NIMCET 2018- National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test or NIMCET 2018 will be held on May 27 (10 AM-12 noon). It will be conducted by National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surathkal for admissions to 805 seats in Masters of Computer Application (MCA) programme. The 11 participating institutes (NITs) of NIMCET 2018 are located in Allahabad, Calicut, Agartala, Bhopal, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Raipur, Tiruchirappalli, Kurukshetra, Surathka and Warangal. Candidates will be given admission to MCA programmes across these NITs on the basis of ranks obtained by them in NIMCET. The admit card of NIMCET 2018 will be available from May 14, and candidates can download it till May 25. The official notification will all the details was released on February 27. The application form was also available from March 1 onwards. Interested students can check below complete details about NIMCET 2018 including important dates, eligibility criteria, application procedure, admit card, test pattern, participating institutes’ cutoff, result, answer key, counselling, seat allotment, and more.
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Brief about NIMCET 2018
Exam Name: National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test Popularly Known As: NIMCET Exam Category: Post Graduate (PG) Seats: 805 MCA seats Conducting NIT for 2018- NIT Surathkal Participating Institutes: 11 NITs Exam Mode: Offline |
NIMCET Participating Institutes 2018
Candidates can check below the 12 participating colleges of NIMCET 2018 along with the seat matrix:
S.No | NIMCET 2018 Participating Institutes | Seats |
1 | 40 | |
2 | 93 | |
3 | 92 | |
4 | 46 | |
5 | 30 | |
6 | 92 | |
7 | 60 | |
8 | 92 | |
9 | 92 | |
10 | 92 | |
11 | 46 |
NIMCET Important Dates 2018
Aspirants willing to appear for NIMCET 2018 can check below schedule of crucial events related to the entrance exam and admissions.
NIMCET 2018 Important Dates
NIMCET 2018 Events | Dates |
Release of NIMCET 2018 notification | February 27, 2018 |
Availability of NIMCET 2018 application form | March 1, 2018 (10 AM) |
Last date of submitting NIMCET 2018 application with documents | March 31, 2018 |
Admit card of NIMCET 2018 | May 14 to 25, 2018 |
NIMCET 2018 | May 27, 2018 (10 AM to 12 noon) |
Result announcement of NIMCET 2018 | On or before June 6, 2018 |
Choice filling | June 10 to 14, 2018 (upto 5 PM) |
NIMCET Admit Card 2018
Admit card of NIMCET 2018 will be available from May 14 to 25 in online mode. Candidates will be required to download NIMCET 2018 admit card by logging in using their application form number and password. They are required to mention their application details and e-receipt as a proof of successful application. It is recommended that candidates keep with them at least 2-3 copies of the admit card till the admission procedure is completed.
NIMCET Exam Centres 2018
NIMCET 2018 will be conducted across a total of 21 cities. Candidates will be allotted NIMCET 2018 exam centre as per their preferences filled in the application form. Test-takers will be required to reach the allocated NIMCET test centre 2018 at least half an hour before for document verification and other formalities.
Test City Code | NIMCET 2018 Test City |
11 | Agartala |
12 | Allahabad |
13 | Bhopal |
14 | Calicut |
15 | Durgapur |
16 | Hamirpur |
17 | Jaipur |
18 | Jalandhar |
19 | Jamshedpur |
20 | Kurukshetra |
21 | Patna |
22 | Raipur |
23 | Rourkela |
24 | Silchar |
25 | Srinagar |
26 | Surat |
27 | Surathkal |
28 | Tiruchirappalli |
29 | Warangal |
30 | Kolkata |
31 | Delhi |
NIMCET Syllabus 2018
The exam conducting authority will prescribe NIMCET 2018 syllabus that has to be covered by the candidates appearing in the MCA entrance exam. The NIMCET syllabus 2018 will specify the topics from which questions will be asked in the exam. All questions will be based on the specified syllabus only.
Syllabus of NIMCET 2018
Subjects | Topics | Total questions |
Mathematics |
| 50 |
Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning | Questions will be based on logical situations and facts from passage | 40 |
Computer Awareness |
| 10 |
General English |
| 20 |
NIMCET Exam Pattern 2018
NIMCET 2018 will be held in offline mode, and test-takers will be required to carry blue or black ink ballpoint pen for filling up OMR answer sheet. The exam will be conducted for two hours. The question paper of NIMCET 2018 will carry 120 MCQs with four options each. There will be negative marking of one mark in case of each incorrect response.
NIMCET 2018 Exam Pattern
Subjects of NIMCET 2018 | Number of questions | Total Marks |
Mathematics | 50 | 200 |
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning | 40 | 160 |
Computer Awareness | 10 | 40 |
General English | 20 | 80 |
Total | 120 | 480 |
NIMCET Answer Key 2018
The answer key of National Institute of Technology (NIT) MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) 2018 will be released by reputed coaching centres. No official answer key of NIMCET 2018 is released by the exam conducting body. Candidates, who appeared for NIMCET 2018, can check and download the set-wise answer key provided by coaching centres to know the correct answers to all the questions asked in MCA entrance test.
NIMCET Result 2018
NIT Surathkal will announce the result of NIMCET 2018 on or before June 6 in online mode. NIMCET 2018 rank card can be downloaded by logging in using hall ticket number and password. Qualified candidates will be shortlisted for seat allotment. The NIT will prepare NIMCET 2018 merit list, and candidates will be ranked as per their marks obtained. The rank card will be available in online mode only, and it will not be sent via post/mail.
