XIC OET 2025 Exam - Exam Date, Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Cutoff, Previous Year Papers

XIC OET 2025 application process will begin in March 2025 for the  XIC OET 2025 exam which is to be conducted in April 2025. Candidates must fill in and submit the XIC OET 2025 application form before the deadline to be eligible for admission at Xavier Institute of Communications. The "XIC Entrance Test" (XET) is administered by the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) to qualified applicants for admission to the institute's mass communication courses. Applications are accepted for a number of postgraduate certificates and diploma programs. A candidate's admission to the following Diploma programs can be determined by how well they performed on the entrance exam:

In addition to the diploma programs, XIC frequently hosts workshops that are created especially for two important groups: media professionals and students. The institute currently offers the following certificate programs:

The Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai conducts the XIC OET for admission to mass-communication courses. Applicants are selected for Diploma courses in Journalism, Mass Communication, and related fields based on their entrance score.

Read on to know more about XIC OET 2025 here!

Here are some major highlights of the XIC OET 2025 are as follows:

All the important dates related to XIC OET 2025 have been provided below.

Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC) is the conducting body of XIC OET. It is a curricula unit of St. Xavier’s College and a professional media centre offering a variety of services in training and production. The Institute is at two locations; the St. Xavier’s College campus and the St. Xavier’s High School Campus, Mumbai. The Bombay St. Xavier’s College Society Trust also comprises St. Xavier’s College, the Xavier Institute of Communications, the Xavier Institute of Management and Research (XIMR), and the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture.

Candidates are eligible to register for XIC OET if they meet the requirements mentioned below:

• They are 35 years or below in age.

• They have completed 3 years of Graduation (12+3 years) in a University approved stream in India : (Arts, Commerce, Science, Computers, BMM, BMS, BE, Catering, etc.)

• They are appearing for their last semester or Third year Graduation in the present Academic year.

In this last case, to be selected for the XIC Course of their choice, and successfully complete it in keeping with the academic, attendance and other standards laid down by XIC, the Diploma will be awarded only on completion of their graduation and on submission of the relevant attested Final mark-sheet of their graduation.

Eligibility for Advanced Integrated Communication Programme AICP

• A Graduate in any discipline and Work experience of 2 years in a non-staff function (executive or supervisory function desired).

• Organizational sponsorship for this program is preferred, however, a letter from the organization shall be required stating that they are aware of your joining this course.

• Registration Fees: Rs.3,500/- (inclusive of GST)

• Registration Fees for the AICP course Rs.2,500/- (inclusive of GST)

The XIC OET Exam pattern for 2025 is mentioned below:

• Mode of exam: The exam is computer based, and is carried out in online mode

• Sections: The paper comprises of two Sections- Subjective Section, and Objective section

• Maximum Marks: 150 marks

• Time / Duration: 90 minutes/1 hour 30 minutes

• Sections in Paper: 2 (Objective and Subjective)

• Section-wise marks: 100 marks are allotted to the objective section, and 50 marks are allotted to the subjective section

The Xavier Institute of Communication does not specify any detailed syllabus for the XIC OET entrance test. Candidates have to go through the below-mentioned topics to perform well in the XIC OET Exam 2025:

• Language Skills: In this section candidates' language ability will be tested from sections like Spellings, Singular, Plural, Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms and Phrases, One Word Substitutes etc.

• General Knowledge and Knowledge of Media: In this section, candidate’s aptitude will be tested related to the general knowledge and current affairs awareness questions. It is imperative for the students to be updated with the Political, Social and Economic Happening of the country and abroad.

• Logical and Analytical Skills: In this section, students should be well-versed with topics like Series, Blood Relations, Directions, Critical Reasoning, Syllogism and Analogy.

The XIC OET Application Form will be available in March 2025. Applicants wishing to get admission in PG courses from the Xavier Institute of Communications can apply in XIC OET by filling out the application form with correct and complete details. Students can download the application form through online mode only. It cannot be obtained through any other offline mode. Students who have successfully completed and submitted the application form can appear for the entrance test. Candidates can fill out the XIC OET Application Form 2025 following the steps mentioned below.

• Go to the official webpage of the Xavier Institute of Communications.

• Click on the link of the exam and select the course 

• Fill out the application form with all the correct and complete details such as the candidate’s name, address, phone, email ID, and other educational qualification details.

• Indicate any employment experience in the media field in this area of the XIC OET application form 2025 (if applicable).

