MHCET Analysis

The Maharashtra CET exam conducted on 21st February 2010 had 200 questions  to be attempted in 150 minutes. There were 5 options for each question. There was no mention of negative marks. There was no sectional demarcation and the sections were mixed up. A brief snapshot of  the number of  questions under each section is as given below:

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

Arithmetic was the most favoured area. Nearly 25-30% of  the questions were from Arithmetic. The topics  included  Profit &  Loss,  SI/CI,  Speed  Time and  Distance.  There  were also  some questions from Geometry.  The questions  ranged  from easy  to moderate  difficulty  level.  There  were 8-10 questions  from Mathematical  Comparison.  Within the  time  available,  the possible  correct attempts in this section are expected to be 29+.  The time allocation should have been around 25 minutes.

VERBAL ABILITY AND RC

The questions  were equally  distributed  among Reading  Comprehension  and Verbal  Ability.  There were 3 passages  in all of  which there  was one  large  passage of  having  7 questions  and 2 small passages having  2 questions  each.  The difficulty level  was moderate.  The Verbal  Ability  section comprised   of    questions   from  Grammar,  Sentence   Correction,   Parajumbles,   Cloze   Test   and Synonyms-Antonyms.  The number  of  questions  in each  of  these areas ranged between 4 and 8. The difficulty level was moderate. Within the  time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected to be 31+.  The time allocation should have been around 30 minutes.

VISUAL REASONING

The questions were divided into 3 blocks of 7-10 questions each. The topics included  Series Completion, Odd-One Out and Missing Term in a Sequence. This area  was a little difficult  to attempt. Within the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected to be 16+. The time allocation should have been around 25 minutes.

REASONING and DI

The questions were distributed among Logical Reasoning, Critical Reasoning      and      Data Interpretation.  The section  was easy but a little  lengthier There were 3 DI sets comprising  of  Table, Bar Graph and Line  Graph. There  was a single  set number of  questions  varied  between 15-17.The questions in Logical Reasoning were  easy  while those  from Critical Reasoning were a little on the difficult side.  There  was a set of  10 questions based on certain  conditions  given.  In the Logical reasoning  section  the questions  were asked  from Coding-Decoding,  Circular Arrangement-Based Reasoning, Venn  diagram,  Cause and Effect, Sequence and Series  and Symbolic Logic.  The number of  questions in the areas given above varied between 3 and 6 in each of  the areas .Within the time available, the possible correct attempts in this section are expected  to be 74+.  The time allocation should have been around 70 minutes.

SECTIONAL SCORES AND OVERALL CUT-OFFS

The overall  level  of  the paper was on the medium  side  and scores and cut-offs are expected to go lower this time as compared to last year. Below is presented the summary of the above analysis.

The probable cut-offs for some of  the top colleges are as given below. They are segregated under 2 heads: for candidates from Maharashtra and for candidates Outside Maharashtra State (OMS).

Disclaimer:  The above cutoffs are only suggestive in nature and may differ from the actual cutoffs. Roots Education cannot be held responsible for any decision taken by the candidate on the basis of the above information.

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