MHT CET 2026 Exam - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern
Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test 2026 or MHT CET 2026 is the entrance examination for admission to B.Tech., B.E., B.Tech. (Dairy Technology), B.F.Sc., B.Tech. (Agriculture Engg.) and other courses. MHT CET 2026 is conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell, Mumbai.
MHT CET for the year 2026 has been announced by State Common Entrance Test Cell, Mumbai and will be held from 11/04/2026 to 17/05/2026. The application forms will be available from 10/01/2026 till 16/04/2026. The exam is in online mode. It is being conducted in English and Marathi languages. Result is expected to be announced on 15/06/2026.
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MHT CET 2026 Conducting Body
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Mumbai
MHT CET 2026 Eligibility Criteria
All the candidates passed / appearing at the qualifying examination i.e. HSC/12th Standard examination or its equivalent examination and having Indian Nationality are eligible for appearing for MHT-CET 2026.
Candidature Type:
- Maharashtra State Candidature. - A Candidate can claim only one type of Maharashtra
State Candidature Type i.e. from Type A to E.
| Type-A | 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 Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area and whose Mother tongue is Marathi. The 865 village of Maharashtra Karnataka Border area notified by the State Government for this purpose shall be considered. |
MHT CET 2026 Important Dates
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Start Date |
Last Date |
| Application Form |
10/01/2026 |
16/04/2026
11:55 pm
11:55 pm
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| Application Form Correction |
05/03/2026 |
07/03/2026
11:55 pm
11:55 pm
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| MHT CET 2026 Exam Date |
Online Dates
11/04/2026
to 19/04/2026
21/04/2026
to 26/04/2026
10/05/2026
to 11/05/2026
14/05/2026
to 17/05/2026
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| Declaration of result |
15/06/2026 |
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MHT CET 2026 Exam Pattern
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Online Exam, |
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MHT CET 2026 Exam Day Instructions
Online Dates
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11/04/2026 to
19/04/2026
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21/04/2026 to
26/04/2026
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10/05/2026 to
11/05/2026
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14/05/2026 to
17/05/2026
Examination Day Instructions
Before entering the Exam Centre
- Try to reach the exam centre one hour prior to the time advised in the admit card.
- Before leaving for the site, please have a hearty breakfast or light lunch depending on the session. Drink plenty of fluids; as in summers dehydration can set in affecting your performance in the exam.
- Have a cookie or a chocolate just before entering the centre; this prevents hypoglycaemia and thus helps you stay alert longer improving your results.
- If it is a busy centre, then don’t wait till last for the entry and security check.
- Centre will not allow you to enter after the stipulated time of closing the doors.
- Admission to the Exam Centre is with the Admit Card; no candidates shall be admitted to the test without the production of the Admit Card at the Test Centre.
- Usually no bags are allowed.
- No communication equipment such as mobile phones / pager/ wireless set, scanner, camera or any such electronic / digital gadget etc are allowed in the exam centre; carrying one will lead to disqualification.
- Handbag / Carry bag/ Mobile phone / calculator /watch/any other electronic gadget or any paper (other than the Admit Card) shall not be allowed inside the Test Hall/Room and the University shall not be responsible for its safekeeping. If a candidate is found in possession of any such item during the Test, he/she would be deemed to have used unfair means and may lead to cancellation of his/her candidature.
After entering the centre
- Once candidates enter the centre, they should locate their designated hall and seat.
- If mentioned, candidates will be hand frisked as well as photographed or video graphed before entering the centre
- After all the formalities, candidates should enter the allotted hall and take the designated seat.
- For Objective Type question papers, rough work is to be done in the space provided for this purpose. No rough work is allowed on the OMR Answer Sheet under any situation.
- Questions have to be answered on the answer sheet only.
- Copying, use of unfair means of any kind, talking, asking questions from other candidates or borrowing of material inside the Test Centre is strictly prohibited.
- The candidates are to return their OMR answer-sheets and the question paper in full to the Centre Superintendent. Tearing or taking away of the question paper is not allowed failing which the candidates shall be disqualified from the entire Entrance Test.
- Misbehaviour of any kind can lead to expulsion of the candidate.
- Caught copying helping in copying will mean cancellation of the answer sheet/cancellation of the candidature.
- Marking the answer sheet or question paper in any way will also lead to cancellation of the exam for that candidate.
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