MAH MBA CET 2026 second attempt answer key was released on May 19. Candidates could check and raise objection agaisnt the official answers by fill the objection tracking form which was available until May 21, 2026. Objection fee was INR 1000 per question.
MAH MBA CET 2026 first attempt was held on April 6, 7 and 8 and the second attempt was held on May 9. The provisional answer key of first attempt was released on May 2 and the final answer key was released on May 13. Candidated had raised objection on 34 answer keys across 5 slots, out of which 11 have been accepted as valid. For 9 questions, 1 marks each will be awarded to MAH MBA CET 2026 candidates and 2 answer keys have been updated. Scroll down to read all about MBA CET answer key 2026.
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| MAH MBA CET 2026 Final Answer Key First Attempt |
- How to download MAH MBA CET answer key 2026?
- MAH MBA CET Exam Dates 2026
- MAH MBA CET 2026 Answer Key Objection
- Score Calculation with MAH MBA CET Answer Key
- MAH MBA CET Cut Offs (Expected)
- FAQs on MAH MBA CET Answer Key 2026
How to download MAH MBA CET answer key 2026?
The MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key can be accessed through login only. Check below the process to download the official MAH MBA CET answer key 2026 and response sheet:
- Go to cetcell.mahacet.org
- Click on candidate registration AY Examination 2026-2027
- Enter login credentials and go to Objection Tracking tab
- Click on PG - MBA/MMS option
- Check the official answer key for MAH MBA CET 2026
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Details Mentioned on MAH MBA CET 2026 Answer Key
The following information are mentioned in MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key. With the help of correct and incorrect attempts, candidates can calculate their expected score.
- Name and roll number
- Exam date and session
- Section wise questions
- Section wise answer options
- Official answer to every question
- Candidate’s response to every question
MAH MBA CET response sheet
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Commonly asked questions
MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key for first attempt released on May 2. The second attempt answer key release date will be announced soon.
MAH CET exam is of 200 marks and around 75000 candidates appear for it every year. It has been seen in the past that about 130+ marks convert into 99+ percentile. JBMIS, SIMSREE, PUMBA, Welingkar's have MAH CET cut off in 98.95- 99.99 percentile range.
The marking scheme of MAH MBA CET is very straightforward. The total marks is 200 hundred for 200 questions. Which means, every question carries one mark. There is no negative marking. In case of incorrect attempt, candidates will be marked zero. If they skip a question, even then they will be marked zero. Total marks of a candidate will be calculated out 200 on the basis of their total number of correct attempt.
Section wise the marks allotment is as follows:
- Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension: 50 marks
- Logical Reasoning: 75 marks
- Abstract Reasoning: 25 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude: 50 marks
The MAH CET percentile is calculated out of normalized scores of every test take across all the sessions of the exam. The percentile is calculated on the basis of top scoring candidate’s marks against all other candidates.
MAH MBA CET Exam Dates 2026
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of MAH CET 2026 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 19 May ' 26 - 21 May ' 26 | MAH MBA CET 2026 Answer Key Download (Second Attempt) |
| 13 May ' 26 | MAH MBA CET 2026 Final Answer Key (First Attempt) |
| 02 May ' 26 - 04 May ' 26 | MAH MBA CET 2026 (1st Attempt) Answer Key Objection |
MAH MBA CET 2026 Answer Key Objection
MAH MBA CET answer key Grievances/ Objections tracking facility will be available through login. The process to raise objection is given below:
- Go to cetcell.mahacet.org website
- Login with registered email ID and password
- Go to Objection Tracking tab
- Enter details and upload supporting document
- Click on submit option and make payment of INR 1000 as objection fee
The MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key objection fee will have to be paid online via debit/credit card or net banking. Candidates must note that the objection fee is to be paid per question and it is non refundable. The MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key objection fee will be refunded to only those candidate's whose objections will be accepted as valid.
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MAH CET cut off is calculated on the basis of following factors:
- Number of exam sessions
- Total number of candidates
- Difficulty level of the exam
- Number of seats in college
- Previous year's closing cut offs
For MAH MBA CET 2026 candidate has to be a graduate or must be in final year of their bachelor's degree programme. The minimum score requirement is 50% for General candidates and 45% for Reserved category candidates.
