Engineering Entrance Exam for MHT CET Studies

Government of Maharashtra conducts a single combined Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) for admission to all Health Sciences, Engineering and Pharmacy degree courses in government/government aided colleges and in a few unaided private colleges who have accepted MHT-CET, located within Maharashtra. The Director, Medical Education and Research, Mumbai is the organizing body for MHT-CET.

Courses

Candidates who successfully qualify MHT-CET can seek admission to the following courses.

• B Tech
• BE

Eligibility

The marks obtained by the candidates in Maharashtra- Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) determine their selection. In order to appear in the entrance examination, one has to follow the eligibility criteria listed below.

• The candidate should be a citizen of India.
• The upper age limit for the candidates is fixed as 25 Years as on 31st December of the Year of admission. However, relaxation of five years is there for SC/ST candidates.
• The candidate can attempt MHT-CET for three times only.
• The candidate should have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination in science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) from an institution situated in the state of Maharashtra.
• The candidates, who have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination outside Maharashtra, are eligible, provided they fulfill the Domicile criteria.

Syllabus

Syllabus of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology) and Mathematics for the MHT-CET is the same as for the HSC Examination of HSC Board of Maharashtra. Detailed topics of the syllabus is given in the following lines.

Physics

Rotational Motion, Simple Harmonic Motion, Thermionic Emission, Wave, Theory of Light, Semi Conductors, Properties of Fluids, Magnetic Effect of Electric Current, Gravitation, Electrostatics, Atoms Molecules and Nuclei, Circular Motion, Current Electricity, Electomagnetic Induction, Electrons and Photons, Kinetic Theory of Gases, and Radiation.

Chemistry

Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Organic Hydroxy Compounds, Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics, Acids and Esters, Adsorption and Colloids, Amines, Aldehydes and Ketones, Ionic Equilibria, Ethers, Electrochemistry, Halogen, Derivatives of Alkanes, and Fluorine and Hydrogen Fluoride, Silicon, Synthetic Fibres and Third Row Elements.

Mathematics

Linear Programming, Vectors, Probability, Application of Derivatives, Circle, Continuity, Definite Intergrals, Ellipse, Hyperbola, Indefinite Integrals, Limits, Matrices, Numerical Methods, and Mathematical Logic.