NIMCET Counselling 2018
Counselling of NIMCET 2018 will be commenced in online mode from June 10 onwards. Shortlisted candidates will be required to participate in NIMCET counselling 2018 by filling their online choices. Aspirants can check below the schedule of NIMCET 2018 counselling:
NIMCET 2018 Counselling Schedule
NIMCET Counselling 2018 | Dates |
First round of NIMCET 2018 seat allocation | June 16, 2018 |
First round of remote reporting in person in any of the participating NITs | June 22 to 23, 2018 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
Second round of Remote reporting in person (fresh allotees must report. And allotees whose seats are upgraded need to report only if they wish to modify their option otherwise need not report) | July 5 to 6, 2018 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
Third round of NIMCET seat allotment 2018 | July 7, 2018 |
Third round of reporting in person at the allotted institute and surrendering the allotted seats by those who do not wish to join the allotted institute, but wish to participate in final round of allotment. | July 16 to 17, 2018 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
Declaration of vacant seats | July 21, 2018 |
Fresh choice filling for vacant seats | July 22 to 23, 2018 (5 PM) |
Final seat allotment | July 25, 2018 |
Final round of reporting at allotted institute | On or before July 30, 2018 |
NIMCET Seat Allotment 2018
Shortlisted candidates will be allocated seats after they have filled their choices during the NIMCET 2018 counselling. Seats will be allotted provisionally across the participating institutes to the candidates, who have marked their preferences. During NIMCET 2018 seat allotment, they will be allotted seat as per their rank obtained in the merit list. Candidates should secure an allotted seat after provisional seat allotment list of NIMCET 2018 is released.
Seats allotted for each category in NIMCET 2018 participating Institutes can be checked below:
NIMCET 2018 Seat Allotment
Institutes | OBC | OBC-PWD | OP | OP-PWD | ST | ST-PWD | SC | SC-PWD | Total Seats |
NIT Agartala | 10 | 00 | 20 | 02 | 03 | 00 | 05 | 00 | 40 |
NIT Allahabad | 24 | 01 | 46 | 01 | 07 | 00 | 13 | 01 | 93 |
NIT Bhopal | 24 | 01 | 44 | 02 | 07 | 00 | 14 | 00 | 92 |
NIT Calicut | 12 | 01 | 23 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 07 | 00 | 46 |
NIT Durgapur | 11 | 00 | 19 | 01 | 03 | 00 | 06 | 00 | 40 |
NIT Jamshedpur | 24 | 01 | 45 | 01 | 06 | 01 | 14 | 00 | 92 |
NIT Kurukshetra | 16 | 01 | 29 | 01 | 04 | 00 | 09 | 00 | 60 |
NIT Raipur | 24 | 01 | 45 | 01 | 07 | 01 | 13 | 01 | 92 |
NIT Surathkal | 24 | 01 | 45 | 01 | 07 | 00 | 13 | 01 | 92 |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 24 | 01 | 45 | 01 | 07 | 00 | 13 | 01 | 92 |
NIT Warangal | 12 | 01 | 23 | 00 | 03 | 01 | 07 | 00 | 46 |
NIT Kurukshetra (Self financing seats) | 08 | 00 | 15 | 00 | 03 | 00 | 04 | 00 | 30 |
Total seats in each category | 209 | 09 | 387 | 18 | 54 | 05 | 114 | 09 | 805 |
Categories:
OP: Open Category
OP-PwD: Persons with Disability under Open Category
SC: Scheduled Castes
SC-PwD: Persons with Disability under Scheduled Castes
ST: Scheduled Tribes
ST-PwD: Persons with Disability under Scheduled Tribes
OBC: Other Backward Classes
OBC-PwD: Persons with Disability under Other Backward Classes
NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2018
Aspirants can check below eligibility criteria of NIMCET 2018 that include the required educational qualifications. Candidates seeking admissions to MCA programmes via NIMCET 2018 have to fulfill the specified NIMCET 2018 eligibility criteria.
Candidates should have qualified B.Sc./B.Sc.(Hons.)/BCA/BIT under 10+2+3 pattern with Mathematics/Statistics as a subject or equivalent.
Those holding Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology degree or equivalent from a recognized University are also eligible.
General and OBC candidates should have obtained a minimum of 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA score in aggregate of all subjects.
Those belonging to reserved categories i.e Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), are required to score at least 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point scale in aggregate of all subjects.
NIMCET Application Form 2018
NIT Surathkal released the application form of NIMCET 2018 in online mode from March 1 onwards. Candidates could apply till March 31. NIMCET 2018 online application form had to be submitted in offline mode along with the required documents including self-attested copies of class 12th and graduation certificate.
Candidates can check below the NIMCET 2018 Application Procedure:
Link of NIMCET 2018 application form has to be clicked.
Candidates should register with ‘New User Registration Open’ link.
Candidates are required to enter details including their name, email ID, user name and password. They also need to select a security question with its answer. “Submit” button should be clicked.
Candidates can login and fill up the NIMCET 2018 application form and also remit an application fee in online mode only.
Once the application fee is remitted, an e-receipt will be generated and candidates need to get it printed out on an A4 size sheet along with the NIMCET application form 2018.
Candidates should enclose documents including attested copies of academic qualification i.e. 12th class mark sheet and graduation certificate and caste/category/disability certificate. A recent colour photograph and scanned copies of signature and photograph in an A4 size envelope should also be enclosed.
NIMCET 2018 application form with enclosed documents and fee receipt must be sent via speed post or registered post on official address of the exam conducting institute.
Note: Extra copies of application form of NIMCET 2018 and e-receipt should be kept for future reference.
