Engineering Admission in Maharashtra

Jan 08, 2021 by Admin

Engineering Admission in Maharashtra: Eligibility, Application Process, Counseling & Seat Allotment Process

Maharashtra's admission for the B Tech program will be granted based on the merit in the MHT-CET state-level entrance exam. The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) will conduct the entrance exam, Maharashtra, to grant admission for the B Tech every year. Maharashtra is one among the familiar state which is situated in west-central India. It has numerous government, private engineering colleges, and reputed universities that offer the engineering education in several streams. Pune & Mumbai are the two educational hubs of the Maharashtra State. Every year lakhs of students compete for the B Tech admission in Maharashtra. Candidates who have qualified in the national level entrance exam JEE Main are also eligible to secure B Tech admission in Maharashtra.

Candidates seeking to get admission for the B Tech program must register for the MHT-CET entrance exam by applying the application form. After the result declaration, the authority will release the merit list/rank list. The candidate's name featured in the merit list needs to appear for the CAP counseling session, and the seat allotment process will be done. To know more information about Maharashtra B Tech admission, candidates can go through this article regarding eligibility, the application process, counseling process, and a list of top B Tech colleges in Maharashtra.

Course Name	B Tech
Course Level	Undergraduate Course
Course Duration	4 Years
Admission Through	Merit & Entrance Exam Based
Eligibility Criteria	Qualified in 10+2
Minimum Percentage	50% Aggregate Marks
Entrance Exam Accepted	MHT-CET, JEE Main
Counselling Level	State Level
Exam Conducting Body	DTE, Maharashtra

Eligibility Criteria for B Tech Admission in Maharashtra

To get eligible for B Tech admission in Maharashtra, candidates must meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. Candidates shall have qualified in the 10+2 examination with a minimum 50% aggregate score in the science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics as main subjects). As per the government rules, 5% of relaxation is provided in aggregate marks for the reserved category. Therefore candidates can secure a minimum of 45% marks in the qualifying examination.

Candidates who have secured three years diploma in engineering courses with a required score from any recognized institute can apply for the B Tech Lateral entry program.
Students from any other state are also eligible to secure admission for the Maharashtra B Tech program. Candidates should have a non-zero score in either MHT-CET or JEE Main entrance exam.
Students whose mother or father is domicile/resident of Maharashtra, such candidates need to submit the domicile certificate.

Application Process for B Tech Admission in Maharashtra

Candidates who willing to apply for the B Tech program in Maharashtra must register for the MHT-CET entrance exam. MHT CET application process will be conducted via online mode. Candidates can check out the following steps to fill up MHT CET online application form.

Step 1-Registration: At first, candidates need to register themselves by visiting the respective website. Once the registration process is completed, login credentials will be generated, and they will be sent for the candidate's registered mail ID.

Step 2-Filling up application form: Using those credentials candidates required to log in, the application form will display. Candidates must fill-up the relevant details like personal, contact, educational details, select the category, etc.

Step 3-Upload the Documents: Candidates must upload the scanned images of educational documents, photographs, and the signature in JPEG format, and candidates need to upload any one of the ID proofs in PDF format.

Step 4- Payment of Application Fees: Candidates are required to pay the stipulated application fee charges via online mode. MHT CET application fees for the general category costs INR 800, and for the reserved category, it charges around INR 600

Step 5-Confirmation Page- After the successful payment of application fees, a confirmation page will display on the screen. Candidates must take the printout of it for further reference.

B Tech Admission Process in Maharashtra

Admissions for B Tech will be granted based on the candidate's score secured in the entrance exam. Maharashtra engineering colleges accept MHT-CET and JEE Main scores, and some in reputed deemed universities conduct their own entrance exam to grant admission for B Tech. For Example, Symbiosis International Deemed University conducts SET (Symbiosis entrance test) to grant admission for different courses, including B Tech.

