MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2026: Qualification, Age Limit, Percentage

A citizen of India and a graduate with minimum 50% marks is eligible to appear in MAH MBA CET exam. However, the MAH MBA CET Exam Eligibility Criteria consist of various important points to determine MAH MBA CET exam eligibility.

MAH MBA CET Exam Eligibility: Highlights
MAH CET exam eligibility criteria include MAH CET Eligibility Age prescribing Age limit; Academic Qualification (Completed Degree Requirement); MAH CET Eligibility Criteria for Final Year Students; MAH CET Exam Eligibility for Work Experience; MAH CET Exam Eligibility for Maharashtra State and All India category students, MBA Admission eligibility and more. Below are shared the key highlights for MAH MBA CET eligibility criteria:

MAH MBA CET Eligibility: Criteria at a Glance 

Government of Maharashtra’s State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has issued official Information brochure for Online Mah-MBA/MMS CET 2026 exam for admission to first year of two years full time post Graduate degree course in management (MBA/MMS) for academic year 2026-27. See image below. 

As per the official brochure, following are the MAH MBA CET eligibility criteria 2026:

1. Candidates should have passed minimum Three-year Duration Bachelor’s Degree awarded by any of the Universities recognised by University Grants Commission or Association of Indian Universities in any discipline with at least 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent (at least 45% in case of candidates of backward class categories, Economically Weaker Section and Persons with Disability belonging to Maharashtra State only) or its equivalent; (Eligibility criteria is as per previous year's CAP Information Brochure)                                        

OR 

2. Candidates should have appeared for the final year examination of any Bachelor’s degree to be awarded by any of the Universities recognised by University Grants Commission or Association of Indian Universities in any discipline. 

MAH CET Cell has also issued following important notes related to above critieria. 

a) Aggregate marks means the grand total of marks obtained by the candidate in subjects on which the class declaration is made in the particular University from which the candidate is passing the qualifying examination. 

b) In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the University/institution from where they have obtained the bachelor's degree.

c) The percentage of marks shall be calculated by rounding off to two places after decimal.

Official Information Brochure for Online Mah-MBA/MMS CET 2026 Exam

There are no maximum or minimum eligibility age criteria to appear for MAH MBA CET Exam 2026. Any candidate who has completed graduation is eligible to register and appear in the exam. 

For MBA admission 2026, MAH MBA entrance exam eligibility criteria for different category of candidates are as below:
Maharashtra State Category Candidates: All the Maharashtra State (MS) domicile candidates have to appear in MAH MBA CET exam 2025. Based on MAH CET exam score, MS category candidates will be shortlisted for DTE CAP round for final admission.

All India Category (Outside Maharashtra State Category) candidates: All India Category candidates called as Outside Maharashtra State candidates, will be considered for admission based on MAH MBA CET, CAT, XAT as well CMAT exam score by DTE Maharashtra.

MAH MBA CET Eligibility Criteria 2026 has not been released by MAH CET Cell. Based on last year’s details, know the expected MAH MBA CET 2026 reservation criteria.

MAH MBA CET Exam Eligibility 2025 for General and Reserved category is different from other exams. CET Cell Maharashtra has different reservation criteria 2025 for Maharashtra State candidates and for All India category candidates. The candidates are classified as Open (Treated like General) Category from Outside Maharashtra State. The reserved category candidates from Maharashtra State domicile are treated as Reserved category. The classification for Open and Reserved category candidates is below:

• All the Outside Maharashtra (OMS) All India Category candidates despite being of EWS, NC-OBC, SC/ST category will be treated as Open category Candidates
• All the Maharashtra State unreserved category candidates will be treated as Open category candidates
• Only the SC/ST/PwD candidates or other reserved category candidates of Maharashtra State will be treated as Reserved category candidates and will get benefit of reservations in admission process.

5.1 MAH CET Reservation Criteria for All India Category Candidates
15% to 35% seats are reserved for All India category candidates, out of total 40,000 seats available in MBA Colleges in Maharashtra. Read below the eligibility criteria to avail reservation benefits as All India Category candidates in admission process through MAH MBA CET 2025 and other exams

• MAH CET Exam Eligibility Criteria for Reservation of MBA/MMS Seats for all India category candidates include all the applicants from any part of India (Other than Maharashtra State) provided he/she has obtained required minimum qualification of 50% marks in Graduation
• All the applicants qualifying the MAH MBA/ MMS CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria of all India category will be considered for admission based on MAH MBA CET exam, CAT, XAT, CMAT exam in all the MBA colleges that offer admission through Maharashtra DTE CAP round.

