The focus of this post is on to give you the Exam pattern, the Syllabus and Books for preparation of the NIMCET exam.
NIMCET-2011 Exam pattern:NIMCET exam consists of 120 multiple-choice objective type questions in four subjects. Subject-wise question/mark distribution is given below:
1. Mathematics: 45 questions (180 marks)
2. Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning: 40 questions (160 marks)
3. Computer Awareness: 10 questions (40 marks)
4. General English: 25 questions (100 marks)
Each NIMCET question has four options, out of which only one is correct. Each correctly answered question will carry Four marks and each wrongly answered question will lead to Negative One mark.
You have to mark your responses with HB pencil in the OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) sheets in the examination and hence you have to bring your own, eraser and black ball point pen. How does an OMR sheet look like? It looks like one below, where you have to blacken the circle representing the correct option with pencil:
NIMCET Exam syllabus:Syllabus of NIMCET exam is reproduced below from NIMCET-2011 exam notification.
NIMCET Mathematics Syllabus: (45 questions)
Set Theory: Concepts 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, 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 function 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.
NIMCET Analytical Ability & Logical Reasoning Syllabus: (40 questions)
The questions in this section will cover logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude. Some of the questions will be on comprehension of a logical situation and questions based on the facts given in the passage.
NIMCET Computer Awareness Syllabus: (10 questions)
Computer Basics: Organization of a Computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, 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.
NIMCET General English Syllabus: (25 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, Meanings of words and phrases, Technical writing.
NIMCET exam Prep materials:NIMCET exam Online sample papers/Previous years paper:
