ये सवाल भी महत्वपूर्ण है कि अखबार के सभी खबरों को चाटा जाये या फिर सेलेक्टिव होकर पढ़ा जाये. जवाब है बिल्कुल सेलेक्टिव होकर पढ़ा जाये. हमारे लिए सिटी की रूटीन खबरों का महत्व नहीं है. मुख्य रूप से देश-विदेश, आर्थिक, खेल से जुड़ी खबरों को ध्यान से पढ़ना चाहिए. उसमें भी उस खबर को जो लगातार चर्चा में रहे हैं.

फिलहाल देश में जो मुख्य मुद्दे हैं- एफडीआई इन रिटेल, सेना प्रमुख बनाम सरकार, कुडनकुलम परमाणु ऊर्जा संयंत्र, पांच राज्यों के विधानसभा चुनाव और केंद्र पर असर, एनसीटीसी, मुल्लापेरियार बांध, नदी जोड़ो परियोजना, सिटिजन चार्टर, नक्सलवाद, रेल बजट, आम बजट 2012, मानव विकास रिपोर्ट 2011, गरीबी रेखा विवाद, ब्रिक्स सम्मेलन, शिक्षा का अधिकार, राइट टू रिकॉल, सोशल साइट्स पर अंकुश, जीएसटी, तेलंगाना, मणिपुर में आर्थिक नाकेबंदी, अफ्सपा, हक्कानी नेटवर्क, मेमोगेट, सीरिया विवाद, गद्दाफी का पतन और लीबिया में लोकतंत्र, ऑक्यूपाई वॉल स्ट्रीट. इन मुद्दों के साथ-साथ कुछ सवाल जैसे किताब की समीक्षा, फिल्म की समीक्षा, पसंदीदा अखबार, टीवी चैनल आदि भी महत्वपूर्ण हैं.

सवाल इस तरह से पूछे जाते रहे हैं कि सोशल साइट्स पर अंकुश की कोशिशों को आप कैसे देखते हैं. या आपने हाल में कौन सी फिल्म देखी है और आपको वो कैसी लगी, तर्क के साथ. आप कौन सा अखबार पढ़ते हैं और वो दूसरों से कैसे अलग है. आप जिस समाचार चैनल को देखते हैं उसे पसंद करने का आपका पैमाना क्या है. शिक्षा का अधिकार को लेकर देश में क्या चल रहा है और आपका इस पर क्या नजरिया है. परीक्षा में पूछे जाने वाले सवालों के जरिए यह जानने की कोशिश रहती है कि एक समकालीन मुद्दे में परीक्षार्थी कितनी रुचि रखता है, उसके तमाम पहलुओं को कितना समझता है और अगर मुद्दा विवादित है तो जाहिर तौर पर परीक्षार्थी का उस मुद्दे पर क्या नजरिया है.

अखबार के साथ-साथ जनवरी से मई तक का प्रतियोगिता दर्पण, प्रतियोगिता साहित्य जैसी पत्रिकाएं देख लेंगे तो चर्चित व्यक्ति और लघु उत्तरीय सवाल हल करने में सहूलियत होगी.

लिखने की शैली की बात करें तो इसके लिए जरूरी है कि खूब पढ़ा जाय और पढ़े को लिखने का अभ्यास किया जाय. तहलका जैसी पत्रिकाओं को पढ़ने से लेखन-शैली सुधारने में काफी मदद मिलती है. बेहतर होगा कि ऐसी पत्रिकाओं का नियमित पाठक बन जाएं. साथ ही, पढ़ने का कुछ प्रेम इंडिया टुडे, आउटलुक पर भी लुटा पाएं तो बेहतर होगा.

हिन्दी पत्रकारिता में एक सवाल जो पूछा जाता रहा है वो है एक पाराग्राफ का अनुवाद. इस सवाल का जवाब देख रहे परीक्षक शब्द-दर-शब्द तकनीकी अनुवाद की बजाय ऐसे अनुवाद को पसंद करते हैं जो अंग्रेजी में कही गई बात को हिन्दी की भाव-भंगिमा के साथ पेश करे. आपके पास समय कम होगा इसलिए आप मक्खी पर मक्खी न बिठा कर अंग्रेजी के तथ्य और कथ्य के भावों को अपनी भाषा में लिख दें. शब्दानुवाद करने से बचें.

परीक्षा हॉल में टाइम मैनेजमेंट बहुत जरूरी है इसलिए बेहतर होगा कि आप निर्धारित शब्दों में ही सारी बात करें और कोशिश करें कि एक भी सवाल छूट न पाये. आपको पता होना चाहिए कि आईआईएमसी का टेस्ट 100 नंबर का होता है जो 85 नंबर की लिखित परीक्षा और 15 नंबर के साक्षात्कार में बंटे हुए हैं. इसलिए लिखित परीक्षा में बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन ही साक्षात्कार को भी पार करने की गारंटी कर सकता है.

इसे आप ऐसे समझ लें तो बेहतर होगा कि साक्षात्कार के लिए बुलाए गए तकरीबन 150-60 बच्चों (एक सीट के लिए अमूमन तीन बच्चे बुलाए जाते हैं) के लिखित परीक्षा के अंक में बहुत बड़ा अंतर नहीं होता है. मसलन साक्षात्कार के लिए बुलाए गए सबसे बढ़िय लिखने वाले बच्चे ने 65 नंबर पाए हों तो 64 नंबर पर 4 बच्चे होंगे, 63 नंबर पर 15 बच्चे मिलेंगे. बमुश्किल 5-8 नंबर के फासले वाले बच्चे साक्षात्कार में पहुंचते हैं. इसलिए 15 नंबर की सीमा वाले साक्षात्कार में मिलने वाला नंबर अगर इस 5-8 नंबर की खाई को न पाट पाए या लिखित परीक्षा में मिली बढ़त को कायम न रख पाए तो आप दाखिले से चूक सकते हैं. इसलिए लिखित परीक्षा और साक्षात्कार दोनों में अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ दें.

साक्षात्कार का एक ही फंडा है. आप ज्यादा से ज्यादा खुद को अभिव्यक्त करें लेकिन संतुलन के साथ. साक्षात्कार के सवाल आपके नाम, आपकी पढ़ाई, आपकी रुचि, आपके परिवार, आपके शहर-गांव की बातों से शुरू होते हैं और देश-दुनिया की उन बातों तक जाते हैं जो आपकी रुचि और आपकी बातों से निकलते हैं. बात से ही बात निकलती है, आईआईएमसी के इंटरव्यू में सच लगेगा. इंटरव्यू ले रहे लोग यह जरूर जानना चाहते हैं कि आप पत्रकारिता में क्यों आना चाहते हैं.

चीजों के प्रति आलोचनात्मक दृष्टिकोण ही आपको आईआईएमसी पहुंचायेगी और कल को संपादक पद तक भी.

शुभकामनाओं के साथ

अविनाश कुमार चंचल

हिन्दी पत्रकारिता, 2011-12

Focus on grammatically-correct content, not the length

Shaghil Bilali is a passout of 2005-06 English Journalism batch, and currently working with the Mail Today as a Senior Sports Reporter

Before suggesting you the tricks to crack IIMC entrance, I need a prompt reply from you. Why do you want to pursue journalism, and do you have the aptitude to take up this profession? If you think journalism is a smooth path to glamour and money, the best access to both the things is actually through bollywood/ modelling/ tv or a management degree from a reputed B-school, and there is no need to go to places like IIMC.

