MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra will release the seat matrix for MHT CET 2026 after each round of counselling. MHT CET Counselling 2026 will be conducted after the release of the result. MHT CET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment will likely be released in July/August 2026. Along with the seat allocation list, the conducting body will release the Round 1 seat matrix.
There are three CAP rounds conducted for MHT CET Counselling 2026. For each round, the MHT CET seat intake is released by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra. The seat matrix is released for both B.Tech and B.Pharma candidates separately.
The MHT CET seats are divided into two categories: Category A & Category B. Category A consists of four types of seats: Maharashtra State Candidature Seats, All India Candidature Seats, Supernumerary Seats for J & K Migrants, and Candidature Minority Quota Seats. Similarly, Category B consists of two types of seats: Institutional Quota Seats/ Management Quota and Supernumerary Seats for OCI/ PIO.
Category A students are required to follow the complete Centralized Admission Process (CAP) conducted by State Entrance Test Cell (Maharashtra). While Category B students have to undergo the Certificate Verification Process and they can apply for the institutes directly.
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MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026
MHT CET 2026 exam is conducted for admission to B.Tech/B.Arch & B. Pharmacy programs. Candidates can check out the previous year's seat matrix list from ythe link given below:
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026
Candidates can download the seat matrix for each CAP round for the year 2023-24 from the table given below:
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: College-wise
The conducting body will release the provisional institute-wise seat matrix for different courses on https://cetcell.mahacet.org/. Meanwhile, interested candidates can check the institute-wise seat matrix for the year 2023 in the table below:
Government College of Engineering, Amravati Seat Matrix
|
Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
60
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
60
|
|
Information Technology
|
60
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
60
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
60
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
60
|
Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Amravati Seat Matrix
|
Course
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
117
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
144
|
|
Information Technology
|
96
|
|
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science
|
48
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
96
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
120
|
Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad Seat Matrix
|
Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
60
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
60
|
|
Information Technology
|
60
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
60
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
60
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
60
|
Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded Seat Matrix
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Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
58
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
118
|
|
Information Technology
|
58
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
28
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
118
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
58
|
|
Chemical Engineering
|
28
|
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute(VJTI) Seat Matrix
|
Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
60
|
|
Computer Engineering
|
60
|
|
Information Technology
|
60
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
60
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
60
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
60
|
COEP Technological University Seat Matrix
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Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
|
Civil Engineering
|
75
|
|
Computer Engineering
|
150
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
75
|
|
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg
|
75
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
150
|
Walchand College of Engineering Seat Matrix
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Courses
|
Seat Matrix
|
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Civil Engineering
|
59
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
88
|
|
Information Technology
|
59
|
|
Electrical Engineering
|
60
|
|
Electronics Engg
|
60
|
|
Mechanical Engineering
|
59
|
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Course wise
The course seat matrix for MHT CET exam for last year are as follows:
| Course |
Seat Intake |
| B.Tech |
159317 |
| B.Pharm/Pharm D |
42793 |
| MCA |
13126 |
| MBA/MMS |
44096 |
| ME/M.Tech |
11017 |
| B.P.Ed |
5895 |
| Direct Second Year Degree In Engineering |
46134 |
| Direct Second Year Degree In Pharmacy |
9421 |
MHT CET Seat Reservation 2026
MHT CET Seat Reservation extended to Vimukta Jati, Nomadic Tribes, and other categories, in addition to OBC, SC, and ST candidates. The reservation policy aligns with the rules and regulations set forth by the State Government of Maharashtra. All government colleges within Maharashtra are mandated to provide seat reservation to the categories specified by the government. Below, you'll find the percentage of reservation allotted to students according to the established rules and policies
|
Reservation Category
|
Reservation Percentage
|
|
Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converts to Buddhism (SC)
|
13.0 %
|
|
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%
|
MHT CET Seats 2026 for Outside Maharashtra
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, will reserve 15% of the total seat intake in different colleges of Maharashtra across engineering, pharmacy, and agriculture courses for candidates outside the state of Maharashtra. The non local student can only take admission in those 15% of the total seats. Also, outside Maharashtra student are not eligible for Government and their Aided colleges, they will be eligible for All India Seats of only private colleges.
