MHT CET BPharm, PharmD 2026: Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Results

MHT CET is a state level exam held for engineering and pharmacy course admission in the state of Maharashtra. Check all details on the exam below:

Conducted by: The MHT CET exam is conducted by the Commissioner of the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.

Purpose of the exam: The exam is conducted for admission to BTech, BPharm, BPlan, integrated BTech-MTech course, and PharmD course offered by various Government, Government Aided, University Managed Institutes, University Managed Departments and Unaided private professional educational institutes of Maharashtra state.

How many students register and appear for MHT CET exam: Around 6 to 7 lakh candidates register for the MHT CET exam, and 5 to 6 lakh candidates appear every year.

Mode of the exam (NEW): For the first time ever, MHT CET exam will be held twice a year from 2026 onwards. Until last year, the exam was held once a year. With this, Maharashtra becomes the first state to hold an engineering entrance exam twice a year. MHT CET is the first state-level engineering exam that will be held twice a year.

• Also read: MHT CET 2026 to Have Two Attempts; 78% Candidates Favour 'Twice-a-Year' Format for Other State Exams

Exam Pattern: Talking about the exam pattern, MHT CET 2026 has 3 papers, and all are held in computer-based test mode at various test centres across the state of Maharashtra as well as outside Maharashtra state.

• MHT CET paper 1 is Maths (M), Paper 2 is Physics (P) & Chemistry (C), and Paper 3 is Biology (B). There will multiple choice questions in all three papers. There will be 50 MCQs in paper 1, and each question will carry 2 marks. Paper 2 will have 100 MCQS with 1 marks each, and Paper 3 will also have 100 MCQS with 1 marks each. There is no negative marking in the exam.
• Based on the course the candidate is applying for, they have to either attempt the PCM group paper or the PCB group paper. A candidate can choose to apply for both groups. Both papers are held for 3 hours.

Syllabus: The syllabus of MHT CET is based on the syllabus of the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra. 20% weightage will be given to the class 11 syllabus and 80% weightage class 12 syllabus while preparing the MHT CET question papers.

Admission process: The candidates who appear for MHT CET have to check their MHT CET result and register for the MHT CET Common Admission Process (CAP) for admission to colleges. Candidates who are not from Maharashtra can also appear in the MHT CET. They also have the option of applying for BTech admission through JEE Main and BPharm admission via NEET in MHT CET CAP counselling. Admission will be done based on the ranks of the candidates in MHT CET/JEE Main/Qualifying exam marks.

Difficulty level of MHT CET exam: The difficulty level of MHT CET exam is similar to that of JEE Main exam.

Check MHT CET 2026 exam highlights in the table below:

Candidates can check here the MHT CET 2026 eligibility criteria. Candidates applying for MHT CET exam 2026 must ensure they fulfill the eligibility criteria before filling the application form.

Nationality and Domicile

Candidate must be an Indian citizen. Candidates fulfilling any of the following criteria are considered Maharashtra state domicile candidates:

• A candidate who is either a domicile of Maharashtra or born in Maharashtra.
• A candidate whose father or mother is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra and holds a Domicile Certificate.
• A candidate whose either of the parents is an employee of the Government of India or a Government of India Undertaking (PSUs) and is posted and reported for duty in Maharashtra State.
• A candidate whose parents are employees or retired employees of the Government of Maharashtra or a Government of Maharashtra Undertaking (PSUs).
• Candidates who have passed the SSC and/or HSC Examination from a disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Area, or Maharashtra, residing in the disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka Border area, and whose mother tongue is Marathi.
• Candidates belonging to a specific linguistic or religious minority community from the State of Maharashtra, as notified by the Government, can apply for the MHT CET.

Qualifying Exam:

• Candidates must have passed class 12 or be appearing in class 12 in 2026
• Candidate should have Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one subject among Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subject/ Computer Science/Information Technology/ Informatics Practices/ Agriculture/ Engineering Graphics/Business Studies in class 12.
• Candidates must obtain at least 45% marks in class 12. Candidates belonging to the backward class, Economically Weaker Section, and Persons with Disability category should obtain at least 40% marks in class 12.
• Subjects in the qualifying exam: Check below

Age Limit:

There is no age limit to apply for MHT CET.

