MAH CET 2019 Question Paper Pattern

Content Curator | Updated On - Apr 1, 2022

MAH CET syllabus and marking pattern outlines are designed by the Directorate of Technical Education, DTE Maharashtra. Exam pattern will comprise of 4 sections namely Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Reading Comprehension. It will be a computer-based test and each candidate will be provided with a separate system. There will be 200 questions and each question will have five alternatives. The final submission of answer will be marked by clicking “Save & Next”. Candidate shall not click any of the ‘keyboard keys’ once the exam starts as this will lock the exam.

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MAH CET 2019 question paper pattern

Exam Pattern of questions

MAH CET 2019 will have 200 questions
Exam pattern will have objective type questions.
There will be 5 alternatives to choose from.
There will be no negative marking.

Weightage of marks

The question paper will consist of 4 sections.
One mark will be awarded for one question.
Logical Reasoning will consist of 75 questions of 1 mark each.
Quantitative Aptitude will carry 50 questions of 1 mark each.
Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension will carry 50 questions of 1 mark each.
Abstract Reasoning will carry of 20 questions of 1 mark each.

Exam duration

Duration of exam will be 150 minutes (2 hours)
Candidates with disability shall be allowed to have compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour.
Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall/submit the answer sheet before the clock runs out.

MAH CET Exam pattern highlights

Mode of examination	Online
Medium of CET	English
Types of questions	MCQ type
Test duration	150 minutes
Sections of exam pattern	Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension
Total Marks	200
Total Number of questions	200
Marking Scheme	1 mark for each correct answer

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Marking Scheme for MAH CET 2019

Time slot will be of 150 minutes to answer 200 questions.
For every correct response +1 mark will be awarded for every correct response
There will be no negative marking

Name of the section	Number of questions	Marks per question	Maximum marks
Logical Reasoning	75	1	75
Abstract Reasoning	25	1	25
Quantitative Aptitude	50	1	50
Verbal Ability/Reading Competition	50	1	50
Total	200	-	200

MAH CET 2019 Syllabus

Logical/Abstract Reasoning

It assesses ability skills to interpret number sequences and questions based on verbal reasoning.This section will include 75 questions from Logical reasoning and 25 questions from Abstract reasoning, will include questions from following topics:

Linear and Circular Arrangement	Series Completion
Venn Diagram	Coding/Decoding
Syllogisms	Symbol-based Comparison
Sequential Output	Selection Criteria
Blood Relations	Conditional Coding
Conditional Coding	Direction Sense

Quantitative Aptitude

This section covers arithmetic problem involving ratio and proportion. It is to assess quantitative reasoning abilities, interpretation of tables, common graphs and charts. It will include 50 questions from following topics:

Arithmetic	Algebra
Mensuration	Probability
Trigonometry	Numbers
Quantitative Reasoning	Data Sufficiency
Geometry	Ratio & Proportion
Percentage	Data Interpretation – Graphs, Charts, Tables

Verbal Ability

This includes English language grammar and basics, to test comprehensive and accuracy of English language. This section will include 50 questions from following topics:

Antonyms & Synonyms	Reading Comprehension	Fill in the blanks
Grammar	Sentence completion, arrangement	Spelling/Inappropriate usage
Vocabulary	Para Jumbles	Error Correction

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MAH CET reference books for exam preparation

If you are already in the middle of preparation then, you can refer following books:

Name of the book	Author/Publisher
50+ Solved Papers	Arihant
Solved and Mock Papers	Arihant
Entrance guide for MHA MBA	Deepak Aggarwal
MBA Mock Papers	R. K Jha
Mock Papers	Disha Experts

Section-wise books to refer for the preparation

For section-wise preparation the applicant can refer the following books:

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	Ajay Singh
Reading Comprehension	Arun Sharma
Quantitative Aptitude	Arun Sharma
Quantitative Aptitude	Sarvesh. K.Sharma
Logical Reasoning	Arun Sharma
Verbal Ability	R.S.Aggarwal

