MHT CET Passing Marks 2025: Check General and Reserved Category Qualifying Marks

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Educational Content Expert | Updated on - Jun 16, 2025

MHT CET passing marks are different for different categories and vary every year based on various factors. Some of the factors determining the MHT CET passing marks 2025 include paper difficulty level, candidates appearing for the examination, availability of seats, reservation policy, MHT CET cutoff, etc. Students must score more than the MHT CET 2025 cutoff to pass the MHT CET examination 2025. 

According to the previous years’ trends for MHT CET cutoffs, 

  • The expected passing marks for MHT CET 2025 are 45% i.e., 90 marks out of 200.
  • Candidates belonging to the OBC category, students must score a minimum of 80 marks to pass the MHT CET 2025 examination. 
  • The expected passing marks for SC and ST candidates in MHT CET 2025 are 40%  or 80 marks. 
  • Students belonging to the EWS and PWD OPEN categories must also score around 80 to clear the MHT CET exam 2025.
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The performance of candidates appearing for MHT CET 2025 is evaluated based on the MHT CET exam pattern 2025. As per the exam pattern for MHT CET 2025, there will be a total of 150 questions for PCM and 200 questions for PCB asked in the MHT CET question paper. The maximum mark that students can score in MHT CET 2025 is 200. 

For each correct answer, students will be awarded 1 mark in the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology sections of MHT CET 2025. However, in the Mathematics section, students will be awarded 2 marks for each correct answer. There is no negative marking for wrong answers in the MHT CET 2025 examination. 

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MHT CET 2025 Expected Passing Marks

Passing marks for MHT CET 2025 are expected to be around 90 marks for general category candidates. However, MHT CET passing marks for OBC are 80. Candidates belonging to GSCS and GSTS must also score a minimum of 40% marks respectively to pass MHT CET 2025. Students belonging to the EWS and PWDOPENS categories must score a minimum of around 80 marks to clear the MHT CET 2025 examination. Students can go through the table below to check the expected MHT CET passing marks out of 200 in 2025.

Category

Expected MHT CET Passing Marks 2025

OPEN

90

OBC

80

SC

80

ST

80

EWS

80

PWD-OPEN

80

MHT CET Passing Marks for OBC

In general, marks required to pass the MHT CET 2025 exam for OBC category is 45% i.e., 80 out of 200 marks. However, for admission to top colleges, the expected passing marks for OBC category is around 122+.

Particulars

Details

MHT CET Passing Marks for OBC Category

45% (80 out of 200)

MHT CET Passing Marks for OBC Category for top Colleges

122+

MHT CET Passing Marks Out of 300

Generally, MHT CET passing marks are out of 200 for PCM and PCB streams. For general candidates, the MHT CET passing marks are 45%, i.e., 90 out of 200, and for reserved category candidates, the passing marks are 40%, i.e., 80 out of 200. Also Check- What is a good score in MHT CET?

Category MHT CET Passing Marks Out of 300
General 45%
SC/ST/OBC 40%

MHT CET Passing Marks for PCM

For PCM stream, candidates are required to pass the MHT CET examination 2025 with subjects including Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Marks allotted to Mathematics are 100, and marks allotted to Physics and Chemistry combined are 100. Out of 200, candidates must score a minimum of 45% marks (40% for reserved categories) to pass the MHT CET 2025 examination.

Particulars Details
Physics Marks 50
Chemistry Marks 50
Mathematics Marks 100
Passing Marks Out of 200 for the General Category 90 (45%)
Passing Marks Out of 200 for SC/ST/OBC Category 80 (40%)

MHT CET Passing Marks Out of 100

Maximum marks that students can score in MHT CET are 200. So, the passing marks for MHT CET are calculated out of 200. For general category candidates, the MHT CET passing marks are 45% and for SC/ST/OBC, the MHT CET passing marks are 40% out of 200.

CET Passing Marks Out of 200

For candidates belonging to the open category, the MHT CET passing marks out of 200 are 90 (45%). However, for SC/ST/OBC, the MHT CET passing marks out of 200 are 80 marks (40%).

Branch Wise MHT CET Passing Marks 2025

MHT CET passing marks are different for different course specializations and colleges. For low level colleges, the MHT CET passing marks for open category are 40 for CS, 30 for IT, 22 for E&C, 17 for Mechanical, and 12 for Civil.

  • For open category candidates, the expected MHT CET passing marks for medium level colleges are 72 for CS, 67 for IT, 62 for E&C, 55 for Mechanical, and 50 for Civil.

