MHT CET 2019

MHT CET 2019 - The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra has released the third round provisional seat allotment for MHT CET 2019 counselling. The seat allotment of MHT CET 2019 CAP Round 1 and 2 was announced on July 10 and 20. Students can check their seat allotment status from candidate login using application ID and Date of Birth. The registration process for counselling of MHT CET 2019 was available till June 30, 2019. The MHT CET 2019 exam was conducted on May 2 and 3 (PCM) in a Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The result of MHT CET 2019 was released on June 4. The online application process of MHT CET 2019 was available till March 23, 2019. Candidates were also allowed to complete their registration process from March 24 to 31 with an additional late fee of Rs. 500. MHT CET 2019 is conducted for the candidates who are seeking admission to various B.Tech programmes offered by its participating institutes. Candidates before filling the application form had to check and meet the eligibility criteria of MHT CET 2019 prescribed by the authorities. MHT CET has been re-introduced in the year 2016. Before that (in 2014 and 2015), the state level engineering colleges offered admission to candidates based on JEE Main score. Candidates can read the full article to know about the MHT CET 2019 eligibility criteria, admit card, result, rank list etc.
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What's New in MHT CET 2019?

• DTE Maharashtra conducted the entrance examination as a Computer Based Test (Online Mode) from this session.
• The level of difficulty was similar to JEE Main.

MHT CET Overview

MHT CET Important Dates 2019

Candidates who are participating in the admission process can check the MHT CET 2019 important dates from the table given below.

MHT CET 2019 Important Dates

MHT CET 2019 Statistics

Students with 100 Percentile Score

Toppers of MHT CET 2019

PCM Group

PCB Group

Comparison of Offline MHT CET 2018 and Online MHT CET 2019

MHT CET Merit List 2019

Admission to various B.Tech programmes offered by the participating institutes are offered on the basis of merit list/rank list of MHT CET 2019. The authorities have published the final MHT CET 2019 merit list on July 5. Candidates can check the merit list by submitting their application ID and date of birth. The provisional merit list was released on July 2, 2019. In case of any grievances against the MHT CET 2019 provisonal merit list, the candidates could file it within the given deadline.

MHT CET Counselling & Seat Allotment 2019

The seat allotment of all the three rounds for MHT CET 2019 has been released. MHT CET 2019 counselling and seat allotment registration has ended. After registration, the candidates had to verify their documents at the designated FCs. The counselling fee had to be paid by only those candidates who did not register for MHT CET 2019. The counselling is being conducted in three rounds along with one additional round to fill the vacant seats. The counselling is Centralized Counselling Process (CAP). Based on the merit list and preference of the candidates, MHT CET 2019 counselling is being conducted. Candidates who will be placed higher will be preferred over the lower-ranked candidates while the seat allotment and counselling of MHT CET 2019.

Steps Included in MHT CET 2019 Counselling Procedure

Step 1: Online registration to participate in MHT CET 2019 Counselling (Centralised Admission Process). While registering for the counselling, candidates had to fill and lock their choices in order of their preference.

Step 2: Visiting Facilitation Centres (FC) in person for Document Verification

Step 3: Display of provisional merit list of eligible candidates

Step 4: Reporting at the allotted institute to confirm allotted seat after final CAP round. Once seat is allotted to the candidate, they will have the options like freeze, slide, and float.

MHT CET 2019 Counselling Fees

MHT CET Result 2019

MHT CET 2019 result was announced in online mode on June 4. DTE Maharashtra released the result in the form of percentile scores of candidates in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and/ or Biology along with an overall percentile score in MHT CET 2019 exam. The result could be downloaded in the form of MHT CET 2019 score card. Candidates had to keep in mind that result of MHT CET 2019 was not sent individually to any candidates.

How to Download MHT CET 2019 result?

• Go to the official website @ mhtcet2019.mahaonline.gov.in

• Login using roll number and captcha

• Click on ‘Search’ tab

• The MHT CET 2019 result will be displayed.

Candidates had to download their result in form of MHT CET 2019 score card and keep it safe till the admission process get over.

How to calculate MHT CET 2019 score?

MHT CET 2019 was conducted in multiples shifts and in all efforts to maintain equivalence, the authorities has used a normalization procedure for declaring the ranks of the candidates. Scores of the candidates is declared in form of percentile ranging from 0 to 100. Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those candidates who appeared for MHT CET 2019. The topper of exam will get a Percentile of 100. The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores will also be converted to appropriate Percentiles. Candidates with lower most scores will get Percentile of 0. The percentile scores of candidates will be calculated upto five decimal places. The score of MHT CET 2019 can be calculated by using the below mentioned formula:

MHT CET Percentile Score = 100 * (Number of candidates in exam with normalized marks ≤ the candidate) ÷ Total number of candidates in the exam.

Candidate can understand the conversion with below mentioned example

For example in MHT CET PCM in which 276166 students appeared for the exam. To calculate the MHT CET rank 2019 rank, you first need to know the percentage of people ahead of you with higher percentile scores. To calculate that, the formula would be 100 which is the highest score minus your percentile score.

