BJM 001 Question Paper December 2025 is the paper to drill if your Introduction to Community Radio exam falls in 2026. As the actual IGNOU CCR paper, it shows how the Community Radio Policy, broadcaster ethics and the licensing procedure are really questioned. Work through it once under timed conditions and the CRS topics start to feel like home ground.
Exam Format and Weightage for BJM-001
| Aspect | Detail |
|---|---|
| Medium | Bilingual, English and Hindi |
| Duration | Three hours |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Total questions | Ten |
| Questions to attempt | Any five |
| Marks per question | Twenty, equal marks |
| Type of questions | Descriptive essay style, with a short notes option in question ten |
| Language of answers | English or Hindi |
Full Bilingual Paper for BJM-001 December 2025
CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY RADIO (CCR)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BJM-001 : INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY RADIO
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : (i) Attempt any five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.
1. Trace the evolution of the Community Radio Policy in India, highlighting the important milestones.
2. What are the core ethical values governing a community radio broadcaster ?
3. What methods can be used to ensure maximum ownership by the community in a CRS ?
4. Highlight the role of workshops and training to encourage participatory programming in a CRS.
5. Explain some ways of identifying and involving local talents in a CRS.
6. What is the need and importance of NGOs involvement in improving programming of CRS ?
7. Enumerate the steps in the Community Radio Licensing procedure, providing details of each.
8. “In a community radio, teams constitute of staff and volunteers.” Suggest effective ways of dividing responsibilities and maintaining coordination.
9. Explain in detail the importance and stages of Ethnographic Action Research.
10. Write short notes on any two of the following :
(a) Volunteerism
(b) Community Networking
(c) Radio Drama
(d) Social Sustainability
सामुदायिक रेडियो में प्रमाण-पत्र (सी. सी. आर.)
सत्रांत परीक्षा
दिसम्बर, 2025
बी.जे.एम.-001 : सामुदायिक रेडियो का परिचय
समय : 3 घण्टे अधिकतम अंक : 100
नोट : (i) किन्हीं पाँच प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए।
(ii) सभी प्रश्नों के अंक समान हैं।
1. भारत में सामुदायिक रेडियो नीति के विकास की चर्चा करते हुए महत्वपूर्ण सोपानों पर प्रकाश डालिए।
2. नीति और आचार संबंधी वे कौन-से मूल्य हैं जो एक सामुदायिक रेडियो प्रसारक को निर्देशित करते हैं ?
3. किसी सामुदायिक रेडियो केन्द्र में अधिक से अधिक सामुदायिक स्वामित्व सुनिश्चित करने के लिए क्या प्रयास किए जा सकते हैं ?
4. सी. आर. एस. (CRS) हेतु कार्यक्रम निर्माण में सहभागिता को बढ़ावा देने के लिए, कार्यशाला और प्रशिक्षण की भूमिका और उसके महत्व पर प्रकाश डालिए।
5. सामुदायिक रेडियो केन्द्र के लिए स्थानीय प्रतिभाओं की खोज और उनकी सहभागिता सुनिश्चित करने के तरीकों की व्याख्या कीजिए।
6. सामुदायिक रेडियो केन्द्र के लिए बेहतर कार्यक्रम निर्माण हेतु गैर-सरकारी संगठनों की आवश्यकता और महत्व क्या है ?
7. सामुदायिक रेडियो लाइसेंसिंग प्रक्रिया के प्रमुख चरणों को विस्तार से समझाइए।
8. „सामुदायिक रेडियो संचालन के लिए एक टीम में कर्मचारी और स्वयंसेवक दोनों होते हैं।” इस टीम में उत्तरदायित्व को बाँटने और बेहतर तालमेल बिठाने के तरीकों की जानकारी दीजिए।
9. जातीय समूहों के अध्ययन के लिए क्रियाकलाप संबंधी शोध के बारे में विस्तार से जानकारी दीजिए। 20
10. निम्नलिखित में से किन्हीं दो पर संक्षिप्त टिप्पणियाँ लिखिए :
(अ) स्वयंसेवी भावना
(ब) सामुदायिक नेटवर्किंग
(स) रेडियो नाटक
(द) सामाजिक संधारणीयता
Question by Question Topic Map for BJM-001
The evolution and milestones of the Community Radio Policy in India
The core ethical values governing a community radio broadcaster
Methods to ensure maximum community ownership in a CRS
The role of workshops and training in participatory programming
Ways of identifying and involving local talents in a CRS
The need and importance of NGO involvement in CRS programming
The steps in the Community Radio Licensing procedure
Dividing responsibilities and maintaining coordination between staff and volunteers
The importance and stages of Ethnographic Action Research
Short notes on volunteerism, community networking, radio drama and social sustainability
What is the BJM-001 December 2025 Question Paper
The BJM 001 December 2025 question paper is the official IGNOU Term-End paper for Introduction to Community Radio in the CCR programme, offered in English and Hindi, worth 100 marks over three hours, with any five of ten questions attempted.
