MHT CET Engineering Admission Details

MHT-CET stands for "Maharashtra Common Entrance Test". It is also known as MAHA-CET. This is a state-level entrance examination for admissions to various Institutes of Maharashtra.

Some of the popular UG Courses are B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Planning, B.Pharma. Although admissions in medical courses occur through NEET-UG Ranks. The mode of exam for NEET is offline (pen & paper based because of diagrams involved).

NRI students can also take admission into top prestigious colleges in India by taking JEE Main under DASA CIWG Quota.

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MHT-CET Eligibility Criteria:

Eligibility Criteria include age, marks scored by the students in the qualifying exam, number of attempts, nationality (& state of the candidate, i.e. whether of Maharashtra or outside).

• For UG Courses, students must have: scored a minimum of 50% marks in their Grade 12th or equivalent exam(for General Category). For SC/ST/OBC/ PWD, it's 45% of students only from Maharashtra.

• Must be a citizen of India. Includes, NRI & PIO Candidates.

• Must have passed the Grade 12th equivalent with Maths, Physics & any one of the following (Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Technical and Vocational subjects) as mandatory subjects.

• There is no age limit.

• Candidates who are appearing for Grade 12th board exams in the same year can also apply.

MHT-CET Syllabus:

The MHT-CET Syllabus will be the Grade 11th & 12th syllabus (Phy + Maths + 3rd subject) of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.

Weightage of Syllabus:

• 80% of the Grade 12th Syllabus

• 20% of the Grade 11th Syllabus

MHT-CET Exam Pattern:

Read the bullet points given below to know about the MHT-CET Exam Pattern:

• It is conducted as 3 papers:- Paper 1 for Maths; Paper 2 for Chemistry & Physics & Paper 3 for Biology (Zoology & Botany).

• Each of these 3 papers is of 100 marks & duration for each paper is 90 minutes.

• For Maths (Paper 1), the mark per question is 2. 10 questions will be given from Class 11th & 40 questions from Class 12th equivalent syllabus.

• For Paper 2, the mark per question is 1. 10 questions will be given from Class 11th & 40 questions from Class 12th equivalent syllabus for both Physics & Chemistry. Making it a total of 100 questions for Paper 2.

• For Paper 3, the mark per question is 1. 10 questions will be given from Class 11th & 40 questions from Class 12th equivalent syllabus for both Zoology & Botany. Making it a total of 100 questions for Paper 3.

Here is The Tabular presentation of MHT-CET Exam Pattern:

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MHT-CET Online Application Process:

MHT-CET Online Application Process is given below:

• Online Form Availability:
  • January 1 to March 31 (tentative).
• Stages for MHT- CET Application:

  • Registration

  • Application Form Filling

  • Submission of scanned image of Photograph & Signature of candidate.

Step by Step MHT-CET Application Process:

There are only seven step of MHT-CET Aplication Process: 

1. Visit the official Website of MHT-CET.

2. Click on the registration link & fill in your name, email id, address & mobile number.

3. Upon successful registration, candidates will receive an email from MHT-CET providing you with login ID & its password.

4. Login into your MHT-CET Account & fill your application form.

5. Upload the scanned copies of your photo, signature & your secondary higher education documents. Documents should be in JPEG/JPG Format. Range of size of photograph= 15Kb to 50 Kb. Range of size of Signature= 5Kb to 20 Kb.

6. Submit the application fee amount. Mode of fee submission are: Credit/ Debit/ Net Banking/ IMPS & e-wallet.

7. Upon successful application submission, save/ take a printout of confirmation page.

For Application Fee Payment: Candidate must firstly register on http://www.dtemaharashtra.gov.in/ too, then only they can make payments.

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MHT-CET Exam Centres:

Here is the name of all MHT-CET Exam centres in the table below:

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MHT-CET Admit Card and Reporting at Exam Centre:

Upon successful completion of Application & selecting of Exam Centres, Hall Ticket/Admit Card is released by DTE on its website. Candidates must log in to access & download & print their admit cards.

While appearing for the exam, any one of the following Identity cards must be brought to the exam center:

• Voter ID

• Aadhaar card

• Passport

• Pan card

• Driving license

• Bank Pass Book

Answer Key Objection, MHT-CET Results and Counseling:

On the release of Scores, an objection window is opened for a few days for students to challenge the answer key provided by the exam authority.

Then the final answer key is released & MHT-CET Results are announced.

Based on these results, MHT-CET Counseling is conducted online for the Seat Allotment & Admissions of qualified students in the below-mentioned list of MHT-CET Participating Colleges.

Institutes for B.Tech / B.E. & Other Technical UG Courses Under MHT-CET:

Following types of Institutes will be participating in the MHT- CET Counseling for admission of qualified students:

• Government Colleges

• University Colleges

• Government Aided Private Colleges

• Private Un-aided Colleges

Here is the list of the Colleges in Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik & Pune Region along with their Institute codes in the tables below.

MHT CET Participating Institutes in Mumbai Region:

Here is the list of the Colleges in Mumbai Region along with their Institute codes: