NIMCET 2025 - Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus, Latest Updates

Updated By Shivani on 23 Jul, 2024 14:25

NIMCET 2025 is expected to be conducted on June 8, 2025. The application form for the exam will likely be released on March 6, 2025, tentatively.

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NIMCET 2025

About NIMCET

Every year, on a rotational basis, the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) conduct the NIMCET exam. The NIMCET exam is a national-level entrance exam held annually to offer candidates admission to top NITs and other colleges that accept NIMCET scores. The selected candidates are accepted into the Masters of Computer Application Program.

Candidates who clear the NIMCET exam are allocated to various NIT institutions based on their ranks. Around 25,000 applicants apply for the NIMCET each year, and 9 NITs in India grant approximately 813 seats. In addition to NITs, many other universities and institutes use NIMCET scores to determine who is accepted to their MCA programmes. Admission to NITs in Agartala, Allahabad, Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Kurukshetra, Patna, Surathkal, Raipur, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal is based on the NIMCET score.  

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Highlights of NIMCET 2025

The NIMCET entrance test is held annually for admission to MCA programs at NITs. Candidates can find the key highlights of the NIMCET 2025 exam here.

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

NIMCET or NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

Conducting Body

National Institute of Technology

Exam Level

Postgraduate exam at national level

Frequency of Exam

One a year

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test (CBT)

Courses Offered

MCA

Exam Fees

  • Rs.2500 for General category

  • Rs.1250 for SC/ST/Pwd

Exam Duration

2 Hours

Total Marks

1000 Marks

Total Questions

120

Marking Scheme

  • 4 marks for correct response
  • 25% of marks deducted for incorrect response

Medium of examination

English

No. of NITs

NIT Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirapalli and Warangal

Official Website

www.nimcet.in

Contact Details

  • Contact Number: 9341519389

  • Email: nimcet2024@nitjsr.ac.in  and www.nimcet.admissions.nic.in

NIMCET Conducting Body

Every year, the National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) is conducted by one of the participating National Institutes of Technology (NITs) for admission into the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course. The participating institutes of NIMCET include Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Surathkal, Raipur, Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Tiruchirappalli & Warangal. 

NIMCET 2025 Important Dates

The authorities will announce the NIMCET 2025 important dates. Candidates can find the tentative NIMCET 2025 important dates pertaining to the examination, application form, admit card, and result declaration here. 

NIMCET 2025 Counselling Dates

Events

Dates (tentative)

NIMCET 2025 Registration and Choice Filling

June 29 to July 6, 2025

Round 1 NIMCET Seat Allotment 2025 Result    

July 8, 2025

Round 1 Online Reporting and Payment of Partial Admission Fee

July 9 to July 12, 2025

Round 2 NIMCET Seat Allotment 2025 Result

July 13, 2025

Round 2 Online Reporting and Payment of Partial Admission Fee

July 15 to 17, 2025

Round 3 NIMCET Seat Allotment 2025 Result

July 18, 2025

Round 3 Online Reporting and Payment of Partial Admission Fee

July 19 to 22, 2025

Announcemet of Vacant Seats after Three Rounds

July 23, 2025

Special Round Registration and Choice Filling

July 24 to July 26, 2025

Special Round NIMCET Seat Allotment 2025 Result

July 27, 2025

Special Round Offline Admission at Allotted Colleges / Institutes

After July 27, 2025 (As per Institute Schedule)

NIMCET Exam Dates

Events

Dates 

Release of NIMCET 2025 Official Notification

March 1, 2025

Release of NIMCET Application Form 2025

March 6, 2025

Last Date for Submission of Application Form

April 24, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Application Form Correction

April 24 to 26, 2025

Availability of NIMCET Admit Card 2025

May 28, 2025

NIMCET 2025 Exam

June 8, 2025

Availability of NIMCET 2025 Answer Key

June 11, 2025 (5 PM)

Answer Key Challenge Window

June 11 to 13, 2025

Declaration of NIMCET Result 2025

June 26, 2025

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NIMCET Answer key 2025

The conducting NIT will release the provisional NIMCET answer key 2025 at nimcet.in on June 11, 2025 (tentatively). The answer key for NIMCET 2025 will allow candidates to double-check their answers. Before the results are released, candidates can use the NIMCET answer key to compute their scores. The authorities will also activate the answer key challenge link for candidates who wish to raise objections (if any) against the provisional answer key within the specified dates. However, they need to pay an amount of INR 500 for every answer they challenge. After reviewing all the answers, the authorities will publish the NIMCET final answer key 2025 featuring all the modifications on the official website. 

