Maharashtra CET weightage to be 50:50 with 12th marks for admissions

Maharashtra CET will be including Class 12th marks for admissions to professional courses making 50:50 weightage.

Maharashtra CET: Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant on Tuesday said that the performance of students in Class 12 and the Common Entrance Test (CET) in Maharashtra will be considered equally while declaring the merit list for undergraduate professional and technical courses from the next academic year.

The minister held a meeting with his officials in Pune to announce the new system which will be introduced in the next academic year. The next academic year will start from 2023-24 and not this year. Samant said under the new system, only CET marks will not be considered for admission to professional courses. Admissions for courses like engineering, law, and others are based on the CET marks.

"Under the present system, students focus only on the CET. But, after a discussion with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, it has been decided that an equal weightage will be given to the CET marks and Class 12 marks. This will help students to build a good base with Class 12 studies," Samant said.

Samant also said that, in the JEE system, there will be an option of a second CET for students to score better if they are not satisfied with their performance in the first CET. "The exam (second test) may be held soon after the first CET's results," he said.