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NIMCET-2022
NIT MCA COMMON ENTRANCE TEST 2022

INFORMATION BROCHURE
Date and Time of Online Entrance Test
June 20, 2022 (Monday), 02:00 PM to 04:00PM IST (Tentative)

Participating NITs

NIT MANIT Bhopal

MNNIT NIT Agartala NIT Kurukshetra
Jamshedpur
Allahabad

NITK Surathkal
NIT Warangal NIT Raipur NIT
Tiruchirappalli

Coordinated by:

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

P.O: NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, PIN: 831014
Contact No.: +91-9341519389
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
www.nimcet.in

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INSTITUTE LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR NIMCET – 2022

PROF. KARUNESH KUMAR SHUKLA

Chairman, NIMCET – 2022
Director,
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur

Prof. Dilip Kumar Yadav

Secretary, NIMCET -2022
Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Prof. Amaresh Kumar Prof. Danish Ali Khan

Joint Secretary (Academic), Joint Secretary (Technical & Admin),
NIMCET – 2022 NIMCET – 2022
Professor, Department of Production and Professor, Department of Computer Science &
Industrial Engineering Engineering

Members
1. Col (Dr) N. K. Rai (Retd), Registrar, NIT Jamshedpur
2. Dr. Rakesh Pratap Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
3. Dr. Binod Kumar Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
4. Dr. Ch. Madhusudana Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
5. Dr. Amit Prakash, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
6. Mr. Sunil Kumar Bhagat , AR ( S&P) & AR ( F&A)
7. Mr. Saikat Mridha, Accountant, NIT Jamshedpur

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Participating Institutions:
1. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
2. National Institute of Technology, Raipur
3. National Institute of Technology, Agartala
4. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
5. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
6. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
7. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal
8. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)
9. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

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IMPORTANT POINTS IN A NUTSHELL

Admission to the M.C.A. programme of the nine participating NITs is done through a
common entrance test NIMCET. Candidates must apply for NIMCET-2022 through
„Online‟ only and they must follow the instructions strictly as given in the NIMCET-2022
website https://www.nimcet.in Appplications not complying with the instructions will be
summarily rejected.
1. Online Submission of the Application Form
 Candidates have to register on NIMCET-2022 website by creating the login, password as
instructed therein and then fill all the details as per the Online Form. Application system is
made user-friendly as much as possible and enough help/ instructions/ guidelines have
been provided in appropriate places in addition to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
link provided on the top of the application page. Further, a link is also provided on the top
of the webpage to “Contact us” for any assistance/ guidance.
 The opening date for online registration starts from 04/04/2022(Monday, 10:00AM)
 The last date for submitting online application is 04/05/2022 (Wednesday). The application
filling process will not be available after 5.00 PM (IST) on 04/05/2022 (Wednesday). No
requests in this regard shall be entertained thereafter.
 Candidates have to pay the non-refundable Application Processing Fee (Rs. 2,500/- for
OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC Category and Rs. 1,250/-for SC/ST/PwD Category) only through the
provisions made in the NIMCET-2022 website before the final submission of the online
application form.
 All the relevant documents (duly self-attested and then scanned) should be uploaded
along with the online application form.
 After duly filling up the application form and uploading of the necessary documents, the
candidate should click “Preview the Application”, following which a preview of the entire
application will be generated for viewing. The candidate is advised to carefully review this
form and use “Revise the Application” button to go back to the application form, if
required. Click on “SUBMIT” button only after assuring himself/herself that every entry is in
order. Please note that no further review/ modification of the application will be possible
after the final submission.
 Thereafter, a soft copy of the complete application form with unique Application Number
will be generated in the downloadable PDF format. Applicants are advised to download
and save the soft copy and also keep a hard copy of the application for further
references.
 Applicants must quote their Application Number in all future correspondence.
 The generated application form will be accessible for download by the applicants up to
07/06/2022 (Tuesday).
 Please ensure that all the supporting documents are uploaded as specified in the
checklist.
 Candidate‟s login name, email id, password and the security question (with its answer) are
very important. They should remember these till the end of the NIMCET-2022 process.
 Candidates should not create multiple logins. Any attempt to subvert the process will be
viewed seriously.
 Candidates should use only one mobile number and single email-id to create an account.
Candidate must retain the same mobile number and email-id till admission process
through NIMCET- 2022 is complete.
 The online application form submitted without uploading the proper supporting
documents and e-receipt (document of proof of payment of the application fee) will be
summarily rejected.

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 Hard copy of the application form and the supporting documents NEED NOT be sent to
Coordinating NIT.
2. NIMCET-2022 team is not responsible for any user side network failures.
3. Admit cards will NOT be sent to the candidates individually by post. Eligible
candidates can download their own Admit Cards from the NIMCET-2022 website
https://www.nimcet.in between 06/06/2022 (Monday) and 19/06/2022 (Sunday). In the
event of any difficulty/ problem in downloading the Admit Card, the candidates should
send an e-mail to [email protected] between 06/06/2022 (Monay) and 19/06/2022
(Sunday) giving details of the candidate‟s application number and proof for the remittance
of fee. Any such request after 19/06/2022 will not be entertained. Any telephonic requests
will not be entertained.
4. Candidates are hereby advised to print the Admit Card on precision printers only such as
Laser Printers (and not on Inkjet printers). Also, the candidate must preserve the Admit Card
(used during the examination) till the entire process of admission is complete. Request for
issue of duplicate Admit Card will not be entertained after the examination in any case.

Note: Ranks awarded to candidates in NIMCET examination have been considered by some
other Universities like, Hyderabad University, Indraprastha University, Delhi and HBTU, Kanpur,
etc., for their admission purposes in the previous years.

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CONTENTS
1 About NIMCET 2022 07
2 Eligibility Criteria to Appear for NIMCET 2022 07
2.1 Admission through NIMCET-2022 08
3 Eight Steps of Process of NIMCET-2022 08
4 Web Enabled Online Application Form 12
5 Application Processing Fee through NIMCET-2022 website 12
6 Instructions for Filling the Online Application 12
7 Scrutiny of Application Form and Issuance of Admit Card 14
8 Instructions to Candidates Appearing for the Test 14
9 List of Test Centers 15
10 MCA Seats in the Participating Institutes 15
11 Contact Details of Participating NITs 17
12 Test Pattern 19
12.1 Award of Marks 19
12.2 Syllabus for NIMCET-2022 Test 20
12.2.1 MATHEMATICS: (50 questions) 20
12.2.2 ANALYTICAL ABILITY & LOGICAL REASONING: (40 questions) 20
12.2.3 COMPUTER AWARENESS: (10 questions) 20
12.2.4 GENERAL ENGLISH: (20 questions) 20
13 Qualifying Criteria for Allotment of Rank 20
14 Admission Procedure 20
14.1 Tentative schedule of admission counseling 21
15 Disclaimer 23
16 Legal Jurisdiction 23
17 Contact Details of NIMCET-2022 office 23
18 Certificates (Proforma) 23
19 Important Dates 30
20 NIMCET-2022 at a Glance 31

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1 ABOUT NIMCET 2022

National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are Institutes of National Importance and
are Centrally Funded Technical Institutes. The NIT MCA Common Entrance Test
(NIMCET), is a National Level Test conducted by NITs for admission to their Master
of Computer Applications (MCA) programme. The admission to the MCA
programme to the nine NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur,
Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), and Warangal for the year
2022-23 is based on the Rank obtained in NIMCET-2022 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 the IT Sector.

