NIMCET-2014
National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are
Institutes of National Importance and are Centrally Funded Technical Institutes.
The NIMCET is NIT MCA Common Entrance Test, a National Level Test conducted by
NITs for admission in to their MCA programme. The admission to the MCA programme
in to NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra,
Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal for the year 2014-15 is based
on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2014 only. The Curriculum and Syllabi 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 IT Sector.
Eligibility
Criteria to Appear For NIMCET-2014.
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)
in
(i) BSc / BSc (Hons) / BCA / BIT of minimum three
years full-time*;
OR
(ii) B E / B Tech or equivalent from a recognized University
are eligible to appear for NIMCET-2014 test.
Candidates who are appearing for final
year/semester of BSc / BSc(Hons) / BCA / BIT of minimum 3 years or BE/BTech in
the academic year 2013-14 are also eligible to apply for NIMCET-2014. Such candidates
shall have to furnish the proof (in the form of a certificate issued by the
head of institution where the candidate has studied- refer Annexure IV for
proforma) that he/she is appearing for the examinations during the academic
year 2013-14 and can submit the proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of
NIMCET-2014 preferably at the time of Counseling/Admission but not later than
15th September, 2014, failing which their admission is liable to be cancelled
by the respective NITs. NIMCET-2014 will not reserve a seat to a candidate due
to any reason claimed for not fulfilling the eligibility criteria including the
delay in publishing the results by the concerned University/institute.
* Students who have completed/completing degree BSc
/ BSc(Hons)/BCA/ BIT of 3 years from Open Universities are also eligible to
apply provided their programme is approved by UGC / AICTE and Distance
Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India.
• The percentages of marks in qualifying degree are
to be calculated on the basis of marks obtained in all the subjects studied in
all the years including languages, optional and additional subjects studied, if
any. The aggregate of marks secured in all the subjects in all the years
computed using this method of calculation alone be considered by NIMCET-2014
for deciding eligibility.
Admission through NIMCET-2014:
The candidates who appeared and obtained marks in
NIMCET-2014 will be allotted ranks by adopting the criteria stated in section
15.0 of this brochure (see section 15.0 for details). The candidates who
obtained rank in NIMCET-2014 only shall be eligible for admission into MCA programme
at the participating institutes.
Important
features regarding applying for NIMCET-2014 through online, syllabus for the
test, test centers, criteria to award a rank, rank card, admission procedure,
list of participating institutes with total number of seats, seat distribution,
contact addresses, admission schedule are given in this brochure. Candidates
are advised to read this brochure and visit our website
http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in regularly for updates till the end of
counseling.
Note : Hereafter, qualifying degree means (i) BSc /
BSc(Hons) / BCA/ BIT of minimum 3 years duration; or (ii) BE/BTech or
equivalent degree in engineering studied by an applicant.
Seven Stages of Process of NIMCET-2014
The entire process that a candidate has to undergo,
consists of seven stages:
A. Registration and Applying Online for the test :
All the eligible candidates should register in the website
http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in by creating a username and password by themselves between
17-02-2014 and 03-04-2014 (5.00 pm) IST. Documents (both soft and hard copies) needed
for completing the registration are (i) e-receipt generated after paying
processing fee through State Bank Collect (see section 5.0); (ii) Passport size
photograph and its scanned copy (maximum size :30 KB), signature (maximum
size:10 KB), (iii) all certificates and marks memorandum of X Class and
qualifying degree. Then fill the online application form and take generated
application form. Completed application along with all relevant documents
should reach Secretary, NIMCET-2014 latest on 17-04-2014.
B. Writing NIMCET-2014 TEST: Download the admit
card between 09-05-2014 and 25-05-2014 at any time and write the NIMCET-2014
test which is scheduled to be conducted on 25th May 2014 (Sunday) between 10.00
A.M and 12.00 noon at various test centers listed in Table 1 of Section 10.
Candidates should be present in the examination hall of the test center before
9.30 am on 25-05-2014. Syllabus and test pattern are given in this brochure.
C. Choice filling and locking: Candidates
satisfying eligibility (see section 2.0) and qualifying criteria (see section
15.0) will be awarded with NIMCET-2014 rank. The ranks of the eligible
candidates will be announced on 11-06-2014. The candidates need to download the
rank cards from the website. Candidates who got a rank can login and fill the
choices of participating institutes in their order of preference between
16-06-2014 and 23-06-2014. They can modify these choices (or) reorder them any
number of times before locking. It will not be possible to access their choices
after locking. All the candidates have to lock their choices on or before 5 pm
on 23-06-2014. The choices of all candidates will be automatically locked by
server at NIMCET-2014 at 5 pm on 23-06-2014.
D. Online Seat Allotment and personally reporting
at any remote/participating institute:
Candidates will be offered seats based on their
choices in the order of NIMCET-2014 rank in three rounds of allotment.
Candidates who are allotted a seat must report to any one of the participating
institute on the dates specified in each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds.
Reporting at any institute other than the allotted institute is called Remote
Reporting. Remote reporting is permitted in first and second rounds of allotment
only. During this reporting, all the candidates have to get their original
academic documents, caste and relevant certificates verified and pay the
initial fee Rs.10,000/- in the form of a State Bank Collect and give their
option in the option form. They will also be issued a provisional admission
letter.
Note: Candidates, who get seats in first round of
allotment and do not report at any reporting center between 30-06-2014 and
01-07-2014, will be permanently deleted from the database and will not be
offered any seat in subsequent rounds of allotment. Similarly, candidates who get
seats only in second round (but not in first round) and do not report at any
reporting center between 07-07-2014 and 08-07-2014 will be permanently deleted
from the database and will not be offered any seat in the subsequent rounds of
allotment.
