The institute-level admissions for MAH BDes CET 2025 will be conducted from September 3-9, 2025. The last date to cancel the seat with full refund is September 7, 2025. The cut-off date for all admissions is September 9, up to 6 pm. Earlier, the seat allotment for the fourth round of MAH CET B.Des counselling 2025 was published on August 26, 2025. The seat allotment has been done based on the college preferences submitted by the candidates and their rank. The CET Cell also publishes the MAH CET B.Des cut-off for each round of counselling. The CET Cell has completed four rounds of MAH CET B.Des CAP counselling.
The MAH BDes results 2025 were declared on June 9. Candidates who qualified in the MAH BDesign CET exam are eligible to participate in the counselling and seat allotment process. The MAH BDesign CET 2025 was conducted on March 29. The MAH BDes entrance exam was conducted in two parts, i.e., Part A and Part B.
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The State Common Entrance Test Cell conducts the BDes exam to provide admissions to the 4-year full-time Bachelor of design courses in the colleges of Maharashtra. For the latest updates, the candidates need to visit the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org, frequently.
The Maharashtra State CET Cell conducts the MAH BDes entrance exam once a year. The MAH BDesign CET exam is a state-level design entrance exam conducted to provide admission to aspiring candidates. The MAH BDes entrance exam is divided into two parts, i.e., Part A and Part B. The duration of the MAH BDes examination is a total of 3 hours (1 hour 30 minutes for part A and 1 hour 30 minutes for part B).
| Full Exam Name | Maharashtra Bachelor of Design Common Entrance Test |
| Short Exam Name | MAH B.Design CET |
| Conducting Body | State Common Entrance Test Cell - Maharashtra State |
| Frequency Of Conduct | Once a year |
| Exam Level | State Level Exam |
| Languages | English |
| Mode Of Application | online |
| Application Fee | Online : 1700 |
| Mode Of Exam | offline |
| Mode Of Counselling | offline |
| Participating Colleges | 2 |
| Exam Duration | 3 Hours 45 Minutes |
MAH B.Design CET Maharashtra Bachelor of Design Common Entrance Test (session 2025)
The State CET cell of Maharashtra released the schedule for MAH BDes counselling dates 2025. The institute-level MAH CET BDes admissions are being conducted from September 3-9, 2025. The deadline to cancel the admissions with a full refund of fees is September 7. The cut-off date for all admissions is September 9. The CET Cell Maharashtra conducted four rounds of MAH CET B.Des CAP counselling.
The candidates eligible have to participate in the CAP (centralised admission process) counselling rounds. The MAH BDes seat allotment results will be declared for each CAP round separately. The selected candidates have to report to the Admission Reporting Center (ARC) for their document verification. The candidates have to report to the college allotted for further completion of the admission process.
Please follow the instructions below to register for the MAH BDes CET 2025 counselling.
Documents required during the counselling process are as follows.
The applicants need to ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria before proceeding with the MAH BDes registration 2025. The MAH BDes 2025 eligibility criteria are as follows.
All the candidates who passed or appearing for the qualifying examination, i.e. 10 + 2 exam or its equivalent examination with minimum aggregate marks of 45% (40% for the reserved categories, EWS, and PWD candidates).
The nationality of the candidate must be an Indian.
There is no age limit prescribed for the aspirants to appear for the MAH BDes CET 2025.
The MAH BDes CET application form 2025 was available online at mahacet.cetcell.org. The candidates who applied for MAH BDes application form 2025, could appear for the exam. The application fee of Rs. 1900/- (Rs. 1400/- for SC, ST, OBC, PwD, and Transgender) is to be paid online during the MAH BDes registration process.
The candidates applying for the MAH BDes 2025 have to pay the application fee in online mode only through the online payment gateway. Candidates to note that this application fee is non-refundable and also non-transferable.
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
SC, ST, VJ/DT- NT(A), NT(B), NT(C), NT(D), OBC, SBC, EWS, Person with Disability (PWD), belonging to Maharashtra State Only | Rs. 1400/- |
Orphans and Transgender (Other) candidates | Rs. 1400/- |
General category candidates from Maharashtra State only | Rs. 1900/- |
All other Indian candidates | Rs. 1900/- |
The MAH BDes CET exam pattern 2025 was prescribed by the Maharashtra state CET cell authorities online at the official website. The MAH BDes CET 2025 exam was conducted at the various test centres of Maharashtra state. MAH BDes CET exam pattern gives the candidates, a clear idea about the question pattern, exam timings, marking scheme, and maximum marks, etc.
The MAH BDes CET question paper comprises two parts - Part A and Part B. The candidates are required to check the details below in the table.
Paper | Subject | No. of questions | Marks per question | Total marks |
Paper I | Part A: MCQs-based questions | 70 | 40 questions of one mark each and 30 questions of two marks each | 100 |
Paper II | Part B: Sketching skill-based, Problem-solving ability | 02 | 1 question of 40 marks and 1 question of 60 marks | 100 |
NOTE: Candidates are to note that there is no choice among the questions, i.e. all the questions will have to be answered.
The candidates seeking admission to BDesign courses must appear for all papers of MAH BDesign CET 2025. There is no negative marking for wrong answers.
Candidates will be provided with OMR answer sheets with question paper for Part A paper. At the end of the paper, the candidate will hand over the OMR Answer sheet to the invigilator. The duration of each paper is 90 minutes.
Part-C: Art & design fundamentals: Unit 01
Part-C: Science-technology related knowledge: Unit 02
Part-C: Analytical and logical reasoning: Unit 01
Part-C: Analytical and logical reasoning: Unit 02
The Maharashtra State cell issued the MAH BDes CET admit card 2025 online. Candidates could download the MAH BDes CET 2025 admit card as per the schedule from the website - cetcell.mahacet.org. All the candidates must download and print the MAH BDes CET admit card 2025. The hard copy of the MAH BDes CET 2025 admit card was required to carry to the exam centre on the exam day.
The candidates must also carry any of the valid photo identity proofs listed below.
Steps to download the MAH BDes CET admit card 2025 are as follows.
The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra has released the MAH BDes CET Answer Key 2025 in online mode. The candidates can download the MAH BDesign CET 2025 answer key pdf from the official website - mahacet.cetcell.org. To download the MAH BDesign CET 2025 answer key pdf, the aspirants have to use their login credentials. According to the MAH BDesign CET exam answer key date 2025, the authorities will provide the window dates to raise objections.
The Maharashtra State cell declared the MAH BDes CET results 2025 on June 9 at mahacet.cetcell.org. The MAH BDes CET 2025 results are made available online in the form of a scorecard. The candidates can download the MAH BDes CET scorecard for further processing of admission. The MAH BDes CET scorecard 2025 contains the all-India rank (AIR) and the subject-wise marks obtained by the candidates.
The uploading of images of answer sheets and submission of grievances will be available from June 11 to 13, and the redressal of grievances will be out on June 18.
Contact Number:
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The schedule for MAH B.Design CET counselling is from June 30 to July 13, 2025.
The MAH B.Design CET 2025 result was declared on June 9.
MAH BDes CET application form 2025 last date was extended to February 25.
Candidates who completed a class 12 (10+2) examination with 45% of aggregate marks (40% for reserved/ PWD/ EWS) could apply for MAH BDes CET 2025.
The application fee to fill out the MAH CET for B.Design is Rs 1700 (Rs 1200 for BC and PWD candidates from Maharashtra State).
The registration process for MAH CET BDes 2025 started on January 4.
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