The Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) is an entrance exam for admissions to various engineering, pharmacy and agriculture colleges within Maharashtra. A total of 6,36,089 candidates registered for MHT-CET in 2023 alone.
The mode of examination for the MHT-CET is Computer Based Test (CBT). In it, multiple choice questions are asked from Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics or Biology. MHT-CET Biology is the third paper in the MHT-CET. Carrying 100 questions from Botany and Zoology, it contributes to 100 marks of the total 200.
The syllabus for MHT-CET Biology is vast, encompassing the syllabus of SCERT standards 11 and 12. Factoring in the ever-increasing competitiveness of the exam, students require nothing but the best study materials to prepare for MHT-CET Biology.
The most important resource to prepare for MHT-CET Biology is the Maharashtra Board Biology textbooks of standards 11 and 12. In addition, you will require MHT-CET Biology books containing practice multiple choice questions, time-saving tricks and past MHT-CET solved question papers. To tie it all off, you will need to take as many offline and online MHT-CET Biology mock tests.
Today, over 10 lakh students look to Target Publications every year for educational resources from pre-primary to college. But in 2006, we started with the first dedicated reference books for MHT-CET. Now, over the course of nearly 2 decades, our team of perfected the craft of creating quality MHT-CET exam books, earning the trust of not just students but educators and parents as well. Each one of our MHT-CET Biology, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry titles are periodically updated according to the latest syllabus and are revised according to the latest exam paper pattern.
Furthermore, through our Quill - The Padhai App, students can access an exclusive e-library along with the online MHT-CET Test Series.
Target Publications has every type of book a student could possibly need to prepare for MHT-CET Biology. These include the MHT-CET Triumph Series, MHT-CET Test Series and MHT-CET 21 Question Paper Set.
Target Publications’ Triumph MHT-CET Biology is the ultimate MHT-CET reference book. It is packed with subtopic-wise practice MCQs and MHT-CET Biology quick revision notes. Inside the book, you will also find the previous year’s solved MHT-CET Biology question papers (PYQs).
Based on the syllabus, MHT-CET Triumph Biology is available in 3 variants:
Features | Description |
Quick Review | Summarise the key points in a chapter through tables and charts. Candidates can use it for quick referencing or last-minute revision. |
Classical Thinking | This is an objective section with simple, direct concept-based MCQs. |
Critical Thinking | Contains application-based multiple-choice questions of moderate difficulty. |
Concept Fusion | These application-based objective questions are challenging in nature and require the combined knowledge of 3-4 concepts. |
MHT-CET Previous Years’ Questions | This section has multiple-choice questions from previous MHT-CET exams in chronological order. |
MHT-CET Solved Papers | The latest MHT-CET 2023 question papers from 2 shifts have been provided along with Solutions and Hints (for tough questions). |
Evaluation Test | Helps students gauge the level of their chapter-wise preparation. |
Model Question Papers | Students can train to answer questions on time by solving the given model question papers. |
Answer Keys | Carry answers to each and every MCQ in the book. Step-by-step solutions are accessible to tricky questions through QR codes. |
Concept Videos | QR code-linked videos/PDFs simplify concepts for better understanding. |
Key Notes for Good Practice | Covers common misconceptions and logical key concepts in a chapter. |
Smart Codes | These are mnemonics that make remembering concepts quick and easy. |
Caution | Warns against commonly made mistakes. |
Thinking Hatke | Offers a quick-witted, out-of-the-box approach to tackle a question. |
Solutions and detailed solutions to all the questions are also available in paperback format in the MHT-CET Triumph Biology Solutions to MCQs.
Get solutions to all 12 shifts of MHT-CET 2023 in the MHT-CET PCB Solved Papers 2023. Gain access to valuable insights through the exclusive chapter-wise and difficulty-level trend analyses of the exams. Concepts have been mapped near each answer against the chapter and subtopic/exercise from the government textbook. Performance booster smart keys have also been added along with an Evaluation Scorecard.
Target Publications’ MHT-CET Biology Test series is a collection of MHT-CET Biology practice tests. More than 1,700 MCQs are covered across 19 Topic Tests, 6 Revision Tests and 5 Model Tests. Topic Tests help you evaluate your chapter-wise preparation. Each Revision Test covers questions from 3–4 topics. This helps build the ability to answer questions from different topics together. The Model Test papers are designed to increase your accuracy and speed. Answer Keys are given along with Detailed Solutions for difficult questions.
Solving model question papers is the final step that will fix your spot as an MHT-CET top scorer. Hence Target has created the MHT-CET 21 Model Question Papers (PCB). The book carries 21 full-length practice tests—complete with solutions and step-by-step explanations for complex questions. Each test covers the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In addition, you will also find 3 previous years' MHT-CET original question papers (2021, 2022, and 2023) fully solved.
Twenty percent of questions will be asked from the class XI Biology textbook in the MHT-CET Biology section. That amounts to 20 questions.
Eighty questions will be asked from the class XII Biology textbook in the MHT-CET Biology section.
Biotechnology, Reproduction in Lower and Higher Plants, Reproduction in Lower and Higher Animals, Respiration and Circulation and Ecology are some of the most important chapters in Biology for the MHT-CET.
The Maharashtra Board Biology textbooks for standards 11 and 12 are the most important books that cover the entire MHT-CET Biology syllabus. But Target’s Triumph Biology is one of the best books to prepare for MHT-CET. It summarises the entire syllabus concisely and has practice questions as well as the previous year’s solved question paper—all in one book.