MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis (25th March Slot 1): MAH CET Exam Review, Expected Cut Off, Analysis, Questions Asked, Good Attempts
By BYJU'S Exam Prep
Updated on: September 13th, 2023
MBA CET 2023 Analysis (25 March 2023 – Slot 1): The State Level exam MAHCET MBA 2023 is scheduled to be conducted on 25th & 26th March 2023 by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. The exam on 25th March 2023 is successfully over. The major change this year in the MAHCET MBA 2023 exam was the exam timing. The duration of the exam as mentioned on the admit card was 150 minutes but at some of the centres where there was a technical glitch the timer went on till 180 minutes. However, there was no change in the number of questions and exam pattern.
MAHCET MBA exam consisted of 200 questions across all 4 sections: Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & Verbal Ability/ Reading Comprehension. There was huge amount of mismanagement such as the the candidates received the rough sheet 30 minutes later also there was some technical issue at some centres. As per the analysis given by BYJU’S Exam Prep experts, the overall difficulty level of the exam was Easy to Moderate. The BYJU’S Exam Prep experts have discussed the type of questions asked, exam highlights, exam pattern of MAHCET MBA 2023, the difficulty level of questions, expected cut-offs of MAHCET MBA 2023 in the below article.
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MBA CET 2023 Analysis (25 March 2023 – Slot 1): The State Level exam MAHCET MBA 2023 is scheduled to be conducted on 25th & 26th March 2023 by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. The exam on 25th March 2023 is successfully over. The major change this year in the MAHCET MBA 2023 exam was the exam timing. The duration of the exam as mentioned on the admit card was 150 minutes but at some of the centres where there was a technical glitch the timer went on till 180 minutes. However, there was no change in the number of questions and exam pattern.
MAHCET MBA exam consisted of 200 questions across all 4 sections: Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude & Verbal Ability/ Reading Comprehension. There was huge amount of mismanagement such as the the candidates received the rough sheet 30 minutes later also there was some technical issue at some centres. As per the analysis given by BYJU’S Exam Prep experts, the overall difficulty level of the exam was Easy to Moderate. The BYJU’S Exam Prep experts have discussed the type of questions asked, exam highlights, exam pattern of MAHCET MBA 2023, the difficulty level of questions, expected cut-offs of MAHCET MBA 2023 in the below article.
MBA CET 2023 Analysis – Overview
In the following MAH CET MBA Analysis article, we have discussed the following details
- Section-wise MH CET MBA 2023 Analysis
- The level of difficulty of the MBA CET Question Paper
- Expected exam cut-off & Percentile
MAH MBA CET 2023 Exam Analysis Highlights
Check the important highlights given below:
- Overall MBA CET 2023 Difficulty Level was Easy-Moderate
- Section-wise naming of the sections was not there
- Though the instructions mentioned 150 minutes for the overall paper, the timer went on till 180 minutes at some of the centres where there was a technical glitch
- There is no negative marking in the MAH CET MBA exam and each correct answer carried +1 mark
MAH CET MBA 2023 Analysis – Exam Pattern
A total of 200 questions were asked from the 4 exam sections: VARC, QA, LR and AR. The detailed MBA CET Exam Pattern is given below:
Section |
Questions |
Marking Scheme |
Logical Reasoning |
75 |
+1/0 |
Abstract Reasoning |
25 |
+1/0 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
50 |
+1/0 |
Verbal Ability / Reading Comprehension |
50 |
+1/0 |
Total |
200 |
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☛ The exam conducting authority will release the MH CET MBA Answer Key soon.
