About MH-CET Law
The government of Maharashtra will conduct the MH-CET law 2020 exam for admission to the 3-year and 5-year law program in the state of Maharashtra. DTE conducts the MH-CET law exam online. MH-CET was introduced in 2016 by the Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra as a common entrance test for students seeking admissions to various government law colleges in the state. Nearly 15,000 students write MH-CET (5-year Law) every year.
Eligibility criteria
1. For MAH LLB (5 Years)
Educational Qualifications: 10+2 passed/appearing
Minimum marks in qualifying exam:
- 45%in aggregate for Open, SEBC, and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Category candidates and all India candidates.
- 40%in aggregate for candidate belonging to SC and ST category from Maharashtra state.
- 42%in aggregate for VJNT, SBC, OBC categories belonging to state of Maharashtra
2. For MAH LLB (3 Years)
- Candidates should have a graduate (or a post graduate degree) in any discipline from any University in Maharashtra established by an act of Parliament or by the State Legislature
- An equivalent national institution recognized as a deemed to be university or foreign university recognized as equivalent to the status of an Indian university by an authority competent to declare equivalence.
- Candidates who have completed Class 10th (SSC) +2 (HSC) education following regular mode can apply for admission to LLB 3 Years, provided they have completed their graduation and/or post graduation through regular mode/open or distance mode.
Exam Pattern
| Exam mode | Online |
| Language | Marathi and English |
| Type of questions | MCQs |
| Exam duration | 2 hours Extra time will be allotted to several PwD candidates (based on the kind of disability) |
| Total number of questions | 150 |
| Total marks | 150 |
| Marking scheme | 1 mark for each correct answer |
| Negative marking | None |
1. MH-CET Law Exam Pattern: For Five-Year LLB
| Section | No. of Questions |
| English | 30 |
| Mathematical Aptitude | 10 |
| Logical &Analytical Reasoning | 40 |
| General Awareness with Current Affairs | 30 |
| Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning | 40 |
| Total | 150 |
2. MH-CET Law Exam Pattern: For Three-Year LLB
| Subject/Topic | Number of questions | Marks |
| Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
| General knowledge with Current Affairs | 40 | 40 |
| Logical &Analytical Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
| English | 50 | 50 |
| Total | 150 | 150 |
Syllabus
- Legal aptitude & Legal Reasoning: Indian polity, including Executive, Judiciary and Legislature, Law propositions with facts, the Constitution, etc.
- General knowledge with Current Affairs: Indian geography, current affairs, latest rules and amendments, etc.
- Logical & Analytical Reasoning: Reasoning by analogy, completing arguments, drawing well-supported conclusions, puzzles, blood relations, series, etc.
- English: Vocabulary, synonyms &antonyms, analogies, idioms &phrases, sentence improvement and rearrangement, fill in the blanks, etc.
- Maths (Only for 5-year LLB): Speed &distance, profit &loss, time &work, Algebra, etc.
MH-CET Law Colleges
MH-CET LAW scores and ranks are accepted by colleges in Maharashtra, of which some of the top ones are:
1. Mumbai:
- Government Law College (GLC)
- SVKM’s Pravin Gandhi College of Law
- Jitendra Chauhan College of Law
- KC Law College
- Rizvi Law College
- Vivekanand Education Society’s College of Law
2. Pune
- ILS Law College
- New Law College, BVP
- DES’s Shri Navalmal Firodia Law College
- PES’s Modern Law College
- PDEA Law College
3. Nagpur and Other Locations
- RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur
- Central India College of Law, Nagpur
- Navjeevan Law College, Nashik
- Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad
- Panjabrao Deshmukh College of Law, Amravati
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