MHT CET 2019 Exam – Admit Card, Dates, Pattern, Fees, Syllabus

Maharashtra Health and Technical CET 2019

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Overview

MHT-CET (MHCET) is conducted by Government of Maharashtra, State Common Entrance Test Cell for admission to first year of full-time degree courses of Health Sciences and Technical Education (Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy) in the state of Maharashtra.

One important change from 2019 is MHT-CET 2019 will be conducted as an Online Computer based Test instead of Pen-Paper based examination.

UPDATE (Apr 23, 2019): MHT-CET 2019 Hall Ticket released, read more here.

UPDATE (Apr 15, 2019): MHT-CET 2019 Exam Schedule announced, read more here.

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Previous Updates

UPDATE (Jan 1, 2019): MHT-CET 2019 Registrations started, read more here.
UPDATE (Jan 1, 2019): Check detailed procedure for filling form of MHT-CET 2019 here.
UPDATE (Dec 20, 2018): MHT-CET 2019 tentative exam date announced. Exam will be conducted during May 2, 2019 to May 13, 2019.
UPDATE (Nov 14, 2018): MHT-CET 2019 Pattern and Syllabus announced.

Exam Name	Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test
Also Known As	MHT-CET
Exam Category	Undergraduate
Exam Level	State
Exam Mode	Online (Computer based test)
Conducted by	State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra

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Papers

Course	Papers
B.E./B.Tech.	Paper I (PCM) or Paper III (PCMB)
Pharmacy	Paper II (PCB) or Paper III (PCMB)
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Mode

Paper I (PCM): Online (Computer Based Examination)
Paper II (PCB): Online (Computer Based Examination)
Paper III (PCMB): Online (Computer Based Examination)

Pattern

The exam will be a computer based test (CBT).
Paper I (PCM) will consist of two subject papers namely, Mathematics, and Physics+Chemistry.
Paper II (PCB) will consist of two subject papers namely, Mathematics, and Biology.
Paper III (PCMB) will consist of three subject papers namely, Mathematics, Physics+Chemistry, and Biology.
Each subject paper will be one and half hours duration and 100 marks.
All the questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice.
There will be no Negative Marking.
The medium for examination shall be English or Marathi or Urdu for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. However, Mathematics paper shall be in English only.

Paper Pattern

Paper-I PCM

Paper	Paper-I PCM
Total Duration	180 Minutes
01 Min to 90 Min	Physics + Chemistry (100 Questions, 100 Marks)
91 Min to 180 Min	Mathematics (50 Questions, 100 Marks)

Paper-II PCB

Paper	Paper-II PCB
Total Duration	180 Minutes
01 Min to 90 Min	Physics + Chemistry (100 Questions, 100 Marks)
91 Min to 180 Min	Biology (100 Questions, 100 Marks)

Paper-III PCMB

Paper	Paper-III PCMB
Total Duration	270 Minutes
01 Min to 90 Min	Physics + Chemistry (100 Questions, 100 Marks)
91 Min to 180 Min	Mathematics (50 Questions, 100 Marks)
Break Time	15 Minutes
181 Min to 270 Min	Biology (100 Questions, 100 Marks)

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Schedule

Complete Schedule

Date	Morning Shift		Afternoon Shift
Date	Paper	Timings	Paper	Timings
May 2, 2019	PCM	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCM	02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
May 3, 2019	PCM	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCM	02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
May 4, 2019	NA	NA	NA	NA
May 5, 2019	NA	NA	NA	NA
May 6, 2019	NA	NA	PCMB	12:00 PM to 04:45 PM
May 7, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 8, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 9, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 10, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 11, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 12, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM
May 13, 2019	PCB	09:00 AM to 12:00 PM	PCMB	02:00 PM to 06:45 PM

Dates

May 2, 2019 to May 13, 2019

Timings

Shift I: 0900-1200 Hours
Shift II: 1400-1700 Hours

Eligibility

Nationality

Candidates should be of Indian Nationality.

