The CET Cell Maharashtra will release the MAH AAC CET Exam Pattern 2026 at cetcell.mahacet.org. Candidates can appear for the MAH AAC CET entrance exam 2026 on April 10, 2026, according to the tentative announcement issued on the official website. According to the exam pattern, candidates have to appear for four papers for an overall duration of five hours. Candidates can check out the details of the time split and the weightages for each section on the brochure for MAH AAC CET 2026 on the official website. Appearing for the MAH AAC CET 2026 entrance exam requires candidates to familiarise themselves with the exam pattern and syllabus.
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Read all about the total duration for the MAH AAC CET object drawing practical, the design practical and memory drawing practical and more. Aspirants should check MAH AAC CET 2026 exam pattern and strategise their preparation accordingly.
The MAH AAC CET exam pattern will be released at the official website cetcell.mahacet.org.
All the practical MAH AAC CET exam papers will have only one question each.
The general knowledge question paper will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with four options for each question.
The total duration for the Design Practical will be 90 minutes, Object Drawing Practical will be 60 minutes, and Memory Drawing Practical will be 90 minutes.
The total duration for the general knowledge subject will be 60 Minutes during which the candidate has to solve 40 questions.
There will be no negative marking.
The medium of the question paper will be in English language only.
The MAH AAC CET 2026 will be conducted to test the aptitude and skills of the candidate seeking admission to the fine arts and design programme. Below is a table about the details of the MAH AAC CET exam duration for each exam session. Candidates can use the timings to prepare accordingly.
Paper | MAH AAC CET Exam Timings |
Paper I: Design Practical | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
Paper II: Object Drawing Practical | 1 Hour |
Paper III: Memory Drawing Practical | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
Paper IV: Objective Type Theory (General Knowledge) | 1 Hour |
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The MAH AAC CET 2026 will consist of four papers of which three are practical, each paper of 50 marks and one objective-type theory paper of 40 marks. The entrance examination will consist of multiple papers that will focus on different aspects of the subject matter.
Paper | Subject | MAH AAC CET Exam Total Marks |
I | Design Practical | 50 marks |
II | Object Drawing Practical | 50 marks |
III | Memory Drawing Practical | 50 marks |
IV | General Knowledge | 40 marks |
According to the MAH AAC CET exam pattern, each paper will be structured to include a certain number of questions, with marks assigned to each question. The format below will help the candidates get a clear idea of the exam pattern.
Paper | Subject | No. of Questions | Marks Per Question |
I | Design Practical | 1 | 50 |
II | Object Drawing Practical | 1 | 50 |
III | Memory Drawing Practical | 1 | 50 |
IV | General Knowledge | 40 | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CET Cell Maharashtra will release the MAH AAC CET 2026 exam pattern along with the brochure at cetcell.mahacet.org.
The MAH AAC CET 2026 consists of four papers- three practical papers of 50 marks and one objective-type theory paper of 40 marks.
There are four papers for the MAH AAC CET-
Design Practical
Object Drawing Practical
Memory Drawing Practical
General Knowledge
There is no negative marking for the MAH AAC CET exam.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
MHCET is mainly for engineering, pharmacy, law, and agriculture courses.
For business courses like BBA, BMS, or MBA, MHCET is not used.
Business courses usually have their own entrance exams like:
MAH BBA CET
MAH MBA CET
CUET (for some colleges)
Hope it helps!
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Yes, you can fill the MHT CET 2026 form .
If you have applied for caste validity and you have the application receipt or acknowledgement, you can use it while filling the form.
Select your caste category and enter the details of the caste validity application.
But remember, you
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MHT-CET is a computer based test conducted only at allotted exam centers, not from home or personal PCs, Students from outside Maharashtra can appear for the exam at selected centres during application. Non-Maharashtra candidates usually can't claim state quota seats through CAP and often use JEE Main scores instead.
Yes, absolutely! If you score 98 percentile in MHT-CET, you have excellent chances of securing admission to good engineering colleges in Maharashtra, even if your JEE Mains percentile is 60. MHT-CET is the primary entrance exam for admissions to engineering colleges in Maharashtra. A 98 percentile in MHT-CET is considered
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YES, you can get admission into top branches like CSE / IT on the basis of MHT CET With 98 percentile as this is a very good score in MHT CET , it will be difficult to get top NITs/IIITs with JEE Main score of 60 percentile but you
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