ENTRANCE TEST FOR ADMISSION TO MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA) PROGRAMME IN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NITs)
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier technical institutions of national repute, fully funded by Government of India. The Curricula and Syllabi of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme offered by NITs are designed considering the need of different IT Firms in India and abroad which has a high job potential in IT Sector. NIMCET is a national level entrance test conducted by NITs for admission to their MCA programme. The admission to first year of MCA prgoramme, offered by NIT Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal, for the year 2011-12 will be based on the rank obtained in NIMCET2011 ONLY. Candidate’s score and rank based on NIMCET2011 entrance examination is valid for admission to MCA course of participating NIT’s for 2011-2012 session only.NIMCET 2011 examination is scheduled on 15th May 2011 from 10.00 A.M to 12.00 noon at the various test centers listed .
Indian nationals securing 60% marks or 6.5/10 CGPA (55% or 6.0/10 CGPA for SC/ST) in each of the examinations of (i) 12th level with Mathematics and (ii) bachelor’s degree of full time 3 year duration from a recognized university with any one of (a) mathematics (b) statistics (c) business mathematics (d) discrete mathematics (e) mathematical foundations of computer science (f) business statistics (g) computational mathematics (h) elementary mathematics (i) elementary statistics; as one of the subjects. Those who have done bridge course in mathematics are also eligible to apply. The percentage marks for (i) and (ii) above will be calculated on the basis of method used by respective board/ university. Students completing degree from open universities are also eligible to apply provided their course is approved by UGC/AICTE and distance education council (DEC) of govt of India. The candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET11. Such candidates shall have to furnish the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET11 preferably at the time of counseling/admission but not later than 31st August, 2011, failing which, their admission may be cancelled by the respective NITs. The state of eligibility is the state from where the candidates passed/appeared for graduation..
The duration of NIMCET11 examination will be for a period of two hours and will consist of 120 multiple choice questions with four choices for each question. Each correctly answered question will carry four marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to negative one mark. The candidates have to mark the responses in the OMR sheets at the time of examination. Candidates have to bring their own HB pencil, eraser and black ball point pen. Calculators, mobile phones or any other material shall not be allowed in the examination hall.
LIST OF TEST CENTRES
NIT Agartala, MNNIT Allahabad, MANIT Bhopal, NIT Calicut, NIT Durgapur, NIT Hamirpur, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Jalandhar, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Kurukshetra, (this is tentative, if enough number of candidates do not opt for a centre that centre will be cancelled)
The question paper will contain 120 multiple choice questions covering the following topics:
1. Mathematics 40 questions
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning 55 questions
3. Computer Awareness 10 questions
4. General English 15 questions
IMPORTANT NOTE: Candidates are required to read the instructions carefully before filling the online application form (See Page 13). They are also required to take a print out of the online filled in online application form and send it by speed post along with copies of mark sheets of Matriculation, High School and Graduation and a demand draft of Rs. 1500/- for open /OBC and Rs.750/- for SC/ST candidates in favor of “NIMCET2011” payable at SBI, MANIT Branch Bhopal at the following address so as to reach on or before Monday, April 11, 2011.
The Chairman/Secretary
NIMCET2011
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Bhopal-462051 (MP)
Applications received after due date or received without demand draft will not be considered. Rights are reserved by NIMCET2011 for any change. P-9826757654,9893835357
Application fee: The fee for entrance examination and counseling is Rs.1500 /- for OPEN/OBC and Rs. 750/- for SC/ST candidates. Candidates will have to submit a demand draft of appropriate amount, depending up on their category, in favor of “NIMCET2011”, payable at Bhopal. Candidates are required to write their name, address and mobile/phone number at the back side of the demand draft.
Score card:The list of selected candidates for online counseling on the basis of NIMCET2011 rank will be published on www.nimcet2011nitb.in. Score card of all eligible candidates will be made available on http://www.nimcet2011nitb.in/ . Candidate is required to download their score card using their login Id from the NIMCET 2011 website. No separate Score Card will be sent to the candidates. Candidate’s score and rank based on NIMCET2011 is valid for admission to MCA course to the Participating Institutes for 2011-2012 session only.
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Regards,
RUCHI MATHUR