NIMCET-2012

NIMCET-2012

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 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.

ADMISSION METHODOLOGY

The entire process that a candidate has to undergo, consists of six stages:

1. Applying Online and posting hard-copy with enclosures: In this stage, all eligible candidates should create login and password by registering themselves in the website http:// nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in between 13-02-2012 to 02-04-2012. Then fill the online application form made available in the website after obtaining DD for processing fee, scanned copy of their latest passport photo, signature before 09-04-2012.  Take hard-copy of electronically submitted online form and post it with all enclosures stated in this brochure so as to reach Secretary on or before 16-04-2012.
   
   B. Appearing for NIMCET-2012 :  Download the admit card between 07-05-2012 and 20-05-2012 and write the NIMCET-2012 test which is scheduled to be conducted on 20th May 2012 (Sunday) between 10.00 A.M and 12.00 noon at various test centers listed in Table 1 of page No. 7. of Information Brochure Candidates should present in the examination hall of the test center allotted before 9.15 am on 20th May, 2012.  Detailed Syllabus and test pattern is given in this brochure.
   
   C. Choice filling and locking:  Candidates will be awarded with NIMCET-2012 rank on 05-06-2012 and they have to take print out of their rank card made available in the website. 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. After locking, candidates will not be able to alter their choices.
   
   D. Online Seat Allotment and personally reporting at a remote/participating institute: Candidates will be offered seats based on their choices in the order of merit over four rounds of allotment.  Candidates who are allotted a seat (i.e. offered provisional admission) must report to any one of the participating NIT (reporting at such institute is called hereafter remote reporting) during the dates specified in this brochure against each round of reporting, get the documents verified and pay the initial fee to mark their acceptance of the offered seat and give option (upgrade option in case a seat is upgraded in second/third round of allotment) in option form.  They will also be issued a provisional admission letter. 
   
   E. 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 institute at which he/she is offered with initial seat or upgraded seat which ever is later.
   
   F. Spot allotment round: After fourth round of reporting, vacant seats in various Participating NITs will be published in the website http://nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in on 23-07-2012. If any candidate who has already got admitted in any NIT wishes to apply for these vacant seats, he/she has to apply for cancellation of admission to the seat and fill the choices afresh through any NIT.  Candidates who were not allotted seat in any first through fourth round of allotment are also eligible for spot allotment, but such candidates need to fill the choices afresh again.
   
   
   ADMISSION PROCEDURE
   NIMCET-2012 application form is common for appearing for Entrance Test and for counseling for admission to MCA at all the eleven participating NITs offering MCA programme.  Participating Institutes are NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Calicut, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal.
   Candidates are not required to apply separately to any NIT for admission to MCA programme. 
   The admission to MCA programme in all the 11 participating NITs will be based on NIMCET-2012 rank and choices to be opted by the candidates during the counseling/admission process.
   Details of the counseling process is given below and any changes shall be notified onhttp://nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in website in due course of time. The candidates are advised to check this website regularly for updates.
   NIMCET-2012 will have four rounds of counseling and candidate will be given one week time for filling choices online before first round of counseling.
                   Candidates declared eligible in NIMCET-2012 will be allowed to fill the choices of Institutes in to which the candidate wishes to take admission into MCA programme. 
   • Candidates are required to use their login and password to fill these choices of institutes through online from their place of convenience.  All the eligible candidates are required to lock their choices between 07th and 13th June 2012 till 5.00 pm. However, automatic lock will be put on choices of all the candidates after 5 pm on 13-6-2012. Final seat allotments will be made on the basis of his/her rank and institute choice locked.
   The following options can be exercised by the candidates after the first, second and third round of allotments:
   Option-1 candidates: Candidates who wish to finalise the seat allotted to them and wish to join in the institute allotted to them. (Their higher preference choices, if any, will be ignored in subsequent rounds).
   Option-2 candidates: Candidates who wish to be considered in the next round for all of their higher preference choices (i.e. across institutes).
   Remote reporting center: Any participating NIT whichever is near the candidate’s residence
   Initial fee: DD for Rs. 10,000/- drawn in favour of "NIMCET - 2012" payable at Warangal
   
