MAH MBA CET 2025: About, Important dates, Registration, Exam pattern, Get Scorecard, Previous Year Cut-offs

If you also aspire to pursue an MBA in regular mode, you must enroll in the entrance examinations. Different institutions conduct many entrance examinations.

The candidate can enroll in examinations like CAT, MAT, SNAP, GMAT, MICAT, MAH CET, and many more. In today’s blog, we will discuss the importance of the MAH MBA CET examination. 

MAH MBA CET examination has been done. The results are expected to be announced soon. The answer key for the examination will released in May 2025. The examination will conducted on April 1, 2, and 3, 2025. The examination is conducted by the Maharashtra State Cet Cell. 

This examination took place in around 40 cities and across 12 major cities. As per the analysis of the examination, the day 2 session of the examination will be difficult but overall the other shifts were easy. 

What is MAH CET MBA?

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test, also officially known as MAH MBA/MMS-CET. It is a state-level entrance examination conducted by Maharashtra to offer admission to the top management colleges and B-Schools. It is valid for

• All Government of Maharashtra Management Education Institutes
• University Managed Management Education Institutes
• University Departments of Management Education
• All Un-Aided Management Education Institutes covered as per the Act

After the completion of the MAH MBA CET examination, CAP which is a centralized admission procedure is conducted that help the candidate get into the right university and institute after the counselling.

Candidates with the CMAT/ GMAT/ CAT/ XAT/ ATMA and other scorecards are eligible to enroll in the program. Read the whole blog to know the examination pattern, preparation tips, participating universities and colleges, syllabus, and important dates of the examination. 

Important Dates of MAH MBA CET 

Information	Dates
Registration Process	25 December 2024 to 31 January 2025
Download the Admit Card	March 2025
MAH MBA CET Exam	April 1, 2, and 3, 2025
Answer Key Download	May 2025
MAH MBA CET results	May 2025 to June 2025

Top Colleges accepting MAH MBA CET scores 

Many top Colleges accept MAH MBA CET test scores like :

Top Colleges accepting MAH MBA CET scores

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies Mumbai SIMSREE Mumbai Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research Mumbai S. IES College of Management Studies Mumbai Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA) University of Pune Xavier Institute of Management & Research Mumbai COEP Technological University MET's Institute of Management Mumbai Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management Mumbai

Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai Rizvi Institute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai Indira College of Engineering and Management Pune Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of Management Pune Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies and Research Mumbai Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial and Management Studies Mumbai St. Francis Institute of Management and Research Mumbai Agnel Charities Agnel Seva Sangha's for. C. Rodrigues Inst. Of Management. Studies Navi Mumbai

MAH MBA CET CAP 2025 Counselling process

After the announcement of the MBA CET results, universities and colleges conduct counselling sessions in July-August. Candidates who qualify the examination are required to attend the counseling session for admission to the MBA colleges in Maharashtra.

Qualified candidates are required to fill out the counseling form. The MBA CET scores are accepted nearly by 300 colleges in Maharashtra. The candidate after filling out the online counseling form the counseling will be conducted in two rounds and will based on the marks and cut-offs of the examination.

Counselling covers students from two categories Maharashtra State Candidates and All India Candidates and a two merit list is also released for the same. 

What are the steps to download the MAH MBA CET Scorecard?

Did you appear in this MAH MBA CET examination? If yes, here are the steps that can help you download the MAH MBA CET scorecard :

• Visit the official website mahacet.org.
• Select the MBA/MMS-CET section on the website. 
• Open the dropdown menu and select the download scorecard section. 
• Enter your credentials in the spaces(Your application number and date of birth).
• PDF will appear that will have your name, MBA CET score, percentile, and registration number.
• Click on the download pdf button and save your grade card on your device. 

MAH MBA CET Results 2025

After the results are announced, the scorecard can be downloaded from the official website. Here are the steps that you can use to view the results  :

• You need to visit the official website cetcell.mahacet.org.
• Select the MBA/MMS CET 2025 scorecard. 
• Select the dropdown menu and view the scorecard.
• Fill in the application number and date of birth.
• The PDF will appear on the screen click on download to get the pdf download. 

MAH MBA CET Cut-offs

Here are the cut-offs of the top MBA colleges in Maharashtra :

Institute Name	MAH MBA CET Cut off 2024 (percentile)	MAH MBA CET Cut off 2023 (percentile)	MAH MBA CET Cut off 2022 (percentile)
JBIMS, Mumbai	99.99	99.99	99.98
SIMSREE, Mumbai	99.76	99.97	99.95
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai	99.89	99.92	99.89
S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai	99.68	99.85	99.68
DoMS-PUMBA	99.95	99.83	99.67
St. Xavier College Soc.'s, Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.93	99.86	99.62
College of Engineering, Pune	99.73	99.83	99.6
Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.79	99.67	99.24
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai	99.72	99.47	98.57
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai	99.59	99.3	98.36
Zagdu Singh Charitable Trust's Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	98	98.57	98
Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	99.49	98.6	97.87
Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of Management, Pune	96.49	97.29	96.49
Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	98.73	98.43	96.49
Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai	98.45	97.59	96.06
S.C.E.S. Indira School Of Business Studies, Tathwade	95.55	97.29	95.88
Agnel Charities Agnel Seva Sangha's Fr. C. Rodrigues Inst. of Management Studies, Navi Mumbai	95.13	95.16	95.14