Like a glamorous job, which catapults you to stardom in a short period, journalism is a demanding profession, where you work like a chorus artist. Here you have to do a lot of hard work, and must possess energy and patience to grab attention. If you think all good journalists are born-talented, change your outlook in life, as it is their sheer hard work and its smart execution that take them to the top of the profession pyramid, be it Shekhar Gupta, Rajdeep Sardesai, Pranoy Roy or Punya Prasoon Bajpai. They all are well-read people and have applied their cultivated abilities to the best possible ways.

I think at the end of the day, it’s your aptitude that will help you survive in this profession. Aptitude will be the key factor which will spark passion once you enter the world of journalism. Now, how will you know whether you have it in you or not, is the next question?

The best way to know whether you have aptitude to do journalist is to notice the way you react when even the most common news reaches your ear.

If in general life, even a small and insignificant incident sparks your interest in knowing more about it, you have the aptitude to do journalism. If you have the ability to pick up small elements from a big story and react on that, you have the aptitude to do journalism.

If you can’t let the meanest things go unnoticed during the most unusual circumstances, you have the aptitude to do journalism. The news of fake 2011 World Cup trophy is a great example of what I am trying to say. When the entire nation was in the state of euphoria after India won the world cup, a journalist noticed the difference between the original ICC trophy and the one which was awarded to the Indian team, and broke one of the finest sports stories ever in India.

A Reuters journalist traveling with Edmond Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing during their historic Mt Everest ascent in 1953, and still beaten by a AP journalist by 13 minutes in newsbreak, is also a great example of how to click your mind at the right time.

If you have the hunger for news and it interests you the same way as food, you have the aptitude for journalism (a journalist in his first year and a journalist in his 20th year can break the same level of story, it’s all about his hunger for the news/information).

Second, you should be passionate about talking to people/sources and cultivate the best information from them. Also, these day’s you can’t pursue journalism with a conventional mindset. Demand and technology are changing so fast that you have to develop yourself as a multi-tasking journalist.

If you have these elements in your personality, you have the right to pursue journalism and mark my words, it will be a great fun for you.

Now, the first step to start journalism is to crack a journalism-school entrance.

As I have noticed since I joined English Journalism course in 2005, IIMC has one of the easiest entrance exams in India and it makes it more democratic, as everyone has the chance to make it.

Most of the questions in entrance are based on the incidents of past six months (general awareness). You should know why certain people/ places/ policies/ incidents were in news in the recent past. The best way to prepare for it is to go through the competitive magazines like Competition Success Review and Pratiyogita Darpan’s editions of last six months.

Elections in UP, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Goa & Manipur, Congress’s debacle in UP, CAG reports, Sachin Tendulkar’s 100^th 100, 2G Scam, Anna movement, disputes over safety of nuclear power plants, anniversary of India’s world cup victory, Chinese President’s visit to India, BRICS summit, Iran nuclear issue, political unrest in West Asia, Revolutions in Arabic countries, Occupy wall street movement, US presidential election, death of Steve Jobs, names and the contributions of Nobel Prize winners in 2011, functions of UN agencies, Padma award winners, are some prominent topics to prepare for the entrance.

Always remember, the questions which carry the least marks will actually help you score the maximum in the entrance test. Since duration of test is two hours, try to answer the questions which carry one, two or three marks, as those are less time-consuming. Try to score as much as possible in entrance since it has 85% of the total marks, and it will compensate in case you fumble during the interview.

Since questions asked in entrance test are not tough, the focus of the examiner shifts on grammar. Try to write grammatical correct English/ Hindi in your answer sheets. While writing answers, focus on content and not the length.

Don’t lose confidence during the interview, and also not show fake confidence, as both the cases can spoil your chances. Avoid telling wrong facts and figures since the panelist are specialist in their field and it’s completely wastage of time to fool them.

As far ADPR aspirants are concerned, I can’t tell you much about the preparation, but as the one who has been dealing with the PR guys for last six years, what common thing I have noticed among the best PRs is their patience and passion to educate themselves.

If you get into IIMC, it will be a fun. People may have good or bad experience with the people there, but it’s the place which never disappoints you. Once you go to the IIMC you feel you belong to that place.

Wish you all the best for entrance and interview.

Shaghil Bilali

English Journalism, 2005-06 Batch


To read Shaghil's previous posts please follow these links:-
1. http://www.iimccounselling.blogspot.in/2009/05/suggestions-for-iimc-preparations_17.html
2. http://www.iimccounselling.blogspot.in/2008/04/preparation-for-pg-diploma-in-english.html

Focus on events happened in last six months

Prashanth Kumar Chiguru, currently working for The Asahi Shimbun in South Asia Bureau as Correspondent. Before that I Interned with The Hindu in New Delhi Bureau.

All the best for the aspirants who are appearing for IIMC entrance examination. I have appeared for the test in 2009 for English Journalism.It is simply test unlike other competitive exams, No need to be terrified much or get frightened with test and the Interview. 

For English Journalism, candidates need to be updated on Current affairs particularly events happened in last six months. I only recommend to read only The Hindu newspaper, as it provides Information very precise and comprehensive.

Apart from that try to practice writing by observing the news articles especially the Intro Part. Don’t be verbose, avoid writing long sentences and presentation should be in simple and fair language.

In essay section, this time I expect questions related to Koodankulam Nuclear Plant and Anti-Nuclear struggle, Indo-Pak relations (Post Osama Death and recent Hafiz saeed Controversy), BRICS summit, Persecution of Tamils in Srilanka and UNHRC Geneva resolution, Emergence of Social Media and Internet Censorship by Indian Government, Importance and Relevance of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Blogs etc) in related to Social Revolution’s and Mass Movements (Arab Spring and Team Anna Movement), 2G scam and its impact on UPA-II, Recent Assembly election in Five Indian states and the key role of regional parties in upcoming Presidential elections.

To refresh your minds, I suggest the aspirant to go through Competition Success Review Magazine( last six months issues).

For any other queries and suggestion please shoot me a mail at prashanthnadar@gmail.com

Prashanth
English Journalism, 2009-10
IIMC New Delhi.

Read News, Analyse News, Keep yourself abreast

Tanvi Sharma of RTV department (2005-06) is Assistant Reporter/ Researcher with the Los Angeles Times in New Delhi. Before moving to LAT Tanvi worked with NDTV.

    

I appeared for the test in 2005, the memories are fading as to what exactly the questions were, but surprisingly I knew everything on the question paper. The test was easy and tested the candidate's writing skills and current affairs.

The interview was simpler than the test since the panel only checks if the course in question falls in place with the candidate's aptitude and future goals while having him/her speak about life and aspirations.

News, its audience and the treatment of news is changing with every passing day. It would be hard to say what to expect from the question paper. However I believe, since the very time you decide to be a journalist, knowingly or unknowingly you start preparing for it, you become more aware, you read, you analyse. This is the only key to crack the entrance, Read News, Analyse News, just keep yourself abreast!

The mantra to clear RTV entrance exam: Just be on top of the news.

Have fun while appearing for the test and once through, beware you will make friends for a lifetime.

All the best…

Tanvi Sharma

Only people with passion should opt journalism

Nandagopal Rajan is English Journalism pass out of 2000-01 batch from IIMC, Dhenkanal. Nandagopal is currently associated with India Today Group as an Associate Editor.