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.
Score Calculation with MAH MBA CET Answer Key
Candidates can calculate their raw MAH CET score by using official answer key. They can tally their answers with official answers with response sheet, and calculate score.
MAH MBA CET marking scheme
- +1 for correct attempt
- 0 for incorrect answer
- 0 for unanswered question
Add 1 mark for every correct attempt in every section. The sum of all +1 will be the overall MAH CET raw score. This raw score will be normalized to arrive at scaled score for MAH MBA CET percentile calculation.
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MAH MBA CET 2026 Marks vs Percentile
Here is an estimation of how much MAH MBA CET 2026 score will convert into how much percentile based on the difficulty level of this year's question paper.
| Percentile |
Score (Approx.) |
|---|---|
| 99.9 |
153-158 |
| 99.5 |
130-132 |
| 99 |
122-124 |
| 95 |
103-105 |
| 90 |
96-98 |
| 85 |
90-92 |
| 80 |
85-87 |
| 75 |
80-82 |
| 70 |
75-77 |
| 65 |
70-72 |
| 60 |
65-67 |
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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.
MAH CET is one of the few MBA entrance exams in India which does not have negative marking. For each correct attempt, one mark is awarded to the candidate but no marks are deducted for wrong answers or unattempted questions. The total marks of MBA CET are 200 and candidates need not worry about making incorrect attempt. They must however avoid random selection of options as correct answers. They should take time in understanding the question and then choose the option. It is not mandatory to solve all the questions in MAH CET so candidates can spend some time on the questions and then answers. The exam will be of 2.5 hours and if they answers 75-80 questions correctly, they stand to gain a good percentile.
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.
MAH MBA CET Cut Offs (Expected)
Check below expected MAH CET cut offs for admission to MBA/MMS courses batch 2026-2028. This estimation is done on the basis of previous years' trends.
| MBA college |
MAH CET cut off percentile (expected) |
|---|---|
| 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 and 99.68 |
|
| Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai |
99.52 |
| 99.23 |
|
| 98.76 |
|
| 95.91 |
|
| 98.30 |
|
| 98.85 |
|
| Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai |
98.15 |
| Alkesh Dinesh Modi Institute for Financial & Management Studies, Mumbai |
96.38 |
| 95.05 |
|
| 96.39 |
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| MAH MBA CET Cut Offs: Colleges Accepting 60-70 percentile | MAH MBA CET Cut Offs: Colleges Accepting 80-90 percentile |
Commonly asked questions
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.
It is not compulsory to attempt all the sections if MAH CET exam, but candidates must not skip a section all together as meeting sectional cut offs is also important. If you haven't answered questions of one section at all, it will reflect badly on the overall score.
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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FAQs on MAH MBA CET Answer Key 2026
Check here Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on MAH MBA CET answer key:
MAH MBA CET question paper is released in the form of a PDF as a response sheet and answer key at the examination website. Candidates who have appeared for the test can access the MAH CET question paper and answer key by using their login credential. This is the first time that Maharashtra State CET Cell will be releasing the official question paper and answer keys. Here’s how to download:
- Go to Maharashtra State CET website
- Go to login window
- Enter registered email ID and password
- Go to the tab indicating question paper
- Download PDF and save on desktop
Previous years MAH MBA CET question papers can be downloaded from Shiksha here: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/mah-cet-exam-question-papers
The official MAH MBA CET answer key has question wise official answers and candidate's response. One can use the answer keys to calculate their raw MBA CET score by adding 1 mark to each of their responses which are correct as per the official key and 0 to responses which are incorrect as per the official key. The grand total of all correct answers will be the candidate's raw score out of 200.
MAH MBA CET is a moderately difficult exam. It’s difficulty level is lower than CAT but higher than MAT or ATMA. A major factor that makes MAH CET a difficult test to crack is that questions are presented in random order and sectional weightage vary in every slot. So, candidates cannot anticipate or plan how many and which type of questions to get to their target score.
Also, MAH MBA CET is dominated by Logical Reasoning questions and there are comparatively less Quantitative Aptitude questions. Since, there is no set pattern, candidates cannot pre-plan. They need to make a strategy and implement it as soon as they see question paper. So, those who can think on their feet and can crack exam better than others.
