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The Maharashtra CET for seeking admission to MMS/MBA programs in the state is scheduled on the 17th of February 2008. You surely have several questions running in your mind. IMS brings in the answers for you.
 When can I apply for the CET?
Step 1: Procure the Information Brochure from select post offices from 18th January to 31st January 08. The list of Post Offices has been released in the notification. It is mandatory to purchase the Information Brochure along with the ‘MAH/MMS-CET 2008 Kit’ from a specified post office Click here to view a list of Post Offices»
Step 2: Aspiring candidates are required to register their name online on the website www.dte.org.in.mba for which the Application ID and password is supplied in the kit.
Step 3: Candidates are supposed to submit online application through Internet.
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Candidate is also required to paste the recent photo and put signature provided on the sheet provide in the kit which is to be scanned and uploaded on the website as per given guidelines. The candidates have to confirm the registration online itself.
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The Online System shall generate the Hall Ticket for CET bearing name of the candidate, the photo and signature of the candidate, CET venue an.
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All India candidates who wish to apply for admission through CAP only on the basis of CAT/MAT(Feb ‘08)/JMET/XAT/ATMA against All India seats will have to compulsorily register for CET. However the Hall ticket for CET shall not be issued to such candidates. Such candidates can take a print out of the submitted application for future reference.
Maharashtra State candidates can apply through Mah CET and/or any of the All India Entrance tests, however the score which is higher would be considered for the CAP rounds.
What is the application fee?
Application form processing fees (including fees for GD/PI) s stated below is to be paid at identified in cash only. No other mode of payment shall be permitted.
For Open Category Candidates from Maharashtra State, Outside Mahrashtra Students |
Rs 1150/- |
(OMS), J & K Migrant candidates and NRI/Foreign students/PIO/ Children of Indian Workers |
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in the Gulf countries Candidates |
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For Candidates of Backward Class categories [SC/ST/VJDT/NT(A),NT(B)/NT(D)/OBC, SBC] |
Rs 950/- |
belonging to Maharashtra State only |
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J & K migrant candidates who wish to apply against J & K migrant quota and also against OMS quota are required to pay total fee of Rs.2300 (Two separate receipts of Rs.1150 need to be procured).
What are the documents required while submitting the application form?
Candidates are required to carry original documents for verification and submit attested Xerox copies of the following certificates at the time of confirmation of CAP application form at the ARC.
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Certificate of Indian Nationality* in the name of the candidate
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Statement of marks in HSC and SSC
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Statement of marks for Bachelor’s Degree examination (i.e. the qualifying degree examination) in case the candidate has passed the Bachelor’s Degree Examination. (Candidates who have appeared for the final year degree examination have time limit up to 30th September 2007 to procure the same)
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Caste Certificate (if applicable)
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Non Creamy Layer Certificate (if applicable)
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Domicile certificate (if applicable), clearly indicating the place of permanent residence of the candidate/father or mother or spouse
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Certificates in Proforma A, B, C, D, E and F as applicable
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Receipt of payment made at post office
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Any other relevant document
* The certificate of Indian Nationality is part of the Domicile certificate, which is usually issued by the Tahsildar/Executive Magistrate/Deputy Collector of the concerned district/Taluka. You can substitute this with the following:
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School Leaving Certificate indicating the Nationality of the candidate as ‘Indian’
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Indian Passport in the name of the candidate, issued by appropriate authorities.
No documents are needed at the time of filling online form for MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 08. However no change in the information once filled is permitted at a later date.