Since the percentile is calculated from a scale ranging from 100 to 0, the formula applies the total number of students which is 276166 /100 multiplied by the percentage of people who are ahead of you to arrive at the rank.

Therefore, the formula to calculate the rank is

Probable Rank = (100- percentile score) X 276166 /100

If percentile score is 90.70, rank will be (100-90.70) X 276166/100 = 25683

MHT CET Admit Card 2019

DTE Maharashtra issued the MHT CET 2019 admit card on April 23 in online mode. Admit card was issued to those candidates who had successfully filled the application form. It carries information like exam centre details, candidate’s name, hall ticket number, exam timing etc. Candidates could download the admit card of MHT CET 2019 by entering their application number and password. However, before downloading the admit card, they had to ensure that all the details furnished on it were correct.

The MHT CET 2019 admit card is an important document as failing to carry it to the examination centre did not allow candidates to appear for the exam.

MHT CET Eligibility Criteria 2019

Before proceeding towards applying for entrance exam, candidates had to refer and meet MHT CET 2019 eligibility criteria as prescribed by the authorities. The eligibility criteria vary from candidates belonging to different states/cities, state quota etc. Not only has this, eligibility criteria of MHT CET 2019 included the qualifying examination, marks, age criteria etc.

• Nationality: Must be of Indian nationals

• Age Criteria: No age limit for appearing in MHT CET 2019.

• Qualifying Examination &Marks for General Category: Candidates must have scored a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in class 12 or equivalent exam from a recognised board/ University with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

• Qualifying Examination &Marks for Reserve Category: Candidates belonging from SC/ST/OBC categories must have 45% and above in class 12.

• Candidates appearing for class 12 board or equivalent examination in 2019 will also be eligible to appear for MHT CET 2019.

MHT CET Application Form 2019

The application form of MHT CET 2019 was available in online mode. The last date to register was March 23. However, with late fee, the candidates could apply till March 31, 2019. Before proceeding towards filling the application form, candidates had to keep scanned images of their photograph and signature in the prescribed format. For the reference of the candidates, mentioned below are the steps to fill the MHT CET application form 2019:

Steps to Fill MHT CET 2019 Application Form

Step-1 Register: candidates had to register themselves by submitting their personal, academic, contact, education, bank and other details. Candidates could opt for Registration through Aadhaar where details were fetched or Non-Aadhaar where they could fill the details.

Step-2 Generate Password: Once registered, the generated password had to be kept safe for all future communications.

Step-3 Fill the Application Form: Enter the other requisite details.

Step-4 Upload Scanned Images: Upload the scanned images of photograph and signature in Jpg/ Jpeg format which should not be more than 50 KB.

Step-5 Pay Application Fee: Once enter all the details, MHT CET 2019 application fees had to be paid either through credit/debit card (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), IMPS, Netbanking, Cash cards/mobile wallets. Candidates could pay through challan also.

MHT CET 2019 Application Fee

Step- 6 Submit MHT CET 2019 application form and take a printout of the confirmation page

MHT CET Statistics

Mentioned below are the tables which show the MHT CET 2018 statistics. With the help of these number, candidates can get an idea about the number of candidates to appear for the entrance exam, pass percentage etc.

MHT CET 2018 Statistics of Registered Candidates

MHT CET 2018 Statistics of Candidates Present in Number & Percentage

MHT CET Exam Centres 2019

The venues where the entrance exam was conducted are known as the MHT CET 2019 exam centres. Candidates had to choose the exam centres of MHT CET 2019 while filling the application form in order of their preference. Mentioned below are the name of some districts where MHT CET 2019 was conducted:

How to Prepare for MHT CET 2019?

To prepare for MHT CET 2019, candidates had to be aware of its exam pattern and syllabus. Knowing MHT CET syllabus and exam pattern helped candidates to make their study plan accordingly. Also, it enabled candidates to segregate the topics and units that had to be given more focus and time to prepare. Therefore, for the reference of candidates, below is the MHT CET exam pattern and syllabus in brief:

MHT CET Exam Pattern 2019

The exam pattern of MHT CET 2019 carries the information like duration of exam, mode, type of questions that was asked, marking scheme and more. Knowing MHT CET 2019 exam pattern helped candidates to prepare for the entrance exam with more clarity.

MHT CET 2019 Exam Pattern

Marking Scheme of MHT CET 2019

MHT CET Syllabus 2019

MHT CET 2019 syllabus enabled candidates to know the topics and units that had to be studied for the entrance examination. The syllabus carried topics and units from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. MHT CET 2019 carried questions from the syllabus of Physics, Maths and Chemistry of Class XII. The whole syllabus of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of Std. XII was included in MHT CET 2019 syllabus. Selected topics had to be studied from Std. XI syllabus.

MHT CET 2019 Syllabus from Std. XI

MHT CET Sample Papers 2019

MHT CET 2019 sample papers could be checked for the candidate's reference. The sample papers included previous years question papers. Therefore, solving sample papers of MHT CET 2019 enabled candidates to understand the type and nature of the questions that were asked during the entrance exam.

