NIMCET 2025 exam date was conducted on June 8, 2025. The exam is conducted only once a year. The NIMCET answer key 2025 was released on 10 June and the last date to challenge the NIMCET answer key was due for 12t June 2025. Candidates could raise objections till 5 p.m. on the official exam website. The NIMCET result is expected to be released online on 27th June 2025. Candidates can check the result by logging in through application number, password, and/or Date of Birth (DoB).
Before appearing for the NIMCET counselling and exam, the candidates must ensure that they stand eligible as per the defined NIMCET Eligibility Criteria. NIT Tiruchirappalli is responsible to conduct the NIMCET 2025 exam this year. After successful registration, candidates could download their NIMCET 2025 Admit Card on the NIMCET 2025 website - nimcet.admissions.nic.in. from 29th May to June 8.
For more information like NIMCET preparation tips, best books, and NIMCET counselling procedure, the candidates are advised to follow and go through this page.
NIMCET 2025 Exam Details
The NIMCET Exam is conducted annually by one of the NITs, on a rotational basis, for admission to MCA programs at NITs. Refer to the table below to check the key highlights of the NIMCET 2025 Exam.
Particulars | Detail |
Exam Name | NIMCET or NIT MCA Common Entrance Test |
Conducted by | National Institutes of Technology (on a rotational basis) |
Exam Level | Postgraduate |
Frequency | Once a Year |
Mode of Exam | Online (Computer Based Test) |
Courses Offered | MCA |
NIMCET Exam Fees |
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Exam Duration | 2 hours |
Total Marks | 1000 marks |
Total Questions | 120 questions |
Marking Scheme |
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Medium of Question Paper | English |
Official website | www.nimcet.in |
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What is NIMCET Exam?
NIMCET full form - The NIMCET full form is National Institute of Technology Master of Computer Applications Common Entrance Test. The exam is conducted by one of the NITs, on a rotational basis, for admission to MCA offered by NIMCET Participating Colleges. Candidates appearing in the exam must secure good marks to gain admission in their desired NITs. They will be allotted seats based on their ranks obtained in the NIMCET MCA Exam. Around 25,000 students register for the NIMCET Exam every year and 805 seats are offered in 9 NITs across the country. There are other universities and colleges as well apart from NITs that consider NIMCET scores for admission to the MCA programs offered by them.
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NIMCET 2025 Exam Date & Schedule
The NIMCET exam date 2025 was released in April 2025. NIMCET 2025 is being conducted by NIT Tiruchirappalli this year. Please refer to the table below to check the complete schedule of NIMCET 2025 Exam. Candidates must know that the dates mentioned below are confirmed and the exam NIMCET exam date 2025 is 8 June 2025. However, any change in dates will be notified here.
Event | Day | Date | Time |
Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web | Wednesday | 16/04/2025 | - |
Opening date for online Registration | Thursday | 17/04/2025 | 10:00 AM |
Last date for online submission of Application Form | Friday | 16/05/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Edit Window opens | Monday | 19/05/2025 | 10:00 AM |
Edit Window closes | Wednesday | 21/05/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Availability of Admit Card/Hall Ticket for Download | Thursday to Sunday | 29/05/2025 to 08/06/2025 | - |
Date and Time of Online Examination | Sunday | 08/06/2025 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Challenges to Model Solution | Tuesday to Thursday | 10/06/2025 to 12/06/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Date of Publication of Result/Scorecard (Tentative) | Friday | 27/06/2025 | 5:00 PM |
Registration & Choice Filling by Paying Counselling Fee | Monday to Friday | 30/06/2025 to 04/07/2025 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
First Round of Allotment | Monday | 07/07/2025 | 6:00 PM |
First Round of Online Reporting & Partial Admission Fee Payment | Tuesday to Friday | 08/07/2025 to 11/07/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Second Round of Allotment / Upgradation | Saturday | 12/07/2025 | 6:00 PM |
Second Round of Online Reporting & Partial Fee Payment (Fresh Allotees Only) | Monday to Wednesday | 14/07/2025 to 16/07/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Third Round of Allotment/Upgradation | Thursday | 17/07/2025 | 6:00 PM |
Third Round of Online Reporting (Fresh Allotees) & Online Institute Admission with Partial Fees | Friday to Monday | 18/07/2025 to 21/07/2025 | Up to 5:00 PM |
Announcement of Vacant Seats | Tuesday | 22/07/2025 | 6:00 PM |
Special Round: Fresh Choice Filling & Registration for Vacant Seats | Wednesday to Friday | 23/07/2025 to 25/07/2025 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Special Round of Seat Allotment | Saturday | 26/07/2025 | 6:00 PM |
Reporting for Offline Admission at Finally Allotted Institute | After Saturday | After 26/07/2025 | As per Institute Schedule |
NIMCET Eligibility Criteria 2025
Before applying for the NIMCET Exam, candidates must check if they stand eligible as per the NIMCET 2025 Eligibility Criteria. Please check below the eligibility criteria of NIMCET Exam:
- Candidates should be of Indian nationality.