Put simply, it is the paper IGNOU set this session for community-radio trainees. It runs from the Community Radio Policy and broadcaster ethics through participatory programming and Ethnographic Action Research, and you pick any five questions to answer in either language.
About the BJM-001 Course and Who Reviews This Page
BJM-001 is the foundation paper of the IGNOU Certificate in Community Radio (CCR), and it maps the whole life of a community radio station. The course covers the Community Radio Policy in India, the ethical values a broadcaster works by, community ownership of a CRS, and participatory programming built through workshops and training.
It also looks at involving local talents, the need for NGO partnerships, the Community Radio Licensing procedure, sharing duties between staff and volunteers, and Ethnographic Action Research. This page was written by Prateek Talwar and reviewed by the Unnati Educations academic team with its community media content reviewers, against the IGNOU Term-End Examination of December 2025. Last updated June 2026.
Smart Way to Revise BJM-001 December 2025 Question Paper Before the 2026 TEE
Since you attempt only five of ten, lock your five strongest community-radio topics early, say the Community Radio Policy, the licensing procedure and Ethnographic Action Research, and rehearse those until they flow. Pace three hours so each twenty-mark answer gets fair time.
For a topic like the Community Radio Licensing procedure, marks come from order: open with a one-line definition, lay the stages in sequence, then add a worked CRS example. Notice how policy and ethics, participation, licensing and team roles keep recurring, so revising those four clusters covers most of the December 2025 IGNOU paper.
How a Full-Marks Answer Is Shaped (not a full answer)
Take the steps in the Community Radio Licensing procedure. Begin with one line on what licensing is and why a CRS needs it. Then set out the stages in order, from eligibility and application to the Letter of Intent, frequency allocation and the final agreement, naming each step rather than describing it loosely.
Drop in one concrete example, such as an NGO-run CRS moving from application to on-air, as your illustration, then close with a sentence on why following the procedure protects the station. That shape, definition then ordered stages then an example then a short close, also fits the core ethical values governing a community radio broadcaster.
Frequently Asked Questions on the BJM-001 Question Paper December 2025
Is this the authentic IGNOU BJM 001 paper?
Authentic, yes. This is the official BJM-001 Introduction to Community Radio paper from the December 2025 Term-End Examination, shown word for word in both English and Hindi. Nothing is paraphrased, so the question on the Community Radio Policy, the licensing procedure and the short notes on radio drama and social sustainability match exactly what CCR candidates faced that session.
Is BJM 001 useful for the 2026 exam?
Very useful for 2026. Being the latest official Introduction to Community Radio paper, it mirrors the depth IGNOU now expects, and recurring areas like broadcaster ethics, community ownership of a CRS and Ethnographic Action Research give you a dependable shortlist to revise before your own attempt, so your time goes to the topics that actually get asked.
Is a BJM 001 solved version available?
A BJM 001 Solved Question Paper can be shared on request. It models how each twenty-mark answer is built, from the Community Radio Licensing steps to the role of workshops and training in participatory programming, so you see the structure expected. Use it as a guide, then write the answers in your own words for the exam.
Does BJM-001 help with the assignment too?
It helps your assignment as well. Several BJM-001 assignment tasks overlap with this paper, such as NGO involvement in CRS programming and identifying local talents. Reading the IGNOU BJM 001 question paper alongside your assignment work gives you the right community-radio examples and the correct terms for ethics, ownership and participation to put into your answers.
Is BJM 001 available in both English and Hindi?
Both languages are here. The full set of ten questions is printed in English and again in Hindi, so you can revise the Community Radio Policy or Ethnographic Action Research in whichever language you will answer in. You attempt any five for the full 100 marks, writing in English or Hindi as you prefer in the exam.
What BJM 001 support is available?
Help is a WhatsApp message away. If you are unsure where to start, from the licensing procedure to social sustainability, just ask and you will be pointed to the high-return topics first. You can also request the BJM 001 Introduction to Community Radio Solved Question Paper or an earlier session paper for more timed practice.
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