Analysis of Maharashtra MBA CET 2025 Slot 6

Maharashtra MBA CET 2025 Slot 6 Details

Date : 3^rd April (Thursday) 2025

Slot : 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm

Total Number of Questions : 200

Total Time Allotted : 150 minutes

No. of Choices per question : 5 choices

No. of Sections : 4 sections

Negative Marks : No negative marking

CET 2025 Paper Pattern

The student who appeared in this slot seemed to have a fair understanding of the paper pattern. It appears they benefited from the feedback from the first two days, giving them a slight advantage over other students.

Like the earlier slots, the examination followed a section-wise format, with a convenient drop-down arrow at the top right of the screen for easy selection of the desired section. A detailed table, as provided below, outlines the allocation of questions and topics, giving a clear idea of the content covered.

Section 1 : Logical Reasoning & Analytical Puzzles

This section was as expected without any surprises, but there was one question on linear equations. Most of the questions were easy and doable in a short amount of time. For example, the questions from direction sense had hardly 2-3 steps. Similarly, blood relation questions had only three-four person relations.

Analytical puzzles questions were time consuming and could have attempted in limited numbers or at the end if time permits.

There were a few questions from Critical Reasoning which may have affected accuracy. There were questions from statement and assumption, course of action, etc. A good number of attempts in this section should be 40-45 questions. Students reported following types of questions in this section:

Section 2 : Abstract Reasoning

In this section, there was a good variety of 25 questions. These questions covered 17 types, which those who have practiced with T.I.M.E. handouts should find familiar. A significant advantage for those familiar with T.I.M.E. materials would be the ability to skip reading lengthy instructions, saving valuable time.

Many students have reported the overall difficulty level as easy to moderate, with more than half of the questions being quite straightforward. In fact, a few questions were so easy that they could be solved without needing to use pen and paper. It's estimated that one could have confidently attempted around 20 questions within 20 minutes.

Section 3 : Quantitative Ability

Student feedback indicates that the difficulty level of this section varied from easy to moderate. Only a few questions posed a real challenge to well-prepared students. All 50 questions were from the ‘Quantitative Ability’ area, with no questions from Data Interpretation or Data Sufficiency. A large number of questions came from the ‘Numbers’ topic, followed by Time and Distance and Simple Equations. Almost 50% of the section was contributed by these three topics.

For a few questions, students needed to find the answer up to two decimal places, which took up time. According to students, there were four questions where the answers didn't match any of the choices given, leading to wasted time in cross-checking. Many questions were straightforward and could have been answered without using a pen and paper. In fact, for many questions, the answer could have been found by working on the options instead of solving them traditionally. A couple of questions were challenging, requiring additional concepts for solving.

Section 4: Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section was notably lengthy. Even the interface necessitated that students scroll to view the fifth sentence of the Para jumbles & out of context questions, which was time-consuming. This section was primarily composed of Reading Comprehension (RC) questions, accounting for nearly 50% of the total questions. A total of seven RC passages, each with varying lengths and numbers of questions, were included. There were no new question types introduced in this section.

Reading Comprehension:

• Three passages, each accompanied by five questions, were provided. Out of the fifteen questions, ten were rated as easy to moderate in difficulty, and students were able to answer them after reading the corresponding passages.

• Two passages, each with two questions, were included as well. two out of four questions were considered moderate in difficulty and could be answered by students after reading the passages.

• Additionally, two passages each contained one question. Students were advised to attempt these questions only if time allowed, as the passages were over 200 words long and required significant reading to score just one mark.

Verbal Ability

There were 12 questions related to out-of-context and para jumbles combined. While the difficulty ranged from easy to moderate, solving them would likely have been time-consuming.

On the other hand, the ‘find the error’ and spelling-based questions were straightforward, allowing for quick and accurate responses. The remaining question types were generally easy to moderate and less time-intensive.

Overall difficulty level of this section was moderate. A well-prepared student should have been able to answer approximately 35 to 40 questions correctly within the allotted 40 minutes.

Based on the student feedback on the overall, the paper can be classified as easy to moderate difficult. From what the students have reported, the correct selection of questions along with speed 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 130 -140 questions. However, students aiming for the top colleges should have attempted around 145 - 150 questions.