- Candidates must possess a B.S /B.Sc (Hons.)/BCA/BIT degree with Mathematics/Statistics/Equivalent subject as one of the subjects from a recognized university.
- The minimum duration of the degree should be 3 years.
- Candidates belonging to the General category must have secured at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on a 10 point scale in the qualifying degree.
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST category must secure at least 55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 20-point scale in aggregate from a recognized university.
- Students in their final year of graduation are also eligible to apply.
- Candidates with B.E./B. Tech degrees are also eligible to apply.
NIMCET 2025 Registration
The NIMCET 2025 registration date was from 17 April to 16 May 2025. The registration process is only conducted in an online mode at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. Candidates who wish to appear in the exam must fill out the NICMET 2025 Application Form with all the correct details. They must fill the form before the last date of registration arrives.
While filling the application form, the candidates will have to enter their personal, educational and contact details. The details provided in the application form must be valid. The application form must be submitted along with the required and essential documents. The NIMCET 2025 Application Fee should also be paid at the time of registration. Candidates can make the payment of NIMCET fees via net banking/credit card/debit card.
How to Fill NIMCET Application Form 2025?
Below are the steps to fill the NIMCET 2025 Application Form.
- Visit the official website of NIMCET 2025 - nimcet.admissions.nic.in.
- Navigate to and click on the ‘NIMCET 2025 Registration' link.
- Enter your details to register for the exam.
- Once registered, candidates can proceed to fill the NIMCET application form.
- Enter your personal and academic details.
- Upload scanned copy of passport sized photograph and signature.
- Process the payment of NIMCET Application Fee.
- Review the duly filled form.
- Click on Submit to complete the registration process.
- Download and take a printout of the duly filled form for future reference.
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NIMCET Exam Fees 2025
The NIMCET 2025 registration fees is INR 2500 for General/OBC/EWS candidates and INR 1250 for SC/ST category candidates. Please refer to the table below.
Category | Application Fee |
Gen/EWS/OBC Candidates | INR 2500 |
SC/ST Candidates | INR 1250 |
NIMCET 2025 Application Correction Window
The application correction window to make corrections and changes in the NIMCET Application Form will open after the successful conclusion of NIMCET Registration. Candidates are advised to fill the form carefully and review the form before submitting it. In case of any mistakes, candidates usually get 3-4 days to edit some specific details only.
The application correction window was made available to candidates from 19th to 21st May 2025. Candidates are required to log in to the official website using their login credentials to make edits in the application form.
NIMCET Admit Card 2025
NIMCET 2025 Admit Card is released after the successful completion of NIMCET Registration. Only candidates with successful registration will be able to download their NIMCET Admit Card. Registered candidates are able to download their NIMCET 2025 Hall Ticket by logging into their account on the online portal of NIMCET. Candidates can download their hall tickets through online mode and there is no offline mode to download the same.
