
MH CET Law Cutoff 2026 will be released by the conducting body, State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra, on its official website i.e., cetcell.mahacet.org. The cutoff scores are important at the time of the MH CET Law Counselling 2026 Process. The cutoff for the 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB courses is published separately. The MH CET Law Exams for both courses have already been conducted. Candidates will be able to get admission to the top colleges only after qualifying for the cutoff scores.
Such candidates will be able to participate in the CAP Round 1 counselling. Stay tuned to this page to learn more about MH CET law cut-off 2026, including how it is determined, the category-wise cutoff ranks for top colleges, and an analysis of what these cutoff figures mean.
- MH CET Law 3-Year LLB Cut Offs 2026
- MHCET Law 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
- MH CET Law 5-Year LLB Cut Offs 2026
- Factors Affecting MHCET Law Cut off 2026
- Number of Students Appeared in MH CET Law Exam
- MHCET Law Previous Year Cut offs 2023, 2024, 2025
- MH CET Law 2026 Frequently Asked Questions
MH CET Law 3-Year LLB Cut Offs 2026
Following is the expected cut offs for MH CET Law 3-year LLB course for the top Law colleges accepting scores of MH Law CET. The cutoff data is given in percentile.
| Participating Colleges | MH CET Expected Cutoff 2026 (MS - Open Category) | MH CET Expected Cutoff 2026 (MS - OBC Category) | MH CET Expected Cutoff 2026 (MS - SC Category) |
MH CET Expected Cutoff 20265 (MS - ST Category) |
MH CET Expected Cutoff 2026 (Non-Maharashtra, Open Category) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Law College, Mumbai | 99.40 | 96.98 | 97.05 | 84.50 | 99.59 |
| ILS Pune | 99.10 | 96.72 | 96.76 | 82.90 | 99.14 |
| SVKMs Pravin Gandhi College Pune | 96 | 96.12 | 94.45 | - | 98.9 |
| Yashwantrao Chavan Law College Pune | 98.15 | 94.80 | 92.40 | 84.24 | 96.25 |
| KC Law College Mumbai | 98.44 | 93.78 | 94.80 | - | 99.08 |
| DES Navalmal Firodia Law College | 97.89 | 94.19 | 93.82 | - | 98.9 |
| Rizvi Law College Mumbai | 92.5 | 92.10 | 92.4 | - | 98.2 |
| DY Patil Law College Navy Mumbai | 90.1 | 87.75 | 89.2 | - | 94.7 |
| Siddharth Law College, Mumbai | 96.16 | 86.65 | 92.56 | - | 96.68 |
| Progressive Education Society Modern Law College Pune | 84.6 | 88.10 | 92.31 | - | 93.8 |
| Dr Ambedkar College of Law Aurangabad | 92.3 | 89.74 | 91.02 | - | 81.8 |
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Candidates can expect the following score to be safe to secure seats in top Colleges accepting MH CET Law score including GLC Mumbai and ILS Pune for the 3-year LLB MH Law CET exam:
| MH CET Law Safe score | 105+ |
| MH Law CET most probable score | 100+ |
| MH CET Law (OMS category safe score) | 100+ |
| MH CET Law (MS category safe score) | 90-100 |
The MHCET Law 2026 result is likely to come out sometime between May and June 2026. You can check your MHCET Law scorecard once it's uploaded by the CET Cell Maharashtra on the official site cetcell.mahacet.org. The result date may shift a bit, so it's good you keep checking the website often for updates.
MHCET Law 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MHCET Law 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 11 Jun ' 26 - 30 Jun ' 26 | MH CET Law 2026 CAP Registration (3-Year LLB) ONGOING |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 10 Jun ' 26 | MH CET Law 2026 Result (5-Year LLB) |
| 04 Jun ' 26 | MHCET Law 2026 Final Answer Key |
| 27 May ' 26 | MH CET Law 2026 Result (3-Year LLB) |
MH CET Law 5-Year LLB Cut Offs 2026
The MH CET Law 2026 5-year LLB expected cutoffs for top law colleges have been mentioned below as per the past year trends. The cutoff data is given in percentile.
