Expected MHT CET 2026 Marks vs Percentile
| Updated On - Apr 28, 2026
MHT CET 2026 result will be declared on the official website at cetcell.mahacet.org by June 2026. Students who score 150+ marks in MHT CET 2026 will have a chance to get admission to top-tier engineering institutions such as COEP, VJTI, and SPIT.
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To score 99.9 percentile, you need to have MHT CET cutoff of 160-170+ marks to get CSE in top institutions like COEP and VJTI.
- For 99.5 percentile, you need to have an MHT CET cutoff of 130- 150 marks.
- A safe MHT CET 2026 cutoff mark is likely to be 110+, depending on the difficulty level of the paper, which corresponds to a 95- 96+ percentile, making you eligible for top government colleges.
- Students scoring 160+ marks in MHT CET 2026 will likely be in the top 300 ranks.
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Expected MHTCET 2026 Marks vs Percentile
You can check the MHT CET 2026 expected marks for various percentiles, which have been tabulated below:
| MHTCET 2026 Cutoff Marks | Expected Percentile |
|---|---|
| 155+ | 99.8- 100 |
| 140- 155 | 99.2- 99.8 |
| 130- 140 | 98.9- 99.2 |
| 120- 130 | 98.1- 98.9 |
| 110- 120 | 97.2- 98.1 |
| 105- 115 | 95.5- 97 |
| 90- 105 | 88- 95 |
| 70- 80 | 80- 87 |
Source: The following table MHT CET 2026 Cutoff, has been prepared from a YouTube video by “PW MHT CET”. In the video, it is said that the above percentile range will be more or less the same in easy, moderate and hard shifts as it was prepared from previous years' trend. For more information, watch the video mentioned above.
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According to a Reddit user, candidates should score in the maximum percentile in MHT CET, like scoring above 98 percentile to get CSE in top-tier institutes. For decent colleges or mid-tier, you should have a percentile score above 96,
Source: Reddit
Expected MHTCET 2026 Marks vs Rank
You can check the MHT CET 2026 expected marks for various percentiles, which have been tabulated below:
| MHTCET 2026 Cutoff Marks | Expected Rank |
|---|---|
| 160+ | 1- 900 |
| 140- 160 | 900- 1800 |
| 130- 140 | 1800- 2700 |
| 110- 130 | 3000- 7900 |
| 80- 90 | 7900- 10990 |
| 60- 80 | 10990- 14500 |
| 55- 65 | 14500- 19500 |
Source: YouTube
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Top Colleges Through MHT CET 2026
The following table shows the top engineering colleges accepting MHT CET Cutoff to get admission in various branches:
| Colleges | MHT CET Cutoff Percentile for CSE | MHT CET Cutoff Percentile for IT | MHT CET Cutoff Percentile for E&TC |
| COEP Pune | 99.95+ | 99.9+ | 99.8+ |
| VJTI Mumbai | 99.95+ | 99.92+ | 99.7+ |
| SPIT Mumbai | 99.7+ | 99.5+ | 99.3+ |
| PICT Pune | 99.6+ | 99.4+ | 99.2+ |
| VIT Pune | 98.8+ | 98.5+ | 97.5+ |
Source: The list of top engineering colleges has been prepared from a YouTube video by “PW MHT CET”. In the video, a detailed analysis of the top engineering colleges has been discussed. For more information, click on the link above.
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FAQs
Ques. Is 150 considered a good score in MHT CET 2026?
Ans. A candidate scoring 150 in MHT CET 2026 is considered a very good score. Scoring 150 will make you eligible for COEP, VTI and other top-tier institutes. You can get admission in CSE as your preferred branch.
Ques. What is the expected score to get CSE in MHT CET?
Ans. A candidate scoring 140- 160 marks will get CSE in VJTI or COEP. Normally, the CSE branch in top engineering institutes requires a 99.95- 99.9 percentile.
Ques. What is the safe score for MHT CET 2026?
Ans. You can consider the following safe scores to get admission in various institutes based on your percentile:
- 160- 170 marks for VJTI and COEP
- 150+ good engineering institutes
- 120 marks for mid-tier engineering colleges
Ques. Can a candidate with 120 marks in MHT CET 2026 get VJTI?
Ans. A candidate scoring 120 marks in MHT CET is considered challenging for top-tier universities. You may get into lower branches at VJTI, but only if seats remain vacant in counselling rounds. A score of 120 marks makes you eligible for mid- tier colleges such as VIT Pune and KJ Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.