MHT CET Exam Date 2021 to be announced soon; check exam pattern and syllabus weightage
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MHT CET )
Registration - 10 Jan '26 - 12 Feb '26
MHT CET 2021 is likely to be conducted around August last week. MHT CET exam date 2021 will be announced soon.
The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell will soon announce the MHT CET exam date 2021. MHT CET 2021 is expected to be conducted in August, as announced by Maharashtra Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant. Application form of MHT CET 2021 was released on June 8. MHT CET application form last date is July 7. Candidates who misses the MHT CET application form 2021 date will be allowed to complete MHT CET 2021 registration by paying late fee of Rs.700 up to July 15.
Details regarding the exam dates will be announced on the MHT CET 2021 official website mhtcet2021.mahacet.org. MHT CET 2021 will be conducted at various centers across Maharashtra as well as out side the state in online mode (Computer Based Test) for PCM and PCB groups separately.
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The questions will be based on Syllabus of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Approximately 20% weightage will be given to class 11 syllabus and 80% weightage will be given to class 12 syllabus. There will be no Negative Marking, however difficulty level will be at par with the JEE Main for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry questions.
The syllabus of MHT CET 2021 has been announced earlier. As per the syllabus, the entire class 12 topics will be covered while several topics from class 11 has been reduced. Candidates can check the official MHT CET syllabus 2021 from the official website.
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MHT CET 2021 Exam Pattern
The MHT CET 2021 exam is divided unto two groups, Group 1 for B.Tech and Group 2 for Pharmacy. Exam will be held separately for both the groups on different day. Paper 1 and Paper 2 is for B.Tech while Paper 2 and 3 is for Pharmacy course. Candidates can appear for either one of them or both, selection of which have to be made while filling MHT CET application form 2021.
Pattern of Examination
|
Subjects/Details |
Paper II |
Paper I |
Paper III |
|
| Physics |
Chemistry |
Mathematics |
Biology |
|
| Class 11 Questions |
10 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
| Class 12 Questions |
40 |
40 |
40 |
80 |
| Marks per question |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Total Marks |
50 |
50 |
100 |
100 |
| Duration of Paper |
90 Min. |
90 Min. |
90 Min. |
|
MHT CET 2021 Exam Schedule
| Details |
Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Entry in examination hall |
07:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
| Last entry permitted in the examination Hall |
08:45 AM |
01:45 PM |
| Candidate login to computers/read instructions |
08:50 AM |
01:50 PM |
| Commencement of exam |
09:00 AM |
02:00 PM |
| End of exam |
12:00 PM |
05:00 PM |
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 weeks ago
MHT CET 2026 scores are used for Maharashtra State Quota admissions. For All India seats in engineering colleges of Maharashtra, JEE Main scores will be used.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Candidates can get an APAAR ID for MHT CET registration by registering on the DigiLocker website. Candidates can also get the APAAR enrollment number from their school.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
The MHT CET 2026 application form was released on January 10. Candidates have to keep the Aadhaar card and APAAR ID ready for registration.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
MHT CET cutoff is of two types- All India Category and Maharashtra Category. The seats which are allotted under the All India Quota have opening and closing ranks mentioned as "AI" whereas seats allotted under Maharashtra Quota have the ranks mentioned as "MH".
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
MHT CET cutoff is made available on the official website - cetcell.mahacet.org. The Mahrashtra CET Cell releases cutoff round-wise after the completion of each round counselling. The cutoff are released separately for both All India and Maharashtra state category. Candidates can download the same on
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
The Maharashtra state CET cell sets the syllabus of MHT CET exam.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
Among the most effective strategies of passing MHT CET exam is to use previous year papers. No book or mock test can get you better acquainted with the actual exam than they do. Here are the key benefits:
1. Understand the Exam Pattern
- Previous papers show:
- Number of questions
- Types of questions
- Difficul
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Contributor-Level 10
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No, candidates have to pay the MHT CET application fee online only using the available payment modes like net banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/Mobile wallets.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 2 months ago
The MHT CET exam is held for admission to the following courses:
- BE/BTech
- BPharm
- PharmD
- BPlanning
- BTech-MTech Integrated courses
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
For the General HS category, the cutoff ranged from 4.33 to 20.54 percentile for M.Tech course specialisations. Therefore, students need to attain at least 4.33 percentile for admissions at COEP Pune. MHT CET M.Tech percentiles are required for admission to M.Tech courses at COEP, Pune.
Students shou
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