QUESTION PAPERS:-

• 2012
  
• 2013
  

SYLLABUS:-

Unit I [Editing Principles]
1. What is editing? And objectives of editing?.
2. Editing and Rewriting.
3. Principles of editing.
4. Editing for newspapers, magazine and journals.
 
Unit II [News Editing]
1. Editing a copy/electronic editing.
2. Guidelines for writing headlines.  
3. Use of graphics, cartoons and statistics.
4. Design & layout.  

Unit III [Editing Style]
1. Understanding  Style book.
2. Spelling and Grammar/Punctuation & Quotation    
3. Attribution, Capitalization
4. Use of Editing Symbols.  

Unit IV [Specialized Writing/Editing]
1. Structure & Operations of a newspaper organization.
2. Functions and responsibilities of Editor and Sub Editor.
3. Editorial Writing and its importance.  
4. Commentary, Analysis, letters to editor column.