MAH CET 2014: Non-Maharashtra candidates stand good chance for MMS/MBA in Mumbai, Pune

The admission process for MBA programs offered by Mumbai, Pune and other Universities of Maharashtra, and their affiliated B-schools has undergone a major change this year. Unlike last year, where CMAT scores were used for admissions, this year, Directorate of Technical Education(DTE) Maharashtra, the body that regulates technical education decided to conduct its own Online Maharashtra Common Entrance test (MAH MBA/MMS CET 2014). MH CET will be conducted on March 15 & March 16, 2014. The registration process started on January 27, 2014 is open till February 14. MH CET results will be used by 400 MBA institutions in Mumbai, Pune and rest of Maharashtra for admissions. More than 100,000 students are expected to take the exam.

What is the implication of this development for students and admission seekers living outside the state of Maharashtra. In this article, MBA Universe dispels myths and offers guidance to those candidates looking for admissions in management programmes of various colleges in Maharashtra.

Non Maharashtra candidates stand a good chance:

Students outside the state of Maharashtra are in a fix if they can take the test, and do they stand a fair chance. MBAUniverse.com research of DTE Maharashtra documents on MH CET indicates that yes, indeed you stand a good chance. According to our research, availability of seats for outside Maharashtra candidates will be as follows

Government aided colleges

15% of the seats for the candidates outside Maharashtra will be reserved in Government aided colleges like JBIMS Mumbai; SIMSHREE Mumbai;
DepartmentofManagementSciences(PUMBA) UniversityofPune; AudyogikShikshanMandal (ASM)

Private unaided B schools

There will be 35% of intake for admission seekers from outside Maharashtra state in Private unaided B schools like

K.J.SomaiyaInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Mumbai;

WelingkarInstituteofManagementDevelopment&Research,Mumbai;
InstituteofMangementEducationResearch&Training,Pune;

Dr.D.Y.PatilInstituteofManagement&Researchi,Pimpri

Table below further clarifies the admission pattern

MAHCET 2014: Sanctioned intake of seats as per the type of Candidates

Type of Candidates

Type of Institutes
Sanctioned Intake of Seats
Maharashtra Domicile
Government run and aided MBA /MMS institutes
MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014

85%
Private unaided and minority institutes
65%

Type of Candidates
Type of Institutes
Sanctioned Intake of Seats

Non-Maharashtra (Outside Maharashtra State)
Government run and aided MBA /MMS institutes
All India Tests

15%
Private unaided and minority institutes
35%

Source: DTE Notification. MBAUniverse.com Analysis

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Is taking Maharashtra CET exam on March 15-16 compulsory?

No, it is not compulsory to appear in MH CET 2014 If you have appeared for nationally recognized tests like CAT/XAT/CMAT/MAT/ATMA. Your score of All India CET will be valid for the admission.

You are required to register for MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 in order to be eligible for GD & PI in Common Admission Process(CAP). You should appear in MAHCET to improve your scores, if you feel that your percentile in All India tests is low.

Top B schools in Mumbai & Pune accepting MAH CET 2014

406 institutes with a total of 45,621 seats will useMAH-MBA / MMS-CET 2014for admission to their MBA/MMS courses in Maharashtra. A few of the top rated B schools in Maharashtra are listed below.

Top B schools under Mumbai University which accept the MAH CET 2014 scores:
- Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai
- SydenhamInstituteofManagementStudies&Research&EntrepreneurshipEducation (SIMSREE),Mumbai
- AlkeshDineshModiInstituteforFinancial&ManagementStudies,Mumbai
- BhartiVidyapeethsInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,NaviMumbai
- K.J.SomaiyaInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Mumbai
- LalaLajpatraiInstituteofManagement,Mumbai
- MahatmaGandhiMissionsInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Kamothe
- METsInstituteofManagement,Mumbai
- WelingkarInstituteofManagementDevelopment&Research,Mumbai
- RizviInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Mumbai
- S.I.E.S.CollegeofManagementStudies,Mumbai
- VivekanandEducationSocietysInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Mumbai
- N.L.DalmiaInstituteofManagementStudiesandResearch,Mumbai
- IndianEducationSocietys (IES)ManagementCollege&ResearchCentre,Mumbai
- MarathaMandirsBabasahebGawdeInstituteofManagementStudies,Mumbai
Top B schools under Pune University which accept the MAH CET 2014 scores:
- DepartmentofManagementSciences(PUMBA),UniversityofPune
- AudyogikShikshanMandal (ASM) InstituteofBusinessManagement&Research(IBMR) MBAInstitute,Pune
- IndiraInstituteofManagement,Pune
- Dr.D.Y.PatilInstituteofManagement&Researchi,Pimpri
- PravaraCentreforManagementResearch&Development,Pune
-InstituteofSciencesInstituteofBusinessManagement&Research,Pune
- MahatmaPhuleInstituteofManagement&ComputerStudies,Pune
- InstituteofMangementEducationResearch&Training,Pune
- MAEERsMITSchoolofManagement,Pune
- NevilleWadiaInstituteofManagementStudies&Research,Pune
- ShivnagarVidyaprasarakMandalsInstituteofManagement,Baramati
- SinhgadInstituteofManagement,Pune
- Smt.HirabenNanavatiInstt.ofManagement.&ResearchforWomen,Pune
- VishwakarmaInstituteofManagement,Pune
Apart from the above B Schools in Mumbai and Pune, various other B Schools falling under North Maharashtra University, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, SRT MArathwada University, Shivaji University, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Solapur University and Gondwana University also accept MAHA CET scores for admissions in their MBA/MMS/PGDBM/PGDMcourses.

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MAH CET 2014 important dates:

-- Registration date opens on January 27, 2014

--Registration date closes on February 14, 2014

--MAH CET exam dates- March 15 & 16, 2014

-- Announcement of Result- April 21, 2014

--Documents verification in person May 12 to May 22, 2014

--Declaration of merit lists- May 26, 2014

MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2014 Eligibility Criteria:

The candidate should fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

The applicant must have passed with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA ( 45% in case of candidates of backward class categories and Persons With Disability belonging to Maharashtra State only) in any Bachelors degree (Candidates appearing for final year of qualifying examination are also eligible to appear for CET).

MAH CET 2014: Exam Pattern

MAH?MBA/MMS CET 2014 shall be conducted online at the selected examination centers. There will be 200 multiple choice objective type questions (MCQs).

MH-CET will be of 150 minutes duration test. Maximum marks awarded will be 200 meaning 1 mark per correct answer. There will be multiple sessions from 15th March 2014 to 16th March 2014 in the test. No penalty of negative marking for any wrong answer will be imposed. Candidates will not have any fear of losing marks on this count.

MHCET Syllabus

Syllabus of MH CET is on the pattern of other MBA entrance examinations, although the presentation is slightly different. The test is divided in three parts as follows

Verbal Ability & Reading comprehension

How well you can use the English language is tested in this section. Questions on error corrections are divided in 5 parts and one has to find out the particular part where error exists. In this test there will be passages with questions based on their contents to test your comprehension. Your English Language ability would be tested through questions on grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms, comprehension of passages etc. Your English language ability would be tested through questions on (1) understanding of the contents of the passage and (2) choice of appropriate words, phrases, expressions and similar language skills.

Quantitative Aptitude

How fast and accurate you can work with numbers, do numerical calculations understand various arithmetic problems involving ratio and proportion, percentage, is ascertained in this test. This test also helps to measure your power of quantitative reasoning, interpretation of tables, common graphs and charts.

Logical and Abstract Reasoning

Another important part of the test is to weigh the logical and reasoning skills of a candidate. This test measures how quickly and accurately you can think. This test may have questions based on figures and diagrams and also questions on verbal reasoning.

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