 Hi,

My suggestion to aspirants is to not consider the IIMC test like other competitive exams. Yes, the process might be similar, but you need an aptitude in news and news sense to get through. If you are someone who has been reading newspapers and news magazines regularly and have a flair for writing you will not have much trouble clearing the test and the interview.

The test won't ask you things you are not supposed to know, so before you decide to rote all issued of competition success from the past decade, just think if all these things are relevant to you. For instance, you are supposed to know what is happening to our economy but the test might not ask you much on the intricacies of the Euro crisis.

One more thing, Please choose your centre carefully. I suggest you opt for Dhenkanal as it will increase your chances of making the cut. Moreover, you will be more focused on the course if you are in Dhenkanal. You will get one full year to hone your skills.

Also decide the language. If you are better in Hindi, then opt for the Hindi journalism course instead of the struggling with a career in English journalism later.

On a personal note, I think only people with a passion for journalism should opt for this field. Don't write the IIMC or any other journalism course test just because you have exhausted all your other options or are going to try out all possible options available.


All the best
Nandagopal Rajan
Associate Editor, India Today Group
IIMC Dhenkanal, 2000-01 Batch

You can never know where the Q come from?

Ajay Kumar Anand is English Journalism pass out of 2000 batch

Since being a foreign language student and later working in the same field, I am far away from being a journalist except writing a few travelogues and stories and some columns. Back then, I prepared for nothing and simply went to write the entrance test.

They simply test your writing skills and check whether you learn by rote or you really have an instinct to create the stuffs using your own thoughts and imagination and etc. Moreover, one needs a good insight into the current scenarios.

I prepared for nothing & my interview topics were related to German classical music composers of 16th century. So, you can never know where the questions come from?


Wish you all the best,
Ajay Kumar Anand
English Journalism, 2000 batch

पहले लिखें, फिर खुद देखें कि कैसा लिखा आपने

अनिल अमरोहा से हैं. आईआईएमसी से पढाई को एक सपना पूरा होने जैसा मानने वाले अनिल एक एफएम चैनल से करियर की शुरूआत करने जा रहे हैं.

आईआईएमसी एक ऐसा नाम, जिसमें एडमिशम का मेरा भी सपना था. आईआईएमसी में आकर पत्रकारिता के गुरूमंत्र सीखने वाले सभी विधार्थीयों को शुभकामनाएं. शुभकामना इसलिए कि आपने आईआईएमसी में एडमिशन लेने का आत्मविश्वास दिखाया. ये आपका एक जोरदार कदम है. मेरी मानो तो ये आत्मविश्वास कभी मत डगमगाने देना.

अपने अनुभव से यही कह सकता हूं आईआईएमसी की तैयारी करते समय दिल से मुश्किल नाम का डर बिलकुल निकाल दें. मुझे मालूम है कि आप में से कितने लोगों से कुछ लोग ये कहते होंगे कि आईआईएमसी मे ट्राई मत कर, कहीं और करो, यहां सीटें बहुत कम हैं. मुश्किल होगा. तुम कैसे निकाल पाओगे. ऑल इंडिया लेवल का इग्जाम है.

ऐसी बातों को नजरअंदाज करें. लिखित परिक्षा से लेकर इंटरव्यू के सफर तक नकारात्मक बातों को अपने पास भटकने भी ना दें और सकारात्मक रहें.

पहला कदम-
पिछले 6-8 महिने के तमाम मुद्दों की एक सूची तैयार कर लें. उस सूची में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय और राष्ट्रीय घटनाएं अलग-अलग करके लिख लें. साथ में बड़ी क्षेत्रीय खबरों पर भी नजर डाल लें.

दूसरा कदम-
इंडिया टुडे, आऊटलुक, तहलका, फ्रंटलाइन हर महीने लगातार पढते रहें. जनसत्ता, राजस्थान पत्रिका, दैनिक भास्कर रोजाना पढें. जनसत्ता और भास्कर के संपादकीय लेख पढना बिल्कुल ना भूलें. चाहें एक साथ समय ना निकाल पाएं तो कोई एक दिन ऐसा निकालें, जिस दिन आप अखबारों के संपादकीय अच्छी तरह पढें.

तीसरा कदम-
लेखन के लिए जरूर दो घंटे निकालें. कुछ ऐसा टाइम टेबल बनाकर चलें कि रोजाना आप किसी चर्चित मुद्दे पर 200 से 300 शब्दों में लिखें. उसे खुद पढें. जो गलतियां मिलें, उन्हें दुरुस्त करें. कोशिश करें कि मात्रा की गलतियां कम से कम हों. आपके पास लिखते समय बहुत ज्यादा तथ्य नही हैं तो परेशान होने की कोई जरूरत नही हैं. जितने तथ्य हैं, उन्हें स्पष्ठता के साथ लिख डालें.

ध्यान ये रखना होगा कि विषय का विश्लेषण अच्छा होना चाहिए. लेख में जो सवाल खड़े किए जाएं और जो बातें रखी जाएं उसके पीछे का मतलब साफ झलकना चाहिए कि आप क्या कहना चाहते हैं. जो भी लिखें तर्कपूण हो. प्रयास करें कि कम शब्दों में एक अच्छा लेख लिखें क्योंकि ऑब्जेक्टिव को छोड़कर हरेक सवाल शब्द सीमा के साथ पूछा जाता है. आपने कितने ज्यादा शब्दों में लिखा, इसके नंबर कोई नही देने वाला. आपने क्या बात रखी और वो कितने स्पष्ट हैं, नबंर इसके मिलेगें.

चौथा कदम-
सकारात्मक बने रहें. रोजाना दो घंटे 5-6 घटनाओं पर लिखें. समय का ध्यान रखें. दो घंटे का समय खत्म होते ही खुद अध्यापक की तरह लिखना बंद कर दें. कुछ देर बाहर घूमकर आएं फिर अपने लिखे को खुद पढें. देखिए कि आप जो बात कहना चाह रहे हैं, वो स्पष्ट हो पा रही है या नही. इससे आपका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ेगा.

पढ़ना-लिखना जारी रखें और पूरे आत्मविश्वास के साथ परीक्षा दें.



शुभकामनाएं

अनिल कुमार

आरटीवी, 2011-12

apkajournalist@gmail.com

You are not going for a beauty contest

Mona Parthsarathi, 3^rd ranked in 1998-99 batch of Hindi Journalism, currently working as a senior sports journalist with Press Trust of India.



Hi friends,

All the best for IIMC entrance test. No need to be panic at all, as you don't have to learn "rocket science" to pass this test. I hope all of you have been reading at least 2-3 prominent dailies regularly including The Hindu. Plus go through some quality current affairs magazines.

Dont opt "rattafication" as you have to have news sense to be a good journalist and ratta yaha kaam nahi karta. Written test is comparatively easier. The main task is interview & GD.

Being a sports journalist I can suggest you to go through the details of CWG scam, India's world cup win in 2011, Australia tour, Olympic preparations, Sports bill plus of course 100^th international century of Sachin Tendulkar.

I belong to Indore and went for interview straight from the railway station. So all the talks about be presentable and emphasis on looks are rubbish. You are not going for a beauty contest. The interviewers will check your confidence level and knowledge of current affairs plus your perspective on relevant issues.

