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NIMCET 2025 - Exam Date (Soon), Registration, Eligibility, Admit Card, Syllabus, Exam Pattern

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NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

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7th Jun 2025

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The National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test also known as NIMCET Exam is an online i.e. a computer based test. NIMCET 2025 Exam is expected to be held by June 8, 2025 in online mode. While the NIMCET 2025 Official Notification is exepected to be out at the official website on 1st march 2025, The NIMCET 2025 Registration should begin online at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. by 6th March 2025. Interested candidates can fill the NIMCET 2025 Application Form once the registration window is made live online, probably till April 24, 2025. Before the registration begins, the candidates are advised to check if they stand eligible as per the NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

After successful registration, candidates will be able to download their NIMCET 2025 Admit Card once it is released on the website - tentatively by May 28, 2025. They will have to enter their login credentials to download the admit card. For more information like NIMCET prepartion tips, best books, and NIMCET counsellinfg procedure, the candidates are advised to follow and go through this page.

NIMCET 2025 Exam Highlights

The NIMCET Exam is conducted annually by one of the NITs, on a rotational basis, for admission to MCA programs at NITs. Refer to the table below to check the key highlights of the NIMCET 2025 Exam.

Particulars

Detail

Exam Name

NIMCET or NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

Conducted by

National Institutes of Technology (on a rotational basis)

Exam Level

Postgraduate

Frequency

Once a Year

Mode of Exam

Online (Computer Based Test)

Courses Offered

MCA

NIMCET Exam Fees

  • INR 2500 for General Candidates
  • INR 1250 for SC/ST/PwD Candidates

Exam Duration

2 hours

Total Marks

1000 marks

Total Questions

120 questions

Marking Scheme

  • +4 marks for every correct answer
  • 0.25% of marks allotted to the question is deducted for incorrect response

Medium of Question Paper

English

Official website

www.nimcet.in

Contact Details

 

What is the NIMCET Exam?

The full form of NIMCET is National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test. The exam is conducted by one of the NITs, on a rotational basis, for admission to MCA offered by NIMCET Participating Colleges. Candidates appearing in the exam must secure good marks to gain admission in their desired NITs. They will be allotted seats based on their ranks obtained in the NIMCET MCA Exam. Around 25,000 students register for the NIMCET Exam every year and 805 seats are offered in 9 NITs across the country. There are other universities and colleges as well apart from NITs that consider NIMCET scores for admission to the MCA programs offered by them.

NIMCET 2025 Exam Dates

The exam date of NIMCET 2025 has not been released yet. NIMCET 2025 will be conducted by NIT Jamshedpur. Please refer to the table below to check the tentative schedule of NIMCET 2025 Exam.

Event

NIMCET 2025 Dates (Tentative)

NIMCET 2025 Notification

March 1, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Registration Starts

March 6, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Registration Last Date

April 24, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Admit Card Release Date

May 28, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Exam Date

June 7, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Answer Key Release Date

June 11, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Result

June 30, 2025

 

NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2025

Before applying for the NIMCET Exam, candidates must check if they stand eligible as per the NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria. Please check below the eligibility criteria of NIMCET Exam:

  • Candidates should be of Indian nationality. 
  • Candidates must possess a B.S /B.Sc (Hons.)/BCA/BIT degree with Mathematics/Statistics/Equivalent subject as one of the subjects from a recognized university.
  • The minimum duration of the degree should be 3 years. 
  • Candidates belonging to the General category must have secured at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on a 10 point scale in the qualifying degree. 
  • Candidates belonging to SC/ST category must secure at least 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 20-point scale in aggregate from a recognized university.
  • Students in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.
  • Candidates with B.E./B. Tech degrees are also eligible to apply.

NIMCET Registration 2025

The NIMCET 2025 Application Form will be released in an online mode on the official website. The NIMCET 2025 Registration process is expected to begin from March 6, 2025. The last date to fill the NIMCET Application form is April 24, 2025 (Tentative). Candidates who wish to appear in the exam will have to fill out the NICMET 2025 Application Form with all the correct details. They must fill the form before the last date of registration arrives. The exam dates for the NIMCET 2025 will soon be announced on the official website. 

While filling the application form, the candidates will have to enter their personal, educational and contact details. The details provided in the application form must be valid. The application form must be submitted along with the required and essential documents. The NIMCET 2025 Application Fee should also be paid at the time of registration. Candidates can make the payment of NIMCET fees via net banking/credit card/debit card. 

How to Fill NIMCET 2025 Application Form?