5.2 MAH MBA CET Reservation for Maharashtra State Domicile Candidates
Seat Reservation for Maharashtra State (MS) category candidates out of 40,000 MBA seats is 65% to 85% for Maharashtra State Open and Reserved category candidates.
Reservation criteria for Maharashtra State domicile candidates is split into Open category and Reserved category. There are three categories of Maharashtra State candidates who will get reservation benefit in MBA admission through MBA CET exam:

Category-1: The candidate has Maharashtra State Domicile Open category candidate
Category-2: The candidate has Maharashtra State Domicile as well as Home University Open category. It means that the candidate has completed graduation from the university to which the MBA college is affiliated
Category-3: The candidate is of SC/ST/PwD and other reservation category as specified by Govt of Maharashtra and is also of Maharashtra domicile.

There are five types of category division to get the status of Maharashtra State category candidate. Qualifying on any of these types could place your candidature as the Maharashtra State (MS) candidate. Registering and applying for MAH CET 2025 as MS candidate opens more opportunities and more admission options in MBA/MMS 2025-27 batch in top MBA colleges in Maharashtra.

6.1 MS candidate: Type A 

MAH CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Maharashtra State Type A candidates is as below:

• An aspirant who has passed HSC and qualifying examination from Maharashtra state is a Maharashtra Candidate
• If the applicant didn’t pass HSC but passed Diploma in Engineering / Technology / Pharmacy and any other qualifying examination from Maharashtra State, he/she is to be termed as Maharashtra State Candidate
• In addition to this fact, if the Candidate is Domiciled or Born in the State of Maharashtra, he/she is the Maharashtra State Candidate and should mention it while registering and applying for MAH CET 2025 online.

6.2 MS Candidate: Type B 

MAH CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Maharashtra State Type B candidates is as below:

• You could be Maharashtra State (MS) Candidate if you or your Father or Mother is domiciled in the State of Maharashtra
• It is not necessary that you were born or studied in the State of Maharashtra
• In case it is the place of domicile of any 3 of you as shared above, you could reap the benefits of being an MS candidate

6.3 MS Candidate: Type C 

MAH CET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for Maharashtra State Type C candidates is as below:

• If either of your parents i.e. Father or Mother, is an employee of the Government of India or Government of India Undertaking who is posted and reported to duty in Maharashtra State before the last date for submitting the application for admission, you are a Maharashtra State candidate.
• If you wish to appear in MAH MBA/MMS CET 2025 as a Maharashtra State candidate and your parents are supposed to report for duty in Maharashtra state but are delaying it, if they report for duty you can apply for MAH CET 2025 as an MS candidate to gain all the benefits of Maharashtra State candidature

6.4 MS Candidate: Type D 

MAH CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Maharashtra State Type D candidates is as below:

• An applicant will be considered as Maharashtra State Candidate if his/her Father or Mother is an employee of the Government of Maharashtra/Government of Maharashtra Undertaking or are retired employees of above
• Although such employees are usually not posted out of the state, in case they are posted in some other states or are on deputation to some other departments, the candidate would still be considered as Maharashtra state candidate

6.5 MS Candidate: Type E 

MAH CET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for Maharashtra State Type E candidates is as below:

• Candidates passing HSC or passing diploma in Engineering or Technology or Pharmacy and also Qualifying Examination from a recognized institution located in a disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border area or from Maharashtra, residing in the disputed Maharashtra Karnataka Border area and whose mother tongue is Marathi are MS candidates.

• If you are not pursuing or completed your Bachelor’s degree or any Professional degree like CA/CS/ICWA, you are not eligible to appear for MAH MBA CET 2025
• If you have scored below 50% marks in graduation as a general category candidate and below 45% as SC/ST/PwD candidate you are not eligible for MAH CET
• If your Graduation is not recognized by UGC/AICTE/MHRD-Govt. of India, you are not eligible to apply for MAH CET 2025
• If you have furnished wrong information in your MAH MBA CET Application form, you will be debarred from the exam and admission process and will be declared Not Eligible

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