  • The expected MHT CET passing marks for top level colleges for open category are 85 for CS, 80 for IT, 76 for E&C, 72 for Mechanical, and 67 for Civil.

Branch Wise MHT CET Passing Marks for Low Level Colleges

Branch

Open

OBC

SC

ST

NT

Computer Science

40

27

22

5

25

IT

30

22

19

12

21

Electronics and Communication

22

14

15

10

17

Mechanical

17

12

11

8

11

Civil

12

10

9

6

9

Branch Wise MHT CET Passing Marks for Medium Level Colleges

Branch

Open

OBC

SC

ST

NT

Computer Science

72

63

57

47

60

IT

67

61

52

42

55

Electronics and Communication

62

56

47

38

50

Mechanical

55

49

42

32

44

Civil

50

42

38

28

39

Branch Wise MHT CET Passing Marks for Top Level Colleges

Branch

Open

OBC

SC

ST

NT

Computer Science

85

79

70

59

72

IT

80

74

64

54

67

Electronics and Communication

76

70

61

49

62

Mechanical

72

65

57

49

57

Civil

67

59

52

40

52

MHT CET Passing Marks for PCB

Aspirants appearing for the MHT CET PCB 2025 exam must pass the MHT CET exam 2025 with subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. For Physics and Chemistry combined, candidates can score a maximum of 100 marks. However, students can score a maximum of 100 marks in Biology alone. Out of a total of 200 marks, aspirants must score at least 45% marks (40% for reserved categories) to pass the MHT CET 2025 examination.

Particulars Details
Physics Marks 50
Chemistry Marks 50
Biology Marks 100
Passing Marks Out of 200 for the General Category 90 (45%)
Passing Marks Out of 200 for SC/ST/OBC Category 80 (40%)

MHT CET Passing Percentage 2025

Students can check the table below for the MHT CET passing percentage for the year 2025.

Category

MHT CET Passing Percentage 2025

General

45%

OBC/SC/ST/EWS/PWD

40%

MHT CET Passing Percentile Out of 100

For MHT CET 2025, candidates belonging to general category must score a minimum of 25 percentile to pass the MHT CET exam. However, for SC/ST and OBC categories, the MHT CET passing marks out of 100 are 20 percentile.

Category

MHT CET Passing Percentile Out of 100

General

25 Percentile

SC/ST/OBC

20 Percentile

Category Wise MHT CET Passing Marks for Top Colleges

Top colleges accepting MHT CET scores and accepting MHT CET percentile of above 95 percentile have higher MHT CET cutoffs and passing marks of around 140+ for open category, 122+ for OBC category, 81+ for SC category, and 79+ for ST category. Some of these include COEP Technological University, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, Dr. DY Patil Institute of Technology, etc.

Category

MHT CET Passing Marks

Open

140+

OBC/EWS

122+

SC

81+

ST

79+

MHT CET Marks vs Percentile 2025 (Expected)

Marks Range Percentile Range
180-200 99.90 - 100
170-179 99.70 - 99.89
160-169 99.30 - 99.69
150-159 98.70 - 99.29
140-149 97.50 - 98.69
130-139 96.00 - 97.49
150-159 96.00 - 97.49
140-149 93.50 - 95.99
130-139 90.00 - 93.49
120-129 85.00 - 89.99
110-119 80.00 - 84.99
100-109 70.00 - 79.99
90-99 60.00 - 69.99
80-89 70.00 - 79.99
70-79 60.00 - 69.99
60-69 50.00 - 59.99
50-59 40.00 - 49.99
40-49 30.00 - 39.99

MHT CET Cutoff 2025- Top Colleges

Category MHT CET Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
Open 125
OBC/SEBC 110
SC/ST 85
NT 105
EWS 110

MHT CET Cutoff 2025- Medium Level Colleges

Category MHT CET Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
Open 100-120
OBC/SEBC 80+
SC/ST 70 to 80
NT 75+
EWS 80+

MHT CET Cutoff 2025- Low Level Colleges

Category MHT CET Cutoff 2025 (Expected)
Open 70+
OBC/SEBC 60-70
SC/ST 50-60
NT 45-65
EWS 50-70

Previous Years’ MHT CET Passing Marks

Year

MHT CET CAP Round-I Cutoff

MHT CET CAP Round-II Cutoff

MHT CET CAP Round-III Cutoff

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2023-24

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2022-23

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2021-22

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-

-

2020-21

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-

2019-20

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MHT CET 2025 Bonus Marks- Shift Wise

Bonus marks allotted for MHT CET 2025 for Physics and Chemistry are 7 marks and 4 marks respectively. In total, the MHT CET 2025 bonus marks allotted are 63 marks in different shifts of MHT CET exam 2025.