   Admission Procedure: 
   
   

   S No	Events	Dates	Action by candidate
   1	First round of allotment	19th June, 2012	Check allotment in website, download and print allotment letter
   2	Personal reporting of candidates who were alloted seats in the first round of allotment	21-06-2012 and  22-06-2012	Allottees of First round must report in person at some remote reporting center and get documents verified, pay initial fee and exercise option 1 or 2 and obtain provisional admission letter from remote reporting center.
   	Alloted candidates not reporting will forfeit their seat allotment automatically and will not be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allotment except for Spot allotment round.
   3	Second round of allotment	25th June, 2012	Check allotment in website, download and print allotment letter
   4	Personal reporting of candidates who were alloted seats in the second round of allotment	27-6-2012 and 28-6-2012	Fresh allottees in second round must report in person at some remote reporting center and get documents verified, pay initial fee and exercise option 1 or 2 and obtain provisional admission letter from remote reporting center. Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier round(s) and upgraded in this round of allotment must approach the same remote reporting center, only if they wish to change their option from option 2 to option 1 and do so. However, if they do not wish to change their option then they need not report.
   	Fresh allottees not reporting will lose their seat allotment automatically and will not be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allotment except for Spot allotment round.
   5	Third round of allotment	2nd July, 2012	Check allotment in website, download and print allotment letter
   6	Personal reporting of candidates who were alloted seats in the third round of allotment	4-7-2012 and 5-7-2012	Fresh allottees in third round must report in person at some remote reporting center and get documents verified, pay initial fee and exercise option 1 or 2 and obtain provisional admission letter from remote reporting center. Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier round(s) and upgraded in this round of allotment must approach the same remote reporting center, only if they wish to change their option from option 2 to option 1 and do so. However, if they do not wish to change their option then they need not report to the center.
   	Fresh allottees not reporting will lose their seat allotment automatically and will not be considered for subsequent rounds of seat allotment except for Spot allotment round.
   7	Fourth and final round of allotment	9th July, 2012	Check allotment in website, download and print allotment letter
   8 a	Candidates who wish to join the institute in which seat is allotted	10-07-2012 to 12-07-2012	Fresh allottees in fourth round must report in person at the allotted institute and get documents verified, pay fee and attend classes. Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier round(s) must join the institute with the allotted seat or upgraded seat which ever is latest.  Pay the remaining fee and attend the classes.
   8 b	Candidates of round 1,2,3 and 4 who are not satisfied with their allotment of seat including upgraded seat and do no wish to get admitted to the allotted institute, but still wish to remain consideration for spot round of allotment, if any.	13-7-2012 to 15-7-2012	Fresh allottees in fourth round must report in person at some remote reporting center and get documents verified, surrender the allotted seat and obtain letter of reporting from remote reporting center. Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier round(s) and upgraded in this round of allotment, but do not wish to join the institute must approach the same remote reporting center, surrender the seat and take back the DD submitted earlier at this remote reporting center and get the letter of reporting.
   9	Announcement of vacant seats	Monday 23rd July, 2012	Candidates who have not got seat in any round of allotment and candidates who have acted as stated in S No. 8 b are only eligible for spot allotment round.  These candidates have to wait for the announcement of the dates for filling choices afresh and spot allotment round if any planned by NIMCET-2012.

   
   
   Transfer from one NIT to another NIT is not permitted in any circumstances once the candidate has taken admission in any of the participating NIT.

The general eligibility for NIMCET-2012 entrance examination is same for all the participating NITs.
The fee structure may differ from one participating institute to another.

The details can be obtained from respective Institute’s website

http://nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in/

For Downloading Information Brouchure 

http://nimcet2012.nitw.ac.in/informationbrochure2012.zip