Best MCA Colleges in Maharashtra 2026 - Admissions 2026, Fees, Exams, Eligibility, Salary

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There are around 280+ MCA colleges in Maharashtra. 190 are private, 16 are govt while 17 are semi-govt. You can get admission to these colleges through tests like MAH CET and Pera CET. 

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Colleges like  MIT-WPU, K J Somaiya Institute of Management, Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, D.Y Patil International University, Amity University, etc., are among the most popular MCA institutions where students can take admission.

Certainly! Here is some info. about the MCA colleges in Maharashtra:

Particulars	Details
Number of MCA Colleges in Maharashtra	288 colleges
Annual Fees	Less than INR 1 Lakh: 28 colleges INR 1-2 Lakh: 84 colleges INR 2-3 Lakh: 26 colleges INR 3-5 Lakh: 16 colleges More than INR 5 Lakh: 5 colleges
Accepted Tests	PERA CET,  MAH CET, etc.

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

Yes Amity University in Mumbai offers direct admission. Students who have earned marks of more than 80% in class XII from CBSE, ISC, or State Board are eligible for direct admission. Student must complete Amity application and send in application money in order to apply for direct admission.

The tests through which students can get admission to the top MCA colleges in Maharashtra, are given below along with some of their details:

Exam Name	Exam Date	Exam Schedule	Exam Syllabus
MAH MCA CET	March 23, 2025 (Over)	MAH MCA CET Schedule	MAH MCA CET Syllabus
MAH CET	April 2026 (TBC)	MAH CET Schedule	MAH8 CET Syllabus
PERA CET	May 2025 (TBC)	PERA CET Schedule	MAH5 CET Syllabus

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

Some details about the govt. MCA colleges in Maharashtra are given below:

College Name	Average Fees
VJTI Admission	INR 30,000
UniPune Admission	INR 78,600
RTMNU Admission	INR 30,910
Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad Admission	INR 15,000
Government College of Engineering, Karad Admission	INR 84,000

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

The private colleges in Maharashtra, where students can study MCA courses, are mentioned in the table below along with their average course fees:

College Name	Average Fees
MIT-WPU Admission	INR 4.8 Lakh
K J Somaiya Institute of Management Admission	INR 8.25 Lakh
Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya Admission	INR 1.4 Lakh
D.Y. Patil International University Admission	INR 2.4 Lakh
Amity University, Mumbai Admission	INR 4.04 Lakh

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

Below mentioned are the best MCA colleges through which aspirants can pursue an online degree in MCA:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Eligibility / Exams
Centre for Distance and Online Education, LPU	INR 1.16 lakh	Merit-Based
Institute of Open and Distance Learning CU	INR 64,000	Merit-Based
Amrita Ahead Online	INR 1.2 Lacs - INR 2.4 lakh	Karnataka PGCET
SASTRA	INR 1.4 lakh	Merit-Based
Uttaranchal University	INR 66,000	Merit-Based

VJTI Mumbai tuition fee ranges between INR 18,000 – INR 2.3 L for various courses. This fee is exclusive of other components, such as examination fee, application fee, etc. Therefore, VJTI Mumbai is not very costly, in comparison to other engineering institutes. 

The average placement salaries of the top MCA colleges in Maharashtra are given in the table below:

College Name	Average Package
Solapur University MCA	INR 14.86 LPA
Datta Meghe Institute MCA	INR 14 LPA
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology MCA	INR 7.5 LPA
Yashwantrao of Management and Entrepreneurship MCA	INR 7.2 LPA
Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management MCA	INR 7.2 LPA

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

The ROI or the Return on Investment, for the MCA colleges in Maharashtra can be evaluated using the statistics from the table below:

College Name	Average Fees	Average Package
Solapur University MCA	INR 28,000	INR 14.86 LPA
Datta Meghe Institute MCA	INR 2 Lakh	INR 14 LPA
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology MCA	INR 2.03 Lakh	INR 7.5 LPA
Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship MCA	INR 2.83 Lakh	INR 7.2 LPA
Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management MCA	INR 1.57 Lakh	INR 7.2 LPA

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

Some of the top locations where students can study MCA courses in Maharashtra, are given in the table below:

Location	No.of Colleges
Pune	103 colleges
Mumbai	221 colleges
Mumbai	22 colleges
Nashik	13 colleges
Kolhapur	12 colleges
Aurangabad	12 colleges
Jalgaon	9 colleges
Mumbai	221 colleges

Disclaimer: This info. is taken from the official website and may differ.