Date

Shift

Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

Total Bonus Marks

19 April 2025

Morning

1

-

2

5

Evening

1

1

2

6

20 April 2025

Morning

2

-

3

8

Evening

-

-

3

6

21 April 2025

Morning

-

-

3

6

Evening

-

-

2

4

22 April 2025

Morning

-

-

1

2

Evening

-

-

1

2

23 April 2025

Morning

-

-

1

2

Evening

-

-

5

10

25 April 2025

Morning

2

-

4

10

Evening

1

-

2

-

26 April 2025

Morning

-

1

1

-

Evening

-

-

2

-

5 May 2025

Evening

-

1

-

1

MHT CET Previous Years’ Passing Marks for Top Colleges

Previous years’ MHT CET passing marks are discussed in the tables below.

MHT CET 2024 Passing Marks

In 2024, the MHT CET cutoff for top colleges was 125+ for open category, 105+ for OBC and 79 for SC category. However, for medium level colleges, the MHT CET cutoff 2024 was 110+ for open, 90 for OBC, 68 for SC, 64 for ST and 69 for NT category. The cutoff for MHT CET in 2024 for low level colleges was 70 for open and 58 for OBC category.

Category

MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Top Colleges)

MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Medium Level Colleges)

MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Low Level Colleges)

Open

125

110

70

OBC

105

90

58

SC

79

68

41

ST

75

64

38

NT

80

69

42

MHT CET 2023 Passing Marks

The passing marks for MHT CET 2023 for open category were 96+ percentile for top colleges, 92+ percentile for medium level colleges and 80+ percentile for low level colleges. However, for OBC category, the MHT CET passing marks for top colleges were 89+ percentile for top colleges, 82 for medium level colleges, and 65+ percentile for low level colleges.

Category

MHT CET Passing Marks 2023 (Top Colleges)

MHT CET Passing Marks 2023 (Medium Level Colleges)

MHT CET Passing Marks 2023 (Low Level Colleges)

Open

96+ percentile

92+ percentile

80+ percentile

OBC

89+ percentile

82+ percentile

65+ percentile

SC

76+ percentile

67+ percentile

40+ percentile

ST

74+ percentile

68+ percentile

36+ percentile

NT

74+ percentile

65+ percentile

36+ percentile

College-Wise MHT CET Passing Marks CAP Round 1 2024

Government College of Engineering, Amravati MHT CET Passing Marks

Course GOPENS GOBCS GSCS GSTS EWS
Civil Engineering 95.4813409 94.6416286 91.9454241 83.7510773 87.7548286
Computer Science and Engineering 98.4034964 86.3687058 95.3361384 86.3687058 96.3199670
Information Technology 97.0514111 96.7237097 92.8495905 59.9367772 93.1657047
Electronics and Telecommunication Engg 95.5613653 94.7658292 90.9854942 50.2596265 85.9769124
Mechanical Engineering 96.6722913 95.8901530 93.2066221 79.3171498 87.4789076

Government Engineering College, Yavatmal MHT CET Passing Marks

Course GOPENH GOBCH GSCH GSTH EWS
Civil Engineering 89.8713093 88.3312935 87.0751649 67.6104227 62.4294808
Computer Science and Engineering 92.1615985 91.4526046 87.0838554 34.0885554 83.7485425
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering 84.4607953 82.6531869 78.1776178 - 22.4404887
Mechanical Engineering 90.4379974 88.5203102 83.9520433 50.6057951 3.5855246

Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon MHT CET Passing Marks

Course GOPENH GOBCH GSCH GSTH EWS
Computer Science and Engineering 93.2851980 93.0317273 86.3444450 44.9903319 81.2189046
Information Technology 91.4895389 91.2172389 80.2477495 59.0796840 29.3312718
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering 79.5141328 76.7907708 50.5304780 59.2462504 11.9833723
Mechanical Engineering 90.2247199 88.0604419 82.4312189 85.1466147 19.1678194

KJ Somaiya Institute of Technology MHT CET Passing Marks 2024

Course

COEP MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Round 1- OPEN)

Computer Engineering

97.8806679

Information Technology

97.1866689

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

95.7154137

AI and Data Science

96.9076289

Dr. D.Y. Patil Technical Campus, Talegaon, Pune MHT CET Passing Marks 2024

Course

COEP MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Round 1)

