The State Common Entrance Test Cell (SCETC), Maharashtra, conducts the MHT CET yearly. According to the latest CETCEL notice, the MHT CET 2025 (PCB) exam will be conducted from April 9 to 17, 2025 (Except April 10 & 14, 2025); whereas the MHT CET 2025 (PCM) will be conducted from April 19 to 27, 2025 (Except April 24, 2025). The course-wise exam dates have been announced (see latest update section). Candidates willing to get admission in Pharmacy, Engineering, and Technology courses at private and government colleges of Maharashtra must clear the MHT CET 2025 with good scores.
The MHT CET application process was started on December 30, 2025, and the last date of submission was February 15, 2025. However, candidates also submitted the application form with late fees till February 28, 2025, within the given deadline. Scroll down to get the direct link to apply for the MHT CET 2025. Aspirants must start their MHT CET preparation by referring to the syllabus, pattern, and marking scheme mentioned on this page.
MHT CET 2025 Overview
Before getting into the details of the MHT CET exam 2025, candidates can check the following table to get an overview of the exam:
Overview
Specifications
Exam Name
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET)
Exam Conducting Body
State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra (MAHA CET Cell)
The conducting body has released the MHT CET exam dates 2025. Candidates can check the table below for important MHT CET 2025 events and dates:
Events
Dates
Online Registration & Confirmation of Online Application
December 30, 2025
Last Date for Online Registration & Confirmation of Online Application
February 15, 2025
Dates to Register for MHT CET with Late Fee
February 23 to 27, 2025
Application Correction Window for MHT CET 2025
March 10 to 12, 2025
Release of MHT CET Admit Card 2025
1st week of April 2025 (Tentative)
MHT CET 2025 (Announced)
PCB: April 9 to 17, 2025 PCM: April 19 to 25, 2025
Submission of Objections on the Question Paper
April 2025
Declaration of MHT CET Result
May/June 2025
MHT CET Counselling 2025
July 2025
MHT CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates preparing for the MHT CET 2025 exam must fulfil the eligibility criteria defined by the authorities. Some of the important points of MHT CET 2025 eligibility criteria are as below:
Nationality: Candidates applying for the exam should be Indian citizens.
Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for the MHT CET exam; however, they must satisfy the other conditions mentioned in the eligibility criteria.
Qualifying Examination: Candidates should have passed 10 + 2 (Class 12) or an equivalent level of examination from a recognised board or university with the PCM group of subjects (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics).
Qualifying Marks: Candidates should have scored at least 45% in the qualifying exam. However, reserved category candidates must score 40% in the qualifying exam.
1st Step: Candidates willing to register for the MHT CET exam should first go to the official website. Click on the “New Registration” button.
2nd Step: Check out the pre-requisite note for MHT CET registration 2025, and click on “I Accept and Proceed”.
3rd Step: Candidates must add personal details and create an ID and password to complete the MHT-CET application form.
4th Step: After creating a registered ID, candidates must mention if they are domiciled in Maharashtra, belong to a particular reservation category, and suffer from a disability.
5th Step: Next, candidates must enter their qualification details for SSC / HSC. After that, candidates have to select their subjects and preferred exam centres.
6th Step: Then upload the photo, scanned signature and preview the form once to check if all the details are correct. After reviewing all the details, candidates must submit the form and pay the application fee.
7th Step: Candidates must pay the application fee online via credit/ debit card/ net banking/ mobile wallets.
MHT CET Application Fee
The application fee for MHT CET 2025 is expected to be Rs.1000 for general category candidates and Rs.800 for reserved category candidates. Click on the MHT CET application form to get complete details on the application process.
MHT CET 2025 Exam Pattern
MHT CET exam 2025 will be divided into Papers 1, 2, and 3. Paper 1 comprises Mathematics. Paper 2 comprises Physics and Chemistry and is common for both streams, i.e., PCM and PCB, while Paper 3 includes Biology.