Qualifying Examination

Candidates must be passed / appearing in the HSC/12th Standard examination or its equivalent examination.

Age

There is no age limit.

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Syllabus

Syllabi of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics for the MHTCET-2019 will have 20% weightage of class XI curriculum and 80% weightage of class XII curriculum.

Questions will be set on:

Whole syllabus of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics of class XII.
Selected topics of class XI listed here.

Mock Test

The official mock test series for MHT-CET is prepared by TCS iON and is available on a payment of Rs 118.
Candidates interested in purchasing the Mock Test series can purchase it from candidate’s portal available after logging in on MHT-CET website.
Candidates can also register for a Practice Test till April 10, 2019. The practice test will be conducted form April 12, 2019 to April 30, 2019.
Candidates can take the Mock Test to understand the pattern of the computer-based test and make themselves familiar with the interface.
Mock test is for practice purpose only.

Fees

The registration fee for MHT-CET 2019 is as follows:

Category	Fee
All General Category Candidates	₹800
Reserved Category candidates belonging to Other than Maharashtra State	₹800
Reserved Category candidates belonging to Maharashtra State	₹600

Registration

The registrations for MHT-CET 2019 examination will begin on January 1, 2019.
The last date to apply is March 23, 2019 without late fee and March 31, 2019 with a late fee of ₹500.
The last date to make payment (Both Online and Bank Challan) is April 3, 2019.
UPDATE (Jan 1, 2019): MHT-CET 2019 Registrations started, read more here.
UPDATE (Jan 1, 2019): Check detailed procedure for filling form of MHT-CET 2019 here.

Application Procedure

NEW: Check detailed steps for filling Application Form here.

Open mhtcet2019.mahaonline.gov.in & click on “Registration (For New Candidates)”.
Read the instructions carefully and choose between Aadhaar or Non-Aadhaar based registration as per your choice.
Fill the online application form with appropriate details and Upload your scanned photograph and Signature.
Pay the examination fee online using Debit card/ Credit card/ Net Banking or pay at Bank using Bank Challan.
Save the generated confirmation page for future use.

Test Centres

Test Cities

It will be conducted at all the district headquarters in the State of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra District	District Code
Ahmednagar	522
Akola	501
Amravati	503
Aurangabad	515
Beed	523
Bhandara	506
Buldana	500
Chandrapur	509
Dhule	498
Gadchiroli	508
Gondiya	507
Hingoli	512
Jalgaon	499
Jalna	514
Kolhapur	530
Latur	524
Mumbai City	519
Mumbai Suburban	518
Nagpur	505
Nanded	511
Nandurbar	497
Nashik	516
Osmanabad	525
Palghar	990
Parbhani	513
Pune	521
Raigarh	520
Ratnagiri	528
Sangli	531
Satara	527
Sindhudurg	529
Solapur	526
Thane	517
Wardha	504
Washim	502
Yavatmal	510

Note

The eligible candidates passing qualifying examination can select the examination center of their choice while filling the online application form.
The center once allotted shall not be changed under any circumstances.

Hall Ticket / Admit Card

The admit card can be downloaded from the MHT-CET site after ~~April 25, 2019~~ April 23, 2019.
Please note that admit card will be issued only to those eligible candidates who have submitted their application form complete in all respect, on or before the last date.
Candidates are required to bring the printout of the Admit Card and valid Photo ID proof on the day of examination.
UPDATE (Apr 23, 2019): MHT-CET 2019 Hall Ticket released, read more here.

Answer Keys

The answer keys of Computer based examination will be made available on the MHT-CET website as per schedule.
The recorded responses of the candidates will also be made available to candidates along with the answer keys.

Result

The result of the exam will be declared on MHT-CET website on or before June 3, 2019.
In order to normalize the candidate scores across multiple sessions, Percentile scores will be used.
The Percentile score is score calculated based on the relative performance of all the candidates who appeared in the exam. It will be calculated up to 5 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties.
Candidates will be ranked by their Percentile score.
The score and rank secured by a candidate will be shown in the result.

