MHT CET 2025 Marks vs Rank vs Percentile: Check Percentile and Rank using Marks
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MHT CET )
Exam On - 11 Apr '26 - 19 Apr '26
Appeared for the MHT CET 2026 exam? As the MHT CET Result is announced as percentile scores, students often ask about their ranks corresponding to their marks. Read this article to understand your MHT CET marks vs percentile prediction based on your entrance test marks.
MHT CET Marks vs Percentile 2025: The All India rank of candidates is announced in the MHT CET merit list, which is released around a month after the declaration of results. Also, MHT CET Result mentions candidates percentile scores, which creates confusion among students for their rank. The MHT CET marks vs rank data is the only option candidates have to know their expected rank until the announcement of merit list.
To help the candidates have an approximate idea of MHT CET marks vs percentile and percentile vs rank, Shiksha.com has prepared an analysis based on previous years’ percentile and rank data. All candidates must note that the actual marks vs percentile and rank vs percentile of MHT CET exam may vary. All students are advised to use the data below as a reference to estimate MHT CET 2025 marks vs percentile and for the 2026 session. The MHT CET percentile marks converter formula given here is official and can be checked in the information brochure.
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- MHT CET 2025 Marks vs Percentile Analysis
- MHT CET Percentile Marks Converter
- MHT CET Marks vs Percentile: Important Points to Note
- MHT CET 2025 Percentile vs Rank Analysis
- MHT CET 2026 Result: What is a good percentile/rank?
MHT CET 2025 Marks vs Percentile Analysis
Candidates who will be appearing in the MHT CET 2026 entrance test can get an idea of their percentile score through the MHT CET Marks vs Percentile 2025 from the table below. In support of the data in the table, a few marks vs percentile for the previous year MHT CET exams are also provided.
MHT CET Marks vs Percentile
| MHT CET Marks |
MHT CET Percentile |
| 160+ |
99.50+ |
| 140-160 |
99+ |
| 130-140 |
98-99 |
| 110-130 |
96-98 |
| 100-110 |
95-96 |
| 95-100 |
92-95 |
| 80-90 |
85-95 |
| 60-80 |
65-85 |
| 55-65 |
60-70 |
| Below 55 |
Below 70 |
Commonly asked questions
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 should note that the above mentioned percentile is only valid for the General HS category in the last round. Other rounds and categories will have different minimum qualifying percentiles. To know more, students can click here.
With 97.5 percentile in MHT-CET, you have a strong chance to get admission in reputed colleges like PICT Pune, VIT Pune, SPIT Mumbai, or Thakur College of Engineering for branches such as IT, ECE, or Electrical. COEP and VJTI may be difficult for CSE. Government colleges like WCE Sangli, SGGS Nanded, and GCOE Amravati are also good options. You can get preferred branches in private colleges and core branches in government ones. Your chances further improve if you belong to a reserved category or have home university advantage within Maharashtra.
Rank around 50k, some colleges are :
1. Government College of Engineering, Amravati
2. Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon
3. Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology, Badnera
4. K. J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering and IT (less competitive branches)
5. Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, Pune (non-core branches)
6. MIT Academy of Engineering, Pune (non-CSE branches)
Many private self-financing colleges throughout Maharashtra
MHT CET Percentile Marks Converter
Candidates can check here the formula to convert MHT CET marks into percentile score. This formula is the same used by the CET Cell to convert candidate's raw marks (actual mark) into percentile score.
MHT CET Marks vs Percentile: Important Points to Note
- As per the MHT CET 2025 results, a score between 165 (Highest) and 149 was equivalent to the 100 - 99.99 percentile. A score of 136 was equivalent to the 99.88 percentile and a score of 113 was equivalent to the 98.07 percentile.
- The MHT CET results in 2025 displayed that a score between 145 (Highest) - 136 was equivalent to the 99.99 percentile. Last year, the 99.87 percentile was equivalent to the MHT CET score of 122 whereas a score of 101 was equivalent to the 98.1 percentile.
- In 2025, candidates having MHT CET scores between 165 (Highest) and 153 were awarded 99.99 percentile. The 99.87 percentile was equivalent to the MHT CET score of 134 whereas a score of 112 was equivalent to the 98.02 percentile.
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Commonly asked questions
No, it is generally not possible to get the admission to B.Tech programme with 36% through MH-CET.
The minimum qualification marks for General Category are usually 45% and reseved categories, it is 40%.Though having only 36% cannot make the admission for the most of the colleges.
