MHT-CET 2021

MHT CET (or Maharashtra Common Entrance Test) is a common state level entrance exam conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Government of Maharashtra every year for admission to undergraduate engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses such as B.Tech/ B.E, Pharma D and B.Pharma offered at colleges in Maharashtra.

The examination was conducted at various centres across the Maharashtra as well as outside Maharashtra State by Online mode (Computer Based Test) in October 2021 for PCM and PCB group separately. On October 27, 2021, the MHT CET result 2021 has been declared at its official website cetcell.mahacet.org

The exam will comprise three papers. Paper 1: Mathematics, Paper 2: Physics and Chemistry and Paper 3: Zoology and Botany. Questions will be of MCQ type and the duration will be 90 minutes for each paper.

MHTCET 2021 Important Dates

Scheduled Events Dates

Release of MHTCET application form

Re-open of MHT CET registration

June 8, 2021

August 12, 2021

Last date MHT-CET application form

July 15, 2021

Re-open-August 16, 2021

MHT CET correction window

August 14 to 16, 2021

MHT CET 2021 admit card release date

September 15, 2021

MHT CET exam date 2021

September 20 to October 1, 2021

MHT-CET Result

October 27, 2021

Counselling

To be notified

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MHT-CET 2021 Eligibility Criteria

All aspirants who have passed / appeared in the qualifying examination i.e. HSC/12th Standard examination or its equivalent examination and having Indian Nationality are eligible for appearing for MHT CET. There is no age limit for appearing in MHT-CET 2021.

Candidature Type

Maharashtra State Candidature

A Candidate can claim only one type of Maharashtra State Candidature i.e. from Type A to E.

Type Eligibility Criterion
Type-A (i) Candidates passing SSC and also HSC or Diploma in Engineering or Bachelor of Science Examination from a recognized institution in Maharashtra State
(ii) Candidate who is either Domicile of Maharashtra and/ or is born in Maharashtra;
  Type-B A Candidate who does not fall in Type-A above, but who or whose Father or Mother is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra and possess Domicile Certificate.
Type-C A Candidate who does not fall in either Type-A or Type-B but whose Father or Mother is an employee of the Government of India or Government of India Undertaking and who has been posted and reported to duty in Maharashtra State before the last date for submission of Application Form for CAP.
Type-D A Candidate who does not fall in any of the above Type-A, Type B and Type-C but whose Father or Mother is an employee or retired employee of the Government of Maharashtra or Government of Maharashtra Undertaking.
Type-E Candidates passing SSC and/or HSC Examination from a recognised institution located in a disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area and whose Mother tongue is Marathi.

All India Candidature

The Candidates having Indian Nationality are eligible under this category.

Minority Candidature

The Candidate belonging to a particular Linguistic or Religious Minority Community from the State of Maharashtra and as notified by the Government are eligible under this category.

Children of NRI / OCI / PIO, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries, Foreign National

These types of Candidature Candidates are exempted from appearing for MHT CET 2021.
Note: Note: (a) It is mandatory to appear for MHT CET 2021 for candidates belonging to Maharashtra State Candidature, Minority Candidature seeking admission to BE/BTech. However, All India Candidature candidates may or may not appear for MHT CET 2021 as Score of JEE (Main) shall be preferred over MHT CET 2021 for admission to BE/BTech.

(b) It is mandatory to appear for MHT CET 2021 for candidates belonging to Maharashtra State Candidature, Minority Candidature All India Candidature seeking admission to B.Pharm/ PharmD

Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidature

Eligibility criteria for Candidates belonging to Person with Disability
In addition to the basic qualification mentioned above, candidate who is suffering from any one of the following permanent disability is eligible to seek admission against seats reserved for Persons with Disability candidates (i.e. Candidate who is visually impaired (blind) Candidate type- P1, Candidate who is speech & hearing impaired (deaf & dumb) Candidate type- P2, Candidate who has orthopaedic disorders, learning disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Spastic Candidate type -P3), provided they submit a certificate clearly stating that the extent of disability is not less than 40% and the disability is of permanent nature.
Admission to Mining Engineering course
Female candidates are not eligible for admission to Mining Engineering course.

