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ADMISSION TO HEALTH SCIENCE COURSES IN MAHARASHTRA
The Government of Maharashtra conducts a common entrance examination to admit
candidates for undergraduate Health Science Courses (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS,
BUMS, BPTh, BOTh, BP&O, BASLP and BSc Nursing) at all Government/Municipal
Corporation and Government aided Health Science institutions. The Counseling
and Selection to the respective courses will be made by the Competent
Authorities. The merit list of MHT-CET will be utilized for the selection in
Veterinary Colleges in Maharashtra.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO HEALTH SCIENCE DEGREE COURSES
The candidate must be an Indian National
The candidate must have passed the qualifying
examination i.e. Higher Secondary Certificate(SSC/HSC/12th Standard) or
equivalent examination, from an Institution situated in the State of Maharashtra
with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) at the time
of admission.
Eligibility criteria for various courses
MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BUMS : A candidate belonging to Open Category must
have obtained not less than 50% (i.e. 150 out of 300) marks in
Physics,Chemistry and Biology taken together at the HSC (or equivalent)
Examination. A candidate belonging to backward class must have obtained not
less than 40% (i.e.120 out of 300) marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology
taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination. A candidate belonging to
open category must secure not less than 50% marks and backward category not
less than 40% marks in Physics,Chemistry & Biology (PCB) taken together at
MHT-CET
BHMS, BPTh, BOTh, BASLP and BP&O: Candidate should pass
HSC/12th Standard or equivalent examination. For admission to BP&O and
BASLP, students who have passed 12th standard examination with Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and / or Mathematics are eligible. A candidate will be
selected on the basis of merit in Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET).
BSc. Nursing - A candidate belonging to open category must have
obtained not less than 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English
taken together at HSC (or equivalent) examination. A candidate belonging to
backward class must have obtained not less than 35% marks in Physics,
Chemistry,Biology and English taken together at HSC(or equivalent) Exam. A
candidate will be selected on the basis of merit in Common Entrance Test
(MHT-CET).
Additional Eligibility for BUMS:
Candidate should have passed SSC (or equivalent) examination from the
recognized board with Urdu as one of the subjects.
Other state candidates
All those candidates who have passed the S.S.C. (Std. X) and/or H.S.C. (Std.
XII) or equivalent examination/s from an Institution/s situated outside the
State of Maharashtra are not eligible to appear at MHT-CET examination
and subsequent admission to Health Science courses, except those are children
of Defence personal, Maharashtra Karnataka Border candidates, Domicile of
Maharashtra,Children of State or Central government employees.
Students are admitted to 15% of the total number of seats on an All India Basis
through Common Entrance Examination AIPMT/PD conducted by CBSE
PREPARATION OF MERIT LIST AND DECLARATION OF RESULT Based on the merit of MHT CET, State Merit List indicating State merit
number, regional merit number, category wise merit number is prepared in
descending order of merit.
Tie-breakers
In case of equal corrected marks at the MHT-CET their relative merit is adopted
in the following order.
A candidate with higher total of uncorrected marks in
Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the MHT-CET
A candidate with higher marks in Biology at the
MHT-CET Examination
A candidate with higher marks in Chemistry at the
MHT-CET Examination
A candidate with higher percentage of aggregate marks
at the SSC (or equivalent) Examination shall be preferred, if the tie still
persists, then:
Preference given to elder candidate.
Admission to Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Science University, Nagpur
The merit list of MHT-CET will be utilized for admission in Veterinary
Colleges in Maharashtra.
Details of Institutions offering B.V.Sc. & A.H. Degree Programme
Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur
Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai
College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Parbhani
College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Udgir,
Dist. Latur.
Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science,
Shirwal, Dist. Satara.
Eligibility
Candidate should complete 17 years on or before 31st
December of the year
Passed XII std in 10+2 pattern from Maharashtra State
Board of Higher Education or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and English with 50% of the uncorrected total marks (40% for backward
class) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the MHT-CET
Outside Maharashtra Students are admitted to 15% of
the total number of seats on an All India Basis through Common Entrance
Examination conducted by Veterinary Council of India(AIPVT).
NRI/Foreign national students -10 seats, Jammu and
Kashmir Migrant students- 5 seats and Goa state students- 6 seats are reserved
for admission to B.V.Sc. & A.H. provided they fulfill the pre-requisite
condition to appear for common entrance examination MHT-CET.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
Schedule & Test Design: The MHT-CET will be 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)
Duration of each paper-90 mints
No negative marking
The candidate is not given choice among the questions. He/She should appear for
both Paper I & Paper II for selection to Health Science courses and B VSc
& AH.
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.
ADMISSION TO PHARMACY COURSES IN MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra State candidates and OMS candidates are eligible to appear for the
MHT-CET- conducted by the Competent Authority of Government of Maharashtra.
Eligibility of Maharashtra State Candidate and OMS candidate
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
Biology/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 Biology/mathematics added together AND Obtained
a non zero score at MHT-CET
Eligibility Criteria for Foreign National/Foreign student/ PIO/Children of
Indian workers in the Gulf countries/Children of NRI, J&K Migrant
candidates:
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 Biology/Mathematics and secured minimum 50% marks i.e. not less
than150 marks out of 300 marks in the subjects Physics, Chemistry and
Biology/Mathematics added together
The NRI candidates are eligible to apply for
admission against the Institute level seats, only in Unaided Private Pharmacy
Colleges/Institutes.
The NRI candidate is not required to appear for the
MHT-CET.
J & K Migrant candidates are exempted from
appearing for the MHT-CET subject to the approval of MHRD, New Delhi
Eligibility criteria for GOI nominees:
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
Biology/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) in the subjects
Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics added together.
GOI nominees, as they are selected by their
respective states for the Degree course in Pharmacy are exempted from appearing
for the MHT-CET
Eligibility criteria of Candidates who have passed Diploma in Pharmacy for
taking admission to Pharmacy degree course.
Diploma holders who have passed the course in
Pharmacy 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
Eligible Diploma candidates can get admission to the
Institute level and the vacant seats existing after completion of the
Centralized Admission Process in Unaided Private Institutes only.
Diploma candidates are not eligible to appear for the
MHT-CET.
MERIT LIST
There will be separate merit lists OMS candidates.
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.
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:
A candidate securing higher marks out of 100 in the
subject of Biology/Mathematics (whichever is maximum) in MHT-CET.
A candidate securing higher marks out of 50 in the
subject of Chemistry in MHT-CET.
A candidate passing the SSC (Std. X) examination with
higher aggregate marks out of 750.
Elder Candidate will be given preference
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 for Pharmacy degree course should appear for Paper I &
Paper-II and/or 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.
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
