MBA/MMS MAH-CET 2024 Day 1 Analysis
MAH-CET 2024 Day 1
March 9, 2024 (9:00 am to 11:30 am and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm)
The Day 1 of CET-2024 took place today (March 9, 2024). CET 2024 is being held on three days from March 9 to March 11.
This analysis is based on the feedback received from IMS students and experts who appeared for CET 2024 on the first day.
CET-2024 maintained a total of 200 questions. The question paper was divided into different sections. In terms of Level of Difficulty, the test was easier as compared to CET-2023.
OVERVIEW
| Area Name | No. of Questions
| Difficulty Level | Good Attempts*
|
| Logical Reasoning | 75 | Easy | 170-175 |
| Abstract Reasoning | 25 | Easy-Moderate | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | Easy | |
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension | 50 | Easy | |
| Total | 200 | Easy |
- Day 1 of CET-2024 was easy, similar to CET 2023.
- As usual, CET 2024 consisted of 200 questions to be attempted in 150 minutes
- Since there is NO Negative Marking in CET, candidates are expected to attempt all 200 questions.
- IMS estimate of good attempts refers to the number of serious attempts and excludes random attempts.
Verbal Ability/Reading Comprehension
The test consisted of 50 questions with 14 RC questions and 36 VA questions. Overall, the VARC was easy. There were 3 Reading Comprehension passages. Most of the questions in the RC passages were of Specific detail type with a couple of inference questions as well. There were 2 to 3 questions in the Fill in the blank format in one RC passage. The VA section was easy as well. Most of the VA questions could be answered quickly with high accuracy.
Following is the break-up of this section:
| VARC Topics | No. of questions |
| Reading Comprehension – 3 Passages [Fuel Emissions Norms in India – 400 words, 4Qs; | 14 |
| Synonyms + Antonyms | 10 |
| Analogies | 5 |
| Replace the underlined phrase (Grammar) | 2 |
| Spot the error (Grammar) | 3 |
| Odd one out | 5 |
| Idioms | 2 |
| Spellings | 5 |
| Critical Reasoning | 1 |
| Jumbled Paragraph (1 set) | 3 |
| Total | 50 |
Quantitative Aptitude
There were about 50 questions. The level of difficulty of the questions on Quantitative Aptitude was easy.
There were maximum questions on Arithmetic, Numbers, Modern Mathematics, Data Sufficiency and Geometry.
Following is the break-up of this section:
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Numbers | 10 |
| Arithmetic | 27 |
| Data Sufficiency | 4 |
| Geometry | 2 |
| Modern Maths | 5 |
| Total | 50 |
Logical Reasoning
There were around 75 questions in the Logical Reasoning section. In Non-Verbal Reasoning, there were LR Caselets, Sequential Output, Coding Decoding, Directions, Family Tree, Number Series, Symbols, Cube based and Symbol Based Puzzles, QA Reasoning based puzzles, Venn Diagram based questions etc.
In Verbal Reasoning, there were questions on Syllogisms, Assertion-Reasoning, Course of Action, Analogy. The questions were easy.
Following is the break-up of this section:
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Arrangements | 13 |
| Grouping & Conditionalities | 12 |
| Sequential output | 2 |
| Coding Decoding | 6 |
| Directions | 4 |
| Family Tree | 3 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Symbols, Cube based | 6 |
| Verbal Reasoning | 13 |
| Miscellaneous (Odd Man out, Venn Diagram, QA Reasoning) | 7 |
| Data Sufficiency | 4 |
| Total | 75 |
Overall difficulty of the questions on Logical Reasoning was easy to moderate.
Visual Reasoning
There were 25 questions on Visual Reasoning. There were questions on series completion, analogies and odd man out like in the recent years. The overall difficulty level was in the range of easy to medium.
Following is the break-up of this section:
| Topics | No. of questions |
| Series Completion | 11 |
| Analogies | 2 |
| Cube based | 1 |
| Odd Man Out | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 |
| Total | 25 |