The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra is the respective authority that organizes MH CET Law officially known as Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for Law every year. It is a state-level entrance exam conducted for admission to 3-year LLB degree and 5-year LLB degree courses.
The MH CET Law is organized in online mode. Selected candidates will get admission to various private as well as government colleges across the state of Maharashtra. Interested and eligible candidates must submit their application form on or before the due date. Candidates can check the complete details regarding MH CET Law from the article below.
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MH CET Law 2024 Important Dates
Aspirants can check the tentative schedule for MH CET Law for 3-year LLB degree and 5-year LLB degree courses from the table below.
| MH CET Law events | Tentative schedule for 3-year LLB | Tentative schedule for 5-year LLB |
| Availability of Application Form | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Last date to submit the application form | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Correction facility | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Release of admit card | April 2024 | March 2024 |
| Date of MH CET Law exam | May 2024 | April 2024 |
| Announcement of result | June 2024 | May 2024 |
| Process of counselling | June 2024 | June 2024 |
MH CET Law Eligibility Criteria
Aspirants should satisfy the MH CET law eligibility criteria before applying for the exam. The details regarding MH CET Law eligibility criteria are provided below.
| Law courses | Required Eligibility |
| 3-year LLB course | Candidates must have cleared bachelor’s degree in any stream with a minimum of 45% marks (42% for OBC and SBC category, and 40% for SC/ ST candidates) |
| 5-year LLB course | Candidates must have cleared the 12th level examination with no less than 45% marks (42% for the OBC category, and 40% for SC/ ST candidates) |
MH CET Law Application Form
The authority will release the application form through online mode. Interested and eligible candidates must fill out the application form as per the prescribed schedule.
To register for the exam, candidates should open the online link for MH CET Law Registration and complete the registration by providing basic details.
After the successful registration, candidates must fill out the application form with details such as personal, academic, etc.
Candidate should upload the scanned copy of the photograph and signature as per the prescribed format.
Applicants should pay the required application fee through online mode.
Take the printout of the application form for future use.
MH CET Law participating institutes
Solapur University
Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Government Law College, Mumbai
Smt Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Womens University
Rastrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University
Shivaji University
Gondwana University
Swami Ramananad Teerth Marathwada University
North Maharashtra University
Phule Pune University
MH CET Law 2024 Exam Pattern
The details regarding the MH CET Law exam pattern are provided below.
| Mode of exam | Online |
| Type of questions | Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Total marks | 150 |
| Total number of questions | 150 |
| Duration of exam | 2 hours |
| Marking criteria | +1 for each correct response No negative marking |
| Subjects | For both courses- General Knowledge with Current Affairs, Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning, English Mathematical Aptitude is the additional subject in 5-Year LLB Course. |
Subject-wise weightage of questions along with marks are mentioned below.
For a 3-year LLB Course
| Subject | Total number of questions | Total marks |
| Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
| Logical and Analytical Reasoning | 30 | 30 |
| General Knowledge with Current Affairs | 40 | 40 |
| English | 50 | 50 |
For a 5-year LLB Course
| Subject | Total number of questions | Total marks |
| Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| Logical and Analytical Reasoning | 40 | 40 |
| General Knowledge with Current Affairs | 30 | 30 |
| English | 30 | 30 |
| Basic mathematics | 10 | 10 |
MH CET Law Syllabus 2024
The syllabus for MH CET Law 2024 will be divided into 3 subjects for a 5-year LLB course and 4 subjects for a 3-year LLB degree. Candidates must check the important topics for the MH CET syllabus from the table below.
| Subjects | Topics |
| Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning | Indian Constitution, Indian Contract Act, Family Law, Important Landmark, Law of Torts, Supreme Court Judgement, Legal Fundamentals and terms, Legal Maxims, Indian Penal code |
| English | Antonyms, Analogies, Vocabulary, Synonyms, English Usage errors, Proficiency, Idioms and Phrases, English Comprehension, One Word Substitutions, Spelling mistakes, Spotting errors, etc. |
| Logical and Analytical Reasoning | Wide analogies, applying principles or rules, drawing well-supported conclusions, completing arguments, reasoning by analogy, relationship and to draw logical conclusions, set of statements, and things or events |
| Mathematical Aptitude | Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Speed and Distance, Venn Diagram, Algebra, etc. |
MH CET Law Admit Card
The authority will release MH CET Law 2024 Admit card through online mode. Candidates who registered for the exam can download the admit card from the official website by using their registration number, roll number, and date of birth.
It is expected that the admit card will be released in March 2024 for 5-year LLB & 3-year LLB courses. The MH CET Law Hall ticket will include all exam-related details including the candidate’s name & roll number, date & time for the exam, venue for exam, and exam instructions.
Applicants must bring the admit card while appearing at the examination center. No candidates will be allowed to enter the examination hall without a valid admit card.
MH CET Law 2024 Result
The authority will announce the MH CET Law Result separately for both the offered LLB courses. Candidates will be able to download their exam scores from the candidate’s portal by using their registration number/roll number.
The scorecard for both LLB degree courses will include details such as the candidate’s name, score, roll number, all-India rank, and category rank. It will be displayed in the form of a merit list. Candidates are advised to take the printout of the application form result cum scorecard and keep it safe for future use.
MH CET Law Counselling
The State Common Entrance Test (CET) will conduct the MH CET Law counselling for 3-year and 5-year courses separately. The process of counselling will be started most likely in June 2024 through online mode. The qualified candidates will be called for counselling based on their merit rank.
Candidates must appear at the counselling process as per the given schedule. Selection of candidates will be done at the time of counselling on the basis of MH CET Law rank and availability of seats.
After the allotment of seats, candidates will have to report at the allotted centre along with their original documents for the verification process.
MH CET Law Contact Details
Helpline Number: 020-67635999
CET Helpline Number: 9892892383 / 8657524675/8657524676
Technical Support email: mah.llb5.help@gmail.com, mah.llb3.help@gmail.com
Official Website: http://cetcell.mahacet.org/
FAQs
The official schedule has not been announced yet. However, it is expected that the exam will be held in March 2024.
No, there will be no upper-age criteria for the law exam.
No, there will be no provision for negative marking.
For the general category, a score between 115 to 120 is considered a good score.
The difficulty level of the exam is moderate to tough.