The Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) Maharashtra every year conducts the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET). This common entrance test (CET) is conducted to get admission to the 5 - year and 3 - year LL.B. programs offered by 147 law colleges across the country.

To prepare well and in order to achieve his or her aim, a candidate should adopt a self-study mechanism or join a coaching institute. Because studying and being focused is the only way that will help to succeed.

The candidate should know the MH CET Entrance Exam Syllabus in detail to help them understand the examination very well.

It is a National level law entrance examination. This Law entrance test is conducted for young, passionate, hardworking, and extraordinary students who want to have a career in the Law field. It will get admission to one of the most prestigious and reputed law universities in India.

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET) law 2023 will only be conducted in English and Marathi.

The time allotted to complete the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET) law 2023 is 2 hours, i.e., 120 minutes.

There are 5 subjects in the syllabus of the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET) law 2023 for the 5 - Year LL.B. program that are English Language, Current Affairs, including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, and Quantitative Techniques.

There are 4 subjects in the syllabus of the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET) law 2023 for the 3 - Year LL.B. program that are English Language, Current Affairs, including General Knowledge, Legal Reasoning, and Logical Reasoning.

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In this article, you will get to know all the information about how to prepare for MH CET law, MH CET law preparation books, and MHT CET previous year papers.

Prerequisites for MH CET Exam Preparation

There are some important prerequisites for the MH CET Entrance Exam Preparation.

• The first and foremost step to preparing for the MH CET entrance examination is that the candidate should be committed to cracking only the MH CET entrance examination, not any other exam. 

You should be focused on only cracking the MH CET entrance examination, not trying to crack every possible law entrance exam to get admission to any law college.

• The candidate should select the college for example, if you want to get admission in Government Law College, Mumbai then you have to study very hard for that because the Government Law College, Mumbai cut-off is very high as compared to other law institutes. 

For that they want to study and should not get confused with the approaching seats offered by various other law colleges.

• The candidate should study Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning and should keep themselves prepared because Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning is the main subject in the MH CET law entrance examination. 

Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning has a weightage of 30 questions out of the 150 questions in the 3 - year LL.B. program test and 40 questions out of the 150 questions in the 5 - year LL.B. program test. So, you should prepare well for Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning especially.

• The candidate should know the MH CET Exam Pattern. It is an important prerequisite because knowing the exam pattern makes it easy to know how much time and how many questions you will get to solve.

• The candidate should read the newspaper and weekly Magazines. It will help enhance your English language skills and help you be aware of what’s happening. 

How to Start MH CET Exam Preparation 2023?

The first and basic step to start preparation for the MH CET law entrance examination is that you should start the preparation in a way that you should prepare for the aptitude test. Then automatically, you will be preparing for the interview round as well.

• The MH CET Law entrance examination syllabus is vast. Suppose you will be preparing for the Legal Aptitude, Legal Reasoning, and General Knowledge sections and you are very well prepared for that. In that case, it will be beneficial for you to easily crack 60% of the MH CET Law entrance examination.
• This reverse way of preparing is beneficial because everyone usually starts preparing for the aptitude test first. After getting qualified for the aptitude test, they start preparing for the interview round. So by doing this reverse preparation, candidates will be able to prepare for both exams and will clear it with flying colors.
• Candidates should prepare a question bank for every section, both majors and minors, for the Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning section as well as the General Knowledge section.
• The major MH CET Law entrance examination syllabus topics are History of Indian Constitution, Important Acts and Amendments, Important Laws like IPC, CrPc, Law of Torts, Important events related to legal and constitutional developments, Rights and Duties, Judiciary - Supreme Court and High Court, Parliament - Executive, Legislature, President, Current events related to Indian polity, Contemporary events of significance from India and the world, Arts and Culture, International Affairs, etc. These topics are major topics of the MH CET Law entrance exam, which a candidate should study first and thoroughly.
• The candidates should prepare a question bank of 50 questions from each major topic, consider the previous year’s question paper of their choice, and create 50 HOTS questions. So this question bank of the HOTS questions will help you enhance your preparation game at revision time.
• The minor MH CET Law entrance examination syllabus topics are Set Theory, Para jumbles, Para Completion, Synonyms, Antonyms, Odd one out, Analogies, Foreign words, Sequences and Series (AP, GP), Averages, Percentages, Logarithms, etc.
• The candidates should prepare a question bank of 25 questions from each topic, consider the previous year’s question paper of their choice, and create 25 HOTS questions. So this question bank of 25 HOTS questions will help you to up your preparation game at the time of the final revision.
• After preparing for the question bank, immediately prepare for the MH CET law entrance examination. Do not wait for the announcement of the seats. Start the preparation immediately and make useful and concept-based notes in advance before the announcement of the seats.