Keep in mind that your interview starts the moment you enter the room. Be confident, don't over express yourself and be focused.

All the very best

Mona Parthsarathi

The secret to crack the IIMC code

An alumnus of the 2001-02 batch, Rakesh Kumar Das is currently engaged as an Assistant Editor with the Seven Sisters Post based at Guwahati, Assam. Earlier, Rakesh was associated with the Hindustan Times and have worked at places like Patna and Kolkata before moving to Guwahati.

Preparing for any entrance test is not easy and when it comes to IIMC, the issue is more serious.

The secret to crack the IIMC code is simple but needs honesty and commitment from the candidate. Students tend to complain that they don't get time to read the newspapers in the morning and depend mostly on the electronic media for news and views. Even I believe that electronic media is fast but newspapers give us more facts and details. But then, let us not forget that every medium has its own value and importance.

Reading newspapers on a daily helps one gather knowledge and keep one self abreast with current affairs. The most important advice that I want to give to those students who want to study at IIMC is, always keep your ideas simple, crisp and maintain a positive attitude.

In the media world, especially newspapers, simplicity is what matters most. The more simple you write the more people would like to read your story.

After all, which reporter doesn't want his stories to be read by one and all and evoke response from the readers. So, relax, read the newspapers daily and crack the IIMC code.

Best of luck

Rakesh Kumar Das
http://www.sevensisterspost.com/

Expert Tips from Prof. M.R.Dua

• Read Times of India/ Indian Express/ Financial Express/ Mint as thoroughly as possible.

 

• Read editorials of Times of India/ Hindustan Times/ Indian Express for the last one month, at least.

 

• Also go through main edit page articles of these papers too.

 

• Watch Times Now, CNN-IBN, NDTV, News X & Headlines Today debates only, generally after 8 PM daily.

 

• Read Time, Outlook, India Today magazine since January 2012.

 

• Expect questions on recent states elections of 5 states, upcoming presidential poll of United States of America, recent developments in West Asia.

 

 

Wish you all the best

Prof. M.R. Dua

Ex. Professor, IIMC

Condense all the facts & opinion in prescribed limit



Kunwar Abhishek Bhagat is English Journalism passout from the pioneer batch of new centre Amravati. A Management student by education, Abhishek has worked for North Zone Culutral Centre, Patiala as Event Director before joining IIMC. Abhishek is MBA- Hr with BBA from Himachal Pradesh University shimla. Now joined Nightshade Media Pvt Ltd, Noida as Trainee news desk.



From my point of view I think Journalism is a little more than just a profession.One has to love the news and the process of news making. Getting into journalism is not an easy job but once one had made his mind that he will pursue his career in journalism he will excel.The main key which will allow one to go across the IIMC gate is Written test. one should have to be well prepared for the same to get in this reputed institute.

One can prepare while working part time or even full time. All you have to do is to keep in touch with the recent news current affairs and happenings around you. Since the question paper deals with important events all around the world that have taken place during the last 12 or so month, its advisable that you go through news making events of the past one year. for the best preparation one can use Current affairs which are available at any book shop and this would help..

The writing part, however, demands extreme discipline. The questions usually have word limit that ranges from 150 to 200 words. It's very important to condense all the facts and opinion in that limit. A candidate must start writing at least a couple of pieces everyday on important topics adhering to the word limit. Sometimes more information leads to confusion in writing as one doesn't know what to write and what to leave out. So, just before you start writing, make sure that you have all the important points in your head.

You can't include everything you know so cut out the non relevant points which are not that relevant.specially for them who are preparing for the entrance in IIMC, only one suggestion read a much as you can...but read healthy, make notes and one thing please be sure this time a question on JUSTICE KATJU will be there in the entrance, so be ready and suggested reading websites like thehoot.org ...will help journalism students.... all the best and start preparing now.

IIMC's Nine months are lifetime in itself, all the best do well be relaxed and confident about your own abilities and preparations.


Regards,
Kunwar Abhishek Bhagat
IIMC, Amravati
Maharashtra, India.
http://abhishekbphoto.blogspot.com/

REQUEST: Contribution to IIMC Entrance Test Blog

Dear Friends,

We are posting some new and relevant stuffs at our Entrance Test Blog i.e. www.iimccounselling.blogspot.com. It is obvious that it can't succeed without your active help and contribution. So, We would request you to contribute for this blog.

Please write anything, you wish, which could help a candidate in preparation for written or GD or Interview during entrance test process of EJ/ HJ/ Ad & PR/ RTV or Oriya Journaism department.

We would appreciate if you provide a photograph with few lines about yourself with articles. Special request to Oriya Journalism Alumni to provide scanned copy of their article for the convenience of posting.

Entrance test is scheduled for next month so we need it quickly and urgently. Waiting for you articles....eagerly....

Mail at alumni.iimc@gmail.com or riteshiimc@gmail.com marking the department name only in subject line, it is written for.


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IIMC Admission Notice: 2012-13

Sale of Application Forms

The sale of application forms will commence at IIMC New Delhi and Dhenkanal branch from 19 March 2012.

Application form/entrance examination for course No. 1 & 2 is common. There are separate application forms/entrance examinations for course No.3, 4 & 5.

Candidates who wish to apply for all Courses Viz Journalism (course 1 & 2), Radio & TV Journalism (course No. 3) Advertising and Public Relations (course No. 4) and Oriya Journalism (Course No. 5) will have to fill separate application forms.

Last Date

Last date for issue of application forms is April 20, 2012. Completed application forms with DD should reach Registrar, IIMC, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067 on or before April 20, 2012.

Dates for Entrance Examination

21 May, 2012: New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Patna, Lucknow, Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Chennai, Jammu, Srinagar, Kochi, Nagpur, Aizawl and Guwahati centres.

22 May 2012: Oriya Journalism Exam will be held at Bhubaneshwar Centre only

Interview
Last week of June/First week of July, 2012
Course No. 1, 2, 3 & 4 - at New Delhi
For Course 5 - at Dhenkanal (Orissa)

For further Information Contact:
011-26741062, 26741073, 26741352 (New Delhi)
06762-226194, 226196 (Dhenkanal branch)
Website: www.iimc.gov.in

Question HJ-EJ/ 2011/ JPEG File

Question RTV 2011/ JPEG File

Question ADPR 2011/ JPEG File

Tentative Important Dates for Entrance Exam of all PG Diploma Courses 2012-13

Sale of application forms begins- 1st Week of March 2012

Sale of application forms closes- 2nd Week of April 2012

Last date of receipt of application forms- 3rd Week of April 2012

Entrance Exam- 3rd Week of May 2012

Interview Dates- Last week of June 2012

Academic session begins- Last week of July 2012



Source: IIMC Website

Final result of IIMC Entrance test is out

Final result of IIMC Entrance test is out. Click the name for respective department/quota.