MHT-CET 2021 Exam Pattern

Subject No. of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) based on Mark(s) Per Question Total Marks Duration in Minutes
Std. XI Std. XII
Mathematics 10 40 2 100 90
Physics 10 40 1 100 90
Chemistry 10 40
Botany 10 40 1 100 90
Zoology 10 40

Duration of the test for PCM is 180 minutes and PCB is 180 minutes. The candidate should appear the following test in the below prescribed manner -

Sr. No. Type of Group Total Duration (in Min) 01 To 90 Min 91 To 180 Min
1 (PCM Group) 180 Physics & Chemistry Mathematics
2 (PCB Group) 180 Physics & Chemistry Biology

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MHT-CET 2021 Syllabus

Class XI Syllabus

Class XII Syllabus

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MHT-CET 2021 Exam Centres

Districts Centre Centre Code
Mumbai Mumbai 11
Mumbai Sub Urban 12
Thane 13
Palghar 14
Raigad 15
Pune Pune 16
Ahmednagar 17
Solapur 18
Satara 19
Miraj (Sangli) Sangli 20
Kolhapur 21
Ratnagiri 22
Sindhudurg 23
Dhule Jalgaon 24
Dhule 25
Nandurbar 26
Nashik 27
Aurangabad Aurangabad 28
Jalna 29
Beed 30
Osmanabad 31
Nanded Nanded 32
Parbhani 33
Latur 34
Hingoli 35
Akola Buldhana 36
Akola 37
Washim 38
Amravati 39
Yavatmal 40
Nagpur Wardha 41
Nagpur 42
Bhandara 43
Gondia 44
Chandrapur 45
Gadchiroli 46

MHT-CET 2021 Online Application

Application Form for MHT-CET 2021 will be filled through Online Mode only. The information brochure for MHT-CET 2021 and the user manual for filling up the online application form is available on web site: https://fe2020.mahacet.org/StaticPages/HomePage

For submission of online application form the candidates should login at the website.
The Online Application Submission is four step process:

Candidate MUST review their Form details before payment of Fees; the details will not be available for edit once payment is made.
Fees once paid will not be refundable under any circumstances.
To Upload Photograph and Signature
Please note that all the applicants are required to upload their recent scanned/digital colour photograph and signature. The file size of the Photograph should be between 15 KB to 50 KB and Signature should be between 5KB to 20 KB per file. The online application system will not allow to upload files smaller or larger than the specified size. All Candidates have to upload their Photograph and Signature in ".jpg" format only and file name of Photograph and signature should preferably be photo.jpg and sign.jpg respectively.
For uploading Photograph

For uploading Signature

 

MHT-CET-2021 Application Fee Payment

MHT-CET application form processing fees as stated in the table given below is to be paid through either online mode or using challan system / Mobile Wallets for which the service charges, as per rules, shall be applicable in addition to the application form processing fees. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances. If the candidate opted for only PCM or only PCB in General Category, he/ she will have to pay Rs.800/- and for Reserve Category candidate from State of Maharashtra he/ she will have to pay Rs.600/- as a MHT-CET 2021 examination fee. If the candidate opted for both the groups i.e. PCM and PCB then for General Category, he/ she will have to pay Rs.1600/- and for Reserve Category candidate from State of Maharashtra he/ she will have to pay Rs.1200/- as a MHT-CET 2021 examination fee.


For General Category Candidates from Maharashtra State, Outside Maharashtra State (OMS), J & K Migrant candidates
Rs.800/-
For Candidates of Backward Class Categories SC, ST, VJ/DT- NT(A), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC, SBC, SEBC and EWS and Persons with Disability Candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only. Rs.600/-

Candidates will be required to submit the Caste certificate and Caste Validity and Non-Creamy Layer Certificate if applicable at the Time of filling in CAP Application Form to be considered under Category.


Sr.
No.
MHT-CET 2021 Groups Category of Candidate without Late Fees*
General Caste (MS Candidates only)* PWD
1. PCM 800/- 600/- 600/-
2. PCB 800/- 600/- 600/-
Sr.
No.
MHT-CET 2021 Groups Category of Candidate with Late Fees*
General Caste (MS Candidates)* PWD
1. PCM 800+500=1300 600+500=1100/- 600+500=1100/-
2. PCB 800+500=1300 600+500=1100/- 600+500=1100/-

* As per the Schedule.
* SC/ST. DT-VJ, NT1, NT2, NT-3, OBC, SBC, EWS

MHT-CET 2021 Counselling

MHT CET 2021 Event MHT CET 2021 Schedule
Online registration of application and uploading of required documents by the Candidate for admission on website To be announced
Documents verification and confirmation of Application Form for Admission by online mode To be announced
Display of the provisional merit list for Maharashtra State/All India/ Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant candidates on website To be announced
Submission of grievances if any, for all type of Candidates: To be announced
Display of the Final Merit lists of Maharashtra State/All India/ Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh Migrant candidates on website & Provisional Category Wise Seats for CAP Round 1 To be announced
CAP Round 1 Registrations To be announced
Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-I To be announced
Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round I. To be announced

