
MHT CET 2026 Dates: The Maharashtra CET cell has announced the MHT CET 2026 exam dates. This year onwards, the MHT CET exam will be conducted in two sessions, similar to the national-level JEE Mains exam. The MHT CET PCM exam date for session 1 is April 11 to 19, 2026 while the PCB exam date is April 21 to 26, 2026. The session 2 exam date for PCB is May 10 to 11, 2026 and for PCM is May 14 to 17, 2026.
MHT CET Application form 2026 will likely be released in December 2025. The application form will be available only online on the MHT CET official website. Candidates interested in applying for the MHT CET 2026 exam can check below the tentative schedule of all events related to the exam.
Latest News: MHT CET 2026 Exam Dates Released; PCM & PCB Session-wise Dates Here
- MHT CET Exam Dates 2026 (Session 1 and 2)
- MHT CET 2026 Dates & Schedule
- MHT CET Application Form Release Date
- MHTCET 2026 Admit Card Date
- MHTCET Answer Key 2026 Date
- MHT CET 2026 Result Date
- MHT CET Counselling Dates 2026
- FAQs on MHT CET Dates
MHT CET Exam Dates 2026 (Session 1 and 2)
This year MHT CET exam will be held twice. The session 1 exams are scheduled in April and the session 2 exams in May. MHT CET exam dates have been released, and candidates can check the same below:
| MHT CET 2026 session | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| PCM Group | PCB Group | |
| MHT CET 2026 session 1 exam date | April 11 to 19 | April 21 to 26 |
| MHT CET 2026 session 2 exam date | May 14 to 17 | May 10 to 11 |
MHT CET 2026 Exam Timings
The time for MHT CET 2026 session 1 and session 2 exams is yet to be announced. Once announced the same will be updated here!
Until then, check previous year exam time below:
Time Table for PCM Group (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics)
| Exam Related Events |
Shift-1 |
Shift-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry in the examination hall |
7:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
| Last entry permitted in the examination hall |
8:45 AM |
1:45 PM |
| First log in to the read instructions |
8:50 AM |
1:50 PM |
| Commencement of Online Examination |
9:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
| End of Online Examination |
12:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Time Table for PCB Group (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology)
| Exam Related Events |
Shift-1 |
Shift-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry in the examination hall |
7:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
| Last entry permitted in the examination hall |
8:45 AM |
1:45 PM |
| First, log in to the read instructions |
8:50 AM |
1:50 PM |
| Commencement of examination |
9:00 AM |
2:00 PM |
| End of examination |
12:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
Commonly asked questions
The last date to apply for MHT CET 2026 will be announced once the application form is released. In general, the application form is made available for a period of 2 months. MHT CET 2026 Registration will likely start in December last week, 2025. MHT CET application form will be available online on the official website portal.mahacet.org.
Official website for applying to MHT CET 2026 is cetcell.mahacet.org. Interested candidates can apply for MHT CET 2026 exam have to fill the application form only from the official website. The application form will be released tentatively in December last week, 2025.
MHT CET 2026 Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MHT CET 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Dec ' 25 - Feb ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Application Form TENTATIVE |
| Apr ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Admit Card TENTATIVE |
| 11 Apr ' 26 - 19 Apr ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Date for PCM Group session 1 |
| 21 Apr ' 26 - 26 Apr ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Exam for PCB Group session 1 |
| 10 May ' 26 - 11 May ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Exam for PCB Group session 2 |
| 14 May ' 26 - 17 May ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Date for PCM Group session 2 |
| Jun ' 26 | MHT CET 2026 Answer Key TENTATIVE |
MHT CET Application Form Release Date
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will release MHT CET application form 2026 on the official website - cetcell.mahacet.org. To fill MHT CET application form, candidates have to register at CET portal. After registration, candidates have to complete application form and select CET they want to apply for.
After selecting CET, they can fill choice of exam centre and pay MHT CET application fee. The complete process of MHT CET registration is online. Only those candidates who will complete MHT CET registration as per deadline will be issued MHT CET 2026 admit card to appear in exam.