2 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO APPEAR FOR NIMCET 2022

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/PwD)
in
(i) B.Sc. / B.Sc. (Hons) / BCA / BIT / B.Voc. (Computer Science/ Computer
Applications / Software development)/ BBA (Computer Applications) of
minimum three years full-time programme from a recognized University with
Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects
OR
(ii) B.E./ B.Tech. from a recognized University/Institution are eligible to appear for
NIMCET-2022.
Conversion of scored marks from CGPA to percentage and vice-versa is not
permitted.
(CGPA other than 10-point scale will be converted to 10-point scale based on
Unitary method)

Candidates who are appearing for the qualifying examination are also eligible
to apply for NIMCET-2022 and such candidates shall have to furnish the proof (in
the form of a certificate issued by the Head of institution where the candidate
has been studying / has studied) of candidature for appearing in the
examinations during the academic year 2021-22. All candidates shall submit the
proof of fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NIMCET- 2022 at the time of
Counseling/Admission but not later than 15/09/2022 (Thursday), failing which
their admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs.

Note: Students who have completed/completing Bachelor degree Programme

as (B.Sc./ B.Sc. (Hons)/BCA/ BIT) of 3 years from Open Universities are also
eligible to apply provided the programme is approved by UGC / AICTE and
Distance Education Council (DEC) of Govt. of India.

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The percentages of marks / CGPA in the qualifying degree are to be

calculated on the basis of marks / grade points obtained in all the subjects
studied in all the years including languages, optional and additional subjects
studied, if any. The aggregate of marks / grade points secured in all the
subjects in all the years computed using this method of calculation alone be
considered by NIMCET-2022 for deciding the eligibility.

2.1 ADMISSION THROUGH NIMCET-2022

The candidates who appeared and obtained marks in NIMCET-2022 will be
allotted ranks by adopting the qualifying criteria stated in section 13 of this
brochure (see section 13 for details). The candidates who obtained rank in
NIMCET-2022 only shall be eligible for admission into MCA programme in the
participating institutes. Important features regarding the eligibility criteria, online
application for NIMCET-2022, 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 details, admission schedule are given
in this brochure. Candidates are advised to read this information brochure
carefully. Candidates are also advised to visit our website https://www.nimcet.in
regularly for updates till the end of counseling.

3 EIGHT STEPS OF PROCESS OF NIMCET-2022

The entire process that a candidate has to undergo consists of eight steps:

[1]. Registration and Application through Online for the test: All the eligible candidates
should first register in the website https://www.nimcet.in by entering the personal
email-id and the personal mobile number between 04/04/2022 (Monday) to
04/05/2022 (Wednesday) upto 5:00 PM IST. After submitting this information, an
email will be sent to the mentioned email-id and the candidate will see a message
accordingly on the webpage. The candidates must use only this email-id and the
mobile number for all NIMCET-2022 correspondences.
Documents (Soft Copies) needed for completing the registration are:
 Soft copy of a recent passport size photograph (of size between 50 KB and 1 MB)
 Soft copy of the signature (in Royal Blue/ Black colour only and of size between 50
KB and 1 MB)
 All the mark sheets/ grade cards and the certificates in pdf format (duly self-
attested and scanned) (max. size 1 MB each)
 A valid proof of Identity in pdf format [such as Aadhaar Card/ PAN Card/ Voter ID
Card/ Driving License] (max. size 1 MB each)
Fill the application form carefully and submit the generated application form on or
before 04/05/2022 (5.00 PM IST). Please see section 4 for details.

[2]. Writing NIMCET-2022 TEST: Eligible candidates can download their own Admit Cards
from https://www.nimcet.in between 06/06/2022 (Monday) to 19/06/2022
(Sunday). In the event of any difficulty/ problem in downloading the Admit Card,
the candidates should send an e-mail to [email protected] between 06/06/2022

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(Monday) to 19/06/2022 (Sunday) giving details of the candidate‟s application

number and proof for the remittance of fee. Telephonic requests will not be
entertained. Candidate must print the Admit Card on precision printers only such
as Laser Printers (and not on Inkjet printers). Also, the candidate must preserve the
Admit Card (used during the examination) till the entire process of admission is
complete. Request for issue of duplicate Admit Card will not be entertained after
the examination in any case.

[3]. The NIMCET-2022 test is scheduled to be conducted on 20/06/2022(Monday)

02:00PM to 04:00PM (tentative) at various test centers listed in the section 9.
Candidates should be present in the examination hall of the test center one hour
before the schedule examination. Syllabus and test pattern are given in the section
12 of this brochure.

[4]. Choice filling and locking: Candidates satisfying qualifying criteria (see section 13)
will be awarded a Rank in NIMCET-2022 result. The results of the NIMCET-2022 test
will be published tentatively on or before 05/07/2022 (Tuesday). The successful
candidates will get an email containing the link to the website where the
candidate can download the Rank Card. The email also provides a new username
(login) and password to the Choice Filling Website. Such candidates shall login first
and reset the password of choice. After that the candidate can fill the choices of
the participating institutes in the order of preference on any dates between
07/07/2022 (Thursday) to 12/07/2022 (Tuesday). They can also modify their choices
(or) reorder the preferences any number of times before locking. It will not be
possible to access their choices after locking. All the candidates must have to lock
their choices on or before 5.00 PM (IST) on 12/07/2022. The choices of all
candidates will be automatically locked by the server of NIMCET-2022 after 5.00 PM
(IST) on 12/07/2022.

[5]. Online Seat Allotment and remote reporting at any participating institute:
Candidates will be offered seats based on their choices in the order of NIMCET-
2022 rank in three rounds of allotment. Candidates who are allotted seats in the first
two rounds have to first login to the NIMCET-2022 website, pay the Initial fee of
Rs.10,000/- online and take the Seat Allotment Letter. A candidate who is allotted a
seat in the 1st round or the 2nd round must report to any of the participating institutes
(Remote Reporting) on the dates specified. Remote Reporting is permitted in the
first round and the second round of allotments only. During this reporting, the
candidate may either opt for an upgradation in the next round (Option-2) or
accept the allotted seat (Option-1). However, before exercising one of these
options, the candidate has to produce his/her original academic documents,
proof of Date of Birth, caste and relevant certificates for verification and submit the
proof of payment of the initial fee Rs.10,000/- (paid through NIMCET-2022 website
at the time of obtaining the Seat Allotment Letter). The candidate exercising
Option-1 will be issued a provisional admission letter and the candidate exercising
Option-2 will be issued Upgradation Letter.