NIMCET Result 2025

The authorities will announce the NIMCET 2025 result online on June 26, 2025, (tentatively) following the conclusion of the examination. The result will be made available on the official website - nimcet.in. Candidates must sign in to the website using their application form number and password to view their results. The NIMCET 2025 result will provide information on the candidate's scores and rankings. Those who pass the NIMCET 2025 exam with the required cutoff will be eligible for MCA admission to the institutes. Seats will be assigned through NIMCET counselling 2025 based on their performance in the admission test. 

NIMCET Cutoff 2025

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) will release the NIMCET 2025 cutoff for admission after each round at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. The cutoff will be released in the form of opening and closing ranks at which students will be granted admission to the participating institutes. Candidates can view the cutoff on the official website. The cutoff for NIMCET is determined after taking into consideration various exam-related parameters, like the total number of applicants, the difficulty level of the paper, the previous year's cutoff trends, the availability of seats etc. Furthermore, the cutoff differs depending on the college and category that the candidates pick. Those that reach the threshold will have a better chance of admittance.

NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2025

The NIMCET eligibility criteria 2025 will be mentioned in the official brochure released by the NIT authorities. The eligibility conditions are outlined on the basis of various parameters, including the applicant's age, educational qualification, nationality, qualifying marks etc. The NIMCET eligibility requirements as specified in the information brochure are as follows:

  1. The applicant must be an Indian national

  2. The candidate must have secured 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 3-year duration full-time BSc/BSc (Hons)/BCA/BIT with Statistics/Mathematics/Equivalent as one of the subjects from a recognized university.

  3. Candidates with any UG program of a minimum of three years with Mathematics/Statistics as one of the subjects OR 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.

  4. Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET 2025. Such candidates shall have to furnish proof (in the form of a certificate issued by the Head of the institution where the candidate has been studying/has studied) of candidature for appearing in the examinations during the academic year 2025-26.

  5. All candidates shall submit proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET 2025 at the time of counselling/admission but not later than September 15 (tentatively), failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs.

  6. Note: Students who have completed/completing a Bachelor's Degree Program of a minimum of three years with Mathematics/Statistics as one of the subjects 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.

NIMCET 2025 Counselling

NIT has announced the dates for NIMCET counselling 2025 and the registration and choice filling has started from June 29, 2025 (tentatively). The counselling process will be conducted online in three phases and one special round of counselling. All students seeking admission to MCA courses at the participating NITs will have to enrol for the counselling session. Candidates with valid NIMCET 2025 scores will be admitted to one of the NITs in Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli, and Warangal. Only those who achieve a rank in the NIMCET examinations will be invited to participate in the counselling and seat allotment rounds.

NIMCET Seat Allotment 2025

During the counselling process, candidates are assigned seats based on their selections and rank. The cousnelling will take place in three phases and also for one special round. If an applicant is assigned a seat based on their choices, they must report to the assigned institution within a certain time frame. At the time of counselling verification, candidates must bring their original documents/certificates to the designated institutions. Candidates must access the official website to obtain their seat allotment letter. The NIMCET expected seat matrix 2025 has been provided below.