Eligibility for Admission

Candidate Type

Maharashtra State Candidate

Type A

Candidates passing SSC AND also HSC or Diploma in Engineering or Bachelor of Science Examination from a recognised institution in Maharashtra State.
Candidate who is either Domicile of Maharashtra and/or is born in Maharashtra

Type B

A Candidate who does not fall in Type-A, but who or whose Father or Mother is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra and possess Domicile Certificate.

Type C

A Candidate who does not fall in either Type-A or Type-B but whose Father or Mother is an employee of the Government of India or Government of India Undertaking and who has been posted and reported to duty in Maharashtra State before the last date for submission of Application Form for CAP.

Type D

A Candidate who does not fall in any of the above Type-A, Type B and Type-C but whose Father or Mother is an employee or retired employee of the Government of Maharashtra or Government of Maharashtra Undertaking.

Type E

Candidates passing SSC and/or HSC Examination from a recognised institution located in a disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border Area or from Maharashtra, residing in the disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border area and whose Mother tongue is Marathi.

All India Candidate

The Candidates having Indian Nationality are eligible under this Category.

Minority Candidate

The Candidate belonging to a particular Linguistic or Religious Minority Community from State of Maharashtra and as notified by the Government are eligible under this Category.

Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Candidate

The children of citizens, who are displaced from Jammu and Kashmir to any part of India or from unsafe border area of Jammu and Kashmir to a relatively safer place in Jammu and Kashmir from 1990 onwards due to terrorist activities.
The children of officers belonging to Indian Administrative Services (IAS) or Indian Police Services (IPS) or Indian Foreign Services (IFS) and children of staff belonging to military and paramilitary forces transferred to Jammu and Kashmir to combat terrorist activities and joined the post on or before the last date for submission of application for admission.
The children of staff and officers of Jammu and Kashmir police engaged in combating terrorism are eligible under this category.
NOTE: Preference is given to the J&K Migrant candidates appeared for JEE (Main) 2019 over MHT-CET 2019.

Others

Children of NRI / OCI / PIO, Children of Indian workers in the Gulf countries, Foreign National are exempted from appearing for MHTCET 2019.

Eligibility for First Year Engineering

Maharashtra State Candidate

Passed HSC or its equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology or Technical or Vocational subjects and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only) and obtained score in MHT-CET 2019.
Passed Diploma in Engineering and Technology and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only).
Passed B.Sc. Degree from a Recognised University as defined by UGC and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only) and passed XII standard with Mathematics as a subject.

All India / J&K Migrant Candidates

Passed HSC or its equivalent examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology or Technical or Vocational subjects and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only) and Obtained score in JEE(Main) Paper I or MHT-CET 2019.
Passed Diploma in Engineering and Technology and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only).
Passed B.Sc. Degree from a Recognised University as defined by UGC and obtained at least 50% marks (45% for Backward class categories and PwD candidates belonging to Maharashtra State only) and passed XII standard with Mathematics as a subject.

Important Information

Students must bring the printout of the Admit Card, valid Photo ID proof for identity verification on the day of examination.

Important Dates

Start Date of online Application Form Filling	January 1, 2019
Last Date for filling online Application Form	March 23, 2019
Start of Filling of online Application Form (with late fee)	March 24, 2019
End of Filling of online Application Form (with late fee)	March 31, 2019
Last date to make Payment	April 3, 2019
Issue of Admit Card	~~April 25, 2019~~ April 23, 2019
Date of MHT-CET	May 2, 2019 – May 13, 2019
Display of Candidate’s responses	TBA; Expected: 2nd week of May 2019
Submission of objections on Question Paper	May 15, 2019 – May 18, 2019
Declaration of Result	June 3, 2019

Contact Information

Candidates can contact DTE Maharashtra through written communication, phone or email.

DTE Maharashtra Contact Information
Address	Directorate Of Technical Education, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra (India)
Support Phone	022-49150801
Admission Helpline	022-22652261, 022-22652262
Email	[email protected]

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