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A fee of Rs. 1000/- would be deducted as processing fees and rest Rs. 9000/- will
be adjusted towards Institute fees.
Note 1: first round of allotment/upgradation will be done on
18/07/2022(Monday) Candidate, who gets seat in first round of allotment and
does not report at any reporting center between 23/07/2022 (Saturday) to
25/07/2022 (Monday) (10.00 AM to 5.00 PM) will not be considered for seat
allotment in the subsequent rounds. The second round of allotment/upgradation
will be done on 29/07/2022(Friday) Similarly, candidate who gets seat in the
second round (but not in the first round) and does not report at any reporting
center 03/08/2022(Wednesday) to 04/08/2022 (Thursday10.00 AM to 5.00 PM) will
not be considered for seat allotment in the subsequent rounds of allotment.

Note 2: If a candidate, who has exercised Option-2 (upgradation) in the first

round of seat allotment, is allotted a seat in the second round of seat allotment,
then the allotment done in the first-round stands cancelled. If the candidate
wishes to
I. take the seat, he/ she must exercise Option-1 and take the Provisional Admission
Letter.
II. be considered for upgradation in the next round, he/ she must necessarily
exercise Option-2.
However, if such candidate fails to exercise either of the above options, then he/
she will be automatically considered eligible for the third round of allotment under
Option-2 (Upgradation) The third round of allotment/upgradation will be done on
08/08/2022(Monday).
If a candidate is freshly allotted a seat in the second round of seat allotment, then
he/ she has to take the Seat Allotment Letter from the NIMCET-2022 website (after
paying the Initial Fee of Rs.10,000/- online). Then he/ she has to necessarily go to
any one of the Participating Institutes for the verification of the documents and
exercising either Option-1 or Option-2.

Note 3: About the 3rd round of seat allotment:

I. If a candidate, who has exercised Option-2 in the previous round(s), is allotted a
seat in the 3rd round, wishes to take the seat, will not have to pay any additional
Initial Fee. Such candidate will get the Provisional Admission Letter by logging in to
the NIMCET-2022 website and choosing to take the seat and he/ she should report
directly to the Institute allotted and get admitted by paying the remaining fees.

However, if such candidate wishes to be considered for the final round of seat
allotment, he/ she should surrender his/ her allotted seat by logging into NIMCET-
2022 website and choosing to surrender the seat. After surrendering the seat, he/
she will get the surrender letter, which he/ she has to save and take a print out.

II. If a candidate, who is freshly allotted a seat in the 3rd round, wishes to take the seat,
then he/she should do so on the NIMCET-2022 website by first paying the Initial Fee
of Rs.10,000/- online. After the fee payment, the candidate will get Provisional
Admission Letter, which he/ she has to take a print out. The candidate must then
report directly to the Institute allotted along with the Provisional Admission Letter, all
the relevant original documents and get admitted by paying the remaining fees.

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If such candidate wishes to surrender the seat, he/ she can do so by choosing the
surrender option on the NIMCET-2022 website. After surrendering the seat, he/ she
will get the surrender letter, which he/ she has to save and print.
If a candidate, who is allotted a seat in the 3rd round of seat allotment, neither
takes the seat nor surrenders the seat during the given dates, then after 17/08/2022
(Wednesday), it will be deemed that such candidate has surrendered the seat.
Such candidate will, however, be eligible for the final round of seat allotment

[6]. Getting Admitted into the Allotted Institute: After the third round of allotment, all the
allotted candidates (either in the first two rounds of allotment or in the third round
of allotment) are required to physically present themselves at the latest allotted
institute for admission 16/08/2022 (Tuesday) to 17/08/2022 (Wednesday) and
attend the classes as per the Academic Calendar published by the respective NIT.

[7]. Surrendering of seats by the candidates: Candidate who got seat

allotted/upgraded in any round(s) and does not wish to join the institute; but wishes
to participate in the final round of allotment, must surrender the seat by logging
into the NIMCET-2022 website between 16/08/2022 (Tuesday) to 17/08/2022
(Wednesday) by filling up and submitting a prescribed application. At a later
stage, such candidates will receive a refund of Rs.9,000/-(after deducting the
processing charge of Rs. 1000/- of NIMCET - 2022) through online transfer into the
respective account based on their bank account details entered in the prescribed
application while surrendering.

[8]. Fresh Choice filling and final round of allotment: After third round of reporting, the
vacant seats in all the participating NITs will be published in the NIMCET-2022
website https://www.nimcet.in on 20/08/2022 (Saturday). Candidates who have
surrendered their seats and those candidates, who were not allotted any seat in
any of the first to the third round of seat allotment, only are eligible to fill up the
fresh choices on 22/08/2022(Monday) to 24/08/2022 (Wednesday up to 5.00 PM) for
the final round of seat allotment. The final round of seat allotment will be done on
27/08/2022(Saturday)
(i) If the candidate who is allotted seat in the final round had surrendered the seat
(allotted to him/ her in one of the previous rounds), then he/ she must login to the
NIMCET-2022 website and choose to accept the seat allotted. He/ she will then get
the Provisional Admission Letter which has to be printed out and taken to the allotted
Institute along with the relevant original documents for admission on 01/09/2022
(Thursday) where he/ she has to pay the remaining fees and join the institute.
If such candidate does not wish to take the seat allotted in the final round of seat
allotment, he/ she must login to the NIMCET-2022 website on or before 01/09/2022
(Thursday) and surrender the seat allotted. At a later date, a refund of Rs.9,000/-
(after deducting the processing charge of Rs. 1000/- of NIMCET - 2022) shall be
made through online bank transfer to the respective bank account based on the
details submitted by the candidate while surrendering the seat.
(ii) If the candidate, who has got the seat freshly allotted in the final round of seat
allotment, wishes to take the seat, must login to the NIMCET-2022 website and first
make the payment of the Initial Fee of Rs.10,000/- online to take the Provisional

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Admission Letter. He/ she must report to the allotted institute along with the Provisional
Admission Letter and all other relevant original documents on 01/09/2022(Thursday)
where he/ she has to pay the remaining fees and join the institute.

4 WEB ENABLED ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Eligible candidates as per section 2 are required to fill-in web enabled online
application form at any place of their convenience. Candidates are required to
register themselves in the NIMCET-2022 website https://www.nimcet.in by submitting
their personal email-id and mobile number. An email will be sent to the personal email-
id, wherein a web link will be provided for the registration process. By clicking on the
link, the applicant is directed to the webpage where he/ she will first set the password
and choose the security question and submit its answer. After this, the applicant will be
directed to the application page. Candidates are advised not to create multiple
logins. Any such attempt will be viewed seriously.
 Username/ Login Id: This will be the personal email-id (as submitted by the
candidate while registering)
 Password: Password must be a string containing at least eight characters with at
least one upper case alphabet, at least one lower case alphabet, at least one
number, at least one special character such as *, $, @, &, ˆ, -, =, +, /, etc.

