What After MAH MBA CET Result 2026? Check Top Colleges, Cutoff, Admission Process

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test 2026 ( MAH CET )

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MAH MBA CET 2026 result will be announced most likely in June. The Maharashtra State CET Cell will announce the MAH MBA CET result at the official website. Post the declaration of result, the examination cell will conduct common counselling for MBA/MMS admission. Check here what to do after MAH MBA CET result 2026?

MAH MBA CET 2026 result - Admission through MBA CET score is a long process which includes category wise counselling for seat allotment. This year, candidates can use best of the both attempts to get admission. Check here what will be the next steps in MBA journey through MAH CET? What After MAH MBA CET 2026 Result?

What After MAH MBA CET 2026 Result?

Admission through MBA CET score is a long process which includes category wise counselling for seat allotment. The Maharashtra CET State Cell conducts the entrance exam for MBA/MMS courses. Over 300 colleges and institutes participate in the counselling process which is called Centralised Admission Process or CAP. Candidates who clear the MAH MBA CET exam are eligible to participate in the CAP.

The MAH MBA CET 2026 exam will be conducted on April 6, 7, 8 and May 9. From this year, the CET is providing 2 attempts to MBA aspirants. They can choose to attempt for one or both sessions - April and May. Those who will take two attempts will have to option to use best of both scores for admission. MAH MBA CET result 2026 will be released most likely in June 2026. So, what after MAH MBA CET 2026 result? Let’s take a look at next steps after the result announcement.

Table of contents
  • Check MAH MBA CET Cut Offs 2026
  • Shortlist colleges for MAH CET CAP 2026
  • Fill MAH MBA CET CAP Form 2026
  • Participate in MAH CET CAP 2026
  • Opt for Upcoming National Level MBA Entrance Exams

Check MAH MBA CET Cut Offs 2026

Seat allotment to the colleges will be based on MBA CET cut offs 2026. The cut offs will be released during the CAP. Check here last year’s MAH MBA CET cut offs released by Maharashtra CET State Cell.

MBA Colleges accepting MAH CET score

MAH MBA CET Cut Off 2025 (Round 1)

Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

99.99

SIMSREE, Mumbai

99.97

Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai

99.93

S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai

99.81

Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune

99.85

Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

99.88

COEP Technological University

99.77- 99.68

Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

99.52

MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai

99.23

Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai

98.76

Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

95.91

Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

98.30

Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune

95.05

Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of Management, Pune

97.94

Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

98.15

Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai

96.38

S.C.E.S. Indira School Of Business Studies, Tathwade

96.29

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

96.39

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Shortlist colleges for MAH CET CAP 2026

By looking at the past year cut offs and their own MAH CET MBA score, candidates will have to shortlist the colleges that they are within their reach and apply to the same through the CAP registration form 2026. The seat will be alloted basis the MAH CET score and categories. Candidates can select upto 300 colleges in the CAP form as part of choice filling. Seat allotment will be done round wise and once a candidates accepts the seat, he/she will not be eligible for the next round. 

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Fill MAH MBA CET CAP Form 2026

To participate in the  MAH MBA CAP process, candidates will have to first fill the CAP registration form 2026. Candidates having a valid score of CAT, MAT, ATMA, CMAT, XAT can also register for MBA CET CAP.

In the CAP form, candidates will have to furnish their details, MAH MBA CET 2026 score (other exam score), personal details, academic details and choices of colleges for seat allotment.

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Participate in MAH CET CAP 2026

Maharashtra State CET will allot seats to candidates on the basis of their MAH MBA CET 2026 score and category. The seat allotment will be done in four rounds. The MAH MBA CET 2026 cut offs will be released at the same time for two rounds and category wise. Candidates will be required to status online at the state CET CELL website and complete admission process at the college they have been allotted an MBA or MMS seat.

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Opt for Upcoming National Level MBA Entrance Exams

If you don’t get the desired college through MAH MBA CET and decide to not take admission. You can take month off and start preparing for national level MBA entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, MAT, SNAP which will be held in November/December/January. Prepare for those exams to get a good Tier 1 or Tier 2 college. You can also get a MAH CET college next year through these exam scores.

