NIMCET 2012

NIT Master of Computer Application Common TEST 2012

NIMCET-2012

NIMCET is national level test conducted by NIT’s for admission in their MCA program. The admission to the MCA prgoramme in to NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal for the year 2012-13 is be based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2012 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.

MCA is three year master degree program in computer application.

ELIGIBILITY:

Indian Nationals securing 60% marks or 6.5/10 CGPA (55% marks or 6.0/10 CGPA for SC, ST category) in

(i) 12^th (i.e. 10 + 2) level or equivalent with Mathematics as one of the subjects at either 10+1 or 10+2 level or at both the levels

                                                               and

(ii) Qualifying Degree - Bachelor’s Degree of Full time* 3 year or more duration from a recognized University with at least one of the following as a chosen subject of study:

            Mathematics, Statistics, Business Mathematics, Business Statistics, Discrete Mathematics,

            Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, Computational Mathematics,

           Elementary Mathematics, Elementary Statistics are eligible to apply for NIMCET-2012.

HOW TO APPLY:

Form can be applied only through online mode.candidates fill online application on website http:// nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in between 06-02-2012 to 02-04-2012.please ensure that you should have demand draft(DD) for processing fee, scanned copy their latest passport photo, signature. Take the hard copy and post it with all enclosures. 

               TO,

                        The Secretary,

NIMCET-2012,

National Institute of Technology,

Warangal – 506 004,

Andhra Pradesh State

FEES:

The processing Fee for NIMCET-2012 test and counseling for admission to the MCA program is Rs.1500 /- for OPEN/OBC category and Rs. 750/- for SC/ST category candidates. Candidates have to take Demand Draft for an appropriate amount relevant to their category. Demand Draft must be drawn in favor of “NIMCET-2012”, payable at Warangal.

ADMISSION PROCESS:

1          1.    Applying online

2          2    Writing nimcet-2012 test on 20^th may 2012.

3.      Candidates will be awarded with NIMCET-2012 rank and they have to take print out of their rank. Candidates who got rank can login and fill the choices of participating institutes in their order of preference between 12-06-2012 to 18-06-2012. They can modify these choices or reorder them any number of times. However, they have to lock their choices on or before 5 pm on 18-06-2012.

4.      Online Seat Allotment and personally reporting at a remote/participating institute:

5.      Getting Admitted to Allotted Institute: After the fourth round of allotment, i.e. between 10-07-2012 to 12-07-2012, candidates are required to physically present at the latest allotted institute for registration.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web	Monday, 13th February, 2012
Opening date for online login creation and submission of Online Application form	Monday, 13th February, 2012
Closing Date of Online Login Creation	Monday, 9th April, 2012
Last date for online submission of application	Thursday, 12th April, 2012
Last date for receipt of printout of electronically filled application form along with requisite DD by speed post/Registered post/ by hand	Monday, 16th April, 2012
Availability of Admit card on web for download	Monday, 7th May, 2012 to Sunday 20th May, 2012
Date and Time of Examination	Sunday, 20th May, 2012 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon (Reporting time 9.15 A.M.)
Date of Publication of Result (Tentative)	Tuesday, 5th June, 2012
Counseling Dates (Tentative) : Choice filling (Last date of Locking choice)	12 – 18 June, 2012 (automatically locks by 5 pm on 18-6-12)
First Round of Allotment	Tuesday 19th June, 2012
First round of Remote reporting/reporting in person	Thursday 21st June, 2012 to Friday 22nd June, 2012.
Second round of Allotment/up gradation	Monday 25th June, 2012.
Second round of Remote reporting/reporting in person	Wednesday 27th June, 2012 to Thursday 28th June, 2012.
Third round of allotment/upgradation	Monday, 2nd July, 2012
Third round of Remote reporting/reporting in person	Wednesday 4th July, 2012 and Thursday 5th July, 2012
Fourth and Final round of Allotment/up gradation	Monday, 9th July, 2012
Fourth round of reporting in person at the allotted institute	Tuesday 10th July, 2012 to Thursday 12th July, 2012.
Announcement of vacant seats to be filled in spot allotment (if any)	Monday, 23rd July, 2012

TEST CENTERS:

NIT Agartala	NIT Raipur
MNNIT Allahabad	NIT Rourkela
MANIT Bhopal	NIT Silchar
NIT Calicut	NIT Srinagar
NIT Durgapur	NIT Surat
NIT Hamirpur	NITK Surathkal
MNIT Jaipur	NIT Tiruchirappalli
NIT Jalandhar	NIT Warangal
NIT Jamshedpur	AIT Delhi
NIT Kurukshetra	Mumbai
NIT Patna	Kolkata
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TEST PATTERN:

NIMCET‐2012  test  will  be  conducted  with  only  one  question  paper  containing   120  multiple  choice  questions  covering  the  following  subjets  

   1.  Mathematics                                                        50  questions  

   2.  Analytical  Ability  &  Logical  Reasoning              40  questions  

   3.  Computer  Awareness                                          10  questions  

   4.  General  English                                                   20  questions  

SYLLABUS :

MATHMATICS: (50questions)

Set Theory: Concepts 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, meaning of words and phrases, technical writing.