MH CET Law 2026: 3 & 5 Yr LLB Registration (Extended), Exam Date (OUT), Syllabus, Question Papers

The Maharashtra CET examination cell conducts the MHCET Law exam for admission to the LLB programs offered at the colleges in Maharashtra. The exam is conducted at the designated centres across the state and nearby cities. Candidates who register for the exam will only be issued the admit cards and given the chance to appear for it. 

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.  

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.

For the 2026 academic year, MH CET Law 3-year LLB exam will take place on April 1 and 2, 2026. The 5-year LLB exam is going to be on May 8, 2026. The MH CET Law 5-year LLB application form started from January 9, 2026. You must finish the form before March 15, 2026, that's the last date.

Candidates who are aspiring to sit for the MH CET Law 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB programme will have to submit the scanned the latest photograph and signature in the required format during the MHCET Law 2026 application process. However, they may also need to upload the category certificate, residencial proof and date of birth proof (class 10th certificate), etc.

Candidates will be able to edit details in their MH CET Law 2026 application form using their own Login ID at the official MH CET Law website.

• Visit the official website - portal.maharashtracet.org
• Use LoginID and password to login
• Click on edit MHCET Law application form
• Do the changes required and save the form after duly checking

The MHCET Law Application form filling is going to end on February 28, 2026, for 3-year LLB. For MH CET 5-year LLB courses the registration dates are concluding on March 15, 2026.

Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell will provide the application correction facilityn for the candidates who have already registered for MHCET Law 2026 but submitted a form with ceratin mistakes and erros. Candidates will be given an opportunity to correct or edit the below mentioned details in their already submitted application form:

• Candidate's Name
• Date of Birth
• Photograph
• Signature
• Gender

Along with this, MH CET Cell is also allowing candidates to complete the application form and pay the MH CET Law Registration Fee within this time who were unable to do it earlier.

Yes, you can apply for the MH CET Law exam even if you don't have a CLAT score. MH CET Law is its own state-level test for getting admission into law colleges in Maharashtra for both 3-year and 5-year LLB courses. It doesn't depend on CLAT at all. You just need to pass 10+2 with 45% marks, and for SC/ST, it's 40%.

For MH CET Law 2026 eligibility, you must be an Indian citizen. You should have at least 45% marks in your exam. SC and ST students need 40%, and OBC, VJNT, SBC, or EWS need 42%. To join the 5-year LLB, you must pass 10+2. For the 3-year LLB, a bachelor's degree in any stream is needed. There's no age limit for MH CET Law 2026.

As per reports for the 2026-27 admission year, Maharashtra State CET Cell is moving many entrance exams to a two-attempt system. Though official notice for Law was still not confirmed in late 2025, the new rule hints that MH CET Law 2026 might be held twice. This change is to match national-level exam standards.

If you want to apply for the 5-year LLB course, you must pass class 12 or an equal exam from any recognised board or university. For the 3-year LLB course, you should have finished your graduation from a recognised university. These are the basic MH CET Law eligibility rules for both courses.

The MHCET Law syllabus 2026 for the 3-year LLB course is given below:

The MHCET Law syllabus for the 5-year LLB course is given below. The candidates can apply for 5-year LLB programs after 12th.

The MHLAW CET question paper has 120 objective-type questions. These 120 questions are divided into five sections for 5-year LLB course and four sections for the 3-year LLB courses. No negative marking in the exam.

Yes, the MH CET Law exam in Maharashtra is an MCQ-type paper. It happens online in computer-based test mode. The MH CET Law exam is held for both 3-year and 5-year LLB courses. You just need to choose the right answer from the given options on the screen.

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.  

Students can refer the following books while preparing for MH CET Law 5-year LLB program:

Fo Maharashtra LAWCET exam preparation, candidates must know the exam pattern first. Read the main topics that are there in the syllabus. The best way to clear the exam is to prepare from books recommended by the experts.  

Candidates can get the previous year questions through the Shiksha's website. The MH CET Law examination cell does not releases the question paper online. The candidates can find the memory based questions along with the answers here.

Percentile scores are based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically, the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.
Basically, the Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored EQUAL TO OR BELOW (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. 

However, marks are the raw scores obtained in the examination by the candidates. Based on these raw scores/ marks, percentile score in the range of 0-100 is calculated to measure each candidates' performance without any bias due to different difficulty levels. 