Schedule of Activities for Admission to First Year of Under Graduate Technical Courses in B.Pharma & Post Graduate Pharm D for the Academic Year 2020-21

Sr. No. Activity Schedule
First Date Last Date
1. Online registration of application and uploading of required documents by the Candidate for admission on website
(For Maharashtra State/All India/NRI/OCI/PIO/CIWGC/FN candidates)
Note: - Candidates opting for Maharashtra plus AI Candidature as well as NRI/PIO/OCI/CIWGC shall apply separately for each type.
09/12/2020 30/12/2020 Up to 11:59 P.M.
2. Documents verification and confirmation of Application Form for Admission by online mode.

a) By Maharashtra State/All India Candidates shall fill online application form and upload the required documents from any computer connected to internet from anywhere.
Note: Candidate need not have to visit to E-Scrutiny Centre for verification and confirmation of the application form. His/her application & documents shall be verified and confirmed by the E-Scrutiny Centre through online mode only.
During E-Scrutiny of Application Form, candidate should do: -
  • If no error is found: the status of verification & confirmation of the application form shall be available in candidates Login along with receipt cum Acknowledgement.
  • If error is found: the details of errors shall be intimated to candidates by reverting back his/her Application for its rectification through candidates Login.
  • Candidate shall edit the reverted Application form from 09-12- 2020 to 30-12-2020 and re-submit the application for e-Scrutiny through his/her login.
b) NRI/PIO/OCI/CIWGC/FN candidates should send the print of online filled & submitted application form & copy of uploaded documents by hand/speed post/courier for verification & confirmation to “The Principal, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz(E), Mumbai-400098”
09/12/2020 31/12/2020 Up to 5 P.M.
*Facility of Online Registration & Documents verification, confirmation of Application Form for Admission to Seats other than CAP Seats shall be continued till 31st January 2021 up to 5.00 PM at online E-Verification by Scrutiny Centre.
  • Applications registered after 30 December 2020 shall be considered only for Non-CAP Seats.
  • Applications confirmed by Scrutiny Centre after 31st December 2020 shall be considered only for Non-CAP Seats.
3. Display of the provisional merit list for Maharashtra State/All India Candidate on website. 02/01/2021
4. Submission of grievances if any, for all type of Candidates:
  • Candidate shall raise the Grievance about correction required in the data displayed in provisional merit list through his/her Login.
  • The application of such candidates shall be reverted back to the candidate in his/her Login for rectification.
  • Candidate shall upload the requisite documents to substantiate the claim for any correction/concession.
  • The status of acceptance/rejection of Grievance raised by candidate shall be available in candidates Login along with latest receipt cum Acknowledgement.
03/01/2021 04/01/2021 Up to 5 P.M.
5. Display of the Final Merit lists of Maharashtra State/All India Candidates on website. 06/01/2021
6. Display of Provisional Category wise Seats (Seat Matrix) for CAP Round I 06/01/2021
7. Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-I through candidate’s Login by the Candidate. 07/01/2021 09/01/2021
8. Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-I 11/01/2021
9. Accepting to the offered seat by candidate through his/her login as per Allotment of CAP Round I.
a)The candidate shall self-verify the seat allotment made to him/her in the CAP Round I by accepting declaration through his/her login and certifying that his/her claim related with qualifying marks, category, gender, reservation, specific reservation etc. made by candidate in the application form are correct and relevant documents uploaded to substantiate his/her claims are authentic and correct.
b) If candidate found the claim made by him is not correct and he/she wants to the correct the error, (error as per the clause (e) of sub rule (4) of rule 9 given in information brochure) The candidate shall report the grievance through his/her login by online mode only.
c) Candidates who have been allotted the seat as per their first preference in Round I (auto freeze) shall pay the seat acceptance fee by online mode through their login and Such candidates shall not be eligible for participation in subsequent Rounds.
d) Candidates who have allotted other than first preference and self frozen their allotment in Round I through their login must accept the seat and shall pay seat acceptance fees through online mode. Such candidates shall not be eligible for participation in subsequent Rounds. [Candidate must exercise this option carefully]
e) Candidates who have allotted other than first preference and want betterment in the subsequent rounds must claim the allotted seat in Round I by accepting that seat by choosing Not Freeze option for betterment and shall pay the seat acceptance fee through their login by online mode.
12/01/2021 20/01/2021 Up to 3 P.M.
10. Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round I.

