IIMC Entrance Examinations disheartens candidates, rage on Twitter

Ground Report | Ayushman Ojha: IIMC Entrance Examinations disheartens; The Online Entrance Examination of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) was held on Sunday, 29th August in various cities. It was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Soon after the exams, the students took on Twitter to express their rage against the IIMC and NTA Administration due to their poor management.

IIMC Entrance Examinations disheartens

IIMC is considered one of the top institutes in the field of Mass Communication in India. But their management of the entrance exams could not have been any sloppier. First of all, the students complained about the facilities of the test centres where the invigilators were totally unaware about the exam process and took ample time for the entry of students. On talking to the candidates, it was found that the entry which was supposed to close strictly at 9:30 A.M, went up till 11 A.M.

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There was Common Paper for all the subjects (other than the regional languages) and there was no relevance of the preference filled up in the Online form. The instructions regarding the process of examination were very vague from NTA and IIMC for the students who applied for more than one course. There were many reported cases of the rude behaviour of the officials. It did not seem like an entrance exam of an elite institute at all where the students had to keep their belongings on the street without any security.

Aspirants disheartened

Secondly, the thing which disheartened the IIMC aspirants was the set of questions. The question paper was drastically different than that of previous years. A media institute asking 60% to 70% of the questions from Polity, History, and less than 10% questions from the media field were quite unacceptable to the students.

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Some analysis of the paper was done and it appeared that media questions were so basic that it hardly required any knowledge in that field. It was an injustice to the students who covered all the things mentioned in the syllabus and paid special attention to the media scene for obvious reasons.

https://twitter.com/AyushmanOjha1/status/1432324027507376135?s=20

#IIMC It was a drastic change from IIMC standards. We've seen the previous year question papers that were dominated by current affairs, media questions and opinion based questions. Paper did not seem entirely relevant to the field of Journalism. This was my last possible attempt

— Yana 😶‍🌫️💥 (@anveshann) August 29, 2021

Enterance examination for IIMC 2021 was not upto the mark. Exam pattern was drastically different from the pattern mentioned in the prospectus. Such type of behaviour is not acceptable as students do tend to work hard and is this the way of throwing it away on their faces? #IIMC

— Shruti Sinha (@ShrutiS59680564) August 29, 2021

I understand that we must have understanding of constitution but problem arises when an exam centered upon Mass media devolves in to an exam about the polity & history that has no correlation with the subject matter that the institute is propagating.@DG_NTA@IIMC_India#iimc

— Aditi Srivastava (@aditi_1961) August 29, 2021

Some Ques Examples:
Right to Property (Act), Right to Education (Amendment), Words added in Preamble, Writs, President Election, Vice President Removal, Right to practice any Profession, Minister Tenure, Chief Election Commissioner and Commission Deadlock, UPSC (article) #IIMC

— Yana 😶‍🌫️💥 (@anveshann) August 29, 2021

https://twitter.com/ipshitadas34/status/1432373913296662529?s=20

#iimc #NTA be like Journalism and Mass communication = Polity and Indian History. Oh wait lemme drop ONE question about the ‘journalist’ India loves- Arnab Goswami :/
Do let us know if this is what we should expect in future too. @IIMC_India @DG_NTA

— kavyaaaaaaaa (@thatfreelancew1) August 29, 2021

https://twitter.com/Madhuli09332271/status/1432201141115187208?s=20

No questions from company brands, taglines, logos, important leaders
None from Radio & TV department
Did @DG_NTA mix up question papers of UPSC and mass communication exam? 🤔
Because this little mistake of theirs can cost students' careers, are they even aware of this? #IIMC

— Kuhu (@KuhuTweets) August 29, 2021

#IIMC #NTA So disheartened and disappointed. Months of preparation now amount to nothing. How can you take a Journalism(3 questions)/AD PR(no question) entrance and not ask students anything closely related to their field? Not done.

— Samridhi Tewari (@samridhitewari) August 29, 2021

The way IMC is changing its entrance examinations since last few years. It is clear from this that IMC needs a student who is engaged in legal books throughout the day, has good knowledge of pseudoscience. He should also know that Arnab Goswami is the anchor of which news channel

— Paras (@Paras04482798) August 30, 2021

There are numerous tweets mentioning the IIMC and NTA Administration to get answers for such a blunder. It was beyond the acceptance that there were no Advertising and PR questions for the students who filled up for the same course. Many students are demanding a re-examination and some action to be taken regarding this issue. It seemed like throwing away the diligent efforts and hopes of the students.

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