The MHT-CET or Common Entrance Test is an annual entrance exam conducted by the

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. It is conducted by the

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. The degree courses of the following streams are mainly accounted for in this entrance exam: *

Engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Earlier the test scores were also used for admissions to Medical degree courses. After the

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insisted that only

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can be used for undergraduate medicine admissions all over India, MHT-CET has been scrapped for medical colleges. The test is conducted in online mode for the first time in 2019. The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra released the syllabus and marking scheme for the

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(CBT). The test was also used for admissions to the undergarduate course in

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at the

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, this was changed with the introduction of a separate entrance test for Planning in 2022.

References

Sources

https://www.mahacet.org/cetcell/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Draft-Copy-of-MHT-CET-2019-Information-Brochure-for-Engg_Tech_Pharmacy_Pharm.D..pdf
MHT-CET 2020 Brochure

External links

* Engineering MHT-CET -
Times of India news articleMHT CET 2019: Exam to be in online mode, check syllabus, marking scheme and other details
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