General instructions for MAH CET 2019

To know how to mark the correct answer on optical response sheet, follow the instructions given below:

The clock is set at the server and the countdown timer at the top right corner will indicate the remaining time to complete the exam. So, the exam will be submitted by default when the time is over.
There will be a question palette at the right corner of the screen that will show one of the following statuses for each of the questions:
You will be automatically taken to the first question of the next test after clicking “Save & Next” on the last question for a test.
Any adoption of unfair means or misconduct by the candidate will lead to debarment from appearing for examinations by CET cell.
Once the test time is up (150 minutes) none of the candidates will be allowed to attempt any questions as answers will be saved automatically by the computer system even if the candidate has not submitted his/her answer sheet.

How to choose the correct answer in MAH CET 2019 exam?

The candidate will have a combination of 5 alternatives in a palette. The procedure of choosing correct answer for MAH CET exam is given below:

This status of palette indicates that the candidate has not visited the answer yet

The red palette indicates that the candidate has not answered the question

The green palette indicates that the candidate has answered the question

The purple palette is “Marked for Review status” that the candidate has not marked the question yet, but it has been reviewed by the candidate.

The purple palette with a tick indicates the final submission of the answer.

NOTE: If the answer that has been selected is for a question that is ”Marked for Review” then, the answer will be considered in the final evaluation.

How to select the correct answer?

Select the most appropriate answer and ‘mouse click’
The clicked option will be treated as answer to that question.
The final submission of answer will be marked by clicking on “Save &Next” or “Mark or Review”

You can select the question of the answer in one of the following ways:

You can click the question number on the question palette to go to the numbered question directly.
You can click on ‘Save & Next’ to save answer to current question.
You can click on ‘Mark for Review and Next’ to save answer.

For selecting your answer, click on one of the following options:

To change your answer, select the question and then click on the new answer option.
To deselect your chosen answer, click on desired option or click on the Clear Response button.
To save your answer, click on “Save & Next”.

NOTE: Only “Saved & Marked” questions will be considered for evaluation.

To view a question click on “test name” on the top bar of the screen.

MAH CET 2019 General Instructions

The general instructions for MAH CET exams are given below:

The candidate is required to carry a recent passport size photo along with the admit card.
Use of calculators, notebooks, gadgets or any other electronic devices is strictly prohibited.
You can carry a ball pen and a sheet of blank paper for rough work. You must submit the sheet of paper to the test administrator before leaving the test venue.
Any candidate found receiving or giving assistance then he/she shall not be considered or assessment.

Guidelines for persons with disabilities

Candidates who are visually impaired must arrange their own scribe during the online examination. The candidate must abide by the rules where the scribe is used:

The candidates who will be requiring a scribe during the examination must indicate the same in the online application form.
Only one person can act as a scribe per candidate.
The candidate and scribe will be required to give a suitable undertaking, confirming the fulfillment of eligibility criteria.
If the candidate does not fulfill the eligibility criteria then, the candidature of the applicant will stand canceled.
Candidates registered for the compensatory time shall be allowed to have20 minutes of compensatory time for every hour of the examination.
Scribe can be of any stream and should not answer on his/her own.
Candidates with locomotors disability and cerebral palsy shall be given 20 minutes of compensatory time.
Visually impaired candidates can also access to view magnified font content of the test and shall be given a compensatory time of 20 minutes.
Visually impaired candidates opting for magnifying view shall not be given services of a Scribe for the examination.

Applicability of Scribe

These guidelines are subject to change from time to time as per GOI guidelines.