ADPR

Hindi Journalism

English Journalism

RTV

Oriya Journalism

NRI/ NRI Sponsored Quota



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RESULTS OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (WRITTEN) – 2011 – 12

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MASS COMMUNICATION

NEW DELHI


RESULTS OF ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (WRITTEN) – 2011 – 12


On the basis of the Written Entrance Examination held on 24th & 25th May 2011 for admission to the various Post-Graduate Diploma Courses for the Academic year 2011 – 12, candidates with the following Roll Numbers have been short-listed to be called for Interview & Group Discussion on merit:

Post-Graduate Diploma Courses



JOURNALISM : ENGLISH



JA10011 JA10185 JA10355 JA10539 JA10699 JD40048 JG70022
JA10016 JA10188 JA10361 JA10543 JA10700 JD40050 JG70024
JA10018 JA10190 JA10365 JA10553 JA10711 JD40052 JG70025
JA10019 JA10201 JA10366 JA10554 JA10715 JD40054 JG70026
JA10021 JA10202 JA10369 JA10559 JA10717 JD40057 JG70027
JA10029 JA10203 JA10370 JA10562 JA10723 JD40059 JG70032
JA10033 JA10204 JA10371 JA10567 JA10731 JD40061 JG70034
JA10036 JA10205 JA10379 JA10568 JA10746 JD40063 JG70036
JA10038 JA10206 JA10381 JA10575 JA10748 JD40064 JG70037
JA10041 JA10212 JA10384 JA10579 JA10760 JD40066 JG70039
JA10045 JA10221 JA10387 JA10580 JA10767 JD40068 JG70040
JA10065 JA10222 JA10389 JA10581 JA10770 JD40069 JH80005
JA10067 JA10225 JA10390 JA10582 JA10772 JD40070 JH80018
JA10068 JA10233 JA10391 JA10584 JA10774 JD40072 JH80021
JA10071 JA10238 JA10403 JA10588 JA10775 JD40080 JH80026
JA10072 JA10241 JA10405 JA10591 JA10777 JD40087 JH80027
JA10076 JA10242 JA10408 JA10592 JA10786 JD40090 JH80034
JA10077 JA10247 JA10420 JA10593 JA10797 JD40095 JI90002
JA10078 JA10250 JA10429 JA10597 JA10804 JE50003 JI90004
JA10084 JA10255 JA10437 JA10602 JA10806 JE50004 JI90007
JA10087 JA10257 JA10440 JA10607 JB20008 JE50005 JJ00002
JA10088 JA10262 JA10442 JA10611 JB20010 JE50009
JA10092 JA10281 JA10454 JA10617 JB20012 JE50010
JA10093 JA10282 JA10458 JA10620 JB20071 JE50011
JA10094 JA10286 JA10459 JA10623 JC30007 JE50012
JA10106 JA10287 JA10461 JA10633 JC30027 JF60002
JA10115 JA10292 JA10462 JA10638 JC30028 JF60008
JA10118 JA10293 JA10474 JA10639 JC30036 JF60015
JA10119 JA10295 JA10478 JA10645 JC30045 JF60016
JA10134 JA10296 JA10480 JA10648 JC30061 JG70004
JA10137 JA10297 JA10484 JA10661 JD40010 JG70006
JA10141 JA10303 JA10486 JA10667 JD40011 JG70010
JA10144 JA10306 JA10489 JA10673 JD40020 JG70012
JA10146 JA10311 JA10490 JA10677 JD40027 JG70013
JA10147 JA10319 JA10496 JA10678 JD40033 JG70014
JA10156 JA10323 JA10500 JA10682 JD40034 JG70015
JA10168 JA10329 JA10503 JA10685 JD40035 JG70016
JA10169 JA10337 JA10507 JA10686 JD40037 JG70018
JA10183 JA10340 JA10514 JA10690 JD40041 JG70019
JA10184 JA10343 JA10534 JA10696 JD40043 JG70020


JOURNALISM : HINDI



JA10006 JA10218 JA10453 JA10808 JC30059
JA10014 JA10223 JA10485 JB20007 JC30060
JA10017 JA10226 JA10501 JB20014 JG70029
JA10023 JA10230 JA10504 JB20015 JH80007
JA10028 JA10235 JA10573 JB20020 JI90003
JA10030 JA10236 JA10574 JB20024 JI90006
JA10035 JA10239 JA10600 JB20031
JA10053 JA10251 JA10616 JB20032
JA10056 JA10266 JA10622 JB20046
JA10057 JA10267 JA10632 JB20047
JA10058 JA10270 JA10644 JB20051
JA10059 JA10277 JA10647 JB20055
JA10070 JA10294 JA10657 JB20059
JA10075 JA10314 JA10663 JB20061
JA10080 JA10327 JA10669 JB20063
JA10091 JA10345 JA10679 JB20069
JA10103 JA10352 JA10680 JB20072
JA10107 JA10354 JA10691 JB20073
JA10112 JA10360 JA10692 JB20074
JA10128 JA10362 JA10707 JC30004
JA10139 JA10372 JA10716 JC30005
JA10143 JA10373 JA10759 JC30014
JA10157 JA10374 JA10761 JC30020
JA10161 JA10378 JA10768 JC30026
JA10166 JA10395 JA10778 JC30031
JA10177 JA10404 JA10779 JC30039
JA10182 JA10428 JA10781 JC30040
JA10186 JA10432 JA10782 JC30047
JA10191 JA10433 JA10791 JC30049
JA10194 JA10451 JA10796 JC30050


JOURNALISM : RADIO & TELEVISION



RA10006 RA10240 RA10411 RB20033
RA10009 RA10242 RA10423 RB20037
RA10014 RA10259 RA10445 RB20054
RA10028 RA10263 RA10447 RB20055
RA10056 RA10264 RA10485 RC30006
RA10073 RA10268 RA10491 RC30008
RA10074 RA10271 RA10508 RD40006
RA10075 RA10288 RA10523 RD40015
RA10078 RA10304 RA10531 RD40026
RA10100 RA10305 RA10532 RD40031
RA10108 RA10314 RA10533 RD40036
RA10110 RA10321 RA10538 RD40055
RA10113 RA10325 RA10561 RE50005
RA10115 RA10327 RA10563 RE50011
RA10147 RA10332 RA10567 RE50012
RA10151 RA10333 RA10568 RF60008
RA10152 RA10337 RA10576 RF60009
RA10155 RA10343 RA10584 RG70013
RA10176 RA10352 RA10596 RG70015
RA10200 RA10356 RA10610 RG70019
RA10202 RA10366 RA10630 RI90004
RA10204 RA10381 RA10653
RA10212 RA10396 RB20012
RA10218 RA10401 RB20013
RA10221 RA10404 RB20028


ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS


AA10001 AA10191 AA10684 AA11025 AC30044 AH80055
AA10011 AA10251 AA10690 AA11057 AD40009 AH80056
AA10012 AA10254 AA10691 AA11059 AD40017 AI90002
AA10013 AA10258 AA10708 AA11064 AD40019
AA10033 AA10261 AA10714 AA11081 AD40028
AA10040 AA10267 AA10720 AA11083 AD40042
AA10042 AA10321 AA10739 AA11090 AD40045
AA10045 AA10332 AA10763 AA11099 AD40046
AA10051 AA10377 AA10789 AA11101 AD40053
AA10056 AA10380 AA10791 AA11104 AD40065
AA10060 AA10397 AA10804 AA11106 AD40073
AA10062 AA10410 AA10824 AA11109 AD40081
AA10065 AA10426 AA10825 AA11110 AD40085
AA10075 AA10448 AA10842 AA11119 AD40093
AA10076 AA10451 AA10843 AA11125 AD40115
AA10079 AA10466 AA10847 AA11132 AD40122
AA10092 AA10481 AA10871 AB20009 AD40128
AA10095 AA10512 AA10874 AB20028 AE50002
AA10097 AA10520 AA10885 AB20043 AE50020
AA10100 AA10530 AA10900 AB20061 AG70007
AA10106 AA10607 AA10901 AB20075 AG70013
AA10122 AA10609 AA10909 AB20080 AG70022
AA10127 AA10617 AA10912 AB20082 AG70024
AA10162 AA10635 AA10917 AB20083 AG70026
AA10168 AA10650 AA10923 AC30010 AG70034
AA10169 AA10655 AA10932 AC30016 AG70038
AA10176 AA10664 AA10948 AC30017 AH80010
AA10183 AA10668 AA10966 AC30020 AH80025
AA10184 AA10669 AA10996 AC30024 AH80028
AA10185 AA10681 AA11019 AC30039 AH80036

