MCAER CET BBA Pattern 2024: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Q: How many questions are asked in MCAER PG CET Exam?

There will be 200 questions which will be asked in MCAER PG CET Exam. Each question carries weight of 1 mark.

Updated on Sep 29, 2025 18:24 IST

Knowing the exam pattern of MCAER PG CET 2024 helps applicants to better prepare and ace the exam with good marks. Registration for the academic session 2024-2025 started on February 1, 2024, 12:01 pm onwards. Applicants must fill the MCAER PG CET application form within time to ensure their participation in the exam.

Only those candidates who successfully filled the application form will be issued the MCAER PG CET 2024 admit card in online mode.

The Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research Common Entrance Test (MCAER PG CET) exam will be held between May 31 to June 2, 2024. Maharashtra Agriculture Universities Examination Board (MAUEB) is the conducting body for the MCAER PG CET 2024 exam.

Candidates can check the details of the MCAER PG CET 2024 exam pattern, which includes the scheme of examination, marking scheme, total marks, and verification of marks, subject-wise weightage.

Also Read: MCAER PG CET Notification 2024 Out; Check How to Apply For MCAER PG CET

Table of contents

MCAER PG CET 2024 Exam Pattern Highlights
MCAER PG CET 2024 Papers and Exam Schedule
MCAER CET Marking Scheme 2024
MCAER PG CET Exam Day Guidelines
Verification of Marks in MCAER PG CET 2024 Exam
MCAER PG CET 2024 FAQs

MCAER PG CET 2024 Exam Pattern Highlights

The exam pattern of MCAER CET 2024 is the same as last year. Given below is the MCAER PG CET 2024 exam pattern for candidates so that they can prepare accordingly:

Specification	Details
Mode of examination	Offline (Pen and paper-based test)
Medium of Instruction	English
Type of questions	Multiple choice
No. of questions	200 questions
Exam duration	120 minutes
Total marks	200 marks
Negative Marking Scheme	Not Applicable

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is there negative marking in MCAER PG CET Exam?

No, there is no negative marking scheme in MCAER PG CET 2024 exam. All the questions which are asked in the exam carry 1 mark only.

Since there is no negative marking hence it gives students an edge to attempt even those questions which they are not able to solve correctly. Hence there is no harm to attempting and answering those answers too.

It is advised that everyone needs to attempt all the questions which are asked in the exam.

MCAER PG CET 2024 Papers and Exam Schedule

The exam schedule for MCAER PG CET 2024 has been announced. Given below is the subject-wise exam date and timing.

Date

Time

10 am to 12 noon

Time

3 pm to 5 pm

30-March-2024

Horticulture, Food Technology

Agril. Engineering, Home/Communities Science

31-March-2024

Agriculture

Forestry, Fisheries

1-April-2024

Agri. Business Management

Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Note: Authorities have also mentioned that these dates are subject to change under any unavoidable circumstances and will be notified on the website (if any).

MCAER CET Marking Scheme 2024

In MCAER PG CET 2024 candidates will be evaluated out of a total score of 200 marks. There will be no negative marking in the exam. The marking scheme for the MCAER CET exam is listed below:

MCAER CET Marking Criteria	Marks
For every correct answer	+1
For every wrong answer	No negative marking
Total Marks	200

Applicants are advised to attempt all the questions in the exam as there is no negative marking and if their guess goes right then also they can get the marks for those questions which they were not attempting.

MCAER PG CET Exam Day Guidelines

Along with knowing the MCAER PG CET exam pattern, applicants who will appear in the MCAER PG CET 2024 exam must check the exam day guidelines before appearing for the exam.

Reach the exam centre before 30 minutes mentioned in the MCAER PG CET Admit Card
Students must mark the correct answer by blackening the corresponding Circle against the Serial Number of the question in the OMR sheet with a black ink ballpoint pen only.
Scratching, overwriting, tick marks, and multiple answers will be considered wrong answers and no marks will be awarded to the applicants.
After the exam is over take carbon copy of answer sheet along with you which will help in calculating the scores.

Verification of Marks in MCAER PG CET 2024 Exam

Applicants must know that the facility for verification of a candidate's mark is also there. The verification of marks secured by applicants can be done by emailing from the registered e-mail ID to “cetmauebpune@gmail.com” only.

Applicants need to mention all the application details of the candidate in the email.
This email needs to be sent within three days from the date of declaration of the MCAER PG CET result along with the online payment of INR 1000/- per CET-Subject via IPG link as provided by the Office in reply email.

MCAER PG CET 2024 FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions of MCAER PG CET 2024 Exam

Commonly asked questions

Q: Is MCAER PG CET exam pattern has been changed this year?

No, MCAER PG CET exam pattern is same as of the previous year. The exam will be conducted in two shifts for 3 days only.

The total no of questions which will be asked in the exam are 200. Each question will carry 1 mark hence total marks for which exam will be conducted is 200 only.

Q: How many questions are asked in MCAER PG CET Exam?

There will be 200 questions which will be asked in MCAER PG CET Exam. Each question carries weight of 1 mark.

Q: What is the format of the MCAER CET exam, and what types of questions can candidates expect?

MCAER PG CET exam is a offline exam that is conducted in English. This exam is conducted for 2 hours and there will be 200 questions in exam. Questions asked in MCAER CET exam is based on syllabus of individual subjects for UG courses and for PG courses the level is under graduate.