MAHCET Exam Analysis | MBAP

MAHCET is an examination conducted by DTE, Maharashtra every year in the month of July- August. It is an exam specially targeted for the students to get into Maharashtra colleges for MBA\MMS program.

MAHCET 2020 Exam Analysis

The MAH CET 2020 exam was moderate to difficult from an overall perspective. Below is the break up of the whole exam into various sections-

Logical Reasoning
The Logical Reasoning part consisted of arrangements, statements, letter re-arrangements, the family tree, which are normally the important areas in the MAH CET MBA exam. The first few sets were difficult, so students who answered the first few sets and moved on were able to attend the more moderate ones, which came more to the end. An attempt of 42-45 questions was considered a good attempt.

Topics	Easy	Medium	Difficult	Total
Arrangement	0	6	10	16
Family Tree	0	6	0	6
Scheduling	0	9	3	12
Direction Test (Set based)	1	3	0	4
Matrix	0	2	2	4
Data sufficiency	0	3	0	3
Coding (Sentence based)	0	5	0	5
Symbol based Comparison (Logical Inequalities)	0	5	0	5
Sequential Input-Output	0	5	0	5
Miscellaneous	2	1	1	4
Verbal Reasoning	11	3	2	16
Total	14	43	18	75

Abstract Reasoning
The Abstract Reasoning part consisted of Series, Analogy, Puzzles, and others. This section was comparatively easier to attempt and was doable. An attempt of 18-20 questions was considered a good attempt

Quantitative Aptitude
The Quantitative Aptitude section was comparatively easier than other sections and also the previous year, but it was a bit time-consuming. An attempt of 38-40 questions was considered a good attempt

Topics	Easy	Medium	Difficult	Total
Arithmetic	2	7	1	10
Numbers	0	1	0	1
Geometry/Mensuration	0	1	0	1
Modern Math	0	1	0	1
Approximations	3	2	0	5
Number Series(Wrong Number)	2	1	2	5
Quantitative Comparison	3	7	0	10
Data Interpretation	0	9	9	19
Total	10	28	12	50

Verbal Ability/ Reading Comprehension
The Verbal section was a bit lengthy and confusing at the same time within options. RC passage was doable with the same problem, but overall, the section was quite easy. An attempt of 35-40 questions was considered a good attempt.

Topics	Easy	Medium	Difficult	Total
Reading Comprehension	6	5	4	15
Connectors	0	1	0	1
FIB-Phrase	0	1	0	1
Short Passage	0	1	0	1
Words Interchange	0	2	1	3
Fill in the blanks	6	1	0	7
Phrase Replacement	2	1	2	5
Incorrect Word Usage	2	2	0	4
Probable Starter(s)	0	2	0	2
FIB synonym	5	1	0	6
Jumbled Sentence(6 parts)	5	0	0	5
Total	26	17	1	50

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MAHCET 2019 Exam Analysis

The MAH CET 2019 was lengthy and difficult for the Logical Reasoning section, but comparatively easier for the Abstract Reasoning section. The Quantitative Aptitude section was moderate while the Verbal Ability section was easier. MAH CET 2019 found some changes in the LR and VA sections but overall, the section was easy to attempt.

Logical Reasoning
In the Logical Reasoning section, sets of arrangements were a bit difficult to attempt. So, the students needed to be smart enough to attempt the other sets and come back to the arrangements sets if time permits them. An attempt of 40-44 questions was considered as a good attempt.

Topic	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Non-Verbal Reasoning (59 questions)
Matrix Arrangement	12 questions (2 sets of 6 questions	6 Medium, 6 difficult
Circular Arrangement	6 (One set of 6 questions)	Medium
Linear Arrangement	12/18 (2/3 sets of 6 Q. )	Medium
Vertical Arrangement	6 questions – one set	Medium
Sequential Input Output	6 questions	Difficult
Family Tree	5 questions	Easy to Medium
Logical Inequalities	2 to 5 questions	Medium to difficult
Coding	1 to 5 questions	Easy
Directions	4 questions	Easy to medium
Data Sufficiency	3 to 4 questions	Medium
Verbal Reasoning (16 questions)
Critical Reasoning	11 questions	Easy to medium
Syllogisms	5 questions	Easy

Abstract Reasoning
Abstract Reasoning section was the easiest section of all the four. Questions concentrated on series or analogies types of questions. An attempt of 20-22 questions was considered as a good attempt.

Topics Total
Complete the series 12 (Medium to
difficult)
Analogies ( A:B :: C: ?) 5 (Easy to Medium)
Analogies (Find the dissimilar pair) 8 (easy)
Grand Total 25

Quantitative Aptitude
The Quantitative Aptitude sections included questions from Pie charts, tables, caselets, line graphs. The candidate needed to be smart in choosing the questions he/she should attempt considering the difficulty. But looking at it from a broader perspective, the exam was having moderate difficulty. An attempt of 34-36 questions was possible.

