NIMCET 2024: National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur will announce the NIMCET 2024 Exam Date in February 2024 and it will be conducted on June 2024. The National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) is a national level entrance exam conducted by the NITs. This entrance exam is conducted every year for interested graduates to be offered admission into Masters in Computer Application (MCA)Programme in the participating NITs. Candidates qualifying for the NIMCET 2024 exam with a good rank, will be allotted seats at various campuses of NITs on the basis of their ranks. Every year the number of applications received for the NIMCET exam is around 50,000 students whereas approximately 805 seats are offered in 11 NITs across India. 

NIMCET 2024 Notification

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur will release the official notification regarding the NIMCET 2024 exam in the month of February 2024. The exam conducting authorities of the NIMCET 2024 exam will begin the registration in March 2024. The official notification and application link will be available on the official website. The NIMCET 2024 score would be accepted by 11 NITs across the country including NIT Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Patna, Raipur, etc along with many other recognised universities and institutions.

NIMCET 2024 Exam Overview

NIMCET 2024 exam is going to be conducted online. As per the data received, all 11 NITs along with 18 other renowned government-funded institutes would be participating in the entrance test. All the important highlights of NIMCET 2024 have been summarised in the table below.

NIMCET 2024 Exam Overview
Exam NameNIMCET 2024
Full FormNIT MCA Common Entrance Test 
Conducting BodyNational Institute Of Technology, Jamshedpur
Exam LevelNational Level
Type of QuestionsMultiple Type Questions (MCQs)
Courses OfferedMCA
Application ModeOnline
Exam ModeOnline
Frequency of ExamOnce in a year
Participating Colleges29
Seats Offered809
Official websitewww.nimcet.in

NIMCET 2024 Important Dates

NIT Jamshedpur will announce the NIMCET 2024 exam date which is going to be conducted on June 2024. The dates will be announced once the notification will be released. All the NIMCET 2024 important dates will be updated in the table below for the convenience of the candidates.

NIMCET 2024 Important Dates
EventsDates
NIMCET 2024 Notification release dateFebruary 2024
NIMCET 2024 Application Starts March 2024
NIMCET 2024 Application window closesApril 2024
NIMCET 2024 Application Form correction April 2024
NIMCET 2024 Admit Card May 2024
NIMCET 2024 Exam DateJune 2024
NIMCET 2024 Answer Key3rd Week of June 2024
NIMCET 2024 ResultJune 2024
NIMCET 2024 CounsellingJune 2024

NIMCET 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The NIMCET 2024 Eligibility Criteria are prescribed by NITs responsible for conducting the exam. The candidate must satisfy the eligibility requirement prescribed by the official authorities to appear in the exam. The detailed information about NIMCET 2024 eligibility has been given below-

NIMCET 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualifications
  1. Those candidates must have any degree with mathematics/ statistics for a minimum of 3 years full time or B.E / B.Tech or some equivalent exam from a recognized University will be able to apply for the NIMCET 2024 examination.
  2. Candidates who have completed their B.Sc / B.Sc (Hons)/ BCA/ BIT for 3 years from Open Universities will also be able to apply for the examination.
AppearingCandidates who are appearing in the qualifying exam will also be able to apply for the examination.
Minimum Marks RequiredIndian National Applicants required to have attained at least 60% as aggregate or 6.5/10 CGPA and 55% marks or 6.0/10 CGPA for SC, ST will also be applied for the examination.

NIMCET 2024 Application Fee

Candidates are required to pay the requisite NIMCET 2024 application fee online via Net-banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/Mobile wallets. The service charge (as applicable) will have to be borne by the candidate. Every applicant must keep in mind that the NIMCET 2024 application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances. 

NIMCET 2024 Application Fee
Category Application Fees
OPEN/OBC Rs. 2500
SC/ST/PwD Rs. 1250

Steps to apply fill the NIMCET 2024 Application form

NIMCET 2024 registration includes various steps like filling application form, uploading documents, payment of the application fee etc. Students can follow the steps given below to fill the NIMCET application form 2024.

Step 1- Visit the official website of NIMCET 2024 or click on the link given above.

Step 2- Register by entering your personal e-mail ID and personal mobile number.

Step 3- After submitting this information, an email will be sent to the mentioned e-mail ID.

Step 4- Then log in by using a login password and fill in all the required details in the application form.

Step 5- After this process, candidates need to upload the scanned images of the signature as well as photographs in the mentioned format.

Step 6- Candidates need to make the payment for the NIMCET 2024 application form.

