MAH CET 2026 Answer Key (Official Soon): Download MBA CET Shift-wise Answer Key PDF

Exam On - 9 May '26

Updated on Apr 9, 2026 15:58 IST

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MAH MBA CET answer key 2026 will be released a few days after the exam. First phase was held on April 6, 7 and 8. The second phase will be held on May 9. Candidates who are not happy with their April performance can appear for May exam to improve their score. It is not yet clear that whether MBA CET 2026 answer key will be released phase wise or together. Maharashtra State CET has not shared any detail related to the release of answer key.

The official answer key of MAH CET 2026 will carry candidate's responses to every question and correct answers of each of them. Candidates will get the option to raise objection against the provisional MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key. Scroll down to read all about MBA CET answer key 2026.

Table of contents

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 will be available for download 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 will be 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

Commonly asked questions

Q: When will MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key be released?

MAH MBA CET 2026 answer key can be expected to be released in mid May. MAH CET 2026 exam is on April 6, 7, 8 and May 9 so the answer keys will be released accordingly. CET Cell will announce MAH CET MBA 2026 answer key dates after the exam.

Q: What is a good score in MAH MBA CET?

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.

Q: What is the marking scheme of MAH CET MBA?

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	Upcoming Exam Dates
09 May ' 26	MAH MBA CET 2026 exam 2

Dates	Past Exam Dates
07 Apr ' 26 - 08 Apr ' 26	MAH MBA CET 2026 exam

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.

Commonly asked questions

Q: How is MAH CET cutoff calculated?

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

Q: What is the qualifying marks for MAH MBA CET exam?

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.

Q: What is the eligibility criteria for MAH CET 2026?

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.

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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Commonly asked questions

Q: How to calculate Probable Score in MAH CET?

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.

Q: Is there negative marking in MAH CET MBA exam?

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.

Q: What is the MAH CET answer key objection fee?

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)
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	99.99
SIMSREE, Mumbai	99.97
Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai	99.93
S.I.E.S. College of Management Studies, Mumbai	99.81
Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), University of Pune	99.85
Xavier Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.88
COEP Technological University	99.77 and 99.68
Chetana's Ramprasad Khandelwal Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	99.52
MET's Institute of Management, Mumbai	99.23
Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mumbai	98.76
Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	95.91
Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai	98.30
Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune	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
Indira Global School of Business	95.05
St. Francis Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai	96.39

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Commonly asked questions

Q: Is it compulsory to attempt all sections of MAH CET exam?

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.

Q: Is MAH CET final answer key open for challenge?

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.

Q: What if a question is found to be incorrect in MAH CET answer key?

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:

Q: From where can I download MAH MBA CET question papers?

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

Q: What is the difference between MAH CET marks and MAH CET percentile?

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]

Q: What information will be mentioned in the MAH MBA CET answer key?

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

Q: How to use MAH CET MBA answer key to calculate score?

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.

Q: Is there an option to raise objection against official MAH MBA CET answer key?

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.

Q: What is MAH CET score normalization process?

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.

Q: What is the difficulty level of MAH MBA CET?

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.