MHT-CET Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test
Engineering · UG · MAHARASHTRA
Overview
Eligibility
MHT-CET is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, for admission to engineering, pharmacy and allied degree programmes in the state.
- Qualifying exam: class 12 with Physics and Mathematics for the engineering group, or Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the pharmacy group.
- Marks: at least 45% in the relevant subjects taken together, with the bar at 40% for reserved-category candidates of Maharashtra.
- Candidature: the state quota requires Maharashtra candidature under one of the published types. Candidates from outside the state may sit the exam and compete for the seats open to them.
Exam Pattern
Syllabus
Mathematics (PCM group)
50% of the PCM paperMathematical logic, matrices, trigonometric functions, straight line and circle, conic sections, vectors, three-dimensional geometry, functions, limits, continuity and differentiability, applications of derivatives, integration and its applications, differential equations, probability distributions, and linear programming.
Biology (PCB group)
50% of the PCB paperBotany — plant growth and development, photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction in plants, genetics and inheritance, molecular basis of inheritance, biotechnology. Zoology — human reproduction, circulation and excretion, control and co-ordination, evolution, human health and disease, and ecology.
Physics
25% of either paperMotion in a plane, laws of motion, gravitation, thermodynamics, oscillations and waves, electrostatics, current electricity, magnetism and magnetic effects of current, electromagnetic induction, optics, dual nature of radiation and matter, structure of atoms and nuclei, and semiconductor devices.
Chemistry
25% of either paperBasic concepts and states of matter, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, solutions, the elements of groups 16, 17 and 18, transition and inner transition elements, co-ordination compounds, halogen derivatives, alcohols, phenols and ethers, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids, amines, biomolecules, polymers and green chemistry.
How to Apply
The application is an online form on the State CET Cell, Maharashtra website. Everything below is done in one sitting or saved and returned to; nothing is done on paper.
Register
Create an account on the State CET Cell, Maharashtra website with an email address and mobile number you will still have months from now -- every notice, the admit card and the result reach you there. A registration number is issued; keep it.
Fill the form
Personal details, academic record from class 10 onwards, category, and work experience where it applies. The academic figures must match your marksheets exactly, because they are verified later against the originals.
Choose test cities
Cities are given in order of preference and allotted on availability, so the first choice is not guaranteed. Pick somewhere you can reach the morning of the exam without an overnight journey.
Upload photograph and signature
Both have to meet the format, size and background stated in the notification. A rejected upload is the most common reason a form is left incomplete past the deadline.
Pay the fee
Online, through the official portal only. The amount is set afresh in each year’s notification and is lower for SC, ST and PwD candidates. Keep the payment receipt.
Submit, then check
Registering for the CET is separate from registering for the centralised admission process afterwards. The second one is where seats are actually allotted, and it has its own deadline.
Apply only through the official portal. No agent can register you, and nobody can change a score once it is declared.
Important Dates
Assembled from the dates we hold for this exam, so it changes when they do. The official notification is the authority, and a tentative date is marked as one.
Selection Process
- Two groups are offered — PCM for engineering and technology, PCB for pharmacy and allied programmes. A candidate may sit both.
- There is no negative marking.
- Scores are percentile-based and normalised across shifts, so a raw mark from one session is not comparable with one from another.
- Admission is through the state’s centralised admission process, where seats are allotted against the CET percentile and the candidature type over successive rounds.
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