MHT CET Reservation Criteria 2026: Check Category wise Reservation Percentage

Aspiring for admission to MHT CET 2026? Read below to know the MHT CET reservation criteria for different categories.

MHT CET 2026 Reservation Criteria: MHT CET is the exam conducted for admission of students to various undergraduate courses in Engineering, Medical, Pharmacy, Architecture and other streams by the colleges in Maharashtra. Maharashtra State Government’s Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell conducts the exam once in every year for admission to different courses.

Like other exams in the country, there is reservations for students of different category in the MHT CET as well. The article below will help candidates to know all the information regarding the MHT CET Reservation 2026.

MHT CET 2026 Reservation Criteria Important Points

• MHT CET 2026 reservation will be as per the Government of Maharashtra's and India's policies
• All the reservations provided will only apply to candidates who belong to the Maharashtra State. This is subject from time to time to fulfillment of the eligibility criteria stated by the respective authorities
• Candidates who want to avail reservation must go through the MHT CET eligibility requirements to get the benefit on the seat to be contested
• Under the Directorate of Technical Education, the state government holds reservation of seats for the state's backward caste and other reserved classes
• Candidates must enter/choose their reservation category while filling the MHT CET 2026 application form
• The MHT CET reservation quota is the number of seats reserved for Maharashtra candidates who fall under the CAP
• Applicants who belong to the backward class could affirm the group to which they belong during the time of CAP application form submission

Category-wise MHT CET 2026 Reservation Criteria

Candidates can refer to the table below for details related to Maharashtra state seat reservations for different categories. Around 50% of backward-class seats are reserved in the state of Maharashtra.

Note: The percentage of reservations is the percentages of seats available for candidates from Maharashtra which comes under the CAP.

MHT CET Reservation Details

The percentage of seats reserved for candidates from backward class groups from the state of Maharashtra is as shown below.

Reservations for Women Candidates

In accordance with the provisions of Government Resolution No. (123/2000)/ GEC-1000 / Tech. Edu.-1, dated April 17, 2000, there is a reservation of 30 percent seats for women candidates. There will be no reservation for female candidates who come under the categories of Defense, Persons with Disabilities, and Orphans.

Reservations for Children of Defense Service Personnel

Children of ex-service personnel residing in Maharashtra State are eligible for Five per cent (5 per cent) of an institution's total approved intake, subject to a limit of five (5) seats in each CAP institution. This includes:

• Children of active service staff (DEF-3) who are transferred to the state of Maharashtra but are not domiciled in the state of Maharashtra.
• Even those who are not domiciled in the State of Maharashtra but their families are stationed in the State of Maharashtra under the provision of family accommodation retention at the last duty station on grounds of education for children. This is considered if the candidate has appeared and passed the HSC examination from a college or school in the state of Maharashtra.

Reservation for Persons with Disabilities (PwD Candidates)

Five per cent (5 per cent) of all CAP institutions' overall approved intake seats are reserved for applicants with a minimum threshold disability of 40 percent.  Given below are the disabilities:

A single merit list of all eligible candidates will be drawn up. The allocation of seats reserved for PwD candidates will be done on an inter-se merit basis.

The candidates who claim reservations under this category must submit the certificates issued from the competent authorities.

PwD Candidates will get no allowances or additional facilities in academic activities other than those offered by the respective universities upon admission to the degree course are provided.

Reservations for EWS Candidates

10 per cent of seats will be reserved for candidates from the EWS. These seats are to be in excess of the sanctioned intake.

Reservations for Orphan Candidates

One per cent (1 per cent) of CAP seats are reserved for Orphan Candidates (with the exclusion of Minority institutions, All India Seats, if any).

How to Apply for Seat Reservation for MHT CET 2026?

• Students wishing to claim a reservation should fill out the online MHT CET 2026 application form
• Applicants are required to submit the caste certificates and other valid certificates when filling out the preference form
• Applicants will not be granted seat reservation if they fail to submit the completed MHT CET 2026 seat reservation form
• Candidates must send the Caste Certificates and the Caste / Tribe Validity Certificate to apply for MHT CET 2026 seat reservation

Commissioner/ Jr. Commissioner, Tribe Scrutiny Committee of respective Region [Kokan (Thane), Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati, Nagpur, Nandurbar and Gadchiroli] provides the Tribe Validity Certificate to applicants who belong to the Scheduled Tribes.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate / Executive Magistrate /Metropolitan Magistrate in Maharashtra will provide the certificate that recognizes the caste under a particular backward category.