MAH MCA CET 2026 - Registration (Started), Date, Syllabus, Eligibility, Pattern, Admission Process

Start date of MAH MCA CET 2026 application form

January 7, 2026

Last date of the MAH MCA CET application form 2026

February 10, 2026

MAH MCA CET Correction 2026

March 2026

Release of MAH MCA CET Admit Card 2026

March 2026

MAH MCA CET exam date 2026

March 30, 2026

MAH MCA CET 2026 answer key

April 2026

MAH MCA CET 2026 objection window

April 2026

Declaration of MAH MCA CET result 2026

May 2026

Online MAH MCA CET Counselling registration and uploading of required documents

June 2026

Documents verification and confirmation of Application Form for Admission by online mode.

July 2026

Display of the provisional MAH MCA CET merit list

July 2026

Submission of grievances

July 2026

Final MAH MCA CET merit list

July 2026

Display of Provisional Category wise Seats (Seat Matrix) for CAP Round I

July 2026

Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-I

July 2026

Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-I

August 2026

Accepting the offered seat as per Allotment of CAP Round I.

August 2026

Reporting to the Allotted Institute

August 2026

Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-II

August 2026

Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-II

August 2026

Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-II

August 2026

Reporting to the Allotted Institute

August 2026

Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-III

August 2026

Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-III through candidate’s Login by the Candidate.

August 2026

Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-III

August 2026

Accepting to the offered seat by candidate through his/her loginas per Allotment of CAP Round III. Note: - All eligible candidates participated in Round III and allotted the seat first time shall self-verify the seat allotment as per 9(a) above. The candidate who have been allotted the seat first time in Round III shall pay the seat acceptance fee through his/her login by online mode

August 2026

Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round III. Note: Participating candidates to whom the first time allotment ismade or got betterment in allotment or No betterment (Earlier seat retained) In Round III shall be final. Such a candidate must report to allotted institute for confirmation of admission.

August 2026

Display of Provisional Vacant Seats for CAP Round-IV

August 2026

Online Submission & Confirmation of Option Form of CAP Round-IV through candidate’s Login by the Candidate.

August 2026

Display of Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-IV

August 2026

Reporting to the Allotted Institute and Confirmation of Admission by submitting required documents and payment of fee after CAP Round IV

September 2026

(For Government/ Govt. Aided/ Unaided Institutes) For Vacant seats if any at institute the respective institute will complete the admission activity in the following manner -
i) Display of vacant seats on institute website and giving appropriate advertisement in the News Paper.
ii) Invite applications from registered candidates.
iii) Prepare and display Merit List on college website and Institute Notice Board.
iv) Carry out/ Complete Admission Process by following Government Admission Rules

July to August 2026

Cut-off Date for all type of admissions for the Academic Year 2026

September 2026

For Institutes: Last date of uploading the data (details of admitted candidates)

September 2026

Nationality

Candidates should be Indian Nationals

Minimum Educational qualification

• Candidates must have passed bachelor’s in any stream with a minimum of 50% (45% in case of candidates belonging to backward classes and PwD residing in Maharashtra only) marks overall.

• Candidates must have studied mathematics at (10+2) level or at graduation level examination.

• Candidates appearing for their final year exam of graduation or awaiting their final year results are also eligible to apply for MAH MCA CET 2026.

General Category

Candidates from Maharashtra State, Outside Maharashtra

State (OMS), J&K

1500

Reserved Category

Candidates of Backward Class Categories [SC, ST, VJ/DTNT(A),

NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC, SBC] and Persons with Disability residing in Maharashtra State only

1300

1

Mumbai

2

Mumbai Sub-Urban

3

Nagpur

4

Beed

5

Bhandara

6

Solapur

7

Kolhapur

8

Thane

9

Gondia

10

Osmanabad

11

Jalna

12

Chandrapur

13

Latur

14

Dhule

15

Nanded

16

Wardha

17

Gadchiroli

18

Palghar

19

Jalgaon

20

Parbhani

21

Pune

22

Aurangabad

23

Yavatmal

24

Raigad

25

Hingoli

26

Sindhudurg

27

Satara

28

Amravati

29

Nandurbar

30

Ahmednagar

31

Buldhana

32

Ratnagiri

33

Nashik

34

Washim

35

Sangli

36

Akola

Mode of exam

Online

Medium of Exam

English

Number of Subjects

There will be four sections in MAH MCA CET 2026 exam-

• Mathematics & Statistics

• Logical/ Abstract Reasoning

• English comprehension and verbal ability

• Computer Concepts

Duration of Exam

90 minutes

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Number of Questions

100 Questions

Marking Scheme

Candidates will be awarded 2 marks for each correct answer.

There will be a deduction of 0.5 marks for each incorrect answer.

Mathematics & Statistics

30

60

Logical/ Abstract Reasoning

30

60

English Comprehension and Verbal Ability

20

40

Computer Concepts

20

40

Total:

100 Questions

200 Marks

Mathematics & Statistics

Algebra- Fundamental operations in Algebra, Expansion, Quadratic equations, factorization, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations.

Co-ordinate Geometry- Rectangular cartesian co-ordinates, distance formulae, equations of a line, mid-point, intersections, etc., ellipse and hyperbola, equations of a circle, pair of straight lines, parabola, simple geometric transformations such as translation, rotation, scaling.

Probability & Statistics- Basic concepts of probability theory, Averages, Dependent and independent events, frequency distributions, and measures of dispersions, skewness and kurtosis, random variable and distribution functions, mathematical expectations, Binomial, Poisson, normal distributions, curve fitting, and the principle of least squares, correlation, and regression.

Differential Equations- Differential equations of the first order and their solutions, linear differential equations with constant coefficients, homogeneous linear differential equations.

Trigonometry- Simple identities, trigonometric equations, properties of triangles, solution of triangles, height and distance, inverse function.

Arithmetic- Ratios and proportions, Problems on distance-speed, time-work, percentage, etc.

Basic Set Theory and Functions- Set, relations and mappings

Mensuration- Areas, triangles and quadrilaterals, area and circumference of circles, volumes and surface areas of simple solids such as spheres, cubes, cylinders, and cones.

Logical/ Abstract Reasoning

• Seating Arrangements

• Circular Arrangements

• Blood Relations

• Sets based on Grouping and Pattern

• Mapping and Best Routes

• Selection and Conditionals

English Comprehension and Verbal Ability

• Basic English Grammar

• Vocabulary

• Comprehension

• Summary writing

• Synonyms and Antonyms

• Ordering of Sentences

• Para jumbles

• Error Spotting

Computer Concepts

Computer Basics- Organization of a computer, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Structure of instructions in CPU, input/output devices, computer memory, memory organization, back-up devices.

Data Representation- Representation of characters, integers, and fractions, binary and hexadecimal representations, Binary Arithmetic: Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, signed arithmetic and two’s complement arithmetic, floating point representation of numbers, normalized floating point representation, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams.

Computer Architecture- Block structure of computers, communication between processor and I / O devices, interrupts.

Computer Language- Assembly language and high-level language, Computer Programming in C and Operating System basics.