MHT CET
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
About this exam — pattern, marking, syllabus and where it leadsShowHide
MHT CET is Maharashtra's state engineering and pharmacy entrance test. Its defining feature is that there is no negative marking, which changes strategy completely: every question should be attempted. The paper is also drawn substantially from the Maharashtra state board syllabus, so a candidate preparing only from NCERT can be caught out by topics the state board covers differently.
- Duration
- 3 hours (90 minutes per group of subjects in the recent pattern).
- Papers
- PCM for engineering, PCB for pharmacy and allied programmes.
- Mode
- Computer-based test.
Question formats
- Physics — Four-option MCQs
- Chemistry — Four-option MCQs
- Mathematics or Biology — Four-option MCQs, depending on the group
Marking
| Question type | Correct | Partial | Incorrect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every question | +1 for Physics and Chemistry; +2 for Mathematics in the recent pattern | — | No negative marking — attempt everything |
Physics syllabus
General
- Units, Dimensions & Measurements
- Experimental Physics
Mechanics
- Kinematics
- Laws of Motion & Friction
- Circular Motion
- Work, Energy & Power
- Centre of Mass, Momentum & Collision
- Rotational Motion
- Gravitation
- Property of Solids
- Properties of Fluids
Thermal Physics
- Thermal Properties of Matter
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
Oscillations & Waves
- Simple Harmonic Motion
- Waves
Electrodynamics
- Electrostatics
- Capacitors
- Current Electricity
- Magnetic Effects of Current
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Alternating Current
- Electromagnetic Waves
Optics
- Ray Optics
- Wave Optics
Modern Physics
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
- Atoms
- Nuclei
- Semiconductors / Electronic Devices
Eligibility and admissions
These change from year to year. Always confirm against the current information brochure before acting on anything here.
- Conducted by:
- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell.
- Weighting:
- Substantially based on the Maharashtra state board syllabus.
- Eligibility:
- Class 12 with the relevant subject group.
- Counselling:
- Centralised admission (CAP) rounds run by the state.
Where this exam leads
The autonomous and government institutes
COEP Technological University, Pune · VJTI Mumbai · ICT Mumbai (for its own programmes) · Government College of Engineering, Amravati / Karad / Nagpur
The leading private colleges
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology · K. J. Somaiya · Vishwakarma Institute of Technology · PICT Pune · Cummins College of Engineering
University departments and other private colleges
Mumbai University and Pune University affiliated colleges across the state
Grouped by band rather than ranked one by one, because the ordering changes yearly and a branch at one institute is often worth more than a seat at a higher-ranked one. Check NIRF and the official counselling data before setting your preferences.
We do not publish closing ranks for this exam. Its counselling data is not released in a form we can verify institute by institute, and a plausible-looking invented number is worse than none — take the cut-offs from the conducting body's own counselling reports.
Courses offered
- • B.Tech / B.E. — Computer Science and its variants, which take the highest cut-offs almost everywhere
- • B.Tech / B.E. — Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical
- • Interdisciplinary programmes: Data Science, AI, Mathematics and Computing, Engineering Physics
- • Dual-degree and five-year integrated B.Tech–M.Tech programmes at several institutes
- • B.Pharm and Pharm.D through the PCB group
- • Agriculture and allied programmes at the state agricultural universities