MHT CET 2026 Application Form Correction Date
The MHT CET form correction window opens online on official website for registered candidates. The candidates who want to make corrections or edit details in submitted online form can use form correction facility. The MHT CET 2026 form correction facility is made available for a limited duration and only once.
Commonly asked questions
MHT CET session 1 exam date:
| PCM | April 11 to 19, 2026 |
| PCB | April 21 to 26, 2026 |
MHT CET session 2 exam date:
| PCM | May 14 to 17, 2026 |
| PCB | May 10 to 11, 2026 |
The MHT CET exam is held for admission to the following courses:
- BE/BTech
- BPharm
- PharmD
- BPlanning
- BTech-MTech Integrated courses
MHTCET 2026 Admit Card Date
The MHT CET admit card 2026 is released online on the website cetcell.mahacet.org a few days before the exam. MHT CET 2026 admit card download facility will be through the candidate login facility in the website cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates have to download their MHT CET 2026 admit card by login into the website using their registered email ID and password.
Details about the MHT CET 2026 exam date and time, address of the exam centre, paper for which appearing, basic details like name, photo and signature will be mentioned in the admit card. Candidates have to download and take a printout of their admit card to carry to the exam centre on the day of the exam.
Commonly asked questions
THE MHT CET admit card is released online by the Maharashtra CET Cell. To download it, visit the official website cetcell.mahacet.org and login using registered email ID and password. Admit card is not sent through email/post and it can only be downloaded online from the website.
The MHT CET admit card 2026 will be released around a week before the exams for both PCM and PCB groups. The exact date for the release of hall tickets will be notified in the official website. The Maharashtra CET Cell will release MHT CET hall ticket online on the website mahacet.org. Candidates will need to login to the website to download their admit card.
MHTCET Answer Key 2026 Date
The Maharashtra CET Cell releases the MHT CET answer key 2026 online on the official website around 1 week after the exam concludes. Candidates have to log in to the website, cetcell.mahacet.org, to download the answer key. Candidates can also be allowed to challenge the provisional MHT CET answer key 2026. The objection window to challenge the answer key will be available online through the candidate login.
Commonly asked questions
The facility to raise objections in MHT CET answer key is opened once the official answer key is released by the CET Cell. Candidates need to login to the official website mahacet.org using their registered email ID and password for raising the objection.
After login, candidates will see the answers to all the questions given and the answer marked by the candidate. If any candidate wish to raise the objection to any official answer, they need to select the respective answer and click on the raise a dispute option. Candidates also have to pay INR 1000 per question as fees for raising the objection.
The facility to raise objections is not provided for the final answer key. Candidates are advised to check thoroughly the provisional answer key and raise objections in the provisional key only, if they have any doubt to the answer provided by the CET Cell. The facility to challenge MHT CET provisional answer key will be open after the CET Cell releases the key. The challenge facility will be open for a period of 2-3 days.
MHT CET 2026 Result Date
The Maharashtra CET cell announces the MHT CET result 2026 on the official website - cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates have to log in using their application number and password to check MHT CET result. Details about the percentile score of individual subjects and the aggregate percentile score are mentioned in the scorecard. After the release of the results, the MHT CET merit list is released.
Commonly asked questions
Merit list of MHT CET is prepared considering class 12 marks and CET in 50:50 ratio. The position of candidates in the merit list will be based on marks obtained by adding the MHT CET and class 12 marks. The merit position will be the All India Rank of candidates which will be considered for the allotment of seats.
The scorecard of MHT CET will have details of percentile score in the exam and basic details of the candidates. Candidates can check their subject-wise marks, the total aggregate score, rank secured and qualifying status through MHT CET 2025 result.
MHT CET Counselling Dates 2026
The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell starts the MHT CET 2026 counselling in June. The counselling will be conducted online in three or four rounds. Registration for the counselling will open in June. After registration, CET Cell will release the merit list with details of the All India rank of candidates. The allotment of seats will be done based on the MHT CET merit list. The CET Cell will organise separate counselling for J&K and Ladakh candidates.
