MAH B.Ed CET 2024: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Pattern, Result, Counseling

The MAH BEd CET 2024 exam was recently conducted between March 04-06, 2024 and the results are awaited. Once the MAH BEd CET 2024 results will be out, the counseling process will begin.

The MAH BEd CET is conducted every year to offer admission to BEd and teacher training courses in private and government colleges and universities situated in and around the state of Maharashtra.

Read the article given below that covers thoroughly essential details about the MAH BEd CET 2024 eligibility, dates, registration process, admission process, results, counselling and seat allotment.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Highlights 

To get deep insight into the MAH BEd CET 2024 highlights refer to the table given below:

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Important Dates

MAH BEd CET 2024 schedule is shared in the table below for your reference.

Also Read: MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Marks vs Rank

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Application Form

All the students who wished to apply for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 had to fill out the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 application form before the last date. However, it is advised to the students to read the guidelines and brochure carefully before filling out the application form for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 to avoid any mistakes and be consistent with the guidelines.

Given below are the detailed steps to fill out the application form for MAH B.Ed CET 2024:

1. Visit the official website of MAH B.Ed CET 2024.
2. On the homepage, click on the link for new registration.
3. Enter all the required details and create a strong password by answering the security question given.
4. Click on the submit button.
5. After registration, fill in all the details in the application form including personal details, academic details, and others.
6. Upload the scanned signature and photograph in the prescribed format.
7. After submitting all the details, choose one exam center from the list given. Note that the chosen option will not be changed after paying the application fee.
8. After filling in all the information, click on submit.
9. The payment portal will be opened. Enter all the details to pay the application fee.
10. After successful payment, an application number will be generated.
11. Store the application number and take out the printout of the application form & fee receipt for future reference.

MAH B.Ed CET Document Requirements During Application Form Filling

Requirements for the documents needed to be uploaded during the MAH BEd CET 2024 Application Form are provided below.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Application Fees

Before submitting the application form, candidates have to pay the application fee. The below table enlists the application fee for different categories of candidates for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam:

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Eligibility Criteria

All candidates need to know about the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 eligibility criteria to apply for the exam. Only the candidates who will meet the eligibility criteria given below are allowed to apply for the exam. The eligibility criteria for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 are given below:

For Maharashtra Domicile Candidates

• The candidate must have passed a degree in any bachelor's or master's program in any of the subjects including Engineering & Technology/ Mathematics /Science/ Political Science/ Psychology/ Education/ Humanity/ Social Science and other literature subjects.
• The candidate must have acquired a minimum of 50% (45% for reserved category candidates) in the qualifying degree level.
• The institute from which the candidate has passed the qualifying exam must be recognized by the Maharashtra state government.
• The student must possess a degree or certificate for the completion of the course issued by an open university through the state/ central government.
• The students who are in the final year of their qualifying exam can also apply for the examination.

For Other State Candidates

• The candidates must have passed the qualifying exam in any bachelor's or master's program with a minimum aggregate of 55%.
• The reserved candidates who have passed the qualifying exam from an institute outside of Maharashtra state will be considered as a general category.
• The students in the final year of the qualifying exam can also appear for the examination.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Admit Card

The admit card for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 will be released a few days before the exam. The students will get the notification through the mobile number and email provided at the time of registration. It is mandatory for all the candidates to bring the admit card along with an original photo ID proof to sit in the examination. 

MAH B.Ed CET Admit Card 2024

Students can follow the given steps to download the admit card for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam:

1. Visit the official website of MAH B.Ed CET 2024.
2. Click on the link to Download Hall Tickets for MAH B.Ed CET 2024.
3. Enter all the details including the application number and password and click on download.
4. The admit card for the entered application number will be visible on the screen.
5. Take 2 printouts of the hall tickets for future reference.

