JKSSB Official SyllabusHigher Education Department

JKSSB EDUSAT Assistant Syllabus & Exam Pattern

Official 120-mark recruitment examination syllabus for the post of EDUSAT Assistant under the Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The curriculum comprehensively evaluates Mass Communication, Media Studies, Broadcast History, and Educational Technology across Communication Models, Theories & Media Systems (Shannon-Weaver, Berlo SMCR, Schramm, Lasswell, Hypodermic Needle, Cultivation, Spiral of Silence, Uses & Gratifications, Semiotics, and Gestalt principles), Radio, Television & Educational Broadcasting (Indian broadcasting milestones, AIR/ISBS history, FM radio characteristics, SITE 1975, Gyan Darshan, Doordarshan, Studio-Transmitter Links STL, and microphone acoustics), Journalism, Digital Media, PR & Advertising (Newsroom gatekeeping, digital convergence, hyperlinking, SEO keywords, advertorials, corporate public relations history, Great Indian Peninsular Railway 1920 campaign, Tata PR, and C4D participatory paradigms), and Indian Cinema, Visual Communication & Media Laws (Indian film evolution from Raja Harishchandra 1913 and Alam Ara 1931 to Parallel Cinema, visual composition principles, Article 19(1)(a) freedom of speech, Article 19(2) reasonable restrictions, Official Secrets Act Section 3, Contempt of Courts Act 1971, and IPC Sections 499-500 Defamation exceptions).

📜 Notification:Advt No. 06 of 2020 / OMR Examination 2025
TOTAL MARKS
120 Marks
TIME DURATION
120 Mins
NEGATIVE MARKING
-0.25 Mark
UNITS / SECTIONS
4 Sections

Declared Weightage vs. Observed Exam History

The Declared Weightage represents the marks allocated in the official notification. The Observed Count reveals the actual number of solved questions asked in real past papers from our verified dataset.

UNIT 1

Communication Models, Theories & Media Systems

30 Marks
Linear, Circular & Transactional Models (Shannon-Weaver, Berlo, Schramm, Lasswell) and Mass Communication Theories
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Semiotics (Signs, Signifiers, Signified, Icons, Indexes, Symbols) and Gestalt Principles of Perception
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Barriers to Communication, Encoding-Decoding Loops, Feedback Dynamics & Non-Verbal Interaction
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 2

Radio, Television & Educational Broadcasting (EDUSAT)

30 Marks
Broadcasting Milestones in India (IBC 1927, AIR/ISBS, FM Expansion, Community Radio, and TV Evolution)
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Educational Broadcasting (SITE 1975, Gyan Darshan, EDUSAT Satellite Network, and Distance Learning Technology)
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Studio-Transmitter Links (STL), Transmitter Systems, and Audio/Microphone Polar Patterns
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 3

Journalism, Digital Media, PR & Advertising

30 Marks
Principles of Journalism, News Gathering, Gatekeeping, Press Agencies, and Online Media Writing
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Communication for Development (C4D), Participatory Paradigms, Paulo Freire, and Melkote DSC Approaches
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Public Relations History (GIP Railway 1920, Tata PR), Corporate PR, Advertising Code, SEO & Hypertext
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
UNIT 4

Indian Cinema, Visual Communication & Media Laws

30 Marks
Evolution of Indian Cinema (Silent Era, Talkies, Parallel Cinema, Landmark Feature Films & Directors)
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Visual Communication Principles, Elements of Design, Visual Hierarchy, and Anatomy of Human Vision
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)
Constitutional Media Protections (Article 19), Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Official Secrets Act, and IPC Defamation
Declared: 10 Marks•Observed in PYQs: 0 Solved MCQs (0 Papers)

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