MH-CET




 MHT-CET Engineering (Maharasthra State Common Entrance Test for Engineering)

 Contact Details:

    Postal address:
   DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, MAHARASHTRA STATE
   3, Mahapalika Marg, POST BOX NO.1967,
   MUMBAI 400 001
   Telephone: 91-022-2264 1150/51, 2262 0601, 2269 0602

   Fax: 91-022-2269 2102
   Email Id: system@dte.org.in

    Website: http://www.dte.org.in

 Date of Examination: First Week of May (07.05.2009)

 Form Sale:

Description

Time

Sale of information brochure and application forms (Through Jr. college/High School/Divisional Authority)

20/02/2009 to 01/03/2009

Last date of submission of application forms to Principal of Jr.College/School /Divisional Authority

01/03/2009

Last date to receive admit card

03/05/2009

Date of Examination

07/05/2009 (Thursday)


 Eligibility Criteria:

General eligibility criteria for branches of Engineering:

1. Candidate should be an Indian National and should have passed/appeared the HSC (Std.XII)     examination of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its     equivalent examination with subjects English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

2. Maharashtra State candidates (defined as per rule no. 3.1) and OMS candidates (defined as per rule     no. 3.2) are eligible to appear for the MHT-CET conducted by the Competent Authority of     Government of Maharashtra.

3. He/She must have completed age of 16 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or     before 1st January of the year of his/her admission to the 1st year Engineering Course.

4. A candidate belonging to Open Category must have obtained not less than 50% (i.e. 150 out of 300)    marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination.    A candidate belonging to backward class must have obtained not less than 45% (i.e. 135 out of 300)    marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taken together at the HSC (or equivalent) Examination.

   Candidates who have appeared for the qualifying examination i.e. HSC (Std. XII) or its equivalent    examination during the academic year 2007-08 and whose results are not declared till the last date of    submission of application form are eligible to appear for MHT-CET-2008, however for admission to first    year of degree courses in Engineering/Technology.

5. Eligibility criteria of Candidates who have passed/passing Diploma in Engineering/Technology and    seeking admission to First Year of Engineering/Technology in Unaided Institutes: (Against Institute    Level Seats, Vacant seats after the completion of CAP rounds) Diploma holders who have passed the    Diploma course in Engineering/Technology with minimum of 50% marks and medium of instruction as    English from the Polytechnics affiliated to MSBTE or AICTE approved autonomous Polytechnics in    Maharashtra State (for Maharashtra State Candidates) or such polytechnics situate inside/outside the    State of Maharashtra (for Outside Maharashtra State Candidates).


Other eligibility criteria for specialized branches of Engineering:

Candidates seeking admission to some special courses or under some special provisions have to fulfill the following additional eligibility criteria.

i) Admission to Bio- Medical/Bio-tech Engineering course:

Candidates seeking admission to Biomedical/Bio-Tech Engineering course should have passed in the subject of Biology in the qualifying examination in addition to fulfilling the Eligibility criteria as mentioned in rule no. 2.1.

ii) Admission to Mining Engineering course: Female candidates are not eligible for admission to Mining     Engineering course.

Iii) Admission to Marine Engineering Course in Padm. Vasantdada Patil Pratishtan?s College of      Engineering, Sion, Mumbai:

Candidates aspiring to take admission to Marine Engineering Course in the following institute should directly contact the Principal of the college for eligibility criteria (Educational Qualification & Entrance Test) and admission process.

iv) Padm. Vasantdada Patil Pratisthan?s College of Engineering:

   Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Education Complex,
   Eastern Express High way, Near Everard Nagar,
   Sion - Chunabhatti, Mumbai ? 400 022
   Phone no.: 022-2407 0547, 2402 1526
   Fax no.: 022-2403 8717
   Website: www.pvppcoe.ac.in

 Examination Pattern:

1. Given below is a table that depicts subject combination for each paper and type of questions     in each paper.

Date of Examination

Paper

Subjects

Type Of Questions

Duration
07.05.2009Paper IPhysics and ChemistryObjective type questions
(100 questions, 50+50)

1.30 Hours

07.05.2009Paper IIMathematicsObjective type questions
(50 questions)
1.30 Hours

2. Scoring

For Physics and Chemistry each question carries 1 mark. Each correct answer will be awarded 1 mark. For mathematics each question carries 2 marks. The wrong answer or unanswered questions will receive no (positive/negative) mark.


 Syllabus: click here...

Syllabi of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics for the MHT-CET will be the same as for the current year for HSC Examination of HSC Boards of Maharashtra.

 Examination Centre:

The MHT-CET-2008 will be conducted at all the district headquarters of the State of Maharashtra. The MHT-CET examination center will be within the same district from where the candidate has passed / is appearing at the qualifying examination i.e. HSC/12th Standard examination. For the eligible candidates passing qualifying examination from outside the state of Maharashtra, the Competent Authority shall allot the examination center. The centre of examination for candidates who have passed their HSC (12th Std) or equivalent examination from an institution situated outside the state of Maharashtra (Candidates eligible under Rule 4.7 and Rule 4.8 of this Brochure and Type B, Type C, Type D and Type F of Engineering and Pharmacy Brochures) shall be the district/headquarter of the Divisional Authority where he/she has submitted MHT-CET 2008 Application Form. The center once allotted by the Competent Authority shall not be changed under any circumstances.


 Institutes and Courses: click here...

 Result Declaration: By mid of June (14.06.2009)