MHT-CET Eligibility Criteria 2024
Minimum Passing Marks, Percent, Age, Required for Qualifying MHT-CET

MHT-CET Eligibility Criteria

Candidates aspiring to appear for MHT-CET need to satisfy certain criteria to be eligible to appear for exam. These criteria, laid down by State Common Entrance Cell, Maharashtra, consist of details about nationality, age limit, type of candidature and other such clauses.

It is essential to satisfy these clauses in order to be eligible to appear for the exam and then to get admission into Maharashtra Engineering Colleges.

MHT-CET General Eligibility Criteria

• Nationality – The candidates should be of Indian nationality.
• Age Limit – There is no age limit to appear for MHT-CET.
• Qualifying Examination – The candidates should have completed their 12th standard or equivalent examination from a recognized board/university with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• Marks Required – General category candidates must have secured minimum 45% marks (Physics,Mathematics,Chemistry/Biology/Bifocal Subjects) in 12th standard examination and Candidates from SC / ST / OBC category should have secured 40%.

As per DTE Maharashtra, 85% of the seats in private unaided engineering institutes in Maharashtra will be filled through MHT CET, while 15% seats will be filled/reserved for All India Quota based on JEE Main.

Candidature Based Eligibility Criteria

Maharashtra state Candidates (State Quota) / All India Candidates (All India Quota)

Only Indian nationals are eligible under this category.

Candidates should have passed HSC/equivalent exam with Mathematics and Physics as compulsory subjects with any one of the subjects – Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Technical / Vocational subjects.

In these subjects, the candidates should have secured a minimum of 45% marks (for General Category) and at least 40% marks (for reserved category and PwD candidates) belonging to Maharashtra State only.

OR

Candidates must have passed Diploma in Engineering and secured a minimum of 45% marks in aggregate (for General category) and at least 40% aggregate marks (for reserved/ backward category/ Persons with Disability) belonging to Maharashtra State only.

OR

Should have passed B.Sc. Degree from a recognized university as defined by UGC with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks (for General category) and at least 40% aggregate marks (for backward class/ Persons with Disability) belonging to Maharashtra State only. These candidates should have passed XII class with Mathematics as a subject.

Children of NRI / OCI / PIO / Indian Workers in Gulf Countries (CWIGC), Foreign National (FN) Candidates

These candidates must have passed HSC or equivalent exam with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects with one of these – Chemistry / Biotechnology / Biology / Technical / Vocational subjects and obtained at least 45% marks in the above subjects taken together