MHT CET
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) 2026 - PCM and PCB groups
Collected from the official website on 14/11/2026. Our team has not verified these details yet.
MHT-CET is the State CET Cell's online entrance test for first-year engineering & technology, pharmacy and planning degree courses in Maharashtra. It is held separately for the PCM group and the PCB group, and the Cell runs it for engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses.
Dates
Dates of the 2026 exam — the next dates are not announced yet. Always check the official website.
- Application opens
- 10/01/2026
- Last date to apply
- 20/03/2026
- Exam
- 1st attempt: PCM 11/04/2026 to 20/04/2026; PCB 21/04/2026 to 26/04/2026. 2nd attempt: PCB 10/05/2026 to 11/05/2026; PCM 12/05/2026 to 21/05/2026 (excluding 16 and 17 May)
- Result
- PCB 1st attempt 09/06/2026; PCM 1st attempt 15/06/2026; PCB 2nd attempt 18/06/2026; PCM 2nd attempt 19/06/2026
- Conducted by
- State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra
- For
- B.E. / B.Tech, B.Pharm, Pharm.D, B.Planning, integrated M.E./M.Tech and M.Planning (first year); the CET Cell also uses MHT CET for agriculture and allied degree admissions
- Mode
- Computer-based test (online)
- Duration
- 180 minutes per group (90 min Physics + Chemistry, then 90 min Mathematics or Biology)
- Languages
- English, Marathi or Urdu (chosen in the application form; English version is final in case of doubt)
- Attempts per year
- 2026: up to two attempts per group (PCM and/or PCB); if both are taken, the better total percentile is used for admissio
- Application fee
- Per group per attempt: General / OMS / J&K migrant ₹1,300; Maharashtra reserved categories (SC, ST, VJ/DT-NT, OBC, SBC, SEBC, EWS), PwD, orphan and transgender ₹1,000. Both attempts: ₹2,600 / ₹2,000. Late-fee extension windows charged an additional ₹500 for all categories.
Eligibility
Indian nationals who have passed or are appearing for HSC (Class 12) or an equivalent exam can appear; there is no age limit. Maharashtra State and minority candidature candidates must take MHT-CET for B.E./B.Tech and B.Pharm/Pharm.D; for All India candidates JEE (Main) / NEET scores are preferred.
Exam pattern
MCQs with 4 options. PCM: 150 questions in 180 min; Physics and Chemistry 1 mark per question, Mathematics 2 marks per question. PCB: 200 questions, 1 mark each, 180 min. No negative marking. Result in percentile (normalised across shifts).
Score used for
Maharashtra Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for first-year engineering & technology, pharmacy / Pharm.D, B.Planning and agriculture & allied degree courses
For Maharashtra students
A Maharashtra-candidature student must take MHT-CET (PCM for engineering, PCB for pharmacy/agriculture, or both) to get a CAP seat in these courses in Maharashtra.
Where this comes from
- dates: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Technical-Education-CET-final-dates_2026.pdf
- pattern: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MHT-CET-2026-Information-Brochure-Updated-on-11.04.2026.pdf
- eligibility: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MHT-CET-2026-Information-Brochure-Updated-on-11.04.2026.pdf
- result pcb 1: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Notification_PCB_1st-Attempt-Result.pdf
- result pcb 2: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Press-Note-MHT-CET-PCB-Group-2nd-Attempt-2026.pdf
- result pcm 1: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Press-Note-MHT-CET-PCM-Group-1st-Attempt_-2026.pdf
- result pcm 2: cetcell.mahacet.org/page/4/
- application end: cetcell.mahacet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CET-Registration-Notice_-MHT-CET-2026-final-with-late-fees-17-03-2026.pdf