# MH-CET Law (3-yr & 5-yr LL.B.) (MH-CET Law) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: STATE_LEVEL · state: MH
- Questions: 150 · Total marks: 150 · Marks per question: 1
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Negative marking: none
- Languages offered: EN

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Education: For 5-year LLB: 12th pass with 45% marks (40% for SC/ST); For 3-year LLB: Bachelor's degree in any discipline with 45% marks
- Approximate annual vacancies: 27,280
- Note: No age limit; 85% seats reserved for Maharashtra State candidates; exam tests Legal Aptitude, Legal Reasoning, GK, Logical Reasoning, and English
- Official portal: https://cetcell.mahacet.org (State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra)

## Key dates
- 2026-07-28 — Document verification and choice filling
- 2026-07-30 — 3-year LLB CAP registration closes
- 2026-08-07 — CAP Round 1 option form filling deadline (3-yr & 5-yr LLB)
- 2026-08-08 — 5-year LLB CAP registration closes
- 2026-08-10 — Provisional allotment (Round 1)
- 2026-08-11 — Round 1 seat allotment result (3-year LLB)
- 2026-08-12 — Round 1 seat allotment result (5-year LLB)
- 2026-08-12 — College reporting window opens (3-year LLB Round 1)

## Syllabus outline
### Legal Aptitude and Legal Reasoning (weight 1)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Indian Constitutional Law — Basics · Consumer Protection Law · Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Criminal Law — Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Environmental Law — Basics · Family Law — Basics · Intellectual Property Rights · Indian Judiciary · Legal Current Affairs · Legal Maxims and Terms · Application of Legal Propositions to Facts · Public International Law — Basics · Law of Torts · Union and State — Structure

### Logical and Analytical Reasoning (weight 1)
Analogies · Blood Relations · Calendar and Clocks · Coding-Decoding · Data Interpretation · Data Sufficiency · Direction Sense · Puzzles · Seating Arrangements · Number and Letter Series · Statement and Assumption / Conclusion · Syllogisms

### General Knowledge with Current Affairs (weight 1)
Awards and Honours · Books and Authors · Current Affairs · Indian Economy · Indian and World Geography · Indian History · Indian Polity · International Organisations · Science and Technology · Sports

### English (weight 1)
Cloze Test · Error Spotting · Fill in the Blanks · Grammar · Para Jumbles · Reading Comprehension · Vocabulary

### Mathematical Aptitude (5-yr LLB only) (weight 1)
Algebra · Arithmetic · Mensuration · Statistics and Data · Time, Speed and Distance · Time and Work

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (Indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 105–120 / 150 (70–80%) |
| EWS | 100–112 / 150 (67–75%) |
| OBC | 90–105 / 150 (60–70%) |
| SC | 75–90 / 150 (50–60%) |
| ST | 70–85 / 150 (47–57%) |
| PwD | 65–80 / 150 (43–53%) |

**Guidance:**

• The General-to-OBC gap typically ranges 10–15 percentage points, with SC/ST cutoffs falling another 10–20 points lower. Top-tier Government Law Colleges (GLC Mumbai, ILS Pune) demand scores in the 75–80%+ range even for reserved categories.

• Year-to-year shifts depend on paper difficulty, seat matrix changes, and applicant pool strength. A moderately difficult paper can depress cutoffs by 3–5%, while easier papers push them upward similarly.

• Five-year LL.B. programs generally see marginally higher cutoffs than three-year programs at equivalent colleges due to higher demand from Class 12 students and longer degree duration appeal.

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