| Participating Colleges | Seats | MH CET Expected Cut off 2026(Maharashtra) | MH CET Expected Cut off 2026 (Non-Maharashtra) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Law College, Mumbai | 188 | 99.93 | 99.8 |
| ILS Pune | 252 | 96.5 | 99 |
| SVKMs Pravin Gandhi College Pune | 96 | 96 | 98.9 |
| DES Navalmal Firodia Law College | 208 | 93.5 | 98.9 |
| UMLA University of Law Mumbai | 96 | 92.8 | 98.4 |
| Rizvi Law College Mumbai | 60 | 92.5 | 98.2 |
| University of Mumbai School of Law, Thane | 58 | 91 | 96.6 |
| DY Patil Navy Mumbai | 98 | 90.1 | 94.7 |
| Marathawada Mitra Mandal Shankarrao Chavan Law College Pune | 103 | 89.6 | 95.3 |
| Adv Balasaheb Apte Law College Mumbai | 103 | 88.9 | 96 |
| Dr. DY Patil Unitech Society Law College Pimpri Pune | 103 | 87.0 | 94.6 |
| New Law College Ahmedanagar | 110 | 87.0 | 94.2 |
| Progressive Education Society Modern Law College Pune | 155 | 84.6 | 93.8 |
| ABMS Parishads Yashwantrao chavan Law College Pune | 241 | 92 | 84.4 |
| Dr Ambedkar College of Law Aurangabad | 63 | 92.3 | 81.8 |
| Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Law College Bhiwandi | 46 | 91.6 | 82.4 |
| RTMNUs Dr Babasahab Ambedkar College of Law Nagpur | 119 | 92.2 | 81.3 |
| Singhad Law College Pune | 102 | 92.9 | 80.4 |
| Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law Mumbai | 58 | 91.4 | 79.7 |
| KES Shri Jayantilal H Patil Law College Mumbai | 91 | 91.2 | 79 |
| Balaji Law College Pune | 100 | 90 | 77.2 |
| St Wilfred College of Law Mumbai | 77 | 90.5 | 77.5 |
| Manichand Pahade Law College Aurangabad | 181 | 90.2 | 75.8 |
| KLE Society's College of Law Mumbai | 35 | 90 | 75.7 |
| Lords Universal College of Law | 39 | 90 | 75 |
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Getting 70 marks in MHT CET is seen as an average score. It mostly comes around 82 to 86 percentile, depending on which shift you wrote the exam in. With this score, you can still get seats in some good private or mid-level state engineering colleges, but it's tough to get into top ones like COEP or VJTI. It's not really a high score, but it stays above the basic eligibility line and gives you fair options. Still, if you aim for 120+ marks, it's safer for strong branches like CSE or IT, where the competition stays high every year.
The top colleges that accept the MH CET Law scores are given below-
- Governmet Law College, Mumbai
- Indian Law School, Pune
- Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai
- Dr DY Patil Law College, Navi Mumbai
- Rizvi Law College, Mumbai
- Shri Naval Firodia Law College, Pune
The ideal cut off to secure a seat and get the admission in one of these top colleges ranges between 96 to 99. Candidates must target to acheive this score in order to easily land into their preferred Law College.
Candidates are advised to focus on all the sections asked in the MH CET Law exam. Each section carry importance and finally add into the final score. Also, you can see the weightage of the sections asked in MHCET Law exam, the Legal Aptitude and Logical Reasoning sections carry more marks than the other sections. In the 3-year LLB exam of Maharashtra LAWCET, English section also carry more weightage in the exam. Students should have a strategic approach while preparing for the exam, keeping in mind the exam pattern and MHCET Law marking scheme.
Factors Affecting MHCET Law Cut off 2026
The cut-off for MHCET law 2026 is affected by the following factors. Keep in mind that the factors mentioned above are not fixed, they can change anytime, and when they do, the MH CET cutoff also changes. For example, if more students apply for the exam, the cutoff might go higher. In the same way, when more top-ranked candidates appear, the cutoff usually goes up again.
Some main things that affect the MH CET Law cutoff include:
- Level of questions asked in the exam
- Total number of test takers
- Ranks achieved by the applicants
- Total number of seats available
- Total number of applications received for admission
Usually, colleges that are well-known or have a strong reputation attract more high-ranked students and get more applications too. Because of that, the cutoff for such institutes often stays on the higher side.
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Generally those who score 90 and above have more chances of getting admission into one of the best law colleges in Maharashtra.
If you are not satisfied with your seat allotment through the MH CET Law Counselling, you can either participate in the subsequent rounds of counselling. You also have the option to withdraw from counselling. You will have to pay a withdrawal fee.