MBA CET Examinations Highlights

Here are the MBA CET examination highlights that can help you plan a lot of stuff :

Exam parameters	Exam Details
Name of the examination	MAH MBA/MMS-CET or MAH CET
Conducted by	State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra
Exam Dates of MAH MBA CET 2025	April 1, 2, and 3, 2025
Examination Level	Postgraduate exam at the state level
Examination Frequency	Annual
Mode of Examination	Computed Based Test (CBT)
Total number of Registrations	About 1 lakh
Courses offered by Entrance Exam	MBA/MMS/PGDM
Examination Fees	INR 1200 (General category) INR 1000 (Reserved category)
Examination Duration	2.5 hours
Total Marks	200
Overall Questions	200
Examination Marking Scheme	One mark for each correct answer No negative marking
Language or Medium of Exam	English
Colleges Accepting Exam Score	JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Prin. LN Welingkar, Balaji Institute of Modern Management, ITM Business School, etc.
Total No. of Test Cities	48
Official Website	https://cetcell.mahacet.org/
Contact Details	State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State, Mumbai 8th Floor, New Excelsior Building, A.K.Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai-400001 Helpline Number (10:00 AM to 06:00 PM) +91-9513850008

You can check the examination pattern here below :

MAH MBA CET Exam Pattern	Details
Number of sections, questions, and marks	Abstract Reasoning	25 questions	25 marks
	Logical Reasoning	75 questions	75 marks
	Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	50 questions	50 marks
	Quantitative Aptitude	50 questions	50 marks
Medium of examination	English
Mode of examination	Computer Based Test
Exam duration	150 minutes or 2.5 Hours
Marking scheme	One mark for each correct answer No negative marking

MAH MBA CET- Syllabus for different sections in the examination

There are three sections in the examination of the MBA CET. Here is the examination section :

MAH CET MBA sections	MAH CET MBA syllabus 2025
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension	Reading Comprehension Sentence Completion Synonyms Para jumbles Antonyms Grammar Vocabulary
Logical Reasoning & Abstract Reasoning	Coding Symbol-based Comparison Venn Diagram Blood Relations Linear & Circular Arrangement Series Completion
Quantitative Aptitude	Algebra Probability Ratio & Proportion Percentage Mensuration Time & Work Data Interpretation

MAH MBA CET 2025 Preparation 

If you are aspiring to pursue an MBA, you must move in the right direction. Here we have given you some preparation tips for the examination.

• Time Management- You get very little time to pursue all 200 exam questions. You are required to do proper time management. Make a study timetable that can help you manage and finish the syllabus at the right time. 
• Revision- After finishing the syllabus, you need to revise it multiple times. This will help you to have a strong base for the examination. 
• Attempt Mock Test- The preparation revision is incomplete without mock practice. Mock practice can help you get in the right direction of practice. Attempt to mock in examination-like conditions. This will help you handle pressure and do your best. 
• Previous Year papers- While preparing for the current examination, don’t forget to include the previous year's question papers in your revision. This will help you to understand the nature of the examination and the level of difficulty.

 

Note: Students can prepare for the MBA MAH CET exam throughout the sample questions which can be offered by Cetcell conduction body, get through from there; Cetcell.Mahcet.org.

 

Important Books for the preparation of the MAH MBA CET examinations  

Here is the list of the important books for the preparation of the MAH MBA CET EXamination :

Sections of MAH MBA CET	Best Books for MAH MBA CET
Best Books for MAH MBA CET Quantitative Aptitude	How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Arun Sharma Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma Data Interpretation & Data Sufficiency by Ananta Ashisha Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Aggarwal Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Nishit K Sinha How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for CAT by Arun Sharma
Best Books for MAH MBA CET Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary Mass Market Paperback by Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis/ Simon & Schuster Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension for CAT by Arun Sharma High School English Grammar by Wren & Martin Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension For The CAT by Nishit Sinha
Best Books for MAH MBA CET Logical Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning	How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT book by Arun Sharma A New Approach to Reasoning By BS Sijwali & S Sijwali by Arihant Reasoning Book for Competitive Examinations by Pearson Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey

Application Process of MAH MBA CET 

If you are planning to appear in the examination, you must fill out the entrance examination application form :

• Visit the official website of the MAH MBA CET 2025 website which is cetcell.mahacet.org
• Select the new registration tab and then click on the I accept and Proceed tab.
• Now start filling out the registration form with your details and phone number. 
• Now create a unique password and select the save and proceed button.
• Now re-login with the application number and and password. 
• Enter personal details, category and domicile.
• Upload the required documents and photographs. 
• Enter the preference of the city for the test
• Pay the application fees and you are registered for the examination. 

What are the eligibility criteria to appear in MAH MBA CET?

There are certain eligibility criteria to enrol in the examination. Here we have mentioned here :

• Candidates appearing in the examination must have a bachelor’s degree in any related discipline with at least 45% to 50% marks in the qualifying degree. 
• Candidates in the final year of bachelors are also eligible to apply for this examination. 
• Candidates appearing in other MBA entrance examinations like CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/ATMA etc are also eligible for admission through the All India Seats Category. 

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Conclusion

If you are looking to get admission to the management and B-school in Maharashtra, you must appear in either All India MBA entrance examinations like CAT/MAT/XAT/GMAT/SNAP and many more or in the MAH MBA CET examination. You can enrol in any of these examinations and if you clear the cutoff you will be eligible to be admitted to the top MBA University and College.