Open

SC

ST

OBC

Computer Engineering

80.7840564

65.5509182

52.0276576

78.9561170 

Computer Science

79.4055287

62.7875345

13.6477530

75.7359803

Electronics and Computer Engineering

66.4751458

18.1287777

-

60.8485656

AI and Data Science

79.6526596

60.6237408

-

77.8250739

COEP MHT CET Passing Marks 2024

Course

COEP MHT CET Passing Marks 2024 (Round 1)

Open

SC

ST

OBC

Civil Engineering

98.4718166

94.2401197

86.9353148

98.0509496

Computer Science and Engineering

99.9666110

99.3417263

97.0354332

99.8781231

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

99.7949643

98.4469443

95.7030200

99.7755891

Electrical Engineering 

99.4863759

97.7676159

91.6275203

99.3451981

Electronics and Telecommunication Engg

99.7311587

98.2629654

93.8492553

99.6479578

Instrumentation and Control Engineering

99.4212433

96.4996882

90.6140311

99.0691103

Mechanical Engineering

99.2311848

96.0030715

88.6325220

98.8401580

Manufacturing Science and Engineering

98.6602671

94.3030050

83.1469549

98.0867461

Metallurgy and Material Technology

97.8806679

92.5368222

74.2767378

97.6386926

People Also Ask

Ques. What are the MHT CET Passing Marks for Engineering?

Ans. MHT CET passing marks for PCM are different for different categories. The expected MHT CET passing marks PCM for the general category are 90 i.e., 45% of 200. Students belonging to SC and ST categories must score at least 40% or 80 marks to pass MHT CET 2025. MHT CET Passing marks for OBC are 80 out of 200 and for EWS are also 80 marks.

Ques. Are MHT CET passing marks out of 300?

Ans.  No, MHT CET passing marks are out of 200 For both PCB and PCM streams. Students must score 45%  marks (40% for reserved categories) to pass the MHT CET exam 2025.

Factors Determining MHT CET Passing Marks 2025

CET Cell Maharashtra prepares the MHT CET passing marks based on various factors. Students can check the list of factors determining Maharashtra CET 2025 passing marks below.

  • Difficulty level of MHT CET exam 2025.
  • Number of candidates appearing for MHT CET 2025.
  • Availability of seats in MHT CET 2025.
  • MHT CET 2025 reservation Criteria.
  • Previous years’ MHT CET cutoffs.

MHT CET Exam 2025 Highlights

Students can go through the table below to check the important highlights related to the MHT CET 2025 exam.

Particulars

Details

Exam Name

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET)

Conducted by

Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell Maharashtra)

Exam frequency

Once a year

Examination Mode

Online (CBT)

Courses offered

BE/BTech, BPharms, B Planning, etc.

Exam duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Total Marks

200 Marks

Number of Questions

150 for PCM and 200 for PCB

MHT CET 2025 Exam Pattern

Maharashtra CET Cell evaluates the performance of candidates based on the MHT CET exam pattern 2025. As per the MHT CET exam pattern 2025, students from the PCM stream are required to solve 150 questions, and candidates from the PCB stream can solve a total of 200 questions in the MHT CET 2025 examination. Students must solve the MHT CET 2025 question paper within 3 hours (180 minutes). MHT CET question paper will be MCQ-based. Students will get 1 mark for each correct question in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. However, for Mathematics, students will be awarded 2 marks for each correct answer. There is no negative marking for the MHT CET examination.

Particulars

Details

Examination Mode

Online- C

Sections Included

PCM

Section 1: Physics, and Chemistry

Section 2: Mathematics

PCB

Section 1: Physics, and Chemistry

Section 2: Biology

Exam duration

3 hours (180 minutes)

Type of Questions

MCQs

Number of Questions

  • 150 for PCM subjects

  • 200 for PCB subjects

Total Marks

200

MHT CET 2025 Passing Marks vs Percentile

Students can go through the table below to check the MAH CET 2025 marks vs percentile.

Marks Range (Out of 200)

Expected Percentile

170 and above

99.9+ (Top Rankers)

150 - 160

99+ (Top Colleges)

140 - 150

98.4

130 - 140

98

120 - 130

96 - 97

100 - 120

95 - 96

80 - 100

88 - 92

Below 60

Below 55 (Not Safe)

Fees Structure

Structure based on different categories

CategoriesState
General800
Women800
sc600
pwd600
Others600

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