Nirmal received a score of 29 on Paper 1 of the AIEEE 2011 exam, which tested physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Based on this score, Nirmal's all India rank was 576837 for B.E./B.Tech programs and 333475 for the general category. Within his state, his overall rank was 25150 and 17079 for the general category. However, Nirmal was not permitted to fill out online choices for counseling due to his score being below the 48 mark yardstick set for the general category.