Maharashtra Forms Committee to Review Class 12 Marks Weightage for MHT CET Admissions

The Maharashtra state government has officially constituted a five-member committee tasked with evaluating a significant shift in the admission process for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy programmes. The panel is set to examine the feasibility of integrating Class 12 board examination marks alongside MHT CET scores when determining the merit list for BTech and BPharm admissions.

This development follows a formal proposal submitted by the state’s Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell. The committee has been mandated to submit its findings and recommendations to the government within a 15-day window. Their primary objective is to determine whether a specific weightage should be assigned to Class 12 performance and, if so, what the appropriate ratio between board marks and MHT CET percentiles should be.

Committee Composition and Implementation Scope

The newly formed panel consists of senior academic leaders and government officials to ensure a comprehensive review of the proposal. The Chairperson of the committee is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, who also serves as the Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Academic and Research Council. Other members include the Vice-Chancellors of COEP Technological University, Pune, and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere. The Director of Higher Education, Pune, serves as a member, while the Director of Technical Education, Mumbai, acts as the Member Secretary.

While the committee is currently exploring the integration of board marks, no final decision has been reached regarding the implementation of such a system. The panel is also tasked with assessing the timeline for any potential changes. A key consideration for the committee is ensuring that students are provided with sufficient notice and preparation time for both their board examinations and the entrance test. Consequently, students currently preparing for MHT CET 2027 should not assume that Class 12 marks will be incorporated into the final merit calculation until an official government notification is issued.

Status of Admission Criteria

At present, the MHT CET remains the primary assessment for admission to these professional courses. The potential shift in policy is strictly in the proposal and review stage. Any modification to the existing admission criteria, including the introduction of a new formula for merit list preparation, remains entirely dependent on the committee’s forthcoming recommendations and the subsequent approval of the state government.

Until such a decision is formalised, the current admission procedures and criteria remain in effect. Students are advised to monitor official government announcements for updates regarding the committee’s findings and any potential changes to the admission framework for future academic cycles.