Each paper, i.e. Paper 1, 2 and 3, must be completed within 90 minutes. In 2025, 20% of the weightage in the total marks will likely be given to the Class 11 syllabus, and 80% of the weightage will be given to the Class 12 syllabus.
Check the table below to know the MHT CET 2025 exam pattern:
Papers
Time Duration
Marks
Paper I (Mathematics)
90
100
Paper II (Physics and Chemistry)
90
100
Paper III (Biology)
90
100
Two marks will be given for every correct answer in Mathematics.
One mark will be given for every correct answer in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.
No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.
To know the subject-wise number of questions, total marks, duration and more details, candidates can check out the MHT CET exam pattern.
MHT CET 2025 Syllabus
Candidates must check the table below to know the subject-wise MHT CET 2025 syllabus.
Section
Questions
Physics
50
Chemistry
50
Mathematics
50
Biology (Botany/ Zoology)
100
MHT CET 2025 Physics Syllabus From Class 12th
The following table provides information regarding the MHT CET 2025 Physics syllabus from Class 12:
Circular motion
Gravitation
Rotational motion
Oscillations
Elasticity
Surface tension
Wave motion
Stationary waves
Wave theory of light
Interference and diffraction
Electrostatics
Current electricity
Magnetism
Electromagnetic inductions
Electrons and photons
Atoms
Molecules and Nuclei
Semiconductors
Communication systems
MHT CET 2025 Physics Syllabus From Class 11th
Candidates can refer to the list below to learn the MHT CET Physics syllabus from Class 11:
Vectors
Error Analysis
Motion in a plane
Laws of Motion
Gravitation
Thermal properties of matter
Sound
Optics
Electrostatics Semiconductors
MHT CET 2025 Mathematics Syllabus From Class 12th
The following table provides information regarding the MHT CET Mathematics syllabus from Class 12:
Mathematical Logic
Matrices
Trigonometric functions
Pair of straight lines
Circle
Comics
Vectors
Three-dimensional geometry
Line
Plane
Linear programming problems
Continuity
Differentiation
Applications of derivative
Integration
Applications of the definite integral
Statistics,
Probability distribution
Bernoulli trials and Binomial distribution
MHT CET 2025 Mathematics Syllabus From Class 11th
Candidates can refer to the below-tabulated data to learn the MHT CET Mathematics syllabus from Class 11:
Trigonometry II
Straight lines
Circles
Probability
Complex numbers
Permutations and combinations
Functions
Limits
Continuity
Conic section
MHT CET 2025 Chemistry Syllabus From Class 12th
The following table provides information regarding the MHT CET Chemistry syllabus from Class 12:
Solid State
Solutions and colligative
Chemical thermodynamics and Electrochemistry
Chemical kinetics-General principles and processes
p-Block elements
d and f Block Elements
Coordination compounds
Halogen derivatives of alkanes, Alcohols, phenols, and ethers,
Aldehydes, ketones, and Organic compounds, Biomolecules
Polymers
Chemistry in everyday life
MHT CET 2025 Chemistry Syllabus From Class 11th
Candidates can refer to the below-tabulated data to learn the MHT CET Chemistry syllabus from Class 11:
Some basic concepts of chemistry
Structure of atom
Chemical Bonding
States of matter: Gases and liquids
Redox reaction
Elements of groups 1 and 2
Adsorption and colloids (Surface Chemistry)
Hydrocarbons
Basic principles of organic chemistry
Chemistry in everyday life
MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus From Class 12th
Genetic Basis of Inheritance
Gene its nature, expression, and regulation
Biotechnology Process and Application
Enhancement in Food Production
Microbes in Human Welfare
Photosynthesis, Respiration, Reproduction in Plants
Organisms and Environment
MHT CET 2025 Biology Syllabus From Class 11th
Biomolecules
Respiration and energy transfer
Human Nutrition
Excretion and osmoregulation
MHT CET 2025 Zoology Syllabus From Class 12th
Origin and the Evolution of Life
Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Genetic Engineering and Genomics,
Human Health and Diseases
Animal Husbandry
Circulation
Excretion and osmoregulation
Control and Coordination
Human Reproduction
Organisms and Environment-II
MHT CET 2025 Zoology Syllabus From Class 11th
Organization of Cell
Animal tissues
Human Nutrition
Human Respiration
To know complete details about the syllabus of MHT CET 2025, candidates can check out the following link:- MHT CET syllabus 2025.
MHT CET 2025 Mock Tests
Embibe offers online MHT CET mock tests and provides advanced feedback analysis after every test. Candidates can check the direct links below to access the MHT CET mock series and score well in the upcoming exam:
To learn more about how mock tests are helpful, refer to our MHT CET mock tests page.
MHT CET 2025 Preparation Tips
Candidates who appear for MHT CET 2025 must prepare a study strategy to score well in the exam. Everyone will have a different strategy to clear the exam with flying colours. However, we have given a few tips that candidates can include to score high marks in the exam.
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned preparation tips to improve their MHT CET preparation levels:
1. Revision of Important Chapters
Before a few days of MHT CET 2025 exam preparation, one should revise the chapters from which more questions or questions with more marks will be asked. Then, one should go for the fewer weightage chapters.
Here are the important chapters for MHT CET 2025 preparation in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics:
In addition to the important chapters, students also know the weak and strong chapters they might face in their MHT CET exam 2025. Therefore, they should practice their weak chapters for a few days before the examination.
2. Take MHT CET Mock Tests
To assess the level of preparation for the MHT CET 2025 exam, aspirants should go for MHT CET mock tests and analyse their loopholes and accordingly should prepare again. Also, it helps the candidate to enhance their speed according to the given timeline.
3. Go Through Previous Year Question Papers
Practising the previous year question papers play an important role during the preparation. It gives us an idea of what questions will be asked, and accordingly, one can prepare for the exam.
4. Practice Formulas, Important Equations, or Reactions
Candidates must regularly practice formulas, equations, and reactions to understand the concepts better.
Candidates will receive the MHT CET admit card a few days before the exam on the official website. Check the below steps to download the MHT CET hall ticket 2025:
1st Step: Visit the MHT CET official website.
2nd Step: Click on the link – View/ Print PCM or PCB Admit Card.
3rd Step: The MHT CET login screen will appear. Enter the application number and hall ticket number, and select the subject.
3rd Step: Click on Submit.
5th Step: The MHT CET admit card will appear on the screen. Download and take printouts of the same. Keep it safe for future reference.
MHT CET Exam Centres 2025 in Maharashtra
The following table provides the MHT CET 2025 centres list with district code:
District Code
District Name
991
Palghar
508
Gadchiroli
520
Raigadh
526
Solapur
498
Dhule
503
Amravati
501
Akola
505
Aurangabad
523
Beed
528
Ratnagiri
511
Nanded
522
Ahmednagar
497
Nandurbar
517
Thane
504
Wardha
502
Washim
507
Gondia
525
Osmanabad
506
Bhandara
530
Kolhapur
510
Yavatmal
512
Hingoli
529
Sindhudurg
521
Pune
519
Mumbai City
527
Satara
518
Mumbai Suburban
514
Jalna
516
Nashik
499
Jalgaon
531
Sangli
524
Latur
500
Buldhana
509
Chandrapur
505
Nagpur
513
Parbhani
Candidates must always check out their admit cards for the MHT CET admit cards.
MHT CET 2025 Result
The MHT CET result will likely be declared in the second week of June 2025. The direct links to download the results will be announced on the MHT CET official website. Check the steps to download the MHT CET 2025 result.
1st Step: Visit the official website, i.e. cetcell.mahacet.org.
2nd Step: Click the MHT CET login window on the left-hand side and enter the login ID, Password and Captcha.
