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NIMCET 2024


NIMCET 2024
(NIT MCA Common Entrance Test)
Admission to Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Programme
conducted by:
National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are Institutes of National Importance and are Centrally Funded Technical Institutes. The NIT MCA Common Entrance Test(NIMCET), is a National Level Test conducted by NITs for admission to their Masterof Computer Applications (MCA) programme. The admission to the MCA programme to the nine NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur,Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal for the year 2024-25 is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2024 only. The Curriculum and Syllabi of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme offered by NITsare designed considering the needs of different Information Technology firms in India and abroad. MCA graduates have high potential for jobs in the IT Sector.

Important Points

Admission to the M.C.A. program of the eleven participating NITs/IIIT and one IIIT is done through a common entrance test NIMCET. Candidates must apply for NIMCET-2024 through ‘Online’ only and they must follow the instructions strictly as given in the NIMCET-2024 website https://www.nimcet.in or https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in Applications not complying with the instructions will be summarily rejected.
  • Online Submission of the Application Form
    • Candidates have to register on NIMCET-2024 website by creating the login, password as instructed therein and then fill all the details as per the Online Form. Application system is made user-friendly as much as possible and enough help / instructions / guidelines have been provided in appropriate places in addition to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) link provided on the top of the application page. Further, a link is also provided on the top of the webpage to "Contact us" for any assistance / guidance.
    • The last date for submitting online application is 20/04/2024 (Saturday) up to 5:00 PM. No requests in this regard shall be entertained thereafter. However, edit window for successful applications will be available during 24/04/2024 to 26/04/2024.
    • Candidates have to pay the non-refundable Application Processing Fee (Rs. 2,500/- for OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC Category and Rs. 1,250/-for SC/ST/PwD Category) only through the provisions made in the NIMCET-2024 website before the final submission of the online application form.
    • All the relevant documents (duly self-attested and then scanned) should be uploaded along with the online application form.
    • After duly filling up the application form and uploading of the necessary documents, the candidate should click "Preview the Application", following which a preview of the entire application will be generated for viewing. The candidate is advised to carefully review this form and use "Revise the Application" button to go back to the application form, if required. Click on "SUBMIT" button only after assuring himself/herself that every entry is in order. Please note that no further review/ modification of the application will be possible after the final submission.
    • Thereafter, a soft copy of the complete application form with unique Application Number will be generated in the downloadable PDF format. Applicants are advised to download and save the soft copy and also keep a hard copy of the application for further references.
    • Applicants must quote their Application Number in all future correspondence.
    • The generated application form will be accessible for download by the applicants up to 08/06/2024 (Saturday).
    • Please ensure that all the supporting documents are uploaded as specified in the checklist.
    • Candidate’s login name, email id, password and the security question (with its answer) are very important. They should remember these till the end of the NIMCET-2024 process.
    • Candidates should not create multiple logins. Any attempt to subvert the process will be viewed seriously.
    • Candidates should use only one mobile number and single email-id only to create an account. Candidate must retain the same mobile number and email-id till admission process through NIMCET-2024 is complete.
    • The online application form submitted without uploading the proper supporting documents and e-receipt (document of proof of payment of the application fee) will be summarily rejected.
    • Hard copy of the application form and the supporting documents NEED NOT be sent to Coordinating institute.
  • NIMCET-2024 team is not responsible for any user side network failures.
  • Admit cards will NOT be sent to the candidates individually by post. Eligible candidates can download their own Admit Cards from the NIMCET-2024 website https://www.nimcet.in or https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in on or after 28/05/2024 (Thursday). In the event of any difficulty / problem in downloading the Admit Card, the candidates should send an e-mail to nimcet@nitjsr.ac.in between 01/06/2024 and 05/06/2024 giving details of the candidate’s application number and proof for the remittance of fee. Any such request on thereafter will not be entertained. Any telephonic requests shall not be entertained.
  • Candidates are hereby advised to print the Admit Card on precision printers only such as Laser Printers (and not on Inkjet printers). Also, the candidate must preserve the Admit Card (used during the examination) till the entire process of admission is complete. Request for issue of duplicate Admit Card will not be entertained after the examination in any case.
Note: Ranks awarded to candidates in NIMCET examination were considered by some other Universities like, Indraprastha University, Delhi and HBTU, Kanpur, etc., for their admission purposes in the previous years. However, NIMCET-2024 has no role in their admission process. For details these institutes may be directly contacted.

