Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET 2021) is a common state level entrance exam conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Government of Maharashtra.
It is conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering, pharmacy and agriculture courses such as B.Tech/ B.E, Pharma D and B.Pharma offered at colleges in Maharashtra. Questions will be of MCQ type and the duration will be 90 minutes for each paper.
The exam will comprise three papers:
Paper 1: Mathematics
Paper 2: Physics and Chemistry
Paper 3: Zoology and Botany
MHT-CET 2021 Important Dates
| Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Release of MHT CET 2021 Online Application Form | August 12, 2021 |
| Last Date MHT CET 2021 Application Form (without additional late fee) | August 16, 2021 |
| Application Form filling with late fees | August 16, 2021 |
| Availability of MHT CET 2021 Admit Card | To be notified |
| MHT CET Exam Date 2021 for Phase 1 | September 4 to 10, 2021 |
| MHT CET Exam Date for Phase2 | September 14 to 20, 2021 |
| Declaration of MHT CET 2021 Results | To be notified |
| MHT CET Counselling Dates | To be notified |
Aspirants can download the MHT CET Syllabus 2021 – Download Pdf Now from the official website.
MHT CET Exam Pattern 2021
- The questions of MHT-CET exam will be based on Syllabus of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
- 20% weightage will be given to the questions from Std. XI syllabus and 80% weightage will be given to the questions from Std. XII syllabus while setting the question paper.
- There will be no Negative Marking. The questions will be mainly application based.
- MHT-CET will be conducted in two groups i.e., PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) and PCB (Physics, Chemistry and Biology). The question papers are multiple choice questions (MCQ) having 4 options and the question and marking system of exam 2021 is as follows:
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Mode | Computer Based Test |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Sections | Section 1 – Mathematics
Section 2 – Physics and Chemistry |
| Medium of Exam | Section 1 – English
Section 2 – English/Hindi/Marathi |
| Nature of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Total Number of Questions | 150 Questions |
| Marking Scheme | Section 1 – 2 marks will be given for each correct answer.
Section 2 – 1 mark will be awarded for every correct response |
| Negative Marking | There will be no negative marking |
Subject-wise Weightage in MHT CET 2021
| Subject | Approximate number of questions | Marks per question | Total marks | Duration in minutes | |
| Class XI | Class XII | ||||
| Mathematics | 10 | 40 | 2 | 100 | 90 |
| Physics | 10 | 40 | 1 | 100 | 90 |
| Chemistry | 10 | 40 | |||
MHT CET Syllabus 2021
The difficulty level will be somewhat similar to the JEE Main for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and difficulty level for Biology will be comparative to NEET. The exam consists of 3 papers of 100 marks each and there will be no negative marking.
The MHT-CET syllabus includes all the topics from Class 12 of Maharashtra State Board and a few topics from Class 11 syllabus. There is 20% weightage given to Class 11 topics while preparing the question paper and the remaining 80% weightage is given to Class 12 topics.
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The subject wise syllabus for CET 2021 is mentioned below:
MHT CET Class XI Syllabus
- Mathematics Syllabus: Trigonometric functions, Trigonometric functions of Compound Angles, Factorization Formulae, Straight Line, Circle and Conics, Sets, Relations and Functions, Probability, Sequences, and series.
- Physics Syllabus: Measurements, Scalars, and Vectors, Force, Friction in solids and liquids, Refraction of Light, Ray optics, Magnetic effect of electric current, Magnetism.
- Chemistry Syllabus: Some basic concepts of chemistry, States of Matter: Gases and liquids, Redox reaction, Surface chemistry, Nature of chemical bond, Hydrogen, s-Block elements (Alkali and alkaline earth metals), Basic principles and techniques in organic chemistry, Alkanes.
- Biology (Botany) Syllabus: Diversity in organisms, Biochemistry of cell, Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition, Plant Growth and Development.
- Biology (Zoology) Syllabus: Organization of Cell, Animal tissues, Human Nutrition, Human Respiration.
MHT CET Class XII Syllabus
- Mathematics Syllabus: Mathematical Logic, Matrices, Trigonometric functions, Pair of straight lines, Circle, Conics, Vectors, Three-dimensional geometry, Line, Plane, Linear programming problems, Continuity, Differentiation, Application of derivative, Integration, Applications of definite integral, Differential equation, Statistics, Probability distribution, Bernoulli trials and Binomial distribution
- Physics Syllabus: Circular motion, Gravitation, Rotational motion, Oscillations, Elasticity, Surface tension, Wave motion, Stationary waves, Kinetic theory, Wave theory, Interference and diffraction, Electrostatics, Current electricity, Magnetic effects of electric current, Magnetism, Electromagnetic inductions, Electrons and Photons, Atoms, Molecules and Nuclei, Semiconductors, Communication systems.
- Chemistry Syllabus: Solid State, Solutions and colligative properties, Chemical Thermodynamics and energetic, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, p-Block Elements, d and f Block Elements, Coordination Compounds, Halogen derivatives of alkanes (and arenes), Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life.
- Biology (Botany) Syllabus: Genetic Basis of Inheritance, Gene: its nature, expression and regulation, Biotechnology: Process and Application, Enhancement in Food Production, Microbes in Human Welfare, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Reproduction in Plants, Organisms and Environment -I.
- Biology (Zoology) Syllabus: Origin and the Evolution of Life, Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance, Genetic Engineering and Genomics, Human Health and Diseases, Animal Husbandry, Circulation, Excretion and osmoregulation, Control and Coordination, Human Reproduction, Organisms and Environment-II
MHT CET 2021 Reference Books
Books will help candidates in understanding the problems as well as solutions in a better way. Check below some of the books required for preparation:
MHT CET Physics Books
- Class XI and XIIth NCERT Book
- Objective Approach to Physics by DC Pandey
- Concepts of Physics by HC Verma
- Problems in General Physics by IE Irodov
MHT CET Chemistry Books
- Class XI and XIIth NCERT Book
- Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry by H Pandey
- Physical Chemistry by RC Mukherjee
MHT CET Mathematics Books
- Mathematics MCQ by A Dasgupta
- Objective Mathematics by RB Sharma
- NCERT Text Book
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