Top 21 MBA Colleges in Maharashtra Through MAH CET 2026
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MAH CET )
Exam On - 7 Apr '26 - 8 Apr '26
MAH MBA CET is a gateway to top B-schools in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra. Check out the list of top 21 MBA colleges accepting MAH MBA CET score for admission, courses they offer and their fees.
The top MAH CET MBA colleges include JBIMS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar’s, SIES, XIMR, MET and others. To get admission into these colleges, aspirants need to score above 99 percentile in the MAH CET exam for MBA/MMS, conducted by the State Entrance Test Cell. The CET is a state level exam, scores of which are accepted for admission to about 350+ management institutes in Maharashtra.
However, MBA aspirants from the rest of India are also eligible for admission through CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT, ATMA, GMAT score. Nearly 75000 candidates appear for the exam every year.
MAH MBA CET exam is conducted over three days at various examination centres. The MBA CET 2026 exam will be held on April 6, 7, 8 and May 9. This year, candidates can make two attempts and score of best of the two will be considered for admission. MAH CET 2026 result of all sessions will be released together, most likely in June 2026. Following the MAH MBA CET 2026 result announcement the CET Cell will conduct Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for admission (expected in July-August 2026).
Admission through the common counselling round is based on minimum cut off or merit score. The minimum MAH MBA CET cut off for admission varies from college to college, but ranges between 50 to 99+ percentile. The cut off for top 10 MBA colleges in Maharashtra through CET is usually around 97 to 99 percentile. After the top 10, top 20 and top 30 MBA colleges in Maharashtra through CET accept 90 to 95 percentile. We have listed top 21 MBA colleges in Maharashtra Through CET along with their courses and fees, to help you take a decision.
- Top MBA Colleges in Maharashtra Through CET
- MAH MBA CET Admission Process: Centralised Admission Process (CAP) 2026
- MAH MBA CET Cut Offs
Top MBA Colleges in Maharashtra Through CET
Given below are the top 21 MBA colleges in Maharashtra through CET. Check their course and fees:
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MAH MBA CET Admission Process: Centralised Admission Process (CAP) 2026
The Maharashtra State CET Cell conducts the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) which includes online form filling and college selection by candidates, and seat allotment by the admission authority. Candidates who score more than 0 in MAH CET or other MBA entrance exams, can apply for seat allotment. Selection will however be based on minimum cut offs. The CAP is conducted in 3-4 rounds, and in every round candidates are alloted seat as per their choice and MAH CET cut offs. Thereafter, they have to confirm admission by a certain deadline.
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MAH MBA CET Cut Offs
Given below is the minimum MAH CET MBA cut off percentile for top 21 colleges for CAP Round I, 2025. Admission offers are made on the basis of these cut offs only. MAH CET 2026 cut offs will be released during the CAP 2026.
| MBA Colleges Accepting MAH CET Score |
MBA CET Cut Off 2025 |
|---|---|
| 99.99 |
|
| Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai |
99.93 |
| Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai |
99.97 |
| 99.85 |
|
| 99.81 |
|
| 99.77 |
|
| 99.88 |
|
| 99.52 |
|
| 98.23 |
|
| 98.76 |
|
| 95.91 |
|
| 98.30 |
|
| Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai |
98.15 |
| 98.85 |
|
| 97.94 |
|
| 96.39 |
|
| 95.38 |
|
| Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management Studies and Research, Navi Mumbai |
94.90 |
| Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies, Malad (W), Mumbai |
94.10 |
| 97.83 |
|
| Institute for Future Education, Entrepreneurship and Leadership (iFEEL) Lonavla |
85.00 (CAT cut off: 65) |
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MAH CET score is valid for admission for one year only. Those who have appeared for MAH CET 2024, can seek admission to participating colleges this year only (2024-25 batch) Candidates who will appear in MAH MBA CET 2025, their scores will be valid for admission to 2025-2026 batch of MBA programmes only. Those who wish to take a break of one year will have to appear for the exam again.
It is good to take a break and appear for the MAH CET exam next year again instead of taking admission in a college that is not of your choice. If you’ve scored below expectation in the current attempt, skip the year, prepare for the exam again, score better the next year and pursue MBA from a college that meets all your parameters.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
If a question or answer is found to be incorrect in the MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key by the examination body, candidates will be given full marks for that question, irrespective of the answer option they shall have chosen.
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No, the MAH CET final answer key is not open for challenge as it is prepared after much deliberation on the objections raised against the provisional MAH CET answer key.
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MAH CET answer key objection fee is INR 1000 per questions. The fee is to be paid in online mode. The amount will be refunded to only those candidates, whose objections will be accepted as valid.
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The MAH MBA CET answer key carries correct answers and candidate's response to all questions. Candidates can calculate probable score by adding one mark to every correct answer given by you and adding zero for every incorrect option selected by you. The sum total will be your probable score.
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There is no minimum qualifying marks for MAH MBA CET exam. Candidate scoring above 0 is eligible for MBA admission. However, the selection will be based on MAH CET cut offs.
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MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key can be expected to be released in mid May. MAH CET 2026 exam is on April 6, 7, 8 and May 9 so the answer keys will be released accordingly. CET Cell will announce MAH CET MBA 2026 answer key dates after the exam.
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The Government of Maharashtra releases the MMS cutoff data. This is a state level exam whose data is released by state government itself. The cutoff data is released for all the participating colleges in Maharashtra, specifically for MBA course admissions.
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No, MAH-CET is not a mandatory entrance exam for MET CITRD PGP admissions. Candidates can appear for any one of MAT, XAT, CAT, CMAT and ATMA to qualify for MET CITRD PGP admissions as well.
However, appearing for any one of the aforementioned entrance exam is mandatory to qualify for MET CITRD admiss
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Yes, the MAH-CET registrations for MET Institute of Management MMS admissions 2026 are still open. However, the deadline for MAH-CET registrations is scheduled on February 20th 2026.
The aforementioned deadline is very close at this point. Thus, candidates should try to complete the MAH-CET registrat
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