How to prepare for the MH CET Law Entrance Test 2023

The candidate should prepare for the MH CET Law Entrance Exam on the basics of reverse engineering technique, i.e., start your preparation by solving MCQs (objective type questions) and shiftily move to solve Bare Act questions like the short answer questions. This technique can be used because you have already prepared a question bank of both major and minor topics.

• MH CET Law entrance examination is a qualifying exam in nature, so you should give as many speed tests as you can from the test series and other such preparation books. This will help you to improve your speed and consistency in solving the MH CET Law entrance examination.
• Start attempting a comprehensive test series through which your capability to complete the exam and your speed will increase.
• The candidate must be thorough with the arrangement of the Bare Act. Prepare the index and structure of the MH CET Law entrance examination topics. By preparing this index and structure of each chapter of the Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning section as well as the General Knowledge section, the syllabus for the MH CET law entrance test makes it easier for you to identify from which topic the question has come.
• You should practice the MH CET Law entrance examination question paper online to enhance your speed and accuracy.
• The candidate must practice at least 2 to 3 answers daily with a timer. Putting a timer by your side will help you know how much time you are taking to solve one question.
• The candidate has to practice 2 to 3 answers daily from the question bank you have prepared for the practice.
• The main key to clearing the MH CET Law entrance examination is practicing answers and writing them in a comprehensive answer.
• Attempt MH CET Law Mock Tests weekly to analyze your preparation levels.

How to prepare for MH CET Law 2023 - Interview

The basic and most important tip for the interview round is that you should be clear in your mind that this interview test is not for your knowledge and preparation test, it is happening to examine your personality, your manners, your behavior, etc.

• You should feel confident in yourself whenever you are willing to go for the interview test. Your attitude should be right and good. You should not look arrogant. And you should look active and look like you are the best person to get admission to this program.
• You should be thorough with the Bare Act questions, and your conceptual knowledge should be on point. It would help you if any difficult or out-of-the-blue question was asked. You will not get conscious and will answer it with full confidence.
• The country's recent management issues and growth and development are the most important topics to be studied. 50% of questions will be asked on these topics.
• You should see as many mock test interviews online so as to get how the questions will be asked and what the atmosphere will be inside the interview room.

MH CET Law Preparation Books 2023

The table below shows the MH CET Law Preparation Books, which will help you prepare well and help you crack the MH CET Law entrance test efficiently.

Book Name	Author Name	Book Price
MAH CET LLB 3 Years Exam Prep Book | 1500 + Solved Objective Questions For MHT CET (8 Full-length Mock Test + 8 Sectional Tests) | Free Access to Online Tests Paperback.	EduGorilla Prep Experts	Rs. 308/-
Law Entrance Examination 2022 | 91 Topic-wise Solved Tests | For Various National & State Level Exams [CLAT, LSAT, DU LLB, MHCET Law, AMU Law and Other Law Entrance Exams].	EduGorilla Prep Experts	Rs. 549/-
MH - CET LAW for 3 Years Course Maharashtra CLET 2022 for 3 Years.	Arihant Publications	Rs. 408/-
Avhad's MH CET Law Entrance Test 2022 - 3 Years / 5 Years Combined (English Edition) and Marathi Edition.	Dr. Sudhakar Avhad, Adv. Arvind Avhad, et al	Rs. 495/-

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MH CET Law 2023 Paper Pattern

• The MH CET Law 2023 entrance test is 150 marks.
• The students will get 2 hours, i.e., 120 minutes of time to attempt the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (MH CET) 2023.
• The MH CET (Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test) law 2023 is an objective type of questions examination which is MCQs type, and 1 mark is allotted for each right answer.
• There is no negative marking for each wrong answer.

The table below the detailed MH CET Law 2023 paper pattern: -

MH CET Law Exam Pattern for 3 - Year LLB

Sections	Number of Questions
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning	30
General Knowledge and current affairs	40
Logical and Analytical Reasoning	30
English	50
Total	150

MH CET Law Exam Pattern for 5 - Year LLB

Sections	Number of Questions
Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning	40
General Knowledge and current affairs	30
Logical and Analytical Reasoning	40
English	30
Mathematical Aptitude	10
Total	150