3rd Step: Click on “Sign in to Account”.
4th Step: Click on the MHT CET result link 2025 after signing in.
5th Step: Check the details on the scorecard, save it and take a printout for further reference.
Candidates can also follow the direct links for their MHT CET PCM & PCB Group results below:
SN
CET Name
Department
Link
1
MHT-CET 2025 (PCM Group)
Technical Education
Not Active
2
MHT-CET 2025 (PCB Group)
Technical Education
Not Active
MHT CET Cut-off 2025
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, releases the MHT CET cut-off for Round 1 after the exam. Candidates can also know the expected cut-off from previous years’ MHT CET cut-off trends. Test takers must know that the MHT CET cut-off 2025 will differ according to various colleges, courses and categories. However, it also depends on the topper’s preferences. Therefore, candidates must score as high as possible to increase their admission to the top institutes of the MHT CET participating colleges.
The NEET UG cut-off for Admissions to Health Science Courses 2025 (Undergraduate Health Science Courses A.Y. 2025-26) will be released soon. Candidates can refer to the MHT CET 2025 cut-off to download the same.
MHT CET Previous Year Cut-off
By going through the previous year’s cut-off, candidates can understand the expected cut-off and the opening and closing rank under which admissions were offered in the previous years. Candidates can refer to the below table to know the MHT CET cut-off 2024:
Since the result is out for both PCB and PCM groups, the MHT CET 2023 toppers list is now available. While the MHT CET 2025 toppers list is prepared, candidates can find the previous year’s toppers list in this section:
MHT CET 2023 Toppers List for PCM & PCB Group Courses:
Candidates can check out the MHT CET 2023 toppers below:
S. No.
Candidates from PCB Group
Sr. No.
Candidates from PCM Group
1.
Aditya Gyandeep Yadav
1.
Chaudhari Avinash Janardhan
2.
Iyer Seshadri Ramkrishnan
2.
Anushka Piyush Doshi
3.
Sejal Ramesh Rathi
3.
Tanish Nilesh Chudiwal
4.
Rane Aaditya Ninad
4.
Apurva Prakash Mahajan
5.
Shrutam Dipak Doshi
5.
Viraj Mankani
6.
Sangewar Tanmayee Sunildatt
6.
Suketu Parag Patni
7.
Shinde Animesh Nageshkumar
7.
Pranjal Malpani
8.
Pawar Manomay Rushikesh
8.
Krishna Mahesh Kabra
9.
Kasat Arpan Sandeep
9.
Phanse Ishan Amit
10.
More Vaishnavi Suresh
10.
Aboli Malshikare
11.
Shaivi Vishwas Balwatkar
11.
Asif Nazeer Hossain
12.
Arya Tupe
12.
Bramhapurikar Chaitanya Vishwas
13.
Jha Vaishali Abhay
13.
Bhalerao Mrunmai Vidyadhar
14.
Deshpande Shreyas Avinash
14.
Powar Vaibhavi Suhas
MHT CET Previous Year Toppers
Check the previous year’s toppers list from the table below.
MHT CET 2022 Toppers List for PCM Course
Check the table below to know the toppers of MHT CET 2022:
Name of the Candidate
Score
Gohil Hardik Pratap
100
Utkarsh Pant
100
Jay Haresh Mehta
100
Shah Tarang Rishikesh
100
Deshmukh Sharayu Shivajirao
100
Ekansh Ravi Shankar
100
Kulkarni Amogh Gurunath
100
Wadkar Srujan Nitin
100
Sacchit Moreshwar Kale
100
Kamakshi Venkataganesh Ramamurthy
100
Kher Manan Sonali
100
Manvi Bengani
100
Velaskar Tanzeel Mansoorali
100
MHT CET 2022 Toppers List in PCB Course
Candidates can check the MHT CET 2022 topper’s list for the Pharmacy stream in the table below:
Name of the Candidate
Score
Kulkarni Anushka Ashish
100
Siddharth Shyam Nair
100
Jadhav Varad Vaibhav
100
Shikhare Vaishnavi Anandrao
100
Neeraj Kailash Kakrania
100
Aarya Vinay Sahani
100
Tembhurnikar Aditi Anand
100
Ekhande Vishal Chandrakant
100
Shubham Dhananjay Gatkal
100
Patil Asmita Satish
100
Moralwar Sainath Santosh
100
Nishad Sanjay Shirke
100
Saksham Karande
100
Phadatare Vasudha Gangadhar
100
MHT CET 2025 Counselling
The SCETC will conduct counselling for college admission for candidates who clear the MHT CET 2025. This process will include registration, choice filling, seat allotment, document verification, and final admission.
