Maharashtra MBA CET 2022 Details

Date : 24 August 2022 Wednesday

Slot : 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Total Number of Questions : 200

Total Time allotted : 150 minutes

No. of Choices per question : 5 choices

No. of Sections : No sections. Jumbled questions.

Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2022 Paper Pattern

After comparing slot-1 and slot-2 papers, it is clear that CET Cell not only deviated from the pattern given in the notification it also did not maintain the same pattern regarding number of questions in various test areas or the topics covered or the question types. It is quite evident that the questions have been picked from study material of several test prep institutes, including that of T.I.M.E, and also from previous papers of various exams like CAT. Picking questions from CAT lead to huge variation in difficulty levels across the slots. In the absence of normalization, this is going to severely effect the chances of students getting comparable scores across the slots.

Overall, the level of difficulty was moderate to slightly difficult because in this slot, the number of questions from the Quant section was relatively high. The key to get a good score in would be a judicious selection of questions, as most of the questions were direct application of formulas/concepts. There were some lengthy questions too across all the areas which one should have skipped. As the questions were Jumbled up, there was no choice but to go in the serial order.

Students reported that on the same data there were multiple questions but, they were scattered as observed in the other slots. eg. Questions based on stacked bar graph is given as Q.18, 19, 104, and 153. This pattern was observed for every area except abstract reasoning. One student reported that there were 6-8 such sets in the analytical reasoning area for which questions were scattered across the paper. To avoid reworking solution and to save time one needs to note down solutions properly on the rough sheets.

One can get as many rough sheets as required.

Area 1: Logical Reasoning:

Based on the student feedback the overall difficulty level of this area could be described moderate to slightly difficult. A couple of sets were quite difficult and one should have definitely avoided them and focused on the easy ones. According to the students 45 - 50 attempt with 100% accuracy was possible.

1. Analytical puzzles had the highest numbers of questions contributing to more than 50% of this area. Students reported that there were no questions asked from areas like Input Output, Reasoning Based Data Sufficiency, Data Comparison, Deductions, Decision Making, Clocks and Calendars. This was compensated with additional questions in Direction sense and Letter and Number Series. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this area was as follows.

Analytical Puzzles:

This area had the maximum number of questions. There were many regular type questions like Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Distribution. The set on Games and Tournaments based on the concept of Round Robin Tournament and Knockout tournament clubbed together is picked from CAT-2008. There were 7 Sets (having 3 to 6 questions each). About 2-3 of these sets were slightly difficult and had lot of information. Apart from these, the remaining sets were moderate and could have been solved easily.

Analytical Reasoning:

Direction Sense: There was 1 set of 3 questions and the remaining two were singleton questions. The questions were doable and could have been solved easily.

Number and Letter Series: There were 16 questions on number and letter series. The questions were broadly of two types- to find the next number and to identify the wrong number. Though questions were not that easy, they were manageable if one had practiced this area earlier. Students observed that in all the number series questions the numbers were not of more than three digits.

Blood Relations: There were about 4 singleton questions on Blood Relations and one of the sets under Analytical Puzzles had the involvement of the concept of the Blood Relations. Overall, the questions from this area were doable.

Area 2: Abstract Reasoning

The number of questions on Abstract reasoning in this slot was comparatively fewer than the usual number. It was mostly based on the odd one out, the next figure in the series and the missing figure. One could have easily solved around 6-8 questions from this category within 10 mins.

Area 3: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

The verbal section came with not many surprises. A few question types were new. The reading comprehension tested the reasoning skills of candidates along with reading and comprehending ability. The passages were easy to comprehend however the questions were challenging. The grammar questions were relatively easy belonging to only one domain. The vocabulary questions were moderately challenging with a good mix of question types given below. The para based questions could have been a scoring part for the test takers. A good attempt of 30-35 questions is what a test taker could aim for.

Area 4: Quantitative Aptitude:

Students felt that the difficulty level of this section was on moderate lines but having said that most of the questions were direct application of the concepts. The Quant area was heavily loaded with Numbers which had about 25 questions. There were also decent number of questions from Permutations and Combinations. Surprisingly, we didn't have a single question from Geometry and Mensuration in this slot. The DI sets were quite comprehensible and a couple of them could be solved easily. A good number of attempts would be around 50 questions in about 40-45 mins. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Quantitative Ability

Students reported that most of the questions in Quantitative Ability were from the Numbers Section and the Permutation Combination section. The questions were mostly direct application of the formulas and should have been easily solved. About 6-8 questions were little tricky/lengthy and should have been skipped by the students. Sufficient practice would have enabled a student to answer the questions faster and with high accuracy. A few questions were so easy that one could have answered them without using pen and paper.

Data Interpretation:

There was one set on Line Graph, one on Stacked Bar Graph and the third one on Bar Graph. Knowing the basic concepts of percentages would help in solving this area. Considering the difficulty level and amount of time required, one should have definitely been able to solve about 8-10 of these questions.

Based on the student feedback on the overall, the paper can be classified as moderate to slightly difficult level. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions is the key to a good score. A judicious distribution of time and choice would have ensured a comfortable number of attempts with a good accuracy. A good student should have attempted around 135-140 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 150 questions.

Maharashtra MBA CET 2022 Details

Date : 23rd August 2022 (Tuesday)

Slot : 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Total Number of Questions : 200

Total Time allotted : 150 minutes

No. of Choices per question : 5 choices

No. of Sections : No sections. Jumbled questions.

Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2022 Paper Pattern

Last year (CET 2021) CET CELL published the same paper pattern as above in their information booklet where question paper was expected to have four sections. To everyone's surprise CET 2021 had Jumbled paper where area wise number of questions were different from what was mentioned in the information booklet.