JOURNALISM : ORIYA



OF60001 OF60018
OF60002 OF60019
OF60003 OF60021
OF60004 OF60022
OF60005 OF60023
OF60006 OF60024
OF60007 OF60025
OF60008 OF60026
OF60010 OF60027
OF60011 OF60028
OF60013 OF60029
OF60014 OF60030
OF60017 OF60033

The results are displayed on the Notice Board of IIMC, New Delhi & Dhenkanal, Website of the Institute (http://iimc.gov.in).

Note:- GD/Interviews will be started from 27 June 2011. Details of Date and Time for each candidate will be displayed on 17 June 2011.

Entrance Examination Result for PGD Courses will be Announced on 17th June 2011

Entrance Examination Result for PGD Courses will be Announced on 17th June 2011


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समय, शब्द और स्व-प्रबंधन का अभ्यास

11वीं की पढ़ाई के दौरान ही पत्रकारिता में कदम रखने वाले केशव ने आईआईएमसी आने से पहले बेगूसराय टाइम्स, राष्ट्रीय सहारा और हिन्दुस्तान समाचार पटना में प्रमुख पदों पर काम किया. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय घटनाक्रमों में केशव की खास दिलचस्पी है.

नमस्ते! आप इस ब्लॉग को पढ़ रहे हैं. मतलब आप अपनी तैयारी के प्रति गंभीर हैं. आपने अब तक जो पढ़ा है उसे दोबारा देख लें. और हां, आप लिखने का अभ्यास पहले से कर ही रहे होंगे. क्या आपने अपना लिखा हुआ किसी अनुभवी लेखक वरिष्ठ पत्रकार को दिखाया है? आप इसे किसी शिक्षक को भी दिखा सकते हैं. उनके निर्देशों को अमल में लाना आपकी लेखन क्षमता को विकसित करेगा.

रोजाना अख़बार पढ़कर कैसा लगता है? इस विषय पर सोचना और उसको लिखने की कोशिश करना भी एक अच्छा अभ्यास हो सकता है. बीते पांच साल के प्रश्नपत्र आपने इस ब्लॉग पर देखे होंगे. इस से आपको एक अंदाज़ा मिला होगा. इस ब्लॉग के अन्य लेख आपको और अधिक शार्प कर चुके होंगे. क्या आपने अपनी परीक्षा खुद ली है? प्रवेश परीक्षा के आखिरी दिनों में यह कोशिश हमें बहुत मजबूत करती है.

हाल के दिनों में मशहूर हुए हस्तियों की जानकारी, महत्वपूर्ण घटनाक्रमों के साथ आर्थिक गतिविधियां, खेल जगत और राजनितिक उतार चढ़ाव परीक्षा के लिहाज से हमसे अटेंशन की उम्मीद रखते हैं. पत्रकार बनने की इच्छा है तो मीडिया जगत पर नज़र रख ही रहे होंगे. इस विषय में कुछ न्यूज़ पोर्टल आपकी मदद कर सकता है. वेब जर्नालिज्म के दौर में इससे जुड़े सवाल की पूरी गुंजाइश है. हां, कंप्यूटर और इंटरनेट के बारे जानकरी के साथ आप परीक्षा में अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर सकते हैं.

अनुवाद का एक सवाल और वह भी बहुत स्कोरिंग होता है. इसके लिए लगातार अभ्यास से बढ़कर दूसरा और कोई उपाय नहीं है. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय घटनाचक्र, कई देशों में चल रहे जनांदोलन, अमेरिका-भारत-पकिस्तान के संबंध, विकिलीक्स के खुलासे, विकिलीक्स की पत्रकारिता, नीरा राडिया प्रकरण, निजता का मामला, क्रिकेट विश्व कप, कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स और घोटाला, 2जी स्पेकट्रम घोटाला, भूमि अधिग्रहण कानून के साथ ही बिनायक सेन और अयोध्या जमीन विवाद पर आए फैसले पर सरसरी निगाह डाल लेनी चाहिए. इसके अलावा खुद से भी कई मुद्दे तलाश कर उस पर लिखने की तैयारी होनी चाहिए.

समय, शब्द और स्व-प्रबंधन आपको हर लिखित परीक्षा में कामयाब बना सकता है. भाषा, शैली, शब्द ज्ञान, सामान्य जागरूकता, लेखन कौशल इन सबकी जांच परीक्षा में आमतौर पर की जाती है. आईआईएमसी के सवाल आपकी यादाश्त और समझदारी दोनों के हिसाब से तय किए जाते हैं. आपका संतुलित और स्पष्ट जबाव परीक्षकों को प्रभावित करता है और आपको सफल बनाता है.

सुना ही होगा आपने "Practice Makes Perfect". तैयारी करते रहने से आत्मविश्वास बनता और बढ़ता है. यह हर जगह बना रहना चाहिए. इसमें एक बात और जोड़ लीजिये "Constant Practice Often Excels Even Talent."

कहने का मतलब है कि आखिरी दिनों में गैर-जरूरी चीजों से बचना भी बहुत जरूरी है. प्रसन्नचित्त होकर पढना-लिखना जारी रखें. अच्छे से भोजन करें, नींद लें और तल्लीन होकर परीक्षा दें.

साक्षात्कार के बारे में बातें आगे.



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पूरी तरह एक्सप्रेसिबल रहें

पत्रकारिता में अपना करियर बनाने की चाह रखने वाले हर किसी की यह ख्वाहिश होती है कि वह भारतीय जनसंचार संस्थान में एडमिशन ले क्योंकि यह ऐसी जगह है जहाँ मीडिया जगत की दिग्गज हस्तियों से सीखने का मौका मिलता है. हिंदी पत्रकारिता विभाग के अध्यक्ष डॉक्टर आनंद प्रधान के सानिध्य में पढने पर मायने बहुत ख़ास हो जाते हैं. अनेक मीडिया संस्थानों से जुड़े रह चुके दिलीप मंडल और दूसरे शिक्षक अपने अपने विषयों के साथ पूरा न्याय करते हैं.

आईआईएमसी की एक बड़ी ख़ास बात यह है कि यहां विद्यार्थी और शिक्षक का रिश्ता पारम्परिक शिक्षण संस्थानों जैसा नहीं है. हर विद्यार्थी अपनी बात पूरी दृढ़ता से रखने के लिए स्वतंत्र है. किसी भी संस्थान में विद्यार्थियों को अगर यह फ्री स्पेस दिया जाता है तो उसका सर्वांगीण विकास सम्भव हो पाता है. मेरा यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि हिंदी पत्रकारिता में यह लोकतान्त्रिक माहौल यहां के शिक्षकों की पहल का नतीजा है.

