NIMCET 10

NIMCET is the national level entrance test for admission to Master of Computer Applications at National Institutes of Technology (NITs). 

The Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course is one of the most sought after courses offered in the NITs and has a high job potential in the software houses in India and abroad. The first common admission test, NIMCET-05, was conducted in 2005. About 13,000 candidates appeared for NIMCET-05 for 420 seats available in NITs. Candidates with an aggregate (all subjects put together) of 60% marks (6.5/10 CGPA) in Bachelor’s degree of minimum duration of 3 years from a recognized University in any discipline, with Mathematics as one of the subjects both in graduation and at 10+2 level are eligible.

There were 11 participating NIT's for NIMCET

NITs located at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal.

NIMCET 2010 Important Dates

Availability of NIT MCA Online Application form	Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Closing Date of Online Application Form	Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Last date for receipt of filled in NIMCET Application form along with requisite DD by post / hand	Monday, April 26, 2010
Availability of Admit card on web for download	Monday, May 03, 2010
Date & Time of NIMCET 2010 Examination	Sunday, May 16, 2010 (10 A.M to 12 Noon)
Date of Publication of NIMCET Result (2010)	Monday, May 31, 2010
Counseling Dates	Friday to Sunday, June 19 to 24, 2010

Eligibility for NIMCET 2010

Indian nationals securing 60% marks or 6.5/10 CGPA (55% or 6.0/10 CGPA for SC/ST) in each of the examinations of (i) 12th level with Mathematics and (ii) bachelor’s degree of full time 3 year duration from a recognized university with any one of (a) mathematics (b) statistics (c) business mathematics (d) discrete mathematics (e) mathematical foundations of computer science (f) business statistics (g) computational mathematics (h) elementary mathematics (i) elementary statistics; as one of the subjects. Those who have done bridge course in mathematics are also eligible to apply. The percentage marks for (i) and (ii) above will be calculated on the basis of method used by respective board/ university. Students completing degree from open universities are also eligible to apply provided their course is approved by UGC/AICTE and distance education council (DEC) of govt of India. The candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET10. Such candidates shall have to furnish the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET10 preferably at the time of counseling/admission but not later than 31st July, 2010, failing which, their admission may be cancelled by the respective NITs. The state of eligibility is the state from where the candidates passed/appeared for graduation..

MODE OF EXAMINATION

The duration of NIMCET10 examination will be for a period of two hours and will consist of 120 multiple choice questions with four choices for each question. Each correctly answered question will carry four marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to negative one mark. The candidates have to mark the responses in the OMR sheets at the time of examination. Candidates have to bring their own HB pencil, eraser and black ball point pen. Calculators, mobile phones or any other material shall not be allowed in the examination hall.
LIST OF TEST CENTRES
NIT Agartala, MNNIT Allahabad, MANIT Bhopal, NIT Calicut, NIT Durgapur, NIT Hamirpur, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Kurukshetra, (this is tentative, if enough number of candidates do not opt for a centre that centre will be cancelled)

DISTRIBUTION OF QUESTIONS

The question paper will contain 120 multiple choice questions covering the following topics:

1. Mathematics 40 questions
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning 55 questions
3. Computer Awareness 10 questions
4. General English 15 questions

Contact

Contact Details: For further details/clarifications please contact at the following address: Chairman NIMCET10 National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra-136119 Tel 01744 -238401, 233487 Fax: 01744 -233487 Website: http://nimcet10.nitkkr.ac.in Email : nimcet10@nitkkr.ac.in;