MAH CET 2021 Exam Analysis of MBA/MMS and Expected Cut Offs

Check MAH CET 2021 analysis of MBA/MMS papers - Slot 1, 2 and 3. The in-depth MAH CET analysis 2021 includes section wise distribution of questions, sectional difficulty level and number of good attempts. 

The first slot of MAH CET 2021 for MBA/MMS exam was conducted on September 16, 17 and 18. All the three slots of MAH CET 2021 exam were of  moderate difficulty level. Shiksha brings to you the analysis of MAH CET 2021 MBA papers of all the three slots. The MAH CET analysis 2021 of Slot 1, 2 and 3. Read in-depth MAH CET 2021 analysis of Slot 1, 2 and 3 below.

This year, the question paper of MAH CET exam was jumbled, which means there were no separate sections. All the questions from Abstract Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability were listed in no particular order. As per the MAH CET 2021 analysis, the exam was easy to moderate. Experts suggest, 170 to 175 out of  200 questions will be considered a good attempt in MAH CET 2021 MBA/MMS Slot 1 and about 160 correct attempts will be considered good in Slot 2. In the question paper of Slot 3, 170-180 correct attempts will be considered good.

MAH CET 2021 Exam Analysis Slot 1 (Sept 16)

As mentioned above, the MAH CET 2021 paper was not divided into four different sets unlike the last five years. This is the first time after 2016, that the MAH CET question paper has jumbled questions. This was a major surprise for the test takers as they did not have the luxury of solving the easiest section first. Here’s an overview of the sectional break up of MAH CET 2021 question paper of Slot 1:

MAH CET Sections	No. of Questions (approx.)	Difficulty Level
Logical Reasoning	70 to 75	Easy to Moderate
Abstract Reasoning	20 to 25	Easy
Quantitative Aptitude	50 to 55	Easy
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	45 to 50	Moderate
Total	200	Moderate

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The VARC section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 1 question paper had approximately 45 to 50 questions. There were more Vocabulary and Verbal Ability questions than Reading Comprehension questions. The number of RC passages were more this year but the number of questions were same as previous years. There were four RC passages with 15-17 questions. All RC questions were inference-based.

In Verbal Ability, about six to eight questions were on Grammar in spot the error format.

Apart from that, there were two questions on parajumble.  The vocabulary questions were mostly synonym and antonym based.

Overall, the VARC section can be termed as easy. Check the topic wise break up of VARC section of MAH CET 2021:

VARC Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Reading Comprehension	15 - 17
Vocabulary	13 - 15
Grammar	6 - 8
Miscellaneous	5
Jumbled Paragraphs	2
Total	Around 50

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MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

In the Quantitative Aptitude section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 1, there were about 50 questions. This section was dominated by Arithmetic and surprisingly, there was no Data Interpretation question. There were no questions on Quantitative Comparison, Approximations and Data Sufficiency, either.

In Arithmetic, the questions were from  Percentages, Simple & Compound Interest, Time & Work, Time-Speed-Distance, Averages, Ratio-Proportion and  Mixtures & Alligations.

Some questions were on  Numbers (factors & multiples and surds), Geometry (mensuration and circles), Modern Mathematics (Logarithms, Probability, AP-GP) and Algebra (questions). There were about five standalone questions on Number Series too.

Overall, the Quantitative Aptitude section of MAH CET 2021 MBA/MMS Slot 1 was easy. Give below is the topic wise break up:

Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Arithmetic	25
Number Series	5
Geometry	3 to 4
Numbers	4 to 5
Modern Math	4
Algebra	2 to 3
Total	Around 50

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Abstract Reasoning & Logical Reasoning

 Abstract Reasoning

In the Abstract Reasoning section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 1, there were about 25 questions on series completion, analogies and odd man out, paper folding, etc. The section was easy and could be attempted within the time limit.

Logical Reasoning

In the Logical Reasoning section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 1, there were 50-55 questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning and about 20 questions on Verbal Reasoning.

About 40 Non-Verbal Reasoning questions were set based - eight sets of five questions each. Rest 15 were standalone questions on directions, letter coding and puzzles. This year, the Logical Reasoning section of MAH CET had no Sequential Output or Selection Criteria questions.

In Verbal Reasoning, there were about 19 to 20 questions based on Analogies and Syllogisms, Cause-Effect reasoning, Assertion - Reason, Strengthen / Weaken the Argument, etc.

