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.
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-
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The MAH CET 2018 paper was lengthy but the overall difficulty was easy. Please look at the table below: –
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 |
Topics | Total |
Complete the series | 15 |
Analogies | 10 |
Grand Total | 25 |
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 |
Topic | Level of Difficulty | Total | ||
Easy | Medium | Difficult | ||
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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