For CET 2022, CET CELL declared the same paper pattern as mentioned in the above table. Points (14), (15), (16) and (17) of the booklet clearly mentions that there are going to be section. So, everyone was expecting a question paper with four sections with number of questions as mentioned in the table. But again, to everyone’s surprise CET 2022 had 200 questions in jumbled up format. But there is one change this year question paper as compared to the last year. The number of questions for respective areas were as declared by CET Cell. That gave students a huge relief as, they can go according to their planned strategy.

Overall level of difficulty of the exam was easy to moderate. This leads to a greater number of attempts and higher cut offs for the top colleges. As the questions were Jumbled up, there was no choice but to go in the serial order. Attempt the easy questions and leave the time-consuming questions for attempting at the end.

Students reported that on the same data there were multiple questions but, they were scattered. eg. Question numbers based on the same data of linear arrangement were 2, 29, 87, 138 and, 163. So, one needs to refer the same solution of Q. 2 to answer the other 4 questions. This pattern was observed for every area except abstract reasoning. One student reported that there were 9 such sets in the analytical reasoning area for which questions were scattered across the paper. So, to avoid reworking solution and to save time one needs to note down solutions properly on the rough sheets. You can get as many rough sheets as required.

Area 1: Logical Reasoning:

Based on the student feedback the overall difficulty level of this area could be described as easy to moderate. However, they felt that one could have skipped a few moderate questions, and thereby utilized that time in attempting the questions from the other areas. According to them an attempt of 60 to 65 questions with 100% accuracy was possible Analytical puzzles had the highest number of questions contributing to almost 50% of this area. Students reported that there were no questions asked from areas like Input Output, Reasoning Based Data Sufficiency and Critical Reasoning. This was compensated with additional questions in Direction sense and Blood relations. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this area was as follows.

Analytical Puzzles:

This area had the maximum number of questions. There were many regular type questions like Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Distribution, Comparison and Arrangement of people on different floors. There were 6 sets (having 2 to 4 questions each) for which the questions scattered across the paper. These sets had smaller amount of information and hence could have taken around 2 to 3 minutes to solve. However, there were 3 sets with 4 to 5 questions each and for these the questions were given together. Students observed that these three sets had more amount of information given and difficulty level was moderate. Apart from this there were 4 individual questions based on Analytical puzzles, which could have been solved easily.

Analytical Reasoning:

Deductions: All the deductions questions had 3 statements followed by 4 conclusions except one question which had 4 statements and 4 conclusions. There were no conclusions involving possibility. Any student, well-versed with the basic concepts, would have answer all the questions accurately.

Direction Sense: There were two sets of 5 questions each. Time taken to draw the diagram would have been less than two minutes. But questions were not together. One has to refer diagrams multiple times to answer individual questions.

Coding – Decoding: One set where four statements were given with their codes and by checking common word and common code, one could have answered them. Also, there were 5 individual questions. These were the easiest questions in this section, and one couldn’t have afforded to miss these questions.

Blood Relations: There was one set and couple of individual questions. But again, for that one set questions were not together. But once you make the family tree then, you can answer all questions based on that set easily even they were not together.

Decision Making: Moderate difficulty level. One can find these questions little time consuming compared to other analytical reasoning questions.

Area 2: Abstract Reasoning

Students were very happy with this section as this was the easiest of all the test areas. There were no surprises in this section. One could have easily attempted around 18-20 questions in 20 minutes. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this area was as follows.

Area 3: Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Students have reported that the verbal ability section in this year’s paper sprung a few surprises when the question types is considered. However, the sub-areas in which the candidates were tested did not change. A well-prepared student would have attempted 35 questions in 35 minutes and answered with 80% accuracy. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Area 4: Quantitative Aptitude:

Students felt that the difficulty level of this section ranged from easy to moderate. They said that the DI sets were quite comprehendible and can be solved easily. Students were surprised to see a large number of data sufficiency questions. Quantitative Ability and Number Series were with no surprises in terms of topics and types. A well prepared student would be able to solve around 40 questions in 35 mins. The students have recollected that the combination of questions in this section was as follows.

Quantitative Ability

Students reported that most of the questions in Quantitative Ability were from the Arithmetic section with straightforward data. Regular practice would have enabled a student to answer the questions faster and with a high accuracy. Few questions were so easy that one could have answered them without putting the pen on the paper

Data Sufficiency:

All Data Sufficiency questions had 3 statements except one question which has 4 statements. In many questions one would have found one statement which was of no use and could have been eliminated straight way. Overall, all questions were easy. In fact, easier than QA questions. But one needs better clarity of concepts of all topics in QA to answer these questions. While handling these questions one needs to understand that it is not required to find the answer of the questions but needs to check the sufficiency of the statements which can help to arrive at the answer.

Number Series:

There were 6 question, and all were of the type to find the next term in the series. Though questions were not that easy, they were manageable if one had practiced these questions regularly. Students observed that in all the number series questions the numbers were not of more than three-digit.

Data Interpretation:

There were 2 sets covering varieties like Table and Line Graph and Case lets. Knowing the basic concepts of Percentages would have been helpful in solving both the sets. Considering the difficulty level and amount of time required, one should have definitely attempted DI questions.

Based on the student feedback, on the overall, the paper can be classified as easy to moderate difficulty level. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions is the key to a good score. Since there wasn’t any element of surprise in the type of questions, a judicious distribution of time and choice would have ensured a comfortable number of attempts with a good accuracy. A good student should have attempted around 135-140 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 150-160 questions.