Sr No. |
Activity |
Schedule |
First Date |
Last Date |
1 |
Sale of the Information Brochure at select offices |
18/01/08 |
31/01/08 |
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Online Submission of the "CET Application Form" through computer connected to Internet on the web site www.dte.org.in/mba for Maharashtra State/ OMS/ J&K candidates and reciept of the Hall |
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Ticket for the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2008
Note: Candidates who have appeared/appearing for the CAT/JMET/ATMA/XAT/MAT (of Feb '08) and aspiring to claim admission against the All India seats are also required to submit the online CET Application form |
18/01/08 |
31/01/08 |
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Date and Timing of MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2008 |
17/02/08 (2.00 pm) |
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Declaration of the results of the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET '08 on www.dte.org.in/mba |
27/03/08 |
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Registration for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview(PI) and reciept of call letter |
02/05/08 |
11/05/08 |
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Conduct of GD and PI at select centers |
12/05/08 |
31/05/08 |
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Submission of the Work Experience Certificate (In Proforma - G) at SIMSREE, Mumbai only by Registered Post |
12/05/08 |
31/05/08 |
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Document verification, updation and confirmation of Application Form for Admission at ARC for Maharashtra State/OMS/J&K candidates. |
12/05/08 |
31/05/08 |
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Display of the Provisional merit lists(Maharashtra State, All India and J&K candidates) on the website www.dte.org.in/mba |
10/06/08 |
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Submission of grievance applications of Maharashtra, All India and J&K candidates, if any at respective ARC |
11/06/08 |
12/06/08 |
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Display of the final merit lists (Maharashtra, All India and J&K candidates) onwebsite www.dte.org.in/mba |
13/06/08 |
Is there any minimum percentage requirement for applying?
Yes. In order to secure admission to the 2-year full time MMS/MBA/BPDBM/PGDBA programs, the candidate should have passed a Bachelor’s Degree (of minimum 3 years duration) with a minimum of 45 % marks in aggregate (40% in the case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only) in any discipline from a university recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
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Appeared for final year examination of any Bachelor’s Degree (of minimum 3 years duration) from a university recognised by the Association of Indian Universities. Such candidates can be considered for provisional admission subject to passing the degree examination with a minimum of 45 % marks in aggregate (40% in the case of candidates of backward class categories belonging to Maharashtra State only)
Note: You need to check out the category wise eligibility criteria further once you have purchased the Information Brochure.
What is the test timing?
The test is for a duration of 2 ½ hours from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Candidates are required to report to the test centre ½ hour ahead of the start time.
What are the areas tested?
The areas tested in the CET are:
- Data Interpretation
- Logical Reasoning
- Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Verbal Ability
- Verbal Reasoning
- Visual Reasoning
Where will the test be conducted?
The CET (Written Test) and GD/PI will be conducted at the following cities:
Sr. No. |
City Code |
CET Exam City |
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11 |
Ahmednagar |
2 |
12 |
Amravati |
3 |
13 |
Aurangabad |
4 |
14 |
Chandrapur |
5 |
15 |
Jalgaon |
6 |
16 |
Kolhapur |
7 |
17 |
Latur |
8 |
18 |
Mumbai - Central |
9 |
19 |
Mumbai - City |
10 |
20 |
Mumbai - Western |
11 |
21 |
Nagpur |
12 |
22 |
Nanded |
13 |
23 |
Nashik |
14 |
24 |
Pune |
15 |
25 |
Solapur |
16 |
26 |
Thane |
17 |
31 |
Ahmedabad |
18 |
32 |
Bangalore |
19 |
33 |
Bhopal |
20 |
34 |
Bhubaneswar |
21 |
35 |
Chandigarh |
22 |
36 |
Chennai |
23 |
37 |
Delhi |
24 |
38 |
Guwahati |
25 |
39 |
Indore |
26 |
40 |
Jaipur |
27 |
41 |
Kolkatta |
28 |
42 |
Raipur |
Note:
For the convenience of OMS candidates, the test will be conducted inDelhi,Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Indore, Jaipur, Raipur, Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore.
What is the total mark for the test?
Head |
Marks |
Common Entrance Test (CET ) |
200 |
Group Discussion(GD) |
17 |
Personal Interview (PI) |
17 |
Past Academic Record(PAR) |
4 |
Work Experience(WE) |
2 |
Total |
240 |
Is there negative marking?
No. There is no negative marking
What are the steps in the selection procedure?
- Registering for CET
- Appearing for the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2008
- Declaration of CET 08 results
- Registration for the GD/PI
i. Register for GD/PI through candidates login.
ii. Candidate selects available dates for GD/PI through candidates login
iii. Candidate is allotted a venue and date
iv. System generates “GD/PI Call Letter”. Candidate takes a print out.
