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    MHT CET PCB Exam Analysis 2026 – Paper Review, Difficulty Level

    MHT CET PCB Exam Analysis 2026 – Paper Review, Difficulty Level

    Shivani PooniaUpdated on 22 May 2026, 03:31 PM IST

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis: The MHT CET PCB 2026 Phase 1 exam was conducted successfully from 21 to 26 April 2026 at various exam centers across the state. MHT CET PCB 2026 Phase 1 Exam Analysis is provided below for all the shifts. Students can find the subject-wise difficulty level, important topics that came in the exam, and what students said about the paper. Students can pursue their dreams of studying Pharmacy and Medicine after taking this test. The MHT CET PCB 2026 exam analysis is an important part for students who appear in the exam, as they get an idea about the MHT CET PCB 2026 difficulty level. The MHT CET phase 1 answer key has been released by the CET Cell, Maharashtra. Students can access the answer key using their application number and password.

    MHT CET PCB Exam Analysis 2026 – Paper Review, Difficulty Level
    MHT CET PCB Exam Analysis 2026 – Paper Review, Difficulty Level

    MHT CET 2026 PCB Paper Shift-Wise Analysis for Phase 1

    The MHT CET PCB 2026 exam analysis for phase 1 is provided below. The analysis covers the subject-wise difficulty level, question distributions across the chapters, key concepts, concepts that were repeated from last year, and the overall difficulty level of the exam.

    MHT CET 2026 PCB Paper Analysis April 21 Shift 1

    The analysis of the MHT CET2026 April 21 shift 1 paper analysis has been updated below

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The physics section was mix of conceptual and theoretical questions

    Chemistry

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions were direct and straightforward.

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    Some questions were asked directly from HSC books

    MHT CET 2026 PCB Paper Analysis April 21 Shift 2

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 April 21 shift 2 paper analysis has been updated below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate to slightly lengthy

    Numericals were calculative along with some tricky questions

    Chemistry

    Moderate

    One-line questions were asked directly from basic books.

    Biology

    Moderate

    Questions were straightforward and direct

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis April 22 Shift 1

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 April 22 shift 1 paper analysis is provided below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The physics section of the MHT CET PCB paper was balanced with a mix of numerical and conceptual questions.

    Chemistry

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions from chemistry were straight and direct from basic books. The organic chemistry section dominated in this shift exam.

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    The weightage of human physiology was more in this section.

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis April 22 Shift 2

    The MHT CET 2026 April 22 Shift 2 PCB exam was successfully concluded, and the analysis is provided below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate to Slightly Lengthy

    The Physics section of MHT CET PCB Question paper for 22 April shift 2 was calculative, along with some tricky questions

    Chemistry

    Moderate

    Questions were direct and straightforward.

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions were one-liners and asked directly from basic books

    MHT CET 2026 PCB Paper Analysis April 23 Shift 1

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 April 23 shift 1 paper analysis has been updated below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The Physics section was calculative along with some tricky questions

    Chemistry

    Moderate

    Questions were direct and straightforward.

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions were one-liners and asked directly from basic books

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis April 23 Shift 2

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 PCB April 23 shift 2 paper analysis is provided in the table below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The question paper for 23 April shift 2 was calculative, along with some tricky questions

    Chemistry

    Easy to Moderate

    The chemistry section had one-liner questions asked directly from basic books

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions were asked directly from basic books

    MHT CET Paper Analysis 2026 April 24 Shift 1

    The analysis of the MHT CET PCB 2026 April 24 shift 1 paper analysis is provided below.

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The weightage of numericals was more as compared to theoretical questions

    Chemistry

    Easy to Moderate

    Questions were easy and one-liners.

    Biology

    Easy

    Questions were asked directly from NCERT and basic HSC textbooks

    MHT CET Paper Analysis 2026 April 24 Shift 2

    The analysis of the MHT CET PCB April 24 shift 2 paper is updated below:

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Lengthy

    Some questions were based on mixed concepts and were lengthy.

    ChemistryModerateOrganic and physical chemistry portions were more as compared to Inorganic chemistry

    Biology

    Moderate

    Questions were one-liners and direct

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis April 25 Shift 1

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 shift 1 paper is updated below

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate to slightly lengthy

    The physics section was mix of conceptual and numerical questions

    Chemistry

    Moderate

    Questions were direct and straightforward. The weightage of organic chemistry was more as compared to other sections

    Biology

    Easy to Moderate

    Some questions were asked directly from HSC books

    MHT CET PCB 2026 Exam Analysis April 25 Shift 2

    The analysis of the MHT CET 2026 April 25 shift 2 paper analysis is provided below:

    Subject

    Difficulty level

    Observations

    Physics

    Moderate

    The physics section was slightly lengthy with mixed concepts

    Chemistry

    Easy

    Questions were direct and straightforward.

    Biology

    Moderate

    Botany weightage was more as compared to zoology; overall the paper was balanced


    MHT CET PCB 2026 Answer Key

    The MHT CET 2026 PCB answer key was released by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. You can access the answer key using your application number and password.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: When will the answer key be released for session 1?
    A:

    The MHT CET 2026 session 1 answer key was released on May 20.

    Q: What was the difficulty level of MHT CET 2026 April 22 shift 2 exam?
    A:

    The overall difficulty level of the MHT CET 2026 April 22 shift 2 PCB exam was moderate.

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