MHT CET Answer Key 2019

The MHT CET 2019 official answer key has been released by DTE Maharashtra on May 22. The correct responses after checking the objections sent by the authorities have been compiled in the final answer key. The provisional answer key was released on May 15. In case of any discrepancies in the answer key candidates could raise the objections along with the documented proof from May 15 to 18.

MHT CET Rank Predictor 2019

To check the rank before the actual result is declared, candidates can use the MHT CET 2019 rank predictor developed by Careers360. It's an easy to use tool which will predict the rank of the candidates based on their expected scores in the state level entrance test before it is officially declared. To use the rank predictor of MHT CET 2019, the candidate will have to enter their registration number, expected marks, date of birth and difficulty level of examination. Based on the details entered by the candidates, the tool will predict the rank.

MHT CET College Predictor 2019

Careers360 has developed MHT CET 2019 college predictor. By using college predictor candidates can get and idea about their chances of getting admission into their desired colleges/institutes. The college predictor will predict the result based on the score obtained the entrance test. To use the tool, candidates will need to enter the requisite details related to the exam and marks obtained in the entrance test.

Steps to Use MHT CET 2019 College Predictor?

• Click on College Predictor tool link (will update the link as soon as it is activated)

• Enter MHT CET 2019 rank, score, category, preferred branches

• Click on ‘Predict Now’ tab

• A list of colleges which the chances will appear on the screen

MHT CET Participating Institutes 2019

MHT CET 2019 participating institutes are the one that offers admission to various B.Tech programmes on the basis of MHT CET 2019. According to the officials, there are around 130356 seats in 347 colleges available for admission through MHT CET 2019. During the counselling process, candidates while filling choice and branches for admission must take into account the finer points of each of the participating institute, like courses offered and past trends.

MHT CET Participating Institutes 2018 (Only 5 institutes are listed here)

MHT CET 2019 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q. Is MHT CET 2019 going to be conducted in online mode or not?

Ans: Yes, DTE Maharashtra has announced that MHT CET 2019 will be conducted as a Computer Based Test.

Q. Is there any age limit for MHT CET 2019

Ans: No, there is no age limit for MHT CET 2019.

Q. How much marks do I need to score to be eligible for MHT CET 2019?

Ans: You will be required to secure minimum 50% (45% if you belong to SC/ST/OBC category) in 12th standard (or equivalent) examination.

Q. Will the application form be available only in online mode?

Ans: Yes, the candidates will be able to apply for MHT CET 2019 only in online mode. No other mode of applications will be available.

Q. How can I pay the application fee?

Ans: The application fee can be paid through credit/debit card (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), IMPS, Netbanking, Cash cards/mobile wallets. Payment can also be through challan.

Q. How will the exam centres be allotted?

Ans: The exam centres will be allotted to candidates from Maharashtra within the same district from where they have passed or will be appearing in their qualifying exam, however, candidates from outside Maharashtra will be able to choose their choice of exam centre.

Q. Is there any negative marking for MHT CET 2019?

Ans: No, there is no negative marking for MHT CET 2019.

Q. What is the division of weightage of marks in MHT CET 2019?

Ans: In MHT CET 2019, approximately, 20% weightage will be given to 11th standard syllabus and 80% to 12th standard syllabus while setting the question paper.

Q. Do we have to study the entire syllabus of MHT CET 2019?

Ans: Selective topics and units from 11th standard have to be studied. The list of topics to be studied from 11th standard syllabus has been released by the authorities.

Q. How will I be able to access my admit card?

Ans: If you have successfully registered, then you will be able to download the generated admit card in online mode after submitting your application number and password.

Q. Will the answer key be released?

Ans: Yes, the answer key will be released by the DTE Maharashtra authorities along with some coaching institutes.

Q. How can I check my secured scores in the examination?

Ans: The result will be declared in online mode and the scores secured by you will be present in the form of scorecard.

Q. How will the counselling of MHT CET 2019 be conducted?

Ans: A centralized counselling process (CAP) will be conducted by the authorities for seat allotment. Allotment of seats will be done as per preference, rank, category and availability of seats.

Q. My CBSE result is declared, however, I do not have the Original Marksheet. I have downloaded the result from the CBSE website. Shall it be accepted?

Ans: Yes. The result will later be verified by the Facilitation Center officer from the Official Website of the concerned International / Central/ State Board.

Q. If I appear for MHT-CET 2019 as well as JEE(Main) Paper I. Should I fill two separate form for Maharashtra Quota and All India Quota?

Ans: No. You will have to enter the scores of the JEE(Main) in a single application form and do not fill separate application.

Q. I will appear for State CET as well as JEE(Main). I belong to Maharashtra State Candidature Type A Candidate. Is it mandatory to fill JEE Details?

Ans: The allotment for All India Quota will be on the basis of score in JEE(Main) Paper 1. Hence to also get a seat in All India quota, fill the JEE details.

Q. I belong to the Maharashtra Type A candidate. Can I send the documents for Document Verification by Post to FC or State CET Cell?

Ans: No, you will be required to come to the FC Center for Document Verification. The applications received by Post/Courier will not be processed.