MHT CET exam pattern 2020 – State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra has released the exam pattern of MHT CET 2020 through the information brochure. As per the MHT CET 2020 exam pattern, the exam will be computer-based (CBT) of 180 minutes. The exam will be conducted under two groups: PCM and PCB. Question type of will be multiple choice. The syllabus for MHT CET 2020 will be based on syllabus of Maharashtra State Board of
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, with 20% weightage given to Std. XI syllabus and 80% weightage to Std. XII syllabus. Questions asked will be mainly application based; also there is no negative marking. Go through the rest of the article to learn the full details of MHT CET exam pattern 2020.
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MHT CET 2020 exam pattern
| Particulars | Description |
| Mode of exam | Online Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Groups | MHT-CET will be conducted in two groups: Group I – PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) Group II – PCB (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) |
| Exam duration | 180 minutes (3 hours) Group I 90 minutes for Mathematics90 minutes for Physics + Chemistry Group II 90 minutes for Biology90 minutes for Physics + Chemistry |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) will be asked Each question will have four answer options, out of which only one will be correct |
| Total number of Questions | Group I 150 questions Physics – 50 questionsChemistry – 50 questionsMathematics – 50 questions Group II 200 questions Biology – 100 questionsPhysics – 50Chemistry – 50 |
| Marking scheme | Mathematics questions will each carry 2 marks. Physics, Chemistry and Biology questions will each carry 1 mark |
| Total Marks | 200 |
| Language | The medium of examination is English or Marathi or Urdu for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Mathematics Paper – English only. |
| Syllabus | Syllabus will be based on MSBSHSE |
| Weightage of questions | 20% weightage to Std. XI syllabus and 80% weightage to Std. XII syllabus |
MHT CET 2020 exam pattern: Sequence in which sections have to be answered
| Sr. No. | Group | Duration (in Min) | 01 To 90 Min | 91 To 180 Min |
| 1 | PCM Group | 180 | Physics & Chemistry | Mathematics |
| 1 | PCB Group | 180 | Physics & Chemistry | Biology |
MHT CET 2020 exam pattern – Key points
- The combined physics and chemistry section in both PCM and PCB papers will be enabled only after completion of 90 minutes allotted for the section (i.e physics and chemistry)
- There is no negative marking in MHT CET 2020
- Also, questions will be primarily APPLICATION based.
- Questions will be from the syllabus of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
- The result of MHT CET 2020 will be declared in percentile form.
- If a candidate is appearing in both PCM and PCB groups, marks obtained in percentile score of Physics or Chemistry will not be interchanged among the groups
- MHT CET exam centres will be located at all the district headquarters of Maharashtra as well as Capital District in states like Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi-NCR, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh depending on the availability of candidates.
MHT CET 2020 syllabus
The applicant appearing in the computer-based exam should consult the official MHT CET syllabus 2020 to know which topics are required and which aren’t.
- The entire Std. XII syllabus prescribed MSBSHSE for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics
- Syllabus of Std. XI is detailed in the table below:
MHT CET 2020 syllabus of Std. XI
| Sr. No. | Subject | Chapters/Units of Std. XI Syllabus |
| 1 | Physics | Measurements, Scalars and Vectors, Force, Friction in solids and liquids, Refraction of Light, Ray optics, Magnetic effect of electric current, Magnetism. |
| 2 | Chemistry | Some basic concepts of chemistry, States of matter: Gases and liquids, Redox reaction, Surface chemistry, Nature of chemical bond, Hydrogen, s-Block elements(Alkali and alkaline earth metals), Basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry, Alkanes. |
| 3 | Mathematics | Trigonometric functions, Trigonometric functions of Compound Angles, Factorization Formulae, Straight Line, Circle and Conics, Sets, Relations and Functions, Probability, Sequences and series. |
| 4 | Biology | Section I – Botany Diversity in organisms, Biochemistry of cell, Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition, Plant Growth and Development. Section I – ZoologyOrganization of Cell, Animal tissues, Human Nutrition, Human Respiration |
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