It is mandatory to carry one of the following documents along with the MAH B.Ed CET admit card on the exam day. The list of the documents required to be carried along with the MAH B.Ed CET admit card are mentioned below:

• Passport
• Aadhar Card
• Permanent Driving License
• Voters Card
• PAN Card
• Bank Passbook with photograph
• Photo-identity proof issued by the Gazetted officer on official letterhead along with the photograph
• Photo identity proof issued by the People’s Representative on the official letterhead along with a photograph
• Valid recent identity card issued by the recognized College/ University
• Employee ID
• Bar Council Identity Card with photograph

Also Read:B.Ed Admission 2024

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Exam Pattern

The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam is conducted in an online mode for 90 minutes duration. The paper is divided into 3 major sections: Teaching Aptitude, Mental Ability, and General Knowledge. There will be a total of 100 questions comprising overall 100 marks. One mark will be allotted for each of the correct answers. There is no negative marking for the wrong answer.

The highlights of the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam pattern are given in the table below:

The candidates who want to qualify for the English Medium College of Education will also have to appear for English Language Content Test (ELCT) exam. The pattern for the ELCT exam is given in the table below:

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Syllabus

The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Syllabus is probably based on the board-mandated graduation level. The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Syllabus's section-by-section significant topics are listed below:

General Knowledge: Some significant topics included in the General Knowledge part of the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 are listed below.
Candidates are supposed to cover each of these important topics to gain excellent scores in the exam. They must cover topics on Local, National, International, and past events along with current affairs including:

• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Political Science
• Literature in General
• Science and Technology

Mental Ability: The key topics covered in the Mental Ability part of the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 are listed below.

• Coding-Decoding
• Relationship
• Analogies
• Classification
• Problems on Dice
• Series
• Syllogism

Teaching Aptitude: Here are some crucial questions from the Teacher Aptitude part of the MAH B.Ed CET 2024.

• Leadership Qualities
• Awareness about changes in Education and Society
• Communication and Professional Commitment
• Knowledge of classroom management and dynamics

ELCT (English): Some significant topics from the English section of the MAH B.Ed CET ELCT 2024 are included below.

• Vocabulary Focus
• Grammar Focus
• Sentence Formation
• Phonetics
• Verbal Idioms and Proverbs
• Figures of Speech
• Reading Comprehension

MAH B.Ed CET Syllabus Quick Facts

This section will help you understand what each section of the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam assesses in candidates. This will help you to understand the question paper better and prepare accordingly in order to ace the exam.

Also Read: Documents Required for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Application Form

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Result

The MAH BEd CET 2024 was recently conducted and the MAH BEd CET 2024 results are expected to be released in May 2024 on the official website.

All the candidates can check their results or download their scorecard by providing the required details on the login portal.

After the results will be released, all the participating colleges will release their cut-off depending upon the results as well as their own policies. Students who will meet the cut-off will then have to report to the college for the counselling process.

Steps To Check MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Results

Detailed instructions for checking their MAH BEd CET 2024 Results are provided here in a step-by-step format.

• Candidates must go to the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 website, cetcell.mahacet.org.
• Select the link for "MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Results."
• Candidates will be taken to a pdf file that contains their name, roll number, AIR, and scores.
• Select "Submit" from the menu.
• Results for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 will appear on the new screen.

Steps to Download the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Scorecard

The step-by-step process to check the MAH BEd CET 2024 scorecard is provided below:

• Candidates must go to the State CET Cell's official website, cetcell.mahacet.org.
• Candidates must click on the link that says "MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Scorecard."
• Candidates must enter and submit their login information.
• On the screen, a scorecard for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 will be shown and accessible for download.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Answer Key

The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 answer key has been released by the State CET Cell board before publishing the result so that students can compare their answers and predict their probable marks.

The exam conducting body will release 2 answer keys, one will be the provisional one that will be released before the result, to predict probable marks and the final answer key will be released after the exam for future purposes. Once the provisional answer key is out, students will be given a time limit in which they have to raise their objections if any, the final answer key will only be released after the concerns/ objections are raised.

The answer key is a very important component of the exam, as it helps in determining the B.Ed preferred college by the students. 

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Exam Centres

Some of the exam centers for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Exam are listed below. For the MAH B.Ed CET 2024, candidates may select up to three distinct exam locations.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Cutoff

Along with the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 results, the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 cutoff is also made public on the official website. The minimum score needed to gain admission into one of the many colleges in Maharashtra that offer B.Ed programmes is the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 cutoff. The only students who will be deemed qualified for admission are those who will score more than the cutoff marks. State CET Cell, Maharashtra, the exam's official sponsor, will announce the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Cutoffs for the candidates who met the exam's primary requirements for admission.

