Free MHT CET rank predictor for 2026. Predict your MHT CET percentile and rank from marks using official CET Cell 2025 data. This MHT rank predictor covers COEP, VJTI, PICT, Walchand cutoffs — PCM + PCB groups, all 7 Maharashtra categories, no signup.
Official data from State CET Cell Maharashtra. 4,22,863 PCM candidates in 2025. Use this as your primary MHT CET rank predictor reference for April 2026.
| Marks (out of 200) | Percentile | Approx. Rank | College Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 (Highest) | 100%ile | 1–22 | VJTI CSE/IT (certain) |
| 149–164 | 99.99%ile | 23–120 | VJTI + COEP CSE sure |
| 136 | 99.88%ile | ~120–500 | VJTI + COEP all branches |
| 130–135 | 99.50%ile | ~500–2,000 | COEP + PICT / SPIT CSE |
| 120–129 | 98.80%ile | ~2,000–5,000 | PICT, Walchand, SPIT CSE/IT |
| 113 | 98.07%ile | ~5,000–9,000 | KJ Somaiya / DJSCE / SIES |
| 105–112 | 97.00%ile | ~9,000–15K | VIT Pune, MIT-WPU CSE |
| 95–104 | 95–96%ile | ~15K–22K | Good Private CSE/IT |
| 85–94 | 91–93%ile | ~22K–35K | Mid Private Colleges |
| 75–84 | 86–89%ile | ~35K–52K | Private (core branches) |
| 60–74 | 81–85%ile | ~52K–80K | Lower private / qualifying zone |
| 50–59 | 80%ile | ~80K–85K | Qualifying zone |
Same marks can give slightly different percentiles depending on paper difficulty. Cutoffs are remarkably stable — use 2025 as primary reference for MHT CET rank prediction 2026.
| Marks | 2025 %ile | 2024 %ile | 2023 %ile | College Target (Gen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | 100 | — | — | VJTI/COEP CSE certain |
| 149 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | VJTI/COEP CSE certain |
| 136 | 99.88 | 99.87 | 99.85 | VJTI + COEP all branches |
| 130 | 99.50 | 99.50 | 99.48 | COEP + PICT/SPIT CSE |
| 122 | 99.10 | 99.50 | 99.45 | PICT, Walchand, SPIT |
| 113 | 98.07 | 98.02 | 97.95 | KJ Somaiya, DJSCE |
| 100 | 96.20 | 96.50 | 96.10 | VIT Pune, MIT-WPU |
| 90 | 93.50 | 94.00 | 93.20 | Good Private (CSE/ECE) |
| 80 | 89.00 | 89.00 | 88.50 | Mid-private / qualifying zone |
| 70 | 84.00 | 84.50 | 83.80 | Mid-private / qualifying zone |
Tougher than 2024. Highest only 165 vs 199 in 2024.
Easiest recent paper. 199/200 highest score.
Relatively easy. 198 highest score.
Expected minimum marks for MHT CET 2026 admission to top Maharashtra engineering colleges. Based on official CET Cell 2025 closing percentiles. Calculated from percentile to marks using official data.
