A) All candidates must appear for the Aptitude Test on the date specified in the admission notice. Admission is strictly on merit in the Aptitude Test in their respective categories.
The aptitude test consists of written examination and personal interview. After the written test, a list of candidates of Open category qualified to appear for personal interviews and DTP test will be displayed on the department's notice board. The no. of candidates in this list will be up to three times the number of seats available for the Open Category. All the candidates from the Reserve Categories who appear for the written test will be invited for interview and DTP test.

The test for admission seeks to assess candidate’s ability, aptitude and media awareness. It consists of a written test (100 marks) and a personal interview (25 marks) The written test consists of questions on composition (essay, précis, comprehension/translation) carrying 50 marks, and questions on current events, general knowledge, and media awareness carrying 50 marks. The personal interview is conducted by a panel of three experts including the Head of the Department.

The DTP test shall consist of coping the content and format of an A-4 size page given to the candidate at the time of test using MS-Word/ PageMaker. Candidates will be given content to type in the language chosen by them(English or Marathi) to answer the written test of 100 marks. Candidates typing speed, knowledge of formating and other processes (From creating a file to printing will be assesed in this test.)