Overall, the Logical Reasoning section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 1 was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level. Check the topic wise break up of this Logical Reasoning section:

Logical Reasoning Topics	Description	No. of Questions (approx.)
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Arrangement	2 sets of matrix arrangement 2 sets of linear arrangement ( each set had 5 questions)	20
Caselet	One set having 5 questions on Time & Work	5
Numbers	One set having 5 questions	5
Family Tree	One set having 5 questions	5
Standalone questions	15 questions on letter coding, directions and puzzles	15
Verbal Reasoning
Syllogisms		8 - 9
Analogies		2 - 3
Assertion - Reason		2 - 3
Strengthen - Weaken		2 - 3
Cause - Effect		2 - 3
Total		75

MAH CET 2021 Analysis Slot 2 (Sept 17)

The MAH CET question paper of second slot was on the same lines as that of first slot. The paper was overall easy to moderate. As per the experts, good attempts in Slot 2 will be around 160. Take a look at section wise MAH CET 2021 analysis of Slot 2 below:

MAH CET Sections	No. of Questions (approx.)	Difficulty Level
Logical Reasoning	80 to 85	Easy to Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	55 - 60	Easy
Quantitative Aptitude	55 - 60	Easy
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	45 - 50	Moderate
Abstract Reasoning	8 to 10	Moderate
Total	200	Moderate

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

This section of MAH CET 2021 question paper Slot 2, had about 50 questions. There were 10 Reading Comprehension questions and 40 Verbal Ability questions. While in the second slot paper, the RC questions were less, they were challenging nonetheless.

The Verbal Ability section had questions on odd one out, fill in the blanks, antonyms, spelling, one word substitution, etc.

Overall, the VARC section of MAH CET 2021 MBA/MMS Slot 2 was moderate. Check the topic wise break up:

VARC Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Reading Comprehension	10
Choose the correct spelling	8
Select the odd one from word-meaning pairs	8
Jumbled Paragraphs (5 statements)	6
FIB - 1 Blank	5
Antonyms	5
One word substitution (Passage-based)	2
Anagram-based odd word	3
Replace the underlined word in the passage with a similar word	2
Total	Around 50

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

This section of the second slot paper of MAH CET 2021 has 60 questions in total. While in the first slot there were no Data Interpretation or Data Sufficiency questions, in the second slot, there were three questions on Data Interpretation and only one question on Data Sufficiency.

The section had maximum questions from Arithmetic and the paper was overall, easier than previous years. Check the topic wise break up of MAH CET MBA/MMS 2021 Slot 2:

Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Arithmetic	12
Modern Math	12
Geometry	10
Limits, Integration, Differential Equations, Statistics	8
Numbers	7
Algebra	4
Data Interpretation	3
Miscellaneous	2
Data Sufficiency	1
Approximation	1
Total	60

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Abstract Reasoning & Logical Reasoning

Abstract Reasoning

Unlike Slot 1 in which there were 25 Abstract Reasoning questions, Slot 2 had only 10 questions based on series completion and paper folding. The questions of Abstract Reasoning section of MAH CET 201 Slot 2 were slightly tougher than previous years’ papers.

Logical Reasoning

In this section there were 70 questions on Non-Verbal Reasoning and 20 questions on Verbal Reasoning. The number of set-based questions was much lower than stand alone questions. There were five sets on Arrangement out of which three sets were based on matrix arrangement and two were on circular arrangement.

 There was Sequential Output set with two questions and a Data Sufficiency set with one question. The standalone questions were from Directions, Linear Arrangement, Coding, Family Tree and Data Sufficiency.

In Verbal Reasoning, the questions were from Critical Reasoning, Syllogisms, Statement-Conclusion, Statement-Assumption, Statement-Assertion, Courses of Action and Situation-Response.

This section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 2 was of easy to moderate difficulty level. Check the topic wise break up:

Logical Reasoning Topics	Description	No. of Questions (approx.)
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Arrangement	5 sets and 11 standalone questions	26
Coding	7 standalone questions	7
Directions	6 standalone questions	6
Family Tree	5 standalone questions	5
Data Sufficiency	3 standalone questions	3
Selection Criteria	Set of 2 questions	2
Sequential Output	2 standalone questions	2
Miscellaneous	Standalone questions	19
Verbal Reasoning
Statement-Conclusion		9
Courses of Action		4
Situation-Response		3
Statement-Assumption		1
Syllogisms		1
Statement-Assertion		1
Critical Reasoning (Weaken the argument)		1
Total		80 - 85

MAH CET 2021 Analysis Slot 3 (Sept 18)

