Dear aspirant,

With 40 percentile in MHT CET, getting admission into top government or highly reputed private engineering colleges in Maharashtra might be a bit difficult, especially for popular branches like CSE or IT. But you can still get admission in some private or lesser-known colleges, especially in branches like Mechanical, Civil, or Electrical Engineering. Colleges in rural areas or newer institutions tend to have lower cut-offs, so keep an eye on those during counselling rounds. Also remember, sometimes vacant seats in later rounds increase your chances. Some colleges you can consider are:-

1. Jayawantrao Sawant College of Engineering, Pune
2. Nutan Maharashtra institute of engineering and technology, Pune
3. Dhole Patil College of engineering, Pune
4. Bharati Vidyapeeth College of engineering, Navi Mumbai
5. Shivajirao S. Jondhale College of Engineering, Thane

Good luck!