JMI Entrance Exam 2025: Registration (Feb), Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam 2024 ( JMI Entrance Exam )

Aayushi Madavi
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 16:55 IST

By Aayushi Madavi, Associate Senior Executive

JMI Entrance Exam 2025 - Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is likely to conduct the JMI Entrance Exam 2025 in late April 2025 for various UG and PG programmes. JMI Entrance Exam applications are expected to be open from February through March 2025. Aspirants must note that JMI accepts CUET scores for several programmes. Applications for JMI's PG programmes offered through CUET-PG are now open (January 2 to February 1, 2025). JMI also accepts JEE, NATA and NEET scores for relevant courses. Those who take CUET for these programmes do not have to appear for the JMI Entrance Exam. However, they do have to apply for admission on JMI's website. Those examinees who make it on the merit lists will then be called for interviews or counselling rounds based on their respective programmes. The counselling rounds for all the programmes are carried out by JMI only. Read further to learn more about the JMI Entrance Exam 2025. 

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Q:   What is the selection criteria for JMI entrance exam?

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JMI selection criteria includes shortlisting of candidates on the basis of scores obtained in JMI exam. For some courses candidates are required to also appear for Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI). The cut off for each course is released after the selection procedure is over and candidates are called for counselling and document verification. Candidates should go through the selection process mentioned in the e prospectus of JMI for their respective course.

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Q:   What is the JMI Entrance Exam?

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JMI Entrance Exam is conducted for admissions to various courses offered at Jamia Millia Islamia on the undergraduate and postgraduate level across a number of different streams like Science, Arts, Law, etc. The test is designed for each course separately.

The duration of the test for each test may also vary. Same goes for the types of questions. While most test papers feature objective-type questions, test papers for courses like Journalism, Psychology, Mass Communication, and language courses feature both objective and subjective type questions. 

Once aspirants apply for the JMI Entrance Exam for their desired course, they are issued admit cards which details their exam day instructions along with the exam dates, reporting times, exam centre addresses, etc. The JMI Entrance Exam application fee is INR 700 for some courses and INR 550 for others. Find out more here

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Q:   What are the eligibility criteria to apply for Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam?

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The eligibility criteria for each course is different. Candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria before applying for the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam. For Undergraduate course, candidates must have passed Intermediate with at least 50 per cent marks from any board and for Masters course, graduate degree with at least 50 per cent marks from any recognised university is required.

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Q:   In which undergraduate courses of Jamia Millia Islamia admission is offered through CUET UG?

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Candidates need to appear in the CUET UG exam to get admission in some of the undergraduate courses of Jamia Millia Islamia. These courses are: B.Tech, B.Arch B.A. (Hons) Persian, B.A. (Hons) Urdu, B.A. (Hons) (History), B.A. (Hons. ). French and Francophone Studies, B.A. (Hons. ). Spanish and Latin American Studies, B.A. (Hons) (Economics), B.Voc (Solar Energy) (Self Financed), B.Sc. (Hons) Physics B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry B.Sc. (Hons) ( Applied) Mathematics), B.Sc. (Biotechnology).

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What is the JMI Entrance Exam?

Jamia Millia Islamia conducts JMI Entrance Exam once every year for admissions to UG and PG courses offered by the university along with PG Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, MPhil, PhD, and certificate courses under various faculties/ departments/ centres such as Engineering, Architecture & Planning, Hospitality & Travel, Animation, Mass Communication, Humanities & Social Sciences, Languages, Commerce, Natural Sciences, Dentistry, Law, Fine Arts, Management Studies as well as Teaching & Education

Details about JMI admissions through JEE, NATA and NEET scores are provided in the space below.

  • For BTech: Admission to the B.Tech program of Jamia Millia Islamia is based on the final rank of JEE (Main) that is conducted by the National Test Agency (NTA). To be admitted to the BTech programme of JMI, candidates who fill out the online form for JEE Main 2025 must fill out the online Application Form of Jamia Millia Islamia separately at www.jmicoe.in.
  • For B.Arch: Similarly, candidates need to clear the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture, fill out the admission form for JMI and enter the NATA application number in the JMI form. The rank list is published based on the final rank secured in NATA, strictly as per merit and JMI Admission Policy. During the counselling sessions, candidates must bring the NATA scorecard for admission to the B.Arch program at JMI.
  • For BDS: Admissions to the B.D.S. program at JMI are based on the rank secured in NEET conducted by NTA. Candidates must choose Jamia Millia Islamia with the appropriate reservation category in the NEET application form. No separate form is required to be filled out at JMI or their website by the candidates. 
  • For Ph.D:: The schedule of admission tests for the Ph.D. program is notified separately. 

