NIMCET

Candidates are advised to check the NIMCET admit card carefully for any mistakes. In case of wrong information in the NIMCET admit card, the candidates will have to immediately contact the NIMCET secretariat or contact the NIMCET Helpdesk. All corrections have to be done before the examination, so that the candidates do not face any problems at the centre.

There is no mandate related to the colour scheme of the NIMCET admit card. Candidates can take either black and white or coloured print outs of the admit card. It is mentioned in the NIMCET information brochure that candidates need to print the Admit Card on precision printers only, like Laser Printers (and not on inkjet printers). It is recommended for the candidates to preserve their admit card that was used during the examination until the entire process of admission is complete.

After collecting the NIMCET admit card, the students must check all the details published on it. NIMCET admit card is an important document. All the students need to carry their admit cards to the exam centre on the day of the exam. In case of failure to produce the NIMCET admit card, the exam authorities may cancel the candidature and not allow him/her to appear for the test. 

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.

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. 

No, calculator or any other electronic equipment such as mobile phones, pagers, etc. will not be allowed to carry to the NIMCET exam centre. Candidates need to report at the examination hall in the allotted test center with admit card before one hour as NIMCET is an online examination, the candidates are required to follow the instructions given at the test center for entry and allotment of terminal. 

No, there is no step marking in NIMCET. Each correctly answered question will be awarded full marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to 25% negative 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 online examination.