MAH MBA CET 2023 Exam Analysis Day 2 (March 26, Slot 1 and 2): Check Section Wise Good Attempts and Cut Offs
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MAH CET )
MAH MBA CET 2026 exam 2
9 May '26
MAH MBA CET 2023 analysis for Day 2 (March 26) is now available. Day 1’s papers were easy for both sessions. Check out difficulty levels, topic wise weightage and cut offs in MBA CET analysis by expert.
MAH MBA CET 2023 analysis for Day 2
MAH MBA CET 2023 analysis for Day 2 is now available. The first session was from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM and the second session was held from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM. The overall difficulty level of both session was easy, but there was stark difference in the sectional weightage of both. In Session 1, Logical Reasoning section had 40 questions whereas in Session 2, this section had 75 questions. The number of Quantitative Aptitude questions in Session 1 was 83, whereas in Session2, it was 50. Shiksha has provided detailed MBA CET exam analysis 2023 for Day 2, March 26 below.
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The MAH MBA CET exam analysis contains in-depth discussion of types of questions, topic-wise weightage, exam pattern, section-wise difficulty levels and expected cut offs for admission to Maharashtra's top MBA colleges.
Commonly asked questions
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies admission to Master of Management Studies (MMS), MMS in Financial Management, MMS in Marketing Management and Master of Human Resource Development (MHRD) through MAH CET MBA. As per JBIMS cutoff 2023 and 2024 for MMS, the minimum cutoff in MAH CET CAP Round 1 and Last Round cutoff was 99.99 Percentile. Analysis of cut offs for previous years for Master of Management Studies (MMS) reveals that, JBIMS has seen an improving trend compared to 2022. Also, when compared from 2021 to 2022, it shows an improving trend here as well. The cutoff for Master of Management Studies (MMS) was 99.96 in 2021 and 99.98 in 2022 respectively. MAH CET cutoffs are released upto Round 3. Aspirants seeking admission to JBIMS can check more details regarding the same by clicking here.
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra uploads round wise and category wise MAH MBA CET cut offs on its official website during the CAP process. The MAH CET MBA 2024 cut offs were released during the CAP 2024 which was held from July 12 to September 12, 2024. You can check MAH CET 2024 cut off on this page (https://www.shiksha.com/mba/mah-cet-exam-cutoff). You can also check the cut offs of previous years on this page.
MAH CET cut offs include only the overall cut offs on the basis of which seats are allotted to candidates during the counselling process. Candidates do not have to meet any sectional cut off to be eligible for admission into a particular MBA college. MAH CET cut offs 2024 were declared for three rounds. Cut off percentiles of students belonging to different categories were different. The category specific cut offs were released by the State CET separately. Candidates belonging to reserved category must check and choose their college accordingly.
The MAHCET MBA 2023 cutoff for Round 3 at COEP Pune has been released as the concluding round. Candidates who are seeking admission to the COEP Pune MBA programme can check the latest cutoff trends in table below:
| M.B.A. in Business Analytics - COEP Pune : MAH CET percentile Cutoff (General-All India) | |
|---|---|
| Section | 2023 |
| Overall | 99.67 |
| Master of Business Administration (MBA) - COEP Pune : MAH CET percentile Cutoff (General-All India) | |
|---|---|
| Section | 2023 |
| Overall | 99.8 |
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis: Highlights
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis: Difficulty Level
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Quantitative Aptitude
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Logical Reasoning
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Abstract Reasoning
- MAH MBA CET 2023 Expected Cut Offs
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis: Highlights
MAH MBA CET is being held on two days, March 25 and 26, 2023 in two sessions. Day 1 was conducted smoothly, but some glitches in the first session were reported at several exam centres and the papers of both sessions were easy. Check key highlights of the MAH MBA CET 2023 before reading the detailed analysis of Day 2.
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- There is no change in the MBA CET exam pattern
- MAH MBA CET question paper of Day 2 has 200 questions
- The maximum number of questions have been asked Logical Reasoning
- The minimum number of questions have been asked from Analytical Reasoning
- The questions were clubbed together section wise so it was a good relief to candidates this year
- There is no negative marking for wrong attempts
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis: Difficulty Level
Given below is the table indicating the difficulty level of the MAH MBA CET 2023 question paper and approximate number of good attempts on Day 2.
| MAH MBA CET 2023 sections |
Number of Questions (Session 1) |
Number of Questions (Session 2) |
Difficulty Level |
Good Attempts (Approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Reasoning |
25 |
25 |
Easy to Moderate |
170-175 |
| Logical Reasoning |
40 |
75 |
Easy |
|
| Quantitative Aptitude |
83 |
50 |
Easy |
|
| Verbal Ability |
52 |
50 |
Easy |
|
| Overall |
200 |
200 |
Easy |
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MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
The VARC section of MAH MBA CET 2023, Day 2 was easy and could be solved quickly. In the first session, there were around 15 RC questions and 37 non-RC questions. In the second session, there were 20 RC questions and 30 non-RC questions.
The RC passages of session 2 were - Gravitational Instability; Importance of Colours of Objects; Communication and Communities; Capitalism and the British Empire, and had five questions each.
Check below sectional composition of VARC section of MBA CET 2023 Day 2:
| VARC Topics |
No. of Questions (Session 1) |
No. of Questions (Session 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension |
15 |
20 |
| Verbal Ability (parts of speech, spot the error, antonyms/synonyms, word meaning, idioms) |
37 |
30 |
| Total |
52 |
50 |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Quantitative Aptitude
On the second day of MAH MBA CET 2023, Quantitative Aptitude section saw the biggest difference in weightage between Session 1 and Session 2. However, the section has easy questions in both slots. There were 60 Quantitative Aptitude section and 23 Data Interpretation questions.
