HC seeks CET cell’s reply to mistakes in LLB question paper

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court recently directed the State Common Entrance Test (CET) cell to file an affidavit in reply to a petition filed by an LLB aspirant complaining that in the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test for the 3-year LLB program (MAH-LLB-3Y-CET) 2025 examination, several objective-type questions had multiple correct answers when the candidates were supposed to choose one.

- HT Correspondent

The candidate, Shashivadana Shetty, a Malad resident, raised objections to one of the questions (Which one of the four options given in the question was a communicable disease?) that had four options (A. tuberculosis B. diabetes C. influenza D. hepatitis). According to the State CET cell, option C (influenza) was the correct answer. But, she pointed out, according to global medical authorities, tuberculosis and hepatitis B are also communicable diseases. Shetty claimed she had marked option A (tuberculosis) as her answer to the question as it is a highly infectious, airborne disease, which spreads when infected individuals