Updated On: 11 November, 2025 09:00 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
The minister said that at the national level, JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) conducts two entrance exams, giving students twice to qualify. Similarly, students in Maharashtra will also get two chances through these CET exams

Appearing for one CET will be mandatory, while the second exam will be optional. Representational pic
The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Cell (CET) has announced that in the upcoming academic year, the entrance examinations for three courses — PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics), PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), and MBA (Master of Business Administration) — will be conducted twice. The first exam will be held in April 2026, and the second a month later, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil stated.
A review meeting on the CET exams was held on Tuesday under Patil’s chairmanship. Higher and Technical Education Department Additional Chief Secretary B Venugopal Reddy, CET Cell Commissioner Dilip Sardesai, Higher Education Director Dr Shailendra Devalankar, Technical Education Director Dr Vinod Mohitkar, Higher Education Deputy Secretary Ashok Mande, Deputy Secretary Pratap Lubal were among the officials who attended the meeting.