Commonly asked questions
Higher and Technical Education department in the year 2023 announced that 50:50 weightage will be given to CET score and Class 12th marks for admission to undergraduate professional courses in Maharashtra state from the academic session 2023-24. As per this criteria, marks of class 12 and MHT CET will be considered for preparing the merit list in 50:50 ratio. Only those candidates who will have their names in the merit list will be considered for admisison.
To participate in the MHT CET counselling, candidates need to register online on the official website mahacet.org. At the time of registration, candidates need to fill all the required details in the form and upload the necessary documents. After registration, Maharashtra CET Cell will release a merit list based on MHT CET score and class 12 marks. All the candidate with their name in the merit list will be required to fill choices of colleges for seat allotment. The allotment of seats will be done on the basis of rank in the MHT CET merit list.
FAQs on MHT CET Dates
Check Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to MHT CET Dates.
Commonly asked questions
It is not advised to fill MHT CET application form 2026 using mobiles. If candidates do not have a laptop/computer, they can visit the computer centres in market for filling the MHT CET 2026 application form. As filling the application form involves uploading scanned images of photo, signature and other required documents, it could be difficult to resize and upload these documents if filling the form through mobile.
Yes, MHT CET is similar to JEE Mains in difficulty level, as per the exam conducting authority. However, the syllabus of MHT CET is less in comparison to JEE Mains. In MHT CET, class 12 complete syllabus and only a few topics of class 11 is asked whereas JEE Mains consists all topics of class 11 and 12 syllabus.
Taking help of coaching is not necessarily required for clearing the MHT CET exam. Many students score good marks in MHT CET by self-studying, without help from coaching. To crack MHT CET without coaching, students need to make a study plan considering the time they have before exam.
Students can take help of online tutorials and videos from previous year toppers who have cleared the exam without coaching to understand their strategy. One thing that is required when students are not taking coaching is regular study.
Make a daily time table of study and devote at least 5-6 hours for MHT CET preparation. Students who are in class 11 or 12 can give 3-4 hours specifically for CET beside school studies. Students who have passed class 12 should also study at least 6 hours daily.
Students can download MHT CET mock tests for free from this page or alternatively from the MAHARASHTRA CET CELL official website cetcell.mahacet.org. MAHARASHTRA CET CELL mock tests are free and can be downloaded or practiced online. It is very important that CET aspirants regularly solve mock tests. It will help them in analyzing their preparation level and also give experience of appearing in the real exam.
It is advised that students solve mock tests in a planned manner. For each subject, students should solve subject/topic wise mock tests during the preparation and solve full length mock tests one month before the exam.
Starting the MHT CET preparation from class 11 or 12 is the best time as MHT CET syllabus consists of topics from class 11 and 12 and students can easily cover all the topics along with school. Students can begin by checking the topics that is covered in both school and MHT CET and give special attention to them. For all three subjects, study NCERT and also take help from reference books. Understand the concepts thoroughly and solve numerical problems. To crack MHT CET along with class 12, students should devote at least 2-3 hours for CET beside class 12 studies. Regularly solve MHT CET mock test and solve previous year question papers to evaluate the performance.
Candidates can download MHT CET Counselling CAP allotment letter by logging in to official website. Allotment letter has details about college and branch allotted to candidate and fees to be paid to confirm admission.
The Maharashtra CET Cell will release the MHT CET Admit card online, on the official website cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates have to login to the website using their registered email ID and password to download their MHT CET hall ticket. The details of MHT CET exam date & time, address of the exam centre and exam day instructions are mentioned in the admit card. Candidates have to download their admit card and take its printout to carry it to the exam cente.
MHT CET Exam
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MHT CET 2026 application form will be out in December 2025, tentatively.
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MHT CET Previous Years Question Papers Advantages.
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
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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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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 4 days 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.
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Contributor-Level 9
557 Institutes accepting MHT CET
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
Matunga East, Mumbai • Public
- ₹ 60,000
- 4 years
- |
- Full Time
Shivaji Nagar, Pune • Public
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology
Kondhwa, Pune • Private
Exam On - 11 Apr '26 - 19 Apr '26
When will MHT CET 2026 application form release?