The admit cards were released on 29th May 2025 and could be downloaded till June 8. The NIMCET 2025 Admit Card will consist of details such as candidate's name, DoB, gender, exam centre, exam time, exam date, exam guidelines, etc. The candidates must check that the details mentioned on their admit card are correct as any incorrect detail will lead to cancelation of their candidature. They must also bring along a valid identity proof at the examination centre.
How to Download NIMCET 2025 Admit Card?
Below are the steps to download the NIMCET Admit Card.
- Visit the official website of NIMCET 2025 - nimcet.admissions.nic.in.
- Navigate to and click on the ‘NIMCET 2025 Admit Card' link.
- Enter your NIMCET Login Credentials.
- Click on Submit.
- The screen displays the NIMCET Hall Ticket 2025.
- Download and take a printout of the duly filled form for future reference.
NIMCET 2025 Exam Pattern
NIMCET Exam Pattern 2025 is released by the examination conducting body on the official website. Candidates appearing in the exam must go through the exam pattern of NIMCET Exam before appearing in the exam. They will get to know the structure of the exam, total sections in the paper, total number of question papers, duration of the exam, etc.
The NIMCET Exam will be conducted online, meaning it is a computer based test. The total duration of the exam is 2 hours. There will be a total of 120 questions divided across four sections. As per the NICMET Marking Scheme, each question carries 4 marks and there is a negative marking of 25% of the total mark allotted to the question attempted. Please refer to the table below and check the NIMCET Exam Pattern.
Subjects | No. of Questions | Marks Awarded (per question) | Negative Marking (per question) | Total Marks |
Mathematics (Part I) | 50 | 12 | 3 | 600 |
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning (Part II) | 40 | 6 | 1.5 | 240 |
Computer Awareness (Part III) | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 120 |
General English (Part III) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
Total | 120 | – | – | 1000 |
NIMCET 2025 Syllabus
The official NIMCET 2025 Syllabus is released by the examination conducting authorities on the official website. In NIMCET Syllabus, there will be a list of Subjects, Units, and Topics that candidates will have to prepare for the examination. The syllabus of NIMCET is released for all the sections namely Mathematics, Computer Awareness, Logical Reasoning, and General English.
Candidates appearing in the exam will have to check and prepare according to the NIMCET Syllabus. A thorough inspection of the syllabus will help candidates prepare efficiently and effectively. The NIMCET 2025 Question Paper will be made based on the official NIMCET Syllabus. Please refer to the table mentioned below for brief topics in NIMCET Syllabus.
Subjects | NIMCET 2025 Syllabus |
Mathematics | Set Theory - Concept of sets, permutations and combinations. Algebra - Fundamental operations in algebra, linear /quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, determinants and matrices Vectors - Position vector, scalar & vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics. Trigonometry - Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of trigonometric equations. |
Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning | This section is designed to cover logical situations and questions based on the facts given in the passage. |
Computer Awareness | Computer Basics - Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), input/output devices, and back-up devices. Data Representation - Representation of characters, integers & fraction, binary and hexadecimal representations. Binary arithmetic - Simple arithmetic and two's complement arithmetic, floating point representation, Boolean algebra, Venn diagrams |
General English | This section will include Comprehension, vocabulary, Basic English Grammar, word power, synonyms and antonyms, technical writing etc. to evaluate the general understanding of English language. |
How to Prepare for the NIMCET 2025 Exam?
The difficulty level of NIMCET Exam 2025 is likely to fall between moderate and difficult. Every candidate applying for the exam is advised to focus on the preparation for the exam. Candidates can refer to the NIMCET 2025 Preparation Tips mentioned below:
- Gain an understanding of the NIMCET Exam Pattern and NIMCET 2025 Syllabus.
- Revise and make notes of all the important topics of NIMCET Syllabus.
