NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

The NIT MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET), is a National Level Test conducted by NITs for admission to their Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme. The admission to the MCA programme to the nine NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Warangal, Patna and IIIT Bhopal for the year 2024-25 is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2024 only. The Curriculum and Syllabus of Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programme offered by NITs are designed considering the needs of different Information Technology firms in India and abroad. MCA graduates have high potential for jobs in the IT Sector.

NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

Acronym	NIMCET
Type	COMPUTER BASED TEST(CBT)
Skills tested	Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness and English
Year started	2007 (2007).
Duration	2 Years/3 Years(NITs)
Offered	Once a year
Restrictions on attempts	Unlimited number of attempts
Languages	English
Website	www.nimcet.in
As per 2024 information brochure[1]

Eligibility for NIT MCA Common Entrance Test

The candidate who Successfully passed bachelor's degree like BCA/BSc (Hons)/BSc/ BIT with 10+2 Pass out are eligible for Applying for this Course.

Test Pattern

NIMCET-2024 test will be conducted by NIT Jamshedpur with a single paper containing 120 multiple choice questions covering the following subjects. Multiple Choice Questions will be written in English Language only and will not be translated into any other language. The distribution of questions and marks is as follows:^[1]

NIMCET Exam Pattern

Subject	Total no of questions	Marks awarded for correct answer	Marks deducted for wrong answer	Total marks	Fixed Time Allotted
Mathematics	50	12	3	600	70 Minutes
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning	40	6	1.5	240	30 Minutes
Computer Awareness	20	6	1.5	120	20 Minutes
General English	10	4	1	40

Total Marks: 1000

Yearwise Organizing Institutes

Year	Institute Name	References
2007	NIT Durgapur	[2]
2008	NIT Surathkal	[2]
2009	NIT Allahabad	[3]
2010	NIT Kurukshetra	[4]
2011	NIT Bhopal	[5]
2012	NIT Warangal	[6]
2013	NIT Warangal	[7]
2014	NIT Agartala	[8]
2015	NIT Agartala	[9]
2016	NIT Durgapur (*)	[10]
2017	NIT Durgapur(*)	[11]
2018	NIT Surathkal	[12]
2019	NIT Surathkal	[13]
2020	NIT Raipur	[14]
2021	NIT Raipur	[15][16]
2022	NIT Jamshedpur	[17]
2023	NIT Jamshedpur	[18]
2024	NIT Jamshedpur

• NIT Durgapur discontinued MCA course from 2019 onwards.
• NIT Calicut stepped back from MCA course in 2022.

Seat Matrix (2023)^[1]

Institute	Total Seats
NIT Agartala	30
MNNIT Allahabad	116
MANIT Bhopal	115
NIT Jamshedpur	115
NIT Kurukshetra	64
NIT Kurukshetra (Self-Financing)	32
NIT Raipur	110
NITK Surathkal	58
NIT Tiruchirappalli	115
NIT Warangal*	58
NIT Patna	80
IIIT Bhopal	115
Total	1008

* NIT Warangal offers a three-year duration MCA program but with an option for the students to exit at the end of successful two years and the title of such exit would be Post -Graduate Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications.

References

1. "NIMCET – 2023 – Information Brochure" (PDF).
2. "Unknown" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}
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5. "NIMCET Results 2011 will be declared on 31st May!".
6. "NIMCET 2012 scheduled for May 20".
7. "Faculty Positions".
8. "NIMCET 2014 Information Brochure" (PDF).
9. "NIMCET 2015 Information Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022.
10. "NIMCET 2015 – About NIMCET". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
11. "NIMCET 2017 Information Brochure" (PDF).
12. "NIMCET 2018 Information Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2020.
13. "About NIMCET".
14. "NIMCET-2020". Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
15. "NIMCET-2021 Information Brochure" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2022.
16. "NIMCET-2022". Archived from the original on 16 March 2022.
17. "NIMCET-2022 Information Brochure" (PDF).
18. "NIMCET-2023 Information Brochure" (PDF).