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The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will release the MAH BDes CET 2027 exam pattern on its official website - cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates who are appearing for the exam has to go through the MAH BDes CET exam pattern to know about question paper pattern, marking scheme, sections divided. As per previous year trends, the exam paper will be divided into three parts. The MAH BDes CET exam duration will be for 2 hours and 45 minutes where in Part A should be solved in 45 mins and Part B & C should be completed in 120 minutes. Candidates are advised to complete the exam in the given duration. It is advised to check the exam pattern before appearing for the exam to get an idea of type of questions asked in the exam. Read the complete article by Careers360 to know about MAH BDes CET exam pattern, total marks, marking scheme and other important details.
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The MAH BDes CET exam pattern specifies about the examination mode, exam duration, question paper format, maximum marks, marking scheme and other important details. The following table gives you more information about the MAH BDes CET 2027 exam pattern.
Based on previous year data, the MAH CET BDes exam pattern 2027 will have the questions consisting of three sections - MCQ-based questions, Visualisation, and Sketching Skill-based questions. The MAH BDesign CET will be conducted in offline mode at the selected exam centres. The following table provides the details of each section.
Subjects | Number of Questions | Duration | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
Part A: Visualisation and illustration ability Comprises sketching illustration using pencils, colour pencils, ink pens | 01 | 45 minutes | 40 |
Part B: Design thinking & Problem Solving Comprises of sketching the Product/idea using pencils and any suitable colouring/rendering medium, such as colour pencils, markers, sketch pens, pens | 01 | 60 Minutes | 60 |
| Part C: General Knowledge –
MCQ type Comprises of multiple choice objective type questions Numerical answer type questions. | 60 | 60 Minutes | 100 |
| Total | 62 | 2 hours & 45 Minutes | 200 |
NOTE: There is no choice among the questions, i.e. all questions have to be answered.
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The weightage given below is based on previous year trends. In the MAH B.Des CET exam, Part A carries 40 marks, Part B carries 60 marks, and Part C carries 100 marks. The exam includes a total of 62 questions for 200 marks. The test duration is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
There is no negative marking System for this test.
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Candidates are advised to fill the OMR sheets of MAH BDes CET test carefully as they will be evaluated digitally. Following are the instructions for filling out the OMR sheet.
Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell will release the official MAH BDes syllabus 2027 in online mode at its official website. MAH BDes CET exam will evaluate the candidates' aptitude for keen observations, analytical skills, creative thinking, visualisation, design ability and manual dexterity. As per the previous year trends, the test paper consists of 4 sections viz. General Knowledge/ Awareness, Art & Design Fundamentals, Science & Technology, Analytical and Logical Reasoning, Visualization and Illustration Ability, and Design Thinking and Problem-Solving.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There will be MCQ based questions that will be asked in MAH CET BDes.
A total of 62 questions will be asked in MAH CET BDes.
The MAH BDes CET exam duration will be 2 hours and 45 minutes.
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