College Name

Seat Matrix (expected)

National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

116

National Institute of Technology, Agartala

30

National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

115

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

110

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

64

National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

115

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

92

National Institute of Technology, Trichy

58

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

58

NIT Kurukshetra (Self-Financing)32
IIIT Bhopal60
NIT Patna (Data sciences & informatics)40
NIT Patna (Data sciences & informatics (Self-Financing)40
NIT Patna (AI & IoT)40
NIT Patna (AI & IoT) (Self-Financing)40

Participating Colleges of NIMCET 2025

Colleges in which candidates can take admission on the basis of NIMCET scores are called NIMCET participating colleges. The authorities will release the complete list of NIMCET 2025 participating colleges along with the information brochure. As of last year, there are a total of nine participating institutes, where applicants will be assigned seats based on their NIMCET marks/scores. The National Institute of Technology will admit NIMCET 2024 graduates to the Masters in Computer Applications program. There are approximately 813 seats available for admission in the NIMCET 2025 participating institutes. Allahabad, Agartala, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra (self-financing), Raipur, Surathkal, Warangal, and Tiruchirappalli are among the NIMCET participating institutes. Every year, one of the NIMCET member institutes administers the entrance exam and publishes a merit-based seat allotment list. 

NIMCET 2025 Application Form

The NIMCET 2025 application form is expected to release on March 6, 2025 (tentatively) at nimcet.in. Candidates can fill the application form till April 24, 2025 (tentatively). Candidates shall have to fill out all the required details, such as personal information, academic information, communication address, and so on. They must submit the NIMCET 2025 registration form along with the necessary documents and the application fees before the deadline. Candidates must adhere to the NIMCET eligibility criteria while uploading their photos and signatures. After submitting the application forms, candidates are advised to save a copy of the same for future use.

Steps to Fill Out the NIMCET 2025 Application Form 

Once the application form for NIMCET 2025 is released, aspirants can follow these steps to fill out and submit the registration forms. 

Step 1: Candidates must go to the NIMCET 2025 website - nimcet.in

Step 2: Register as a 'New Candidate' with the required details to generate a login password and user ID

Step 3: Using the login password, sign in and fill out all of the essential information in the application form

Step 4: Following this, candidates must provide scanned pictures of their signatures as well as photographs in the format specified.

Step 5: Pay the requisite application fee for NIMCET 2025

Step 6: Following the payment procedure, the candidate will receive a complete application form with a unique application number.

Step 7: Take a printout of the application form and mail it, along with the necessary papers, to the address provided.

NIMCET Application Form Fee

The application fee is non-refundable in all situations. Credit card/debit card or net banking will be accepted as payment methods. The following is the application cost for the NIMCET 2025:

  • OPEN/OBC applicants - Rs. 2500

  • SC/ST/PWD applicants - Rs. 1250

NIMCET Admit Card 2025

The NIMCET admit card 2025 is likely to release in the online mode on May 28, 2025 (tentatively). Only applicants who submit the application form and pay the registration fee shall be able to obtain the hall ticket by entering their User ID and Password. It is to be noted that the exam authorities do not send admit cards via mail to any candidate. Students must take a printout of the admit card since it is mandatory to present the admission card at the exam hall on the test day. 


NIMCET Exam Pattern 2025

The NIMCET 2025 exam pattern is outlined in the information brochure released by the conducting NIT. The detailed exam pattern will consist of essential information, such as the exam mode and duration, question and marks distribution, marking scheme etc. The NIMCET 2025 exam will be conducted in a single paper containing 120 Multiple-Choice Questions covering the following subjects. The questions will be written in English language only and will not be translated into any other language. The exam pattern can be checked from the table below.

ParticularsDetails
Exam ModeComputer-Based Test (Online)
Exam Duration120 minutes
Mode of Exam PaperEnglish
Subjects IncludedComputer Awareness, Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, English
Total No. of Questions

Mathematicss - 50

Logical Reasoning - 40

Computer Awareness - 20

English - 10

Total Marks Allotted1000 marks
Marking Scheme

+4 for each correct answer

25% of marks deducted for each incorrect answer

NIMCET 2025 Syllabus

The NIMCET syllabus 2025 is the most crucial aspect that applicants must be aware of. The question paper will cover topics like Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, Computer Awareness, and General English. Aspirants will be able to check the complete syllabus and subject-wise topic distribution once it is released along with the official information brochure. 