For any further clarifications, the applicants may contact

Secretary, NIMCET -2022
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur,
Adityapur-2, Jamshedpur – 831014, Jharkhand
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Contact No: +91-9341519389

5 APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE THROUGH NIMCET-2022 WEBSITE

The non-refundable Application Processing Fee for NIMCET-2022 test and counselling
for admission to the MCA programme is Rs. 2,500/- for OPEN/OPEN-EWS/OBC category
and Rs. 1,250/- for SC/ST/PwD category candidates. An appropriate amount relevant
to candidates category have to be deposited.
Candidates are required to deposit the processing fee online through NIMCET- 2022
website only.

6 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING THE ONLINE APPLICATION

[1]. The applicants first need to click the „„New Registration” link to create new user
account.
[2]. In the “New User Registration” webpage, the applicants need to fill all the fields
properly.
[3]. Applicants need to ensure that valid e-mail-id and 10-digit mobile number have
been entered in the respective places. [An email will be sent automatically to
the given email-id, wherein a link will be provided to access the webpage to set
your own password. (If the mail is not found in the regular folder, the candidate is
advised to check even the “SPAM” folder, as the spam filters of some mail
service providers dump the first email from a new source to “SPAM” folder).

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[4]. Candidates must remember their E-mail id, password, Security Question (and it‟s
Answer) and Mobile number, entered in the application till the end of NIMCET-
2022 process.
[5]. Candidates are not allowed to create multiple user logins.
[6]. Filling the Application Form: In the application form, the applicant should fill all
the relevant personal and academic information (fields marked “Mandatory”
should not be ignored), choose the three test centers in order of preference. The
marks / grade points obtained in all the subjects studied in all the years including
the languages, the optional and the additional subjects studied, if any, should
be entered as in their respective Marks/ Grade Sheets.
[7]. Documents upload: After filling in the Application Form, the applicant has to
upload all the relevant documents such as the photograph, signature, proof of
identity, proof of date of birth (SSLC/ 10th Marks Sheets/ Card), all other
marksheet/cards etc. and the Category/ Caste/ PwD certificate(s), whichever is
applicable, (duly self-attested and scanned).
[8]. Payment Gateway: After filling in the application form and uploading the
relevant documents, the applicant shall go to the Payment Gateway and make
the application fee payment, as applicable.
[9]. Final printing/ saving of the completed Application Form: After the payment of
the application fee is successfully done through the Payment Gateway, the
page will show “FINALLY SUBMIT” button. By clicking on this button, the applicant
is led to the webpage containing the PDF version of the completed application
form. It may be noted that this application form contains unique “APPLICATION
REGISTRATION NUMBER”. This is the final version of the application. The applicant
is advised to download a soft copy of this application and also keep a printed
copy of the same. Please quote the application number for all future references
and correspondence.

NOTE
(i) Carefully check the eligibility requirements (section 2) of NIMCET-2022 as stated in this
Information Brochure.
(ii) Carefully read the instructions to fill in the online application form.
(iii) The application will be rejected if the requirements are not met.

OBC candidates have to satisfy both the caste and creamy layer requirements detailed on the
following National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) website:
http://ncbc.nic.in/Home.aspx Proforma for OBC certificate (issued on or after April 1, 2021)
along with the undertaking given in Annexure-I is to be submitted (uploaded) while applying
online. At the time of applying online, the candidate has to submit/upload a certificate issued
by a competent authority on or after April 1, 2021. However, the original certificate which is
issued on or after April 1, 2022 by the competent authority must be produced at the time of
admission.

[1]. OPEN-EWS candidates have to satisfy the requirements as given by Government of India
vide DoPT O.M. No. No.36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31st January 2019. Proforma for EWS
certificate (issued on or after April 1, 2021) is to be submitted (uploaded) while applying
online (Proforma is available at Annexure IV). However, the original certificate which is

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issued on or after April 1, 2022 by competent Authority has to be produced at the time of
admission.
[2]. SC/ST category candidates and Persons with Differently abled (PwD) candidates should
use the respective Proforma given in Annexure II and III.
[3]. Candidates who are in the Final Year and/ or whose results are awaited have to produce
the certificate as per the proforma given in Annexure-V.

7 SCRUTINY OF APPLICATION FORM AND ISSUANCE OF ADMIT

CARD
For all eligible applicants, Admit Cards will be made available on the website,
https://www.nimcet.in after scrutiny of their applications. Applicants will be required to
download their Admit Card after logging in to this website between 06/06/2022
(Monday) to 19/06/2022 (Sunday). See section 3 (ii). The candidates shall have to
produce the Admit Card at the Test Centre, Counseling Centre / Remote Reporting
Center and the Participating Institute at appropriate time. Therefore, the candidates
are advised to keep their Admit Card in safe custody.
Admit Cards will not be sent to the candidates individually by post.

8 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES APPEARING FOR THE TEST

Candidates have to report at the examination hall in the allotted test center with Admit
Card before one hour Since NIMCET-2022 is an online examination, the candidates are
required to follow the instructions given at the test center for entry and allotment of
terminal. The candidates must follow the instructions appearing on the screen of
NIMCET 2022 for marking the correct answer in the examination. Calculators, mobile
phones or any other electronic gadgets are NOT allowed in the examination hall.
The duration of NIMCET-2022 examination is TWO hours and question paper will consist
of 120 multiple choice questions with four choices for each question. All rough work is
to be done in the Test Booklet only. No separate sheet shall be provided for the rough
work.

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9 LIST OF TEST CENTERS

Test Centers and Center Codes
Test Center Center Code Test Center Center Code
Allahabad : 11 Kurukshetra : 26
Bhagalpur : 12 Lucknow : 27
Bhopal : 13 Muzaffarpur : 28
Bhubaneswar : 14 Patna : 29
Chandigarh : 15 Raipur : 30
Delhi : 16 Ranchi : 31
Guwahati : 17 Rourkela : 32
Hyderabad : 18 Surat : 33
Indore : 19 Surathkal : 34
Jaipur : 20 Tiruchirappalli : 35
Jalandhar : 21 Varanasi : 36
Jamshedpur : 22 Warangal : 37
Kanpur : 23 Mumbai / Pune : 38
Kolkata : 24 Vijaywada : 39
Kozhikode : 25

NOTE: This is a tentative list of test centers. If enough number of candidates do not opt for a
particular center, then that center may be cancelled, and the center indicated as the next
choice will be allotted automatically. However, in a situation where none of the three choices
indicated by the candidate is available (which is unlikely), one of the available centers that is
geographically nearest to the first preference center will be allotted.

10 MCA SEATS IN THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES

The category-wise availability of MCA Seats in the Nine (09) participating NITs are given
in the next page. However, the candidates are required to take note of the following: -
[1]. There is no separate state-wise quota.
[2]. SC / ST / OBC / EWS / PwD Reservations – As per the Government of India Rules
[3]. Seat Matrix: Subject to change
[4]. NIT Kurukshetra has self-financing scheme for MCA programme. Please check
the website of the respective NITs for fee structure under self-financing scheme.
[5]. NIT Warangal offers a three-year duration MCA programme but with an option
for the students to exit at the end of successful two years and the title of such
exit would be Post -Graduate Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications.
[6]. The duration of MCA programme is three years in the Participating Institutes.
Please refer to the websites of the respective Institutes for further information.