All the candidates who qualify the cutoff criteria for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam will be called for the further counselling process. There are various factors that determine the expected cutoff for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 exam such as:

• Total Number of applicants who appeared for the exam.
• The difficulty level of the paper.
• The total number of candidates who qualified for the exam.
• The number of seats vacant in the institute.
• Ranking of the institute.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Counselling Process

Only the candidates who have qualified for the exam and have their names on the merit list will be called for the MAH B.Ed CET 2024 counseling process. Based on the merit of the students, they will be allotted respective colleges for B.Ed admission.

After releasing of merit list, the qualifying candidates will have to register online and submit their choice filling for the preferred college for admission. The allotment of seats will be done through a Single Window System based on the choice filled by the students. Through the counseling process, the seat allotment for students will be based on the choice filled, the category of the candidate, and the merit obtained by the student in the exam.

Steps To Apply For The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Counselling

Candidates are required to follow the steps mentioned below to successfully apply for the MAH B.Ed CET counseling.

• Candidates must first visit the bed.hepravesh.in/Public/Home.aspx page on the official MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Counselling BEd CAP website.
• Candidates must submit and authenticate their MAH BEd CET 2024 Exam information.
• Following that, candidates must provide the necessary information and log into the candidates' CAP site.
• Then, candidates must complete the CAP Counseling application form, providing all necessary personal and academic information.
• Candidates must make sure they upload the necessary files in accordance with the guidelines provided.
• Then, candidates must use the payment portal to pay the counselling fees online.
• Candidates can submit their MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Counselling Application Form after paying the prescribed fee.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Counselling Fees

Candidates must pay INR 200 for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 counselling. Candidates can use a debit/credit card or net banking to pay the counselling fee online.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Documents Required

At the time of counselling and admission process for MAH B.Ed CET 2024, the candidates are required to bring certain documents. Candidates failing to bring the required documents will not be considered for counselling or admission. The documents required for MAH B.Ed CET 2024 counselling and admission process are:

• MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Application form hard copy.
• MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Admit Card.
• Original as well as the photocopy of the 10th and 12th marksheets.
• Original and photocopy of mark sheet and certificate as issued for all the qualifying exams.
• Transfer and character certificate for the students who have passed the qualifying exams from an institute outside Maharashtra.
• Eligibility/ Equivalency certificate for the students who have passed the qualifying exams from an institute outside of Maharashtra.
• Caste certificates for all the reserved categories.
• Tribe Validity Certificate for candidates belonging to ST category.
• 2-3 Recent passport-sized photograph.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Seat Allotment

The MAH B.Ed CET 2024 seat allotment process will depend on certain factors such as the rank of the candidate, availability of seats and preference submitted by the candidate.

Shortlisted candidates must take admission once they have received the seat allotment letter, which can be downloaded from the official website by giving the roll number/ registration number and date of birth. Candidates are advised to keep the seat allotment letter with them carefully for future use. 

A candidate may either ‘freeze’ or ‘float’ their choice of institute for the subsequent rounds for the seat allocation. In the ‘freeze’ option, applicants choose the allocated seat and refuse to participate in following rounds. Such candidates are not considered for next rounds. The other option is ‘float’ wherein candidates can approve the given seat and confirm that if admission to a preferred seat at any institution will be granted, they will accept it. These candidates are eligible for further seat allotment rounds as will. The float option will not be available for Round 3 seats and candidates who chose them have to pay a non-refundable fee against the seat processing fee, regardless of the category they belong to.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Participating Colleges

Participating colleges in MAH B.Ed CET encompass state-recognized institutions affiliated with non-agricultural universities in Maharashtra. This includes government institutes, government-aided minority colleges, central university-managed institutions, and unaided minority institutions offering the B.Ed course.

One should select a college depending upon various determinants such as college rankings, placement statistics, curriculum, pedagogy, faculty, location of the college, fees of the college, B.Ed specializations offered by the college, infrastructure of the college etc.

