NIT MCA COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2023
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NIMCET 2023 Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Online Application Start Date | 05 March 2023 |
| Last Date to Apply Online | 16/04/2023 (Sunday) up to 5:00 PM |
| Last Date to Pay Exam Fee | 16 April 2023 |
| Exam Date | 11 June 2023 (Sunday), 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM (IST) |
| Edit Window | 13/04/2023 to 17/04/2023 |
NIMCET 2023 Eligibility Criteria
| Nationality | Indian |
| Academic Qualification | Bachelor Degree |
| Educational Criteria | 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-2023. Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice-versa is not permitted. (CGPA other than 10-point scale will be converted to 10-point scale based on Unitary method) Note: Students who have completed/completing Bachelors 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. The percentages of marks / CGPA in the qualifying degree are to be calculated on the basis of marks / grade points obtained in all the subjects studied in all the years including languages, optional and additional subjects studied, if any. The aggregate of marks / grade points secured in all the subjects in all the years computed using this method of calculation alone be considered by NIMCET-2023 for deciding the eligibility. |
NIMCET 2023 Application Fee
| General, EWS, OBC | ₹ 2500 |
| SC, ST, PH | ₹ 1250 |
| Payment Mode | Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking |
NIMCET 2023 Test Pattern
NIMCET-2023 test will be conducted 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:
| Subject | Total Number of questions | Marks awarded for the correct answer | Marks deducted for wrong answer | Total Marks |
| Mathematics | 50 | 12 | 3 | 600 |
| Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning | 40 | 6 | 1.5 | 240 |
| Computer Awareness | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 120 |
| General English | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
Award of Marks
- Each correctly answered question will be awarded full marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to 25% NEGATIVE mark.
- The candidates are advised not to attempt such questions if they are not sure of the correct answer. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if a question is unanswered.
- More than one answer indicated against a question will be negatively marked.
- The candidates have to mark the responses as per the instructions appearing in the screen of NIMCET-2023 online examination.
SYLLABUS NIMCET 2023
NIMCET 2023 MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS (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 the 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, and 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, solutions of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of trigonometric equations. |
NIMCET 2023 ANALYTICAL ABILITY & LOGICAL REASONING SYLLABUS: (40 QUESTIONS)
| The questions in this section will cover the logical situations and questions based on the facts given in the passage. |
NIMCET 2023 COMPUTER AWARENESS SYLLABUS: (20 QUESTIONS)
| Computer Basics | Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), the 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 twos complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams |
NIMCET 2023 GENERAL ENGLISH SYLLABUS: (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, and technical writing. |
NIMCET 2023 Seat Matrix
NIMCET Total Seats : 813
| Name of the Institute | OP | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PWD-OP | PWD-OBC | PWD-SC | PWD-ST | PWD-EWS | Total |
| NIT Agartala | 12 | 08 | 04 | 03 | 02 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 30 |
| MNNIT Allahabad | 45 | 29 | 16 | 08 | 11 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 116 |
| MANIT Bhopal | 44 | 30 | 16 | 08 | 11 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 115 |
| NIT Jamshedpur | 44 | 30 | 16 | 08 | 11 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 115 |
| NIT Kurukshetra | 25 | 16 | 09 | 05 | 06 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 64 |
| NIT Kurukshetra Self finance | 12 | 08 | 05 | 02 | 03 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 32 |
| NIT Raipur | 43 | 27 | 15 | 08 | 11 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 110 |
| NITK Surathkal | 22 | 15 | 09 | 04 | 06 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 58 |
| NIT Tiruchirappalli | 45 | 29 | 16 | 08 | 11 | 02 | 02 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 115 |
| NIT Warangal* | 22 | 15 | 08 | 04 | 06 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 00 | 58 |
| Total | 314 | 207 | 114 | 58 | 78 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 813 |
The duration of MCA programme is three years.
* NIT Warangal offers a three-year duration MCA programme 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.
NIMCET 2023 List of Centers
| Test Center | Center Code | Test Center | Center Code |
| Allahabad | 11 | Kurukshetra | 26 |
| Bhagalpur | 12 | Lucknow | 27 |
| Bhopal | 13 | Muzaffarpur | 28 |
| Bhubaneswar | 14 | Patna | 29 |
| Chandigarh | 15 | Raipur | 30 |
| Delhi | 16 | Ranchi | 31 |
| Guwahati | 17 | Rourkela | 32 |
| Hyderabad | 18 | Surat | 33 |
| Indore | 19 | Surathkal | 34 |
| Jaipur | 20 | Tiruchirappalli | 35 |
| Jalandhar | 21 | Varanasi | 36 |
| Jamshedpur | 22 | Warangal | 37 |
| Kanpur | 23 | Pune | 38 |
| Kolkata | 24 | Silchar | 39 |
| Kozhikode | 25 | Agartala | 40 |
NOTE: This is a tentative list of test centers. If enough number of candidates do not opt for a particular center, then that center may be cancelled, and the center indicated as the next choice will be allotted automatically. However, in a situation where none of the three choices indicated by the candidate is available (which is unlikely), one of the available centers that is geographically nearest to the first preference center will be allotted.