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MCA SEATS IN THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES (PARTICIPATING NITS)

NAME OF THE PWD PWD- PWD- PWD PWD
QUOTA OP OBC SC ST EWS TOTAL
INSTITUTE -OP OBC SC -ST -EWS
NIT Agartala 12 08 04 03 02 01 00 00 00 00 30
MNNIT Allahabad 45 29 16 08 11 02 02 01 01 01 116
MANIT Bhopal 44 30 16 08 11 02 01 01 01 01 115
NIT Jamshedpur ALL INDIA 44 30 16 08 11 02 01 01 01 01 115
NIT Kurukshetra 25 16 09 05 06 01 01 01 00 00 64
NIT Kurukshetra
12 08 05 02 03 01 01 00 00 00 32
(Self-Financing)
NIT Raipur 43 27 15 08 11 02 01 01 01 01 110
NITK Surathkal 22 15 09 04 06 01 01 00 00 00 58
NIT Tiruchirappalli 45 29 16 08 11 02 02 01 01 00 115
NIT Warangal* 22 15 08 04 06 01 01 01 00 00 58
TOTAL 314 207 114 58 78 15 11 7 5 4 813
The duration of MCA programme is three years.
* NIT Warangal offers a three-year duration MCA programme but with an option for the
students to exit at the end of successful two years and the title of such exit would be
Post -Graduate Advanced Diploma in Computer Applications.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ABOVE TABLE: -

ABBREVIATION STANDS FOR ABBREVIATION STANDS FOR
Other Backward Classes – Persons with
OP Open / General OBC-PwD
Disability
Open – Persons with Disability/
OP-PwD SC Scheduled Caste
Differently Abled
Open- Economically Weaker Scheduled Caste- Persons with
OP-EWS SC-PwD
Section Disability/Differently Abled
Economically Weaker Section–
EWS-PwD ST Scheduled Tribe
Persons with Disability
Scheduled Tribe- Persons with
OBC Other Backward Classes ST -PwD
Disability/Differently Abled

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11 CONTACT DETAILS OF PARTICIPATING NITS

Following are the members of APEX Committee for NIMCET-2022

SL.N. CONTACT PERSON CONTACT DETAILS WEBSITE
Chairman, NIMCET-2022
Director,
National Institute of Technology
Prof. Karunesh Kumar
1 Jamshedpur-831014 www.nitjsr.ac.in
Shukla
Tel : 0657-2373392(O), 0657-2373407(O)
Fax: 0657-2373246
E-mail : [email protected]
Director,
Prof. R. S. Verma MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211004, UP
2 www.mnnit.ac.in
Ph: 05322251001
Email: [email protected]
Dean (Academic), NIT Kurukshetra
3 Prof. Sathans Email: [email protected] www.nitkkr.ac.in
Mobile No: +91-9416334934
Director,
National Institute of Technology Raipur,
4 Dr. A. M. Rawani G.E. Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492010. www.nitrr.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
Ph : 0771-2254200
Director,
National Institute of Technology
Prof. K. Umamaheshwar
5 Karnataka, Surathkal P.O. Srinivasnagar, www.nitk.ac.in
Rao
Mangalore – 575025 (Karnataka)
Email: [email protected]
Director,
National Institute of Technology
6 Dr. G. Aghila Tiruchirappalli – 620015, Tamil Nadu, www.nitt.edu
INDIA.
Email: [email protected]
Dean(AA),
NIT Agartala, Jirania,
Agartala, 799046, West-Tripura
7 Prof. Swapan Bhaumik Mob: 7005032903 www.nita.ac.in
E-mail:[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Director,
8 Prof. NV Ramana Rao NIT Warangal – 506004 TS, India www.nitw.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
Professor & Head,
Dept. of Maths, Bio. & Computer
9 Dr. Madhvi Shakya Applications, MANIT Bhopal – 462003 www.manit.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Professor
Department of Electronics &
Communication Engineering
10 Prof. Rajeev Tripathi www.mnnit.ac.in
MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 0532-2271453(O)

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Following are the members of Technical Committee for NIMCET-2022

SL.N. CONTACT PERSON CONTACT DETAILS WEBSITE
Secretary, NIMCET-2022
Professor,
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering,
Prof. Dilip Kumar
1 National Institute of Technology www.nitjsr.ac.in
Yadav
Jamshedpur - 831014, Jharkhand, India
E mail : [email protected]
Phone : +91 9931897599
Dean(Academic),
MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211004, UP
2 Prof. R. K. Singh www.mnnit.ac.in
Ph: 09415014477
Email: [email protected]
Head, Computer Applications, National
Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra-136119
Prof. Ashutosh Kumar
3 Tel: 01744-233540 www.nitkkr.ac.in
Singh
Mob: 9050217555
e-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor and Head, MCA,
National Institute of Technology Raipur, G.E.
4 Dr. Mithilesh Atulkar Road, Raipur, Chhattisgarh – 492010. www.nitrr.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
Mobile No. : 9826183028
Professor, Dept. of MACS,
National Institute of Technology Karnataka,
Surathkal P.O. Srinivasnagar, Mangalore –
5 Prof. S. M. Hegde www.nitk.ac.in
575025 (Karnataka)
Mob: 9449814252
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor & Head,
Department of Computer Application
National Institute of Technology
6 Dr. P. J. A. Alphonse www.nitt.edu
Tiruchirappalli- 620015(Tamilnadu)
Mob: 07373774343
E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Professor,
NIT Agartala, Jirania,
7 Dr Ashim Saha Agartala, 799046, West-Tripura www.nita.ac.in
Mob: 9436556680
E-mail: [email protected]
Professor,
Dept. of CSE, NIT Warangal – 506004 TS,
Dr. RBV
8 INDIA www.nitw.ac.in
Subramanyam
Mob: 9491346969
E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Professor,
Dept. of Maths, Bio. & Computer
9 Dr. Amit Bhagat Applications, MANIT Bhopal – 462003 www.manit.ac.in
Email: [email protected]
Mob: +91-9827721214

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Registrar,
Motilal Nehru National Institute of
10 Dr. Sarvesh K. Tiwari Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India- www.mnnit.ac.in
211004
Email: [email protected]

Note: NIT Calicut and NIT Patna informed that they have discontinued the MCA Course
for admission in academic year 2022-23.

12 TEST PATTERN
NIMCET-2022 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.
1. Mathematics: 50 Questions
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning: 40 questions
3. Computer Awareness: 10 questions
4. General English: 20 questions
12.1 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 as per the instructions appearing in the
screen of NIMCET-2022 online examination.

12.2 SYLLABUS FOR NIMCET-2022 TEST

12.2.1 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.