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Previous Years
Candidates who are preparing for the MHT CET 2026 exam and are interested in knowing the previous year’s seat intake can download it from the links given below:
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Government Colleges Seat Allocation
Interested candidates can check the MHT CET Counselling Seat Allocation for First Year of Under Graduate Degree Courses and Pharm. D. Courses in Government, Government Aided Institutions, University Departments and University Managed Institutions-
| Sr. No |
Type of Institution |
CAP Seats as % of Sanctioned Intake excluding NRI Quota |
| Maharashtra State Candidates |
All India
Seats |
Institution Level Seats |
Minority Quota |
| 1 |
Government / Government Aided Institutions, University Departments and SNDT University (Excluding Minority Institutions) |
Autonomous - 100% (State Level)
Non- Autonomous & University Departments-
70 % for HU,
30 % for OHU* |
Nil |
# |
Nil |
| 2 |
Institute of Chemical
Technology Mumbai |
70% (State Level) |
30% |
Nil |
Nil |
| 3 |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological
University Lonere |
85% (State Level)
15% for Candidates from Districts of Konkan Region$ |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
| 4 |
Government/Government-Aided Minority Colleges |
Autonomous-
50% (State Level) Non-Autonomous – 35% for HU and
15% for OHU* |
Nil |
Nil |
50% |
| 5 |
COEP Technological
University, Pune |
80% (State Level) |
20 % |
Nil |
Nil |
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Private College Seat Allocation
Interested candidates can check the MHT CET Counselling seat allocation within the Sanctioned Intake for the First Year of Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions
| Sr. No |
Type of Institution |
No. of Seats- as % of Sanctioned Intake |
| CAP Seats |
Institutional Quota (including 5% Quota for
NRI, if
applicable) |
| Maharashtra State(M.S.) Candidates |
All India Seats |
Minority Quota |
| 1 |
Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (excluding minority
institutions) |
Autonomous – 65% (State Level) Non- Autonomous-
45.5 % for HU,
19.5 % for OHU |
15% |
Nil |
20% |
| 2 |
Unaided Minority Educational Institutions |
Autonomous* 100% of
M.S. Seats$ (State Level)
Non- Autonomous*-
70% of M.S. Seats$ for HU, 30% of M.S. Seats$ OHU |
15% of Seats under CAP # |
Minimum 51%@ |
20% |
CAP Seats = Sanctioned Intake – Institutional Quota # CAP seats excluding Minority Quota
$ M.S. Seats = CAP Seats – (All India Seats + Minority Quota)
%- Percentage |
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Seat Distribution for Direct Second Year of Government and Government-Aided Institutes
Interested candidates can check the seat distribution for Direct Second Year Admission to Government & Government-aided institutes in the table below:
| Type of Institution |
No. of Seats with Competent Authority(CAP Seats)- as % of
Sanctioned Intake or (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
| General Seats |
Minority Quota |
Government/ Government Aided Institutions, University Department,
SNDT University and COEP Technological University, Pune (Excluding Minority
Institution) |
100% of (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
Nil |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University
Lonere |
100% of (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
Nil |
Government /
Government Aided Minority Institution |
50% of (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
50% of (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
| These seats are available for Maharashtra State Candidature Candidates only. |
MHT CET Seat Matrix 2026: Seat Distribution for Direct Second Year of Unaided Private Institutes
Candidates who wish to take direct second-year admission to unaided private institutions of Maharashtra can check the seat distribution in the table below:
| Type of Institution |
No. of Seats with Competent Authority(CAP Seats)- as % of Sanctioned Intake or (Lateral Entry Seats +
Vacant Seats) |
Institute Level Quota |
| General Seats |
Minority
Quota |
All India
Quota |
Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Excluding
minority) |
100% of (Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
| Separate Division- 65% of Sanctioned Intake |
Nil |
15% |
20% |
| Unaided Minority Educational Institutions |
(Lateral Entry Seats + Vacant Seats) - Minority Quota |
Minimum 51%@ |
Nil |
Nil |
| Separate Division: 85% of Seats under CAP # |
Minimum 51%@ |
15% Seats under
CAP# |
20% |
| CAP Seats = Sanctioned Intake – Institutional Quota # CAP seats excluding Minority Quota |