Note: Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the University of Delhi also offers MSc (Mathematics Education) programme under Meta University Concept.

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JMI Entrance Exam 2025 - Highlights

Some important information about the JMI Entrance Exam is provided in the table below. 

Particulars

Details 

Exam Name

Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam

Conducting Body

Jamia Millia Islamia

Exam Level

National Level Entrance Exam

Frequency

Once a year

Exam Mode

Offline

Exam Medium

English (except for language exams)

Objective

Admission to various UG and PG courses at JMI

Exam Duration

Mass Communication: 3 hours, Other courses: 1 hour 30 minutes to 3 hours

Exam Pattern

Objective Type Multiple Choice questions and Descriptive Test (If applicable)

Exam Fees

INR 700 for Mass Communication, Management Studies, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Architecture, and Ekistics (Except B.Arch), Education,  Engineering & Technology (Except B.Tech), Dentistry, and Law. INR 550 for All other Faculties/ Centres AND B.Tech/ B.Arch  

Exam Helpdesk no.

+91(11)26981717, 26984617, 26984658, 26988044, 26987183

Official Website

jmi.ac.in/admissions

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JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria 2025

The JMI Entrance Exam eligibility criteria vary from course to course. The same for different courses is listed below - 

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for MA Mass Communication 

The eligibility criteria of the JMI Entrance Exam for this course state that a candidate who is a graduate in any discipline (in the 10+2+3 pattern) is eligible to apply for admission to the MA Mass Communication course at Jamia Millia Islamia University. Apart from this, the candidate should have secured at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate at the graduation level.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for MA (Convergent Journalism) (Self-Financed)

AJK MCRC states that any candidate who is a graduate in any stream from a recognized college with a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate marks meets the eligibility criteria for this course admissions.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Journalism (Hindi Medium) (Self-Financed)

The JMI Entrance Exam eligibility criteria for admission in this course require candidates to possess a graduation degree in any stream from a recognized college with a minimum of 45 per cent aggregate. Apart from this, aspirants should also know the Hindi language.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in TV Journalism (Hindi Medium) (Self-Financed)

To be eligible for admission in this course, aspirants should have completed their graduation from a recognized college (in any stream) with at least 45 per cent aggregate marks.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Broadcast Technology (Self-Financed)

The eligibility criteria for admission in this course state that any candidate who has completed his/ her graduation with a minimum aggregate of 50% in Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, IT, BCA, or Engineering from a recognized college is eligible to apply.

However, a point to note is that only aspirants who have studied Physics and Mathematics in their Class XII are eligible to apply for admission.

For BTech, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in JEE Main 2025, for BArch, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in NATA 2025 conducted by the Council of Architecture. Admission to the BDS program was based on merit in NEET 2025 and conducted by the Medical Counselling Cell (MCC) of D.G.H.S. GoI.

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JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Still Photography & Visual Communication (Self-Financed)

To be eligible to apply for this course, candidates should complete their graduation (in any stream) with at least 50% aggregate marks from a recognized college.  

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Acting (Self-Financed)

The eligibility criterion for this course admission requires the candidate to have completed their graduation in any stream from a recognized college or university.

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for PG Diploma in Urdu Mass Media

For Urdu Mass Media course admissions, candidates should have cleared Class XII with at least 55% marks in Urdu/Persian/Arabic. 

JMI Entrance Exam Eligibility Criteria for BA (Hons) (Mass Media Hindi)

The eligibility criteria for admissions in this course at Jamia Millia Islamia University states that interested candidates should have secured at least 50% aggregate marks in their Class 12.

For BTech, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in JEE Main 2025, for BArch, admission was offered to eligible candidates as per merit based on the final ranks of candidates in NATA 2025 conducted by the Council of Architecture. Admission to the BDS program was based on merit in NEET 2025 and conducted by the Medical Counselling Cell (MCC) of D.G.H.S. GoI.

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JMI Entrance Exam 2025 Contact Information

Address

Registrar
Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi-110025

Fax: 011-26980229

Official Website: http://jmi.ac.in/admissions

Phone Number: 011-26981717

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