• Upload their scanned copy of the photo and signature on the application form and submit it.

• Pay the application fee of INR 3,500 including 14% service tax. It can be paid through online mode using Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net Banking.

• After that, applicants have to download and take the printout of the application for further use.

The application fee for the XIC OET 2025 exam has been provided below.

XIC OET 2025 Registration Process has been described as follows:

1. Go to the XIC website www.xaviercomm.org and click on REGISTER. 

2. The candidates had to enter the following details: 

• Name

• Mobile Number

• Email ID

• Course Interested In

• Captcha Number 

3. After submitting the details, candidates received a login ID and password which they had to use to log in, in order to avail the XIC OET application forms.

4. Payments can be made by using your Bank Debit/ Credit Cards / Net banking / UPI.

5. Provide your Statement of Purpose (SOP). If you qualify for the Personal Interview stage, it could be brought up for discussion. Hence, please give sufficient thought while putting your SOP together.

6. Now you can proceed and complete the payment procedure.

7. Select your preferred OET date and personal interview center.

8. Failure to upload your scanned photograph or provide proper details, will not allow you to proceed further.

9. On completion of your Registration, please note down your Application Number.

10. Your XIC OET 2025 Admit Card will be sent to you later on the E-mail ID mentioned in your Registration form.

11. Finally, preserve your admit card carefully. Only this document will be accepted in all further transactions between you and XIC.

The XIC OET Admit Card 2025 will be issued to the applicants in the month of April. Applicants have submitted their application form successfully, they will get the admit card on their registered email id. Candidates must take their Admit Cards along with themselves to the examination center without which they might be debarred.

The XIC OET Entrance Test 2025 Admit card contains the following details:

• Name of the Candidate

• Candidate’s Signature

• Candidate’s Photograph

• Test related information

• Examination Venue

• Test Time and Date

• Counselling related information

The XIC OET 2025 final result will be tentatively declared in May 2025 (at approx 4 pm) on the official website of Xavier Institute of Communications. Applicants who have appeared in the XIC OET Exam 2025, can check their results through online mode by submitting the required details such as their registration number. The waiting list will be announced most likely in May 2025. Shortlisted candidates' names and reference numbers will appear on the merit list. In the next round of selection, these candidates will undergo a group discussion and an interview. Candidates can pay the course fee tentatively till end week of May 2025 for selected candidates.

Applicants have to bring along one of the following photo IDs with the XIC 2025 Admit Card to the exam centre:

• Voter’s ID card

• Passport

• Adhaar Card

• Driving license

• Identity card issued by the previous institution

Candidates are advised not to carry the below-given things to the XIC OET 2025 examination hall:

• Any electronic gadget

• Study material

• Any paper, excluding admit card and identity proof

The following table shows the selection process of different courses:

After qualifying for the XIC OET 2025, candidates will be summoned for a personal interview. The Personal Interviews will be conducted in April 2025 in Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, and in Mumbai. Applicants must carry the following documents at the interview session:

• Class 10 Mark-sheet

• Class 12 Mark-sheet

• Graduation certificate of the qualifying examination

• Migration Certificate

• Admit Card of XIC OET 2025

• Category Certificate (if applicable)

• Class 10 pass certificate for verification of age

• In case the result is awaited, evidence of appearing in qualifying exams

• Self-attested photocopies of all the documents

Given below is the study plan that candidates can follow in order to ace XIC OET 2025:

• Solve XIC OET previous year’s sample papers and mock tests to understand the paper pattern, marking scheme, type of questions, difficulty level. 

• Set targets to complete the entire syllabus and to ensure proper revision too.

• Revise all the concepts to retain all the data well, and also learn them throughly. Constant revision would help to retain all the topics well. Note down the important points of each chapter on a set of placards, and color code them according to the difficulty level. These will help up the end moment revision, and save a lot of time.

• Read new articles every day, practise writing essays, read newspapers, last years’ question papers etc. to improve your writing skills for the subjective section. 

• Focus on your time management skills and improving speed of answering questions with high accuracy based on English and General Knowkedge.

While filling out the online application form, the aspirants will have to choose the test centre. Here are the XIC OET exam centers.

Address: St. Xavier's College Campus,5 Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai 400 001

Helpdesk: +91.22.2262 1366 / 2262 1639, +91.22.2265 8546

Official Website: https://www.xaviercomm.org/