MAH MBA CET 2026 Registration (Extended): Last Date (Feb 25), How to Apply @mahacet.org

Candidates can submit the MAH MBA CET application fee before the last date of form submission. It is not mandatory to pay the fees at the time of exam registration. They can register for the exam on a particular day and complete the form filling process or fee payment on another day, however, all the activities have to be completed within the deadline otherwise the form will not be accepted.

Until the exam fee is paid, the application form submission will remain incomplete. Thus, candidates must ensure that they pay the fee on time and check the acknowledgement slip generated upon successful fee payment. In case the acknowledgement is not received within 24 hour of form submission, candidates must reach out to MAH MBA CET exam helpdesk to check the status.

MAH CET 2026 application fee is INR 1500 for General candidates and INR 1300 for Reserved category candidates. For two exam attempts, General candidates will have to pay INR 3000 and Reserved category candidates will have to pay INR 2600.

Documents to upload at the time of filling out MAH CET application form are Aadhaar card, passport size photo and signature.

MAH CET is not only for Maharashtra students. Candidates belonging to other States of the country can also appear for it. They can apply under All India category. The exam is conducted in 12 locations outside Maharashtra for All India category candidates.

No, MAH CET application fee is neither refundable nor transferable under any circumstances. If they fill the MAH MBA CET application form incorrectly, they will have to fill a fresh form and pay the fee again. 

Last date to fill the MAH CET application form was February 25, 2026. Earlier, the last date was February 12, which was later extended to Feb 20. With the registration deadline, the fee payment deadline was also February 25, 2026.

The MAH MBA CET application form will have a section where candidates can select test city as per their choice. They can select up to three cities from the given list. Select the first city as the first preference. The exam authorities try to allot the exam centre to the candidate in the city of first preference. Select your home town as first preference so that they are allotted the nearest exam centre.

MAH MBA CET exam centre venue will not be mentioned in the application form so you will have no access to that information. You will have to make the selection on the basis of the names of cities only. The venue address will be printed on the MAH CET admit card only.

MAH CET exam is conducted for MBA and MMS courses offered by over 300 management institutes in India. Entrance exam qualifying candidates can select colleges and courses in the CAP registration form.

You cannot change your MAH MBA CET exam centre after the admit card has been issued. You will have to take the test at the exam centre that has been allotted to you. Candidates will not be allowed to take the test at any other exam centre either.

You must make prior arrangements to reach the exam centre on time. If you have been allotted the test centre in another city you must visit the city a day before so that there is no delay in reaching the examination centre. Candidates are supposed to be at the centre at least 30 minutes before the exam commencement. Once the gates are closed, candidates will not be allowed inside the venue. They cannot even take the exam in another session. Thus, download the MAH CET admit card as soon as it is released and make arrangements for the exam day in advance.

Candidates will have to fill the MAH MBA CET counselling registration form which is different from the exam application form. The counselling form will be available at the examination portal as per the schedule for that year. Those applying through MAH CET score will have to only fill the registration form and not pay any fee. Those applying through other MBA entrance exam score will have to pay registration fee of INR 1200 (For Reserved category INR 1000).

Candidates applying for MBA counselling through MAH CET exam will not have to pay fee. Those applying through CAT/MAT/CMAT/XAT/ATMA will have to pay the counselling fee.

Yes, candidates applying under All India category can select test cities outside Maharashtra. However, the exam is held in a very limited number of cities outside Maharashtra. Candidates can select from thr following cities only:

·       Ahmedabad

·       Bhopal

·       Jaipur

·       Ranchi

·       Gandhinagar

·       Delhi-NCR

·       Kolkata

·       Panaji

·       Bangalore

·       Lucknow

·       Verna

Yes, you can apply for MAH MBA CET. However, you're aggregate of first and second year of bachelor's degree course should meet the minimum criteria (50 percent for Unreserved category and 45 percent for reserved category). You will also have to submit the final year passing certificate or marksheet to the university in which you finally take admission by October. Until then, your admission will be provisional.

Candidates can select upto three cities for test centre allotment in the MAH MBA CET application form. Candidates must select their hometown as their first city of preference as the examination authority strives to allot the test centre to candidate in the city of first preference only. Thus, it is wise to select the first city in which you are currently residing. Otherwise you can select the city the closest to your current location.

Yes, the correction window for MAH CET 2026 application form will be opened for 2-3 days after registration process will end. Candidates will get to edit:

·       Name

·       Date of birth

·       Photo

·       Signature

·       Gender

Documents to upload at the time of filling out MAH CET application form are Aadhaar card, passport size photo and signature.

No, the MAH CET application form and MAH CET Counselling form are different and candidates have to fill them separately. The MAH CET application form is valid for the entrance test only and the MAH CET counseling application form has to be filled by only those candidates who qualify the entrance test and wish to participate in the seat allotment process. The MAH MBA CET counseling registration form is released about 2 months after the entrance test result announcement. The candidates will have to fill the counseling form at the MAHA CET counseling portal.

Those who shall have filled the MAH CET MBA/MMS application form and appeared for the exam, will not have to pay the registration fee at the time of CAP. However, those who will be participating in MAH CET CAP through CAT/CMAT/MAT/ATMA/GMAT score will have to pay the registration fee of Rs 1000 (Rs 800 for registered category candidates).

There is no provision of changing test city in MAH CET MBA unlike other MBA entrance exams such as CAT or CMAT. The option to change the test city preference is not given in the MAH MBA CET form correction process. Thus, candidates be very careful in selecting test cities in the online form. If they select wrong cities they will have to fill a fresh form in order to be allotted the exam centre in the correct choice of city. Candidates must also keep in mind to fill the form before the deadline as once the registration window is closed no request for editing of form will be entertained and the test centre will be allotted as per the selection made in the form.  

Candidates should choose their home town or city of current residency as the first option. If there is no MAH CET test centre in your town/city, choose the nearest city. You must cross check the information that they have entered in the form twice before hitting the submit button.

There is no provision to fill MAH CET application form with late fee. The examination body announces application window closing date with the start of registration process. It also extends the form submission deadline a couple of times, but it is best to submit the MAH MBA CET application form and pay the fee before the first deadline. The sooner you submit the form, higher the chances of getting the test city of your choice.

MAH MBA CET exam is held in about 48 cities. In every city, there is at least one exam centre. Since MAH CET is a state-level exam, the number of test cities is more within Maharashtra than in rest of India. The exam is held in 36 cities of Maharashtra and 12 cities in rest of the country. Outside Maharashtra, the test centres for the exam are allotted mainly in capital cities of certain states. Check below the names of test cities where the exam is held.

Test cities in Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Mumbai Sub Urban, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurga, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim and Yavatmal

Test cities outside Maharashtra: Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Bangalore, Bhopal, Delhi, Delhi-NCR, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ranchi, Panaji and Verna

MAH MBA CET admit card is released at the mahacet.org website. Candidates can download their admit card from this website by using their login credentials created at the time of MAH CET application form filling.