Type of disability	Sub type	Permitted Scribe	Compensatory time
Orthopedically handicapped	One leg affected	Not required	Not required
	Both legs affected	Not required	Not required
	One arms affected (Dominant hand)	If opted	If opted
	Both arms affected	Yes	Yes
Blind vision/Low vision	Blind	Yes	Yes
Blind vision/Low vision	Low vision	Yes	Yes
Others	Learning Disability/Dyslexia	If opted	If opted
	Hearing impaired	Not required	Not required
	Cerebral Palsy	If opted	If opted
	Autism	If opted	If opted

The scores of Online Examination will be obtained by adopting the following procedure:

The final score will be determined by the total number of correctly answered questions in each objective test.
Scores obtained by the candidate will be equated to the base form by considering a distribution of scores of all forms.
Scores will be marked with decimal points up to two digits.

MAH CET 2018 question paper analysis

The registration count showed a gradual increase in the number of applicants. There was 14% rise in registrations for MAH CET exam, over 4.34 lakh candidates enrolled for the exam. The exam was conducted across 36 cities in Maharashtra and 13 cities outside the state. Overall exam difficulty level was rated higher than last year. Aptitude and logical reasoning section remained moderate, while logical reasoning and verbal ability was found difficult to solve.

Section-wise analysis

Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension

This section mostly included questions on usage of contextual vocabulary, phrases, synonyms, antonyms. This section had a major change in pattern. Few of the questions were difficult and some were moderate. Reading comprehension had 12 questions out of 50 questions from this section.

Topics of question	Number of questions asked	Difficulty level
Reading comprehension	12	Moderate
Mark the Error in sections	4	Difficult
Vocabulary	15	Moderate
Faulty Construction sentences-rewriting	5	Moderate to difficult
Para jumble, Para placement, completion, out of context	8	Tricky
Sentence written in different ways	6	Moderate to difficult

Quantitative Aptitude

The level of difficulty was moderate to difficult. There were three sets of Data Interpretation questions and mostly the questions were on Arithmetic. Data Interpretation carried 20 questions and remaining questions were from Quantitative Aptitude.

Topics of question	Number of question asked	Difficulty level
Graph, Pie charts, Table, case lets (DI questions)	22	Moderate to difficult
Modern Maths	1	Moderate
Data sufficiency	-	Moderate
Others including Algebra, odd man out	11	Moderate to difficult
Arithmetic (Percentage, P&L, TSD, ratio etc)	10	Moderate
Data sufficiency	4	Moderate

Logical Reasoning

The logical reasoning section had 75 variable questions. It included question sets on series, statements,inferences & conclusions, true/false and coding/decoding.

There were about 55 questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning and the remaining 20 fell under the Verbal Reasoning section in the MAHCET Exam. Statements, arrangements, family tree and letter re-arrangements were amongst the most favourite sections in the exam. The questions were usually in sets or are individual in nature. They were quite lengthy in nature and take a considerable amount of time to solve.

A majority of the questions in The Verbal Reasoning Section section belonged to Critical Reasoning syllogism and others. The questions on syllogisms were usually moderate but they were time consuming in nature. Cause effect and strong weak arguments were also some of the other time consuming questions which test takers have encountered in the past. However these questions were not as difficult as compared with the other sections and were quite doable in nature.

Topics of question	Number of question asked	Difficulty level
Direction	5	Moderate
Syllogism	6	Moderate to difficult
Assumption	3	Moderate
Arrangements-Linear, Matrix, Square , etc	28	Moderate to difficult
Data Sufficiency	4	Moderate to difficult
Family-tree blood relationship	5	Moderate
Letter Re-arrangements	2	Moderate
Statement-conclusion interference, cause-effect	7	Moderate to difficult
Critical Reasoning	15	Moderate

Abstract Reasoning

The Abstract Reasoning section was moderate in nature and most exam candidates tried to maximize their attempts in this particular section. Exam pattern had difficulty level of this section slightly higher in comparison to last year’s exam. Most questions were based on analogy, series and puzzles. A majority of the questions in this section were quite similar to Visual Reasoning questions which had appeared earlier in the exam.