NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

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NIT MCA Common Entrance Test
AcronymNIMCET
TypeCOMPUTER BASED TEST(CBT)
Skills testedMathematics, Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness and English
Year started2007 (2007).
Duration2 Years/3 Years(NITs)
OfferedOnce a year
Restrictions on attemptsUnlimited number of attempts
Languages English
Website nimcet.admissions.nic.in
As per 2024 information brochure [1]

The NIMCET 2025 is a Common Entrance National Level Test, for admission into the MCA programme offered by NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Delhi, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Meghalaya, Patna, Raipur, Tiruchirappalli, Warangal and IIITs at Bhopal and Vadodara. The admission into the MCA programme for the year 2025-26 in above 11 NITs and 02 IIITs is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2025 only.

Contents

The Curriculum and Syllabi of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme offered by the participating institutes are designed considering the needs of different Information Technology firms in India and abroad.

Eligibility

The candidate who Successfully passed bachelor's degree like BCA/BSc (Hons)/BSc/ BIT with 10+2 Pass out are eligible for Applying for this Course.

Test Pattern

NIMCET-2025 test will be conducted by NIT Trichy with a single paper containing 120 multiple choice questions covering the following subjects. Multiple Choice Questions will be written in English Language only and will not be translated into any other language. The distribution of questions and marks is as follows: [1]

NIMCET Exam Pattern
SubjectTotal no of questionsMarks awarded for correct answerMarks deducted for wrong answerTotal marksFixed Time Allotted
Mathematics5012360070 Minutes
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning4061.524030 Minutes
Computer Awareness2061.512020 Minutes
General English104140

Total Marks: 1000

Yearwise Organizing Institutes

YearInstitute NameReferences
2007 NIT Durgapur [2]
2008 NIT Surathkal [2]
2009 NIT Allahabad [3]
2010 NIT Kurukshetra [4]
2011 NIT Bhopal [5]
2012 NIT Warangal [6]
2013 NIT Warangal [7]
2014 NIT Agartala [8]
2015 NIT Agartala [9]
2016 NIT Durgapur (*) [10]
2017 NIT Durgapur(*) [11]
2018 NIT Surathkal [12]
2019 NIT Surathkal [13]
2020 NIT Raipur [14]
2021 NIT Raipur [15] [16]
2022 NIT Jamshedpur [17]
2023 NIT Jamshedpur [18]
2024 NIT Jamshedpur
2025 NIT Trichy
Seat Matrix (2023) [1]
InstituteTotal Seats
NIT Agartala60
MNNIT Allahabad116
NIT Delhi25
NIT Meghalaya20
MANIT Bhopal115
NIT Jamshedpur115
NIT Kurukshetra64
NIT Kurukshetra

(Self-Financing)

42
NIT Raipur110
NIT Tiruchirappalli115
NIT Warangal*58
NIT Patna160
IIIT Bhopal75
IIIT Vadodara210
Total1285

* NIT Warangal 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.

References

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  2. 1 2 "Unknown" (PDF).[ permanent dead link ]
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  4. "NIMCET – 2010 – How to Apply". Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
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  6. "NIMCET 2012 scheduled for May 20".
  7. "Faculty Positions".
  8. "NIMCET 2014 Information Brochure" (PDF).
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  12. "NIMCET 2018 Information Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020.
  13. "About NIMCET".
  14. "NIMCET-2020". Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
  15. "NIMCET-2021 Information Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2022.
  16. "NIMCET-2022". Archived from the original on 16 March 2022.
  17. "NIMCET-2022 Information Brochure" (PDF).
  18. "NIMCET-2023 Information Brochure" (PDF).