In the second session, there were 50 questions and zero Data Interpretation questions.
Maximum questions were on Arithmetic, such as Time-Speed-Distance, Averages, Ratio-Proportion, Time & Work, Mixtures & Alligations, Percentages, Simple and Compound Interest. Other topics include Numbers, Algebra and Modern Mathematics.
Check below sectional composition of Quantitative Aptitude section of MBA CET 2023 Day 2:
| Quantitative Aptitude Topics |
No. of Questions (Session 1) |
No. of Questions (Session 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic |
31 |
25 |
| Algebra |
8 |
1 |
| Numbers |
3 |
19 |
| Geometry |
7 |
2 |
| Modern Math |
11 |
3 |
| Data Interpretation (5 questions) |
23 |
0 |
| Total |
83 |
50 |
Data Interpretation Questions from Session 1 of MAH MBA CET 2023 Day 2
| DI Topics |
No. of Questions |
|---|---|
| 1 set on Horizontal Bar Graph |
4 |
| 1 set on Vertical Bar Graph |
3 |
| 1 set on Vertical Bar Graph |
3 |
| 1 set on Vertical Bar Graph |
4 |
| 1 set on Pie chart |
3 |
| Miscellaneous |
6 |
| Total |
23 |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Logical Reasoning
In this section of MAH MBA CET 2023 on Day 2, there was a huge difference between the number of questions. Since there were 23 DI questions in session 1, the number of LR questions was low.
Overall, this section was easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level in both sessions. The questions were asked from Arrangements, Family Tree, Venn Diagram, Coding Decoding, Directions, Number Series, Groups & Conditionalities etc. In Verbal Reasoning, there were questions on Syllogisms, identifying the odd word out of the given words, Analogies, Assumptions, Assertion-Reasoning.
Check below sectional composition of Logical Reasoning section of MBA CET 2023 Day 2:
| Logical Reasoning Topics |
No. of Questions (Session 1) |
No. of Questions (Session 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Arrangements |
4 |
12 |
| Family tree |
2 |
5 |
| Coding decoding |
2 |
5 |
| Directions |
4 |
5 |
| Clocks & calendars |
10 |
2 |
| Number series |
6 |
10 |
| Cube |
4 |
4 |
| Miscellaneous |
0 |
7 |
| Verbal reasoning |
8 |
25 |
| Total |
40 |
75 |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Analysis Day 2: Abstract Reasoning
In both the sessions of MAH MBA CET 202 Day 2, there were 25 questions on Abstract Reasoning. The questions were a mix of easy and moderate difficulty level.
| Abstract Reasoning Topics |
No. of Questions (Session 1) |
No. of Questions (Session 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Analogies |
7 |
1 |
| Series completion |
6 |
11 |
| Odd man out |
3 |
10 |
| Miscellaneous |
9 |
3 |
| Total |
25 |
25 |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Expected Cut Offs
The official cut offs will be released during the Centralised Admission Process (CAP). We have shared below, expected MAH CET MBA 2023 cut off percentiles of top Maharashtra colleges based on the difficulty level of the exam:
| MBA Colleges |
MAH MBA CET 2023 Score |
MAH MBA CET Cut Off Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 155 |
99.9 |
|
| 140 |
99.5 |
|
| 140 |
99.5 |
|
| 128 |
98.5 |
|
| 128 |
98.5 |
|
| 128 |
98.5 |
|
| 128 |
98.5 |
|
| Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
128 |
98.5 |
| 115 |
95 |
|
| 115 |
95 |
|
| 115 |
95 |
|
| 115 |
95 |
*Cut off courtesy: IMS India
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
The MAH MBA CET cutoff is calculated based on your percentile score, not raw marks. Your raw score is normalized across exam sessions to account for difficulty variations, then converted into a percentile that shows how you rank among all test-takers. The Centralized Admission Process (CAP) uses the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
MAH BBA CET score is the total marks awarded to the candidate out of 100. It is calculated based on every correct attempt. MAH BBA CET percentile is calculated from rank as compared to rest candidates.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
After MAH CET result announcement, the CET CELL conducts Centralized Admission Process or CAP. In this process qualifying candidates are allotted MBA/MMS college basis their preference and score.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
MAH MBA CET 2026 score will be valid for one year only, i. e. it can be used for admission to the 2026 academic session only. If a candidate plans to drop admission this year, they will have to appear for the exam again next year.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
MAH MBA CET is an annual exam. So far candidates were able to appear for it only once. However, from 2026, the examination body is offering 2 attempts to candidates in the same academic session to improve score.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 weeks ago
MAH MBA CET 2026 exam is being held in 2 phases. One phase was held on April 6, 7, 8 and second phase will be held on May 9. Since this year, candidates have got two attempts, the result is expected to be released after May 9 attempt.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, MAT score valid for MAH CET counselling for MBA/MMS. Candidates can apply for admission to Maharashtra MBA colleges by registering for the CAP round under non-MAH CET category. MAH CET CAP is conducted in July-August, every year.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
Yes, MAH CET exam is held in about 12 cities outside Maharashtra. It is held in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Jaipur, Ranchi, Gandhinagar, Delhi, Kolkata, Panaji, Bangalore, Delhi-NCR, Lucknow and Verna.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
MAH CET admit card 2026 will be valid until the exam day only for which it has been issued.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
MAH CET 2026 admit card for April session will not be valid for May session. Separate admit cards will be issued for both sessions.
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