Using this,
String s = "03/24/2013 21:54";
SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm");
try
{
Date date = simpleDateFormat.parse(s);
System.out.println("date : "+simpleDateFormat.format(date));
}
catch (ParseException ex)
{
System.out.println("Exception "+ex);
}