- Appearing for the GD/PI
- Submission of Work Experience certificates
i. Candidate send the original copies of the work experience strictly as per the Proforma-G given in the brochure along with the following documents:
1. AppointmentOrder(s)
2. JoiningReport(s)
3. Marklistofqualifyingexamination
4. Relieving letter(s)( if applicable)
ii The certificates should be sent through Registered Post only as per the schedule at the following address by clearly mentioning on the envelope the Application ID of the candidate and write “WE certificates for the MAH-MBA/MMS-CET 2008”
The Director
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies & Research and Entrepreneurship Education,
B-Road, Churchgate, Mumbai-400 020
iii. The acknowledgement of the receipt of the certificates and the Marks allotted for WE will be available to the candidate through Candidates login.
- Confirmation of “Application Form for Admission” at ARC
i. Candidate has to take a print out of the Online Application form
ii. Print out of the form will list the required docs for verification.
iii. The candidate will have to confirm the online application form at ARC in person.
- Display of Merit List and issue of score card
The provisional Merit lists viz. Maharashtra State Candidates, All India Candidates and J&K Migrant Candidates will be displayed on the website.
- Submission and confirmation of online option form for CAP Round I, II and III.
Hereby giving a summary of the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP):
Summary of “Rules of Reporting” in the CAP process
CAP Round No. |
No. of Options to be filled in |
No. of the option allotted for which confirming Admission is Mandatory |
Remarks |
First |
15 options
(Min. 1 and Max. 15) |
Any one of the first FIVE options |
Candidate has to confirm the admission, if he/she gets allotment of any one choice from first five options. Such candidates will not be able to participate in further rounds of CAP i.e. Round-II,III & IV, irrespective of the fact that such candidate confirms the admission or not.
Other candidates who have got allotment between options 6~15 may also confirm the admission if he/she wishes so, however such candidate will not be able to participate in further rounds of CAP i.e. Round-II,III & IV. |
Second |
20 fresh options
(Min. 1 and Max. 20) |
Any one of the first SEVEN options |
Candidate has to confirm the admission, if he / she gets allotment of any choice from first Seven options. Such candidates will not be able to participate in further rounds of CAP i.e. Round-III &I V, irrespective of the fact that such candidate confirms the admission or not.
Other candidates who have got allotment between options 8~20 may confirm the admission if he/she wishes so, however such candidate will not be able to participate in further rounds of CAP i.e. Round-III & IV. |
Third |
25 fresh options
(Min. 1 and Max. 25) |
Any one of the options allotted |
Candidate has to confirm the admission, if he/she gets allotment of any one of the options, such candidate will not be able to participate in last round of CAP i.e. Round-IV, irrespective of the fact that such candidate confirms the admission or not. |
Fourth round by Counseling |
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Seat available will be offered to candidates eligible to participate in Round-IV as per inter se merit. |
No seat tag of reservation, AIEEE etc. shall be maintained in this round. All available seats will be offered only to Maharashtra State candidates who are |
If you are an OMS candidate you can apply through the Maharashtra CET or with your CAT/XAT/JMET/MAT/ATMA scores. Even if you are applying through scores of any of the All India entrance tests, you would need to register for the Maharashtra CET. Such students will have to attend only the GD/PI rounds.
However, the scores of the national tests are converted to a CET equivalent score out of 200. To get an idea of your converted score you can use the following score converter that is as per CET 2006: http://dte.org.in/mba2007/mbafind.asp
The list of Top 10 institutes through the CET are as mentioned below:
Institute |
Cut off out of total score of 240 |
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OMS |
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. (JBIMS) |
166 |
175 |
Sydenham Institute of Management Studies & Research & Enterpreneurship Education |
162 |
173 |
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management & Research |
156 |
172 |
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research |
156 |
169 |
Department of Management Studies(PUMBA), University of Pune |
151(Other Than Home University) |
165 |
Chetna's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research |
147 |
163 |
S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies |
153 |
165 |
MET's Institute of Management |
147 |
161 |
Indian Education Society's Management College & Research Centre (IES) |
145 |
159 |
N.L.Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research |
148 |
165 |
** Incase of any clarifications You can call up the DTE Helpline Numbers: (022) 2262 6853 / 2262 6854
Alternatively, you can chat online with an IMS Counsellor 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (Monday – Friday)
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