NIMCET 2026: National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) 2026

National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test

National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) 2026

NIMCET 2026
[National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test 2026]
[NIT MCA Common Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by National Institutes of Technology (NITs)
coordinated by National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Admission to the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Program at 11 participating National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and 2 IIITs, 2026

Date and Time of Online Entrance Test:
June 06, 2026 (Saturday)
02:00 P.M. to 04:00 P.M.

National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are institutes of national importance and are centrallyfunded technical institutes. The NIT MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET), is a National Level test conducted for admission into Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme of 11 NITs and 2 IIITs. The Curriculum and Syllabi of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme offered by NITs and IIITs are designed considering the needs of various Information Technology firms in India and abroad. MCA graduates have high potential for jobs in the IT sector. The admission to the MCA programme to the eleven NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Delhi, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Meghalaya, Patna, Raipur, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal and two IIITs at IIIT Bhopal, and IIIT Vadodara for the year 2026-27 is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2026 only.

Important features regarding the eligibility criteria, online application for NIMCET-2026, syllabus for the test, test centres, criteria to award a rank, rank card, admission procedure, list of participating institutes with total number of seats, seat distribution, contact details, admission schedule are given in this brochure. Candidates are advised to read this information brochure carefully. Candidates are also advised to visit our website: https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in regularly for updates till the end of counselling.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web	Monday, 02/03/2026
Opening date for Online Registration	Tuesday, 03/03/2026 (10:00 A.M.)
Last date for online submission of Application Form	Friday, 01/05/2026 (up to 05:00 P.M.)
Edit Window opens	Tuesday, 05/05/2026 (10:00 A.M.)
Edit Window closes	Thursday, 07/05/2026 (up to 05:00 P.M.)
Availability of Admit card/Hall ticket On web for download	Wednesday 27/05/2026 to Saturday, 06/06/2026
Date and Time of Online Examination at the allotted centres	Saturday, 06/06/2026 (02:00 P.M. - 04:00 P.M.)
Challenges to Answer Key*	Wednesday, 10/06/2026 (10:00 A.M.) to Thursday, 11/06/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
Date of Publication of Result/Score card (Tentative)	Monday, 29/06/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
Registration & Choice filling by paying the non-refundable counselling fees of Rs 1000/-	Tuesday, 30/06/2026 (10:00 A.M.) to Friday, 03/07/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
First Round of Allotment	Monday, 06/07/2026 (06:00 P.M.)
First round of Online Reporting and Seat Acceptance Fee Payment	Tuesday, 07/07/2026 to Friday, 10/07/2026 (till 05:00 P.M.)
Second round of Allotment / Upgradation	Saturday, 11/07/2026 (06:00 P.M.)
Second round of Online Reporting and Partial Fee Payment only for Fresh allotees	Monday, 13/07/2026 to Wednesday, 15/07/2026 (till 05:00 P.M.)
Third round of Allotment / Upgradation	Thursday, 16/07/2026 (06:00 P.M.)
Third round of online reporting only for Fresh allotees and Online Institute Admission by paying the Partial Admission Fee	Friday, 17/07/2026 to Monday, 20/07/2026 (till 05:00 P.M.)
Announcement of Vacant Seats	Tuesday, 21/07/2026 (06:00 P.M.)
Special Round: Fresh Choice Filling and Registration for the vacant seats and likely-to-be vacant seats due to upgradation	Wednesday, 22/07/2026 (10:00 A.M.) to Friday, 24/07/2026 (05:00 P.M.)
Special round of Seat Allotment	Saturday, 25/07/2026 (06:00 P.M.)
Reporting for Offline Admission at the finally Allotted Institute for all allotted candidates	Reporting as per Institute Schedule after Monday, 27/07/2026

* To address the challenges to answer, the prorated formula will be adopted

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for NIMCET-2026 Test
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 Programme of minimum three years duration with Mathematics/Statistics as one of the subjects
- OR
- B.E. / B.Tech. from a recognized University/Institution
are eligible to appear for NIMCET-2026.

Conversion of scored marks from 10 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 their qualifying examination (UG) are also eligible to apply for NIMCET-2026 and such candidates shall have to furnish the proof (in the form of a certificate issued by the Head of the Institution where the candidate has been studying / has studied) of candidature for appearing in the examinations during the academic year 2025-26. All candidates shall submit the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET-2026 at the time of Counselling/Admission but not later than 30/09/2026, failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs/IIITs.