Below are the steps to fill the NIMCET Application Form 2025:

  • Visit the official website of NIMCET 2025 - nimcet.admissions.nic.in.
  • Navigate to and click on the ‘NIMCET 2025 Registration' link.
  • Enter your details to register for the exam. 
  • Once registered, candidates can proceed to fill the NIMCET application form.
  • Enter your personal and academic details.
  • Upload scanned copy of passport sized photograph and signature. 
  • Process the payment of NIMCET Application Fee.
  • Review the duly filled form.
  • Click on Submit to complete the registration process.
  • Download and take a printout of the duly filled form for future reference.

NIMCET 2025 Application Fee

The application fee of NIMCET 2025 exam is INR 2500 for General/OBC/EWS candidates and INR 1250 for SC/ST category candidates. Please refer to the table below.

Category

Application Fee

Gen/EWS/OBC Candidates

INR 2500

SC/ST Candidates

INR 1250

 

NIMCET 2025 Application Correction Window

The application correction window to make corrections and changes in the NIMCET Application Form will open after the successful conclusion of NIMCET Registration. Candidates are advised to fill the form carefully and review the form before submitting it. In case of any mistakes, candidates will get 3-4 days to edit some specific details only. 

The application correction window will be made available to candidates during the 4th week of April 2025. Candidates are required to log in to the official website using their login credentials to make edits in the application form. 

NIMCET Admit Card 2025

NIMCET 2025 Admit Card will be released after the successful completion of NIMCET Registration. Only candidates with successful registration will be able to download their NIMCET Admit Card. Registered candidates will be able to download their NIMCET 2025 Hall Ticket by logging into their account on the online portal of NIMCET. Candidates can download their hall tickets through online mode and there is no offline mode to download the same.

The admit cards are expected to be out in the first week of June 2025. The NIMCET 2025 Admit Card will consist of details such as candidate's name, dob, gender, exam centre, exam time, exam date, exam guidelines, etc. The candidates must check that the details mentioned on their admit card are correct as any incorrect detail will lead to cancelation of their candidature. They must also bring along a valid identity proof at the examination centre. 

How to Download NIMCET 2025 Admit Card?

Below are the steps to download the NIMCET Admit Card:

  • Visit the official website of NIMCET 2025 - nimcet.admissions.nic.in.
  • Navigate to and click on the ‘NIMCET 2025 Admit Card' link.
  • Enter your NIMCET Login Credentials. 
  • Click on Submit.
  • The screen displays the NIMCET Hall Ticket 2025.
  • Download and take a printout of the duly filled form for future reference.

NIMCET 2025 Exam Pattern

NIMCET Exam Pattern 2025 will soon be released by the examination conducting body on the official website. Candidates appearing in the exam must go through the exam pattern of NIMCET Exam before appearing in the exam. They will get to know the structure of the exam, total sections in the paper, total number of question papers, duration of the exam, etc. 

The NIMCET Exam will be conducted online, meaning it is a computer based test. The total duration of the exam is 2 hours. There will be a total of 120 questions divided across four sections. As per the NICMET Marking Scheme, each question carries 4 marks and there is a negative marking of 25% of the total mark allotted to the question attempted. Please refer to the table below and check the NIMCET Exam Pattern.

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks Awarded (per question)

Negative Marking (per question)

Total Marks

Mathematics (Part I)

50

12

3

600

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning (Part II)

40

6

1.5

240

Computer Awareness (Part III)

20

6

1.5

120

General English (Part III)

10

4

1

40

Total

120

1000

NIMCET 2025 Syllabus

The official NIMCET 2025 Syllabus is released by the examination conducting authorities on the official website. In NIMCET Syllabus, there will be a list of Subjects, Units, and Topics that candidates will have to prepare for the examination. The syllabus of NIMCET will be released for all the sections namely Mathematics, Computer Awareness, Logical Reasoning, and General English.

Candidates appearing in the exam will have to check and prepare according to the NIMCET Syllabus. A thorough inspection of the syllabus will help candidates prepare efficiently and effectively. The NIMCET 2025 Question Paper will be made based on the official NIMCET Syllabus. Please refer to the table mentioned below for brief topics in NIMCET Syllabus.

Subjects

NIMCET 2025 Syllabus

Mathematics

Set Theory - Concept of sets, permutations and combinations.

Algebra - Fundamental operations in algebra, linear /quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, determinants and matrices

Vectors - Position vector, scalar & vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.

Trigonometry - Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of trigonometric equations.

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning

This section is designed to cover logical situations and questions based on the facts given in the passage.

Computer Awareness

Computer Basics - Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, and back-up devices.

Data Representation - Representation of characters, integers & fraction, binary and hexadecimal representations.

Binary arithmetic - Simple arithmetic and two's complement arithmetic, floating point representation, Boolean algebra, Venn diagrams

General English

This section will include Comprehension, vocabulary, Basic English Grammar, word power, synonyms and antonyms, technical writing etc to evaluate the general understanding of English language.