Some of the top colleges offering admission on the basis of MAH B.Ed CET 2024 are listed below:

• Mumbai University, Mumbai
• Bombay Teachers Training College, Mumbai
• Chembur Sarvankash Shikshan Shastra Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai
• Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University
• Hansraj Jivandas College of Education, Mumbai
• Guru Nanak College of Education & Research, Mumbai
• Spicer Memorial College, Pune
• MIMA Institute of Management, Pune

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Preparation Tips

Follow the recommended tips diligently to enhance your performance in MAH B.Ed CET, increasing your chances of securing admission to top universities in Maharashtra. This state-level entrance exam is highly competitive, with a large number of annual candidates vying for admission to esteemed institutions. Incorporate the provided preparation tips into your daily routine for a successful exam experience and the opportunity to enroll in your preferred college in Maharashtra.

• The priority of the student must be to create a study plan and commit to follow it. The study schedule should include all the topics with study hours allotted depending upon the subject wise weightage. Candidates should plan to follow two time tables, one for the weekend and the other one for the weekdays.
• Next, the candidates need to understand the exam pattern very well, it should be on the tips of the candidate. One must know the basic highlights of the exam.
• Another important aspect is to have knowledge about the syllabus of the exam. One should have a list of important topics on the tips. Along with the important topics, one should also know the subject wise weightage of these topics. Having knowledge about the syllabus in detail leads the student in preparing efficiently on topics which are essential and not wasting time here and there. 
• One should not miss the previous years question papers and their analysis. This is the most crucial step as it helps in understanding the structure of the exam, analyzing the types of questions asked, topics that are repeated in the exam. Candidates must solve and analyze at least 10 to 15 previous year question papers before sitting for the real exam.
• Candidates must adopt the practice of solving multiple sample papers and mock tests before the exam to boost their confidence. These papers are available in the market as well as online on study, platforms and websites. One must first attempt these papers and then analyze them using solved sample papers. Candidates must attempt at least 20 sample papers before the exam as solving them gives the candidate the real sense of the exam.
• Solving previous year questions papers and sample papers helps in identifying a candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. Candidates must work on their weaknesses very carefully so that they do not face any problem during the real exam.
• Further candidates must inculcate the habit of taking regular breaks, while intensive preparation is crucial but overloading and bombarding oneself is also not right. When should I take proper breaks, sleep well, and do regular exercise. All these activities will help the candidates to improve their concentration in memorisation power.
• Candidates must also have a practice of daily revision, if we revise daily, we retain information better. We can use creative strategies such as making our own notes in the form of tables, synopsis, charts, figures etc. All these strategies help in retaining the information in an efficient manner and help the candidates during the last-minute preparation.
• Another crucial aspect is to not bombard oneself with a lot of books. Candidates must use one basic book and one advanced level book for each subject. Rather than hoarding a lot of books and then struggling to even read ones is a wrong practice. Limited and efficient reference material should be used and priority should be to revise that material again and again. 
• In today’s digital world, one should also not afford to miss the online information available, free of cost, which can help the candidates learn even better. There are many online study platforms that have daily quizzes, YouTube videos which help in conceptual clarity, answer writing programmes which help candidates in writing, good answers and help them achieve the desired goal and the marks that will lead them to begin their academic journey in the preferred college of their choice. 
• Last, but not the least, is to have a balanced meal, sleep on proper time. Remember, only a healthy body will be able to prepare better for the exam.

MAH B.Ed CET 2024 Preparation Books

The Maharashtra Government and State Common Entrance Test does not supply the applicants with the precise recommended book but rather a curriculum, therefore candidates must be on the lookout for needed MAH B.Ed CET Books to cover the entire syllabus. Candidates must find the best available resource from the many available options in order to study for the exam more effectively than other candidates and pass the cut-off. The suggested reading list that is provided below has been carefully chosen for the applicants in order to help them learn as much as possible with correct conceptual comprehension and reasoning.

Other Important Preparation Resources for MAH B.Ed CET 2024

In addition to the MAH B.Ed CET Books, there are a tonne of other resources that applicants may incorporate into their study plan in order to improve their exam performance and increase the likelihood that their name will appear on the merit list. Cliff notes, toppers notes, references, compilations of references, previous year question books, mock test books, quizzes, YouTube videos, online blogs, and many others are examples of different resources. Candidates who want a thorough review with everything in one location should closely read the textbook and the website for better understanding.

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