As you have scored 80 percentile in MHT CET, you do have a chance to get admission into decent engineering colleges in Maharashtra especially for branches like Artificial Intelligence & Data Science , Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity.

Now, top government colleges like COEP, VJTI, and Sardar Patel Institute might be tough to get at this percentile, but there are several private and semi-government colleges where you stand a good chance. Here’s a list of good colleges you can target:

• Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
• Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri
• MIT Academy of Engineering, Alandi
• Atharva College of Engineering, Mumbai
• Shree Ramchandra College of Engineering, Pune.

All these colleges offer the branches you are interested in, and the cutoff trends for AI/ML/DS branches are relatively flexible after 75 percentile, especially in round 2 and 3 of CAP counseling.

Make sure you check fee structures, placement records, and infrastructure before finalizing a college. Also, some of these colleges even offer minor degrees in Cybersecurity if it's not a standalone branch.

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If you have 80 percentile in MHT CET, you can get admission in some good engineering colleges in Maharashtra for branches like Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI & DS), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI & ML), or Cybersecurity.

At 80 percentile, your CET rank will be around 19,000 to 32,000. With this rank, you may not get the top government colleges, but you can get admission in private or semi-government colleges.

Some colleges where you can get admission in AI & DS, AI & ML, or Cybersecurity branches are:

You can try GH Raisoni College of Engineering in Nagpur, where AI & DS or AI & ML branches close around 80–82 percentile.
ISBM College of Engineering in Pune also has AI & DS and AI & ML with cutoffs close to 80 percentile.
St. John College of Engineering (Palghar) and Lokmanya Tilak College of Engineering (Navi Mumbai) also offer branches in AI or Cybersecurity and sometimes have closing percentiles near 80 in later rounds.
Xavier Institute of Engineering in Mumbai offers Cybersecurity and AI/ML specializations. It sometimes takes students with 80 percentile or above, especially in later rounds.

Your chances will be better in later CAP rounds (2nd, 3rd or spot rounds), and if you are from the home state or have category reservations.

Website for more details:
https://engineering.careers360.com

Hi dear candidate,

At the score of 80% in MHT CET, you can get branches like Mechanical, Civil, Electrical etc. but for AI or Data Science you will need more score.

However, you can still try in colleges like VIIT and JSPM Narhe Technical Campus.

Know more at: MHT CET Rank wise College list 2025 - Branch Wise Top Colleges in Maharashtra

Also check the best colleges for your rank by our official college predictor:

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