The Govt of Maharashtra conducts a Maharashtra Health-Technical
Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) for the admission to all Health Science
Courses, Engineering and Pharmacy degree courses in State of
Maharashtra. Eligibility Criteria: Engineering / Technology Courses
Eligibility of Maharashtra State Candidate to appear MHT-CET
Candidate should be an Indian National
Should have passed/appeared the HSC (Std.XII)Examination of Maharashtra State
Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination
with subjects English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and secured minimum
50% marks i.e. not less than 150 marks out of 300 marks (minimum
45%marks i.e. not less than 135 marks out of 300 marks in case of
candidates of Backward class categories belonging only to Maharashtra State) in
the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together AND obtained a
non zero score at MHT-CET.
Eligibility of Outside Maharashtra State candidates
OMS candidates are eligible to write MHT-CET but they are not
allowed to participate in the Centralized Admission Process (CAP)
.
They can apply for the admissions against the Institute Level seats as well as
the vacant seats existing after completion of CAP, ONLY in the UnaidedPrivate Engineering Colleges/ Institutes. They are treated
under OPEN/GENERAL category candidate in the entire admission
process.
Eligibility Criteria for All India (AIEEE qualified) candidates: (for both the
Maharashtra and OMS candidates)
Candidate should be an Indian National
Should have passed the HSC (Std.XII) examination of Maharashtra State Board of
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination with
subjects English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics AND secured minimum 50%
marks i.e. not less than 150 marks out of 300 marks (minimum 45%
marks i.e. not less than 135 marks out of 300 marks in case of
candidates of Backward class categories belonging only to Maharashtra State) in
the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together AND
Candidate should have a valid AIEEE Score for the year
The candidate belonging to the following category is not required to appear for
the MHT-CET /AIEEE
Foreign National/Foreign student/ PIO(persons of Indian Origin)/Children of
Indian workers in the Gulf countries/Children of NRI/ J & K Migrant
candidates/ Government of India nominees
Candidate should have passed the HSC (Std.XII) examination of Maharashtra State
Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent examination
with subjects English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and secured minimum
50% marks i.e. not less than 150 marks out of 300 marks in the subjects
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together.
The NRI candidates are eligible to apply for admission against the Institute
level seats, only in Unaided Private Engineering Colleges/Institutes.
Specialized branches of Engineering: Additional Requirements
Candidates seeking admission to Biomedical/Bio-Tech
Engineering course should have passed in the subject of Biology in the
qualifying examination in addition to the other eligibility conditions.
Female candidates are not eligible for admission to Mining Engineering
course.
For Admission to Marine Engineering Course in Padm. Vasantdada Patil
Pratishtan's College of Engineering, Sion, Mumbai the Candidate should directly
contact the Principal of the college for eligibility criteria.
Eligibility criteria - Candidates with Diploma in Engineering/Technology
Diploma holders in Engineering/Technology with minimum of 50% marks and medium
of instruction as English from the Polytechnics affiliated to MSBTE or AICTE
approved autonomous Polytechnics in/outside Maharashtra State are considered
eligible for admission to direct second year
of Degree courses in Engineering / Technology (Lateral entry).
Diploma candidates are not eligible to appear for the MHT-CET
.
Only Maharshrta state candidates are eligible for admission through CAP and
also in Govt./Govt.aided / Govt. aided University managed institutes /
University Departments for any subsequent institute level rounds.
Merit list and merit number
Merit list of Maharashtra State Candidates will indicate a General State Merit
No., State level Category Merit no.General Home University Merit No., Home
University Category Merit no etc. For OMS candidates a separate merit list will
be prepared based on the MHT-CET score. Each eligible Maharashtra State
Candidate who has appeared for MHT-CET and obtained a non zero
score in MHT-CET for admission through Centralized Admission Process (CAP)
will be assigned a provisional merit number.
Relative merit in case of a tie:
In the case of candidates securing equal number of marks in MHT-CET, their
relative merit will be fixed on the basis of the following order of preference: (i) A candidate securing higher marks out of 100 in the
subject of Mathematics in MHT-CET. (ii) A candidate securing higher marks out of 50 in the
subject of Physics in MHT-CET
(iii) A candidate passing the SSC (Std. X) examination with
higher aggregate marks out of 750.
(iv) A candidate securing higher marks out of 150 in the
subject of Mathematics at SSC (Std.X) Examination. (v) Birth Date of the candidate -( preference to elder
Candidate)
For the specific eligibility criteria, rules and information regarding the
Distribution of seats under various heads i.e. Home University, Outside Home
University, Institute Level seats, Minority seats, AIEEE seats etc, details of
the Reservation of seats, Fees concession offered to eligible candidates,
details of the Centralized Admission Process (CAP), details of the Admission
rounds, Institute/course wise Information etc. Please refer to the website
www.dmer.org
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Probable Date of Examination: The examination will be conducted at
various centres in Maharashtra during the month of May . Schedule & Test Design: The MHT-CET will consist of three question
papers of multiple choice type having four options with one correct choice.
Each paper is of 100 marks.
Paper I :- Physics & Chemistry (50 questions each)
Paper II :- Biology (Botany & Zoology - 50 questions each)
Paper III:- Mathematics(50 questions)
Duration of each paper-90 mints
No negative marking
The candidate desirous of selection to Engineering degree courses should appear
for Paper I and Paper III. Syllabus of Examination:Syllabi of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
Mathematics for the MHT-CET will be the same as for the current year for HSC
Examination of HSC Boards of Maharashtra. Time & duration of Examination:
There will be three papers of one and half hours each.