Campus Talk: MHT‑CET to follow JEE Main model, will be held twice in Maharashtra

From the upcoming admission cycle, there will be two sessions per subject group. Candidates will have a choice to appear for both or only one attempt, as per their convenience. In case of two attempts, the best of the two scores will be considered for admission, as per the practice followed by JEE Main, the national-level entrance test for engineering and technology admissions.

As per the information shared by Dilip Sardesai, the Commissioner of Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, for admission to the academic session 2026-27, both attempts of MHT-CET will be held between March to May 2026. However, for admissions of academic year 2027-28, the two attempts will be spread over a longer period, just like the two sessions of JEE-Main. For example, JEE-Main 2025 had its first session in January 2025, followed by a second session in April 2025.

“The new system is to allow students a choice to appear for MHT-CET as per their convenience. Apart from allowing a chance for aspirants to up their scores, a CET held twice will also allow students another chance should they miss the first one for any reason. In the existing system of one attempt, if a candidate missed it due to any reason, there was no such chance,” an official from the CET Cell said.

With two exam sessions, the registration process will also have to start sooner.

Along with MHT-CET, the plan includes two attempts for MBA/MMS CET too, which determines admission to popular postgraduate courses of the management stream. This CET is generally held in April. To conduct two sessions, this CET, too, will have an early start.

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