DTE Maharashtra conducts MHT CET exam. It is the state level entrance exam for admission to first year Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy, Pharm.D admission. DTE formulates State Common Entrance Test Cell to organize the MHT CET. Candidates get admission on the basis of rank secured in the exam, followed by Centralised Admission Process (CAP).
MHT CET Exam
Candidates aiming to get admission in the first year of BE / B.Tech, B.Pharmacy, Pharm.D courses have to appear for the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test and qualify it. Candidates are requested to note that MHT CET is not for medical (MBBS) admission. The important dates are as follows:
| Maharashtra Common Entrance Test | Dates |
|---|---|
| MHT CET 2018 | 10 May 2018 |
| MHT CET 2019 | May 2019 |
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MHT CET Exam Pattern
- No negative marking
- Duration for each paper: 1.5 hours
| Paper | Subjects | No. of MCQ’s Based on | ||
| Std. XI | Std. XII | Marks | ||
| Paper I | Mathematics | 10 | 40 | 100 |
| Paper II | Physics | 10 | 40 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 10 | 40 | 50 | |
| Paper III | Biology (Botany) | 10 | 40 | 50 |
| Biology (Zoology) | 10 | 40 | 50 | |
MHT CET Eligibility Criteria
Qualifying exam: HSC/12th Standard
Nationality: Indian Nationality
Candidature types
- Maharashtra candidates
- All India candidates
- Minority candidates
- Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidature
- Children of NRI / OCI / PIO, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries, Foreign National (exempt from Maharashtra Common Entrance Test).
Maharashtra candidature types
MHT CET Syllabus
Refer MSBSHSE syllabus. Questions in physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology will be from Maharashtra HSC syllabus. MHT CET syllabus consists of complete syllabus of class 12, and only certain topics of class 11.
Class 12 syllabus for Maharashtra CET: The following PDF file is the official HSC syllabus on MSBHSE website. Note down the std 12 physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology topics from it.
Click here to download the syllabus.
Class 11 syllabus for Maharashtra CET: Following are the topics you need to study from std 11 topics.
Colleges and Seats
Overall 360 colleges take part in CAP counselling process for Maharashtra Engineering Admission. Seat distribution is as follows.
| Status | Seats |
| Deemed University, Autonomous | 211 |
| Government | 1000 |
| Autonomous, Government-Aided | 1720 |
| Government, Autonomous | 2040 |
| Un-Aided | 99723 |
| Autonomous, Un-Aided | 6330 |
| Un-Aided, Autonomous, Linguistic Minority | 25776 |
| University Department | 694 |
| University Managed | 732 |
| Total | 138226 |
