JMI Entrance Exam

The syllabus of the Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Exam for BA Hons History course revolves around the Current Affairs, Social Science, World History, Indian History, General Knowledge and General Sciences. The braoad division of the questions for the examination is given below: Indian History: 50% World History: 10% Current Affairs: 10% General Knowledge: 10% General Sciences: 10% Social Science: 10% (Other than History) 100 Multiple Choice Questions are asked from the topics mentioned above. The questions are based on the syllabi of Intermediate or Senior Secondary level.

As per expert advice, candidates must solve JMI question paper of at least last five years. The JMI previous year papers will help them understand the type questions asked and topic wise weightage. Also, prepare for the questions asked historically.

The sequence of JMI question paper is - Part A: Written Test (Objective/ MCQs) and Part B: Written Test (Subjective/ Descriptive/ Theory). Candidates will be able to give the descriptive paper only when the objective test is completed.

Non-MCQ questions are less than 20 per cent of the total number of questions in the JMI question paper. The non-MCQs are mostly from topics like National and International Political issues/ personalities, General Knowledge, Film, Television and other modes of media, Art, culture and literature.

The JMI question papers of all the courses are of similar difficulty level. However, due to difference in the questions of the courses, one of it can turn out to be slightly more difficult than the other. It is usually seen that there is not much difference in the difficulty level of different papers.

Yes, the JMI question papers of different mass communication courses are different from each other. As the questions are based on the courses. The difference of question papers across the courses are normalised at the time of score calculation. However, there isn’t much difference between their difficulty level.

Solving previous year JMI question papers will help the candidates in understading the exam pattern and know the types of questions that are asked. It will also help them know question-wise weightage of topics in the JMI exam and their difficulty level. At times, the questions from previous tests are used in the current year's test and if candidates have already solved questions from the past, they will be able to solve the same question in their JMI exam quickly.

The difficulty level of JMI question paper is generally moderate level. The General Knowledge and Art, culture and literature sections of all the mass communication exam question paper can be termed easy to moderate whereas the descriptive section of the exam can be termed moderate in terms of difficulty level. 

The 2023 schedule for Jamia Millia Islamia entrance exam is out. The entrance exam will start taking place Apr 15 onward. For the same, students can fill out the application form between Mar 4 and Apr 3. In case students wish to make any changes to the application form, the same will open between Apr 4 and Apr 6. After that, the admit card will be out on Apr 10 and then students can appear for the exam. Any changes in the timelines will be updated here once out. All the students who will appear for this exam must note that the last date for submitting the qualifying exam result is Sep 30.

The JMI Entrance Exam cut off is calculated based on various factors such as difficulty level of exam, number of test-takers, total marks of the exam and number of seats available. All the factors determining the JMI cut off vary according to year. Jamia Millia Islamia clearly states that the University will prepare the rank list strictly as per the merit of the entrance test score of candidates in various programs based on the provisions made in the University Ordinances and in accordance with various applicable reservations and relaxations.