Can a student outside Maharashtra opt for MHCET? If yes, what is the percentage of seats reserved?

DTE Maharashtra will conduct MHT-CET 2018 for the UG engineering and architecture examination in the state. The exam will be held at state level and mostly all of the colleges and universities in Maharashtra will participate in it. The pharmacy admission in the state might also be done on the basis of MHT-CET. Yes, students from other states can appear in the exam if they fulfil the eligibility condition of MHT-CET. The board candidates who have Indian nationality are eligible for the exam. For getting admission in the 1st year of B.Tech, the candidate has to score more than 45% marks in their qualifying exam then only he or she will be allowed to appear for the exam. The students from other states have to fulfil the eligibility type 1 to type 5 for form filling. Category or reservation policy is available only for Maharashtra state students and some relief is given to the Jammu and Kashmir migrants candidates, but a big part of the seat is reserved for the state students. Almost, 85% seats are reserved for the students which are not good. Maximum 60% seats may be reserved, so by taking the exam, they can't get admission as outside students get only 15% seats. So, it is quite tough to take admission.

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Hello students, This query perhaps needs to be understood as the possibility of a non-domicile candidate getting admission in Maharashtra because if we strictly go by the wording, then the answer simply is yes. Since, there are centres outside Maharashtra where one can take MHT-CET. This candidate could be a domicile of Maharashtra but studying outside and hence fully entitled, but the second part of the question gives away the real query and that is how many seats non-Maharashtrian candidates can claim? DTE, the agency that deals with the whole admission process and conducts CET, states that students under All India Quota can be admitted based on the National Level Entrance Test besides MHT-CET. This means that non-domiciles of Maharashtra can seek admission in colleges in Maharashtra based on either MHT CET or JEE Mains scores, etc. Usually, 15% of seats are reserved under this quota, but unfortunately, the figures are released every year and can vary. There is one more way, after all the rounds of admission process are over and if some seats are still vacant then any student an be given admission. This year bending under the pressure of education barons in different political parties. Maharashtra government changed rules to allow even B.Sc holders to get admission against vacant seats. In the end, I want to say that non-Maharashtrian student can take MHT-CET for getting admission under All India Quota, but then he/she can get admission even if he/she has appeared for JEE Mains or any national level entrance test.

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That's really a Myth, anyone in India can take part in MHT CET. There are seats reserved for Maharashtrian and non-Maharashtra students, in fact there are 12 centers outside Maharashtra where students can give their exams. 85% seats are reserved for Maharashtrian students and 15% for non-Maharashtra students. Mumbai students open seats are only in 38 colleges, Maharashtra students open seats are only in 20 per college and for outside Maharashtra students or all India open seats are only 18 per college. Students outside the state of Maharashtra are in a problem if they can take the test and they do stand a fair chance as non-Maharashtra candidate you need indeed stand a good chance as 18 seats in MMS are there in every college and 120 all open seats. If a non-Maharashtra candidate wishes to appear in MHCET they don't need to go to Maharashtra to take the test, there will be 34 examination centers in Maharashtra and 12th centers are outside Maharashtra which can be opted in preferences to indicate the choice of center. In short, if you are a resident of Maharashtra then you have a very good chance if you score good marks and if you are a non-resident of Maharashtra then your chances are pretty slim.

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Hi there, Non-Maharashtrians can sit for MHT CET 2017 if they fulfill the domicile requirements as per the state. If the applicant does not meet the domicile criteria, then the applicants may be accepted into the private institutes under management quota if they satisfy the eligibility criteria. Percentage of seats for non-Maharashtra students is 15% while 85% seats are reserved for Maharashtra students.

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