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NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2025 is released online at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. As per the eligibility criteria of NIMCET 2025, candidates must possess Indian nationality and have completed a minimum three-year full-time degree in BSc/BSc (Hons)/BCA/BIT from a recognized university, with Mathematics, Statistics, or an equivalent subject included. For eligibility, general category candidates should have secured at least 60% marks or a 6.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale in their qualifying degree, while SC/ST category candidates must have a minimum of 55% marks or a 6.0 CGPA. Additionally, students who will be appearing for the qualifying examination during the admission year are also eligible, as well as candidates with a BE/BTech qualification.
Only those candidates who satisfy the specified criteria shall be considered eligible for the NIMCET 2025 admission process. Therefore, before filling out the NIMCET application form 2025, students must check the detailed eligibility parameters. Through NIMCET, admission into MCA courses in the participating NITs shall be conducted. Read this page to learn more about NIMCET eligibility criteria 2025.

Category-Wise NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

NIT specifies the eligibility criteria for General/OBC/ST/SC candidates. Here is a look at the category-wise NIMCET eligibility criteria 2025. 

Detailed NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates can go through the detailed NIMCET eligibility criteria 2025 given below:

NIMCET 2025 Domicile Criteria

• The candidate must be an Indian national

NIMCET 2025 Educational Qualification Requirements

• Candidates having a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Bachelor of Technology degree or equivalent from a recognized University can apply for the entrance exam

• The candidate should have cleared B.Sc./B.Sc. (Hons)/BCA/BIT/B.Voc. (Computer Science/ Computer Applications)/BBA (Computer Applications) under the 10+2+3 pattern with Mathematics/Statistics as a subject provided the course is approved by AICTE/UGC and Distance Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India. 

• Candidates who are taking the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply for NIMCET 2025 but must provide proof of candidature (in the form of a certificate issued by the Head of the institution where the candidate is studying/has studied) for examinations taking place during the academic year 2025-26.

NIMCET 2025 Minimum Marks Requirement

• General and OBC candidates should have scored at least 60% marks or 6.5 CGPA scores in aggregate in all the subjects

• Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) category candidates are required to score at least 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10-point scale in aggregate in all the subjects

NIMCET 2025 Age Limit Criteria

• There is no upper age limit to appear in the NIMCET exam 2025

Important Points about NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2025

Check out the important guidelines regarding the eligibility criteria for NIMCET 2025 given below. 

• The percentages of marks/CGPA in the qualifying degree are to be determined based on the marks/grade points acquired in all courses studied over all years, including languages, optional and supplementary subjects studied if any. The aggregate of marks/grade points obtained in all topics across all years determined using this technique alone will be evaluated by NIMCET to determine eligibility.

• Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice versa is banned when computing the minimum need of marks

• All candidates must produce proof of meeting the NIMCET 2025 eligibility requirements at the time of counselling/admission, but not later than September 15, 2025, (tentatively) otherwise, their admission will be revoked by the individual NITs.

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NIMCET Application Form 2025

Candidates who want to appear for the NIMCET exam 2025 must make sure they fulfil all the eligibility requirements or their application will not be accepted. The NIMCET 2025 application process includes registration, fee payment, document uploading, and form submission. Before filling out the application form, candidates must keep important documents like educational certificates, income certificates, ID proof, passport-size photographs, signatures, etc handy. To complete the NIMCET 2025 registration process, candidates must pay the required fee which is INR 2500 for General category students and INR 1250 for SC/ST/ PWD students.