ACJ Application Form 2025: Registration Date, Fees, Eligibility & How to Apply Online

Asian College of Journalism Entrance Exam 2024 ( ACJ Entrance Exam )

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Updated on Jan 15, 2025 15:52 IST

ACJ Application Form 2025 - The Asian College of Journalism is expected to release the ACJ Entrance Exam Application Form 2025 soon. It is advised that the applicants check the ACJ Entrance Exam eligibility criteria before applying for it. The registrations can be done in both, online or offline mode. The application process will last for three months. Candidates who successfully submit the application form for the ACJ exam 2025 will be issued the admit card to appear in the exam. The admit cards will be sent to applicants on their registered emails.The exam will be conducted in online mode and it will be followed by an online interview. Find out more about the ACJ Entrance Exam application form in the article below. 

Q:   Where is ACJ Entrance Exam conducted?

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The ACJ Entrance Exam is conducted online. Candidates can take the exam from the comfort of their homes or any location with a stable internet connection.   

The exam is not conducted at specific physical centers.

ACJ Entrance Exam 2025: The exam body, the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) is expected to release the ACJ 2025 application form soon. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria will be able to fill out the ACJ Entrance exam application form 2025 both online and offline. After applying, shortlisted candidates will be required to take an online entrance test in real time. Candidates can take the ACJ entrance exam individually in their homes or anywhere they can access a computer with an internet connection. Candidates applying for the ACJ Entrance exam will be intimated through the ACJ Entrance Exam Admit Card, within a week of receiving applications. The date and time of the online test and the date and time of the online interview will also be provided on the admit cards. The test will assess the candidate's English language skills, general knowledge, and awareness of current affairs. From the year 2023 onwards, the process of entrance exam has been changed and now the written exam and interviews will be conducted at regular intervals from time to time.

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Q:   How to get admission into ACJ?

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To get admission into the Asian College of Journalism candidates will have to first fill the entrance exam application form followed by paying the application fee successfully. Once they have successfully registered, they will be intimated through email about the detailed process of connecting for the online examination. Candidates will have to appear and qualify in the ACJ entrance examination after which they will get admisison into the exam.

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Q:   What is the syllabus for ACJ Entrance Exam?

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The institute does not specify a particular syllabus for the ACJ Entrance Test. However, it is common knowledge that the test mainly comprises of English, General Awareness, General Reasoning, Current Affairs, etc. Aspirants must brush up their language skills and current affairs before taking the exam. They can take up reading, solve general aptitude papers, English language papers and download news applications like DailyHunt or InShorts for the same.  

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How to Fill the ACJ Entrance Exam 2025 Application Form?

Follow the steps provided below to fill the ACJ Entrance Exam application form. 

Step 1:  Candidates can visit the official website of the ACJ university to avail the ACJ entrance exam 2025 application forms.

Step 2: Candidates can fill the application form online or download the application form from the official website of the university and submit the form to the university along with a demand draft.

Direct link to fill ACJ Entrance Exam application form 2025 online - https://app.asianmedia.in/web/login

Fill ACJ Entrance Exam application form in offline mode here: acj-application-form 

Step 3: After all the required details have been filled in the application form, candidates will have to pay the application fee, which can be done online or offline.

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Online

Candidates can pay the application fee online via net banking/credit card/debit card. In the case of online transfer, the applicant will be directed to the Online Payment gateway once the form is completely filled. The applicant is requested to keep credit card/ debit card/ net banking details ready for making the payment. The applicant using the payment gateway service is required to pay the convenience fee as prescribed by the service.

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Offline

For offline application fee payment, DD needs to be drawn in favour of the Media Development Foundation and payable at Chennai. The official website informs: "Application whether the online or hard copy will need to be sent along with an application fee of INR 2,360/-. Candidates applying for both programmes need to pay only one fee. The fee can be remitted as an online transfer or sent as a Demand Draft in favour of “Media Development Foundation”, payable at Chennai with your reference number, full name, email ID and mobile number written on the back of the DD".

Note: SC/ST applicants are exempt from the application fee for the production of their community certificates.

Step 4: Candidates will have to submit the completed application form along with DD and two passport-size photos (in case of offline fee payment) at the address:

Admissions
Asian College of Journalism
Second Main Road,
(Behind MS Swaminathan Research Foundation)
Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113, India

After this, the candidates’ application process for the ACJ entrance exam 2025 will be complete.

