Hi here are the details about the CET
Admission Process
The selection process for all university affiliated MBA programs in Maharashtra begins with the Common Entrance Test, which is held sometime between February and May. The CET tests the candidates for their analytical, mathematical and verbal skills along with their comprehension and critical reasoning abilities. Those who clear the entrance exam are then required to undergo a rigorous final selection procedure involving group discussions and interviews.
Credits are also given for past academic performance and work experience. A total score is then computed and a merit list is prepared. Students are then offered admissions according to the existing rules and regulations prepared by the concerned authorities. Please refer to the DTE brochure for further information.
Eligibility Criteria
The candidate should either be a graduate with minimum 45% marks or should be in the final year graduation. In case he/she is in the final year of graduation, he/she should be in a position to submit his final mark sheet by September of the year of the CET.
The different categories under which students can apply are:
* NRI Seats: If one of the parents of a candidate is an NRI. 15% of the seats in every institute is reserved for such candidates.
* Outside Maharashtra Candidate: 10% of the seats in every institute are reserved for those who have completed their graduation or appearing for graduation from a university outside Maharashra.
* Outside Home University Candidate: If a candidate has completed his graduation/appearing for graduation from a university within Maharashtra, but not from the university to which a particular institute is affiliated to. 15% of the seats in such a institute is reserved for that candidate.
* Home University Candidate: The remaining 60% of the seats in an institute is given to the candidates who have passed their graduation from the same university to which the said college is affiliated to.
Other Reservations:
* Reserved Class: 50% of the seats distributed under Home University Category (i.e. 30% effectively) in every institute is reserved for candidates who belong to SC/ST/NT/OBC etc.
* Linguistic Minority Quota: Not all institutes have this reservation. Some institutes have 50% of their seats distributed under the Home University Category reserved for candidates who belong to a particular sect. This reservation is as follows:
1. NMIMS: Seats reserved for Gujarati speaking community
2. SIMSR: Seats reserved for Gujarati speaking community
3. SIESCOMS: Seats reserved for South Indians
4. Lala Lajpathrai (Mumbai Univ.): Seats reserved for Punjabis
5. Rizvi (Mumbai Univ.): Seats reserved for Muslim community
*NOTE: All the above institutes have a separate written exam and admission procedure in case a candidate needs to apply through the above category. But appearing for the CET is a must.
CET Pattern
The CET is made up of 5 components:
1. The Written Test:
* The written test comprises 200 marks, divided in the following areas:
Verbal Reasoning - Approx. 50 marks
Quantitative Reasoning - Approx. 50 marks
Logical Reasoning - Approx. 100 marks
* The written test has to be completed in 2.5 hours
* It must be noted that the CET is not divided into any section. All the questions are spread across the entire paper randomly.
2. Group Discussion (GD):
* The GD comprises 17 marks
* There are usually 10 members in a team and is evaluated by a panel of 3.
* A typical CET GD lasts for 20–30 min.
3. Personal Interview (PI):
* The Personal Interview comprises 17 marks
* The interview is usually conducted by a panel of 2.
* The PI usually lasts for 20-30 min.
4. Academics:
* Marks for SSC or 10th Standard
2 marks if you have more than 75%
1 mark if you have between 60% to 75%
* Marks for HSC or 12th Standard
2 marks if you have more than 75%
1 mark if you have between 60% to 75%
5. Work Experience:
* 2 marks if you have more than 3 years of Work Experience
* 1 mark if you have 1 to 3 years of Work Experience
* The Experience should satisfy the following 3 conditions:
(a) It should be after Graduation
(b) It should be full-time
(c) It should be in a listed company
So, the total marks in CET is 240. Every student gets his score out of 240 marks and based on the marks each candidate gets a unique merit rank.
You may wonder, if two candidates are tied at the same score, how can they get a unique merit rank? This is so because there are many tie - breakers. In case two candidates have the same score out of 240, the candidate having higher marks in the written test is given the preference. In case even this is the same, the person having higher marks in graduation is given preference. Then come the HSC marks, the SSC marks and so on. At the end of it all, every candidate gets a unique merit rank, based on it the centralized admissions take place.