MH CET Law 2020 Exam Date (Announced), Registration (Extended), Mock Tests, Pattern & Syllabus

MH CET Law 2020 Exam dates have been announced by the State CET Cell. The exam will be conducted on August 06, 2020 for MH CET Law 3 Year program, and MH CET Law 2020 for 5 year integrated course will commence on July 24, 2020. WIth the ongoing COVID-19 scare across the nation, last date to fill application form for MH CET Law 3 year program has been further extended till June 8, 2020. Registration window for LL.B. 5 year integrated program has also been reopened till the same date.

Click here to Apply for MH CET Law 2020

MH CET Law was introduced by the Government of Maharashtra 3 years back to grant admission to students in law colleges of the state. The seat intake capacity of 5 year program is around 5000 whereas 15,000 seats are there for 3 year course.

• The exam will be conducted in 18 cities of Maharashtra. 
• It consists of 150 objective type questions and the time duration is 2 hours. 
• The Participating Colleges will release category-wise cutoffs to grant admission to students through MH CET Law Counselling. 

Read detailed MH CET Law 2020 Exam Pattern

Candidates who have registered for the law entrance test can also practice official mock tests provided by CET. The tests are available on the official website and students will have to login to their respective accounts to attempt the test.

MH CET Law Official Mock Test for LL.B. 3 Years Available

MH CET Law Official Mock Test for LL.B. 5 Years Available

MH CET Law 2020 Highlights

MH CET Law 2020 Postponement Notice

MH CET Law 2020 Exam Calendar

Tabulated below are the official MH CET Law 2020 Exam Dates:

MH CET Law 2020 Eligibility

MH CET Law Eligibility Criteria regarding nationality, domicile, educational qualification and age limit is described below: 

Nationality

• A candidate should be an Indian national.
• Candidates with Maharashtra domicile will be eligible for 85% seats in the law colleges
• Only 15% seats will be reserved for Outside Maharashtra candidates. 

Age Limit

There is no age limit applicable in either 3-year or 5-year LLB Program. 

Academic Qualification

LLB (5 years) course

• Candidate must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exam from any recognized board.
• Applicants must have 45% marks in the qualifying exam, however, reserved category candidates should have 40% marks.

LLB (3 years) course

• Candidate must possess a graduation degree in any stream from any recognized university.
• General and reserved category candidates must have 45% and 40% marks in the qualifying exam respectively.  

MH CET Law 2020 Registration

The application form filling procedure is completely online. Visit MH CET Law Official Website to register for the state level law examination.  

Pre-requisites for MH CET Law Registration Procedure

Listed below are the required credentials:

• Active Email ID
• Valid and Functional Mobile Number
• Candidate’s Name as on official documents
• Date of birth
• Scanned Passport size Photograph
• Scanned Signature 
• Bank details for fee payment

There are three major steps to apply online for MH CET Law namely Registration, Uploading Documents and Fee Payment. A brief about the same are listed below:

Step 1: Registration

• Visit the official website of State Common Entrance Test Cell i.e. mahacet.org.
• Click ‘Apply Online’ and choose ‘Click here for New Registration’
• Enter your Name, Contact details and Email-id, to get a Provisional Registration No. and Password.
• Save application by clicking 'Validate your details' and 'Save & Next' button.

Step 2: Upload Documents

After entering all the details in MH CET Law 2020 Application form, you have to scan and upload your photo and signature. There are certain guidelines defined by the authorities to upload these documents. 

Check Detailed Guidelines to Upload Documents

Step 3: Application Fee Payment

MH CET Law Application fee can be paid through online mode only. The following mediums can be used for paying the fees:

• Credit card
• Debit card (RuPay/Visa/Master card/Maestro)
• Internet banking
• IMPS
• Cash cards
• Mobile wallet

MH CET Law Registration Fee varies as per candidate’s category:

MH CET Law 2020 Admit Card

State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra releases the document on the official website. Candidates can download MH CET Law Admit Cards by logging in with their Roll no./ Registration no. and Password/ Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy). It is mandatory to carry admit card to the exam center on the day of examination.

Official Screenshot of MH CET Admit Card

Details on MH CET Law Hall Ticket

Candidates must cross-check all the details mentioned on the admit card. The details mentioned on admit card are:

• Name of the candidate
• Roll number
• Venue of the examination center
• Timings of the examination
• Rules and regulations to be followed on exam day

Documents Required with Admit Card

Candidates are supposed to carry below-mentioned documents along with the admit card on the day of the examination:

• Photo IDs such as PAN card/ Aadhar Card or any other ID proof.
• Print out of MH CET Law Application Form
• One recent photograph that the candidate uploaded during MH CET Law Registration.

MH CET Law 2020 Exam Pattern

Detailed Exam Pattern for 5-year LLB Program

The section-wise distribution of marks and questions in the exam is tabulated below:

Detailed Exam Pattern for 3-ye​ar LLB Program

The section-wise distribution of marks and questions in the exam is explained below:

*There is no Negative Marking for any of the degree programs.

