MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria - Check Age Limit, Marks Required, No of Attempts, Important Factor

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria

MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 is defined by the State Common Entrance Test Cell in a notification released on its official website (mahacet.org) every year. If you are interested in appearing for MAH MBA CET, you must be aware of the eligibility criteria laid down by the conducting body.

There are various candidature types when applying for MBA admissions in Maharashtra and a candidate can claim only one type. The eligibility criteria for each candidature type are slightly different and it is important to find out your eligibility for any particular candidature type in MAH MBA CET 2025 before applying for admission. The candidature types in MAH MBA CET include:

• Open Category (General Category Maharashtra State Candidates, Outside Maharashtra State (OMS), and J & K Migrant candidates)
• All India Candidature
• Minority Candidature (SC, ST, VJ/DTNT(A), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC, SBC, EWS, PwD)

85% of seats are allocated to Maharashtra State candidates, 15% to All India candidates and then there are supernumerary seats reserved for candidates falling under other candidature types. For this reason, it is also important to understand the MAH MBA CET eligibility 2025 for each candidature type and know the overall eligibility.

The complete details about the MAH MBA CET 2025 eligibility criteria can be found on this page. Check out the important highlights, category-wise eligibility, and other important information you should know before filling out the MAH MBA CET 2025 application form. Information regarding the academic requirements, minimum marks required, domicile requirements, seat reservation, and allocation policy of MAH MBA CET 2025 can also be checked here.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria - Highlights

The State CET Cell, Government of Maharashtra is responsible for releasing the notification for MAH CET MBA Exam 2025. The eligibility of the candidates to take the MAH MBA CET Exam 2025 depends on factors like age criteria, domicile rules, academic qualifications, etc. Candidates who qualify for the MAH MBA CET eligibility criteria are allowed to fill out the application forms.

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MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Maharashtra State Candidature

Maharashtra State category candidates have 4-5 types of category divisions. Individuals must qualify for any of these types to become eligible for candidature as the Maharashtra State (MS) candidate. 

MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for All India Candidature

The MAH MBA CET eligibility 2025 for candidates claiming All India candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 are as follows.

• The candidate must be a national of India.

• The candidate must have passed a min. 3-year bachelor's degree awarded by a UGC or AIU-recognized university.

• The candidate must have at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in the qualifying degree course.

• AI category candidates do not have to appear for MAH MBA/ MMS CET if they already have a valid CAT or CMAT score.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Minority Candidature

Only candidates with a Maharashtra State domicile who belong to particular Religious or Linguistic Communities from within the state are eligible for admission under the Minority Candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025. Candidates belonging to 

• ST

• SC

• DT/VJ/NT/1/2/3

• OBC/SBC

will be considered a minority and will gain the benefits. Candidates will also have to submit proof such as a Caste Certificate and validity of the Caste Certificate while filling out the application form. 

Further, Persons with Disability from Maharashtra will only be considered as minorities. If the candidate is not from Maharashtra, he/she will have to apply as the Open Category.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for NRI/ PIO/ OCI/ FN Candidature

Candidates who are not Indian nationals can apply under the foreign student or NRI category provided that they satisfy the eligibility criteria specified for their category. The categorisation of candidates under each of these candidature types i.e. NRI, FN, OCI, PIO, CIWGC and FN has been defined in the Maharashtra Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Fees) Act, 2015. Apart from that, the eligibility criteria for foreign students in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2023 is as follows.

• The candidate must have completed a bachelor's degree course of minimum 3 years duration from a university recognized by UGC or AIU.

• The candidate must have scored at least 50% aggregate marks or equivalent in the qualifying course.

• Additionally, the candidate must satisfy any other criteria as declared under the "Act' specified above.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for J&K and Ladakh Migrant Candidature

The criteria to be eligible for the UT of Jammy & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh Migrant Candidature in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 are as follows.

• The candidate must be the child of a citizen who is displaced from UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh to any part of India from 1990 onwards due to terrorist activities.

• Children of IAS, IPS, IFS officers , or military and paramilitary staff transferred to UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh who has joined the post on or before the last date of application.

• Children of officers and staff of UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh police.

MAH CET MBA Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Important Points

The State Common Entrance Test Cell (Maharashtra) specifies the MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2025. Candidates aspiring to take admission into MBA colleges in Maharashtra must meet the eligibility requirements to get selected. Qualifying for the MAH MBA CET Exam 2025 will allow the candidates to get admission to MBA courses in over 300 top colleges in Maharashtra.

• Candidates must be Indian Nationals to apply for MAH CET. The minimum age required to apply for MAH CET MBA is 21 years.

• Candidates studying in their final year of graduation can apply for the MAH MBA CET exam provisionally.

• It is mandatory for candidates who belong to categories like - SC, NT (B), VJ/ DT (NT(A)), NT (C), NT (D), SEBC, and OBC SBC to provide ‘Caste Validity Certificate’ issued by the Scrutiny Committee of Social Welfare Department and those belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) category to produce “Tribe Validity Certificate” issued by the same and valid non-creamy layer certificate at the time of document verification process.