There are some colleges consider 12th grade marks as part of admission criteria with minimum percentage of typically ranging from 50% to 65%.
The MHT CET 2025 marks qualifying cutoffs are 90 for the general category and 80 for the reservation category out of 200. Cutoffs for top engineering branches differ from college to college; for example, Computer Engineering at COEP Pune requires scores of perhaps 160+ marks, while Mechanical might require around 135 for the same college. Other top colleges could require around 170–180 marks for CSE, whereas branches like Electrical might require something closer to 160. These are only indicative scores, according to previous years' trends, and may vary a bit every year
The round-wise cutoff ranks for MHT CET counselling can be checked on the MHT CET portal at mahacet.org. The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell is the organizing body of MHT CET counselling. The cutoff for each round for all the participating institutes and branch/specializations are made available on the MHT CET portal. Candidates can also check MHT CET cutoff for all participating colleges on the Shiksha page.
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MHT CET 2025 Percentile vs Rank Analysis
All candidates who appeared in the MHT CET 2025 must note that the percentile score in the exam was calculated by the normalization process. As the entrance exam is conducted in multiple shifts, the score of candidates is normalized so that no one will be treated unfairly due to different difficulty levels across various shifts. The expected MHT CET percentile vs rank 2025 can be checked below:
MHT CET Percentile vs Ranks
| MHT CET Percentile |
MHT CET Rank |
|---|---|
| 99-90 |
1 – 19,000 |
| 89-80 |
19,001 – 30,000 |
| 79-70 |
30,001 – 40,000 |
| 69-60 |
40,001 – 47,000 |
| 59-50 |
47,001 – 53,000 |
| 49-40 |
53,001 – 59,000 |
| 39-30 |
59,001 – 64,000 |
| 29-20 |
64,001 -73,000 |
| 19-10 |
73,001 - 81,000 |
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MHT CET 2026 Result: What is a good percentile/rank?
Candidates who are aspiring for admission to top private/government colleges must have a rank below 40,000 in the entrance test. It is expected that the candidates with a percentile of 70 or above in the MHT CET 2026 will be awarded a rank of 40,000 or above. The candidates must note that the rank range may vary for MHT CET 2026.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
The best way to prepare for MHT CET 2026 is through the official syllabus. The authorities have already provided the detailed syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. Additionally, students must attempt the free MHT CET mock test prepared and released by the authorities. Candidates
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For any question, if none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or dropped, then full marks will be awarded to all candidates irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.
For Maths, each question is worth 2 marks and
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The MHT CET exam has 3 papers- Maths, Physics & Chemistry, and Biology. However, there are only 2 sections in the exam. For the PCM group, the two sections are Paper 1 (Maths) and Paper 2 (Physics and Chemistry). For the PCB group, the two sections are Paper 2 (Physics and Chemistry) and Paper 3 (Bi
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As per the MHT CET 2026 exam pattern, the test will be conducted in online mode (CBT) having only MCQs. The exam consists of three papers (PCM/PCB) with 90 minutes each, totalling 100 marks per paper. There is no negative marking. Mathematics questions are worth 2 marks each, while Physics, Chemistr
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Contributor-Level 10
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The CET Cell will now conduct the MHT CET exam twice a year, similar to the JEE Mains exam. With this, the authorities aim to provide candidates another chance to improve their scores without wasting a year.
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Answered a week ago
Biology or Paper 3 is not compulsory for PCM group students, though it will be tested for the PCB group aspirants. Thus, it is important to choose your subjects carefully, depending on the course you seek admission into. Candidates can also apply for both groups, thus making biology compulsory in su
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The MHT CET 2026 exam is conducted for a total of 200 marks for both PCM and PCB marks. The MHT CET exam is conducted for 3 papers- Maths (Paper 1), Physics and Chemistry (Paper 2) and Biology (Paper 3) and each for 100 marks. Paper 2 is common for both groups.
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Contributor-Level 10
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The MHT CET 2026 exam will be conducted in online mode as a computer-based test. Candidates have to select the correct answers on their computer screens. The exam will be held at various test centres across the state.
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The MHT CET 2026 syllabus is based on the syllabus of State Council Of Educational Research And Training, Maharashtra for classes 11th and 12th. The complete syllabus of class 12th and a select few topics from class 11th together make up the MHT CET syllabus.
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The duration of the MHT CET 2026 exam is 180 minutes for both the PCM and PCB groups. The papers 1 and 3, Maths & Biology, are for 90 minutes each, while paper 2, for Physics and Chemistry, is 90 minutes taken together.
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