Slot 3 of MAH CET 2021 exam conducted on September 18, 2021. The paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Here’s the MAH CET 2021 exam analysis of Slot 3 question paper. Similar to Slot 1 and Slot 2, the Slot 3 paper was also jumbled. Given below is the overall MAH CET 2021 analysis of Slot 3:

MAH CET Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)	Difficulty Level
Logical Reasoning	63 - 65	Easy to Moderate
Abstract Reasoning	25	Easy
Quantitative Aptitude	58 - 60	Easy
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	48 - 50	Moderate
Total	200	Moderate

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

In this section of MAH CET 2021 analysis there were about 48 to 50 questions. There were 34 to 36 questions on Verbal Ability and 14 questions on Reading Comprehension. The number of passages was two – one was long and one was short. The longer passage had nine questions and the shorter passage had five questions.

The Verbal Ability section had questions on Parajumbles, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Paragraph, Antonyms, Synonyms, Analogies and Spot the Error.

Overall, the VARC section of MAH CET 2021 MBA/MMS Slot 2 was easy. Check the topic wise break up:

VARC Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Reading Comprehension	14
Cloze paragraph	10
Fill in the Blanks	5
Synonyms & Antonyms	5
Spotting the error	5
Jumbled Paragraph	5
Analogies	3
Miscellaneous	3
Total	48 - 50

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Quantitative Aptitude

As per the MAH CET 2021 analysis, this section of Slot 3 paper had 55 to 60 questions. Among the three slots, this one had the maximum number of Data Interpretation questions. There were six Data Interpretation questions in MAH CET 2021 Slot 3 with 24 questions. The questions were on variable Venn Diagram and Caselets. They were easy to calculate.  

There were 35 questions on Quantitative Aptitude. In Slot 3 too, Arithmetic dominated this section. There were about 27 questions and sub topics included Averages, Profit & Loss, Time-Speed-Distance. Other topics included, Permutation & Combinations and Venn Diagram and Geometry.

Overall, this section was of moderate difficulty level. Check the break up of Quantitative Aptitude section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 3 below:

Quantitative Aptitude Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Arithmetic	27
Geometry	2
Modern Math	4
Numbers	2
Data Interpretation Topics	No. of Questions (approx.)
Caselets	11
Pie chart	5
Venn diagram	5
Table	3
Total	58 to 60

MAH CET 2021 Analysis: Abstract Reasoning & Logical Reasoning

Abstract Reasoning

This section of MAH CET 2021 paper, there were 25 questions on Abstract Reasoning. The questions were based on Series Completion (11 questions) Odd Man Out (10) and Analogies (3). Like Slot 1 and 2, Slot 3 also had one question on paper cutting. Overall, the Abstract Reasoning section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 3 was easy.

Logical Reasoning

This section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 3 was dominated by Non-Verbal Reasoning. There were about 60 questions on Non-verbal Reasoning and only six questions on Verbal Reasoning. There were several standalone questions as well as a number of set based questions. The set based questions included two sets on Arrangement, two sets on Coding-Decoding and one on Family Tree. Other topics included Number Series and Scheduling.  

The Verbal Reasoning questions were from Syllogisms, Statement Assumptions, and Courses of Action.

Overall, this section was of easy to moderate difficulty level. Check topic wise break up of Logical Reasoning section of MAH CET 2021 Slot 3 paper below:

Logical Reasoning Topics	Description	No. of Questions (approx.)
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Series, Number Series	Odd Man Out: 6 Series Completion: 6 Odd Man Out of Group: 3 Alphanumeric Series: 1 Letter Series: 1	17
Coding-Decoding	One set of 2 questions 11 standalone questions	13
Arrangements	Two sets of 5 questions each	10
Family Tree	One set of 5 questions and 3 standalone questions	8
Directions	--	4
Scheduling	--	4
Verbal Reasoning
Statement - Assumption		3
Syllogisms		2
Courses of Action		1
Total		63 - 65

MAH CET 2021 Expected Cut Offs

Given below are the expected MAH CET MBA cut off percentiles of top Maharashtra colleges based on the feedback received from students and MBA experts:

MBA Colleges	MAH CET 2021 Score	*Cut Off Percentile
JBIMS	155+	99.9
SIMSREE, Mumbai	140+	99.5
Prin L,N.Welingkar's	140+	99.5
PUMBA, University of Pune	128+	98.5
College of Engineering, Pune	128+	98.5
S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai	128+	98.5
St. Xavier's College	128+	98.5
Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	128+	98.5
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai	115+	95
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai	115+	95
Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune	115+	95
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	115+	95

*Cut off courtesy: IMS India