MHT CET & JEE Main Engineering Admission Guide
Admission process for the NITs, IIITs and BIT(Ranchi)
NITs, IIITs and BIT (Ranchi) give admissions on the basis of a student's performance in the JEE Main. Admissions to these Institutes will be purely on the basis of JEE Main Ranks. All India rank for NITs, IIITs and BIT (Ranchi) will be given separately.
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) from 2019.
As per JEE Main 2023 pattern declared by NTA, the National level exam will be conducted twice a year (January and April) in ONLINE (computer based) mode. Candidates can appear in either of the two or both
JEE Main is conducted for Engineering (Paper 1 – B.E./ B.Tech.) and Architecture (Paper 2 – B.Arch./ B.Planning) streams. (Top 2.5 lakh rank holders in JEE Main are eligible to appear for next phase i.e. JEE Advanced, offering admissions to UG programs by IITs.)
Engineering aspirants will appear for only Paper 1 which comprises of 20 MCQ type of questions & 5 questions with answers as numerical value in Physics, Chemistry and Maths each. The duration of the exam will be 180 Minutes. JEE Main will be 300 Marks exam wherein each question carries 4 marks and for every incorrect attempt, 1 mark will be deducted.
Admission process for the Government and Private Engineering Colleges in Maharashtra
Government and Private Colleges of Maharashtra admissions are on the basis of a student's performance in the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test. Admission to 15% seats in Private Engineering Colleges is through JEE Main. MHT-CET exam is conducted in online mode. It consists of MCQ based questions and the time duration to solve these is 180 minutes. Engineering aspirants are required to appear for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics group.
MHT-CET PCM paper will consist of Physics - 50 questions of 1 mark each, Chemistry - 50 questions of 1 mark each and Maths - 50 questions of 2 marks each. This means MHT-CET exam (PCM) will be of 200 marks and there will be No Negative Marking.
Approximately, 20% weightage will be given to 11th standard syllabus and 80% to 12th standard syllabus while setting the question paper. Difficulty level of MHT-CET will be at par with JEE Main examination.
The candidate should have obtained a minimum of 45% marks in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry / Vocational subject in Std.XII exam.
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