SIMC MA MC Entrance: Exam Pattern, Insights and Details



 


Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication conducts Symbiosis Mass Communication Entrance Test (SIMC MA) annually for admissions to its media courses and the notification for this year’s selection test has been announced; the last date of filing the application form is 4 Jan, 2020. The exam will be conducted in 19 Jan, 2020. The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university / institution. The exam will be of 120 minutes having four sections- General English, Media and Culture, Current affairs and Contemporary issues and Analytical & Logical Reasoning. Go to the following links to know more about exam pattern, syllabus and study tips:



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Key Highlight
of SIMC MA MC Entrance Test
Educational Qualification:
The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% marks and 45% for SC/ST from recognized university/institution.
Exam Duration:
120 minutes
Sections in Exam:
o General English for 40 marks o Media and Culture for 40 marks o Current affairs and Contemporary issues for 40 marks o Analytical & Logical Reasoning for 30 marks
Application Fee
Rs. 1250/-
Declaration of Result:
24 Jan, 2020
Online Examination:
19 Jan, 2020

 

SIMC MA (MC) Exam: Important Dates

  • Last date to fill the application form: 4 Jan, 2020
  • Last date for Payment of Application Fee (online): 4 Jan 2020
  • Online Examination:  19 Jan, 2020
  • Declaration of Result: 24 Jan, 2020 

 

Eligibility for SIMC MA (MC) Exam

Nationality / Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.

Educational Qualification:

The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 50% marks and 45% for SC/ST from recognized university/institution.

 

SIMC MA (MC) Exam: Exam pattern

  • Online test will be of 150 marks.
  • The exam will have 150 MCQs type questions
  • Total duration of the exam will be 120 minutes
  • Sections in the exam: Four
    • General English for 40 marks
    • Media and Culture for 40 marks
    • Current affairs and Contemporary issues for 40 marks
    • Analytical & Logical Reasoning for 30 marks
  • There is no negative marking.

Syllabus: SIMC MA (MC) Exam

General English:

Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, fill in the Blanks, Idioms & Phrases, Analogies, One Word Substitution, Rearrangement, English usage errors, Inappropriate usage of words, Reading Comprehension

Current Affairs & Contemporary Issues:

General Knowledge, Geography, Computers, Current Affairs, Economics, Sports, Business News, General Polity, Advertising & Awards, Domestic and Global Trade, Science, History

Logical Reasoning & Analytical

Blood Relations, Series, Proposition, Direction Sense, Coding-Decoding, Assumptions, Puzzles, Clocks and Calendars, Statements, Data Arrangement, Family Tree, Binary Logic, Seating Arrangement, Venn Diagram, Sets, Data Structures, Syllogism

Preparation tips for  SIMC MA (MC) Exam

·         You need to finish 4 sections of SIMC MA (MC) Exam within 120 minutes, which means you need speed with accuracy in order to attempt 150 questions in total. The more you practice, the better chances you have of acing this exam.

·         Manage your time properly; give appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.

·         Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study at several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.

·         It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.

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