NIMCET Syllabus 2019

Mode of Exam 

Offline (OMR)

Medium of Exam

English

Duration

2 hours (10 AM-12 PM)

Type of Questions

Objective MCQs

Number of Questions

120

Marking Scheme

Every correct answer awards 4 marks

Every wrong answer deducts 1 mark

Subject

List of Topics

General English

Basic English Grammar

Word Power

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Meaning of words and phrases

Technical Writing

Synonyms and Antonyms

Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning

Logical situation and questions based on the facts given in the passage

Mathematics

Trigonometry

• Heights and distances

• Solution of triangles

• Simple identities

• General solutions of trigonometric equations

• Trigonometric equations properties of triangles

Calculus

• Simple examples of maxima and minima

• Differentiation of function

• Definite integrals

• Limit of functions

• Tangents and normals

• Applications of definite integrals to areas

• Continuous function

• Integration of functions by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction

Vectors

• Scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics

• Position Vector

• Addition and subtraction of vectors

Algebra

• Fundamental operations in algebra

• Geometric and harmonic progressions

• Expansions

• Logarithms

• Simultaneous linear /quadratic equations

• Determinants and matrices

• Factorization

• Indices

• Arithmetic

Set Theory

• Concept of sets – Union, Intersection, Cardinality, Elementary counting

• Permutations and combinations

Coordinate Geometry

• Equations of a circle

• Ellipse

• Equation of a line

• Rectangular Cartesian coordinates

• Parabola

• Hyperbola

• Distance formulae

• Intersection of lines

• Pair of straight lines

Probability and Statistics

• Basic concepts of probability theory

• Averages

• Frequency distributions

• Dispersions

• Dependent and independent events

• Measures of central tendencies

Computer Awareness

Data Representation

• Venn diagrams

• Binary and hexadecimal representations

• Simple arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic

• Representation of characters

• Truth tables

• Integers and fractions

• Boolean algebra

• Binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

• Floating point representation of numbers

Computer Basics

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Input/output devices

• Organization of a computer

• Back-up devices

• Structure of instructions in CPU

• Computer memory

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics

50

200

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning

40

160

General English

20

80

Computer Awareness 

10

40

TOTAL:

120

480