The Maharashtra CET Cell releases the free mock test papers for candidates a few days before the exam, which can be accessed online through the official website. Meanwhile, candidates can practice the previous year MH CET Law mock test papers, you can also go through the memory based questions compiled up here to get an idea about the exam structure and level of exam.

If you are not able to download your MH CET Law admit card, make sure you internet is stable. Cross check your registration number / registration or payment reference ID, qualifying exam hall ticket number, and date of birth. You can also try accessing it on another device.

Candidates will have to carry the following listed items to MH Law CET exam centre:

• MH Law CET admit card printed copy 
• A valid photo ID proof (Aadhaar card, PAN card, Driving License, etc.)
• Passport-size photo (same as uploaded in the application)

Also, the examination cell may also permit certain other items including transparent water bottle, ball-point pen, etc. in the examination hall. Candidates are advised to read the exam day guidelines carefully before the exam day.

If you forget your MH CET Law admit card, you will not be allowed to sit for the exam. Therefore, carry the admit card to the exam centre. 

The Maharashtra CET examination cell conducts the MHCET Law exam for admission to the LLB programs offered at the colleges in Maharashtra. The exam is conducted at the designated centres across the state and nearby cities. Candidates who register for the exam will only be issued the admit cards and given the chance to appear for it. 

Candidates will be able to access the MH CET Law answer key for both 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB through the individual candidate's login. The MH CET Law 2026 answer key will be available to download through the official website only by logging in to the portal using the registered email ID and password.

Candidates will receive a full refund of INR 1000 for the answers whose objection is accepted by the exam authorities. Though, candidates can raise the objections on multiple questions during the process. It is upon the exam authority to accept or reject the objection raised.

Percentile scores are based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination. Basically, the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.
Basically, the Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored EQUAL TO OR BELOW (same or lower raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. 

However, marks are the raw scores obtained in the examination by the candidates. Based on these raw scores/ marks, percentile score in the range of 0-100 is calculated to measure each candidates' performance without any bias due to different difficulty levels. 

The final answer key for MH CET Law 2026 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB will be released on the MAH CET Cell website. The final answer key will be prepared based on the objections raised by the candidates on the provisional answer key. Candidates will be able to check their scores and raise objections on the provisional answer key if any through the official website within the deadline.

No. The candidates will not be allowed to carry their mobile phone to the MH CET LAW exam centre. The authorities will not allow the candidates to bring their electronic devices inside the centres. Some of the electronic devices that are not allowed in the MHCET Law centre. If the candidates are found using any electronic device inside the centre, then they will be disqualified.

No, you have to carry a print out of the admit card on the exam day. There is no provision to show the hall ticket through any electronic devices on exam day.

The CET Cell Maharashtra portal is cetcell.mahacet.org. On this website, candidates can get all the important details related to MH CET Law 2026 for both 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB programmes. These details include MH CET Law application dates, exam dates, result dates and counselling dates.

Yes, as per the previous year notification, you can choose to answer the MHCET law question paper in Marathi. The examination cell allows applicants to choose either English or Marathi. During the application process, can will be able to fill the preferred language. 

Candidates can get the previous year questions through the Shiksha's website. The MH CET Law examination cell does not releases the question paper online. The candidates can find the memory based questions along with the answers here.

Yes, as per the previous year notification, you can choose to answer the MHCET law question paper in Marathi. The examination cell allows applicants to choose either English or Marathi. During the application process, can will be able to fill the preferred language. 

MH CET Law question papers consist of MCQs. Candidates are required to answer these questions in a computer-based test mode (online). You can skip questions if you do not know their answers. However, candidates should answer all questions because there is no negative marking scheme in the MH CET Law exam. The option of marking for review is also available for questions in the MH CET Law question paper. Candidates can answer these questions later before clicking on the submit or end exam button. 

MHCET Law 2026 Exam Analysis will be released after the exam. MHCET Law exam will be conducted on May 8, 2026. We'll provide the exam analysis based on student reviews and reactions.

As per the previous year trends, the score above 99 will be considered a good score for both 3-year and 5-year LLB programs. However, the good score depends on many factors such as targetted college, category of the candidate, reservation policy, and the overall performance of the candidate. For admission to top law colleges accepting MH Law CET score, the cut off score is declared which also depends on the number of the candidate and difficulty level of the papers.