    + Important Dates (Subjected to appropriate modification)

    Event Date
    Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web Friday, 01/03/2024
    Opening date for online Registration Wednesday, 06/03/2024 [10 am]
    Last date for online submission of Application Form Saturday, 20/04/2024 [up to 5 pm]
    Edit Window opens Wednesday, 24/04/2024 [10 am]
    Edit Window closes Friday, 26/04/2024 [up to 5 pm]
    Availability of Admit card/Hall ticket on web for download Thursday, 28/05/2024
    to
    Sunday, 08/06/2024
    Date and Time of Online Examination at the allotted centers Saturday, 08/06/2024
    (02:00 pm - 04:00 pm)
    Challenges to model solution Monday, 10/06/2024 (5 pm)
    to
    Wednesday, 12/06/2024 (5 pm)
    Date of Publication of Result/Scorecard (Tentative) Tuesday, 25/06/2024 (5 pm)
    Registration &Choice filling by paying the nonrefundable counseling fees of Rs. 1000/- Saturday, 29/06/2024 (10 am)
    to
    Friday, 05/07/2024 (5 pm)
    First Round of Allotment Monday, 08/07/2024 (6 pm)
    First round of online reporting and partial admission fee payment Tuesday, 09/07/2024
    to
    Friday, 12/07/2024
    (till 5 pm)
    Second round of Allotment / upgradation Saturday, 13/07/2024 (6 pm)
    Second round of online reporting and partial fee payment only for Fresh allotees Monday, 15/07/2024
    to
    Wednesday, 17/07/2024
    (till 5 pm)
    Third round of allotment/upgradation Thursday, 18/07/2024 (6 pm)
    Third round of online reporting only for Fresh allotees and Online Institute Admission by paying the Partial Admission fees. Friday, 19/07/2024
    to
    Monday, 22/07/2024
    (till 5 pm)
    Announcement of vacant seats Tuesday, 23/07/2024 (6 pm)
    Special Round: Fresh Choice Filling and registration for the vacant seats and likely to be vacant seats due to upgradation. Wednesday, 24/07/2024 (10 am)
    to
    Friday, 26/07/2024 (5 pm)
    Special round of Seat allotment Saturday, 27/07/2024 (6 pm)
    Reporting for offline admission at the finally allotted institute for all allotted candidates. Reporting as per institute schedule after 27/07/2024

    + Eligibility Criteria to appear for NIMCET-2024

    Indian Nationals securing at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale (55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10-point scale in case of SC/ ST/PwD) in
    • Any UG program of minimum Three years with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects
    • OR
    • B.E./ B.Tech. from a recognized University/Institution
    are eligible to appear for NIMCET-2024. Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice-versa is not permitted.

    (CGPA other than 10-point scale will be converted to 10-point scale based on unitary method)

    Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET-2024 and such candidates shall have to furnish the proof (in the form of a certificate issued by the Head of institution where the candidate has been studying / has studied) of candidature for appearing in the examinations during the academic year 2024-25 All candidates shall submit the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET-2024 at the time of Counseling/Admission but not later than 30/09/2024, failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs.

    Note: Students who have completed/completing Bachelor Degree Program of minimum Three years with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects from Open Universities are also eligible to apply provided the program is approved by UGC/AICTE and Distance Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India.
    The percentages of marks / CGPA in the qualifying degree are to be calculated on the basis of marks / grade points obtained in all the subjects studied in all the years including languages, optional and additional subjects studied, if any. The aggregate of marks / grade points secured in all the subjects in all the years computed using this method of calculation alone be considered by NIMCET-2024 for deciding the eligibility.

