MAH CET 2017: Emerges 2nd largest MBA exam with 94000 registrations; records all time high applicants in last 4 years

Going by the size of Registrations and intake in MBA/MMS 2017-19 programmes, MAH-CET 2017 could be rated as the second largest MBA entrance exam after CAT 2016 for MBA admission 2017. More than 94000 candidates have registered to appear in MAH CET 2017 to be held on March 4 & 5, for admission to MBA/MMS 2017-19 in various MBA colleges in Maharashtra. Except CAT 2016 with 2.32 lakh registrations, there is no other National or State level MBA entrance exam which has reported such a high registration figure of the applicants.

High number of seats for Non-Maharashtra candidates
The best part of MAH-CET 2017 MBA/MMS entrance exam is that almost all the MBA colleges in Maharashtra have seats available for non-Maharashtra state candidates in the ratio of 15 to 35%. Total seats for the All India candidates in Non-Maharashtra state category are more than 10000. The management seats in Mumbai only are 4300 and are around 14000 in Pune MBA colleges accepting MAH CET 2017 scores.

Number of Applicants rising every year
Registration of candidates from Maharashtra & other states for MAH CET exam has gone up from 53000 in 2014 to 94000 plus in 2017 reflecting the upward trend of interest in Maharashtra MBA colleges. In fact MAH CET exam got a break in 2013 and all the admissions to MBA/MMS programmes in Maharashtra B-schools were finalised through AICTE-CMAT exam. Prior to that in 2011 MAH CET recorded highest registrations of 96000 competing for only 20000 seats. MAH CET exam re-started in 2014 with low registrations and higher intake. The interest of MBA aspirants has since then continuously increased for MAH-CET exam.

Intake of 40000 in 400 MBA colleges
MAH CET 2017 is a state level MBA entrance exam for admission to 2017-19 batch in 400 MBA colleges with an intake of 40000 seats. MAH CET 2017 exam scores will be accepted by many top MBA colleges in Maharashtra with high All India rankings. These top MBA colleges in Maharashtra include JBIMS, Mumbai; SIMSREE Mumbai; PUMBA Pune; K J Somaiya, Mumbai; N L Dalmiya Mumbai; SIES Mumbai; IESMCRC Mumbai; DY Patil among hundreds of others.

High RoI MBA
Since the fee structure of the MBA Colleges accepting MAH CET 2017 scores and participating in DTE-CAP 2017 process is decided by the ‘Shikshan Shulka Samiti’ of Government of Maharashtra, candidates have to pay low fee of Rs. 2 to 2.5 lakhs for the entire MBA course whereas the average placement in these MBA colleges of Maharashtra goes as high as 8 to 15 lakhs per annum.

JBIMS Mumbai recorded an average placement of Rs. 18.13 lakhs; K J Somaiya has recorded Rs.9.4 lakhs in Placement 2017. Similarly other top B-schools has surpassed past placements making MBA in Maharashtra as high RoI programme.

JBIMS changes admission policy 2017 again
JBIMS Mumbai will although accept MAH CET 2017 exam scores, the top MBA college of Maharashtra does not propose to participate in the DTE conducted Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for MMS 2017-19 batch. It is also possible that JBIMS could conduct its own admission test apart from conducting the separate GD-PI round for admission to 2017-19 batch.

JBIMS is the top MBA college attracting the candidates to register and appear in MAH CET exam. JBIMS was declared an autonomous B school affiliated to University of Mumbai in 2014 and in the academic session 2015-16, it conducted its own admission process accepting only CAT and MAH CET scores. In admission 2016 it returned to DTE - CAP and now in 2017, the JBIMS has again decided to conduct its own GD-PI and is also proposing to conduct its own written admission test, the details of admission process 2017 are yet to be released by JBIMS Mumbai.

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