NIMCET Syllabus 2025 (OUT): Download Subject-wise Latest Syllabus PDF

In terms of difficulty level, the NIMCET syllabus can be considered moderate to tough. The NIMCET syllabus will consist of four subjects: namely General English, Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning, Mathematics, and Computer Awareness. The NIMCET exam will be conducted in an online mode. The NIMCET question paper will comprise of 120 objective multiple-choice questions.

The NIMCET 2025 syllabus has been released on the official website. Candidates can now access the NIMCET 2025 syllabus through the official notification at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. The syllabus for NIMCET consists of a list of the topics that students should cover during preparation. Along with the syllabus, candidates should also check the NIMCET exam pattern so that they can strategize their preparation journey. 

The authorities announced the NIMCET MCA 2025 exam date online at nimcet.admissions.nic.in. The authorities conducted NIMCET 2025 on June 8, 2025, from 2 PM to 4 PM. The NIT MCA Common Entrance Test (NIMCET) is the entrance test that provides admission to the MCA course. 

The difficulty level of NIMCET is normal. Questions from computer awareness sections is of BCA/BSc IT level while English, logical reasoning and Mathematics questions are of intermediate level. However, the questions asked in NIMCETs are tricky and required in-depth understanding of the subjects. Students need to have conceptual understanding of each topics to get a good score in the exam. Students who studies NCERT and have good understanding of topics can get a decent score in NIMCET.

In such cases, candidates can have a look and refer to the previous years’ question papers to analyse which topics are of utmost importance and which can be left out. 

While more or less all the concepts have been covered across the subjects in the official NIMCET syllabus. We advise you to not stress too much and focus on the prescribed syllabus provided by the exam authorities.

To select the correct reference materials for NIMCET preparation, the candidates are advised to consult with their teachers or friends to know which books are considered the best option for preparation. The year of publication and edition should be checked and the candidates should check the topics mentioned in the book. The selection book should also contain enough questions and sample papers for the candidates to practice.

Students can check details about NIMCET important chapter and topics from this page. While it is necessary that students pay special attention to chapters with high weightage, it is highly advised that they cover the full NIMCET syllabus. The question paper of NIMCET is prepared by considering the entire syllabus which consists of topics from BCA. Important study material for NIMCET like books or short notes can be checked online. Students who are taking coaching can get the study materials from the coaching institutes.

The subject-wise best reference books to prepare for NIMCET are given in the table below.

As per the information brochure of NIMCET, each correctly answered question will give full marks, while each incorrectly answered question will result in deduction. For Mathematics, 12 marks will be awarded for the correct answer, and 3 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer. For Computer Awareness, Analytical Ability and Logical Reasoning, 6 marks will be awarded for the correct answer, and 1.5 marks will be deducted for the wrong answer. For General English, 4 marks are awarded for the correct answer, and 1 mark is deducted for the incorrect answer. Candidates are advised against attempting questions if they are unsure of the correct answer. However, no deduction will be made if a question is left unanswered. Selecting multiple answers to a question will result in negative marking. 

No, there will not be any break during the NIMCET exam. The NIMCET exam will be conducted with single paper containing 120 multiple-choice questions, and the questions will be asked in English language only. The three parts of the CBT will appear to the candidate one after the other. Time assigned for each part is fixed. Candidate should complete each part in allotted time only as movement to one section from other is not permitted. 

As per the exam pattern of the NIMCET, for every correctly answered question, full marks will be awarded, and each wrongly answered question will lead to a 25% negative mark. Also, if a candidate marked more than one answer against a question, then it will be negatively marked.

The NIMCET is a Common Entrance National Level Test that is conducted by any of the NITs for admission into their MCA programme. The MCA programme is offered by NIT Agartala, NIT Allahabad, NIT Bhopal, NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Kurukshetra, NIT Meghalaya, NIT Patna, NIT Raipur, NIT Tiruchirappalli, NIT Warangal, IIIT Bhopal and IIIT Vadodara. Admission into the MCA programme in the above-mentioned NITs will be based on the rank obtained in NIMCET only.

NIMCET Mathematics section will consist of 50 questions. The topics covered in set theory and calculus are mentioned below:

• Set Theory: Concept of sets, union, intersection, cardinality, elementary counting; permutations and combinations.
• 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.

In the computer awareness section, 20 questions will be asked in the NIMCET exam. Topics covered in this section are as follows:
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.