B Tech admission process usually begins with preparing a merit list for different categories. After the result declaration of the MHT-CET entrance exam, the examination will prepare the merit list based on the candidate’s performance in the MHT-CET and JEE Main Score entrance exam.
If the marks secured by the candidates in the qualified 10+2 examination are changed after the re-evaluation process, the admission changes the merit number of the re-verified candidates before the declaration of the final merit list.
All the candidates whose names are featured in the final merit list are eligible candidates to participate in Centralized Allotment Process (CAP) Counselling. Once the counseling session is completed, the seat allotment process will be done.

Counselling Session for B Tech Admission in Maharashtra

MHT CET will be organized by the Maharashtra CET Cell through Centralized Allotment Process (CAP). Eligible candidates can take part in counseling by registering through online mode. The counseling session concludes at certain stages, and candidates can check out the detailed steps mentioned below.

Step 1-Registration: At first, candidates are required to visit the respective portal and must click on “New Registration “and enter the relevant details, and then a password has to be created after the submission of details.

Step 2-Details on Types of Candidature: while registering, candidates must select the type of candidature according to their category.

Step 3-Enter Qualification and Exam Details: Candidates are required to enter the overall marks of Class 10th and 12th subject-wise and must mention the school's name.

Step 4-Uploading Scanned Images: Candidates are required to upload the scanned images of the Photograph and signature as per the prescribed format.

Step 5-Counselling Payment Fees: Candidates need to pay the counseling processing fees through online mode. MHT CET counseling fees for General & Outside Maharashtra State candidates cost INR 800, Reserved category of the Maharashtra Domicile candidates must pay INR 600, and NRI candidates need to pay INR 5000.

Step 6-Reporting at Admission facilitation center: Upon successful registration, candidates must report physically at the admission facilitation center and original documents for the document verification process.

Step 7-Option filling: Candidates are required to log in for the account by using their registered credentials; candidates are required to choose the colleges according to their choice. There is no certain limit for choosing the colleges in option form, and candidates can choose a maximum number of colleges in order of preference.

Seat Allotment for B Tech Admission in Maharashtra

The seat allotment in the participating college is carried out through CAP (Centralized Allotment Process), which will be done according to the candidate's merit ranking and choice filling. Candidates can check their seat allotment order by visiting the respective website by providing the Application number and date of birth details. The seat allotment list will be declared only via online mode.

After the seat allotment process, candidates are required to report at the allotted institute to complete the further admission pro, cess. Then candidates need to pay the tuition fees for B Tech 1st year before the due date for the seat's confirmation.

List of Top B Tech Colleges in Maharashtra

College /University	Annual Fees	Location
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	INR 2 Lakhs	Mumbai
Institute of Chemical Technology	INR 85,000	Mumbai
Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering	INR 1 Lakhs	Kolhapur
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology	INR 1.4 Lakhs	Nagpur
College of Engineering	INR 90,000	Pune
GH Raisoni College of Engineering	INR 1.6 Lakhs	Nagpur
National Institute of Industrial Engineering	INR 5 Lakhs	Mumbai
Army Institute of Technology	INR 1.6 Lakhs	Pune
G H Raisoni College of Engineering and Management	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Pune
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Pune
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute	INR 84,000	Mumbai
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering	INR 3 Lakhs	Mumbai
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology	INR 1.5 Lakhs	Mumbai
Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management	INR 1.5 Lakhs	Nagpur
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University	INR 33,000	Nagpur
Cummins College of Engineering for Women	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Nagpur
Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering	INR 1.5 Lakhs	Nagpur
MIT World Peace University	INR 3 Lakhs	Pune
Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology	INR 1.6 Lakhs	Pune
Walchand College of Engineering	INR 85,000	Sangli
Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology	INR 1.3 Lakhs	Navi Mumbai
K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering	INR 2.8 Lakhs	Mumbai
Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering	INR 1.2 Lakhs	Pune
Amity University Mumbai	INR 2.3 Lakhs	Mumbai
Symbiosis International University	INR 2 Lakhs	Pune