National Institutes of Technology is a premier institute in the country fully financed by the Government of India. The institute conducted entrance examination for computer application aspirants called National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET). The eligible candidates get admission into the various institutes of NIT. To get admission into MCA program in NIT, NIMCET is made mandatory and hence in each year a large number of aspirants are taking this exam with a competitive mind.

Structure of NIMCET

The NIMCET examination is of objective type multiple choice examination with 120 questions. The candidates have to choose the right answers for each question from the given number of options. The question paper is divided into four parts

Analytical ability and Logical Reasoning: 55 questions

Computer Awareness: 10 questions

General English: 15 questions

Mathematics: 40 questions

There will be negative marking for each wrong answer and hence the candidates must be careful while choosing the answers.

Syllabus for NIMCET

Mathematics

• Calculus
• Coordinate Geometry
• Probability and Statistics
• Set Theory
• Trigonometry
• Vectors
• Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning
• Analyzing the passage
• Data Analysis
• Data Interpretation
• Logical Situations

General English

• Antonyms
• Articles
• Forms of verbs
• Meaning of words and phrases
• Prepositions
• Synonyms
• Technical writing
• Vocabulary
• Word power

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum education qualification required to appear for the examination is the bachelor’s degree from the reputed university. The candidates must study Mathematics as a subject in the plus-two stream or in the graduation level. They should have minimum 60% mark in the higher secondary level and 55% in that of eth graduation. The final year students are also eligible to appear for the examination. Any Indian national with not less than 21 years of age can take the examination.

How to Apply?

The candidates can apply for the exam by online. The candidates are asked to visit the official web portal of NIMCET for registering the examination. After registering with the online form the applicants need to take the print out of the completely filled form and send to the exam conducting body in the given address along with all the necessary documents and DD of the application fee from the nationalized bank. The print out should reached the admission office before the closing date.

How to fill the Form?

Before filling up the online form the candidates should read the instruction given in the official site regarding the filling up of the form. The candidates must have a scanned recent pass port size photo and signature ready for uploading in the needed place. Make sure that you enter the right codes given for center, state, qualification etc. All the information enters should be valid as per the official records. The online form will give you proper guidance while filling the form and after submitting the data do not forget to take the print out of the filled form. Keep a copy of the filled form with you and  send the original one to the admission office with suggested documents before the closing data.

Important Dates

Examination Notification: Last Week of January, 2012

Availability online application form: Last Week of January, 2012

Closing Date of submission of Application form: Second Week of April, 2012

Date of Entrance Examination: Second Week of May, 2012

List of NIMCET centers

• NITK Surathkal
• NIT Warangal
• NIT Tiruchirappalli
• NIT Surat
• NIT Srinagar
• NIT Silchar
• NIT Rourkela
• NIT Raipur
• NIT Patna
• NIT Kurukshetra
• NIT Jamshedpur
• NIT Jalandhar
• NIT Hamirpur
• NIT Durgapur
• NIT Calicut
• NIT Allahabad
• NIT Agartala
• MNIT Jaipur
• MANIT Bhopal
• Kolkata
• Bhavan’s College Andheri, Mumbai
• AIT Delhi

Contact Address for the NIMCET

• Chairman, NIMCET, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra-136119
• Fax: 01744 -233487
• Tel 01744 -238401, 233487
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: http://nimcet10.nitkkr.ac.in

Colleges Accepting the NIMCET Score

• CSE National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal
• MCA Dept. of CSE National Institute of Technology Jirania
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
• National Institute of Technology Durgapur
• National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka
• National Institute of Technology Raipur
• National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Reference Books for NIMCET

• Arihant MCA Entrance Test by Amit M. Agarwal
• Barron’s Military Flight Aptitude Tests by Terry L. Duran
• Excel With Objective Book For NIMCET by J.B Dixit, Ruchi Sharma and Ashish Mangal
• Mathematics by R.S.Agarwal
• Numerical Ability & Mathematical Aptitude by Dr. A.B. Ra
• The Aptitude Test Workbook by Jim Barrett
• The Pearson MAT Super Course
• Upkar’s MCA

Coaching Centers for NIMCET

• Aim4career
• Axiom Academy
• Brilliant Tutorials
• Career Launcher
• IMS
• Sanmacs India
• Sucsess Guru
• TCYonline
• TIME
• VN coaching center

Study Plan

NIT is one of the reputed institutes in our country that most of the young aspirants are looking forward to study in this institute. The NIMCET is conducted on the national basis and hence the competitive nature of the exam is high. A well prepared study plan is needed to overcome the challenges offered by the test. The candidates need to cover the syllabus suggested by the institute and refer the higher secondary text books to prepare for the mathematics and computer awareness part.

There will be many study materials are available for the candidates to practice in the language and reasoning part. Reading the English newspapers and watching the English channels will improve your vocabulary part. The internet will also provide you with many online resources and previous year papers. Taking mock tests and joining a coaching center will also help you to prepare well for the examination.

How and Where To Get the Results?

Each year the NIMCET is conducted by one of the NITs and the result of the exam is available either in the official site of the conducting institute or in the official portal of NIMCET of the respective year. The candidates are asked to download their score card form the site after the result is published and there will be no separate score card issues for the candidates.

Cutoff

The cutoff will vary each year and it depends upon the number of candidates appearing for the exam and on the whole result. The institute set their cutoff after the result is published and the average score needed for attending the further admission procedure is 75-80%.

Score Validity

Score validity of the NIMCET is of one year and is considered only for the present academic admission process.