E. Getting Admitted into the Allotted Institute:
After the third round of allotment, candidates are required to physically
present at the latest allotted institute for admission between 17-07-2014 and
18-07-2014 and attend the classes.
F. Surrendering seats by the candidates: Candidates
who got seat allotted/upgraded in any round(s), and do not wish to join the
institute, but wish to participate in the final round of allotment must
approach a reporting center, surrender the seat between 21-7-2014 and 22-7-2014
by submitting a prescribed application. At a later stage, these candidates will
receive Rs.9,000/- either through DD or online transfer in to their account based
on their choice entered in the prescribed application while surrendering.
G. Fresh Choice filling and final round of
allotment: After third round of reporting, vacant seats in all Participating
NITs will be published in the website http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in on 25-07-2014.
Candidates who were not allotted any seat from first to third round of
allotment and those who have surrendered their seats are only eligible to fill
fresh choices on 26-7-2014 for final round of allotment. Final round of
allotment will be done on 28-7-2014 and candidates, who are offered seats in
this round, must report to the allotted institute between 4-8-2014 and 5-8-2014
to attend the classes.
4.0 Web
Enabled On-Line Application Form
Eligible candidates as per section 2.0 are required
to fill-in web enabled on-line application form from any place of their
convenience. Candidates are required to register themselves in the website
http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in by giving their username and password.
Candidates are not permitted to create multiple Id’s.
Username: Username must be a string containing at
least six alphanumeric characters with first two and last two characters as
alphabets. No special characters are allowed.
Password: Password must be a string containing at
least six alphanumeric characters. No special characters are allowed.
In case of any problem, they are advised to contact
Secretary, NIMCET-2014, National Institute of
Technology, Agartala – 799046, Tripura (W).
participating
institute on the dates specified in each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rounds.
Reporting at
any institute other than the allotted institute is
called Remote Reporting. Remote reporting is
permitted in first and second rounds of allotment
only. During this reporting, all the candidates
have to get their original academic documents,
caste and relevant certificates verified and pay
the initial fee Rs.10,000/- in the form of a State
Bank Collect and give their option in the option
form. They will also be issued a provisional
admission letter.
Note: Candidates, who get seats in first round of
allotment and do not report at any reporting
center between 30-06-2014 and 01-07-2014, will be
permanently deleted from the database
and will not be offered any seat in subsequent
rounds of allotment. Similarly, candidates who
get seats only in second round (but not in first
round) and do not report at any reporting center
between 07-07-2014 and 08-07-2014 will be
permanently deleted from the database and will
not be offered any seat in the subsequent rounds of
allotment.
E. Getting Admitted into the Allotted Institute:
After the third round of allotment, candidates are
required to physically present at the latest
allotted institute for admission between 17-07-2014
and 18-07-2014 and attend the classes.
F. Surrendering seats by the candidates: Candidates
who got seat allotted/upgraded in any
round(s), and do not wish to join the institute,
but wish to participate in the final round of
allotment must approach a reporting center,
surrender the seat between 21-7-2014 and 22-7-
2014 by submitting a prescribed application. At a
later stage, these candidates will receive
Rs.9,000/- either through DD or online transfer in
to their account based on their choice
entered in the prescribed application while
surrendering.
G. Fresh Choice filling and final round of
allotment: After third round of reporting, vacant seats in
all Participating NITs will be published in the
website http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in on 25-07-
2014. Candidates who were not allotted any seat
from first to third round of allotment and
those who have surrendered their seats are only
eligible to fill fresh choices on 26-7-2014 for
final round of allotment. Final round of allotment
will be done on 28-7-2014 and candidates,
who are offered seats in this round, must report to
the allotted institute between 4-8-2014 and
5-8-2014 to attend the classes.
4.0 Web
Enabled On-Line Application Form
Eligible candidates as per section 2.0 are required
to fill-in web enabled on-line application form
from any place of their convenience. Candidates are
required to register themselves in the website
http://nimcet2014.nita.ac.in by giving their
username and password. Candidates are not permitted
to create multiple Id’s.
Username: Username must be a string containing at least
six alphanumeric characters with first
two and last two characters as alphabets. No
special characters are allowed.
Password: Password must be a string containing at
least six alphanumeric characters. No special
characters are allowed.
In case of
any problem, they are advised to contact
Secretary, NIMCET-2014, National Institute of
Technology, Agartala – 799046, Tripura (W).
IMPORTANT NOTE:
a) Read carefully the instructions to fill in
online application form as described in section 6.0. in this
brochure.
b) They are also required to take hard copy (a
print out) of the generated application form, enclose all relevant documents
(Please enclose photocopy of both sides of mark sheets) and send it by speed
post / registered post to the following address along with copies of
mark-sheets and pass certificates of SSC/10th class and Bachelor’s Degree along
with e-receipt of processing fee (for Rs. 1,800/- for open / OBC category and
Rs.900/- for SC/ST category).
Information about how to get e-receipt of State
Bank Collect is given in section 5.0 of this brochure.
Applications should reach by speed-post or registered-post on
or before 17th April, 2014 [ 5 pm]
The Secretary,
NIMCET-2014,
National Institute of Technology, Agartala
P.O.: Former Tripura Engineering College
Barjala, Jirania, TRIPURA (W)
Pin: 799046
Applications received after due date and time will
not be considered. NIMCET-2014 is not responsible for any postal delays and
hence candidates are advised to post the filled-in application with all
necessary documents and payment e-Receipt well in advance before the last date
i.e., 17-4-2014. Rights are reserved by NIMCET-2014 for any change in this
regard.