Note: a) Candidates who have accepted the seat as per 9 (c), 9 (d) above must report to allotted institute for confirmation of admission

b) The Institute shall verify the required documents and upload the admission of the candidates in the online system through Institute Login immediately and shall issue a system generated receipt of confirmation of admission and fee paid receipt to the candidate. If it is found that seat allotted to the candidate is on the false claims made in the applications by the candidate, then institute shall not admit such a candidate and such candidate shall raise the grievance by his/her login.
12/01/2021 20/01/2021 Up to 05:00 P.M.
11. Display of Revised Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-II 21/01/2021
12. Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-II through candidate’s Login by the Candidate. (The Candidate who have already submitted and confirmed option form shall be able to unconfirmed option form only once.) 21/01/2021 22/01/2021
13. Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-II 25/01/2021
14. Accepting to the offered seat by candidate through his/her login as per Allotment of CAP Round II.
Note: -
All eligible candidates participated in Round II and allotted the seat first time shall self-verify the seat allotment as per 9(a) above. The candidate who have been allotted the seat first time in Round II shall pay the seat acceptance fee through his/her login by online mode.
27/01/2021 29/01/2021 Up to 5 P.M.
15. Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round II.
Note:
Participating candidates to whom the first time allotment is made or got betterment in allotment or No betterment (Earlier seat retained) In Round II shall be final. Such a candidate must report to allotted institute for confirmation of admission.
27/01/2021 29/01/2021 Up to 6 P.M.
16. Commencement of academic activities for All institutes 21/01/2021
17. Cut-off Date for all type of admissions for the Academic Year 2020-21. (Online registration, Document Verification and Confirmation, E-Scrutiny for Admission for Against CAP Vacancy and Institute Level Seats) 05/02/2021
18. For Institutes: Last date of uploading the data (details of admitted candidates) 06/02/2021

MHT-CET 2021 Counselling Process

Registration: The first step is to register on the official website of MHT-CET and submit your personal, communication and security details. After filling in all the details, a password needs to be selected. Once the password is generated, other remaining details needs to be filled. After entering the above details, aspirant's need to register their qualification details (subject wise and overall marks in 10th and 12th standard along with the name of the board) and examination details.
Uploading Scanned images: At this step, aspirants will have to upload their scanned photograph and signature of file size 4KB to 100KB and dimensions 3.5*4.5cm and 1KB to 30KB and 3.5*1.5cm respectively.
Payment of Counselling Fees: Lastly, aspirants will be required to pay the counselling fees online basis their category.

Documents required for MHT-CET Counselling:

MHT-CET Exam Timing

Steps/Events

Shift 1 Timing

Shift 2 timing

Entry in examination hall

7:30 am

12:30 pm

Last entry permitted in the examination hall.

8:45 am

1:45 pm

First Login to read instructions

8:50 am

1:50 pm

Commencement of online examination

9 am

2 pm

End of online examination

12 am

5 pm

MHT CET Admit Card 2021

The National Testing Authority will issue the admit card to all the candidates who have filled and submitted the application form. MHT CET 2021 admit card will be available on the official website and students will have to download it by login to their candidate portal. It must be noted that no candidate will not be allowed to appear in the exam without an admit card. It is must to carry while appearing for the examination.

MHT CET Result- How to check online?

MHT-CET 2021 Counselling Process

Registration: The first step is to register on the official website of MHT-CET and submit your personal, communication and security details. After filling in all the details, a password needs to be selected. Once the password is generated, other remaining details needs to be filled. After entering the above details, aspirant's need to register their qualification details (subject wise and overall marks in 10th and 12th standard along with the name of the board) and examination details.
Uploading Scanned images: At this step, aspirants will have to upload their scanned photograph and signature of file size 4KB to 100KB and dimensions 3.5*4.5cm and 1KB to 30KB and 3.5*1.5cm respectively.
Payment of Counselling Fees: Lastly, aspirants will be required to pay the counselling fees online basis their category.

Documents required for MHT-CET Counselling:

MHT-CET Previous Year Question Papers

From 2018, MHT-CET exam is being conducted online. Candidates can refer to MHT-CET: 2017 and 2016 Question Papers to get an idea about MHT-CET 2021.