Number of Students Appeared in MH CET Law Exam
Once the exam gets over, we’ll update the total number of students who appeared for the MH CET Law 3-year and 5-year LLB exams below. As per the official notice, about 94,506 students had registered for the MH CET LLB 3 Years CET 2025, and around 74,621 of them actually gave the MH CET 3-year LLB exam. The data for how many appeared in the MH CET Law 2026 5-year LLB exam isn’t out yet. You can check the last year’s numbers below for reference.
| Year | Number of Candidates Registered for CET(approx.) | Number of Candidates Appeared for CET(approx.) | Number of Candidates Registered for CAP(approx.) | Number of Candidates Admitted (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 29011 | 19738 | 13312 | 9237 |
| 2024-25 | 22526 | 19297 | 14435 | 7605 |
| 2025-26 | 34766 | 26754 | 18121 | 12816 |
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For MH CET Law 2026, you get +1 mark for every right answer, and there's no negative marking if you make a mistake. After that, your marks go through a normalization process using the percentile method so that all shifts stay fair for everyone. The final MHCET Law score is shown as a percentile, not raw marks, and it's usually displayed up to seven decimal places for accuracy.
Under MH CET Law CAP process, freeze option refers when candidates want to confirm their allotment and if they do not want to participate in the further counselling rounds. They will accept the allotted college and pay the admission fee. Such candidates will not be considered for further counselling rounds.
Under MH CET Law CAP process, float option is a term through which if candidates are not satisfied with the allotted colleges, they can choose this 'Float' option. Candidates exercising this option are eligible for appearing in the subsequent counselling rounds. In case they are not offered seats, they can choose the previously allotted college.
MHCET Law Previous Year Cut offs 2023, 2024, 2025
Following MH CET Law 5-year LLB cut off data will allow candidates to have an idea regarding a cut-off scores or percentiles of top colleges for the previous year to estimate this year's trends:
| College Name | 2023-24 (scores) Maharashtra Students |
2023-24 (scores) Non-Maharashtra Students |
2024-25(scores) Maharashtra Students |
2024-25 (scores) Non-Maharashtra Students |
2025-26 (percentile) Maharashtra Students |
2025-26 (scores) Non-Maharashtra Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLC Mumbai | 106 | 113 | 105 | 120 | 98.7 | 99.81 |
| ILS Pune | 102 | 112 | 97 | 111 | 96.87 | 99.74 |
| SVKM's Pravin Gandhi College of Law, mumbai | 102 | 111 | 101 | 109 | 99.77 | 99.38 |
| DES Navalmal Firodia Law College Pune | 96 | 108 | 101 | 114 | 93.19 | 98.88 |
| UMLA University of Law Mumbai | 96 | 108 | 94 | 115 | 94.13 | 98.4 |
| Rizvi Law College Mumbai | 96 | 107 | 95 | 113 | 90.57 | 98.32 |
| Universty of Mumbai School of Law, Thane | 87 | 104 | 93 | 111 | 82.54 | 96.28 |
| DY Patil Navy Mumbai | 87 | 104 | 92 | 111 | 87.08 | 96.28 |
| Marathawada Mitra Mandal Shankarrao Chavan Law College Pune | 91 | 103 | 86 | 100 | 91.45 | 96.17 |
| Balasahab Apte Law College Mumbai | 95 | 102 | 84 | 90 | 95.5 | 96.28 |
| Unitech Society's Dr DY Patil Pimpri Pune | 83 | 102 | 89 | 109 | 74.9 | 96.17 |
| New Law College Ahmedanagar | 72 | 100 | 83 | 108 | 49.78 | 84.78 |
| ABMS Parishads Yashwantrao chavan Law College Pune | 82 | 99 | 90 | 107 | 77.09 | 94.13 |
| Dr Ambedkar College of Law Aurangabad | 68 | 99 | 75 | 106 | 82.60 | 86.96 |
| Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Law College Bhiwandi | 72 | 99 | 76 | 104 | 54.42 | 94.13 |
| RTMNUs Dr Babasahab Ambedkar College of Law Nagpur | 83 | 98 | 93 | 103 | 75.54 | 93.28 |
| Singhad Law College Pune | 79 | 97 | 82 | 102 | 62.52 | 87.09 |
| Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law Mumbai | 89 | 96 | 99 | 105 | 78.33 | 89.58 |
| KES Shri Jayantilal H Patil Law College Mumbai | 86 | 95 | 91 | 100 | 77.09 | 87.08 |
| Balaji Law College Pune | 73 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 59.38 | 78.33 |
| St Wilfred College of Law Mumbai | 41 | 92 | 47 | 102 | 73.7 | 77.79 |
| Manichand Pahade Law College Aurangabad | 75 | 91 | 80 | 100 | 67.58 | 73.92 |
| KLE Society's College of Law Mumbai | 69 | 91 | 76 | 100 | 34.35 | 76.09 |
| Lords Universal College of Law | 84 | 91 | 99 | 104 | 71.39 | 83.52 |
Commonly asked questions
The MH CET Law merit list is a list of candidates who have been shortlisted for counseling based on their rank in the MH CET Law entrance exam. The merit list is prepared separately for MS (Maharashtra State), OMS (Other State / Outside Maharashtra State) candidates, Jammu & Kashmir Candidates and INR, Outside Maharashtra State (OMS) or All India category candidature type, Foreign Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRI) / Overseas Indian Citizen (OIC) / Person of Indian Origin (PIO) candidates. Candidates cannot raise objections against the merit list.
