NIT MCA Common Entrance Test 2024 NIMCET : National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

Organisation : National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
Entrance Exam : NIT MCA Common Entrance Test 2024 (NIMCET)
Application Deadline : 10.04.2024
Website : http://www.nimcet.in/

NIT MCA Common Entrance Test NIMCET

National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are Institutions of National Importance Under Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. The NIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test, conducted by any of the NITs, for admission in to their MCA programme. The MCA programme is offered by NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal. The admission into the MCA programme for the year 2024-24 in above 09 NITs is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2024 only.

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Eligibility Criteria of NIMCET

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
(i) Any UG program of minimum Three years with Mathematics/ Statistics. as one of the subjects
OR
(ii) B.E./ B.Tech. from a recognized University/Institution are eligible to appear for NIMCET-2024.

** Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice-versa is not permitted.

** Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET-2024 and such candidates shall have to furnish the proof (in the form of a certificate issued by the Head of institution where the candidate has been studying / has studied) of candidature for appearing in the examinations during the academic year 2024-23 All candidates shall submit the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET- 2024 at the time of Counseling/Admission but not later than 15/09/2024 (Friday), failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs.

NOTE: Students who have completed/completing Bachelor Degree Program as (B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons)/BCA/ BIT) of 3 years from Open Universities are also eligible to apply provided the program is approved by UGC / AICTE and Distance Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India.

Application Fee of NIMCET

** The non-refundable Application Processing Fee for NIMCET-2024 test and counselling for admission to the MCA program is Rs.2,500/- for OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC category and Rs.1,250/- for SC/ST/PwD category candidates. Candidates have to deposit an appropriate amount relevant to their category

** Candidates are required to deposit the processing fee online through NIMCET- 2024 website only.

How to Apply for NIMCET?

Instructions For Filling The Online Application :
[1]. The applicants first need to click the ‘‘New Registration” link to create new user account.
[2]. In the “New User Registration” webpage, the applicants need to fill all the fields properly.

[3]. Applicants need to ensure that valid e-mail-id and 10-digit mobile number have been entered in the respective places. [An email will be sent automatically to the given email-id, wherein a link will be provided to access the webpage to set your own password. (If the mail is not found in the regular folder, the candidate is advised to check even the “SPAM” folder, as the spam filters of some mail service providers dump the first email from a new source to “SPAM” folder).

[4]. Candidates must remember their E-mail id, password, Security Question (and it’s Answer) and Mobile number, entered in the application till the end of NIMCET-2024 process.
[5]. Candidates are not allowed to create multiple user logins.

[6]. Filling the Application Form: In the application form, the applicant should fill all the relevant personal and academic information (fields marked “Mandatory” should not be ignored), choose the three test centers in order of preference. The marks / grade points obtained in all the subjects studied in all the years including the languages, the optional and the additional subjects studied, if any, should be entered as in their respective Marks/ Grade Sheets.

[7]. Documents upload: After filling in the Application Form, the applicant may be required to upload all the relevant documents such as the photograph, signature, proof of identity, proof of date of birth (SSLC/ 10th Marks Sheets/ Card), all other mark sheet/cards etc. and the Category/ Caste/ PwD certificate(s), whichever is applicable, (duly self-attested and scanned).

[8]. Payment Gateway: After filling in the application form and uploading the relevant documents, the applicant shall go to the Payment Gateway and make the application fee payment, as applicable.

[9]. Final printing/ saving of the completed Application Form: After the payment of the application fee is successfully done through the Payment Gateway, the page will show “FINALLY SUBMIT” button. By clicking on this button, the applicant is led to the webpage containing the PDF version of the completed application form.

It may be noted that this application form contains unique “APPLICATION REGISTRATION NUMBER”. This is the final version of the application. The applicant is advised to download a soft copy of this application and also keep a printed copy of the same. Please quote the application number for all future references and correspondence.

Syllabus For NIMCET

MATHEMATICS: (50 QUESTIONS)
** Set Theory: Concept of sets – Union, Intersection, Cardinality, Elementary counting; permutations and combinations.
** Probability and Statistics: Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages, Dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, measures of central tendencies and dispersions.
** Algebra: Fundamental operations in algebra, expansions, factorization, simultaneous linear /quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, determinants and matrices.
** Coordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian coordinates, distance formulae, equation of a line, and intersection of lines, pair of straight lines, equations of a circle, parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.
** Calculus: Limit of functions, continuous function, differentiation of function, tangents and normals, simple examples of maxima and minima. Integration of functions by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integrals, applications of definite integrals to areas.
** Vectors: Position vector, addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.
** Trigonometry: Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of trigonometric equations.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY & LOGICAL REASONING: (40 QUESTIONS)
** The questions in this section will cover logical situation and questions based on the facts given in the passage.

COMPUTER AWARENESS: (20 QUESTIONS)
** Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), structure of instructions in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, and back-up devices.

** Data Representation: Representation of characters, integers and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, simple arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams

GENERAL ENGLISH: (10 QUESTIONS)
Questions in this section will be designed to test the candidates’ general understanding of the English language.
There will be questions on the following topics:
Comprehension, vocabulary, Basic English Grammar (like usage of correct forms of verbs, prepositions and articles), word power, synonyms and antonyms, meaning of words and phrases, technical writing.