MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra defines the eligibility criteria for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 and the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Domicile Criteria in a notification released on its official website (mahacet.org) every year. Candidates who are interested in appearing for MAH MBA/ MMS CET or taking admission through the MAH MBA/ MMS CET Common Admission Process (CAP) to MBA/ MMS Colleges in Maharashtra must be aware of the eligibility criteria laid down by the conducting body. There are various candidature types when applying for MBA admissions in Maharashtra and a candidate can claim only one type. The eligibility criteria for each candidature type is slightly different and it is important to find out your eligibility for any particular candidature type in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 before applying for admission. The candidature-types in MAH MBA/ MMS CET include:

• Maharashtra State Candidature
• All India Candidature
• Minority Candidature
• NRI Candidature
• Foreign Student/ OCI/ PIO Candidature

85% seats are allocated to Maharashtra State candidates, 15% to All India candidates and then there are supernumerary seats reserved for candidates falling under other candidature-types. For this reason, it is also important to understand the eligibility criteria for each MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 candidature-type in addition to having the knowledge of the overall eligibility.

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The complete details about the MAH MBA CET 2021 eligibility criteria can be found on this page. Check out the important highlights, category-wise eligibility and other important details you should know before filling the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Application Form. Information regarding the academic requirements, minimum marks required, domicile requirements, seat reservation and allocation policy of MAH MBA CET 2021 can be checked here.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Exam Dates

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria - Overview

The eligibility criteria for applying to MAH MBA CET 2021 is as follows.

• The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree course in any stream from a recognized university/ institute.

• The candidate must have scored at least 50% aggregate marks (45% for reserved category candidates) in their bachelor's degree course.

• Candidates who are studying in the final year of their bachelor's degree courses or those awaiting their final year results are also eligible to apply. Such candidates will be required to submit a proof of completing graduation before final the commencement of the current academic year.

• The candidate must either be an Indian national to appear in the exam or fall under any of NRI/ OCI/ PIO/ CIWGC/ FN categories to qualify for CAP. The eligibility details regarding these can be found below on this page.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for Maharashtra State (MS) Candidature - Domicile Rules

Candidates belonging to the state of Maharashtra can claim any one of the available five Maharashtra State (MS) candidature-types -- from Type-A to Type-E. The eligibility for each of these candidature types is different and governed by the norms provided by SCET. These are also known as the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Domicile Rules. Any candidate who wishes to apply under the MS category for admission has to have a non-zero score in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021. No other entrance exam scores are accepted for this category. The domicile rules for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 are as follows.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for All India (AI) Candidature

The eligibility criteria for candidates claiming All India candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 is as follows.

• The candidate must be a national of India.

• The candidate must have passed a min. 3-year bachelor's degree awarded by a UGC or AIU-recognized university.

• The candidate must have at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in the qualifying degree course.

• AI category candidates do not have to appear for MAH MBA/ MMS CET if they already have a valid CAT or CMAT score.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for Minority Candidature

Only candidates with a Maharashtra State domicile who belong to particular Religious or Linguistic Communities from within the state are eligible for admission under the Minority Candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for NRI/ PIO/ OCI/ FN Candidature

Candidates who are not Indian nationals can apply under the foreign student or NRI category provided that they satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for their category. The categorisation of candidates under each of these candidature types i.e. NRI, FN, OCI, PIO, CIWGC and FN has been defined in the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015. Apart from that, the eligibility criteria for foreign students in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 is as follows.

• The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree course of minimum 3 years duration from a university recognized by UGC or AIU.

• The candidate must have scored at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in the qualifying course.

• Additionally, the candidate must satisfy any other criteria as declared under the "Act' specified above.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria for J&K and Ladakh Migrant Candidature

The criteria to be eligible for the UT of Jammy & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh Migrant Candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 is as follows.

• The candidate must be the child of a citizen who is displaced from UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh to any part of India from 1990 onwards due to terrorist activities.

• Children of IAS, IPS, IFS officers or military and paramilitary staff transferred to UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh who has joined the post on or before the last date of application.

• Children of officers and staff of UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh police.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Seat Allocation

The category-wise seat allocation in MBA colleges in Maharashtra is as follows.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Seat Allocation in Government and Government-Aided Institutes

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Seat Allocation in Unaided Private Professional Institutions

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Seat Reservation Policy

Seat reservations in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 are provided for special category candidates belonging to Maharashtra only. Candidates applying for All India category seats will not be able to claim any type of seat reservations. Besides the reservations in MS category seats, supernumerary seats are also reserved for certain other categories of candidates. All of the details about the seat reservation policy of MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 can be found given below.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Seat Reservation for MS Category

Following is the percentage of CAP Seats reserved for various categories of candidates eligible for reservation in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021.

Given below are the meaning of various categories listed above.

• SC - Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converts to Buddhism

• ST - Scheduled Tribes

• VJ - Vimukta Jati

• DT NT-A - De-notified Tribes

• NT - Nomadic Tribes

• OBC - Other Backward Classes

• PwD - Person with Disability

PwD seats are reserved for candidates having 40% benchmark disability of any of the following categories.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 Supernumerary Seat Reservation

Supernumerary seats in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 are available for various category of candidates but they may be subject to certain conditions or restrictions. Given below is the supernumerary seat reservations in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021.

The conditions of filling supernumerary seats in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 are as follows.

• In case seats reserved for CIWGC category remain vacant, then they shall be filled by OCI/ PIO/ Foreign students and vice versa. If seats in any of the above categories remain vacant, they can be filled by NRI candidates.

• TFWS seats will be available only of 30% of the sanctioned seats in a course are filled by the institute.

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021 NRI Quota Seats

A maximum of 5% of the seats out of the 20% reserved under Institutional Quota can be made available for NRI candidates by the institute. If any of these seats remain vacant, they can be offered to All India candidates.

How Many Times Can You Appear for MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2021?

As per the eligibility rules specified by State Common Entrance Test Cell (Maharashtra), there is no limit on the number of attempts for the MAH CET exam. If a candidate fails to clear the MAH CET exam for the current academic session and wants to appear for the same next year can apply for the entrance exam.