MAH-CET 2018 Exam: Important Exam Dates, Registration, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria, Result, Counselling

Important Dates Syllabus Eligibility Application Process Other Details

The MAH-CET is Maharashtra Common Entrance Test, which is conducted every year by the Directorate of Technical Education of Maharashtra. The exams pave the way for the entry of students in the postgraduate programmes of MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDM. In Jan 2018 the notification for the entrance exams of MAH-MBA/MAH-MMS has been announced by the competent authority of Maharashtra which has been empowered under the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015. The applications forms are invited for the admission of students in the Postgraduate courses in the government managed University, various University Departments and unaided institutes in the state of Maharashtra.

For further information about the exam read the article below -

MAH-CET Exam 2018 Important Dates

About the Exam	Important Dates (Tentative)
Date of Entrance Exam’s	March 2018
Beginning of Online Registration	January 2018
Closing date of Online Registration	February 2018
Online Fee Payment Date	January – February 2018
Online Correction in Application form	February 2018
Admit Card Issuance	February 2018
Result Declaration	March 2018
Counselling Schedule	3rd Week of May 2018

MAH-CET Exam 2018 Pattern & Syllabus

Quick Review

About the Exam Pattern	Details
Mode of Exam	Computer Based Test. It will be an online exam
Medium of Exam	English
Type of Questions	Objective type questions
Total number of questions	200
Duration of the Exam	2 and ½ hour
Scheme of Marking	1 marks for every correct answer
Negative Marking scheme	No scheme of negative marking

Details of the MAH CET Exam Pattern

Subject	Marks
Abstract Reasoning	25
Logical Reasoning	75
Quantitative Aptitude	50
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension.	50
Total	200

MAH-CET Exam 2018 Eligibility

Nationality -

The candidate should be an Indian citizen.

Educational Qualification -

A candidate should have a Bachelor’s or equivalent degree with at least 50% of marks in aggregate in any discipline from recognised University by the UGC or the Association of Indian Universities.
The candidates who belong to backward class/ category or PwD (Person with disability) from Maharashtra are given relaxation in the aggregate marks. They should require a score of minimum 45% marks to become eligible for the exams.
The candidates who are appearing in the final years of Graduation are also eligible to appear in the exam.

MAH CET Exam Reservation Of Seats

The seat will is reserved for the various categories of candidates in the exam. Check below for the distribution of reserved seats among the various categories of candidates-

Category of Candidate	% of Reserved seats out of the total available seats.
PwD (Persons with a disability)	3%
SC( Scheduled Caste) including those belonging to the converts to Buddhism	13%
ST (Scheduled Tribe) including those living outside the specified area.	7%
OBC (Other backward castes)	19%
VimuktaJati including Denotified Tribe, i.e. NT in category A.	3%
Notified Tribe - NT in category B.	2.5%
Notified Tribe- NT in category C.	3.5%
Notified Tribe - NT in category D.	2%

MAH-CET Exam 2018 Application Process

Candidates can apply for the exam online. The registration will begin in January 2018 and will continue until February 2018.

How To Apply

A candidate should visit the official website of the MAH-CET exam. Maharashtra CET, i.e. www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/mba2017.
A candidate should get registered first. For registration, a candidate should provide his/her personal details like Name, Mobile number, and valid Email id.
At this stage, the candidate is given a unique Login ID and Password which he/she must keep or remember until the completion of the examination process. On this email id, the exam conducting authority will update candidates for the exam. If any changes are made in the exam, for instance, in its schedule or the center of the exam, the candidates will be informed about it.
Upon registration, the candidates can access the application form. A candidate should fill all specified columns in the application form.
Upload the scanned copies of the Photograph and Signature in the given sizes.
Candidates are advised to check their application form before the final submissions.
Finally, a candidate should take the print of the applied application form.
They should pay the application fee for the exam.

Application Fee

Category of Candidate	Amount of Application Fee (in ₹)
Open category candidates from Maharashtra	₹ 1000
Open category candidates from outside Maharashtra.	₹ 1000
Open category candidates from J & K.	₹ 1000
For Candidates of Backward Class Categories [SC, ST, VJ/DT- NT(A), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC, SBC]	₹ 800
Persons with Disability Candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only.	₹ 800

Payment of Application Fee

The Application fee should be paid online through the Credit Card/ Debit card/ Visa/ Maestro Card/ Rupay/ Internet Banking/Cash Cards/ IMPS/Mobile Wallets.
It should be noted that Application Fee paid once will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Other Details

Admit Card

Candidates can obtain the admit cards online from the official website of the MAH-CET from February 2018 onwards. Candidates are required to download their Admit Card by entering details of their Registration number and Date of Birth. They must carry their respective Admit Cards at the examination center.

Result Declaration

The MAH-CET 2018 exam result will be declared in March 2018. The candidates can check their results on the official website of the MAH-CET. Candidates can get their results by entering details of their Application id and seat number. Soon after the declaration of the results, a merit list of all successful candidates will be published. On the basis of the merit list candidates are allocated seats in various colleges.

Counselling and Allocation of Seats

Counselling and allocation of seats are done by the CAP (Centralized Admission Process). No personal communication is made to candidates for counselling. Instead, the successful candidates are required to fill the online admission application form indicating their preference for the course and college.

The CAP comprises of three rounds. The third round is conducted candidates only for the Maharashtra candidates. The final allocation of seats will be made on the basis of the candidate’s rank and his/her preference.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Q1. When does the MAH-CET 2018 Exam will be held?

The exam will be held in Feb. 2018.

Q2. What is the mode of application for the MAH-CET Exam?

Candidates wishing to apply for the MAH-CET Exam’s should apply only through the online mode. There is no availability of offline mode or the hard copy of the application form.

Q3. How to get the application form for the MAH-CET Exam?

The candidates can get the access to the application form only through the online mode. They must get themselves registered first on the official website of the MAH-CET. After registration, the candidates will be given online access to the application form.

Q4. What is the mode of MAH-CET Exam?

The MAH-CET Exam will be a computer-based test.

Q5. What is the application fee for the MAH-CET Exam?

For the general category of candidates, the application fee is ₹ 1000, whereas for the reserved category and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra it is ₹800.

Q6. Is there any negative marking scheme for the MAH-CET Exam?

There is no scheme of negative marking in the exam.

Q7. What are the conditions of eligibility to appear for the MAH-CET Exam?

The candidate should have done his bachelor’s with at least 50% of marks in aggregate from any UGC recognised University in any discipline. Those candidates belonging to the reserved category are required to have scored only 45% of marks to become eligible to appear for the exams.

Q8. How to get the Admit Card for the MAH-CET Exam?

Candidate can obtain their admit card online by entering details about their Registration Number and Date of Birth.

Q9. What is the language of the MAH-CET Exam?

The language of the exams is English.

Q10. How are the seats allocated to candidates in the MAH-CET Exam?

There is a CAP (Centralised admission process) which allocates seats to successful candidates on the basis of their ranks and their preference for the course and college.

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