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Journalism entrance tests at Delhi University next week

Parul Sharma

NEW DELHI: Students wanting to study one of the most sought-after courses offered by Delhi University -- B. A. (Honours) Journalism -- are bracing themselves up for the entrance examination due next week. Five colleges, including three women’s institutions, offer the journalism programme. They are Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Kalindi College, Kamla Nehru College, Lady Shri Ram College for Women and Maharaja Agrasen College. These five institutions hold separate entrance examinations for the course and the centralised pre-admission forms are not applicable. Newcomers have to buy the college prospectus and a separate form for the same. Each of the five colleges has a different criterion for admitting students to the course.

At Maharaja Agrasen College, 50 per cent weightage is given to ‘best four’ marks in Class XII, 35 per cent to the written exam and the remaining 15 per cent to the interview. LSR College does not conduct any interviews.

College teachers feel there are numerous career options available to candidates after completing the journalism course, with students being absorbed in several newspapers, channels and news portals.

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