आईआईएमसी की बात करते समय अगर मैं एडमिन डिपार्टमेंट के चावला सर की बात न करूं तो यह गलत होगा. यहां का पूरा स्टाफ अपने काम में चुस्ती से जुटा रहता है. विद्यार्थियों को वक्त की पाबंदी का सबसे बढ़िया उदाहरण इनसे मिल सकता है.

जहां तक हिंदी पत्रकारिता में प्रवेश लेने के लिए तैयारी की बात है तो उसके लिए बहुत ज्यादा कुछ कहने की मुझे जरूरत नहीं है. पत्रकारिता में करियर बनाने की चाह रखने वालों से यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि उनके लक्ष्य स्पष्ट हों. अब उस लक्ष्य तक कैसे पहुंचना है यह उस व्यक्ति को अपनी काबिलियत के हिसाब से खुद तय करना होगा.

चूंकि यह ऐसा मंच है जहां मैं आने वाले आईआईएमसियन्स से अनुभव बांट सकती हूं इसलिए मैंने पहले आप सब के सामने आईआईएमसी की स्थिति रखी ताकि इसके मुख्य आकर्षण आपके लिए प्रलोभन बन जाएं और आप यहां प्रवेश पाने के लिए पूरी क्षमता लगा दें.

यहां का एग्जाम देने के लिए मैंने अख़बारों पर बारीकी से नजर रखी थी. इसके अलावा खबरों के ट्रीटमेंट पर भी ध्यान देती थी. लिखित परीक्षा पास करने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है कि खबरों और परिवर्तनों पर नजर रखें. पिछले प्रश्न पत्र आपके लिए मददगार हो सकते हैं. साक्षात्कार के दौरान पूरी तरह एक्सप्रेसिबल रहें ताकि आपकी बात सामने वाले तक सही ढंग से पहुंच सके.

एक बात और. यहां हर तरह के विचार का स्वागत है बशर्ते सोच तार्किक हो. यकीन मानिए आईआईएमसी में बिताया गया यह एक साल आपको ताउम्र याद रहेगा.


आप सभी को परीक्षा के लिए शुभकामनाएं
श्वेता शर्मा
हिन्दी पत्रकारिता विभाग, 2010-11

सीमित समय में जवाब का शब्द प्रबंधन

भारतीय जनसंचार संस्थान की प्रवेश परीक्षा होने वाली है. कहने की जरूरत नहीं है कि इंजीनियरिंग के क्षेत्र में जो महत्व आईआईटी. का है, मेडिकल के क्षेत्र में जो महत्व एम्स का है, मैनेजमेंट के क्षेत्र में जो महत्व आईआईएम का है वही महत्व पत्रकारिता के क्षेत्र में आईआईएमसी का है. देश का अव्वल पत्रकारिता संस्थान आईआईएमसी कभी मेरे लिए भी सपना था. आज मैं यह सोच कर रोमांचित हो जाता हूँ कि मैं इस संस्थान में रेडिओ एवं टेलीविजन पत्रकारिता का छात्र रहा हूँ.

यूँ तो किसी भी पत्रकारिता संस्थान में दम नहीं है कि वह नौ महीने में किसी को पत्रकार बना दे. जो लोग ये सोचकर आईआईएमसी आने की सोच रहे हैं कि यहां कुछ घोलकर पिला दिया जाएगा और वे पत्रकार बन जायेंगे, वे गलफ़त में हैं. तलवार आपको बनकर आना होगा. आईआईएमसी सिर्फ उसपे धार चढ़ाएगी. यहां विभिन्न तरह के प्रशिक्षण द्वारा मीडिया के गुर सिखाये जाते हैं जो मीडिया इंडस्ट्री में काम आते हैं.

जब मैं पिछले साल प्रवेश परीक्षा देने आया था तो मुझे विश्वास नहीं था कि मेरा चयन हो पायेगा क्योंकि मैंने इसकी तैयारी के लिए कोई कोचिंग सेंटर ज्वाइन नहीं किया था. जब मैं परीक्षा सेंटर पहुंचा तो महंगी गाड़ियों से आये परीक्षार्थियों को देखकर मेरा आत्म-विश्वास डगमगाने लगा था. लेकिन 'सवाल पुस्तिका' देखकर मेरी बांछें खिल गईं और मैंने पूरे पेपर अच्छे से कर दिए.

मैं ये बात इसलिए शेयर कर रहा हूँ कि मेरे जैसे कई मेरे दोस्त होंगे जो गाँव से आकर इस बार आईआईएमसी प्रवेश परीक्षा में बैठ रहे होंगे पर उनमें भी आत्म-विश्वास की कमी होगी. कई साथी मोटी रकम देकर कटवारियासराय या बेरसराय में कोचिंग कर रहे होंगे. फिर भी खुद में कमी झलक रही होगी.

जो मित्र प्रवेश परीक्षा देने जा रहे हैं उन्हें मेरी तरफ से सलाह है कि अपने आत्मविश्वास को सातवें आसमान पर रखें और निम्नलिखित बातों को धयान में रखते हुए तैयारी जारी रखें:-

1. पिछले छ: महीने की सभी महत्वपूर्ण घटनाओं के बारे में जानकारी रखें
2. पिछले छ: महीने के कोई भी दो समाचार पत्रों का संपदकीय पृष्ठ पढ़ जाएँ. ज्यादा से ज्यादा अखबार पढ़ें
3. ट्यूनीशिया, लीबिया, मिस्र यानि अरब देशों की क्रांति का गहराई से अध्ययन करें
4. आदर्श घोटाला से लेकर कॉमनवेल्थ घोटाला तथा 2 -जी स्पेक्ट्रम घोटाला का अध्ययन करें
5. सरकारी लोकपाल तथा जन-लोकपाल बिल
6. जन-लोकपाल बिल से घोटालों को रोकने में कितनी सफलता मिलेगी?
7. अन्ना हज़ारे का आन्दोलन लोकतान्त्रिक दृष्टि से कितना सही?
8. भूमि अधिग्रहण बिल
9. पिछले 6 महीने में कौन चर्चित रहा और क्यों (1 अंक के दस सवाल में पूछा जा सकता है)
10. पांच राज्यों में विधानसभा चुनावों के नतीजों की समीक्षा. खासकर बंगाल में वाम-मोर्चा की हार.

समय तथा शब्द प्रबंधन पर विशेष ध्यान देने की जरूरत है. सवाल मिलने के बाद आप ये देख लें कि किस सवाल का जबाव कितने शब्द में देने हैं. आप समय प्रबंधन कर लें. अशुद्धियां कम रखें तथा जो पूछा जा रहा है अपना जबाव वहीं फोकस करें.



मेरी तरफ से सभी परीक्षार्थियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं...
रंजीत रंजन
रेडियो एवं टीवी पत्रकारिता, 2010-11
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See As Much As You Can

Shivani Tiwari, Entrance topper AD-PR 2010-2011 is a Graduate in Economics. With an innate flair for observation and writing she got into the advertising industry where she could experiment with her sense of “logical creativity”.

Hinging hugely on Articulation, Awareness, PRoficiency and Brevity, the IIMC AD-PR entrance exam is not the toughest nut to crack. What is definitely required is to be constantly in touch with the latest and the newest of the brands and conversations surrounding them. These brands might be companies or celebrities too. A daily snacking of advertisements doing the rounds on different channels and of the various issues hovering over news channels needs to be done.

