Common Entrance Test - Paper Pattern

CET is an exam conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education. It is conducted every year in the month of February.The entrance exam is followed by a GD and PI.

Unlike CAT and the other national exams CET is not an elimination exam.It is a selection tool.GD and PI are compulsory processes for any candidate who wants admission to the 2 year MMS programme.

Marking pattern

Entrance exam : 200 marks
Group Discussion : 17 marks
Personal Interview :17 marks
Work experience (only in a company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and for a period of 12 months) : 2 marks
HSC : 2 marks
SSC : 2 marks

Total : 240 marks

Other important things about CET :

• there is no negative marking
• there are no sections in the paper
• it is a multiple choice paper

This year the exam is being conducted on 27th Feb 2011.The results for the entrance exam are generally declared in the month of March - April.This is followed by a one month long process of GD/PI.

The final results are declared in June (end) which is then followed by CAP rounds for admission to the various colleges for the MMS programme.