FAST FACT

Admission criteria: Merit-list based on marks in MHT-CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance Test) Number of Engineering Colleges: 276
Total sanctioned intake: 90,038
Major disciplines: Computer Science; Electronics & Communications; Information Technology; Mechanical

Noteworthy institutes: IIT-Powai (Mumbai); VNIT, Nagpur; Govt. College of Engineering, Pune; University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai; Vishwakarma Institute of Technology(VIT), Pune
 

THE School of Engineering was established in Pune in 1845 that  offered a certificate course. In 1887, the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute was established in Bombay, and the College of Engineering, Pune came into its current avatar by  launching the civil engineering programme in 1912. Only 16 Engineering Colleges were established till 1983 when Government of Maharashtra granted permission to start private engineering colleges in the state. Since then the number of engineering colleges  grew to 141 with an intake of approximately 41,000 by 2001, which has more than doubled in the last decade to 276 institutes with a total student intake of over 90,000. It is worthwhile to note that 253 out of the 272 institutes that follow MHT-CET,, a staggering 93%, are private unaided institutes.

District-wise breakup of institutes as well as the intake in the disciplines having the maximum number of seats is detailed in the adjoining table.
A majority of the student intake (approximately 72%) is in four disciplines: Computer Science (21%); Electronics & Communications (20%); Mechanical Engineering (17%) and Information Technology (14%). Three other disciplines have a fair share of takers: Electronics Engineering (7%), Civil Engineering (7%), and Electrical Engineering (6%). Chemical Engineering has 1,600 seats and Instrumentation and Control has 1,500. G.H Raisoni College of Engineering, Priyadarshani College of Engineering, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Sinhgad College of Engineering & D.Y. Patil College of Engineering feature amongst colleges where the seat intake is more than 600. Almost 70 colleges have over 400 engineering seats at the UG level.

University-wise breakup of engineering institutes as well as the seats is given in the  adjoining table: It is worthwhile to note that Pune University has an astounding 25,000 seats (approx.) spread across 71 different colleges.

Admission procedure

• MHT-CET conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education gives you access to nearly 85% seats.
• Approximately 14% seats are reserved for admission through AIEEE (15% of all private unaided institutes).

 In addition to the admissions in the first year BE/BTech, a number of students join various departments directly after first year in six autonomous institutes. These candidates are those who have previously completed diploma in engineering at polytechnics in Maharashtra and are admitted through a process conducted by the DTE.

You must have completed 10+2 through Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent and secured minimum 50% marks (45% in case of BC candidates from Maharashtra) in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together and obtained a valid (non-zero) score in subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics added together at MHT-CET.

While candidates from outside Maharashtra (OMS) can appear for MHT-CET, they are eligible only for the institute-level seats of private unaided colleges. Hence 20% of 93% seats are available i.e., 18.6% of 88,300, which accounts for 16,400 seats. Further, there is no reservation amongst OMS candidates; all of them are considered as part of general category.