| College — Branch | City | Gen Marks | OBC Marks | SC Marks | ST Marks | Cutoff %ile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJTI Mumbai — CSE | Mumbai | 149+ | 143+ | 125+ | 110+ | 99.95%ile |
| VJTI Mumbai — IT | Mumbai | 145+ | 138+ | 120+ | 106+ | 99.90%ile |
| VJTI Mumbai — EXTC | Mumbai | 140+ | 133+ | 115+ | 101+ | 99.76%ile |
| VJTI Mumbai — Mechanical | Mumbai | 135+ | 128+ | 108+ | 95+ | 98.42%ile |
| COEP Pune — CSE | Pune | 136+ | 128+ | 108+ | 95+ | 99.67%ile |
| COEP Pune — IT | Pune | 133+ | 125+ | 105+ | 92+ | 99.55%ile |
| ICT Mumbai | Mumbai | 128+ | 120+ | 100+ | 88+ | 99.20%ile |
| PICT Pune — CSE | Pune | 135+ | 127+ | 107+ | 94+ | 99.61%ile |
| SPIT Mumbai — CSE | Mumbai | 133+ | 125+ | 105+ | 91+ | 99.50%ile |
| Walchand Sangli — CSE | Sangli | 122+ | 113+ | 95+ | 82+ | 98.50%ile |
| KJ Somaiya — CSE | Mumbai | 120+ | 111+ | 93+ | 80+ | 98.80%ile |
| DJSCE Mumbai — CSE | Mumbai | 118+ | 109+ | 91+ | 78+ | 98.50%ile |
| VIT Pune — CSE | Pune | 113+ | 104+ | 86+ | 73+ | 98.20%ile |
| MIT-WPU Pune — CSE | Pune | 110+ | 101+ | 83+ | 70+ | 97.80%ile |
Official Final Round closing percentiles from cetcell.mahacet.org. GOPENS = General Open State · GOBCS = OBC · GSCS = SC · GSTS = ST · GEWS = EWS.
| Branch | GOPENS | GOBCS | GSCS | GSTS | GEWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | 99.95 | 99.71 | 98.72 | 96.20 | 99.69 |
| Information Technology | 99.90 | 99.73 | 98.60 | 96.00 | 99.58 |
| Electronics & Telecom | 99.76 | 99.50 | 98.10 | 94.50 | 99.39 |
| Electronics Engg | 99.50 | 99.20 | 97.80 | 93.80 | 98.99 |
| Electrical Engineering | 98.80 | 98.50 | 96.50 | 92.00 | 98.72 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 98.42 | 98.10 | 96.00 | 91.00 | 98.41 |
| Production Engineering | 97.60 | 96.80 | 94.50 | 88.00 | 97.60 |
| Civil Engineering | 97.15 | 95.73 | 92.12 | 86.00 | 92.71 |
| Target College Tier | Gen (GOPENS) | OBC (GOBCS) | SC (GSCS) | ST (GSTS) | EWS (GEWS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VJTI / COEP / ICT (CSE/IT) | 150+ | 140+ | 120+ | 105+ | 148+ |
| COEP / PICT / SPIT (CSE/IT) | 135+ | 125+ | 108+ | 95+ | 133+ |
| Top Private (CSE/IT) Mumbai/Pune | 120+ | 110+ | 95+ | 82+ | 118+ |
| Good Private (CSE/ECE) | 113+ | 102+ | 88+ | 75+ | 111+ |
| Mid Private (all branches) | 90+ | 82+ | 70+ | 60+ | 88+ |
| Qualifying Score | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
An MHT CET rank predictor converts your marks out of 200 into a percentile and estimated rank using official CET Cell Maharashtra data. MHT CET uses NTA-style normalization across multiple exam shifts — raw marks are equated before percentile is calculated. This is why our MHT rank predictor uses percentile as the intermediate step rather than mapping marks directly to rank.
The formula: Rank = ((100 − percentile) / 100) × total candidates + 1. With 4,22,863 PCM candidates in 2025, a 99.50 percentile translates to approximately rank 2,114. MHT CET cutoffs are remarkably stable year-to-year (<0.2 percentile variance for the same marks), making this MHT CET percentile predictor reliable for 2026 planning.
Key advantage of MHT CET over JEE Main for Maharashtra students: no negative marking(+2 per correct, 0 per wrong). This fundamentally changes exam strategy — every unanswered question is a lost opportunity. Blind guessing on a 4-option MCQ gives expected +0.5 marks per question. Always attempt all 200 questions.
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MHT CET PCM runs April 11–19. Enter your expected score after each shift for instant percentile and rank prediction.
Data sourced from State CET Cell Maharashtra (cetcell.mahacet.org) official MHT CET 2023–2025 results & cutoff publications