The MH CET Law merit list is released by the State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), Maharashtra. Candidates can check their MH CET Law merit list on the official website of the CET Cell, Maharashtra.
For MNLU Mumbai (CLAT), you usually need to be in the top 500–600 ranks, which is around 90–95+ marks out of 120 for General All India candidates. The closing rank often goes near 1473 by the third round. In MH CET Law, getting around 115–120+ marks is mostly safe if you're aiming for top law colleges in Maharashtra. The cutoff marks can change depending on your category and which MNLU campus you choose — Mumbai, Nagpur, or Aurangabad.
If you are not satisfied with your seat allotment through the MH CET Law Counselling, you can either participate in the subsequent rounds of counselling. You also have the option to withdraw from counselling. You will have to pay a withdrawal fee.
MH CET Law 2026 Frequently Asked Questions
Candidates can check all important questions on MH CET Law 2026 here
Commonly asked questions
The Maharashtra CET examination cell conducts the MHCET Law exam for admission to the LLB programs offered at the colleges in Maharashtra.
Yes, Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell provided the application correction facility to the candidates who registered for MHCET Law 5-year LLB 2026. The correction window closed on April 9 at the official login portal.
The website of the MHCET Law exam is cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates can check the notification, application form, admit card, and other updates of the exam from the website. Candidates can check details related to MHCET Law by visiting the CET portal available on the homepage.
MHCET Law exam is held for admissions to 5-year and 3-year Law courses offered at participating Law colleges in Maharashtra. The exam is conducted in an online mode. Through the entrance exam, Law aspirants are shortlisted for admissions to 10,860 seats (excluding management intake) for the 5-year LLB program and around 16,420 seats for the 3-year LLB courses programmes.
MHCET Law Exam
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Answered a week ago
The reporting time for the MHCET Law exam will be different for both the shifts. It is not yet out, however, the candidates will be required to reach the examination hall as per the time mentioned on the admit card. The hall ticket will be issued to the registered candidates online. Use the login cr
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
The MHCET Law 3-year LLB result has been announced. The State Cell is expected to release the 5-year LLB result shortly.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
MH CET Law exam lasts for 2 hours. The test held online in computer-based mode. You must answer 150 questions in that time. Each question carries one mark, and there is no negative marking. Manage time well because once timer ends, paper auto submits.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
There is no sectional time limit in MH CET Law exam. You get total 2 hours to finish all 150 questions. You can move between sections anytime during test. Manage your time wisely so every part gets enough attention before exam ends.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
General Knowledge (GK) is often said to be the hardest part of the MH CET Law exam because it's wide, changing, and not easy to predict. Current affairs are usually simpler to handle, but the static GK part that includes history, geography, and legal topics becomes tough for many students.
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With a rank of 1748 in the MH CET Law 3-year LLB exam, you stand a good chance of getting admission to several law colleges across Maharashtra.
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Answered a week ago
Yes, six months is a good time to prepare for the MH CET Law exam. It gives enough days for both 3-year and 5-year LLB courses. Study daily with focus on Legal Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and English. Keep giving mock tests often.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a week ago
It's neither too easy nor too tough. With proper planning and regular practice, most students can score well. Difficulty depends on the preparation level.
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General Knowledge and Current Affairs section is the most important section in the MH CET Law question paper. These sections test candidates' awareness of current events and a variety of academic subjects. The weightage of this section is 40.
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Answered a week ago
To crack MHCET Law 2027, it is important to understand the exam pattern and syllabus. Practice mock tests daily and revise short notes often.
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What is the reporting time to reach the MH CET Law exam centre for the MH CET Law 2027 exam?