    + Test Centers and Center Codes

    Test Center Center Code Test Center Center Code
    Allahabad 11 Lucknow 274
    Bhagalpur 12 Muzaffarpur 28
    Bhopal 13 Patna 29
    Bhubaneswar 14 Raipur 30
    Chandigarh 15 Ranchi 31
    Delhi 16 Rourkela 32
    Guwahati 17 Surat 33
    Hyderabad 18 Surathkal 34
    Indore 19 Tiruchirappalli 35
    Jaipur 20 Varanasi 36
    Jalandhar 21 Warangal 37
    Jamshedpur 22 Pune 38
    Kanpur 23 Silchar 39
    Kolkata 24 Agartala 40
    Kozhikode 25 Srinagar 41
    Kurukshetra 26    
    NOTE: This is a tentative list of test centers. If enough number of candidates do not opt for a particular center, then that center may be cancelled, and the center indicated as the next choice will be allotted automatically. However, in a situation where none of the three choices indicated by the candidate is available (which is unlikely), one of the available centers that is geographically nearest to the first preference center will be allotted.

    + Seat Matrix of Participating Institutes (Participating NITS)

    Institute Name Quota OP OBC SC ST EWS PWD-OP PWD-OBC PWD-SC PWD-ST PWD-EWS Total
    NIT Agartala All India 11 8 4 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 30
    MNNIT Allahabad 45 29 16 8 11 2 2 1 1 1 116
    MANIT Bhopal 44 30 16 8 11 2 1 1 1 1 115
    NIT Jamshedpur* 44 30 16 8 11 2 1 1 1 1 115
    NIT Kurukshetra 25 16 9 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 64
    NIT Kurukshetra
    (Self-Financing)
    12 8 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 32
    NIT Raipur 43 27 15 8 11 2 1 1 1 1 110
    NITK Surathkal 22 15 9 4 6 1 1 0 0 0 58
    NIT Tiruchirappalli 45 29 16 8 11 2 2 1 1 0 115
    NIT Warangal* 22 15 9 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 58
    IIIT Bhopal 23 15 8 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 60
    NIT Patna (Data
    sciences & informatics
    15 10 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 40
    NIT Patna (Data
    sciences & informatics
    (Self-Financing)
    15 10 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 40
    NIT Patna (AI & IoT) 15 10 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 40
    NIT Patna (AI & IoT)
    (Self-Financing)
    15 10 6 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 40
    TOTAL   396 262 147 74 101 19 16 8 5 5 1033
    * NIT Warangal and NIT Jamshedpur offers a three-year duration MCA program but with an option for the students to exit at the end of successful two years and the title of such exit would be Post-Graduate Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications.

    LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ABOVE TABLE:
    ABBREVIATION STANDS FOR ABBREVIATION STANDS FOR
    OP Open / General OBC-PwD Other Backward Classes – Persons with Disability
    OP-PwD Open – Persons with Disability/Differently Abled SC Scheduled Caste
    OP-EWS Open- Economically Weaker Section SC-PwD Scheduled Caste- Persons with Disability/Differently Abled
    EWS-PwD Economically Weaker Section–Persons with Disability ST Scheduled Tribe
    OBC Other Backward Classes ST-PwD Scheduled Tribe- Persons with Disability/Differently Abled

    + Participating NITs

    NIT Agartala MNNIT Allahabad
    MANIT Bhopal NIT Jamshedpur
    NIT Kurukshetra NIT Raipur
    NITK Surathkal NIT Tiruchirappalli
    NIT Warangal IIIT Bhopal
    NIT Patna  
CONTACT DETAILS OF NIMCET-2024 OFFICE
www.nimcet.in & www.nimcet.admissions.nic.in
Helpline number: 9341519389, 9263837171
E-mail: nimcet2024@nitjsr.ac.in
Source: nimcet.admissions.nic.in

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