Topic	Number of questions	Level of difficulty
Data Interpretation (total 24 questions)
Table	6	Easy-Medium
Caselet	6	Medium -Difficult
Line Graph + Table/ Bar graph	6	Easy-Medium
Pie chart (1 or 2 pie charts)	6	Medium-Difficult
Arithmetic (8 – 10 questions)
Time & Work	1	The difficulty level of these questions was Easy to difficult.
Time-Speed-Distance	2
Percentage	1
Ratio-Proportions	2
LCM HCF	1
Profit and Loss	1
Partnership	1
SI/CI	1
Algebra (Total 1 question)
Simple Equations	1	Easy
Geometry (1 question)
Mensuration	1	Medium
Modern Mathematics (1 question)
Probability	1	Easy
Number Series (Total 6 questions)
Find the wrong term	6	Easy – Medium
Quantitative Comparison (6 questions)
Quadratic Equations	6	Medium
Arithmetic Based	4	Medium

Verbal Ability/ Reading Comprehension
In the VA section, there were three passages instead of the usual two in both the slots. But the passages were easy to read and attempt. There were more of vocabulary-based questions where the candidate would be asked to fill a blank. An attempt of 38-40 marks was considered a good attempt.

Topics	Total (50)	Level of Difficulty
Reading Comprehension (All 4 slots)	15	Easy
Sequenced Sentences (All 4 slots)	2 to 5	Easy
Set of sentences with four words marked in bold (All 4 slots)	6 to 7	Easy
Replace words in bold (Slots 1 and 3)	5 to 6	Easy
Cloze passage (Slots 2 and 4)	6 to 7	Easy
Correct grammar and context (All 4 slots)	2 to 5	Easy
One word three blanks (All 4 slots)	4 to 7	Easy
Phrase in bold ( All four slots)	5 to 6	Easy
Connector word (Slots 1, 3 and 4)	3 to 4	Medium
Para jumble ( All four slots)	5 to 7	Medium
Correct sentence from given four options (Slots 3 and 4)	3 to 4	Easy
Correct grammar and context (Slots 2 and 3)	3	Medium
Match the column (Slots 3 and 4)	3	Medium
Odd sentence from the paragraph (Slot 2)	3	Medium
Synonym-Antonym (Slots 3 and 4)	2 to 3	Medium

MAHCET 2018 Exam Analysis

The MAH CET 2018 paper was lengthy but the overall difficulty was easy. Please look at the table below: –

Logical Reasoning
The LR section was a bit lengthy and students needed to look into the time consumed answering such sets. The sets did heavily concentrate on arrangement type.

Topics	Number of Questions	Level of Difficulty
Non-Verbal Reasoning (59 questions)
Arrangements (Matrix, Linear, Circular, Square, Scheduling etc)	30-36 (5-6 sets)	Medium to Difficult
Sequential Input Output	6	Medium to Difficult
Family Tree	4 to 5	Easy to Medium
Logical Comparison	4	Medium to Difficult
Coding	5	Medium
Directions	4	Easy to Medium
Data Sufficiency-(primarily Arrangements based)	4 to 6	Medium
Verbal Reasoning (16 questions)
Critical Reasoning	10	Easy to medium
Syllogisms (3 questions having 5 variables and 3 questions having 4 variables)	6	Medium to difficult

Abstract Reasoning

The AR section was the same difficulty as that of LR making students having the dilemma of where to use their time properly to score the maximum.
Topics Total
Complete the series 15
Analogies 10
Grand Total 25
Quantitative Aptitude

The Quantitative Aptitude section was having moderate difficulty. Being said, some questions were quite difficult emphasizing the student’s smartness to avoid such questions and attempt the ones that were easier and come back to the hard ones later.

Topic	Number of questions	Level of difficulty
Data Interpretation (Total 23 questions)
Table	6	Easy-Medium
Caselet	6	Medium -Difficult
Line Graph	6	Easy-Medium
Pie chart	5	Medium-Difficult
Arithmetic (7-8 questions)
Time & Work	1	Mostly easy with a few moderate level questions
Time-Speed-Distance	1
Percentage	1
Ratio-Proportions	1
LCM HCF	1
Profit and Loss	1
Partnership	1
SI/CI	1
Quantitative Comparison (6 questions)
Quadratic Equations	6	Easy-Medium
Geometry (Total 2 questions)
Mensuration	2	Easy -Medium
Modern Mathematics (Total 1 question)
Probability	1	Medium
Data Sufficiency
Data Sufficiency -QA	5	Easy – Medium
Number Series (Total 6 questions)
Odd man out	6	Easy – Medium

Verbal Ability/ Reading Comprehension
The VA section had some changes compared to the previous papers and being said the questions were not that hard but not that easy too. The questions were based much more on grammar.

Topic	Level of Difficulty			Total
Topic	Easy	Medium	Difficult	Total
FIBs	3	0	0	3
Match parts the columns	1	3	1	5
Choose grammatically wrong part	7	0	0	7
Multiple Sentence Correction – Choose grammatically correct sentences	3	3	0	6
Word with synonym antonym combination	1	1	0	2
Join the given sentences	2	0	0	2
Rewrite sentences with same meaning	0	2	0	2
Correctly used phrase (3 sentences, 5 options)	3	0	0	3
Para jumble	0	3	2	5
RC – Passage-1	1	3	3	7
RC – Passage-2	2	4	2	8
Total	23	19	8	50

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Topics	Total
Complete the series	12 (Medium to difficult)
Analogies ( A:B :: C: ?)	5 (Easy to Medium)
Analogies (Find the dissimilar pair)	8 (easy)
Grand Total	25