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MASCOM Entrance Exam: Manorama School of Communication

Manorama School of Communication popularly commonly known as MASCOM conducts entrance exams for admission in journalism courses both in print and broadcast journalism.

Courses offered at Manorama School of Communication

PG Diploma in Print Journalism
Duration: 10 Months (3 Trimesters)
Seats: 30

PG Diploma in Broadcast Journalism
Duration: 10 Months (3 Trimesters)
Seats: 30

Eligibility Criteria

1. Candidates should have successfully completed their graduation in any discipline from a recognised university
2. Candidates in their final year of graduation exams but are awaiting results are also eligible for MASCOM Entrance Exam.

MASCOM Entrance Exam Exam Centers

1. Thiruvananthapuram
2. Kottayam
3. Kochi
4. Kozhikode
5. Delhi
6. Mumbai
7. Kolkata
8. Chennai
9. Bangalore

The personal interview will be conducted at the main campus of MASCOM at Kottayam.

N.B.: The exact Manorama MASCOM entrance exam centre details will be mentioned on the admit card of candidates.

MASCOM Entrance Exam Pattern

1. The MASCOM Entrance exam consist of a written test and personal interview round.
2. Medium of instruction: English (However, limited seats are also available for admission to candidates who wish to pursue their career in Malayalam journalism)
3. Questions paper will consist of topics from English, General Knowledge, and Journalism.
4. After qualifying the written test, the candidates are required to appear for the interview round. Candidates clearing the interview round can secure a seat at Manorama School of Communication in the journalism courses offered by it.
5. The final result will be announced at the end of the interview round.
6. The exam pattern is different for Print Journalism and Broadcast Journalism courses as mentioned below:
   

For PG Diploma in Print Journalism Course
The test is conducted in two sessions. The first session test the language ability and journalistic skills of candidates whereas the second session tests the general knowledge of candidates, informs a college official.

Session 1
Duration: 2 Hours and 30 Minutes
Total Marks: 100
Session 2
Duration: 2 Hours and 45 Minutes
Total Marks: 100
Total: 200

For PG Diploma in Broadcast Journalism Course
The question paper for Broadcast Journalism course contains two sections of total 100 marks. First section tests the language ability of candidates, and the second section tests the journalistic skills.

Entrance Exam Syllabus

English
Topics such as Words/ Phrases Correction, Tenses, Jumbled Words/ Phrases, Synonyms, Antonyms, Grammar.  
Journalistic Skills
To edit documents/ reports and preparing journalistic reports. The following qualities are preferred for MASCOM admissions: