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Admission Process : MAH-CET - Common Entrance Test
 
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 MAH-CET Overview:

The Common Entrance Test is held for MBA/MMS Institutes affiliated to any university in Maharashtra. The advertisement for CET usually appears in December or January. The written test was held on February 27, 2011 (2.00 pm).

The scores of MAH-CET are accepted by over 400 institutes in Maharashtra.

The written test is conducted in February & the GD/PI are conducted in May/June.

Eligibility for MAH-CET

For Maharashtra state candidates

Full-time bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for backward
   class categories belonging to Maharashtra state only) recognised by Association of Indian Universities.

Final year appearing students may also apply.

Scored 30 or more marks in MAH-MBA-CET 2011.

For All India seats & OMS

Full-time bachelor's degree in any discipline with minimum 50% aggregate marks (45% for backward
   class categories belonging to Maharashtra state only) recognised by Association of Indian Universities.

Final year appearing students may also apply.

Appeared for CAT 2010.

Candidate should be an Indian National.

Paper Pattern: (MAH-MBA-CET February 27, 2011)

Total Questions: 200
Time: 150 minutes
Marks allocation:
Correct attempt: 1 mark
Incorrect attempt: Nil

Section No. of Questions
(approximate Weightage)
Quantitative Ability
25
Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency
23
Verbal Ability
45
Analytical Reasoning & Critical Reasoning
75
Visual Reasoning
32
Total
200

Reservations under MAH-CET

Break up of the seats available for admission through CAP for all the types of Institutes is shown below,

Sr. No. Type of Institute No. of seats in % of sanctioned intake
Maharashtra State Seats
All India Seats
Institute Level seats
Minority community / group seats
Home University area candidates
Other than Home University area candidates
1.

University Departments - Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Nagpur, Pune, Nanded, Kolhapur, Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
70%
15%
15%
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---
2.

Government Institute (Sydenham Institute of Management and Research & Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai)
70%
15%
15%
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---
3.

University managed Institutes (Jankidevi Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai), only for woman candidates.
85% (State Level seats)Women Candidates passing qualifying examination from any University in the state of Maharashtra are eligible under this provision.
15%
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---
4.

Unaided Non-Minority Institutes
70% of MS seats(i.e. 65% of SI) coming under CAP
30% of MS seats (i.e. 65% of SI) coming under CAP
15%
20%
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5.

Unaided Minority Institutes
* % of the seats coming under CAP
* % of the seats coming under CAP
* % of the seats coming under CAP
* % of the seats of the sanctioned intake

* The % will be decided by State Government / Directorate of Technical Education as per the proposals of different institutes.

Reservation for Backward class Candidates

The percentage of seats reserved for candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State (Type A to E as given in Table given in Rule 3.1 i.e. MS candidates) are as per the details in table below. The percentages of reservation are the percentages of the seats available for Maharashtra candidates (Maharashtra State seats) which are coming under the purview of the Competent Authority in the Government/Government Aided/University Department institutes/Unaided Non-Minority Institutions. In Unaided Minority Institutes, there is no reservation for backward class category candidates; however reservation for backward class candidates can be implemented under CAP provided that the management of the institute gives the written consent.

Backward class candidates shall claim the category to which they belong at the time of submission of CAP application form for Admission. These are the minimum percentages of reservation exclusive of the backward class candidates securing allotment through General Merit.

No Type of Reservation Percentage of reservation
1.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Castes Converts to Buddhism ( SC )
13.0%
2.
Scheduled Tribes including those living outside specified areas ( ST )
7.0 %
3.
Vimukta Jati & Denotified Tribes (VJ/DT) i.e. NT(A)
3.0%
4.
Nomadic Tribes– 1 ( NT-B)
2.5%
5.
Nomadic Tribes– 2 ( NT-C)
3.5%
6.
Nomadic Tribes– 3 (NT-D)
2.0%
7.
Other Backward Classes ( OBC )
19.0%
Total
50%

Candidates belonging to Special Backward Class (SBC) will be offered reservation up to 2% of the seats, available for Maharashtra candidates (Maharashtra State seats) which are coming under the purview of the Competent Authority subject to condition that seat remain vacant in the reserved category at the end of stage–I of allotment logic. These seats are carved out during the allotment of stage-I and no separate seats are earmarked before the start of the allotment process. SBC Candidates having original category OBC will be considered at par with OBC Candidates.

Note:

 All the candidates claiming the reservation for backward classes should produce “Caste certificate” in    the name of the candidate issued by the Executive Magistrate/Metropolitan Magistrate in    Maharashtra State clearly mentioning the Category of the candidate and also the remark that    the caste is recognised as backward class category belonging to the State of Maharashtra at    the time of submission of CAP application form for the Admission to MBA/MMS course.

The candidates belonging to SC, VJ/DT (NT(A)), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC and SBC categories should    produce “Caste Validity Certificate” issued by Scrutiny Committee of Social Welfare Department and    the Candidate belonging to ST category should submit “Tribe Validity Certificate” issued by Scrutiny    Committee of Tribal Department at the time of submission of CAP application form for the Admission. If    the Candidates are not able to submit the caste/Tribe Validity Certificate then they are required to submit    the Undertaking in Proforma-H at the time of submission of CAP application form for the Admission.

The candidates belonging to VJ/DT (NT(A)), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC and SBC categories should produce    “Non Creamy layer Certificate” issued by Sub Divisional Officer / Deputy Collector of the district in    addition to the caste certificate at the time of submission of CAP application form for the Admission. The    “Non Creamy layer Certificate” should be valid upto 31st March 2012. In case, if these    candidates are not able to produce the Non Creamy layer certificate at the time of    submission of CAP application form for the Admission, then such candidates will be treated as    GENERAL category candidates and such candidates will not be able to claim on reserved    seats in the admission process.

Seats under reserved category in MS seats are to be offered to the Backward Class candidates belonging    to the Maharashtra state only and no OMS candidate belonging to Backward Class will be admitted against    these seats. If the Candidate is migrated from other state and got the migrated caste    certificate then such candidates will not be considered for the benefit of the reservation, such    candidate will be considered as General Candidate.

Reservation for Physically handicapped Candidates

As per the provisions in Clause 39 of Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1995, three (3) per cent seats of total sanctioned intake capacity of all the institutes shall be reserved for physically handicapped candidates. These seats shall be within the sanctioned intake of the institute and reserved only for MaharashtraState Candidates having type A and B as mentioned in Table of rule 3.1.
Out of the three percent reservation for physically handicapped candidates:

PH-1: Visually impaired (blind) candidates (P1).
PH-2: Speech & hearing impaired (dumb and deaf ) candidates, (P2)
PH-3: Candidates with orthopedic disorders and learning disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphica,
   Spastic (P3).

Certificate required: The candidate shall produce a certificate, in the prescribed proforma, “F”, from the Director, All India Institute of Physically Handicapped, Mumbai or Dean/Civil Surgeon of the Government / CIVIL HOSPITALS normally located at the District Headquarters, regarding his or her physical disability, and ability to undergo all parts of syllabus for the normal course. Candidates suffering from Dyslexia, Dysgraphica & Dyscalculia are required to produce certificate (proforma F-1) issued by the ‘Learning Disability Clinic, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-22’.

Note:

The percentage of Handicap should not be less than 40% and the nature of disability should be permanent.    (Proforma F & F-1).

Allotment of the seats reserved for the Physically Handicapped candidates shall be done on the basis of    merit list of such candidates. These seats are available in home university area seats only.

It should be noted that the Physically Handicapped candidates on admission to MBA/MMS/PGDBM course    will not be given any exemption or additional facilities in the academic activities other than those which    may be provided by the respective Universities.

Distribution of Total Marks

The following will be the Head wise distribution of the total marks of 240, on the basis of which the final    University wise / Category wise / State level Merit lists will be drawn.

Head Marks
Common Entrance Test (CET)
200
Group Discussion (GD)
17
Personal Interview (PI)
17
Past Academic Record (PAR)
04
Work Experience (WE)
02
Total
240

The Past Academic Record (PAR) of a candidate will be evaluated as shown below

Percentage Marks
75% and above marks at SSCE or equivalent examination
02
60% and above but less than 75% marks at SSCE or equivalent Exam
01
Less than 60% marks at SSCE or equivalent examination
00
75% and above marks at HSCE or equivalent examination
02
60% and above but less than 75% marks at HSCE or equivalent Exam
01
Less than 60% marks at HSCE or equivalent examination.
00

The work Experience (WE) of a candidate will be evaluated as shown below :

Work Experience Marks
3 years and more
02
of 1 year and more but less than 3 years
01
Of less than 1 year
00

Paid and Full-Time Work Experience acquired by a candidate after passing the qualifying examination, as    on 31st December 2010, in a company listed on any of The Stock Exchanges in India or in    Central/State/Semi-Government organizations, Public Sector Undertakings; will only be considered valid    for grant of Work Experience marks. The work experience should not include the duration under the    Apprenticeship, Articleship, Internship etc. Use proforma–G for the submission of work experience    certificate at SIMSREE, Mumbai. Marks for the work experience will not be granted if the proforma-G and    supporting documents of work experience is not submitted within scheduled time by registered post. The    delay due to post office will not be considered in any case. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to    see that the proforma-G and supporting documents of work experience are submitted within scheduled    time.

For candidates who have joined their Engineering degree courses after successfully completing their    diploma programmes in Engineering, the final year examination of the diploma programme conducted by    the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education or its equivalent will be considered as an examination    equivalent to HSC examination.

HSSCE and SSCE respectively denote the Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination and the    Secondary School Certificate Examination of any of the Divisional Board of Secondary and Higher    Secondary Education.

For the purpose of calculation of PAR marks, the marks obtained by the candidate in the subjects including optional and elective will be considered. In case the results are based on grades or CGPA then conversion will be done for allotting equivalent marks.

Important Dates
Starting date for sale of application forms at selected post offices
January 27, 2011
Last date for sale of application forms at selected post offices
February 08, 2011
Starting date for submission of online application form
January 27, 2011
Last date for submission of online application form
February 09, 2011
Declaration of the results of test
April 11, 2011 (5.00 pm)

Date of Test: February 27, 2011 Time: 2.00 pm

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