How to Prepare for the NIMCET 2025 Exam?

The difficulty level of NIMCET Exam 2025 is likely to fall between moderate and difficult. Every candidate applying for the exam is advised to focus on the preparation for the exam. Candidates can refer to the NIMCET 2025 Preparation Tips mentioned below:

  • Gain an understanding of the NIMCET Exam Pattern and NIMCET 2025 Syllabus. 
  • Revise and make notes of all the important topics of NIMCET Syllabus.
  • Practice NIMCET previous year question papers and simple papers to understand the structure of the exam.
  • Study from the best books and study materials that are trusted by toppers.
  • Stay healthy and fit.

Best Books for NIMCET 2025 Exam

Shared below is the list of best books to prepare for NIMCET 2025 Exam.

Books

Authors

Quantitative Aptitude

R S Aggarwal

Computer Awareness

SB Behera

NIMCET Master Guide

Arihant Publications

NIMCET Complete Preparation Guide

Pearson

NIMCET Online Mock Tests

Testbook and Oliveboard

NIMCET 2025 Answer Key

The NIMCET Answer Key will be released a few days after the exam is commenced. The NIMCET Answer Key 2025 will consist of the correct responses of the questions in the NIMCET Question Paper. Candidates will be able to calculate their expected NIMCET Score by using the NIMCET Answer Key. In case of any doubt or discrepancies, candidates can raise objections against the provisional NICMET Answer Key once the objection window is opened. The expert will check and rectify all the objections raised by the candidates. After this process is complete, the final NIMCET 2025 Answer Key will be released for candidates. It is exepected that the NIMCET answer key may be released by June 11, 2025.

NIMCET 2025 Result

The NIMCET 2025 Result Date will be announced through the official notification on the official website. The scores and ranks obtained by candidates in the NIT MCA Entrance Exam will be released through the NIMCET Result 2025. In order to check the result of the NIMCET exam, the candidates will have to log in using the login credentials. Before downloading the NIMCET 2025 Scorecard, the candidates are advised to check if the details mentioned on it are correct. It is anticipated that the result should be announced by 30th June 2025.

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NIMCET 2025 Counselling

The candidates who qualify or pass the NIMCET examination and the cutoff criteria will be eligible to participate in the NIMCET 2025 counselling process. The process includes NIMCET counselling registration, online choice filling, and paying a counselling fee of INR 1000. The NIMCET seats are allotted to the candidates based on the preference, ranks, and the seat availability. The candidates who are allocated seats then must confirm their admission by paying the requisite college fee.

NIMCET 2025 Test Centres

The list of exam centres for NIMCET 2025 will be released a few days before the exam is scheduled. Candidates in the meanwhile, can check below the list of NIMCET Test Centres (tentative).

NIMCET Exam Centres 2025

Allahabad

Tiruchirappalli

Agartala

Bhagalpur

Kozhikode

Pune

Bhopal

Patna

Varanasi

Bhubaneswar

Surat

Silchar

Chandigarh

Srinagar

Rourkela

Delhi

Jaipur

Guwahati

Hyderabad

Lucknow

Indore

Kolkata

Ranchi

Raipur

Kanpur

Surathkal

Muzaffarpur

Jamshedpur

Warangal

Kurukshetra

Note* Candidates must know that in case there are not enough preferences of any examination centre, then that centre may get cancelled and the centre indicated next will get allotted to candidates automatically.

Colleges Accepting NIMCET Score

Take a look at the list of NIMCET Participating Institutes.

NIMCET Participating Colleges/Institutes

NIT Agartala

NIT Jamshedpur

NIT Allahabad

NIT Raipur

NIT Bhopal

NIT Kurukshetra

NIT Tiruchirappalli

NIT Warangal

NIT Surathkal

NIT Patna

IIIT Bhopal

NIMCET 2025 Contact Information

Candidates can utilize the contact information provided below for any queries related to the NIMCET exam.

The Chairman/Secretary
NIMCET-2025
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur (West Bengal). PIN - 713209
Contact No.: 0343-2752123
Fax No.: 0343-2547375

Frequently Asked Questions

How many attempts are there in NIMCET??

There are unlimited attempts in NIMCET.

How much percentage is required for NIMCET??

The basic NIMCET eligibility criteria requires Indian candidates to be graduates in Science/ IT/ CA/ Technology or Engineering, with at least 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA.

What happens after clearing NIMCET??

The qualifying candidates will get a scope to appear for the admission process of their preferable and selected college.

Does 12 marks matter in NIMCET??

Yes you are eligible for nimcet . Because 12th marks does not matter in nimcet.

What level of maths comes in NIMCET??

Class XII level

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