- Practice NIMCET previous year question papers and simple papers to understand the structure of the exam.
- Study from the best books and study materials that are trusted by toppers.
- Stay healthy and fit.
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Best Books for NIMCET 2025 Exam
Shared below is the list of best books to prepare for NIMCET 2025 Exam.
Books | Authors |
Quantitative Aptitude | R S Aggarwal |
Computer Awareness | SB Behera |
NIMCET Master Guide | Arihant Publications |
NIMCET Complete Preparation Guide | Pearson |
NIMCET Online Mock Tests | Testbook and Oliveboard |
NIMCET 2025 Answer Key
The NIMCET Answer Key will be released a few days after the exam is commenced. The NIMCET Answer Key 2025 will consist of the correct responses of the questions in the NIMCET Question Paper. Candidates will be able to calculate their expected NIMCET Score by using the NIMCET Answer Key. In case of any doubt or discrepancies, candidates can raise objections against the provisional NICMET Answer Key once the objection window is opened. The expert will check and rectify all the objections raised by the candidates. After this process is complete, the final NIMCET 2025 Answer Key will be released for candidates. It is expected that the NIMCET answer key may be released by June 10, 2025.
NIMCET 2025 Result
The NIMCET 2025 Result Date will be announced through the official notification on the official website. The scores and ranks obtained by candidates in the NIT MCA Entrance Exam will be released through the NIMCET Result 2025. In order to check the result of the NIMCET exam, the candidates will have to log in using the login credentials. Before downloading the NIMCET 2025 Scorecard, the candidates are advised to check if the details mentioned on it are correct. It is anticipated that the result should be announced by 30th June 2025.
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NIMCET 2025 Counselling
The candidates who qualify or pass the NIMCET examination and the cutoff criteria will be eligible to participate in the NIMCET 2025 counselling process. The process includes NIMCET counselling registration, online choice filling, and paying a counselling fee of INR 1000. The NIMCET seats are allotted to the candidates based on the preference, ranks, and the seat availability. The candidates who are allocated seats then must confirm their admission by paying the requisite college fee.
NIMCET 2025 Test Centres
The list of exam centres for NIMCET 2025 are released a few days before the exam is scheduled. Candidates can check below the list of NIMCET Test Centres.
Test Centre | Centre Code |
Agartala | 11 |
Allahabad | 12 |
Bhagalpur | 13 |
Bhopal | 14 |
Bhubaneswar | 15 |
Chandigarh | 16 |
Chennai | 17 |
Dehradun | 18 |
Delhi | 19 |
Guwahati | 20 |
Hyderabad | 21 |
Indore | 22 |
Jaipur | 23 |
Jalandhar | 24 |
Jamshedpur | 25 |
Kanpur | 26 |
Kolkata | 27 |
Kozhikode | 28 |
Kurukshetra | 29 |
Lucknow | 30 |
Mangaluru | 31 |
Muzaffarpur | 32 |
Patna | 33 |
Pune | 34 |
Raipur | 35 |
Ranchi | 36 |
Rourkela | 37 |
Silchar | 38 |
Srinagar | 39 |
Surat | 40 |
Tiruchirappalli | 41 |
Varanasi | 42 |
Vijayawada | 43 |
Warangal | 44 |
Note* Candidates must know that in case there are not enough preferences of any examination centre, then that centre may get cancelled and the centre indicated next will get allotted to candidates automatically.
Colleges Accepting NIMCET Score
Take a look at the list of NIMCET Participating Institutes.
NIMCET Participating Colleges/Institutes | |
IIIT Bhopal | |
NIMCET 2025 Contact Information
Candidates can utilize the contact information provided below for any queries related to the NIMCET exam.
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
P.O: NIT Trichy, Tamilnadu, India, PIN: 620015
E-mail (for inquiries): helpdesk.nimcet25@nitt.edu
Website: www.nimcet.admissions.nic.in
Helpline number(s): 9003515952, 9043514952
