Hi, if you’ve completed your 12th and scored 43 percentile in MHT CET 2025, it might feel a bit difficult to get into top government engineering colleges for branches like Computer Science, IT, or Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. These branches are highly competitive, and their cutoffs are usually much higher, especially in popular government or autonomous colleges.

However, there are still opportunities available. Many private engineering colleges and unaided institutes in Maharashtra accept students with lower percentiles, especially in the later rounds of counselling like CAP Round 3 or the institutional-level rounds. These rounds often have vacant seats, and the cutoff tends to go down, which increases your chances of getting a seat in CS or related branches.

You can also consider applying to colleges in cities like Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, or the outskirts of Mumbai, where private colleges offer BTech or BE programs in CS, IT, AI, and related fields. Some colleges may even offer management quota or direct admission after the CAP rounds are over, although the fee structure might be different.

Make sure to stay active during the counselling process and apply to multiple colleges. Explore all the options available to you and don’t miss any deadlines. Even if you don’t get CS directly, branches like Information Technology or Data Science are also great choices and often cover similar topics.

With the right strategy and persistence, you can still get into a good college and start your journey in the tech field.

All the best!