MHT CET 2026 Registration Last Date Tomorrow; Apply for Both Attempts at cetcell.mahacet.org

The MHT CET 2026 registration for both attempts ends tomorrow. Earlier, the last date was February 12, 2026; however, the authorities decided to extend the MHT CET registration to accommodate the requests of many applicants who were yet to complete the formalities.

MHT CET 2026 Extended Registration Ends Tomorrow; Direct Link Here

The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra, will conclude the MHT CET registration 2026 tomorrow, February 20. The MHT CET application form for both PCM and PCB group candidates is available on the website, cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates who wish to apply for the first attempt or both attempts have to complete the registration and form-filling on the official website itself. Moreover, the fee payment deadline is also February 20. As of now, over 6.27 lakh applicants have already registered for MHT CET, and more are expected to apply before the deadline. The authorities have also relaxed the CET 2026 registration rule. For those facing issues in applying due to Aadhaar and APAAR authentication, the authority has announced a new facility wherein they can apply without the authentication. 

Direct link: MHT CET application form 2026

How to Apply for MHT CET 2026?

• Go to the website - cetcell.mahacet.org
• On the homepage, click on the CET link 
• Complete registration by entering all the required details 
• Now, log in and fill out the MHT CET application form 
• Upload documents and pay application fees
• Submit and save confirmation page 

All That's New in MAH MHT CET 2026

This year, the MHT CET application fee has been increased by INR 300 for general candidates and by INR 200 for reserved category candidates. The authorities have also discontinued the MHT CET 2026 exam centres outside the state to ensure fairness in the conduct of the exam, following reports of discrepancies at outside Maharashtra centres last year.

Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil also announced that the MHT CET exam will now be held twice in line with the national-level JEE Main exam. The MHT CET PCM exam date for session 1 is April 11 to 19, 2026, while the PCB exam date is April 21 to 26, 2026. The session 2 exam date for PCB is May 10 to 11, 2026 and for PCM is May 14 to 17, 2026.