MHT CET B Arch Preparation 2026: Tips, Strategy & Guide

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.

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.

One month is sufficient for MHT CET preparation if a student has started preparing along with class 12. Since most topics of MHT CET and class 12 are similar, students need to revise all the topics and solve previous year MHT CET question papers. Start solving MHT CET mock test papers at last 1 month before the exam to make yourself comfortable with the exam. As the syllabus of MHT CET is similar to class 11 and 12, studying all the topics and remembering them take a lot of effort. Class 12 student can get a decent score in MHT CET if time after the board exam is devoted exclusively for the CET preparation. 

NCERT books are one of the best companion in the path of clearing MHT CET exam. Many students who secured top ranks in previous years in MHT CETs as well as other exams like JEE had pointed that they studied through NCERT books. The best part of studying NCERT is that they are easy to understand, have lots of examples to understand the topics and also have numerical questions to evaluate the performance. Students who rely only on NCERT books for clearing MHT CET have fair chance to getting a good score, however, students targeting 99-100 percentile are advised to refer additional books beside NCERTs.

Clearing the MHT CET exam in first attempt is not a difficult task. If we see the year over year statistics, the ratio of students who clear MHT CET in first attempt is high in comparison to students who dropped a year after class 12. One thing which makes it easy to clear MHT CET with class 12 is that students are in regular touch of most CET syllabus.

To score good marks in MHT CET in the first attempt, it is advised that students study class 11 and 12 topics thoroughly, clear all the concepts and solve mock test papers. NCERT books which students study in class 11 and 12 are the best books for MHT CET preparation. Students must study NCERT properly and solve all the questions in the book and do not memorize the concepts as some students do.

Students can check details about MHT CET important chapter and topics from this page. While it is necessary that students pay special attention to chapters with high weightage, it is highly advised that they cover the full MHT CET syllabus. The question paper of MHT CET is prepared by considering the entire CET syllabus which consists of topics from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from class 11 and 12. Important study material for MHT CET like books or short notes can be checked online. Students who are taking coaching can get the study materials from the coaching institutes.

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.