NIMCET Exam 2025: Dates, Application, Eligibility & Syllabus
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November 27, 2024 05:46 PM
The National Institute of Technology (NIT Jamshedpur) has announced the NIMCET 2025 exam. This exam is for students who want to study MCA (Master of Computer Applications) at NITs. Registration for the exam has started. Candidates can apply from March 2025 to April 2025. The NIMCET 2025 exam will be online on June 2025. The exam will have Mathematics, Computer Awareness, Logical Reasoning, and English questions.
Candidates need to meet specific criteria to be eligible for NIMCET 2025. These criteria are detailed on the official NIMCET website. Candidates need to check if they are eligible before applying. Top NITs like NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, and NIT Warangal participate in NIMCET. Passing this exam can help candidates get admission into these top institutions known for their good academic programs and faculty.
The application form for NIMCET 2025 is available on the NIMCET Official Website. Candidates should fill out the form before April 2025. The June 2025 exam will be a Computer Based Test (CBT) held in various cities nationwide. The exam will have 120 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on Mathematics, Computer Awareness, Logical Reasoning, and English. The exam will last for 2 hours. Admission to MCA courses at the participating NITs will be based on the candidates' performance in the NIMCET entrance exam.
NIMCET 2025 Highlights
The table below shows the essential features of the NIMCET exam.
Exam Particulars | Exam Details |
Exam Name | NIMCET or NIT MCA Common Entrance Test |
Conducting Body | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur |
Exam Level | Postgraduate Exam at the National level |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Mode of Exam | Computed Based Test (CBT) |
Total Registrations | Around 50,000 |
Courses offered through Entrance Exam | MCA |
Exam Fees | INR 2500 for the Gen/ EWS/ OBC category INR 1250 for the SC/ ST/ PwD category |
Exam Duration | 2 hours |
No. of Papers and Total Marks | Mathematics: 600 Marks Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning: 240 Marks Computer Awareness: 120 Marks General English: 40 Marks Total Marks: 1000 |
Total Questions | 120 |
Marking Scheme | Each correctly answered question will be awarded full marks Each wrongly answered question will lead to a 25% negative mark. |
Language/ Medium of Exam | English |
Colleges Accepting Exam Score | NIT Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirapalli and Warangal |
No. of Test Cities | Around 30 |
Official Website | |
Contact Details | Ph. No: 972900 95838 |
What is NIMCET?
The NIMCET is a national level Common Entrance Test for admission to the MCA programme at its various National Institutes of Technology (NITs) nationwide. GATE Full Form is the gateway for aspirants to seek admission in MCA courses in various NITsISCO representatives. Find complete details about GATE 2019, including Registration, Dates and Eligibility Details.
Rankings in the NIMCET MCA exam are used to determine their specific seats across various NIT campuses. Every year, about 25,000 students appear for the NIMCET to compete for about 805 seats across nine nationwide NITs. Apart from NITs, several universities and other institutions use NIMCET scores to admit students to their MCA programs.
NIMCET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
Below are the details of the exam dates
Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
Mar '25 | NIMCET 2025 Application Form TENTATIVE |
Apr '25 | NIMCET 2025 Application Form Correction Facility TENTATIVE |
May '25 | NIMCET 2025 Admit Card TENTATIVE |
Jun '25 | NIMCET 2025 Result TENTATIVE |
Jun '25 | NIMCET 2025 Exam Date TENTATIVE |
NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Only Indian Citizens can apply for these posts.
At least 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale is required in the Bachelor's exam (for SC/ST, 55%marks or 6.0 on a 10-point scale).
The Bachelor's degree must be a minimum of three years full-time. It should be in fields such as BSc, BSc (Hons), BCA, BIT, with Mathematics/Statistics or an equivalent subject as one of the subjects from a recognised university.
Also, one must obtain 55% aggregate marks or 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale for the SC/ST bachelor's degree.
BE/BTech or equivalent in an appropriate discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or 6.00/10.00 CGPA from a recognised university. Also, students with an M.Sc/ MS/MCA degree in an appropriate discipline shall be eligible for this programme.
Applicants must have appeared for the final year of the qualifying examination, as candidates will be eligible to apply for NIMCET 2025.
Under Graduate - Any BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCA/ BIT - 3Yr Degree in Computer Science Or - 3 years Diploma in Computer Application from Open Universities provided that the University is approved by UGC/AICTE and Distance Education Council of Govt of India.
The percentage of marks/C G P A shall be calculated by considering the marks/grade points on all the subjects, including languages and optional and additional subjects the applicant studies for the qualifying degree. The authority will consider the aggregate of marks/grade points secured in all subjects for all the years of the examination and will use it to determine NIMCET eligibility.
