MAH MCA CET 2023 - Exam Dates, Application Form (Out), Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

MAH MCA CET 2023 - The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra has announced the revised date for MAH MCA CET.  The exam date of MAH MCA CET 2023 is rescheduled on March 27. Earlier, the exam was scheduled on March 25 to 26. The authority released the MAH MCA CET application form 2023 on February 27 on the official website. Candidates had to fill the application form of MAH MCA CET 2023 till March 11, 2023. Candidates will have to appear online in the examination. 

The authorities will release the MAH MCA CET provisional merit list 2023. The counselling process of MAH MCA CET 2023 comprises choice filling, seat allotment, payment of fee and document verification. The authorities will announce the MAH MCA CET 2023 provisional seat allotment. 

MAH MCA CET 2023 Latest News and Updates

• MAH MCA CET 2023 registration starts on February 27.
• The authorities have announced the MAH MCA CET exam dates at the official website. 

About MAH MCA CET
Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET CELL) conducts MCA Common Entrance Test (MAH MCA CET). It is the entrance examination for admission into MCA course in Maharashtra state. MAH MCA CET exam is conducted in online mode for a duration of 90 minutes in multiple sessions. According to the marking scheme for Maharashtra MCA CET 2023, a correct response shall be rewarded with +4 marks and an incorrect response shall result in deduction of 1 mark. The MAH MCA CET question paper will be divided into four sections consisting of Mathematics and Statistics, Logical/ Abstract reasoning, English comprehension and verbal ability and Computer Concepts. Interested candidates have to fill the form within specified last date and qualify the exam. The allotment of seats will be based on marks in MAH MCA CET through a centralised online counselling.   

The authorities released the MAH MCA CET 2023 application form process. Applicants could fill the MAH MCA CET application 2023 on the official website cetcell.mahacet.org. After the conclusion of the MAH MCA CET 2023 application process, the exam authority commenced the application form correction facility. Candidates who made any mistake during the application process of MAH MCA CET will be able to correct details within a specified period of time. Applicants will advised to check the MAH MCA CET 2023 eligibility criteria before filling the application form. The application process of MAH MCA CET 2023 comprised registration, filling application form, uploading documents, and payment of fees.  

To apply for MAH MCA CET, 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) mark overall. Applicants appearing for their final year exam of graduation or awaiting their final year results are also eligible to apply for MAH MCA CET 2023. 

Applicants appeared for the exam will advised to refer to the MAH MCA CET 2023 syllabus for their preparations. Candidates must also go through the exam pattern and previous year question papers of MAH MCA CET to score well in the exam.

The authorities will release MHA MCA CET answer key at the official website cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates will be able to challenge the answer key of MAH MCA CET till a specified date. The authorities announced the MAH MCA CET 2023 result after considering all the objections.

Applicants will be able to check the result of MAH MCA CET through their login credentials. Applicants declared qualified in the result are called for the counselling process.

The authorities of Maharashtra State CET Cell released the eligibility criteria of MAH MCA CET 2023. Candidates appearing for the MAH MCA CET entrance exam have to comply with the following conditions:

• His/ Her Nationality should be Indian.
• Should have passed bachelor's degree from a University recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) or Association of Indian Universities with minimum aggregate marks of 50% for other categories (or 45% for categories of backward classes or persons with disabilities).
• Should have studied Mathematics at 10+2 or graduation level.
• Students appearing in the final year of qualifying examination are also eligible to appear for MAH MCA CET.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | NEFT | Paytm | BHIM

The authorities released the MAH MCE CET application form 2023 online at cetcell.mahacet.org 2023. Candidates fill the MAH MCA CET 2023 application form by March 11. Candidates applying for MAH MCA CET can go through various steps as mentioned below:

1. Visit the official website at cetcell.mahacet.org.

2. Select 'MAH MCA CET' and click on 'New Registration' .

3. Enter the basic details like name, contact details and candidate email ID.

4. Fill the application form by carefully adding the requisite details.

5. Now upload the photograph and signature as per specifications.

6. Submit and proceed with payment of application fee in online mode. 

Application Fee

Candidates may note that the application fee could be paid in online mode only through Internet Payment, Credit Card/ Debit Card (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.

Application Fees

The authorities released the MAH MCA CET exam pattern 2023 to be referred by candidates preparing for the examination. It provides crucial details about the mode etc. in which the entrance exam is conducted.

Exam Pattern of MAH MCA CET

The Maharashtra State CET Cell will release the MAH MCA CET admit card 2023 in online mode. Candidates will be informed of the release of MAH MCA CET 2023 hall tickets via SMS or email. Applicants required to login using registration number or roll number along with the password or candidate's date of birth, whatever is easily available.

Candidates will be required to paste their recent photograph on the MAH MCA CET admit card, preferably one that was uploaded at the time of online registration for the entrance exam. The following details will be mentioned on the admit card:

• Candidate's name
• Roll number
• Name and address of the examination centre
• Time of entrance exam

MAH MCA CET admit card download window

The authorities will release the MAH MCA CET answer key 2023 online on the official website. It contain the correct options against the question code and candidates will get a chance to challenge the same within a certain period.

This is followed by the release of final answer key for MAH MCA CET 2023 along with the declaration of the result. It may be noted that the final answer key will not be subject to challenge.

The authorities will declare the MAH MCA CET 2023 result in online mode on the official website. The MAH MCA CET result 2023 pdf will be provided on the official website and candidates can find their equated scores along with the percentile obtained. Candidates can follow a series of steps as provided below for accessing the result for the Maharashtra MCA entrance:

• Visit the official website at cetcell.mahacet.org.
• Here, click on the MAH MCA CET 2023 portal.
• Now log in using your registration number or roll number, and date of birth or password.
• The MAH MCA CET result 2023 will show on the screen.
• Download the same for future reference.

The result page contains the total marks obtained in the online entrance test. 

The authorities will release separate cutoff marks for candidates belonging to the state of Maharashtra and outside, i.e. All India level. Admissions through MAH MCA CET 2023 is based on these cutoffs only. Those candidates who have a score above that in the MAH MCA CET cutoff will have to report at the stipulated centres for the admission process.

MAH MCA CET Cutoff

Mode of Counselling: Online, Offline

The exam authority will commenced the MAH MCA 2023 counselling after the declaration of the result. The process of MAH MCA CET counselling includes online registration of application along with documents uploading and verification of documents. Candidates first need to complete the MAH MCA CET 2023 choice filling with preferred choices of colleges and courses. After the option entry, the exam authority will release the MAH MCA CET seat allotment result the official website. Shortlisted candidates on the basis of allotment result will have to complete the document verification and admission fee payment. 

The following documents will be required 

• MAH MCA CET Rank card 2023

• Two copies of a recent passport size photograph

• Class 10th Admit card/ certificate or birth certificate (for verification of age)

• Madhyamik or equivalent examination certificate

• SC/ ST/ OBC-A/ OBC-B/ PwD certificate issued by competent authority (if applicable)

• Domicile certificate

• Higher Secondary (10+2) level or equivalent certificate

• Degree mark sheets (10+2+3) as applicable

• Any other documents as are required for eligibility as per the criteria set by different Universities/ Institutes

To check the previous year's seat matrix for MAH MCA CET - Click here.