Also note: OCI/PIO and NRI candidates are exempted from appearing in MHT CET. Such candidates can apply for admission based on class 12/equivalent exams. Separate counselling is held for OCI/PIO/NRI candidates after the admission process of MHT CET.

CET cell releases the MHT CET application form online on the official website only. The eligible candidates have to complete the MHT CET 2026 application form filling process before the deadline. To fill the MHT CET form, candidates can follow the process below:

Getting registered at CET Portal

• Register: Visit the official website of the CET cell - cetcell.mahacet.org. Now register using the details asked.
• Verify: On submitting the details, a verification email will be sent to the email id. Go to inbox and click on the verification link.
• Login: After verification of the email ID, candidates have to login using the registered email ID and the password created during registration.
• Fill application form: After login, the online form will open. Fill in the following details in the form:
• Personal details
• Address
• Other details like domicile, religion, qualifying exam details, etc.
• Submit details: After filling the form, submit the details filled.

Applying for MHT CET

After registration on the CET portal, candidates are redirected to the dashboard. Here, candidates have to select the MHT CET exam and apply for the same. Most of the details in the form will be filled with the data filled during the registration process. However, candidates have to fill the details below:

• Category details
• Qualification details
• Exam city preference

Pay the MHT CET 2026 Application Fee

Next, candidates have to pay the MHT CET application fee 2026. The application fee for MHT CET 2026 is as follows:

Print Application Form

After successful completion of the MHT CET application fee payment, candidates can take a printout of the filled form and keep it safe.

MHT CET Application Form Correction

The Maharashtra State CET Cell will provide the facility to correct/modify the details in MHT CET application form after the completion of the application process. To access MHT CET application form correction window, candidates have to login to the official website using their registered email ID and password.  After login, candidates will find three new links under the "important links" Menu for MHT CET form correction.

1. Change Subject Group
2. Add Subject Group
3. Edit My Application Form

Change Subject Group: Under the change subject group, subjects can be changed from PCM to PCB or PCB to PCM.

Add Subject Group: Candidates can also add subject group PCM or PCB if they missed adding it while filling application form. The candidate must pay application fee along with late fee for the new subject group added.

Edit My Application Form: Using this link, candidate can change name, date of birth, photo, and signature.

Note: In case, the candidate has forgotten the password and cannot access their application for correction, they should click on link that says “I cannot access my account” in the login page to reset their password.

The MHT CET question paper is prepared by giving 20% weightage to class 11 syllabus and 80% weightage to class 12 syllabus. MHT CET syllabus is based on:

1. Whole syllabus (2024-25) of class 12 for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics subjects prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra.
2. Syllabus of class 11 (2023-24) prescribed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, Maharashtra, as given below:

Check the detailed MHT CET 2026 exam pattern below:

• MHT CET exam is divided into two groups - PCM group and PCB group.
• There are three papers in the exam: paper 1 is Maths, paper 2 is Physics & Chemistry and paper 3 is Biology.
• PCM group candidates have to attempt paper 1 and paper 2
• PCB group candidates have to attempt paper 2 and paper 3.

MHT CET Exam Pattern Highlights

Check important details of the MHT CET 2026 exam pattern below:

MHT CET Marking Scheme and Number of Questions

Check the question and marks distribution in the MHT CET exam below:

MHT CET Marking Scheme

The marking scheme of MHT CET 2026 is as follows:

• Maths will have 2 marks per question.
• Physics, Chemistry and Biology will have 1 mark per question.
• There is no negative marking.

Candidates can check MHT CET previous question paper here. Candidates can use these MHT CET previous year question papers to understand the exam difficulty, exam pattern, and MHT CET 2026 chapter-wise weightage of topics. Candidates studying for MHT CET 2026 can download previous years' question papers with solutions from numerous educational websites to get a better understanding of the exam pattern.

MHT CET Previous Year Question Paper PDF Download

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