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?

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.
- 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) |
|---|---|
| 99.99 |
|
| 99.97 |
|
| Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai |
99.93 |
| 99.81 |
|
| Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune |
99.85 |
| 99.88 |
|
| 99.77- 99.68 |
|
| Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
99.52 |
| 99.23 |
|
| 98.76 |
|
| 95.91 |
|
| 98.30 |
|
| 95.05 |
|
| 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 |
| 96.29 |
|
| 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.
Also Read: All About MAH MBA CET CAP 2026
Explore colleges based on MAH CET
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.
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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.
Commonly asked questions
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.
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.
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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Student Forum
Answered a week 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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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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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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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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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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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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Contributor-Level 7
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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Contributor-Level 10
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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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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