Maharashtra MBA CET 2010 Paper Pattern and Analysis
Ushma, a student who wrote the CET exam today (21st
Feb 2010) came out of exam hall in euphoria. She did not bargain for such an
easy paper. What with the CAT fiasco and uncertainty
surrounding admissions to colleges, students of Maharashtra
and across India were looking forward to a saviour of
an exam and here comes CET. Ushmas euphoria was
shared by many a student who wrote the exam.
Maharashtra MBA CET is one of the last of the entrance
exams that are conducted on such a national scale. More than 1 lac students have appeared for this exam and seats to some of the coveted institutes such Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS),
Sydenham, K J Somaiya, Welingkar
etc are decided by this exam.
Unlike many
other institutes which give a very high weightage to
Academics, Work Experience, Group Discussion and Interview for selection, CET
based Institutes as given above take primarily the Written Test Score for their
selection. 200 out of a total of 240 marks for selection were at stake today.
The best part
of the paper today was that there were no surprises. It was a typical CET paper
of yesteryears.
Reading
Comprehension and Verbal Ability was bang on expectations. RC came once again
with just one passage and 15 questions (including Synonyms and Antonyms) like
they used to be for years. If anything, some questions were of an inference
type which could have put some brakes on speed.
Quantitative
Ability area was also surprisingly easy with 10 questions on BODMAS. There was
however an error in one of the questions (Form 222, Q 44). There were no
questions on Probability and Quadratic Equations, which would have been welcome
for all the non Engineering/Non Math students.
Data
Interpretation (DI) and Data Sufficiency (DS) were extremely simple save for
one set in DI which was lengthy in calculations.
Analytical
Reasoning had 55 questions and a good student could have scored almost full
marks in the same. The key to getting the score would be to see the questions!
If there was
one area which could have gone bad for some students, it was the Non Verbal
Reasoning Area. There was one set of questions (5) which were almost unattemptable. Even other sets were not easy and getting
around 15 marks out of a total of 30 questions would have been very good.
Also, to add to
the woes, the number of Verbal Reasoning questions also saw an increase over
last year. There were 20 questions as against last years 10 and this area is
normally a low scoring area.
Students of
T.I.M.E. would have been extremely happy at the end of the exam as the actual
exam was almost a replica of the T.I.M.E. AMMCETs and MOCKs. The MOCKs were
always given with a slightly higher level of difficulty to offset the laxity in
a MOCK.
A quick
preliminary analysis would put the required marks to get into the prestigious
JBIMS at the written stage at around 150 +/- 2 for Mumbai Home University
Students and around 160 +/- 2 marks for the All India Seats (AI).
CET 2010 Paper
Pattern
Total Number of Questions :
200
Total Time allotted :
150 minutes
No. of Choices per question :
5 choices
Negative Marks :
Not Present
Number of Sections :
No sections jumbled paper
|
Q
Nos |
Area |
Type
of Question |
Level
of Difficulty |
|
1
to 7 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Individual
Logical questions |
Easy |
|
8
to 10 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Analytical
Puzzle ( |
Very
Easy |
|
11
to 15 |
Quantitative
Ability |
BODMAS
and Approximation |
Moderate |
|
16
to 30 |
Verbal
Ability |
Reading
Comprehension Passage |
Easy |
|
31
to 35 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Analytical
Puzzle (Seven people Seating around a circular table ) |
Easy |
|
36
to 40 |
Non
Verbal Reasoning |
Visual
Reasoning (Odd pair out) |
Easy |
|
41
to 45 |
Quantitative
Ability |
BODMAS
and Approximation |
Moderate |
|
46
to 50 |
Non
Verbal Reasoning |
Odd
man out (seven figure series) |
Difficult |
|
51
to 55 |
Verbal
Ability |
Underlined
Phrase Replacement |
Easy |
|
56
to 60 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Deductions
(4 statements) |
Very
Easy |
|
61
to 65 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Number
Series (Find the wrong term in the series) |
Moderate |
|
66
to 75 |
Non
Verbal Reasoning |
Series
( Find the Missing fig.) |
Moderate |
|
76
to 80 |
Verbal
Ability |
Fill
in the blanks (2 blanks) |
Easy |
|
81
to 85 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Alpha
numeric sequence questions |
Very
Easy |
|
86
to 90 |
Data
Sufficiency |
Quant
based DS with two statements |
Easy |
|
91
to 95 |
Verbal
Ability |
Para
Jumble ( Six sentences ) |
Very
Easy |
|
96
to 100 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Verbal
Symbols and Notations (vowels and consonants) |
Very
Easy |
|
101
to 105 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Input
and Output |
Very
Easy |
|
106
to 110 |
Quantitative
Ability |
Individual
Questions on Area of semi circle, Ratio, Profit/loss, Time and Distance |
Easy |
|
111
to 120 |
Non
Verbal Reasoning |
Find
the next fig in the series. ( Five Figs Given) |
Difficult |
|
121
to 130 |
Verbal
Ability |
Sentence
Correction |
Easy |
|
131
to 135 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Mathematical
Statements and Conclusions ( 4 statements and individual options) |
Moderate |
|
136
to 140 |
Quantitative
Ability |
Individual
Questions on Area of Rectangle,Averages,Percentages,
Simple Eq., Permutation |
Easy |
|
141
to 150 |
Analytical
Reasoning |
Decision
Making |
Very
Easy |
|
151
to 160 |
Verbal
Ability |
Cloze
passage |
Easy |
|
161
to 165 |
Verbal
Reasoning |
Course
of action |
Easy |
|
166
to 170 |
Data
Interpretation |
Table
- No of students qualified in Five colleges for different years |
Very
Easy |
|
171
to 175 |
Verbal
Reasoning |
Cause
and Effect |
Difficult |
|
176
to 180 |
Data
Interpretation |
Table
- Percentage of students from five Diff. Management Institutes for diff. specialisations |
Moderate |
|
181
to 183 |
Verbal
Reasoning |
Critical
Reasoning |
Moderate |
|
184
to 188 |
Data
Interpretation |
Line
Graph - Percentage of students Passed in Arts, Science and Commerce) |
Moderate |
|
189
to 191 |
Verbal
Reasoning |
Critical
Reasoning |
Difficult |
|
192
to 196 |
Data
Interpretation |
Bar
Graph - No .of Cell Phones produced by three companies P, Q, R, |
Easy |
|
196
to 200 |
Verbal
Reasoning |
Critical
Reasoning |
Moderate |
In Short the exam can be summarized as
AREA No. of Questions Analytical Reasoning 55 Verbal Reasoning 20 Non Verbal Reasoning 30 Data Interpretation 20 Data Sufficiency 5 Quantitative Ability 20 Verbal Ability 35 Reading Comprehension 15 The marks
required in the CET written examination
alone, for a seat in the best institutes, are likely to be the following: Expected
requirement for JBIMS ( Expected
requirement for JBIMS (AI
category)
161 +/- 2 marks Expected
requirement for Sydenham ( Expected
requirement for Sydenham (AI Category) 154 +/- 2 marks Expected
requirement for KJ Somaiyya ( Expected requirement
for KJ Somaiyya (AI category) 154 +/- 2 marks Expected
requirement for Welingkar ( Expected
requirement for Welingkar (AI category) 153 +/- 2 marks