Wednesday, February 12, 2014

NIMCET-2014


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.


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