MHT CET 2027
Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test
MHT CET is Maharashtra's state-level CBT for engineering, pharmacy and planning admissions, run in two groups, PCM and PCB. Results are percentile based after normalisation across shifts, and seats are filled through the CAP rounds.
- Conducted by
- Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell (State CET Cell), Mumbai
- Mode
- Online, computer based test (CBT)
- Frequency
- Once a year, with two attempts in 2026
- Duration
- 180 minutes (90 minutes Physics and Chemistry, then 90 minutes Mathematics or Biology)
MHT CET 2027 Syllabus
Updated on 18 October 2026 · Compiled from official Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell notices
Questions are based on the SCERT Maharashtra syllabus: the whole Std XII syllabus of 2025-26 and selected Std XI (2024-25) chapters. The 2027 syllabus follows the new notification from the State CET Cell.
Subject-wise syllabus
PhysicsStd XII (80 percent) plus selected Std XI chapters
Std XI chapters
Vectors · Error analysis · Motion in a plane · Laws of motion · Gravitation · Thermal properties of matter · Sound · Optics · Electrostatics · Semiconductors
Std XII
Complete Maharashtra State Board Std XII Physics syllabus
ChemistryStd XII (80 percent) plus selected Std XI chapters
Std XI chapters
Some basic concepts of chemistry · Structure of atom · Chemical bonding · Redox reactions · Elements of group 1 and 2 · States of matter (gaseous and liquids) · Adsorption and colloids (surface chemistry) · Hydrocarbons · Basic principles of organic chemistry · Chemistry in everyday life
Std XII
Complete Maharashtra State Board Std XII Chemistry syllabus
Mathematics (PCM)Std XII (80 percent) plus selected Std XI chapters
Std XI chapters
Trigonometry II · Straight line · Circle · Probability · Complex numbers · Permutations and combinations · Functions · Limits · Continuity · Conic section
Std XII
Complete Maharashtra State Board Std XII Mathematics syllabus
Biology (PCB)Std XII (80 percent) plus selected Std XI chapters
Std XI chapters
Biomolecules · Respiration and energy transfer · Human nutrition · Excretion and osmoregulation
Std XII
Complete Maharashtra State Board Std XII Biology syllabus
Weightage rule
Roughly 20 percent weightage is given to Std XI and 80 percent to Std XII. The Cell publishes the syllabus under Syllabus and Marking Scheme on its site. Below, the Std XI chapters are as listed by the Cell, and the Std XII part means the complete state-board textbook syllabus.
Frequently asked questions
Is the MHT CET syllabus the same as NCERT or JEE Main?
It follows the Maharashtra State Board (SCERT) textbooks. The Cell says difficulty is at par with JEE Main for PCM and NEET for Biology, so NCERT and JEE-style practice both help.