Please refer to the table below for the best MCA colleges in India that provides low fees and high placement in India:

College Name	Tuition Fee	Annual Median Package
Dravidian University	INR 30,000 - INR 37,500	INR 51.36 LPA
Institute of Distance and Open Learning, University of Mumbai	INR 49,330	INR 15 LPA
Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya	INR 4,800	INR 9.5 LPA
A K Choudhary School of Information Technology University of Calcutta	INR 12,000	INR 9.2 LPA
University of Kalyani	INR 40,000	INR 9 LPA

Candidates need to register at KJSIM with an application fee. Aspirants can pay the fee via any of the online payment modes. The application form fee for different courses may vary. Below is KJ Somaiya Institute of Management application fee:

Course	Application Fee
MCA	INR 1,500 + Applicable Charges
EMBA	INR 3,000 + Applicable Charges
MBA and MBA HCM	INR 3,000 + Applicable Charges
MBA SM	INR 1,000 + Applicable Charges

Yes you can. Courses like BSc/BTech and more relevant courses are accepted. Bridge courses may be required if your background isn't in IT/ CS. Main requirement is to study maths in class 12.

Yes, Amity Online offers a two-year MCA (General) course. Further, students can also study MCA across four other specialisations in the stream of Computer Applications at Amity Online. Interested candidates can apply for the course of their choice on the official website of Amity Online. Find below all the four MCA specialisations offered at Amity University Online:

• Blockchain
• ML & AI
• Machine Learning
• AR & VR

Check out admission-related details for the Amity Online MCA course,  here. 

Overall, in India, with the IT sector booming, MCA has proven to be a decent choice for people who don't want tech-heavy degrees like B.Tech. and M.Tech. You have options like Software Developer, Programmer, IT Support Engineer, Data Analyst. Now, talking of countries abroad, like the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Germany, offer Courses like MSc Computer Science, which is closely related to an MCA abroad. You can go for these courses for a good career trajectory in IT but please note that you might need additional qualifications like language proficiency.

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The flagship courses offered at Sardar Patel Institute of Technology are B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, MCA. The Institute has experienced faculty offering the best education to students. On the basis of Shiksha verified reviews, Sardar Patel Institute of Technology has a rating of 4.4 by students. The college's campuslife, placements, faculty and Infrastructure has been rated as 4.5, 4.6, 4.3 and 4.2 as per reviews by students.

MCA Placements at Sri Balaji University Pune have 100% placement which helps students to get placed easily.

Sri Balaji University, Pune is ranked 3rd private university in India as per TOI B-school rankings. 

Campus placement record stands at 100% for the batch 2020-22 with an average package of 7.8 Lakhs per annum and the highest package of 19.25 Lakhs per annum by 6D Technologies Pvt.

 

Median salary of B.E. / B.Tech course is INR 500,000 as per the reports/data available.

The highest international package offered to students during Sandip University placements in 2023 was INR 112 LPA and the highest domestic package offered was INR 28 LPA.

Sandip University, Nashik offers a Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course. The eligibility criteria for this course is to have passed BCA/B.Sc (Computer Science) / B.Sc IT / B.E (CSE)/ B.Tech CSE / B.E (IT) / B.Tech IT or equivalent degree.

To check the RTMNU cutoff 2026 go to university website that is nagpuruniversity.ac.in or affiliated college websites for merit lists which is usually released after 10+2 or qualifying exam results. For specific courses students can check admission notices or the state common entrance test like MHT CET portals for cutoffs.