MHT CET Reservation Criteria 2026 - The State CET Cell, Maharashtra, has released the MHT CET 2026 reservation criteria along with the official brochure. Once released, candidates can check the MHT CET reservation criteria 2026 on the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org. The MHT CET 2026 reservation criteria are as follows: 13% for SC candidates, 17% for ST candidates, and 19% for OBC candidates. The reservation criteria pdf will be updated on this page once released online. The MHT CET 2026 exam for PCM will be conducted from April 11 to 19, 2026, and PCB exam is scheduled for April 21 to 26, 2026. The Session 2 PCM exam will be held from May 14 to 17, 2026, while the PCB exam will take place from for May 10 to 11, 2026.
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The authority will conduct the MHT CET entrance exam in online mode. The MHT CET registration 2026 has started on January 10, 2026. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the website for the latest updates on the exam and reservation details. Read more about the MHT CET 2026 reservation criteria below.
The authority has announced the MHT CET reservation policy 2026 online. The reservation policy refers to the percentage of seats allotted to each reservation category. The reservation policy for various categories is mentioned below.
The authority only provides reservations for the candidates from Maharashtra state. Candidates availing the MHT CET Reservation for Maharashtra Students must ensure they have the required documents issued by the Maharashtra State while applying for the MHT CET exam. The category-wise reservation for the MHT CET 2025 local candidates is specified below.
Category of Reservation | Percentage of seats Reserved |
General Category | 40% |
Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converts to Buddhism (SC) | 13% |
Schedule Tribes (ST) | 7.0% |
Vimukta Jati (VJ)/De Notified Tribes(DT) (NT-A) | 3.0% |
Nomadic Tribes 1 (NT-B) | 2.5% |
Nomadic Tribes 2 (NT-C) | 3.5% |
Nomadic Tribes 3 (NT-D) | 2.0% |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 19.0% |
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)* | 10.0% |
Total reserved seats - 60% | |
5% of seats across all categories are reserved for children of actively serving and Ex-Defence personnel who belong to Maharashtra and personnel who are stationed in Maharashtra.
The authority also grants reservations for candidates with disabilities. A total of 5% of all seats across all courses included under the MHT CAP will be reserved for candidates with 40% benchmark disability. The disabilities that will be included are mentioned below
Locomotor disability | Intellectual disability |
Specific learning disabilities | Cerebral palsy |
Leprosy cured person | Autism spectrum disorder |
Dwarfism | Mental illness |
Muscular dystrophy | Multiple sclerosis |
Acid attack victims | Parkinson's disease |
Blindness | Haemophilia |
Low-vision | Thalassemia |
Deaf | Sickle cell disease |
Hard of hearing | Multiple Disabilities |
Speech and language disability |
The authority has allotted 10% of the seats for EWS candidates. Candidates will be granted admission through CAP. These seats will not be included in the total seats allotted for a particular course
According to the MHT CET reservation policy, 1% of seats will be reserved for Orphan candidates. These will be filled through the CAP process.
As a part of the women reservation, a total of 30% of all seats will be reserved towards the MHT CET women category. However, no reservation for Female candidates will be allotted under the Defence, Persons with Disability and Orphan categories.
Category | Reservation Percentage |
EWS | 10% (not included in total seats of each course) |
Women candidates | 30% (not including Defence, PwD or Orphan categories) |
PwD candidates | 5% |
Children of defense personnel | 5% |
Orphan candidates | 1% |
Candidates belonging to states other than Maharashtra can also apply for admission through MHT CET 2026. However, there is no reservation for the other states candidates and they will be considered as the All-India rank. Hence, candidates with an All-India rank will be allotted seats based on the total vacant seats left over after the counselling process.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, there is reservation in MHT CET for various categories, including SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and others.
In MHT CET 2026, the EWS category is provided 10% reservation for eligible candidates.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
MHT-CET is a computer based test conducted only at allotted exam centers, not from home or personal PCs, Students from outside Maharashtra can appear for the exam at selected centres during application. Non-Maharashtra candidates usually can't claim state quota seats through CAP and often use JEE Main scores instead.
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