MH CET — Engineering (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test)

MH CET 2026 for Engineering (PCM-based) was conducted in March–April 2026 for admission to BTech/BE programmes at all government, aided, and private engineering colleges in Maharashtra. Maharashtra hosts one of India's largest clusters of engineering institutions — Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad — with flagship colleges like COEP Pune (autonomous university), VJTI Mumbai, ICT Mumbai (chemical/pharma engineering), and hundreds of private colleges affiliated to Mumbai University, Pune University, SPPU, and RTM Nagpur.

MH CET scores are used for Maharashtra's Centralised Admission Process (CAP). For government college seats, both MH CET score and JEE Main score are considered. JEE Main All India Quota fills 15% of government college seats; the remaining 85% (state quota) uses MH CET for Maharashtra domicile holders. A strong MH CET score with Maharashtra domicile is often more effective for COEP and VJTI admission than a moderate JEE Main score.

• Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects; Chemistry or Biology or Vocational as third subject
• Passed Class 12 from Maharashtra state board OR holds Maharashtra domicile certificate (for state quota seats)
• No minimum percentage for MH CET exam itself; individual college admission cutoffs vary significantly
• Indian nationals and OCI/PIO card holders eligible

Mode

• Computer-Based Test (CBT) — conducted at multiple centres across Maharashtra
• Duration: 90 minutes | Total marks: 200 | No negative marking

Sections

• Mathematics: 50 questions | 100 marks (2 marks each)
• Physics: 50 questions | 50 marks (1 mark each)
• Chemistry: 50 questions | 50 marks (1 mark each)

Syllabus

• Based on Maharashtra State HSC Board (Class 11 and 12) syllabus
• NCERT content is also covered as Maharashtra syllabus is broadly aligned

Admission Process After Exam

• CAP Round 1, 2, 3 conducted by State CET Cell
• Separate registration on DTE Maharashtra portal required for CAP
• COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai, ICT Mumbai are the top targets — cutoffs for these colleges are very high in state quota
• Private college fees vary ₹1–3.5 lakh per year; government colleges ₹50,000–1 lakh per year