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12.2.2 ANALYTICAL ABILITY & LOGICAL REASONING: (40 QUESTIONS)

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

12.2.3 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

12.2.4 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.

13 QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR ALLOTMENT OF RANK

A Candidate securing zero or negative marks either in Mathematics or in Total Marks in
NIMCET-2022 test will be disqualified. Based on the marks obtained by a qualified
candidate in NIMCET-2022 test, a rank will be allotted by adopting the following
criteria.
• The marks obtained in Mathematics, Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning,
Computer Awareness, English, will be multiplied by a factor of 3, 1.5, 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 Analytical Ability & Logical reasoning and then on weighted
marks in Computer Awareness.
• In case the tie is not resolved by the criteria stated in the above paragraph, then
it will be resolved by age i.e., in favour of older candidate.
Ranks secured by candidates in the NIMCET-2022 test will be made available in the
website https://www.nimcet.in.

Rank Statement should be downloaded from the website. No separate RANK STATEMENT
will be sent to the candidates.

14 ADMISSION PROCEDURE
NIMCET-2022 application form is common for appearing for Entrance Test, counselling,
and admission to MCA at all the nine participating NITs offering MCA programme.
Participating Institutes are NITs at Agartala, Allahabad, Bhopal, Jamshedpur,
Kurukshetra, Raipur, Surathkal, Tiruchirappalli and Warangal.
Candidates are not required to apply separately to any NIT for admission to MCA
programme.

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 The admission to MCA programme in all the 9 participating NITs will be based on
NIMCET-2022 rank and the choice of institute filled by the candidates online. Details
of the counseling process are given below and changes, if any, shall be notified on
https://www.nimcet.in website from time to time. The candidates are advised to
check this website regularly for updates.
 Candidates declared qualified in NIMCET-2022 will be allowed to fill the choices of
Institutes in which they wish to take admission into MCA programme.
 Candidates are required to use their login and password to fill the choices of
institutes online from their place of convenience between 07/07/2022(Thursday)
and 12/07/2022(Tuesday). Then they are required to lock their choices before 5.00
pm IST on July 12, 2022. However, choices filled by all candidates will be locked by
5.00 pm IST on July 12, 2022. After locking, students cannot access their locked
choices. Seat allotments will be made based on his/her rank and institute choices
locked by him/her.
 The following options can be exercised by the candidates after the first and second
round of allotments:
 Option-1: Candidates who wish to finalize 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 who wish to be considered in the next round for all of their higher
preference choices (i.e. across institutes).

Remote reporting center means reporting at any of the participating NITs whichever
is near the candidate‟s residence.

Initial fee: Candidates need to pay Rs. 10,000/- as initial fee through NIMCET-2022
website (https://nimcet.in) only before going for remote reporting to any of the
participating NITs. A fee of Rs 1000/- would be deducted as processing fees and rest
9000 will be adjusted towards Institute fees.

14.1 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF ADMISSION COUNSELING

Sl. N. Events Dates Action by Candidate
Check allotment in website, download and
Monday,
1 First round of allotment print seat allotment letter. Pay online an initial
18/07/2022
fee of Rs. 10000/-.
Allottees of First round must remotely report in
person at any one of the reporting centers (9
Candidate reporting in
Saturday, participating NITs) and get documents
person at any one of
23/07/02022 to verified, submit payment receipt for initial fee
2 reporting center
Monday of Rs.10,000/- paid through NIMCET 2022
against first round of
25/07/2022 website (https://www. nimcet.in) and exercise
allotment.
option 1 or 2 and obtain provisional admission
letter from reporting center.
If a candidate who has been allotted a seat in this round fails to report to a reporting center, then
his/her allotted seat will be cancelled automatically, and he/she shall not be considered for further
seat allotment in the subsequent rounds.
Check allotment in website, download and
print seat allotment letter. Pay online an initial
Second Round of Seat Friday,
3 fee of Rs. 10000/-.
Allotment 29/07/2022
Upgraded candidates need not pay the
initial fees.
Candidate reporting in Wednesday, Fresh allottees in second round must remotely
4
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reporting center Thursday centers (9 participating NITs) and get

against second round 04/08/2022 documents verified, submit payment receipt
of allotment. for initial fee of Rs.10,000/- paid through
NIMCET 2022 website (https://www. nimcet.in)
and exercise option 1 or 2 and obtain
provisional admission letter from reporting
center.
Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier
round and upgraded in this round of
allotment must approach the same reporting
center for change of their option from option
2 to option 1, if they wish to do so. However, if
they do not wish to change their earlier option
then they need not report.
If a candidate who has been allotted a seat in this round (fresh allottee) fails to report to a
reporting center, then his/her allotted seat will be cancelled automatically, and he/she shall not
be considered for further seat allotment in the subsequent rounds.
Check allotment in website, download and
print seat allotment letter. Pay online an initial
Third round of Seat Monday,
5 fee of Rs. 10000/-.
Allotment 08/08/2022
Upgraded candidates need not pay the
initial fees.
Fresh allottees of third round must report in
person at the Institute allotted to them and
Reporting of get documents verified, pay full fee and Join
Tuesday,
candidates who wish to the Institute.
16/08/2022 to
6a join the Institute in Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier
Wednesday,
which seat is allotted to round must also join the Institute with the
17/08/2022
them allotted seat or upgraded seat whichever is
latest. Pay the remaining fee and attend the
classes.
Candidates of round
1,2 and 3 who are not
satisfied with the seat
Candidates who got seat allotted in earlier
allotted to them
Tuesday, round(s) and upgraded in this round of
including the upgraded
16/08/2022 to allotment, but do not wish to join the institute
6b seat and do not wish to
Wednesday, must approach the same reporting center,
get admitted to the
17/08/2022 surrender the seat by filling a prescribed
allotted institute, but still
application and get the letter of reporting.
wish to remain in
consideration for the
final round of allotment
Candidates who have not got seat in any
round of allotment and candidates who
have acted as stated in Sr. No. 6b above
only are eligible for final round of seat
allotment. However, the candidates who
Announcement of Saturday,
7 got seat in some round but not reported
vacant seats 20/08/2022
at that time are not eligible for final round
of allotment. Candidates who have
reported but later cancelled their seat
are also not eligible for final round of
allotment.
Monday, All eligible candidates (as mentioned in
8 Fresh Choice filling 22/08/2022 to „7‟ above) for final round of seat
Wednesday, allotment must fill their choices afresh for

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24/08/2022 final allotment round.

Check allotment in website, download
and print seat allotment letter. Allottees
must report in person at the allotted
Final round of Seat Saturday, institute and get documents verified, pay
9
allotment 27/08/2022 fee and attend classes.
Last date of reporting against final round
of allotment is on or before
01/09/2022(Thursday)

15 DISCLAIMER
[1]. In case of any discrepancy with respect to the conduct of NIMCET-2022, the
decision of Chairman, NIMCET-2022 will be final.
[2]. Allotted Test Centre will not be changed under any circumstances.

