NIMCET Syllabus - 2017

  NIMCET 2017

NIT MCA Common Entrance Test 2017

Conducted By
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
M.G Avenue,Durgapur
PIN - 713209

National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are Institutions of National Importance Under MHRD, Govt. of India. The NIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test, conducted by any of the NITs ,for admission in to their MCA programme. The MCA prgoramme is offered by NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal. The admission into the MCA programme for the year 2017-18 is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2017 ONLY.  
 

Test Date - Sunday, 28th May 2017

Timing : 10 A.M to 12 Noon.

Eligibility Criteria for NIMCET 2017- 

lndian Nationals securing at least 60% marks in aggregate or 6.5 CGPA on a 10 point scales (55% marks or 6.0 CGPA on a 10 point
scale in case of SC/ ST) in 

1.  B.Sc / B.Sc (Hons) / BCA / BIT of minimum three years full-time with Mathematics/Statistics/Equivalent subject *as one of the subject from a recognized University.OR
2. B E /B Tech or equivalent from a recognized University are eligible to appear for NIMCET-20I7.

Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice-versa is not permitted. (CCPA other than 10 point scale will be converted to 10 point scale based on Unitary method)

*Equivalence will be established by a duly constituted equivalence committee whose decision will be final.

Important Dates and Links

Event	Date
Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web	Friday, 17th February, 2017
Opening date for online Registration and Filling of Online Application form	Monday 20th February, 2017
Last date for receipt of printout of electronically filled application form along with self-attested copy of Marks sheet of Class- 12 and Graduation certificate with payment receipt by speed post/ Registered post	Friday, 31st March, 2017 [3P.M]
Availability of Admit card on NIT, Durgapur website http://nimcet2017.nitdgp.ac.in for download	Monday 16th May 2017 onwards
Date and Time of Examination	Sunday, 28th May 2017 Time: 10 A.M to 12 Noon.
Date of Publication of Result (Tentative)	On or before Tuesday, 6th June 2017
Opening date of On-Line Choice filling	Friday 9th June, 2017 10 A.M onwards
Closing date of On line Choice filling	Wednesday, 14th June,2017
First Round Seat Allotment	Saturday 17th June, 2017
First round of Remote reporting in person in any of the counseling centre i.e. participating NITs offering MCA Programme	Friday 23rd June to Saturday 24th June, 2017, 10 A.M to 5 P.M.
Second round of Allotment/up gradation	Friday, 30th June, 2017.
Second round of Remote reporting in person (fresh allotees and allotees whose seats are upgraded, but need to modify after their option)	Thursday 06th and Friday 07th July, 2017. 10 A.M to 5 P.M
Third round of allotment/upgradation	Tuesday 11th  July, 2017
Third round of reporting in person at the allotted institute	Monday 17th to Tuesday 18th July 2017 Time 10 A.M to 5 P.M
Surrendering the allotted seats in person through participating counseling centre by those who do not wish to join the allotted institute, but wish to participate against vacant seat, if any.	Monday 18th to Tuesday 19th July 2017 Time 10 A.M to 5 P.M
Announcement of vacant seats	Saturday 22nd July 2017
Fresh Choice Filling in person against vacant seat, if any, through any of the counseling centre	Sunday 23rdJuly to Monday 24th July, 2017 Time 10 A.M to 5 P.M
Final round of allotment of vacant seat, if any	Wednesday 26th July 2017
Final round of reporting in person at the allotted institute	On or before Monday 31st July,2017

Note:* - If Time is unspecified, then know and follow the business hours of the concerned participating institute. 

Processing Fee

OPEN/OBC category	Rs. 2,000/-
SC/ST category	Rs. 1000/-

Important Links

Event	Link
Official Notification	Click Here
New Registration	Click Here
Already Registered! Login Now	Click Here
Certificate Proforma for Declaration /undertaking - for OBC Candidates only	Click Here
Proforma for Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) Certificate	Click Here
Proforma for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Certificate	Click Here
Proforma of certificate to be issued by the Head of the institution / Principal of the college (wherein candidate has studying his/her qualifying degree)	Click Here
Email Registration	Enter your email address:

 Exam Pattern :
NIMCET-2017 test will be conducted with only one question 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.

Mathematics	50 questions
Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning	40 questions
Computer Awareness	10 questions
General English	20 questions

Award of Marks :  

• Each correctly answered question will carry FOUR marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to NEGATIVE ONE mark. 
• The candidates are advised not to attempt such questions if they are not sure of the correct answer. 
• No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if a question is unanswered. 
• More than one answer indicated against a question will be negatively marked. 
• The candidates have to mark the responses in the OMR sheet using black or blue ink ball point pen only.

NIMCET 2017 Exam Syllabus 

MATHEMATICS: (50 questions) 

Set Theory: Concept of sets – Union, Intersection, Cardinality, Elementary counting; permutations and combinations. 

Probability and Statistics: Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages, Dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, measures of central tendencies and dispersions. 

Algebra: Fundamental operations in algebra, expansions, factorization, simultaneous linear / quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, determinants and matrices.

Coordinate Geometry: Rectangular Cartesian coordinates, distance formulae, equation of a line, and intersection of lines, pair of straight lines, equations of a circle, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. 

Calculus: Limit of functions, continuous function, differentiation of function, tangents and normals, simple examples of maxima and minima. Integration of functions by parts, by substitution and by partial fraction, definite integrals, applications of definite integrals to areas. 

Vectors: Position vector, addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products and their applications to simple geometrical problems and mechanics.

Trigonometry: Simple identities, trigonometric equations properties of triangles, solution of triangles, heights and distances, general solutions of trigonometric equations.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY AND LOGICAL REASONING: (40 questions)

The questions in this section will cover logical situation and questions based on the facts given in the passage.

COMPUTER AWARENESS: (10 questions)

Computer Basics: Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), structure of instructions in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, and back-up devices. 

Data Representation: Representation of characters, integers and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, binary arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, simple arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams.

GENERAL ENGLISH: (20 questions)

Questions in this section will be designed to test the candidates’ general understanding of the English language. There will be questions on the following topics: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Basic English Grammar (like usage of correct forms of verbs, prepositions and articles), Word power, Synonyms and Antonyms, Meanings of words and phrases, Technical writing.

NIMCET 2016 is a National Level Entrance Test for admission into Master of Computer Applications Programme (MCA) offered by 11 participating National Institutes of Technology (NITs) for the year 2016-17.

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.

Qualifying Criteria for Allotment of Rank

• Candidate securing zero or negative marks either in Mathematics or Total Marks in NIMCET-2017 test will be disqualified. 
• Based on the marks obtained by a qualified candidate in NIMCET-2017 test, a rank will be allotted byadopting the following criteria.
•  The marks obtained in Mathematics, Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning, Computer Awareness,English, will be multiplied by a factor of 3, 1½ , 2 and 1 respectively. Thus maximum weighted marks will be 1000. 
• Ranking will be based on total weighted marks obtained by a candidate. In case of a tie, it will be resolved based on weighted marks in Mathematics, then on weighted marks in Logical reasoning and then on weighted marks in Computer Awareness. 
• In case the tie is not resolved by the above criteria stated in the above paragraph, then it will be resolved by age i.e., in favour of elder candidate.

Applications should reach by speed-post or registered-post on or before 31st March, 2017 [ 5 pm] 

The Secretary,
NIMCET-2017,
National Institute of Technology- Durgapur
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue , P.O. - R.E. College
Durgapur , West Bengal
Pin: 713209

 

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