A common test for DU journalism aspirants

A week from now, Delhi University (DU) will open its doors to candidates keen on a career in journalism.
Mail Today y Ritika Chopra - 13 May, 2011 RELATED COURSES

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A week from now, Delhi University (DU) will open its doors to candidates keen on a career in journalism. Centralised admission for BA (Honours) Journalism based on a common entrance test, centralised interviews and performance in Class XII boards kicks off with the university launching its online application for the course on May 20. A separate portal titled www. journalismdu. admissionhelp.com has been created for the purpose of online application and will be functional by May 19. Last date for submission of online forms is June 5. An aspirant, however, will be eligible for application only if he/ she has scored at least 60 per cent in English ( elective or core) and at least 70 per cent in the bestof- four aggregate percentage sum of four subjects with best marks in the Class XII boards examination. The best- of- four percentage should include marks scored in English ( elective or core) and should not reflect performance in any vocational subject. This is the first time that admission to the undergraduate programme in journalism offered by five colleges of DU namely Lady Shri Ram, Kamla Nehru College, Kalindi College, Maharaja Agrasen College and Delhi College of Arts and Commerce is being done through a single window. This system has been introduced to reduce inconvenience to applicants caused by appearing for different tests for different colleges. We have accorded a weightage of 50 per cent to the entrance examination, 35 per cent to the Class XII boards marks and 15 per cent to the personal interview. A candidates rank will be calculated according to this formula, said Sangit Kumar Ragi, a professor at Maharaja Agrasen College and convenor of the admission committee.

The written examination, which is tentatively called Common Entrance Test for Journalism or CETJ, will be held on June 19 across nine to ten centres depending upon the number of applications received. This will be followed by interviews between July 1 and July 8. The final rank list will be declared on July 11. This will be followed by counseling session that will be organised from July 13 to July 21 during which candidates will takeadmission to colleges of their preference based on the rank achieved. The written test, which is of two- and- half hours, will carry two sections. The objective part will test a candidates general knowledge and knowledge of current affairs and the subjective section will assess his writing and analytical skills and understanding of current issues, added Ragi. There are roughly 180 seats on offer across all five colleges through this single window. This includes seats under the general category, OBC and SC/ ST categories. Seats for candidates applying under the physically handicapped, foreign students and children of war widows categories are supernumerary or calculated over and above 180 seats. ADMISSION TRIVIA Online forms can be filled up and submitted between May 20- June 5 on www. journalismdu. admissionhelp. com Students appearing for the entrance test on June 19 will have their admit card mailed to their email address Interviews will be conducted between July 1 - 8 The rank list will be published on July 11. Counselling and admission between July 13- 21 Reproduced From Mail Today. Copyright 2011. MTNPL. All rights reserved.