16 LEGAL JURISDICTION
All disputes pertaining to the conduct of NIMCET-2022 and counseling process at any
stage up to the final round of allocation of institutions, the decision of Chairman
NIMCET-2022 shall be final. In case of any legal dispute the jurisdiction will be limited to
Hon‟ble High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi.

17 CONTACT DETAILS OF NIMCET-2022 OFFICE

The Chairman /Secretary, NIMCET -2022
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur,
Adityapur-2, Jamshedpur – 831014, Jharkhand
Mob. No: - +91-9341519389
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Website: https://www.nimcet.in
18 CERTIFICATES (PROFORMA)
The following Certificate proformas are given in the subsequent pages.
[1]. Proforma OBC Certificate and Declaration /undertaking - for OBC-NCL Candidates
only
[2]. Proforma for Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) Certificate
[3]. Proforma for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Certificate
[4]. Proforma for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate
[5]. Proforma of certificate to be issued by the Head of the institution / Principal of the
college (wherein the candidate is studying for his/her qualifying degree) and
Declaration /undertaking by the candidate.

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Annexure I
Proforma for Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) Certificate

FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACK WARD CLASSES (NCL)

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (CEIs), UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(This certificate must have been issued on or after 1st April 2021)

This is to certify that Shri/Smt./Kum** _____________________________________________Son / Daughter** of

Shri/Smt.**________________________________ of Village/Town**_____________________________ District/Division**
_______________________________in the State/ Union Territory _____________________________ belongs to the
________________________________ Community which is recognized as a backward class under Government of India***,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment‟s Resolution No ________. dtd._______________ ****.
Shri/Smt./Kum. and / or his/her family ordinarily reside(s) in the ____________________________________ State/Union
Territory. District/ Division of the __________________________________State/ Union Territory.

This is also to certify that he / she does NOT belong to the persons / sections (Creamy Layer) [based on the parental income in
the financial year 2019-20 viz. 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2021 ] mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the Government of
India, Department of Personnel &Training O.M. No. 36012 / 22 / 93-Estt. (SCT) dated 08/09/93 which is modified vide OM No.
36033/3/2004 Estt. (Res.) dated 09/03/2004, further modified vide OM No. 36033/3/2004-Estt. (Res.) dated 14/10/2008, again
further modified vide OM No.36036/2/2013-Estt(Res) dtd. 30/05/2014 and again further modified vide OM No. 36033/1/2013 –
Estt(Res) dtd. 13/09/2017

District Magistrate /
Deputy Commissioner /
Competent Authority

Dated:
Seal

* Visit http://www.ncbc.nic.in for latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of State wise OBCc
** Please delete the word(s) which are not applicable.
*** As listed in Annexure–A
**** The authority issuing the certificate needs to mention the details of Resolution of Government of India, in
which the caste of the candidate is mentioned as OBC.

NOTE:
I. The term „Ordinarily resides‟ used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the
People Act,1950.
II. The authorities competent to issue Caste Certificates are indicated below:
III. District Magistrate / Additional Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner /
Deputy Collector /Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate /Executive
Magistrate / Extra Assistant Commissioner (not below the rank of Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate).
IV. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
V. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar‟ and
VI. Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and / or his family resides

..

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Annexure I

Declaration /undertaking - for OBC Candidates only

I, ......................................................................................................................................................................
Son/Daughter of Shri........................................................................................................................resident
of village/town/city .............................................................................................................................district
...................................................................................................................................................................
State hereby declare that I belong to the ................................................................ community which is
recognized as a backward class by the Government of India for the purpose of reservation in services
admission in Central Government Institutions as per orders contained in Department of Personnel and
Training Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93 – Estt. (SCT), dated 8/9/1993. It is also declared that I do
not belong to persons/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Column 3 of the Schedule to the above
referred Office Memorandum, dated 8/9/1993, which is modified vide Department of Personnel and
Training Office Memorandum No. 36033/3/2004 Estt. (Res.) dated 9/3/2004 or the latest notification of
the Government of India.
I also declare that the condition of status/annual income for creamy layer of my parents/guardian
is within prescribed limits.

Place: Signature of the Candidate

Date:
Note: Declaration/undertaking not signed by Candidates will be rejected

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Annexure II
SC/ST Certificate Format
FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY SCHEDULED CASTES (SC) AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES (ST) CANDIDATES

1. This is to certify that Shri/ Shrimati/ Kumari * ___________________________________ son/daughter* of

_____________________________________ of Village/Town* __________________________ District/Division*
_________________________________ of State/Union Territory* _____________________________ belongs to the
_______________________________Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe* under:-

* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950

* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950
* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951
* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951

[As amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Lists (Modification Order) 1956, the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, the Punjab
Reorganisation Act, 1966, the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970, the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002]

* The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956;

* The Constitution (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1959, as amended by the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976;
* The Constitution (Dadara and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Castes Order, 1962;
* The Constitution (Dadara and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1962;
* The Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964;
* The Constitution (Uttar Pradesh) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1967;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968;
* The Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1968;
* The Constitution (Nagaland) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1970;
* The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978;
* The Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1978;
* The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1990;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 1991;
* The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 1991.

2. # This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes* Certificate issued to Shri /Shrimati*
_______________________________ father/mother* of Shri /Shrimati /Kumari* ___________________________ of
Village/Town* _____________________________________ in District/Division* _____________________________ of
the State State/Union Territory*________________________________ who belong to the Caste / Tribe* which is
recognised as a Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe* in the State / Union Territory* ____________________issued by the
____________________ dated ________________.
3. . Shri/ Shrimati/ Kumari * _______________________ and / or* his / her* family ordinarily reside(s)** in
Village/Town* ___________________________ of ________________________ District/Division* of the State Union
Territory* of ._______________________

Signature: ____________________
Designation ____________________
(With seal of the Office)

Place: ______________ State/Union Territory* _______________________

Date: ______________

* Please delete the word(s) which are not applicable.

# Applicable in the case of SC/ST Persons who have migrated from another State/UT.

IMPORTANT NOTES
The term “ordinarily reside(s)**” used here will have the same meaning as in Section 20 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
Officers competent to issue Caste/Tribe certificates:
1. District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner / Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy
Collector / Ist Class Stipendiary Magistrate / City Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra
Assistant Commissioner.
2. Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
3. Revenue Officers not below the rank of Tehsildar.
4. Sub-divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/ or his family normally reside(s).
5. Administrator / Secretary to Administrator / Development Officer (Lakshadweep Island).
6. Certificate issued by any other authority will be rejected.

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Annexure III

Proforma for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Certificate

Affix here recent
photograph
showing the
disability duly
attested by CMO
of the District / Civil
Surgeon

This is to certify that I have examined Mr. / Ms. ...................................................................................

Son/Daughter of ....................................................................................................................................
He / She has ............................................................................................. (name of physical
disability)which comes under the following type of disorder

1. Orthopedic disorder:
2. Vision
3. Speech and Hearing impaired

The percentage of disorder is .................................................................percentage.

