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IIMC Entrance Exam Counselling 2025 - The IIMC Entrance Exam counselling schedule is released by the exam conducting authority Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) after the declaration of the results. All the CUET PG qualified and eligible candidates are required to register online on the IIMC official portal https://iimc.admissions.nic.in from any place convenient to them. Online registration by all the eligible candidates is allowed only in round 1 and spot rounds of counselling. Candidates will have to register themselves within a defined time frame. Candidates, who will successfully register and pay the Registration Fee, will be required to submit their choices of institute/ campus and programs/ courses in order of their preference. Learn more about the IIMC Entrance Exam 2025 counselling process in the article below.
Steps For Admission and eCounselling for IIMC Entrance Exam 2025
Follow the steps provided below to complete your IIMC Entrance Exam counselling process -
1. Online Registration: All the CUET PG qualified and eligible candidates must register online on the IIMC portal - https://iimc.admissions.nic.in. Online Registration by all the eligible candidates will be allowed only in round 1 and spot rounds of counselling. Candidates are required to enter CUET PG Roll Number, CUET PG Application Number, Candidate Name, Father’s Name, Date of Birth and Gender in the Registration Form. These parameters will be authenticated with the CUET PG Result Data. After successful authentication, candidates need to choose a password to complete the remaining steps for registration. After successful registration, candidates will use the CUET PG Roll Number and chosen password for subsequent logins.
2. Application Form Submission: After the successful submission of the registration form, candidates will have to log in to complete the remaining activities by filling the multiple fields of a form like qualification details, contact details, etc. In the application form, candidates can only modify their date of birth.
3. Registration Fee Payment: All successful registered candidates are required to pay the registration fee. Registration Fee amount will be as follows.
| Category | Fee Amount (INR) |
|---|---|
| General | 1,500/- |
| Gen-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST | 1,000/- |
4, Choice Filling Process: Candidates who have successfully registered and paid the registration fee are required to submit their choices of institute/ campus and programs/ courses in order of their preference. Candidates can fill in as many choices in the order of their preference as they wish. They can also change, re-order, or delete choices and add new choices any number of times until they lock their final choices.
5. Choice Locking: The ‘Lock Choice’ button will be enabled as per the counselling schedule. Candidates should lock their choices only after they are certain of them. After the choices are locked, candidates will not be able to change their choices. If a candidate fails to lock his/ her choices before a pre-announced deadline, his/ her choices will be locked automatically by the system after the deadline.
6. Seat Allotment: Final choices will be processed in order of Ranks and candidates' preferences as approved by the Seat Allotment Algorithm. Seats will be allotted in the order of merit as per All India Rank (AIR) and also on the basis of applicable reservation criteria.
7. View Seat Allotment Result and Download Provisional Allotment Letter: Candidates who have been allotted a seat will be able to view the Seat Allotment Result and Download the Provisional Allotment Letter.
8. Willingness Submission: During this step, candidates will submit their willingness from the following options. Float (Yes - Upgradation): Yes I want to upgrade my choices in subsequent rounds of counselling. Freeze (No Upgradation): No, I am satisfied with the allotted seat and I don’t want upgradation in subsequent rounds of counselling.
9. Upload Required Document: Candidates will have to upload these essential documents after getting allocation.
- Age Proof - Class 10 certificate or any other valid certificate will be Mandatory
- Graduate or equivalent mark sheet or Undertaking: Mandatory
- CUET (PG) Admit Card: Mandatory
- CUET (PG) Score Card: Mandatory
- Category Certificate: Mandatory for SC/ST/GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL.
- PwD Certificate: Mandatory of PwD Candidates.
10. Online Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee: Candidates must pay an amount of INR 20,000/- as a Seat Acceptance Fee to confirm their allotted seat. In case, a candidate doesn’t pay the required fee within the decided time frame then his/ her allotted seat will be cancelled.
11. Admission Fee: After document verification, if the allotted seat gets confirmed and the candidate has given the willingness as FREEZE, then the candidate will pay the required Admission Fee otherwise the allotted seat will be cancelled. The admission fees will be calculated based on the chosen programme. A mapping for the same is as follows.
| Program/Course | Admission Fee Amount (INR) |
|---|---|
| PG Diploma Course in Journalism (English) | 95,000/- |
| PG Diploma Course in Journalism (Hindi) | 95,000/- |
| PG Diploma Course in Advertising and Public Relations | 1,31,500/- |
| PG Diploma Course in Radio & TV Journalism | 1,68,500/- |
| PG Diploma Course in Digital Media | 2,08,500/- |
12. Withdrawal Process: The withdrawal process will be carried out as per schedule. The fee shall be refunded online by IIMC, New Delhi within a specified period as per the refund policy.
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IIMC Entrance Exam 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of IIMC Entrance Exam 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
Mar '25 | IIMC Entrance Exam 2025 TENTATIVE |
Seat allotment in IIMC
The programme-wise seats offered at IIMC, New Delhi and its regional campuses are -
| Course |
Number of Seats |
Campus |
|---|---|---|
| PG Diploma in Journalism (English) |
68 |
IIMC New Delhi |
| 68 |
IIMC Dhenkanal |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Aizawl |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Amravati |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Kottayam |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Jammu |
|
| PG Diploma in Journalism (Hindi) |
68 |
IIMC New Delhi |
| 30 |
IIMC Jammu |
|
|
|
30 |
IIMC Amravati |
| PG Diploma in Radio&TV Journalism (English and Hindi) |
51 |
IIMC New Delhi |
| PG Diploma in Advertising & Public Relations (English and Hindi) |
77 |
IIMC New Delhi |
| PG Diploma in Digital Media |
30 |
IIMC New Delhi |
| 30 |
IIMC Aizawl |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Jammu |
|
| 30 |
IIMC Kottayam |
IIMC Entrance Exam Counselling FAQs
Q. Will I be called for the counselling session?
A. An email will be sent to candidates who have qualified. The candidate will not receive a personal phone call.
Q. Do I have to attend the counselling session in person?
A. Yes. Candidates who have qualified will have to attend the counselling session in person at IIMC on the scheduled date and time mentioned. Candidates who fail to be at the counselling session might lose out on the seat.
Q. Do I have to bring my original documents or photocopies of the documents during the counselling session?
A. Candidates are required to bring their original documents along with their photocopies.
Q. When will the IIMC counselling session begin?
A. The IIMC counselling session will commence a few days after the merit lists have been released.
Q. On what basis will admission be granted to the candidate?
A. Admission will be given on the marks secured in the entrance exam, group discussion and personal interview, which combines to be 100 marks.
Q. Will I have to give a counselling fee as well?
A. Yes. The candidate has to pay a counselling fee. The payment is to be done in person at the institute.
Q. When will I receive a confirmation letter from IIMC?
A. After the admission process is completed successfully, the IIMC will offer qualified candidates with the offer letter.
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