10 Tips to Crack MAH MBA CET 2026 in 60 Days
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MAH CET )
Registration - 10 Jan '26 - 20 Feb '26
MBA CET 2026 will be held on April 6, 7 8 and May 9. Most of the candidates have already completed preparation of focus areas. With 2 months left for the exam, start practicing MAH CET mock tests. Read below 10 tips to crack MBA CET 2025 in 2 months/60 days.
MAH MBA CET is a moderate difficulty level exam and if you have fair practice of Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Quantitative Aptitude, then you can crack it with 2-month preparation. A 2-month preparation plan for MAH MBA CET must be centered around important topics and practice sessions. Since MAH CET 2026 is scheduled on April 6, 7, 8 and May 9, you can use your experience of CAT, XAT, SNAP or CMAT for CET preparation.
Those who start preparing for MAH MBA CET exam from the scratch 2-months before, should focus only on the important topics and practice lessons. They can directly start with practicing previous years’ MAH MBA CET question papers to know which topics dominate the exam. Study on those topics only. Once they have a good grip on them, then they can practice other topics as well.
MAH CET MBA question paper consists of 200 MCQs on Logical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Quantitative Ability and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. The duration of the exam is 150 minutes and the mode of exam is online. When two months are left for MBA CET 2026, candidates should prepare such a strategy in which maximum is covered in minimum time. Read below 10 tips to crack MAH MBA CET 2026 in 60 days.
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10 Tips to Crack MAH MBA CET 2026 in 60 Days
Chart out a MAH MBA CET preparation plan
First of all, make a preparation plan which includes weekly and daily targets. MAH CET 2026 exam pattern and syllabus are similar to other MBA entrance exams, so you are not entering into an unfamiliar zone. Take a look at the MAH MBA CET syllabus 2026 and analyse your strengths as well as weaknesses. Most of you must have appeared for a national level MBA entrance exam already, such as CAT 2025, XAT 2026 or CMAT 2026, so you would essentially need some more practice of CET specific VA, QA, DI and LR.
Break the MBA CET prep-plan into phases
Divide 60 days into phases. In the first month of MAH MBA CET preparation, focus on covering important topics and tying loose ends from your previous experience of entrance exams. In the second month, focus on practicing mock tests and revision. You may further chart out a weekly plan for each of these month. For example, dedicate one week each to each section of MBA CET 2026. In the second month, divide your study hours into – MAH CET mock test and analysis and topic-wise revision.
Focus more on weak areas
You may not want to lose out on the same topics like in other entrance exams. With MAH CET MBA being conducted in March/April you have two extra months to work on your weak areas. If you are lacking in RC, read a variety of RC passages. If you are facing difficulty in Quant, dedicate more time to understanding important concepts. Practice important topics of MAH CET syllabus in a focussed manner.
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Continue improvising on your strengths
While focusing on weak areas, do not ignore your strong areas. Take out an hour every day to revise concepts and solve a few sample questions. Revision is very important to MAH CET as out of 200 questions, about 100 questions are asked from Reasoning. A section, which cannot be mastered with formulas but with practice only.
Refer to MBA CET books and study material
Although CAT books are are the best source of any MBA exam preparation. It is advised that you refer to books for MAH CET exam. The syllabus of CAT and MBA CET are similar but not same and there are certain topics and type of questions which are exclusive to MAH CET. Refer to the following books:
| Best Books for MAH CET MBA Preparation |
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|---|---|
| MH-CET (MBA/ MMS) Entrance Guide |
Disha Publications |
| The Pearson Guide to CET: MBA Maharashtra |
Arihant Publications |
| Maharashtra MBA CET Guide by RPH Editorial Board |
Priyanka Prakashan |
| Target MHCET (MBA/MMS) – Past papers + 6 Mock Tests |
Disha Publications |
| The Pearson Guide to CET: MBA Maharashtra |
Vandana Thorpe |
Practice MBA CET mocks are analyse each performance
Practicing mock tests is of utmost importance while preparing for an entrance exam in a short span of time. Since you are dedicating only two months for MAH CET 2026 preparation, do not wait to complete the syllabus. Start solving MAH MBA CET mock tests alongside. Practice one mock test each day and analyse it to see your progress. Practice sectional mocks as well.
Download MBA exam prep apps for MAH CET
There are several MBA exam preparation apps available. Download them on your smart phone to take tests, practice puzzles, solve sample questions, get your query cleared. You can also join online forums and watch MBA CET preparation videos on YouTube while you are travelling. For word meaning and spelling, prep apps are the best.
Reach out to mentors and peers for tips
If you are stuck on a question or concept don’t waste too many days on it. Reach out to mentors and friends. You can post your query on the online forum where someone will definitely come up with an answer. It will be immensely beneficial to you if you keep in touch with your peers, share ideas, shortcuts and tricks.
Make short notes for revision
Make notes of every practice session. Jot down important findings, tricks, short cuts and formulae you come across while studying a topics or solving a question. Revise these notes in the last three to four days before the MAH CET 2026 exam. You should put aside an hour for revision daily.
