Common Entrance Test
(CET)
The examination is conducted by
Directorate Of Technical Education; Maharashtra.The scores are accepted only by
B-Schools in Maharashtra. This is a centralized admission process
CET is designed to test the
propensity of the applicant towards managerial tasks with speed and accuracy.
Solving maximum number of correct questions in a given timeframe is important.
Theoretically, the Entrance Process evaluates students in the broad areas of:
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Leadership Qualities
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Managerial Abilities
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Administrative Capabilities
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Team Management
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Risk Management
In practice, the tests also provide
a clear indication of a student’s decision making abilities, time management
skills, reasoning abilities, crisis management skills and so on.
Eligibility for
appearing in CET
A 3 year bachelor's degree or an
equivalent in any discipline recognized by any Indian University / AICTE is
eligible for post-graduate studies. Students in final year of graduation can
also apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be allowed provisional admission
with the condition that the mark sheet and a certificate of passing is produced
before certain specified date.
Selection Process
Stage I : Common
Entrance Test (CET) – Paper Based Objective Test
Stage II : Group Discussion
Stage III : Personal
Interview
Stage I
Common Entrance Test (CET)
This is a paper based exam.
The written test is of 2.5 hrs
comprising of 200 marks. The question paper has to be submitted back to the
examiner by the candidate. It is divided in the following areas:
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Verbal Reasoning -
Approx. 35 marks
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Quantitative Reasoning -
Approx. 50 marks
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Logical Reasoning -
Approx. 50 marks
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Visual Reasoning -
Approx 30 marks
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Data Interpreatation -
Approx 20 marks
and Data Sufficiency
Features of the Test :
Speed and Accuracy, Time Management
NOTE :
● It must be noted that the CET is not divided into any sections. All the questions are
spread
across the entire paper randomly.
● Work Experience and
Academic Scores are also considered in CET selection process.
Stage II
Group Discussion
After the CET exam, all candidates
have to appear for Group Discussion. The Group Discussion is essentially used as
pointer to assess the students in the following areas:
Communication skills, Clarity of thought, Leadership quality - Initiator,
Co-coordinator, Motivation, Summarizer, Team Player, Inter-personal behavior.
Stage III
Personal
Interview
This is the final stage, where
panels of Experts interview the candidate individually and grade them based on
their personality, common sense and presence of mind.
Note
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CET (Paper Based Test score) score
is accepted by the private management colleges and they invite candidates for GD/PI
later.
eg. 1. Welingkar’s
2. K.J. Somaiya
3. N.L. Dalmiya
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