MH CET Law 2020 Syllabus

For BA LLB (5 Year Program) – Total 150 Marks

• The conducting body specifies MH CET Law syllabus each year.
• The syllabus for both the programs remains almost the same.
• No change in the syllabus of MH CET Law has been notified as yet.

The topics covered for the exam are as mentioned below:

Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning (40 marks)

• In this section, the problem-solving ability and candidate’s interest in the study of law will be checked.
• The questions will be based on legal prepositions and sets of facts.
• Test takers are required to assume the truth of these prepositions and answer accordingly.

Logical and Analytical Reasoning (40 marks)

• The questions in this section will be based on wide analogies, completing arguments, drawing well-supported conclusions, reasoning by analogy, applying rules, etc.
• Also, this section will test the candidate’s ability to understand the structure, relationship and drawing logical conclusions about structures

GK and Current Affairs (30 marks)

• For the current affairs section, aspirants are required to follow the current events in politics, economy, education, etc.
• To prepare for the GK section, candidates can study topics such as History, Geography, General Science, Civics, etc.

English (30 marks)

Questions in this section test candidate’s command over English language.

Mathematical Aptitude (10 marks)

• In this section, candidate’s aptitude for elementary Mathematics is tested.
• To prepare for this section, aspirants can revise the syllabus of Class 10.

MH CET Law Exam Center 2020

• Candidates have to select any three exam cities of their choice at the time of registration.
• Complete details of the exam venue will be mentioned on the admit card. 

MH CET Law Exam Center- Important Points

Some points which candidates must keep in mind before arriving at exam center:

• Reach the exam hall 30 minutes before the exam commences.
• Carry admit card and the Photo ID to the examination hall.
• No electronic gadgets are allowed inside the exam hall.
• Candidates are not allowed to leave the examination hall before the completion of time.
• No request for change of Centre/Venue/Date/ Session for MH CET Law 2020 will be entertained.
• The competent authority reserves the right to cancel any of the centres and/ or add some other centres, at its discretion, depending upon the response and administrative feasibility.
• Competent Authority also reserves the right to allot any exam centre to the candidate other than the one he/she has opted.

MH CET Law 2020 Result

MH CET Law Result is released in the form of a list. Candidates can check their names in the list by following the steps given below:  

1. Visit the official website of MHT CET i.e. cetcell.mahacet.org
2. Go to “Click Here for CET Exam Portal”.
3. Look for the “MAH- LLB (3 Year/ 5 Year) CET” tab and click on it.
4. The new webpage will open.
5. Click on the link stating “Click Here for MAH- LLB (3 Year/ 5 Year) CET 2020 Result”
6. A list of the qualified candidates will open.
7. Candidates can search their names in the provided list.

MH CET Law 2020 Cutoff

The participating colleges release category-wise cutoffs to grant admission to CET qualified candidates. The cutoff is in the form of opening and closing ranks. Candidates who fall in that rank range will get admission in the college. The cutoff rank is based on various factors such as:

• No. of candidates qualified the exam
• The difficulty level of question paper
• Number of seats available in participating colleges

Check MH CET Law Cut Off

Rank based on MH CET Law Score

Counselling for MH CET Law 2020

State Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra holds the counselling for MH CET Law through Centralised Admission Process (CAP). Through this procedure, candidates are granted admissions to various law programs offered in the state of Maharashtra. To participate in the counselling procedure, candidates are required to follow the listed steps:

• Register online by entering your CET 2020 roll number on the official website.
• After successfully registering for the online counselling, exercise choice option to select the preferred college.
• After completion of this process, authority will release the name of shortlisted candidates eligible for the document verification process.
• Once this is over candidates need to submit admission fee in order to secure a seat in the college of their choice.
• As per the trends, there are approximately four rounds of MH CET Law Counselling.

MH CET Law Seat Reservation

Seat Allotment Process

The seat allotment process is the last and final step of the admission process. If the seats are still vacant after the third round of counselling, then fourth round of counselling will be organized.

• If a candidate has been allotted a seat then he/she has to download the ‘Provisional Seat Allotment Letter’.
• Students have to draw a demand draft in favor of Competent Authority and deposit it at the admission reporting center at the time of seat acceptance.
• After verification of documents, the center-in-charge will give the online receipt of acceptance to the candidate.

The fee to be paid by the candidate under various categories are as follows:

MH CET Law Colleges

All law colleges in Maharashtra with the status of Government/ Government Aided/ University Department/ University Managed Colleges/ Institutions, Minority Institutions/Colleges as well as Aided and Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions accept MH CET Law Scores. Here’s a list of the colleges under two universities that will be granting admission for MH CET Law 2020 3 year program.

Savitribai Phule Pune University Law Colleges Accepting MH CET Law Scores

Mumbai University Law Colleges Accepting MH CET Law Scores

MH CET Law 2020 FAQs