The counselling process will start after the MHT CET 2025 results have been declared.
The counselling process will take place online.
The Centralised Admission Process (CAP), under the guidance of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra, will handle the MHT CET counselling.
Candidates need to fill out the online application form for the centralised admission process (CAP) to get admission into UG courses of the colleges of Maharashtra.
There is no counselling fee for candidates who clear the MHT CET. The selection process is based on the merit list.
Required Information for Counselling of MHT CET
For the MHT counselling process candidate needs to fill in the following information:
Candidate’s Name
Father’s Name
Mother’s Name
Gender
DOB (DD/MM/YYYY)
Religion
Region
Mother Tongue
Annual Family Income
Required Documents for Counselling of MHT CET
Candidates must carry the following documents on the day of counselling for the verification:
10th and 12th mark sheet original copies,
Graduation degree and all semester mark sheets,
School leaving certificate,
Caste certificate,
ID proof (Aadhar card/ PAN card/ Driving Licence),
MHT CET scorecard,
Domicile certificate.
MHT CET Counselling: Procedure
The MHT CET 2025 will start after the result declaration, and we will add MH CET 2025 updates in this section after the official release. Meanwhile, the MHT CET 2025 counselling session will tentatively start in July/August 2025. Candidates can check the counselling procedure below:
The seat allotment for admission in different UG Colleges through MHT CET 2025 is conducted through the Centralized Admission Process (CAP).
Candidates must submit the online application forms before the last date.
In the counselling registration form, candidates must fill in their choices in decreasing order of their preference.
MHT CET Counselling 2025 Dates
The MHT CET 2025 counselling will be conducted as per the following schedule:
Event
Date (Tentative)
MHT CET Result Date 2025
June 12, 2025
Commencement of Registration for MHT CET Counselling
June 24, 2025
Release of Provisional Merit List
To Be Announced
Final Merit List Release Date
To Be Announced
MHT CET Round-1 Counselling Through CAP
To Be Announced
Round 2- MHT CET 2025 Counselling
To Be Announced
MHT CET Round 3 of CAP Counselling
To Be Announced
FAQs on MHT CET 2025
Some commonly asked questions on the MHT CET 2025 exam are below. Check the questions and find answers to all your doubts:
Q.1: When will SCETC conduct MHT CET 2025? Ans: The MHT CET 2025 (PCB) will be conducted from April 9 to 17, 2025 (except April 10 and 14, 2025); whereas MHT CET 2025 (PCM) will be organised from April 19 to 27, 2025 (except April 24, 2025).
Q.2: Can an outsider appear for MHT CET 2025? Ans: Yes, candidates who are not residents of Maharashtra State are eligible for All India seats of private colleges and not the government colleges of the state.
Q.3: How many times can I attempt MHT CET? Ans: Candidates can attempt the MHT CET only 3 times.
Q.4: When will SCETC release the MHT CET application form? Ans: The officials will begin the MHT CET 2025 application form submission on December 30, 2024.
Q.5: When is the last date to fill out the MHT CET 2025 application form? Ans: The last date to fill out the MHT CET 2025 application form without late fee was February 15, 2025.