Signature of Candidate Signature of CMO of the District / Civil Surgeon

Place Name

Date Seal

Note:
1. For Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category a minimum of 40% disability is required subject to the
condition that the candidate is capable of carrying out all activities related to theory and practical
work related to MCA courses without any special concessions and exemptions.

2. NIMCET-2022 reserves the right to accept/reject the claim of the candidate.

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Annexure IV
Proforma for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Certificate
Government of _________________________

INCOME & ASSET CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS

(This certificate must have been issued on or after 1 st April 2021)

Certificate No. ___________________________ Date:________________

VALID FOR THE YEAR___________________

1. This is to certify that Shri/ Smt./ Kumari …………………………………………………son/daughter/

wife of …………………………………………… ….permanent resident of
…………………………………………………..…… Village/ Street ………………………………,
Post Office …………………..…………, District …………………………in the State/ Union
Territory ……………………………… Pin Code ……………………… whose photograph is attested
below belongs to Economically Weaker Sections, since the gross annual income* of his “family”** is
below Rs. 8 lakh (Rupees Eight Lakh only) for the financial year ……………………………… . His/
her family does not own or possess any of the following assets***:
I. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
II. Residential flat of 1000 sq.ft. and above;
III. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
IV. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the notified municipalities

2. Shri/ Smt./ Kumari _________________________________________ belongs to thecaste which is

not recognized as a Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes (Central List)

Affix here recent

photograph showing Signature with seal of office
the disability duly
attested by CMO of
Name
the District / Civil Designation
Surgeon

*Note1: Income covered all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc.

**Note 2: The term “Family” for this purpose include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings
below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years.

***Note 3: The property held by a “Family” in different locations or different places/ cities have been clubbed while applying
the land or property holding test to determine EWS status. [Reference: Govt. of India Notification No. No.36039/1/2019-Estt
(Res) dated 31/01/2019]

****Note 4: At the time of applying online, the candidate has to submit/upload a certificate issued by a competent authority on
or after April 1, 2021. However, the original certificate which is issued on or after April 1, 2022 by the competent
authority must be produced at the time of admission.

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Annexure V

PROFORMA OF CERTIFICATE TO BE ISSUED BY THE HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION /

PRINCIPAL OF THE COLLEGE
(WHEREIN THE CANDIDATE IS STUDYING FOR HIS/HER QUALIFYING DEGREE)

Name of the college/institution :

Address of the college :

Name of the Principal/ Head Of the institution :

This is to certify that Mr/Ms. .............................................................................................. ...........................................

(Roll/Regd No. ........................................................ ) s/o or d/o .....................................................................................
is studying his / her final year / semester of ..degree of three / four year duration in our college/institute. He/She is
likely to appear for the examinations in the month of …………..………, 2022 and all marks/grade sheets along
with provisional pass certificate may be issued before .......................................... , 2022.

Date:

Signature

Institute seal

Seal (rubber stamp) of the Principal

Declaration /undertaking by the candidate

I, ............................................................................... Son/Daughter of Shri....................................................................

resident of village/town/city ....................................... district .................................. State ………………, hereby

declare that I am aware that I have to fulfill the eligibility criteria stated in section 2 of the NIMCET-2022
Information Brochure and submit the proof of eligibility at the time of admission counseling or latest by 15th
September 2022 failing which admission is liable to be cancelled by the respective NITs. If I fail to fulfill the
eligibility criteria for any reason including the delay in publishing the results of qualifying degree by
University/institute, then I shall have no claim on seat if any allotted by NIMCET-2022.

Place:

Date: Signature of the Candidate

Declaration/undertaking not signed by Candidate, will be rejected

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19 IMPORTANT DATES( Based on the available date of the

examination and are subjected to appropriate modification)
EVENT DATE
Publication of Advertisement in Press and 28TH MARCH 2022 to 30TH MARCH,
Web 2022
Opening date for online Registration Monday, 04/04/2022 [10 am]
Last date for online submission of Wednesday, 04/05/2022 [up to 5
Application Form pm]
Availability of Admit card on web for Monday, 06/06/2022 to Sunday,
download 19/06/2022
Date of Online Examination at the allotted
Monday, 20/06/2022
centers.
Date of Publication of Result Tuesday, 05/07/2022
Thursday, 07/07/2022 to Tuesday,
Choice filling
12/07/2022
First Round of Allotment Monday, 18/07/2022
First round of physical reporting at the Saturday, 23/07/2022 to Monday,
nearest Reporting Centre 25/07/2022
Second round of Allotment / upgradation Friday, 29/07/2022
Second round of reporting at the nearest
reporting centre only for Fresh allotees and
Wednesday, 03/08/2022 to Thursday,
allotees whose seats are upgraded and if
04/08/2022
they wish to modify their option;
otherwise(need not report).
Third round of allotment/upgradation Monday, 08/08/2022
Reporting of all allotees for final admission
(First and second round) in person to the
allotted institute and Surrendering of the Tuesday, 16/08/2022 to Wednesday,
allotted seats by those who do not wish to 17/08/2022
join the allotted institute but wishes to
participate in the final round of allotment.
Commencement of classes for admitted
Thursday, 18/08/2022
students
Announcement of vacant seats Saturday, 20/08/2022
Fresh Choice Filling only for the vacant Monday, 22/08/2022 to Wednesday,
seats 24/08/2022
Final round of Seat allotment Saturday, 27/08/2022
Final round of reporting for admission at
Thursday, 01/09/2022
the allotted institute

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20 NIMCET-2022 AT A GLANCE
Publication of Advertisement in Press and Web: Monday, 28/03/2022 to Wednesday,
30/03/2022

Opening date for online Registration: Monday, 04/04/2022 [10 am]

Last date for online submission of Application Form: Wednesday, 04/05/2022 [up to 5 pm]

Availability of Admit card on web for download:

Monday, 06/06/2022 to Sunday, 19/06/2022

Date and Time of Online Examination: Monday, 20/06/2022

Date of Publication of Result: Tuesday, 05/07/2022

Choice filling: Thursday, 07/07/2022 to Tuesday, 12/07/2022

First Round of Allotment: Monday, 18/07/2022

First round of reporting: Saturday, 23/07/2022 to Monday, 25/07/2022

Second round of Allotment/upgradation: Friday, 29/07/2022

Second round of reporting in person in any of the Participating NITs:

Wednesday, 03/08/2022 to Thursday, 04/08/2022

Third round of allotment/upgradation: Monday, 08/08/2022

Third round of reporting in person in any of the Participating NITs and surrendering the
allotted Seat: Tuesday, 16/08/2022 to Wednesday, 17/08/2022

Commencement of classes: Thursday, 18/08/2022

Announcement of vacant seats: Saturday, 20/08/2022

Fresh Choice Filling: Monday, 22/08/2022 to Wednesday, 24/08/2022

Final round of Seat allotment: Saturday, 27/08/2022

Final round of reporting at allotted institute: Thursday, 01/09/2022

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