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Kanupriya Gupta 19th Jan, 2020

Dear Aspirant,

MHT CET is a state-level engineering test conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education. This is for the colleges of Maharashtra for the undergraduate courses in engineering. The mode of application is online while the test is offline pen and paper test.

Exam Paper Pattern

  • Candidates have to appear in 2 papers – Paper I (Mathematics) & Paper II (Physics & Chemistry).
  • The candidate seeking admission to first year Engineering and Technology degree courses it is mandatory for them to appear for both Paper I and II. 1 hour 30 minutes will be given to answer each section .
  • Both papers will be for a total 100 marks.
  • Every correct response in Paper II will fetch 1 mark, while 2 marks will be given to each correct answer in Paper I. There will be no negative marking.
  • Paper II (Physics & Chemistry) will be conducted in English/Hindi/Marathi languages, while paper I will be held in English language only.

Syllabus

The syllabus is based on 11th and 12th class syllabus of Maharashtra board. 20% weightage will be given to the class 11 topics, whereas, 80% weightage will be given to topics from class 12 syllabus.

The books you should use to prepare for the exam are:

  • Marvel Physics for Medical & Engineering Entrance Exam by A. J. Bapat
  • MH-CET Engineering Solved Papers 2019-2004 with 5 Complete Mock Tests
  • Pradnya's Objective Mathematics by C. S. Patil
  • Chemistry for MHT CET (MCQ) by Mayur Mehta and Chitra Joshi
  • XII- Sci. Triumph Physics/ Chemistry /Mathematics

Hope this helps. All the best!

niharika cherry 19th Jan, 2020

Hi Faisal!

Here are the list of books for preparation of MHT CET:

For Physics:

  • Physics for MHT CET (MCQ) by A J Bapat (Marvel Publication)

  • Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 by H.C. Verma

  • Concepts of Physics Vol. 2 by H.C. Verma

  • Uttam MHT-CET Physics by Dr. Shirish B. Shrivastav

  • Complete Reference Manual MH-CET 2016 Physics M.K. Dikshit (Arihant Publication)
  • MHT CET Physics (Marvel) by AJ Bapat

For Chemistry:

  • Marvel Chemistry for MHT CET by Mayur Mehta, Chitra Joshi, Rekha Diwekar

  • Chemistry for MHT CET (MCQ) by Mayur Mehta and Chitra Joshi (Marvel Publication)

  • MHT CET Chemistry by Arihant Publishers

  • Complete Reference Manual MH-CET 2016 Chemistry (Arihant Publication)

For Mathematics:

  • Pradnya's Objective Mathematics by C. S. Patil

  • Other Books for MHT CET 2019 Preparation

  • Complete Reference Manual MH-CET 2016 Mathematics by Sushil Verma (Arihant Publication)
  • Mathematics for MHT CET (MCQ) by Hemant G. Ainapure (Marvel Publication)

Some other books/ previous papers:

  • MHT-CET Engineering Entrance Exam Author: Editorial Compilation

  • MHT-CET PCM Online Tests Series

  • Complete Reference Manual MH-CET Biology by Arihant Publishers

  • 24 Practice Sets MH CET

  • Complete Reference Manual MHT-CET Biology by R K Manglik

Hope this helps.

All the best!

Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 19th Jan, 2020

hi,

see first of all you need to clear your concepts of all three subjects of mathematics, physics and chemistry, after that you need to practice mcq questions, if you have already given jee main exam you have an idea about the competitive exam, see mhtcet exam has most questions coming from 12th syllabus, so focus more on 12th chapters of pcm. some of the books you may follow,

Physics for MHT CET by A J Bapat (Marvel Publication)

MHT CET Chemistry by Arihant Publishers

Mathematics for MHT CET  by Hemant G. Ainapure

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