Step 7- After the payment process candidate will find that a complete application form with a unique application number will be generated soon.

Step 8- Then take the printout of the application form and sent it with the important documents via speed post or registered post at the given address.

NIMCET 2024 Exam Pattern

The NIMCET 2024 exam pattern describes the type and pattern of questions to be asked in the upcoming entrance exam. NIMCET 2024 exam will be conducted online (CBT) mode. The question paper will be in English language only and will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). The question paper will contain 120 questions for the examination.

  1.  4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer.
  2. -1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
  3.  The question paper will be divided into 4 sections. Each section contains different marks sections.
NIMCET 2024 Exam Pattern
SubjectsTotal No. of QuestionsMarks awarded for correct answerMarks Deducted for wrong answerMaximum Marks
Mathematics50123600
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning 4061.5240
Computer Awareness2061.5120
General English104140
Total120  1000

NIMCET 2024 Syllabus

The NIMCET 2024 exam syllabus consists of important topics to be asked from subjects like general English, maths, reasoning, and computer awareness. Candidates must check the complete NIMCET syllabus on the official website to know the topics to be considered while preparing for the exam. The NIMCET 2024 syllabus is specified by the official authorities and is released online.

NIMCET 2024 Syllabus
SubjectsTopics
Mathematics

Trigonometry

 

  1. Heights and distances
  2. Solution of triangles
  3. Simple identities
  4. General solutions of trigonometric equations
  5. Trigonometric equations properties of triangles

 

Calculus

 

  1. Simple examples of maxima and minima
  2. Differentiation of function
  3. Definite integrals
  4. Limit of functions
  5. Tangents and Normal
  6. Applications of definite integrals to areas
  7. Continuous function
  8. Integration of functions by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction

 

Vectors

 

  1. Scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics
  2. Position Vector
  3. Addition and subtraction of vectors

 

Algebra

 

  1. Fundamental operations in algebra
  2. Geometric and harmonic progressions
  3. Expansions
  4. Logarithms
  5. Simultaneous linear /quadratic equations
  6. Determinants and matrices
  7. Factorization
  8. Indices
  9. Arithmetic

 

Set Theory

 

  1. Concept of sets – Union, Intersection, Cardinality, Elementary counting
  2. Permutations and combinations

 

Coordinate Geometry

 

  1. Equations of a circle
  2. Ellipse
  3. Equation of a line
  4. Rectangular Cartesian coordinates
  5. Parabola
  6. Hyperbola
  7. Distance formulae
  8. Intersection of lines
  9. Pair of straight lines

 

Probability and Statistics

 

  1. Basic concepts of probability theory
  2. Averages
  3. Frequency distributions
  4. Dispersions
  5. Dependent and independent events
  6. Measures of central tendencies
 General English
  1. Basic English Grammar
  2. Word Power
  3. Comprehension
  4. Vocabulary
  5. Meaning of words and phrases
  6. Technical Writing
  7. Synonyms and Antonyms
Analytical Ability and Logical ReasoningLogical situation and questions based on the facts given in the passage
 Computer Awareness

Data Representation

 

  1. Venn diagrams
  2. Binary and hexadecimal representations
  3. Simple arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic
  4. Representation of characters
  5. Truth tables
  6. Integers and fractions
  7. Boolean algebra
  8. Binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  9. Floating-point representation of numbers

 

Computer Basics

 

  1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  2. Input/output devices
  3. Organization of a computer
  4. Back-up devices
  5. Structure of instructions in CPU
  6. Computer memory

NIMCET 2024 Answer Key

The NIMCET 2024 Answer Key will be made available for the candidates by the official authorities through their website. Candidates will be able to evaluate their performance in the exam with the help of the NIMCET 2024 Answer key. Aspirants will also be able to predict their probable scores in the exam using the NIMCET 2024 answer key.  The NIMCET 2024 answer key will be released separately for all the question paper sets and codes. Answer Key challenging facility will also be made available for the candidates.

NIMCET 2024: FAQs

Ans. The NIMCET 2024 Exam is scheduled to be held on June 2024.

Ans. The NIMCET 2024 application fee is Rs. 2500 for the Gen/EWS/OBC candidates while for the SC/ST category candidates, the application fee is Rs.1250.

Ans. The NIMCET 2024 application fee was Rs. 2500 for the Gen/EWS/OBC candidates while for the SC/ST category candidates, the application fee is Rs.1250.

Ans. NIMCET exam is a National-Level entrance Test conducted by any of the NITs to grant admission in to their MCA programme.

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