For a course that encapsulates creativity and opinion building in its syllabi, it’s really crucial for the aspirants to show their affinity for the same through their attempt. Practice writing on abstract thoughts which would help you get the hang of the shorter questions where instant creativity is called for. Try thinking ahead of the stereotypical ideas and out of the compartmentalized avenues. Innovative expressions should be the core of your answers keeping logical sense of the same at the back of the mind.

Read as much as you can from business to celebrities to politics to issues spanning different fields. In addition to widely reading, it is crucial to critically analyze the issues you read, build opinions around it and at the same time dissect them well. As far as brands are concerned, understand the ongoing campaigns and the merits and demerits of the same.

Having said that, relax watch TV, listen to radio and peek-a-boo while shopping …….See as much as you can.


All the Best
Shivani

3 Easy Steps to IIMC

Sumit Jha is a 2010-11 English Journalism passout. A mechanical engineer by education, Sumit worked for Infosys before chosing journalism as a career. He has been recruited by Reuters in an on campus recruitment.

The first step, to me, is the most important one. Personally, I think journalism is a little more than just a profession. One has to love news and the process of news making. Getting into journalism just because one thinks it’s glamorous or because everyone around you is appearing for various entrance tests is the most fatal mistake anyone can make. Once you have convinced yourself that journalism is the profession that you can excel in, begins the next step.

The second step deals with the actual preparation for the entrance exams. As far as IIMC is concerned, it’s not as rigorous as other prestigious exams like UPSC or Medical or Engineering. One can prepare while working part time or even full time. All you have to do is to keep in touch with the recent news. Since the question paper deals with important events all around the world that have taken place during the last 12 or so month, its advisable that you go through news making events of the past one year. For those who have started their preparations late, a yearly digest that contains important events could serve well.

It’s also important that you know the basics of any issue. In-depth knowledge helps and internet could be a big help in that regard. It’s also imperative that you are well versed with both the sides of any issue. Reading opinion, features and editorials would give you a vantage point and would also help you crystallize your own thinking. So, make newspapers and news portals your best friends till the exams.

The third step deals with putting on paper what you know. Start making list of issues that have made news recently and that’s not very difficult. In fact you would realize that questions would be asked on more or less those same topics which you had considered important. For example, Anna Hazare’s fast, 2G spectrum scam, Bihar assembly election, the upsurge in Middle East, Osama Bin Laden and his killing and the just concluded assembly elections are almost sure to feature on the question paper in one way or the other.

The writing part, however, demands extreme discipline. The questions usually have word limit that ranges from 150 to 200 words. It’s very important to condense all the facts and opinion in that limit. A candidate must start writing at least a couple of pieces everyday on important topics adhering to the word limit. Sometimes more information leads to confusion in writing as one doesn’t know what to write and what to leave out. So, just before you start writing, make sure that you have all the important points in your head.

You can’t include everything you know so cut out the flab by removing points that are not that relevant. Writing practice should inculcate this sense of what is more important and what could be left out. While writing, never go overboard and make sure your points are backed by strong logic and fact so that they do not just hang in the vacuum.

Nine months at IIMC is a lifetime in itself. Hope you get to be a part of IIMC. Be relaxed and confident about your own abilities and preparations.


All the Best
Sumit Jha

Knowledge is more important than preparation

I am Ankur Ogra. I passed out of the institute in 2006. I was awarded the Achin Ganguly Memorial Scholarship for topping the entrance examination. I have worked in various advertising agencies like Dentsu, Ogilvy & Mather, Draft FCB Ulka and I am currently working with Percept Hakuhodo as Senior Manager –Strategy. I have worked on various brands like American Express, Hutch/Vodafone, Tata Docomo, Oswal among others. I was also doing theatre during my days at the institute with Barry John and acted in some plays with him.

Preparing for the advertising & PR entrance exam is the easiest the challenge I have faced in my life. Unbelievable...yes but true!

Because there was absolutely no preparation I had done for it. This is an exam that tests your knowledge of current socio-political matters affecting society and the relevance and importance of branding, advertising, marketing and other business issues affecting our everyday life.

Hence, preparation at the last minute would not be of great help, so anyone who has been reading economic and political newspapers and magazines will have a far greater edge than someone who has picked it up in the last few weeks.

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My suggestions– brand equity on ET (Wednesdays), Storyboard (CNBC), All about ads (NDTV Profit). Just follow these articles and programmes religiously till the time of the exam and I am sure it would be of great help.

The questions are subjective and you have 2 hours to finish. So you need to be fast in answering. Very fast! Since the competition is tough please don’t leave any question.

There is a group discussion after you have been shortlisted on the basis of your written examination for 15 marks. But this exam is not independent of your written exam, so even if you screw up your GD, you still have a good chance of cracking the exam!...so in a nutshell the entrance exam is of paramount importance. The total score is calculated from 100 marks.

Finally, just be calm and composed and am sure you will crack it.


Best of luck
Ankur Ogra

Read newspapers and keep yourself updated

To be honest and when I write this do not take me to be a pretentious snob, but getting through the English Journalism entrance is not a rocket science. I may sound a little ambitious but if I am asked how to crack IIMC entrance examinations, I have a simple answer- all you need to do is keep yourself updated with all you can. Sounds a little hard? It may at first but when you actually start thinking about it you might realise that reading a newspaper thoroughly for two to three hours daily is enough. It should be in your habit to read a newspaper on a daily basis. Your day should be incomplete unless you have read a newspaper.

Search for everything that has been in news in the last one year globally. You should be having a thorough understanding of what are all the burning issues. The issues can range from politics, economics to sports, movies et al. (whether national or international).

If possible try writing some essays on the issues that were in news recently and by news I mean major events. Every major English daily has a presence on web where you can find all the news to satiate your thirst. Read whatever you can about current issues you come across. Make it a habit of reading the newspaper editorial section.

Now how to answer questions. Generally, you get one statement on a current topic and are asked to give your viewpoints or do a critical analysis of the given problem. Of course there is a word limit for that ranging between 150-200 words. The examiners are not only checking your understanding of the issue and writing skills they are also looking at your own viewpoint on different issues. It is important to have a stand on issues. For example Jan Lok Pal Bill. You might be asked your viewpoint on it or to critically analyse whether India needs a law like this or not. You may also be also be asked about whether Anna Hazare's method of protest was right or wrong. This is just an example of the types that can be asked.

You should be ready to answer such questions with adequate reasons and facts backing your argument. Try giving both sides of an issue and then justifying one over other. Keep your sentences simple and short. Try not to beat around the bush. Avoid repetation.

Important thing to remeber is try not to cross word limit. You can end your essays short but try not to cross the limit. How effectively you can express yourself within prescribed limit is also a test. Give only relevant arguments i.e. only those which are related to the question asked.

Another question asked where there is a potential of scoring is where you are asked to write two-three sentences on various topics ranging from personalities to issues and organisations in news. If you are following the current events this one should not be a problem.

I must admit that I felt myself to be lucky to get through this test considering the fact that being the premier institute for Journalism it is an achievement in itself to get through its entrance examination. Again i would say read, read and read whatever you can on current topics and issues in news in the last few months. The more you read the better your understanding on issues will be and easier it will be to answer the questions. Become a “news junkie”!

To be succesfull in this field you should have a passion for writing and news. Best of luck for the exams.


Feroz Khan
2010-11, English Journalism