CET was online for the first time and it has come back after it was replaced by CMAT for a year. The number of students who filled the form was approximately 54000. The difficulty level of CET 2014 was tougher than that of CET 2012. Actually the toughness went on increasing after every slot. 15th March Morning slot was the easiest; 16th March the slot was the toughest. DTE is expected to carry the Normalization procedure to maintain justice and fairness.
The paper did not throw any major surprize as such with the kind of questions and the pattern and the weightage CET has maintained. Yes! CET did come up with minor surprises, like Geometry questions coming in sets. Conventional math was reduced and it was seen in DS, and the Data comparison sets. Critical reasoning set was mixed with data sufficiency directions. Visual Reasoning was for around 30-35Q (normally it is 20-25Q)
The paper even now (after getting online) did not maintain sections. All the 200 questions were dispersed with no particular order or format. The button(tab) "Question paper", which enables a student to see the entire question paper by scrolling, was indeed a key factor. The ones who did not use it were struggling to finish the paper in 150 mins.
| Overview of the CET 2014 Paper | |
|---|---|
| Time allotted | 150 Minutes |
| Total no. of questions | 200 |
| Marking Scheme | All questions carry one mark. |
| Sections | No sections. |
| Number of choices | 5 |
| Negative Marking | No negative marking |
| Expected cut-offs * | CET this year does not have GD and PI. So a student is going to use only her CET score in the CAP rounds. Previously CET had 200 + 17 + 17 + 6, i.e CET paper + GD + PI + PAR (Past Academic Record) = 240 marks as maximum marks.
The below given cut-offs are out of 200. (and not 240 as usual)
Score of 132+(approx. 99.8+%ile): can get Jamnalal Bajaj (JB)
Score of 125-132(approx. 99 to +99.8%ile): can expect Sydenham(MMS), Sydenham PGDBM, KJ Som., Wellingkar
Score of 115-125(approx. 97-99%ile): can expect PUMBA, CHETNA, Dalmia and likes. (State Rank of around 1450)
Note: The colleges mentioned above are for Pune university students with open category. For Mumbai university and the OMS students the expected colleges differ because of the quota system.
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| Overview of Different Sections | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sections | Number of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Verbal Ability | 50 | Moderate |
| LR | 60 | Moderate to Tough |
| Math (including DS and Data comparison) | 25 | Tough |
| Visual Reasoning | 30 | Easy to Moderate |
| DI and Data Comparison | 35 | Easy to Moderate |
The Speed was the most critical factor in CET and LR played a vital role in this exam. The LR set was tough by CET standards. The RC and CR were moderate and quite easy unlike CET 2011.
A good attempt was 170+ with 70% or more accuracy. The bottleneck score still, would be 80-90 marks.
| Area Tested | Description | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Quant | Number Systems | 3 – 5 |
| Algebra | 2 – 4 | |
| Geometry | 2 - 4 | |
| Speed/Ratio/Work | 1 Question each | |
| P & C, Prob. | 2 – 3 |
| Area Tested | Description | No. of Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Reasoning | Data Arrangement | 20 to 25 |
| Syllogisms | 5 | |
| Symbol Operations | 5 | |
| Series | 4 - 5 | |
| Blood relations | 2 - 4 | |
| Input / Output | 5 | |
| Misc | around 10 Q (Coding decoding, one liner logics etc.) |
The score difference in universities of Pune - Mumbai-All India seats is less, Say 2-5 marks.
The cut-offs of previous CET's (Open category - Mumbai University)
| 2010 (out of 240) | 2011 (out of 240) | 2012 (out of 240) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JB | 196 | 170 | 162 |
| Sydenham (MMS) | 190 | 165 | 156 |
| Sydenham (PGDBM) | 190 | 162 | 152 |
| KJ Som | 182 | 160 | 146 |
| Wellingkars | 180 | 150 | 140 (around) |
| Chetana | 167 | 140 | 135 |
| Dalmia | 172 | 142 | 133 |
| Pumba | 161 | 125 | 135 |
