IIMC Entrance Exam Cut Off Marks 2025: Previous Year Cutoff Mraks

Q: How does the IIMC Entrance Exam cutoff vary for different categories?

The India Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) Entrance Exam cutoff varies by category, including General, Other Backward Caste, Schedule Caste, and Schedule Tribe. In the IIMC entrance test, the cutoffs for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe categories are generally lower than those for the General category.

Q: What is the selection process for IIMC Entrance Exam?

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) selects candidates primarily based on their performance in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), which is administered by the National Testing Agency. There will be no interviews or group discussions for admission. The final merit list will be compiled based on the candidates' total score out of 100.

Q: How many times the IIMC Entrance Exam is conducted in a year?

The IIMC Entrance Exam is held just once every year. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) administers the IIMC Entrance Exam to select applicants for PG Diploma programs in Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, and Urdu Journalism. Candidates who want to pursue a PG Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism (Bilingual- English & Hindi), a PG Diploma in Hindi Journalism, a PG Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations (Bilingual- English & Hindi), a PG Diploma in English Journalism, or a PG Diploma in Digital Media must take the CUET PG exam, which is also held once a year.

Q: Can I get admission to IIMC if my rank is below the cutoff?

The cutoff is the minimum qualifying mark that candidates must achieve to be considered for admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Aspirants are expected to score equal to or higher than the mandated cut off marks. If they do not do so, they will be unable to get entrance to the IIMC.

Q: Who conducts the IIMC entrance exam?

The National Testing Agency (NTA) administers the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates who pass the CUET PG test will be referred to the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi for counselling. After the counselling, individuals will be assigned courses.

Paras Attri

Updated on - Jan 14, 2025

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Factors Affecting IIMC Exam cut-off
Previous Year IIMC cut-off
Courses Offered by IIMC
Colleges Accepting IIMC Exam Score

IIMC cut-off mark 2025 will be released by the institute after the written exam results are announced. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication conducts IIMC entrance exam. Candidates who qualify for the exam can get admission into various postgraduate diploma programs offered at multiple IIMCs across India. Candidates can check the results by visiting the official website of the exam.

Please note that there is no fixed IIMC exam cut-off. Candidates can check the official website of the respective college to know more about the same.

Factors Affecting IIMC Exam cut-off

Multiple factors decide IIMC exam cut-off. The factors determining the cut-off varies year to year. Candidates can check the determinants of IIMC exam cut-off below.

The number of students appearing for IIMC 2025 exam.
The number of students who pass the exam.
The difficulty level of the exam.
Previous years cut-off trends.
Number of seats available.
Reservation criteria.

Previous Year IIMC cut-off

IIMC exam cut-off criteria may be different for each one of these institutes. Test takers must check the previous year's cut-off given below for IIMC 2021. The cut-off marks provided here are present in a particular range.

Candidates should remember that they can estimate the cut-off for this year by referring to the previous year's cut-off of IIMC. The official or exact cut-off marks will be updated once it is released officially.

IIMC 2021 cut-off for Advertising and Public Relations

The table below represents the cut-off marks of IIMC 2021 for Advertising & Public Relations.

IIMC 2021 cut-off for Advertising and Public Relations
Category	cut-off Marks
General	95 - 98
EWS	91 - 97
OBC	91 - 97
SC	87 - 91
ST	81 - 85
PwD	77 - 81

IIMC 2021 cut-off for Journalism in Hindi

The table below represents the cut-off marks of IIMC 2021 for Journalism in Hindi.

IIMC 2021 cut-off for Journalism in Hindi
Category	cut-off Marks
General	91 - 95
EWS	85 - 89
OBC	81 - 85
SC	71 - 75
ST	60 - 64
PwD	23 - 27

IIMC 2021 cut-off for PG Diploma in English Journalism

The table below represents the cut-off marks of IIMC 2021 for PG Diploma Journalism in English.

IIMC 2021 cut-off for PG Diploma in English Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	87 - 91
EWS	53 - 57
OBC	73 - 77
SC	69 - 73
ST	39 - 43
PwD	65 - 69

IIMC 2021 cut-off for Radio and TV Journalism

The table below represents the cut-off marks of IIMC 2021 for Radio and TV Journalism.

IIMC 2021 cut-off in Radio and TV Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	91 - 95
EWS	89 - 93
OBC	89 - 93
SC	87 - 91
ST	85 - 89
PwD	79 - 83

IIMC cut-off 2020 for Advertising and Public Relations

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Advertising and Public Relations.

IIMC cut-off 2020 in Advertising and Public Relations
Category	cut-off Marks
General	97
EWS	95
OBC	93
SC	89
ST	85
PwD	79

IIMC cut-off 2020 for Radio & TV Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Radio & TV Journalism.

IIMC cut-off 2020 in Radio & TV Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	94
EWS	92
OBC	92
SC	90
ST	88
PwD	82

IIMC cut-off 2020 for English Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for English Journalism.

IIMC cut-off 2020 in English Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	90
EWS	56
OBC	76
SC	72
ST	42
PwD	68

IIMC cut-off 2020 for Hindi Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Hindi Journalism.

IIMC cut-off 2020 in Hindi Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	94
EWS	88
OBC	84
SC	74
ST	62
PwD	26

IIM cut-off 2020 for Odia Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Odia Journalism.

IIM cut-off 2020 for Odia Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	81
EWS	31
OBC	59
SC	39
ST	NA
PwD	76

IIM cut-off 2020 for Urdu Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Urdu Journalism.

IIM cut-off 2020 for Urdu Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	71
EWS/SC/ST/PwD	NA
OBC	59

IIM cut-off 2020 for Marathi Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Marathi Journalism.

IIM cut-off 2020 for Marathi Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	75
EWS/PwD	NA
SC/ST	55
OBC	31

IIM cut-off 2020 for Malayalam Journalism

The table below represents the previous year cut-off marks of IIMC 2020 for Malayalam Journalism.

IIM cut-off 2020 for Malayalam Journalism
Category	cut-off Marks
General	71
EWS	57
OBC	55
SC	49
ST	No candidate available
PwD	No candidate available

Courses Offered by IIMC

Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi, provides entrances and admissions to their Mass Communication courses every year. IIMC conducts the exam for the following programs for their PG Diploma Certificate courses for a duration of one year. The courses offered by IIMC for the academic year 2025-24 are mentioned below.

PG Diploma in English Journalism
PG Diploma in Hindi Journalism
PG Diploma in Radio and TV Journalism (Bilingual - Hindi and English)
PG Diploma in Advertising and PR (Bilingual - Hindi and English)
PD Diploma in Digital Media

Colleges Accepting IIMC Exam Score

As mentioned above, IIMC exam cut-off varies for every IIMC. Whether the candidate will get admission or not depend upon the cut-off set by the respective IIMC. The colleges accepting IIMC exam score are listed below.