Note: Info is taken from other sources and can be different.
MAH CET score is the total marks awarded to the candidate out of 200. It is calculated on the basis of every correct attempt across all sections of the exam. MAH CET percentile is calculated from the rank of the candidate as compared to rest of the candidates.
MBA CET percentile score is calculated from the highest raw score in each session of the MAH MBA CET. The the highest Raw Score in each session (of a candidate) will be 100 percentile indicating that 100 per cent of candidates scored equal to or lesser than the highest scorer for that session. The highest Raw Score is normalized to achieve the MAH CET percentile in the following way:
MBA CET Session | Total Candidates Appeared | the highest Raw Score | Candidates Scored EQUALorLESS THAN the highest Raw Score | MAH MBA CET Percentile Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2249 | 154 | 2249 | 100.00 [ (2249/2249)*100] |
2 | 2272 | 157 | 2272 | 100.00 [ (2272/2272)*100] |
3 | 2216 | 149 | 2216 | 100.00 [ (2216/2216)*100] |
Official MAH MBA CET answer key will contain each question and its status - your answer, right answer and not attempted questions. Following information are mentioned on MAH MBA CET answer key:
- Candidate name
- MBA CET registration number
- MAH CET exam centre and exam slot
- Test date and time
- Section-wise Questions
- Status (attempted/not attempted)
- Right option/answer Candidate's response
Yes, candidates can raise objection against official MAH MBA CET answer key by filling an online form available in student dashboard. Option to raise objection will be available for only 2-3 days. Candidates will have to exercise this option within the given duration only. There is no fee to be submitted for raising objection but candidates will have to upload supporting document in favour of their claim.
MAH CET score normalization process is undertaken to ensure that all candidates are judged on the same plane. This is done because MAH MBA CET is a multi-session exam and it may be possible that one session can be slighter easier or tougher than another.
MAH CET score normalization ensures that no candidate has an advantage or disadvantage over another due to differences in difficulty level of their exam session. So, before the preparation of the MBA CET result and merit list, the Maharashtra CET normalizes the exam scores. Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all candidates who appear for MAH CET. Basically, the marks obtained by every candidate are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Candidates wishing to take admission in UG courses such as: BCA/BBA/BMS/BBM are required to appear in a common entrance test CET (MAH-B. BCA/BBA/BMS/BBM-CET). Admission to UG courses such as: BA, BCom and BSc are done on the basis of merit in Class 12.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
No, you cannot show MAH CET city intimation slip at the test centre for entry. Candidates will be allowed to appear for the test only if they present the hard copy of the admit card and photo ID.
Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 weeks ago
In the MAH CET city intimation slip only the name of test city is mentioned along with candidate's name, DOB, application number and exam. No other detail is mentioned on it.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 weeks ago
The purpose of MAH CET city intimation slip is to inform the candidates the city in which they have been allotted test centre. City intimation slip is released in advance to allow candidates to make arrangement for travel and stay on the exam day.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 weeks ago
The MAH MBA CET cutoff is calculated based on your percentile score, not raw marks. Your raw score is normalized across exam sessions to account for difficulty variations, then converted into a percentile that shows how you rank among all test-takers. The Centralized Admission Process (CAP) uses the
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
MAH BBA CET score is the total marks awarded to the candidate out of 100. It is calculated based on every correct attempt. MAH BBA CET percentile is calculated from rank as compared to rest candidates.
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
After MAH CET result announcement, the CET CELL conducts Centralized Admission Process or CAP. In this process qualifying candidates are allotted MBA/MMS college basis their preference and score.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
MAH MBA CET 2026 score will be valid for one year only, i. e. it can be used for admission to the 2026 academic session only. If a candidate plans to drop admission this year, they will have to appear for the exam again next year.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
MAH MBA CET is an annual exam. So far candidates were able to appear for it only once. However, from 2026, the examination body is offering 2 attempts to candidates in the same academic session to improve score.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered a month ago
MAH MBA CET 2026 exam was held in 2 phases. One phase was held on April 6, 7, 8 and second phase was held on May 9. Since this year, candidates have got two attempts, the result is expected to be released by the first week of June 2026.
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