Entrance Tests

NIT Warangal has been entrusted with conducting NIMCET 2012 Examination. NIMCET is for admission to MCA programmes in NITs across the country. Several other private and Government institutes also consider NIMCET scores for admission to MCA prorammes. National Institute of Technology MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) is an all India level entrance test. Following are details of eligibility for NIMCET 2012, previous cut offs, last ranks for various NITs, exam structure, coaching centers, nature of the question paper, list of the institutes accenting NIMCET scores and application procedure:

Structure of NIMCET: This is an objective type entrance test with 120 multiple choice questions. The question paper will be divided into four parts. These are 1) Analytical ability and Logical Reasoning – 55 questions 2) Computer Awareness – 10 questions 3) General English – 15 questions and Mathematics – 40 questions. Wrong answers will be given negative marks.

Syllabus for NIMCET Entrance Test: Following is the section wise syllabus for NIMCET.
1) Mathematics: Coordinate Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Calculus, Trigonometry, Set Theory, Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning, Data Analysis, Vectors, Analyzing the passage, Data Interpretation and Logical Situations.
2) General English: Articles, Forms of verbs, Antonyms, Prepositions, Synonyms, Meaning of words and phrases, Technical writing, Word power and Vocabulary.

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have passed in Graduation in any discipline with at least 60 percent marks. They must have studied Mathematics at +2 level. Those appearing for the final year examinations of qualifying degree are also eligible to apply. Age must be above 21 years. Interested candidates can apply online through NIMCET official website at www.nimcet.nic.in or NIT Warangal website at www.nitwarangal.ac.in .

Institutes accepting NIMCET scores : 1) CSE National Institute of Technology, Calicut 2) MCA Dept. of CSE National Institute of Technology Jirania, 3) Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad 4) Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal 5) National Institute of Technology Durgapur 6) National Institute of Technology Karnataka 7) National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur 8) National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli 9) National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra 10) National Institute of Technology Raipur 11) National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Important and Useful Books for NIMCET:

The Pearson MAT Super Course
Arihant MCA Entrance Test by Amit M. Agarwal
Numerical Ability & Mathematical Aptitude by Dr. A.B. Ra
Excel With Objective Book For NIMCET by J.B Dixit, Ruchi Sharma and Ashish Mangal
Mathematics by R.S.Agarwal
The Aptitude Test Workbook by Jim Barrett
Barron’s Military Flight Aptitude Tests by Terry L. Duran
Upkar’s MCA

Top coaching Centers for NIMCET: Axiom Academy, Brilliant Tutorials, Aim4career, IMS, TIME, Sanmacs India, Career Launcher, Sucsess Guru, TCYonline, VN coaching center. Cut offs for NITs varu depending upon the difficulty level of the question paper. NITs will display the past year cut offs at the time of admission counseling. Top NITs may required 75-80 percent marks in NIMCET to short list for admission. NIMCET score is valid for one year.

Important Dates:

1) Commencement of Online applications: February 2012
2) Closing date for submission of applications: April 2012
3) Date of Entrance Examination: May 2012.

Anna University has announced TANCET 2012 notification. Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET 2012) notification for admission to Post Graduate professional programmes such as MBA, MCA, ME, M.Tech, M.Arch, M.Plan in Govt. and Private affiliated professional colleges in Tamil Nadu. The TANCET 2012 will be held on 31st March (For MBA and MCA) and 1st April 2012 (For all other courses). All the university departments and colleges of Anna University conduct admissions for the academic year 2012-2013 based on TANCET 2012 results.Download of TANCET 2012 hall tickets and TANCET 2012 results will be announced on the website http://www.annauniv.edu/ or tnresults.nic.in. . Following are details of TANCET 2012 eligibility, application procedure, download of hall tickets, TANCET 2012 Key, results and counseling procedure. TANCET 2011 Cut Offs will give you an understanding of the last year cut off ranks for various colleges. We may also provide these details very soon.

Eligibility Requirements:

1) For MBA and MCA : Applicants should have passed in any Bachelor’s Degree with 10 + 2 + 3/4 years pattern or must have passed in any Degree with 10 + 3 (Diploma) + 3 years pattern or B.E/ B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Pharm degree. Candidates with AIME degree and with 2 years regular full time teaching or industrial experience are also eligible to apply. They must have obtained at least 50 percent marks in the degree examinations. Reserved candidates need minimum 45 percent marks. For MCA course, candidates must have studied Mathematics at + 2 level as one of the main subjects.

2) M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan: Candidates should have studied BE/ B.Tech / MCA / M.Sc. Computers etc. Applicants are requested to refer www.annauniv.edu for complete details of eligibility. Candidates who have obtained the qualifying degree through evening programmes or lateral degree candidates other than BE / B.Tech are not eligible for TANCET 2012. Those appearing for the final year examinations are eligible to apply.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can apply online through www.annauniv.edu/tancet2012 . There will be a common application form for all the courses. Application fee is Rs.500/- (Rs.250/- for SC / ST Candidates of Tamil Nadu). If a candidate is appearing for more than one programme, he / she has to pay the prescribed fee for each programme separately. Fee should be paid as DD drawn in favor of ‘The Director, Entrance Examinations, Anna University, payable at Chennai, obtained from any Nationalized bank on or after 22-01-2012. The completed application forms should be sent to The Secretary, TANCET, Centre for Entrance Examinations, Anna University, Chennai – 600025. Last date for the receipt of applications is 25-02-2012.

Important dates for TANCET 2012:

1) Start of Registration / Registration through Internet: 01st February 2012
2) Last date for Registration at co-ordinating centres and Registration through Internet: 23rd February 2012
3) Last date for Registration at Chennai Center: 25th February 2012
4) Last date for the receipt of completed application (registered through Internet): 25th February 2012
5) MBA CET : 31st March 2012 ((10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon)
6) MCA CET : 31st March 2012 (02.30 p.m. to 04.30 p.m)
7) M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Arch./ M.Plan: 01st April 2012 (10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon)
8) Announcement of TANCET 2012 Results : 4th week of April

TANCET 2012 Hall Tickets Download, Results and Counseling Schedule: Those applied for the TANCET 2012 can download hall tickets /admit cards from the university website at http://www.annauniv.edu . TANCET 2012 Results and counseling procedure also will be announced on that website or you can refer tnresults.nic.in for results. TANCET 2012 Counseling is likely to be announced during June 2012. Anna University, Tamilnadu will supervise the entire admission process through TANCET 2012. You can download rank cards / marks fro mthe above websites after the announcement of results.

Along with Tamil Nadu, candidates from other southern state such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala also appear for TANCET 2012 Entrance Exam seeking admission into PG professional colleges in Tamil Nadu. Complete details of TANCET 2012 and its admission procedure along with colleges list, last ranks, cut offs for Govt .and private colleges may be available on http://www.annauniv.edu/ or www.tn.gov.in . Details of all universities and other higher educational institutions in Tamil Nadu offering above courses will be available on http://www.tnuniv.ac.in .