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NIMCET 2025 will be conducted on 08 June 2025 decided by NIT Tiruchirappalli. Its admit card has released. NIT Jamshedpur conducts NIMCET 2025, the National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test. Comprehensive information about the exam date, application process, and syllabus is available on indcareer.com. NIMCET is a nationally administered MCA entrance examination organized by the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur. The primary objective of this exam is to facilitate admissions to the MCA programs at NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Raipur, NIT Agartala, MNNIT Allahabad, MANIT Bhopal, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Surathkal, NIT Trichy, and NIT Warangal.
If you are gearing up for the NIMCET exam, it is advisable to check eligibility criteria on nimcet.in, complete the application process, download the admit card, practice with previous year question papers, and stay updated with the answer key and result announcements.
NIMCET 2025 response sheet has been released. Get the link to check the response sheet here.
NIMCET MCA Exam
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are Institutions of National Importance Under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. The NIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test, conducted by any of the NITs, for admission into their MCA program. The MCA program is offered by NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal. The admission into the MCA program in the above 09 NITs is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET only.
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NIMCET MCA Exam Important Dates
| Exam Event | Event Date |
|---|---|
| Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Release of application form or Start of registration | 17 Apr 2025, 10 am |
| Last date to apply | 16 May 2025 (up to 5 pm) |
| Edit Window opens | 19 May 2025 [10 am] |
| Edit Window closes | 21 May 2025 [up to 5 pm] |
| Issuance of NIMCET admit card 2025 | 29 May 2025 |
| NIMCET 2025 exam date | 08 Jun 2025 (02:00 pm -04:00 pm) |
| Release of answer key, responses | 11 Jun 2025 (5 pm) |
| Last date to Challenges the model solution | 13 Jun 2025 (5 pm) |
| Announcement of NIMCET result 2025 | 27 Jun 2025 (5 pm) |
| Counselling Schedule | Click here |
What is NIMCET
- NIMCET is All India Level Entrance Test for admission to Master of Computer Applications Program (MCA) offered by 11 participating National Institutes of Technology NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal for the year 2025
- Name of the Exam – NIT MCA Common Entrance Test
- Common Name – NIMCET
- Conducting Body – National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
- Exam Level – Post-graduation
- Courses offered – Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
- Participating Institutes -11 National Institutes of Technology
Seats
Eligibility 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-2025.
- 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-2025 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 2025-26 All candidates shall submit the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET- 2025 at the time of Counseling/Admission but not later than failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs.
Application Process
- Candidates must apply for NIMCET-2025 through ‘Online’ only through official website https://www.nimcet.in/
- Candidates have to register on NIMCET-2025 website by creating the login, password as instructed therein and then fill all the details as per the Online Form.
- Candidates have to pay the non-refundable Application Processing Fee through the provisions made in the NIMCET-2025 website only before the final submission of the online application form.
- All the relevant documents (duly self attested and then scanned) should be uploaded along with the online application form.
- After duly filling up the application form and uploading the necessary documents, the candidate should click “Preview the Application”, following which a preview of the entire application will be generated for viewing.
- After the final submission of the application, a soft copy of the complete application form with unique Application Number will be generated in the downloadable PDF format
- Applicants are advised to download and save the soft copy and also keep a hard copy of the application for further references.
Application Fee
- For OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC Category : Rs. 2,500/-
- For SC/ST/PwD Category : Rs. 1,250/-
Online Registration Fee Payment Rules
After the registration, candidate needs to pay the Registration Fee. Only after payment of registration fee, candidate will be allowed to fill the choices.
Online Counselling Registration Process Fee: The candidate must pay a registration fee of ₹1,000/. Candidates, who’ll pay the registration fee, will be allowed to fill the choices.
Payment modes
Billdesk will provide EPG Services. Following modes of payment will be available-
- Debit Card
- Credit Card
- Net Banking
Selection Procedure
- Admission through NIMCET-2025
- The candidates who appeared and obtained marks in NIMCET-2025 will be allotted ranks.
- The candidates who obtained rank in NIMCET 2025 only shall be eligible for admission to MCA program in the participating institutes
Exam Pattern
The exam pattern is as follows
- Mode of Exam – The exam is a Online test.
- Question type – The questions are Multiple choice.
- Number of Questions – There are 120 questions in the entrance exam.
- Total Marks – Maximum marks in the exam is 1000.
- Exam Duration – The entrance exam is of 2 hours.
- Language of Question Paper – The question paper is in language English.
- Marking Scheme: Each question carries 4 Marks. There is a negative marking of 1 Mark.
- Distribution of Question Paper
- Mathematics – 50 Questions
- Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning – 40 Questions
- Computer Awareness- 10 Questions
- General English – 20 Questions
- Total- 120 Questions
Test Pattern
Exam Centres
Cutoff
NIMCET abbreviated as National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test. Every year this entrance exam conducted by National Institute of Technology, Agartala for admission into various Master of Computer Application (MCA) courses. Through this test, candidates can get an admission in NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirapalli and Warangal. In the Last Week of May 2025 NIMCET Exam successfully organized. The exam conducting authority will declare the NIT MCA Entrance Test Cutoff Marks in the month of June 2025 . You can get cut off Ranks Institute wise, category wise from its official website.
Counselling
NIT is going to organize NIMCET counseling for candidates who qualifies the entrance examination. Students who want to get admission in MCA for various institutions must attend the counseling in scheduled dates. Below we have obtained the NIMCET Counselling Schedule and seat allotment dates. Seats will be in three phases they are 1st, 2nd and 3rd round of seat allocation. In order to attend the counseling, you must carry the relevant documents. To get more information related to NIMCET Counselling, please go through official website.
Documents Required for NIMCET Counselling:
- NIMCET rank card/hall ticket.
- Personality certifications.
- Marks sheet of Admission.
- Certification of Course Higher Second/ College graduation.
- Medical Health and fitness Certification.
- Residence of official deal with.
- Classification certificates for SC/ ST/ OBC.
- Income certifications have to show financially weak candidates.
- 1 to 6 colored photos (key dimension).
Accepting Colleges
The admission to MCA programme offered by all the NITs that participate in NIMCET is based on the rank obtained in the NIMCET.
List of NIT’s
- NIT Agartala
- MNNIT Allahabad
- MANIT Bhopal
- NIT Calicut
- NIT Durgapur
- MNIT Suratkal
- NIT Jamshedpur
- NIT Kurukshetra
- NIT Raipur
- NIT Tiruchirappalli
- NIT Warangal
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website
Contact Details
NIT Common Entrance Test (NIMCET)
Chairman, NIMCET09
Nehru National Institute of Technology
Phones : (+91) (0532) 2545284
Fax : (+91) (0532) 2545285
Emails : [email protected]
http://nimcet.in/
NIMCET – Overview
| Aspects | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Exam | NIMCET |
| Full Form of NIMCET | NIT MCA Common Entrance Test |
| Organizing Body | NIT Jamshedpur |
| Full Form of NIT Jamshedpur | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur |
| Type of Exam | MCA Entrance Exam |
| Level of Exam | National |
| Region | India |
| Official Website | nimcet.in |
| Courses Where Admission is Through NIMCET | MCA Program |
| Colleges Where Admission is Through NIMCET | NIT Agartala, MNNIT Allahabad, MANIT Bhopal, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Raipur, NITK Surathkal, NIT Tiruchirappalli, NIT Warangal |
| Minimum Educational Qualification | As per eligibility criteria |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Type of Questions | Multiple choice |
| Number of Questions | 120 |
| Total Marks | 1000 |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours |
| Subjects in Question Paper | Mathematics, Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness, General English |