MAH CET MCA Entrance Exam Experience

MAH CET MCA or Maharashtra Common Test for MCA is an entrance exam conducted for admission to MCA course offered by different private and government colleges situated in Maharashtra. There are many colleges that come under MAH CET and they give admission to students on the basis of their marks and rank they secured in the entrance exam conducted.

Important Details about MAH CET MCA Entrance

Topics	Description
Exam Mode	It is a Computer Based Test (CBT)
Time Duration	It is a 1 hour and 30 minutes long exam (90 minutes)
Conducting Body	This entrance is conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra
Total Questions	There are a total of 100 questions
Marking Scheme	2 Marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there is no negative marking
Syllabus	Mathematics: 30 Questions Logical Reasoning: 30 Questions English: 20 Questions Computer Awareness: 20 Questions
Exam Date	Mostly conducted in the month of March or April

My Journey and Exam Preparation Strategy

So, I started my preparation in the month of October 2022 and the exam was to be conducted in the month of March 2023, so I had almost 6 months to prepare for this exam. I started by looking at the syllabus, what are the different sections that are being asked in this entrance exam and so on. By looking at the syllabus of each subject, I decided that I should focus more on Mathematics as compared to other sections as they can be covered in the last 1.5 or 2 months. You should also focus on Mathematics as it is one of the sections containing highest marks, if you are not securing good marks in Mathematics, then you will not be able to get a good rank, therefore decreasing your chances of getting a good college. First, I covered most of the syllabus of Mathematics and then started giving mock tests on different platforms such as Testbook, EduGorilla, and also purchased some test series of different coaching institutes. So, in the starting I couldn’t get a good rank in the mock test, but I practiced a lot and slowly and steadily started getting good marks.

Also, side by side I started practicing reasoning and computer by giving mock tests only. Mock tests are a good way of analysing your performance. They tell you where you are lagging, how much more practice is needed in a particular topic and so on and so forth. I suggest you to buy some good test series that different coaching institutes are providing. The test series consists of sectional mock tests i.e. mock tests only of Mathematics section, then another sectional mock test consisting only of Reasoning section, etc. Also, test series consists of full length mock tests which are the most important and you should try to give atleast 10 full length mock test so that you get a clear idea of how much time I should give to each section. So, overall I would conclude this part by saying that “Mock tests are a great way of analysing oneself.”

Different Resources for MAH CET Exam:

• For Mathematics, you can refer Arihant Study Package : A book by Amit Agarwal
• For Reasoning, mock tests are enough.
• For Computer, you can refer Computer Fundamentals : A book by Pradeep K. Sinha and Priti Sinha. Also, try to give as much computer mock tests as possible.
• For English, you can refer Objective General English : A book by S.P. Bakshi

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

Ques 1. How to download admit card?

Ans 1. You can follow these steps:

1. Visit the official website: www.mahacet.org
2. Login by giving your registered email id and password.
3. Download your admit card.

Ques 2. How much is the registration fees?

Ans 2. If you are from general category, then your registration fees is Rs 1200 and if you are from reserved category (SC, ST, OBC), then your registration fees is Rs 1000.

Ques 3. What is the Eligibility Criteria?

Ans 3. You must have passed any graduation degree (BE/ BTech/ BSc/ BCA, etc) with Mathematics as a subject (in 12th or in Graduation) and you must have obtained at least 50%.