The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MAH CET) 2019 is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) for the admission in the MBA colleges in Maharashtra . More than 1.10 lakh students registered for the MAH CET 2019 exam and it can be considered as the most significant state-level management entrance exam.
The MAH-CET 2019 exam was conducted over two days in two slots each:
|
Day |
Date |
Time Slot 1 & 3 |
Time Slot 2 & 4 |
|
Saturday |
9th March 2019 |
10 AM to 12:30 PM |
2 PM to 4:30 PM |
|
Sunday |
10th March 2019 |
10 AM to 12:30 PM |
2 PM to 4:30 PM |
The exam pattern for the MAH CET 2019 exam was the same as in previous years and consisted of four sections. There was NO NEGATIVE MARKING and students had to choose the correct answer from the FIVE options that were provided:
|
Topics |
No. 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 Comprehension |
50 |
1 |
50 |
|
Total |
200 |
200 |
200 |
The main MAH CET 2019 exam highlights over day 1 and day 2 were:
- The MAHCET 2019 exam was overall lengthy
- The overall difficulty level of the four sections was higher as compared to previous years
- There were 5 options given with each question
- The four slots in decreasing order of difficulty level are - Slot 4, Slot 3, Slot 1 and Slot 2 – although the difficulty level was neck to neck
- The difficulty level of the section Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension was moderate and had unexpected questions. It was also lengthier with a few surprises
- The difficulty level of the Quantitative Ability section was also moderately tricky and lengthy. Choice of questions was crucial
- The Logical Reasoning section was too lengthy and the most difficult universally. There were a few tricky questions as well
- The questions in the Abstract Reasoning were more straightforward as compared to the other three sections
- Overall among all four slots, anywhere between 135 to 142 is considered a reasonable attempt
- A score between 125 to 132 should fetch a top 99+ percentile.
Let us take a closer look for each section across all four slots.
Section 1: Test of Logical Reasoning
Total Questions: 75
Ideal Attempts: 38 to 45
Good Score: 38+
Ideal Time: 60 Minutes
The section had two types of questions - Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning questions. The non-verbal part constituted around 80% questions. Maximum questions were puzzle based questions. The key to this section was to choose the caselets wisely.
|
Area of Question |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Arrangement - Circular |
1 Set with 6 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Arrangement - Linear |
2 to 3 Sets with 4 to 6 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Arrangement - Matrix |
2 Sets with 6 Questions |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Arrangement - Vertical |
1 Set with 6 Questions |
Moderate |
|
Critical Reasoning |
11 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
3 |
Moderate |
|
Directions |
4 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Family Tree |
2 |
Moderate |
|
Logical Inequalities |
3 |
Moderate to difficult |
|
Sequential Input Output |
6 |
Tough |
|
Syllogism |
5 |
Easy |
|
Total |
75 |
Moderate to Tough |
Section 2: Test of Abstract Reasoning
Total Questions: 25
Ideal Attempts: 19 to 21
Good Score: 20+
Ideal Time: 15 to 20 Minutes
This section was easier when compared to the rest of the sections across all slots.
|
Area of Question |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Analogies |
8 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Odd One Out |
5 |
Easy |
|
Series |
12 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Total |
25 |
Easy |
Section 3: Test of Quantitative Ability
Total Questions: 50
Ideal Attempts: 32 to 34
Good Score: 31+
Ideal Time: 30 to 35 Minutes
The QA section was a mix of Quant (26) and Data Interpretation (24) questions. Let us look at each of the sections individually.
Data Interpretation
|
Area of Question |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Caselet (Bug Finding) |
6 |
Tough |
|
Line |
6 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Pie |
6 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Table |
6 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Total |
24 |
Moderate to Tough |
Quantitative Ability
|
Area of Question |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Algebra |
1 |
Easy |
|
Arithmetic |
10 |
Easy to Tough |
|
Geometry (Mensuration) |
2 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Modern Math (Probability) |
1 |
Moderate |
|
Data Sufficiency |
6 |
Moderate |
|
Number Series (Odd one out) |
6 |
Moderate |
|
Total |
26 |
Moderate to Tough |
Section 4: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension
Total Questions: 50
Ideal Attempts: 35 to 38
Good Score: 36+
Ideal Time: 25 to 30 Minutes
There were few unexpected questions this year in the VARC section of MAH CET 2019 exam.
|
Area of Question |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|
Reading Comprehension |
15 (150w to 250w passages) |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Vocabulary |
12 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Sentence Rearrangement/ Correction |
6 |
Easy to Moderate |
|
Idioms & Phrases |
5 |
Moderate |
|
Error Spotting |
6 |
Tough |
|
Para-Jumbles |
6 |
Moderate to Tough |
|
Total |
50 |
Moderate to Tough |
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