MHT CET Eligibility 2025: Education Qualifications, Age Limit, Attempt and More

Criteria

Details

Educational Qualification

The student must have passed or appeared in Class 12 or equivalent with relevant subjects

Nationality

Indian citizens only

Age Limit

No upper age limit (except for specific professional courses)

Minimum Marks Required

At least 45% marks for the General (open) category and 40% for the reserved categories

Domicile Requirement

A Maharashtra domicile is needed for the State Quota; others apply under All India or management quota

Subject Group

PCM for Engineering, PCB for Pharmacy

Other Conditions

OCI/PIO/NRI/Foreign candidates are not eligible for MHT CET (can apply via JEE Main/NEET or institutional quota)

Courses

Eligibility

Minimum Percentage Required

BTech

Candidates must have passed Class 10+2 (12th) or be appearing in 2025 with Physics and mathematics, Chemistry, Biotechnology/ Biology/ Computer Science/ IT/Agriculture/ Engineering Graphics/Business Studies/ Technical Vocational subject.

Candidates who have completed their diplomas in engineering & Technology are also eligible to apply for MHT CET 2025.

General: 45%

OBC/SC/ST: 40%

BPharma

Students must have passed Class 10+2 with subjects: Physics and Chemistry.

Candidates must have Mathematics or Biology as a third subject to be eligible.

General: 45%

OBC/SC/ST: 40%

DPharma

Candidates must have passed Class 10+2 with Physics & Chemistry.

Candidates must have Mathematics or Biology as a third subject to be eligible for the exam

Candidates who have passed a pharmacy diploma course are also eligible to apply.

General: 50%

OBC/ SC /ST: 45%

Candidature Type

Eligibility Criteria

Type A

For First Year Admission:

• The candidate must have passed SSC (Class 10) and HSC (Class 12) or a Diploma in Engineering from a recognised institution in Maharashtra.
• Additionally, the candidate should either be born in Maharashtra or hold a valid domicile certificate.

For Direct Second Year Admission:

• For Engineering: The candidate must have passed SSC or HSC and completed a Diploma in Engineering/Technology, B.Sc., or Diploma in Vocation (D.Voc.), or an equivalent qualification from a recognised institute in Maharashtra.
• For Pharmacy: The candidate should have passed HSC and completed a Pharmacy Diploma from a recognised institute in Maharashtra.

In both cases, the candidate should be born in Maharashtra or possess a valid Maharashtra domicile.

Type B

A candidate who does not fit into Type A above but whose parents have a domicile certificate and reside in the State of Maharashtra.

Type C

A candidate who doesn’t fall under Type-A or Type-B can still be eligible if their father or mother works for the Government of India or a Government of India Undertaking and has been officially posted and reported for duty in Maharashtra before the last date to submit the CAP form.

Type D

A candidate who doesn't fit into any of the categories listed above, Types A and B, or Type C, but whose father or mother is a retired employee or an employee of the Government of Maharashtra or a Government of Maharashtra Undertaking.

Type E

For the First year

Candidates who are passing SSC and/or HSC Examination from a recognised institution located in the Maharashtra-Karnataka Border area or from Maharashtra, residing in the Maharashtra-Karnataka Border area, and whose mother tongue is Marathi

For the second year

A candidate who has passed the SSC or HSC exam and also holds a diploma in Engineering, Pharmacy, D.Voc or similar from any recognised institute in Maharashtra or Maharashtra-Karnataka border area, and is living in that border region, and whose mother tongue is Marathi, can also apply.

Explanation.- The Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Area includes the villages declared by the State Government for that purpose.

Candidature Type

Eligibility Criteria

All India Candidature

Candidates who do not reside in Maharashtra but wish to apply for Maharashtra's engineering institutions. They must be Indian nationals.

Minority Candidature

Candidates from Maharashtra who belong to linguistic or religious minority communities recognised by the government. To be considered eligible under this category, candidates must be:

• Students living in the disputed border areas between Maharashtra and Karnataka can apply.
• They must have passed Class 12 (10+2) from a school located in the disputed region and meet the MHT CET qualifying marks.
• A domicile certificate from the school or college head/principal is required.
• The applicant should be a native Marathi speaker.
• They must submit a certificate from the principal or head showing they passed Class 12.
• Marathi must have been one of their Class 12 or equivalent exam subjects.

Other State Candidature

Candidates from other states with a Domicile Certificate, Residential Certificate, or Residence and Date of Birth Certificate issued by a competent authority outside Maharashtra

Or

Candidates from Jammu & Kashmir who are migrants are also considered to be in this category.