NIMCET case studies
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NIMCET (NIT MCA Common Entrance Test) is a computer-based multiple-choice entrance examination used for admission to the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) programmes offered at participating National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and some other centrally funded technical institutions. It is intended for graduates who hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum required percentage in any discipline, typically with Mathematics as a subject at the 10+2 or graduation level, and who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree in computer applications. The NIMCET case studies are 5 cases and about 2,881 words.
1Scholarship Composite Score, Sports Quota and the Temptation to Lower the Cutoff
A state-level scholarship for a one-year pre-engineering programme awards a single seat. The composite score is 0.40 × Mathematics + 0.30 × Reasoning + 0.20 × English + 0.10 × Computer Awareness, each subject marked out of 100.
560 words, about 3 min2Quiz Team Selection with Conditional Rules and a Counterintuitive Claim
An inter-college quiz team of exactly five students must be chosen from eight: A, B, C, D from Science and E, F, G, H from Arts. The selection rules are: (i) at least two Science and at least two Arts students must be on the team; (ii) if A is selected, B cannot be; (iii) if C is selected, E must be; (iv) if F is selected, G cannot be; (v) if D is selected, H must be.
654 words, about 3 min3Attendance Register Size, Printer Sharing and a Spreadsheet Flag
A coaching centre has five desktop computers and one printer. The printer has only a USB port.
638 words, about 3 min4Editing a College Notice: Grammar, Ambiguity and Register
The following draft notice is to be pasted on a college noticeboard: NOTICE The internal examination which was schedule on 12 March has been postpone to 19 March due to unavoidable circumstances. All the students are hereby informed to note that the same will be held in the same venue.
566 words, about 3 min5Open-Top Box from a 24 cm by 18 cm Sheet: True Maximum versus a Minimum Volume
A boutique wants an open-top rectangular box made from a rectangular cardboard sheet measuring 24 cm by 18 cm. Equal squares of side x cm are cut from each corner, and the flaps are folded up.
463 words, about 2 min