Practice MAH MBA CET question papers
In the last 2 weeks of the MAH CET 2026 exam, practice previous years' question paper. Note and analyse the weigtage of topics and sub topics. Practice questions from those more. See which type of questions are your strength area. Make the exam day strategy accordingly. Set a target for yourself section wise, for example, how many questions to solve in LR, QA, AR or English section. Practice a mock or two according to your exam strategy to see if it works or not. Finalise an exam day strategy by the last week of the exam day.
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MAH MBA CET is a moderately difficult exam. It’s difficulty level is lower than CAT but higher than MAT or ATMA. A major factor that makes MAH CET a difficult test to crack is that the questions are presented in random order and sectional weightage vary in every slot. So, candidates cannot anticipate or plan how many and which type of questions to get to their target score.
Also, the MAH MBA CET is dominated by Logical Reasoning questions and there are comparatively less Quantitative Aptitude questions. Since, there is no set pattern, candidates cannot pre-plan. They need to make a strategy and implement it as soon as they see the question paper. So, those who can think on their feet and can crack the exam better than others.
There is no minimum passing marks in MAH MBA CET. Any candidate scoring above 0 in the entrance exam is eligible for MBA CAP. Admission and seat allotment are based on MAH CET cut offs, so higher the score, better the college you get. The lowest cut offs for MAH CET admission is around 50 percentile. If they have a score below that, candidates should not expect to get any college.
It is tough to say that as there is no set pattern of sectional weightage in MAH CET anymore. Since the last two years, the number of questions for each section of the exam, varies for every slot. Meaning that, if in one slot there are 75 questions on LR and 25 AR, in the second slot there can be 60 questions on LR and 40 questions on AR. Similarly, there could be 50 questions on QA in one slot but in the next slot it could be 40. The total number of questions remain 200 in all the slots but the sectional weightage changes. So, one can really not prepare for the exam with the target of scoring maximum in a particular section. They need to prepare for all sections as any section can have maximum questions and the potential to score maximum.
It is possible to prepare for MAH CET in less than 3 months, but it will require a lot of hard work and dedication. If you haven't appeared for MAH CET before or any other entrance exam before, less than 3 months might be less for you, even if you're from Maths background, as quality time is required to cover the syllabus of Logical Reasoning and English. MAH CET is a Reasoning heavy exam. If you wish to prepare for MAH CET in less time, then study for 8-9 hours daily. But at the same time, take breaks in between to avoid burn out.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
The latest change in MAH MBA CET is that candidates will get the opportunity to make two attempts in the exam - April and May. Those who make two attempts, can use best of both scores for CAP registration and seat allotment.
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The Zeal College of Engineering MAH MBA CET cutoff 2025 was published for admission to the MBA course for various categories under the Home State and All India quota.
For the General AI quota, the cutoff ranged from 40.76 in the first round to 26.55 in the last round. Students should remember that t
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SRTMUN MAH CET cutoff 2025 was published for admission for various rounds and categories under both the All India and Home State quota. The cutoff 2025 was concluded with the release for final rounds results in the form of percentiles.
For the General AI category, the cutoff in the last round was 9.
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Yes, the MAH-CET 2026 registrations are still open for JBIMS MMS admissions. Candidates can register to appear for the MAH-CET 2026 until Feb 10, 2026. The aforementioned deadline is very close at this point. Hence, candidates interested in the JBIMS MMS courses should apply as soon as possible.
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The NMU MBA cutoff 2025 has been released for various categories under different quotas. For the OBC category, the NMU MAH CET cutoff 2025 is available for the Home State quota.
For the aforementioned category, the last round cutoff percentile was 56.7 for North Maharashtra University. For the SSBT
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Students can gain admissions to BBA course at Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research. However, it is not mentioned anywhere at the website of institute that students should have secured an acceptable scores in MAH CET. Students can get enroll in the course through HSC merit.
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The NMU MAH MBA CET cutoff 2025 was released for admisson to the MBA/MMS programme for students belonging to the different categories under both the All India and Home State quota. The cutoff was published in the form of opening and closing percentiles.
For the General AI category, the last round cut
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Yes, APAAR ID required to fill the MAH CET 2026 B.Design Application. Aadhaar ID is also required to register. Candidates who have not generated their APAAR ID are required to create one through DigiLocker
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Yes, the registration forms for MAH CET B.Design are open for 2026. It is open from January 22, 2026 to February 24, 2026. The exams will be on April 05, 2026.
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MAH CET B.Design 2026 Application is open now. The application is open from January 22, 2026 to February 24, 2026. The forms are available on the website of MAH CET.
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MAH MBA CET preparation can be done in two ways – 1. Join a coaching institute 2. Prepare by self study. If you choose the former, you will get complete guidance from the teachers and mentors, but if you choose the later, you will have to be your own guide. Self study will require a lot more discipline and dedication. Take simple yet impactful steps. First of all, check the exam syllabus and see how much time you will require to cover the topics. If you are already familiar with the topics included in the MAH MBA CET syllabus, you will be able to have an estimation of the time required.
Ideally, you should start MAH MBA CET preparation about nine months in advance. That will give you an ample time to understand and master the topics included in the syllabus through theory and practice questions. Join online study groups for problem solving and doubt clearing. Staying in contact with peers will keep you motivated for preparation.