MHT CET 2027 Admission Criteria: 50:50 Rule Not Confirmed Yet; What Students Should Know
There are talks of bringing changes to the MHT CET 2027 admission criteria. It has been proposed to allow equal weightage to both board marks and CET scores for preparation of merit lists and admission. Check what's the update on the matter and why the proposed Class 12 and CET marks weightage remains uncertain.
MHT CET 2027: Is 50:50 Rule Unlikely This Year?
Students who seek admission to engineering programmes in Maharashtra must check the latest update on the 50:50 rule. The proposed 50:50 weightage rule for class 12 board marks and MHT CET scores may not be implemented for the 2027 admission cycle unless the authorities finalises the policy in time. The state government has formed an expert committee to recommend how board examination marks should be considered while preparing merit lists for engineering and pharmacy admissions. However, the final weightage formula and implementation timeline remain subject to the government’s decision.
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Why Implementation of 50:50 Rule in MHT CET 2027 Remains Uncertain?
The Maharashtra government constituted a five-member committee to examine the proposal to include class 12 marks in the merit lists for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy admissions. The committee is expected to consider when the revised system can be introduced. This decision should be communicated in time to allow students to prepare for both exams. For now, the authorities have not announced any fixed percentage for the admission criteria.
The proposed change could affect how students divide their preparation time between class 12 boards and MHT CET. Currently, board marks are considered for eligibility while, only the candidate's performance in MHT CET is considered to prepare the merit list.
To implement the new policy, the authorities will have to factor in enough preparation time to ensure students do not miss out on the opportunity. If there is any further delay in the communication of the change then it can be assumed that the policy will apply in future, excluding this year's admission process.
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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.
Official website for applying to MHT CET 2026 is cetcell.mahacet.org. Interested candidates can apply for MHT CET 2026 exam have to fill the application form only from the official website. The application form will be released tentatively in December last week, 2025.
As per Maharashtra CET Cell , there is no age limit for candidates applying for the exam. It is must as per MHT CET eligibility criteria that candidates have either passed class 12 exam or they are appearing in class 12 exam.
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