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ACJ Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of ACJ Entrance Exam 2024 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

Mar '25 - Apr '25

ACJ Entrance Exam 2025 Applications

TENTATIVE

Apr '25 - May '25

ACJ Entrance Exam 2025

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates

Mar '24 - Apr '24

ACJ Entrance Exam Application Forms

Details to be filled in ACJ Application Form

The details a candidate has to fill in the application form are tabulated below:

Personal Details

Name, Date of birth, mobile number, email ID

Family Details

Parent’s names, occupation, address, mobile numbers, email IDs, annual family income

Education Details

Name of school/college, passing year, subjects, marks obtained.

Academic distinctions (If any)

Awards, certificates

Extracurricular Activities

Hobbies, passion, sports

Computer skills (If any)

Such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Adobe Photoshop

Work Experience (If any)

Name of organization, year of joining, experience, job title, responsibilities

Order of preference for stream

Print, television, new media, radio

Abilities and talents required to succeed in the chosen stream

Description in 50 words

List of newspapers and magazines read regularly

Name of publication and frequency

What is new media

Explanation in 50 words

Reason for becoming a journalist

Explanation in 100 words

Preference for exam centres

Nearest to mentioned address

Requirement for hostel

Yes or No

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Q:   What are the documents required to apply for ACJ entrance exam?

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While filling the online application form of Asian College of Journalism entrance exam candidates will have to keep certain documents handy like their scanned photograph and signature in the prescriobed format. They must also need to keep the qualifying exam certificate ready along with a scanned photo ID proof like the voter ID, aadhar card or PAN card etc.

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Q:   What is the admission process of ACJ entrance exam?

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The admission process of ACJ entrance exam consists of filling the application form, appearing for the ACJ entrance exam and qualifying it.  The exam is conducted in online mode and consists of MCQ based questions as well as essay writing. The question paper has questions based on English Language and General Knowledge. Once candidates qualify in the ACJ entrance exam they will be alloted the courses as per their ranking and preferences. Once they are alloted the courses, candidates will have to submit the required fees to lock their seat.

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Q:   From where to download the ACJ Entrance Exam admit card?

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The Asian College of Journalism entrance examination is conducted in online mode and candidates can appear for the exam from their personal laptop or desktop. The details related to the ACJ entrance examination will be shared to the candidates a few days after they successfully submit the ACJ entrance exam application form. While appearing in the examination in online mode they will have to appear login a minimum 10 minutes prior and they might also have to showcase their photo ID proof in the laptop or desktop web camera.

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ACJ Entrance Exam Application Form FAQs

Q. Can I submit the ACJ Entrance Exam application form offline?

A. Yes. Candidates can download the application form and submit them along with a demand draft to the college. 

Q. How can I pay the application fee offline?

A. Candidates will have to submit the ACJ entrance exam application fee via demand draft (DD) to the college along with the duly filled application form.

Q. Can I apply for both the programmes offered at ACJ?

A. Yes. Candidates can apply for both the programmes offered at ACJ.

Q. What documents should I keep ready while filling the application form?

A. The candidate should have all the academic documents ready and the scanned copies of their passport size photographs and signature.

Q. Can I select the exam centre while filling the ACJ entrance exam application form?

A. For the academic session 2022-23, the ACJ Entrance Exam was conducted in online mode. Candidates had the option to take the examination individually in their homes or at any place where they have access to a computer with internet facility.

Q. Can I fill the application form online?

A. Yes, candidates will have the option to fill the application form in online mode.

Q. How will I get to know about the details regarding the exam?

A. The candidates will receive an email detailing the process of connecting online for the examination.

Q. How will I get to know about the details regarding the online interview?

A. zSelected candidates will be individually informed in advance about the date and time of the online interview.

Q. How can I pay the application fee online?

A. Candidates can pay the application fee online through their debit card/credit card/net banking etc.

Q. Do candidates belonging to the reserved category also had to pay the application fee?

A. SC/ST applicants are exempt from the application fee on production of their community certificates.

Q. I am awaiting my UG results, can I apply?

A. Candidates who are yet to write their undergraduate degree examination as well as those awaiting the results of their undergraduate examination are also eligible to apply.

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The ACJ Entrance Exam is conducted online. Candidates can take the exam from the comfort of their homes or any location with a stable internet connection.   

The exam is not conducted at specific physical centers.

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No, there is no descriptive or subjective section in the ACJ Entrance Exam. It is a computer based test with only MCQ type questions. Candidates must enter their responses to these questions within a time frame of two hours. 

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Aayushi Madavi

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The institute does not specify a particular syllabus for the ACJ Entrance Test. However, it is common knowledge that the test mainly comprises of English, General Awareness, General Reasoning, Current Affairs, etc. Aspirants must brush up their language skills and current affairs before taking the e

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Aayushi Madavi

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No, candidates with a bachelor's degree in any discipline to take the ACJ entrance exam. 

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