good afternoon,with a 45,000 rank in MHT CET PCM, you're likely in the 60–69 percentile range, which opens doors to several decent engineering colleges across Maharashtra. You may not land in the top-tier institutes, but there are still solid options worth considering.

Here are some colleges that have previously accepted ranks around 45,000:

CSMSS Chh. Shahu College of Engineering    Aurangabad    Computer Science

Sanghavi College of Engineering    Nashik    Computer Engineering

Matoshri College of Engineering & Research    Nashik    Mechanical Engineering

JD College of Engineering & Management    Nagpur    Information Technology

D.Y. Patil College of Engineering    Pune (Akurdi)    Production Engineering (Sandwich)

Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology    Navi Mumbai    Instrumentation Engineering

Annasaheb Chudaman Patil College of Engineering    Navi Mumbai    Electronics Engineering

Mauli Group of Institutions    Shegaon    Computer Science

These colleges offer a mix of core branches like Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical, as well as tech-focused streams like IT, CSE, and Electronics.