NOTE: Students who have completed/completing Bachelor Degree Programme of minimum three years with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects from Open Universities are also eligible to apply provided the programme is approved by UGC/ AICTE and Distance Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India.

The percentage of marks / CGPA in the qualifying degree is 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, 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-2026 for deciding the eligibility.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission
The candidates who obtain rank in NIMCET-2026 only shall be eligible for admission into MCA programme in the participating institutes. The candidates who appear and obtain marks in NIMCET-2026 will be allotted ranks by adopting the criteria stated in Section 13 of this brochure.

Steps of Process in NIMCET-2026

The entire process that a candidate has to undergo consists of eight steps:

Step 1. Registration and Application Submission Online for the Test:
All the eligible candidates should first register using the link provided on the website: https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in by entering the personal email-id and the personal mobile number between 03/03/2026 (Tuesday) and 01/05/2026 (Friday) till 05:00 P.M. IST. After submitting this information, an email will be sent to the registered email-id. The candidates must use only this email-id and the mobile number for all NIMCET-2026 correspondence.
Documents (soft copies) needed for completing the registration:
- Soft copy of a recent passport size photograph (of size between 100 KB and 500KB)
- Soft copy of the signature (in Royal Blue/ Black colour only and of size between 100 KB and 500 KB)
- All the mark sheets/grade cards and the certificates in PDF format (duly self-attested photo copies and scanned) (max. size 1 MB each)
- A valid proof of Identity in PDF format [such as Passport / PAN Card / Voter ID Card / Driving License / First Page of Bank Passbook] (max. size 1 MB each)
Application form has to be carefully filled and the generated application form has to be submitted on or before 01/05/2026 (05:00 P.M. IST). See Section 4 for details.
Step 2. Writing NIMCET-2026 TEST:
Eligible candidates can download their own Admit Cards from https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in between 27/05/2026 (Wednesday) to 06/06/2026 (Saturday) till 11:30 A.M. In the event of any difficulty/problem in downloading the Admit Card, the candidates should send an e-mail to helpdesknimcet26@nitt.edu between 27/05/2026 and 05/06/2026 giving details of the candidate’s Application Number and proof for the remittance of fee. Telephonic requests will not be entertained. Candidate must 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.

The NIMCET-2026 test is scheduled to be conducted on 06/06/2026 (Saturday) at various test centres listed in the Section 9. Candidates should be present in the examination hall of the test centre one hour before the schedule of the examination. Syllabus and test pattern are given in the Section 12 of this brochure.
Step 3. Result declaration:
Candidates satisfying qualifying criteria (see Section 13) will be awarded a Rank in NIMCET-2026 results, which will be published, tentatively on or before 29/06/2026 (Monday). The successful candidates will get an email containing the link to the website from where the candidate can download the Rank Card.
Step 4. Applying for Counselling, Choice Filling and Locking:
NIMCET 2026 qualified candidates will be allowed to apply for counselling process during 30/06/2026 (Tuesday) to 03/07/2026 (Friday). Please refer to the USER GUIDELINES FOR ECOUNSELLING document about counselling. The choices of candidates applying for counselling will be automatically locked by the server of NIMCET-2026 after 05:00 P.M. (IST) on 03/07/2026. A fee of Rs. 1,000/- will be charged as Counselling Registration Fee.
Step 5. Online Seat Allotment and Document Verification: Candidates will be allotted seats based on their choices in the order of NIMCET-2026 ranks. Please refer to the document User Guidelines For E-Counselling.
Step 6. Getting Admitted into the Allotted Institute:
After all three rounds of allotment is over, all the allotted candidates who have accepted their seats (in any round of allotment) are required to physically report themselves to the latest allotted institute for admission as per the schedule published by the respective NITs/IIITs.
Step 7. Seat Withdrawal by the candidate:
Please refer to the User Guidelines For ECounselling.
Step 8. Special Round of Allotment and Fresh Choice Filling:
After three rounds of (general round) counselling, the vacant seats in all the participating NITs/IIITs will be published in the website: https://nimcet.admissions.nic.in on 25/07/2026 (Saturday). Please refer to the User Guidelines For E-Counselling.

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helpdesknimcet26@nitt.edu

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Published By: Sahadeb

Published On: 24 Apr 2026

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