The government of Maharashtra will conduct the MH-CET law 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

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

 

MH-CET Law 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	No

 

 

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

 

MH-CET Law Syllabus

• Legal aptitude & Legal Reasoning: Indianpolity, 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 improvementand rearrangement, fill in the blanks, etc. 

• Maths (Only for 5-year LLB): Speed &distance, profit &loss, time &work, Algebra, etc.

 

Some Good Colleges:

MH-CET LAW scores and ranks are accepted by colleges in Maharashtra, of which some of the top ones are:

• Government Law College (GLC) - Mumbai
• ILS Law College - Pune
• SVKM's Pravin Gandhi College of Law - Mumbai
• Rizvi Law College - Mumbai
• Vivekanand Education Society's College of Law - Mumbai