Maharashtra Masters of Business Administration/ Masters of Management Studies
MHT MBA-CET Overview:
Government of Maharashtra conducts a Common Entrance Test for candidates seeking
admission to first year of two year full time post graduate degree course in Management
namely
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Management Studies (MMS),
Post Graduate Diploma Course in Business Management (PGDBM) and Post Graduate
Diploma Course in Management (PGDM).
The MAH-MBA-CET would be administered by the Competent Authority, on its own or
in collaboration with or through a professional agency with proven record of its
competence and experience in such process of personnel selection through competitive
examinations.
Colleges you can apply for:
- Approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi.
-
Recognized by the Government of Maharashtra.
- Affiliated to any one of the ten Non Agricultural/Non Technological Universities
in Maharashtra state.
Following are the types of Institutes in the Maharashtra state covered by these
rules;
- All Government Management Institutes.
- All University Departments of Management.
- All University Managed Management Institutes.
- All Unaided Management Institutes and/or its Association who have given consent
to participate in the CAP rounds conducted by the State Government.
Courses you can apply for:
- Two year full time course in Master of Business Administration
(MBA)
- Two year full time course in Master of Management Studies
(MMS),
- Two year full time course in Post Graduate Diploma Course in Business Management
(PGDBM)
- Two year full time course in Post Graduate Diploma Course in Management (PGDM).
Eligibility criteria:
Passed with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate (45% in case of candidates of backward
class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) in any
Bachelor’s Degree of minimum three years duration in any discipline recognized
by the Association of Indian Universities.
Eligibility Criteria for admission to Maharashtra State candidates:
- Candidate should be an Indian National and should possess basic qualification as
specified above
- Scored 30 or more marks in the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET and appeared for the GD & PI conducted
by the Competent Authority of the Maharashtra State for the current academic year.
Eligibility Criteria for admission against All India Seats:
For Maharashtra State Candidates & Outside Maharashtra State (OMS) candidates
- should be an Indian National and should possess basic qualification as specified
above
- Appeared for CAT
(conducted by
IIMs)
/JMET (conducted by
IITs) / MAT
(conducted by
AIMA in February)
AIMA (conducted by AIMS)/
XAT (conducted by
XLRI) for seeking admission to MBA/MMS in the current
academic year. Such candidates are required to appear for GD & PI conducted by the
Competent Authority of Maharashtra State for current academic year.
How to Apply?
On line: Submission of the "CET Application Form"
through computer connected to Internet on the web site www.dte.org.in/mba for Maharashtra State
/OMS/J&K candidates and receipt of the Hall Ticket for the
MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2012.
Off line: Information brochure along with the
Application Kit for the aspiring candidates will be available at the identified
post offices during contact hours against the payment of the application form processing
fees.
Schedule
Top Exam Pattern
|
Sr. No
|
Test Areas
|
Questions
|
Duration
|
|
1
|
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
|
200
|
150 Minutes
|
|
2
|
Quantitative Aptitude and Logical / Abstract Reasoning
|
- The question paper for the CET will be set in English only. Translations in any
languages will not be available.
- The CET would be of 21/2 (Two and half) hours duration and would have a maximum
of 200 marks.
- The CET would have multiple choice objective type questions.
Distribution of Total Marks:
The following will be the Head wise distribution of the total marks of 240, on the
basis of which the final University wise/ Category wise/ State level Merit lists
will be drawn.
|
Head
|
Marks
|
|
Common Entrance Test (CET)
|
200
|
|
Group Discussion (GD)
|
17
|
|
Personal Interview (PI)
|
17
|
|
Past Academic Record (PAR)
|
4
|
|
Work Experience (WE)
|
2
|
|
Total
|
240
|
Application Fee:
The Fee includes the cost of Information Brochure, Admission Form processing and
conduct of GD & PI.
|
Sr.No
|
Type of Candidature
|
Fee in Indian Rupees
|
|
1.
|
Maharashtra State (Open Category)
|
 1150.00/-
|
|
2.
|
Maharashtra State (Reserved Category)
|
950.00/-
|
|
3.
|
Outside Maharashtra State
|
1150.00/-
|
|
4.
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1150.00/-
|
|
5.
|
PIO (Persons of Indian Origin)
|
1150.00/-
|
|
6.
|
Foreign National / Foreign Student
|
1150.00/-
|
Contact Details:
Directorate Of Technical Education Maharashtra State
3, Mahapalika Marg, Opp. Metro Cinema, Dhobi Talao,
Post Box No. 1967, Mumbai - 400001.
Helpline: 022 - 30233444/ 445/ 446.
Tel: 022 - 22641150, 22641151.
Fax:022-22692102, 22690007.
Website: www.dte.org.in/mba
ARC Centres:
Top Examination Centres
The cities in which CET
is conducted are designated as centre for the CET. Each centre will have
several venues depending upon the number of candidate due to appear at that centre.
A candidate applying for the CET would have the freedom to choose his/her centre
but shall not have freedom to choose the venue.
Syllabus
The CET comprises multiple choice objective type questions in the areas of Verbal
Ability and Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Aptitude and Logical / Abstract
Reasoning. In all there would be 200 questions to be answered in a total time of
two and half hours (i.e. One hundred and fifty minutes).
CONTENTS OF THE TEST OF VERBAL ABILITY AND READING COMPREHENSION.
This is a test to see how well you know English language. In this test there will
be passages with questions based on their contents to test your comprehension. Your
English Language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocabulary,
sentence completion, synonyms,antonyms, comprehension of passages etc. Your English
language ability would be tested through questions on
- understanding of the contents of the passage and
- choice of appropriate words, phrases, expressions and similar language skills.