Prepare for MAH MBA CET 2027

If you are eyeing an MBA college admission to which, is only through MAH MBA CET, then prepare for it again and appear for MAH MBA CET 2027.

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Q:   Which are the top Maharashtra colleges through MAH CET available in the range of 96-99 percentile?
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All top MBA colleges of Maharashtra are available in the range of 95-99 percentile. If you have scored in MAH MBA CET in the range of 97 to 99 percentile. Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies-Mumbai, SIMSREE-Mumbai, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research-Mumbai, S. IES College of Management Studies-Mumbai, Xavier Institute of Management & Research-Mumbai, Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)-University of Pune, MET's Institute of Management-Mumbai, Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management-Mumbai, Thakur Institute of Management Studies and Research-Mumbai, Rizvi Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai-Indira College of Engineering and Management-Pune, Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of Management-Pune, Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies and Research-Mumbai, Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial and Management Studies-Mumbai, S. C. E. S. Indira School Of Business Studies-Tathwade, St. Francis Institute of Management and Research-Mumbai, Indira Global Business SchoolPune and Agnel Charities Agnel Seva Sangha's for. C. Rodrigues Inst. Of Management. Studies-Navi Mumbai.

Q:   Is MAH CET MBA CAP cut off-based?
A: 

Yes, MAH MBA CET counselling is cut off-based which is held after the result announcement. MAH CET counselling is conducted round-wise. In this process, candidates have to register online, participate in online counselling and confirm admission by submission of documents and final admission by making fee payment. After that, the admission cell, prepares cut offs and seat allotment lists category wise for MBA/MS admission. Candidates from outside Maharashtra state are also eligible for MAH CET CAP under the All India Seats category. The registration, exam and counselling processes for All India Seats category students are same as that of Maharashtra State category candidates.

Q:   What is the difference between MAH CET score and MAH CET percentile?
A: 

MAH CET score means total number of correct and incorrect attempts by the candidate. MAH MBA CET percentile is his rank kin comparison to rest of them. If a candidate gets 99.99 percentile then it means he scored better than 99.99 % of all candidates.

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Q:   Which one is considered for MBA admission among MAH CET score and MAH CET percentile?
A: 

Most of the MAH MBA CET CAP participating colleges select candidates on the basis of percentile. However, there are some which consider raw scores to select candidates. Candidate need not worry about selection as it is normally seen that high scores convert into high percentile as the latter basically indicates the percentage of candidates who have scored low than a particular candidate.  

Q:   What is the highest cut off in MAH MBA CET?
A: 

The highest cut off in MAH MBA CET is 99.99 percentile, which is for admission to Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai or JBMIS. The MAH CET cut off for admission to the institute's MBA programme has remained 99.99 percentile for the last 4-5 years. There's a drop of decimal points, it at all, in the second or third round of seat allotment.

Q:   Which are the top colleges for MAH CET cut offs 95 to 98 percentile?
A: 

Listed below are the top colleges for MAH MBA CET cut offs 95 to 98 percentile.

MBA Colleges

MBA CET Cut Offs

MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai

98.72

Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

98.75

Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

97.40

Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune

97.61

Shree C. E. Society's Indira Institute of Management, Pune

97.94

Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai

98.96

Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai

98.44

S.C.E.S. Indira School Of Business Studies, Tathwade

96.29

St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai

97.99

Indira Global Business School, Parandwadi Tq. Maval Dist. Pune

95.38

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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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Nitesh Vimal

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

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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Sreetama Tyagi

Contributor-Level 6

Answered a week ago

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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Jasleen Dixit

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

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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Aarushi Hazarika

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

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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Anyam Kalra

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

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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Nishtha Shukla

Contributor-Level 7

Answered 2 weeks ago

The cutoff for MET Institute of Management has not been released for 2026. However, the students can check previous year cutoff data on website. MET Institute of Management accepts MAH CET exam for admissions into the MMS course. 

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Chandeep Singh

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 weeks ago

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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Chandeep Singh

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Answered 2 weeks ago

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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Saurabh Khanduri

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 2 weeks ago

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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Saurabh Khanduri

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