The MH CET Law 2026 3-year LLB & 5-year LLB results will be declared within 30-45 days of the exam on the official website. The MH CET Law entrance result for both 5-year LLB and 3-year LLB will be released separately online on the official website of CET Cell Maharashtra, cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates will be able to download their MH CET Law 2025 result as the MH CET Law 2025 scorecard. The following details will be mentioned in the MH CET Law scorecard:

• Registration number/ CET application number
• CET Roll Number
• Candidate's name
• Normalised CET score 

Normalization process is an established practice for comparing candidate scores across multiple shift papers. There are possibilities of different level of difficulties in each shift for the same exam, however to tackle this scenario, the Normalization Method will be used to calculate the MH CET Law 3-year and 5-year LLB results.

Step 1: Candidates would be distributed into four sessions randomly so that each session has approximately equal number of candidates. Suppose: Session-1: Day-1 Batch 1 (D1-B1), Session-2: Day-1 Batch-2 (D1-B2), Session-3: Day-1 Batch 3 (D1-B3).

Step-2: The examination results for each session would be prepared in the form of Raw Scores.

Total Percentile (TP) = 100 X No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score equal to or less than T1 score

                               Total No. of Candidates appeared for the session

Step-3: The Percentile scores for the Total Raw Score for all the four sessions (Session- 1: Day-1 Batch 1-1, Session-2: Day-1 batch-2 and Session-3: Day-1 Batch-3 as calculated in Step-2 above would be merged and shall be called the CET Percentile scores which will then be used for compilation of result.

The Percentile of all four sessions will be calculated separately for the total raw score.

The MH CET Law 2026 answer key for the 3-year LLB course will be released within a few days of the exam. Candidates can raise objections to answer key during the answer key objection window. The fee per objection is INR 1,000.

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:

The registration process for the counselling started will begin online on the CET cell official website at cetcell.mahacet.org. The CAP process will be conducted for 3-year and 5-year LLB separately. Once the counselling registration will be over, the exam authority will release the MH CET Law merit lists. Candidates will be given option for choice filling during the CAP process.

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.

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.  

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:

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. 

The top colleges that accept the MH CET Law scores are given below-

1. Governmet Law College, Mumbai
2. Indian Law School, Pune
3. Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai
4. Dr DY Patil Law College, Navi Mumbai
5. Rizvi Law College, Mumbai
6. 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.

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.

Each MH CET Law paper lasts for 90 minutes. The questions are MCQs in nature. You need to pick the correct answer from the given options during the test.

The MH CET Law exam happens online and goes on for 2 hours, that is 120 minutes total. It has 120 MCQ-type questions for both 3-year and 5-year LLB programs. The paper is divided into five parts: Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, General Knowledge, English, and Mathematics. Every question carries 1 mark, and there's no negative marking in MH CET Law exam.

Some of the best books for MH CET Law 3-year and 5-year preparation are Legal Awareness and Legal Reasoning by A.P. Bhardwaj, MH-CET: Law for LLB by Adv. Rewati Mohite and Gajanan Shewalkar, and A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning by R.S. Aggarwal. You should also study from Lucent's General Knowledge and solve previous year CLAT papers for extra practice.

The MH CET Law exam is a state-level law entrance test held by the State CET Cell for admission to 3-year and 5-year LLB courses in different law colleges across the state. The exam is online. It includes multiple choice questions from Legal Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, GK, English, and Mathematics.

Yes, you can study law without MH CET Law, but only if you apply to private or deemed universities that have their own entrance exams or direct admission process. MH CET Law is mainly for government and aided law colleges in Maharashtra. Other universities may accept scores from exams like CLAT or conduct their own tests for LLB admission.

Top LLB colleges in Mumbai are Government Law College, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, and Pravin Gandhi College of Law. Admission is mostly through CLAT for national-level colleges or MH CET Law for state-level ones. 

MH CET Law exam is mostly seen as easy to moderate in difficulty. It's not as tough as CLAT, but many students think it's very easy and don't prepare enough. The real challenge is keeping good speed and accuracy since there's no negative marking. Also, competition is high for top law colleges, so you need to score well to get admission.

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.

The MH CET Law exam is considered to be of easy to moderate level. It's not as hard as exams like CLAT, but it still needs proper preparation. The paper checks your speed and accuracy since there's no negative marking. Many students find sections like General Knowledge and Legal Reasoning a bit tricky, while English and Logical Reasoning are usually easier.

Main topics for MH CET Law include

• Legal Aptitude
• Logical and Analytical Reasoning
• General Knowledge with Current Affairs
• English, and Basic Math.

You need to study the Indian Constitution, Law of Torts, Indian Contract Act, IPC, Legal Maxims, landmark judgments, and new legal updates. These topics are important if you want to score high in the MH CET Law exam.