CONTENTS OF THE TEST OF QUANTITATIVE APTITUTDE.
This test helps to know how fast and accurate you can work with numbers, do numerical
calculations understand various arithmetic problems involving ratio and proportion,
percentage, etc. This test also helps to measure your power of quantitative reasoning,
interpretation of tables, common graphs and charts.
CONTENTS OF THE TEST OF LOGICAL / ABSTRACT REASONING.
This test measures how quickly and accurately you can think. This test may have
questions based on figures and diagrams and also questions on verbal reasoning.
Top Challenges Faced By Students
|
Total No of Institutes
|
Total No Of Seats
|
|
301
|
21585
|
Negative Marking:
The CET would not have negative marking.
Last Years Highest Marks:
Tejas Jasani, emerged as one of the state toppers in the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET
2008 with following marks:
|
Name
|
Written Percentile
|
Marks
|
GD + PI + PAR Score
|
|
Tejas Jasani
|
99.99
|
158
|
32
|
Approach to crack Entrance Exams With Good Marks
Comments by last year appeared Students, Aluminis, Teachers & Academic Experts
CET Toppers Speak: Tejas Jasani
1. Question: Tell us something about your background.
Answer: My name is Tejas Jasani.
I have completed my Electronics Engineering from Sardar Patel College of Engineering,
Mumbai. Post my graduation, I have worked with IBM India Pvt. Ltd. as an Associate
System Engineer for 6 months. I have also worked with Career Launcher India Ltd.
as an Academic Executive for 6 months.
In terms of academics, I have been a consistent performer and have been rewarded
with scholarships from Sir JRD Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust. I have also
focussed on extra-curricular activities during my academic life. I am a Karate Black
Belt from Shotokan Karate, an art that I have been practising for about 13 years.
I have been the Finance Incharge of the Electronics Students Association of my college,
and have offered active participation in inter-collegiate festivals. My interests
include touring, trekking and teaching.
2. Question: What is your goal in life and why did you want to pursue Management?
Answer: I generally break-up this
answer into short-term, medium-term and long-term goals. Short-term goals are related
to knowledge building in the field of Finance as well as General Management, and
getting a job in a reputed company. Medium-term goals relate to growing with the
company and acquiring expertise in varied fields. Long-term, though not very specific,
could be starting my own enterprise.
The answer to "Why MBA" is very subjective. I relate it to certain activities in
my academic life where I found myself inclined towards Finance and Management. Also,
MBA gives me a broader perspective of the business and expands my career opportunities.
Top 3. Question: How did you prepare for CET?
Answer: With MBA in mind, I had
started the
Preparation for MAH MBA CET in August 2005. I took
CET 2006 (96.67 percentile) and
CET 2007 (99.3 percentile). That
was the last year of my Engineering and I couldn't manage to get into a good B-school.
Considering my progress, I was offered a job at Career Launcher, where I started
by solving doubts with students. This helped me sharpen my basics, and as I gained
confidence, I also started taking a few lectures for Quant and DI. Once the fundamentals
were in place, cracking
CET meant developing speed. For that I took a number of Mock Tests.
More importantly, I analysed my strong areas and developed strategies to optimise
my scores. With a lot of practice, the right strategies, and luck on my side, the
99.99 percentile at CET was possible.
4. Question: Please enumerate the difference between CET and other management exams.
Answer: CET is different from
management exams like CAT and XAT in terms of the difficulty level. While these
exams focus on intelligence, CET focuses more on speed, accuracy and quick decision-making.
Hence, the difficulty level in CET is much lower compared to CAT or XAT. Unlike
other exams, CET does not have sections, and hence, there is only one Cut-Off (overall).
It does not include a general awareness section which is present in a number of
management exams. To a large extent, it gives equal opportunities to students from
different fields to achieve good scores.
5. Question: What is the difficulty level of CET as compared to CAT?
Answer: The difficulty level in
CET is quite low as compared to CAT. Having said that, the number of questions is
more and accuracy required is higher.
6. Question: What were the salient features of your CET preparations during the
last 30 days to CET?
Answer: In the last thirty days,
I relied more on practice. I tried to increase my attempts, and tried to identify
areas where accuracy could be improved. I took 3-4 Mock Tests every week in the
last 30 days. Though I had a strategy which was working for me, it is advisable
to try out different strategies during practice, and figure out which one works
the best for you.
7. Question: What was your strategy for the CET exam day?
Answer: On the exam day, I did
not solve a single sum, nor did I go through any material. If you haven't gone through
something till the last day, it is anyways not going to fetch you marks in the exam.
It may only increase the tension which can be detrimental. I had a good sleep. Got
up early, had a healthy breakfast and read the newspaper. I was confident that I
will crack the exam. I just had to say to myself that if I tried my best for CET,
I will get the best results if I am destined to get into JBIMS. I will give it my
best shot. Also an important thing, it is very normal to feel nervous on the day
(in fact it is also important to some extent). Just accept it, and don't let it
affect your focus.
8. Question: CET also involves lot of speed. Any special strategies for that aspect?
Answer: If a question takes more
than 1.5-2.0 minutes, it is better to guess the answer and move ahead, because even
if you get to the answer, the time spent is not worth the marks scored. Identify
your weak areas. When I say weak areas, these are questions which take more time
to solve. Keep these questions to the end and start solving the paper from start
to end. For example, I kept Visual Reasoning, Syllogisms and Series questions to
the end in that order. It is not advisable to choose and answer questions. It wastes
a lot of time. Going in a sequence is much faster.
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