The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for decoding by a terminal in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes receiving data from a base station, receiving setting information on whether a second channel code which is an outer code for a first channel code is set from the base station, determining whether to decode the data by using the second channel code depending on the setting information, and performing the decoding based on a result of the determined.