NIMCET Mathematics Syllabus

Set Theory 

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.

NIMCET General English Syllabus

  • Grammar for Beginners in English (verbs, prepositions, and articles)

  • Word strength

  • Antonyms and Synonyms

  • Word and phrase definitions

  • Writing for technical audiences

NIMCET Computer Awareness Syllabus

Computer Basics

Computer organization, Central Processing Unit (CPU), instruction structure in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, and backup devices

Data Representation

Character, integer, and fraction representations, binary and hexadecimal representations, binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, basic arithmetic and two's complement arithmetic, floating-point number representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, and Venn diagrams

Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning Syllabus

The questions in this section will be based on logical situations and on the facts given in the passage. Candidates will have to refer to the given pages and make deductions based purely on logic and analysis to get the correct answer.


How to prepare for NIMCET 2025

The NIMCET 2025 examination would be challenging. Every applicant is recommended to focus on their preparation for the exam. Hard work, consistent effort and a thorough preparation strategy are needed to ace the exam.

  • Begin by taking notes while studying for the exam to have a better comprehension of the topics

  • Start preparing as soon as they receive the curriculum so that you have ample time for revision

  • Plan your schedule wisely so that you do not miss any key topics. Your daily schedule should incorporate time for practice and revisions, mock exams, and solving of sample papers. 

  • Make a schedule for organizing the curriculum and preparing each topic

  • Review NIMCET previous year's question papers and sample papers to understand the question pattern, and difficulty level of the topics, and analyze the type of questions expected in the upcoming NIMCET 2025 exam. 

  • Revision is essential to score high, so go over the important topics multiple times so you don't miss anything

  • Mock examinations and sample papers will help you determine your preparation level and performance 

  • Go through the entire syllabus and refer to the best books for NIMCET 2025 to clear any doubts

  • Give your best effort in the test and be confident in your preparation. Make sure to get sufficient sleep and rest before the exam day.

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FAQs about NIMCET

What is NIMCET?

The National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) is conducted by NITs on a rotational basis for admissions to MCA programs. This entrance exam is conducted every year to offer admission into Masters in Computer Application (MCA)Programme in participating NITs. 
 

What is the marking scheme of NIMCET?

As per the NIMCET marking scheme, candidates are rewarded with 4 marks for each correct response and 25% of the marks are deducted for each incorrect response.
 

When can I choose my exam centre for NIMCET?

The candidates could choose their exam centre for NIMCET at the time of filling out the application form.

Who conducts the counselling for NIMCET exam?

The National Institute of Technology conducts the counselling process for NIMCET.

In which mode is NIMCET exam conducted?

The NIMCET exam is conducted in the online mode.

What is the medium of language for the NIMCET exam?

The medium of language for the NIMCET exam is English.

Who decides the syllabus and pattern of the NIMCET exam?

The National Institute of Technology decides the syllabus and pattern for the NIMCET exam.

Which NITs conduct NIMCET?

The NITs which conduct NIMCET include Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Surathkal, Raipur, Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Tiruchirappalli & Warangal.

What is the process of applying for the NIMCET exam?

The candidates have to visit the official website, register, fill out the application form and pay the application fee for the NIMCET exam.

Who conducts the NIMCET exam?

One of the 9 participating National Institutes of Technology (NITs) conducts the NIMCET exam every year.

How can I know the application status for NIMCET?

The candidates can track their status of NIMCET application by logging in to the official website.

What is the registration fee for NIMCET?

The registration fee for NIMCET is INR 2500 for General category and INR 1250 for SC/ST candidates.

How many test centres are there for NIMCET?

As per the previous year's data, there are a total of 30 NIMCET test centres in various cities across the country. 

Do we have to send the duly filled application form via post?

No, you do not need to send the NIMCET application form via post. Registration for NIMCET is conducted online. 

What is the eligibility criteria for NIMCET?

The candidate must have pursued graduation in BSc/ BCA/ or any other stream with 60% aggregate from a recognised institution to get eligible for NIMCET.

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