Hello,

Achieving an 83 percentile in MHT CET (PCB group) makes securing a government engineering college seat in Maharashtra difficult, yet not entirely infeasible, depending on your category and the seat availability in less competitive programs.

As you are applying via the PCB stream, your opportunities are usually more restricted compared to those who apply with the PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics) group, since engineering admissions mainly rely on PCM scores. Nonetheless, certain engineering programs linked to biotechnology or interdisciplinary studies may take PCB scores into account.

If you are part of a reserved category (such as SC/ST/OBC) or possess state domicile, your opportunities enhance marginally in the initial rounds of counselling. However, many leading government engineering institutions such as COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai, or ICT Mumbai necessitate significantly higher scores and eligibility in the PCM stream.

With an 83 percentile in PCB, your optimal opportunities would be at private engineering colleges or self-financed institutions in Maharashtra through the management quota or particular biology-related fields, if available.

Hope this helps. All the best!