• Candidates who qualify for all the MAH MBA CET eligibility 2023 will be summoned for a written examination. Upon scoring above the Cut Off marks in the written examination, candidates will be later called for the final round of document verification.

• Applicants who fail to match up to the MAH MBA CET eligibility 2023 set by the exam authority will not be considered eligible to participate in the recruitment process.

• Candidates qualifying for entrance exams like CAT/ XAT/ MAT/ CMAT/ ATMA/ GMAT candidates are also eligible to apply for All India seats. The Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra conducts the counseling process through the Common Admission process.

• MAH MBA CET Registration fee 2025 is Rs.1000/- for all India candidates/open category and INR 800 for reserved category candidates

• Admission of the All India category candidates appearing in the MAH MBA CET exam into Maharashtra B-schools depends on their scores in All India MBA entrance exams like CAT and CMAT. 

• The grand total of the marks obtained by the candidates in all subjects is referred to as ‘aggregate marks’.

• If a candidate is awarded CGPA/ grades, they will be converted on the basis of the procedure specified by the institute or university from which candidates have obtained their bachelor’s degree.

• The percentage will be calculated by rounding off to two places after the decimal point.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Seat Allocation

The category-wise seat allocation in MBA colleges in Maharashtra is as follows.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Seat Allocation in Government and Government-Aided Institutes

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 Seat Allocation in Unaided Private Professional Institutions

MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 Seat Reservation Policy

Seat reservations in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 are provided for special category candidates belonging to Maharashtra only. Candidates applying for All India category seats will not be able to claim any type of seat reservation. Besides the reservations in MS category seats, supernumerary seats are also reserved for certain other categories of candidates. All of the details about the seat reservation policy of MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 can be found given below.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Seat Reservation for MS Category

Following is the percentage of CAP Seats reserved for various categories of candidates eligible for reservation in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025

Given below are the meaning of the various categories listed above.

• SC - Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converts to Buddhism

• ST - Scheduled Tribes

• VJ - Vimukta Jati

• DT NT-A - De-notified Tribes

• NT - Nomadic Tribes

• OBC - Other Backward Classes

• PwD - Person with Disability

PwD seats are reserved for candidates having 40% benchmark disability of any of the following categories.

MAH MBA CET 2025 Supernumerary Seat Reservation

Supernumerary seats in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 are available for various categories of candidates but they may be subject to certain conditions or restrictions. Given below are the supernumerary seat reservations in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025.

The conditions for filling supernumerary seats in MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 are as follows.

• In case seats reserved for the CIWGC category remain vacant, then they shall be filled by OCI/ PIO/ Foreign students and vice versa. If seats in any of the above categories remain vacant, they can be filled by NRI candidates.

• TFWS seats will be available only if 30% of the sanctioned seats in a course are filled by the institute.

MAH MBA CET 2025 NRI Quota Seats

A maximum of 5% of the seats out of the 20% reserved under Institutional Quota can be made available for NRI candidates by the institute. If any of these seats remain vacant, they can be offered to All India candidates.

MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria for All India Candidates: 15% to 35% Seats Reserved

15% to 35% seat allocation is reserved for all the applicants qualifying the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria of All India Category. Admission of the All India category candidates appearing in MAH MBA CET exam Maharashtra B-schools depends on their scores in All India MBA entrance exams like CAT 2024 and CMAT 2025. 

MAH MBA CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Counselling

The MAH MBA CET Counselling Process 2025 will be conducted by the DTE (Directorate of Technical Education), Maharashtra through CAP (Centralized Admission Process). It is mandatory for the candidates to provide original documents during the document verification rounds.

• The MAH MBA CET 2025 scores would be used to seek admission to MBA/MMS courses at Institute Level Seats.

• NRI candidates who qualify for the MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 can apply for admission against the Institute Level Seats in Un-aided Institutes.

• It is compulsory for all the minority category candidates to fulfill the eligibility for MAH CET 2025 to claim the seats reserved for them.

• For 15% All India Seats through CAP, all Maharashtra or Outside Maharashtra and J&K migrants have to register online for CAP.

• All candidates who have appeared for different MBA Entrance exams can also apply for CAP under 15% All India Seats.

How Many Times Can You Appear for MAH MBA CET 2025?

As per the eligibility rules specified by State Common Entrance Test Cell (Maharashtra), there is no limit on the number of attempts for the MAH CET exam. If a candidate fails to clear the MAH CET exam for the current academic session and wants to appear for the same next year can apply for the entrance exam.

Similarities between MAH CET Exam 2025 Eligibility & JBIMS Mumbai Admission Eligibility

Candidates seeking admission to the MMS batch 2025-27 must note that the MAH CET MBA Eligibility Criteria 2025 and JBIMS Mumbai MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria are the same:

• JBIMS Mumbai will participate in the DTE CAP 2025. The institute will also offer admission as per the seat allotment process by DTE Maharashtra. 

• JBIMS will accept MAH MBA/MMS 2025 score, CAT 2024 score and CMAT 2025 score for admission. 

• Candidates qualifying for seeking enrollment in JBIMS Mumbai need not apply to the institute separately as the seat allotment will be through DTE CAP round 2025 as per the MAH CET Exam Eligibility Criteria.