MHT CET 2026 PCM Result Highlights: Females Register Higher Attendance, Four Secure 100 Percentile
CET Cell has released the MHT CET 2026 PCM result and announced the topper details along with complete statistics. 26 students have secured a 100 percentile and four of these are girls. Check more details on the result statistics here.
MHT CET 2026 PCM Result Highlights: Females Record Higher Attendance; 4 Obtain 100 Percentile
The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell declared the MHT CET 1st attempt PCM result 2026 on June 15, 2026. The authorities have also published the detailed statistics on the MHT CET 2026 1st attempt PCM result and participation. According to the official pdf, female candidates have shown a higher attendance percentage compared to the male students. Four female students have also achieved a perfect 100 percentile score.
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Female Candidates Lead in Turnout Percentage
A total of 4,79,332 candidates registered for the MHT CET 2026 1st attempt PCM exam. Of these, 4,54,069 candidates appeared for the exam across 16 shifts conducted between April 11 and 20, 2026. While male applicants outnumbered female applicants, girls have demonstrated a higher participation rate on the exam days. 95.42% of registered female candidates (1,80,916 out of 1,89,604) successfully took the exam, compared to 94.28% of registered male candidates (273,135 out of 289,707). The overall attendance for the first attempt is 94.73%.
Four Female Toppers with 100 Percentile
A total of 26 candidates have scored a 100 percentile in the PCM group. Four female students have acheived the 100 percentile.These are:
| Application No. | Name of Candidate | Gender | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26100454824 | GAGARE ISHWARI SURESH | Female | Ahilyanagar |
| 26100392828 | JANHAVI ASATI | Female | Gondia |
| 26100189571 | JANHVI MISHRA | Female | Chandrapur |
| 26100074087 | NMYA DHIRAJ AGRAWAL | Female | Gondia |
Commonly asked questions
With 97.5 percentile in MHT-CET, you have a strong chance to get admission in reputed colleges like PICT Pune, VIT Pune, SPIT Mumbai, or Thakur College of Engineering for branches such as IT, ECE, or Electrical. COEP and VJTI may be difficult for CSE. Government colleges like WCE Sangli, SGGS Nanded, and GCOE Amravati are also good options. You can get preferred branches in private colleges and core branches in government ones. Your chances further improve if you belong to a reserved category or have home university advantage within Maharashtra.
For the General HS category, the cutoff ranged from 4.33 to 20.54 percentile for M.Tech course specialisations. Therefore, students need to attain at least 4.33 percentile for admissions at COEP Pune. MHT CET M.Tech percentiles are required for admission to M.Tech courses at COEP, Pune.
Students should note that the above mentioned percentile is only valid for the General HS category in the last round. Other rounds and categories will have different minimum qualifying percentiles. To know more, students can click here.
With 120 marks in MHT-CET (General category), you are unlikely to get top colleges/branches (like CSE/IT in COEP, VJTI) but can aim for mid-tier private/university-affiliated colleges in less competitive branches.
The authorities conducted the MHT CET exam as a computer-based test at designated test centers across various districts of Maharashtra. The results have been prepared based on the final answer key. Candidates have to participate in the MHT CET CAP rounds for admission to participating colleges.
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