MAH MBA CET 2023 Difficulty Level
As per the MH CET MBA 2023 analysis given by our experts, the difficulty level of all the sections is summarized below:
Section |
Level of Difficulty |
Logical Reasoning |
Easy to Moderate |
Abstract Reasoning |
Easy |
Quantitative Aptitude |
Easy to Moderate |
Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension |
Easy to Moderate |
Total |
Easy to Moderate |
MBA CET Exam Analysis 2023 – Section-Wise
Check below the section-wise analysis of MAH MBA CET 2023 (25th March Slot 1 exam):
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
This section was Easy to Moderate in terms of difficulty level. RC questions were asked on Culture (300-350 words). It was moderate in terms of level of difficulty & Power & Position (500-600 words). It was easy to moderate in terms of level of difficulty. There were 13 RC questions. 5 were from the first passage and 8 were from the second one out of which 5 were easy and direct. Check the topic-wise distribution of this section:
Topic |
No. of Questions |
RCs (2 Passages) (5+8) |
13 |
FIBs (Grammar Based) |
3 |
FIBs (Vocab) |
4 |
Antonyms and Synonyms |
3+2 |
Idioms |
6 |
Contextual Vocab |
4 |
One Word Substitution |
5 |
Odd one out |
4 |
Analogies |
3 |
Verbal Syllogisms |
4 |
Grammar (Error Detection) |
7 |
Sentence Correction |
3 |
Phrasal Word |
1 |
Logical Reasoning
As per the analysis maximum questions were from blood relations and matrix arrangement. Highlights of Logical Reasoning Section:
- No Question on Games and Tournaments
- Input Output Questions were basic
- Venn diagram question was easy
- Data was missing in the question on Puzzles
- 1 question under Blood Relation was wrong
Topics |
Questions |
Analogy |
4 |
Blood Relations |
10 |
Calendar |
1 |
Clocks |
1 |
Coding decoding |
5 |
Dictionary Arrangement |
5 |
Direction Sense |
6 |
Letter Series |
2 |
Linear Arrangement |
5 |
Matrix Arrangement |
10 |
Missing letter |
2 |
Missing Number |
6 |
number series |
2 |
Odd one out |
4 |
Syllogism |
5 |
Venn Diagram |
4 |
Word Change |
3 |
Abstract Reasoning
The overall difficulty level of this section was Easy and it consisted of 25 questions. Most of the questions in this section were Pattern Based followed by missing series. Check below the topic-wise distribution of Abstract Reasoning section:
Topic |
No. of Qs |
Pattern-based |
9 |
Mirror Image |
3 |
Next one in the series |
5 |
Odd one out |
2 |
Embedded Figure |
2 |
Misc. |
3 |
Total |
24 |
Quantitative Aptitude
Though this section is named as only Quantitative Aptitude but it consists of questions both from QA and DI. Questions on arithmetic dominated the QA section and the DI section was dominated by questions on tables.
Topic |
No. of Questions |
Ages |
2 |
Averages |
2 |
Divisibility |
2 |
Linear Equations |
1 |
Logs |
1 |
Mixtures |
1 |
Numbers |
1 |
Profit & Loss |
2 |
Permutation & Combination |
2 |
Percentages |
3 |
Probability |
2 |
Ratio |
4 |
SICI |
3 |
Simplification |
1 |
T&W |
4 |
TSD |
4 |
Check below the topic-wise distribution and the difficulty level of the DI section given below:
Topic |
No. of Qs |
LOD |
Set 1 (Table) |
5 |
Easy |
Set 2 (Table) |
5 |
Easy-Moderate |
Set 3 (Pie Chart) |
5 |
Moderate |
Total |
15 |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis – Expected Cut Off
The expected cutoff is the minimum score required by the candidate to qualify for the next round. The expected MAH CET MBA cut off is given below:
Percentile |
MAHCET 2023 |
MAHCET 2022 |
MAHCET 2021 Cut-off (Score) |
99.9+ |
148 |
144 |
135 |
99.8+ |
144 |
141 |
131 |
99.5+ |
135 |
132 |
124 |
99+ |
126 |
124 |
117 |
98.8+ |
123 |
121 |
115 |
98 |
116 |
115 |
109 |
95 |
103 |
103 |
97 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
85 |
80 |
74 |
75 |
72 |