CUET Mass Media & Communication 2024: Comprehensive Details of Important Topics and Exam Pattern, Book to begin Preparation

As previously reported, The CUET 2024 will be held from May 15 to May 31. The CUET application form 2024 is expected to be available in the first week of February 2024.  The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases a PDF of the CUET Mass Media and Communication course. The CUET Mass Media and Communication 2024 course is broken into seven chapters.

Aspirants should have a good comprehension of the Mass Media and Communication curriculum in order to do well on the CUET Mass Media and Communication test.

The CUET Syllabus for Mass Communication  2024 contains areas such as Communication, Journalism, Cinema, and so on.

In this article we formfees.com will discuss about the CUET Mass Media & Communication exam pattern which books are best to commence preparation to get admission in 2024.

CUET Mass Media and Communication 2024: Syllabus

As previously stated, the CUET Mass Media and Communication syllabus is organised into seven sections/chapters, each of which is further subdivided. To achieve high results, students must develop a solid CUET preparation approach, which includes familiarising themselves with the CUET syllabus for Mass Media and Communication.

Check out the table below to learn more about the CUET Mass Communication Syllabus:

Units	Important Topics
Communication	1. Culture and Communication What is culture? Relationship between culture and mass media; communication in the cultural context; media as a vehicle of cultural transmission; representation and stereotyping in Mass Media. 2. Communication and Social Change Social change: meaning; media as a catalyst for social change (with examples of various social movements).
Journalism	1. Qualities of a Good Journalist An understanding of the following: nose for News, inquisitiveness, language skills, trustworthy and empathy. 2. Ethical Issues in Journalism A brief understanding of each of the following with examples: sensationalism, fake news, paid news, plagiarism, advertorials, partisan reporting and sting operations.
TV	1. Advertising (i) Advertising concepts & process (ii) Functions of Advertising (iii) Types of Advertising (Cross promotions, Merchandise, Convert Advertising) (iv) Forms of Advertising 2. Film (i) Pre-Shooting Stage (ii) Shooting Stage (iii) Post-Shooting Stage
Radio	1. Writing for Radio Characteristics of a Radio Script: conversational language, active voice, simple sentences, avoidance of technical jargons and capability of creating imageries. 2. Recording Radio Programmes Brief understanding of the radio studio and transmission equipment: types of microphones; amplifier, sound mixer, speakers; audio recording. 3. Radio Jockeying Role of a radio jockey; skills required: command on language (spoken and written), connectedness with the audience; knowledge about the recording equipment.
Cinema	1. History of Cinema A brief understanding of the early experiments done by the following: Lumiere Brothers, John Grierson, Robert Flaharty and Dada Saheb Phalke 2. Cinema Genres Defining genre theory; an understanding of the various types of genres (with suitable examples): action, westerns, comedy, crime, drama, fantasy/sci-fi, historical, animation, romance and musical. 3. Cinema and Social Change Parallel Cinema movement in India: Issues depicted and low budget production process (with reference to examples such as Shyam Benegal’s Manthan).
Social Media	1. Definition of Social Media 2. Types of Social Media Platforms 3. Role of Social Media in Democracy Role of social media in creating collective identities with reference to sharing of information; cyber activism (with suitable examples) 4. Cyber Crime An understanding of online bullying; stalking; trolling; online frauds. 5. Netiquettes Meaning and importance of netiquettes; an understanding of netiquettes such as: identification of oneself; respect for others’ privacy, use of appropriate language and imagery; do not spam.
New Media	1. Internet as the meeting point of all the mass media. 2. Broadcasting 3. Mass communication model of a few transmitting to a vast number of receivers. 4. Gigantic organization 5. Huge technical infra-structure 6. Large scale revenue 7. The changed paradigm due to the Internet 8. Empowering an individual to post data on the Internet 9. Information, message in one medium triggering off activity in the others 10. Many sources of the same information 11. Distribution of information between individuals on an unprecedented global scale 12. Rapidity of opinion generation on a local, national and global scale 13. The socio-political implications of the new information order 14. The Strengthening of democracy 15. Emerging trends in Mass Communication

Recommended Books for the CUET Mass Media and Communication Exam

The following are the finest books to read for the CUET Mass Media and Communication exam:

Name of the Book	Author/Publication
CBSE Official Mass Media Studies Textbook of Class 12	CBSE
Together With NTA CUET (UG) Mass Media Solved Question Bank 2023 (Entrance Exam Book)	Rachna Sagar
Popular Master Guide for Journalism and Mass Communication Entrance Exam	R Gupta
Manorama Yearbook	Philip Mathew
Mass Communication in India	Keval J
Journalism & Mass Communication Entrance Examination	Arihant Publications
Journalism and Mass Communication: Patrakarita and Jansanchar (Hindi)	R. Gupta

CUET 2024: Exam Pattern

The CUET UG 2024 exam will be administered by computer-based testing (CBT). Multiple-choice questions will be asked. The exam will last two hours and twelve minutes. The CUET 2024 test pattern may be seen below:

Particulars	Details
Mode of the examination	Computer-based-test (CBT)/ Offline
Number of Slots	Two to three (depending on the number of applications in subjects)
Exam timing (Expected)	Shift 1 – 8.30 AM to 10.30 AM Shift 2 – 12 Noon to 2 PM Shift 3 – 3.30 PM to 6.30 PM
Type of questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
CUET UG sections	Section 1 A & B – Language Section 2 – Domain Subject Section 3 – General Test (Optional)
Total number of Questions	Section 1A- 50 Section 1B- 50 Section 2- 40 or 50 Section 3- 60
Negative marking	Yes
Marking Scheme	#ERROR!
Medium of CUET exam	13 languages – English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu

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