CUET Mass Media and Communication Syllabus 2025: Topics, Exam Pattern, and Preparation Tips

Last update: Jun 06, 2025

With the release of CUET Mass Media and Communication Syllabus 2025, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has clearly outlined major topics and subcategories. The syllabus covers seven topics: Communication, Journalism, Advertising, Television Production, Radio, Cinema, Social Media and New Media. Each topic is further divided into two or three subcategories. The syllabus is typically based on the NCERT curriculum. Topics like Communication, Advertising, New Media and Production process are included from the NCERT curriculum. So, aspirants are advised to read the NCERT books thoroughly to achieve a good score.

The Mass Media and Communication paper of CUET 2025 will be held between 13th May and 3rd June, 2025, in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. As CUET 2025 enters the final preparation phase, mastering the Mass Media and Communication Syllabus is a must to achieve a perfect 250/250. This article provides a concise syllabus overviewto support a high-impact preparation for candidates.

Table of Contents

CUET Mass Media and Communication Topics
CUET Mass Media and Communication Exam Pattern
CUET Mass Media and Communication: Best Books to Read
CUET Mass Media And Communication Preparation Tips
Final thoughts

CUET Mass Media and Communication Topics

The CUET 2025 Mass Media and Communication syllabus is divided into seven primary areas, each focusing on fundamental aspects of mass media and communication studies. Candidates can find the complete syllabus guide in the table below.

Topics	CUET Mass Media and Communication 2025
1. Communication	Culture and Communication: What is culture? The relationship between culture and mass media, communication in the cultural context, media as a vehicle of cultural transmission, and representation and stereotyping in mass media.
	Communication and Social Change: Social change: meaning; media as a catalyst for social change (with examples of various social movements).
	History of Newspapers, Radio and Television in India and History of New Media: Evolution of media, key developments and how these are impacted by technology and societal change.
2. Journalism	Qualities of a good Journalist: An understanding of the following: a nose for News, inquisitiveness, language skills, trustworthiness, and empathy.
2. Journalism	Ethical Issues in Journalism: A brief understanding of sensationalism, fake news, paid news, plagiarism, advertorials, partisan reporting, sting operations, defamation, freedom of speech, and expression.
3. Advertising and Television Production	Advertising: Advertising concepts & process, Functions of Advertising, Types of Advertising (Cross promotions, Merchandise, Conversion Advertising) Forms of Advertising
3. Advertising and Television Production	TV: Pre-production stage Production stage Post-production Stage
4. Radio	Writing for Radio: Characteristics of a Radio Script: conversational language, active voice, simple sentences, avoidance of technical jargon, and the capability of creating
4. Radio	Recording Radio Programming Imagery: Brief understanding of the radio studio and transmission equipment, including types of microphones, amplifiers, sound mixers, speakers, and audio recording.
5. Cinema	History of Cinema: A brief understanding of the early experiments by Lumiere Brothers, John Grierson, Robert Flaherty and Dada Saheb Phalke.
	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.
	Cinema and Social Change: Parallel Cinema movement in India: Issues depicted and low budget production process (about examples such as Shyam Benegal’s Manthan).
6. Social Media	Definition of social media. Types of social media platforms: Self-explanatory Role of social media in democracy: Role of social media in creating collective identities concerning sharing of information; cyber activism (with suitable examples) Cyber Crime: An understanding of online bullying, stalking, trolling, and fraud. Netiquette: Meaning and importance of netiquette; an understanding of netiquette, such as: identification of oneself; respect for others’ privacy, use of appropriate language and imagery; do not spam.
7. New Media	The Internet is the meeting point of all the mass media. Broadcasting The mass communication model is one in which a few are transmitting to many receivers. Gigantic organisation. Huge technical infrastructure Large-scale revenue. The changed paradigm due to the Internet. Empowering an individual to post data on the Internet. Information is a message in one medium, triggering activity in the others. Many sources of the same information. Distribution of the information between individuals on an unprecedented global scale. Rapidity of opinion generation on a local, national and global scale. The socio-political implications of the new information order. The Strengthening of Democracy. Emerging Trends in Mass Communication

CUET Mass Media and Communication Exam Pattern

According to the CUET Exam Pattern 2025, students must attempt 50 out of 50 questions, each carrying five marks. However, candidates have to remain cautious about the negative marking scheme. For each incorrect attempt, students have to lose one mark. Accordingly, the exam duration will be 120 minutes. Within this duration, students have to answer 50 questions. So, they should spend 2 minutes/per question, and the last 20 minutes should be kept as a buffer for cross-checking. Please check below for more information about CUET Exam Pattern 2025 to strengthen preparation journey.

Particulars	Details
Mode of the Exam	Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode
Question Type	MCQs
Medium	13 languages - English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Total Questions	50
Maximum Marks	250
Duration	60 minutes
Marking Scheme	Correct Answer: 05 marks Incorrect Answer: -1 mark Unanswered/unattended Answer: 0
Course options for CUET Mass Media and Communication	BA Hons in Journalism & Mass Communication BA in Journalism & Mass Communication Undergraduate Journalism and Mass Communication BA in Journalism & Mass Communication (Honours / Research) BA in Mass Communication (International) BA Honours in Mass Communication & Video Production Certificate/Diploma in Mass Media BA in Mass Communication and Multimedia Production

CUET Mass Media and Communication: Best Books to Read

The CUET Mass Media and Communication 2025 syllabus assesses students' conceptual understanding of the media and communication landscape. It focuses on theoretical knowledge and practical awareness of the impact of media on society and how its evolution has happened to date. It also encourages students to be aware of media ethics and influence. Regarding this, candidates are recommended to read the most valuable books to cover all the Mass Media and Communication syllabus topics. The list is as follows:

Books	Author/Publication
CBSE Official Mass Media Studies Textbook of Class 12 (As per NCERT Curriculum)	CBSE
Popular Master Guide for Journalism and Mass Communication Entrance Exam	R. Gupta
Together With NTA CUET (UG) Mass Media Solved Question Bank 2023 (Entrance Exam Book)	Rachna Sagar
NTA CUET (UG) Mass Media & Communication	Student Aid Publications
Mass Communication in India	Keval J. Kumar
Journalism and Mass Communication	RPH Editorials

CUET Mass Media And Communication Preparation Tips

Candidates can expect MCQs from the main topics, such as Culture and Communication, Journalism, Advertising and Production Practices, Cinema, Social Media, latest technologies and New Media. To attempt all 50 questions correctly, candidates can check the preparation tips below to achieve a perfect score.

Understanding basic concepts: Students should be familiar with some terms like “culture” “, communication”, “journalism”, and “advertising”.
Grasp the main topics from the NCERT textbooks: The Mass and Media communication is solely based on the NCERT Curriculum. Candidates are advised to have a solid grasp of the main chapters of the NCERT Mass Media textbooks.
Watch the media to stay updated on current events: Candidates are encouraged to watch the latest news, broadcasts and social media to know more about current affairs.
Practice previous years’ papers: Candidates must solve previous years’ question papers to understand the CUET Exam Pattern in detail. It will also help them manage time.
Attempt mock tests: As the exam date is fast approaching, candidates can now attend mock tests to check their abilities and create a last-minute plan for revision.

Final thoughts

CUET2025MassMediaandCommunicationsyllabus topics range from traditional communication and media methods to advanced media trends. The CUET Mass Media and Communication exam pattern will be based on theory and practical knowledge. Hence, besides strengthening theoretical knowledge, candidates must stay updated with current events.