Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is responsible for organizing the Manipal MET exam every year. It is a university-level exam conducted for admission to various UG, PG, Post Master, Super Specialty (SS), and Doctoral Studies (PhD) programs and many other courses at Manipal University.
Previously, the Manipal Entrance Test (MET) exam was known as Manipal University Online Entrance Exam (MU-OET). Interested and eligible candidates seeking admission to Manipal University must submit the MANIPAL MET 2024 application form on or before the due date. Candidates can check the complete details on the Manipal MET exam from the article below.
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Manipal MET Important Dates
Interested candidates can check the tentative schedule for Manipal MET 2024 Exam dates from the table below.
| Events | Dates |
| Availability of online application form | October 2023 |
| Last date to fill out the application form | April 2024 |
| Time of slot booking | April 2024 |
| Manipal MET Exam Date | April 2024 |
| Announcement of Result | May 2024 |
| Date of counselling | July 2024 |
Manipal MET Eligibility Criteria
The university has set some eligibility norms that candidates need to satisfy before participating in the exam. The details of the Manipal MET Eligibility Criteria are given below.
| Courses | Eligibility criteria |
| B.Tech | Candidate should have cleated 10+2, A-Level, IB, American 12th grade or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics, and English as mandatory subjects along with Chemistry or Biology or Biotechnology or any technical vocational subjects as optional subjects with no less than 50% marks taken together in Mathematics, Physics and any one of the optional subjects. |
| MBA | Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized institute with no less than 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying degree. Candidates must have a valid score card of XAT/ MAT/ CAT/ or CMAT. |
| M.Tech | Candidates should have done B.Tech/ B.E. or AMIE from any recognized university/ institute with at least 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying degree. Moreover, weightage will be given to the GATE-qualified candidates. |
Manipal MET Application Form 2024
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will release the Manipal MET Application Form in October 2023. The application form will be available in online mode only at the official website of Manipal University. Candidates should fill out and submit the application form before the due date.
The application process includes stages like online registration, filling the required details in the form, uploading scanned documents and application fee payment.
Candidates are advised to verify the details carefully before the final submission as no correction facility will be provided once the submission is done.
Candidates have to pay the required application fee through online mode via credit card/ debit card/ net banking and other online payment gateways.
Application Fee
Candidates have to pay Rs 600/-(for all courses) and an entrance exam fee of Rs 1400/ (for selected courses)
MET Examination Pattern
The basic details on Manipal MET 2024 examination pattern are given below.
| Examination Mode | Online mode |
| Type of questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Exam Duration | 2 hours and 30 minutes |
| Number of questions | 200 |
| Medium of paper | English only |
Candidates can check the subject-wise weightage of questions from the table below
| Subjects | Number of questions |
| Mathematics | 70 |
| English and General Aptitude | 30 |
| Physics | 50 |
| Chemistry | 50 |
| Total | 200 questions |
Manipal MET Syllabus 2024
MAHE, the official body will release the MET Syllabus 2024 online in pdf format. Candidates are advised to check the Manipal MET syllabus thoroughly before preparing for the exam. Below, candidates can check some important subjects, topics and units that need to be studied for the entrance exam.
| Subjects | Topics |
| General English | Comprehension passage, Spotting of errors, Vocabulary, Sentence improvement, Grammar etc. |
| Physics | Electrostatics, Physical optics, Heat, Current electricity, atomic physics, Geometrical optics, Dynamics |
| Chemistry | Gaseous state, Chemical kinetics, Periodic properties, Oxidation number, atomic structure, Chemical bonding 2, Solid-state, Hydrocarbons 2, Coordination compounds, Stoichiometry, Amines, Organic compounds with oxygen 2, Haloalkanes etc. |
| Mathematics | Group theory, element of number theory, Vectors, Circles, Conic sections, Vectors, Trigonometry, Conic sections, Matrices & determinants |
Admit Card
The authority will release the Manipal MET 2024 Admit Card after the slot booking process. The process of Manipal MET Slot Booking will commence in April 2024 through online mode. During the slot booking, candidates will need to choose their examination centre, exam date, time, etc.
Candidates can download their Manipal MET Hall Ticket 24 hours after completing the MET slot booking process. Applicants should download their admit cards and bring the same at the exam centre.
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Result
The authority will announce the Manipal MET 2024 Result in May 2024 through online mode only. To download the MET Scorecard, candidates need to provide their login details such as registration number or date of birth. A separate merit will also be prepared by the MAHE based on the various national-level exams.
Qualified candidates will be called for further admission procedures based on the marks scored in the exam. Selected candidates who meet the Manipal MET cutoff 2024 will have more chances of getting admission into the participating campuses of Manipal University.
Counselling
The process of counselling will begin after the announcement of the result. It is expected that the counselling will be held in July 2024. The counselling process will include stages like registration, seat allotment, document verification etc.
Selected students will be able to check their allotment status by logging in using their application number and Manipal OTBS password. The final allotment will be based on rank, seat availability and preference of campus.
FAQs
The entrance test is held for admission into undergraduate, postgraduate courses at Manipal University.
No, the difficulty level of the exam is moderate to easy.
Candidates who scorearound 500- 600 out of 800 in Manipal MET can consider their score good for admission to Manipal University.
There is no particular age bar to apply for MET.
The exam is held once a year.
The duration of this online exam is 2 hours and 30 minutes.