MHT CET 2026 Marks vs Rank Predictor: Estimate Your AIR Using 2025 Trends

The MHT CET 2026 ranks can be predicted using the rank predictor, which estimates your AIR based on your marks range and previous-year trends.

This helps estimate the student’s AIR and thus choose the right college available for the rank range.

As per the 2025 cutoff analysis, the 97th percentile was the cutoff for CSE for general category students at the Government Autonomous Home University.
In MHT CET 2026, a score above 160 marks is expected to secure a percentile above 99.50 and fall within a rank range of 1-900.
This score is considered to be a good score to apply for admissions in top engineering colleges in Maharashtra like COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai and PICT Pune for top branches like CSE.
Any score below 50 marks is considered to be a low score with a percentile below 70 and a rank above 20,000.

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Key Summary

For MHT CET 2026, any score above 160 marks is considered to be a good score.
A student scoring above 160 marks is likely expected to secure a percentile above 99.50 and fall within a rank range of 1-900.
There is 19% reservation for OBC category students, 13% and 7% reservation for SC and ST students respectively.
There is also 3% reservation for VJ DT-NT (A) and 8% combined reservation for NT B/C/D.
If a student scores below 50 marks, he/ she is unlikely to secure a seat in top and government-affiliated colleges in Maharashtra securing a percentile below 70 and falling within a rank above 20,000.

MHT CET 2025 Marks vs. Percentile

The MHT CET 2025 marks vs. percentile is given below:

For a score above 160 marks, the percentile is equated to 99.90+.
Any score between 130-139 secures percentile between 98.60-99.10.
A score below 100 marks results in a percentile below 95.00.

Marks Range	Percentile
> 160	99.90+
150 - 159	99.65 - 99.90
140 - 149	99.10 - 99.65
130 - 139	98.60 - 99.10
120- 129	97.70 - 98.60
110 - 119	96.50 - 97.70
100 - 109	95.00 - 96.50

Source: GanitAnk

Expected MHT CET 2026 Marks vs. Percentile vs. Rank

The expected cutoff marks vs. percentile vs. rank for MHT CET 2026 can be estimated based on previous year trends.

For a score above 160 marks, the expected percentile is estimated to be around 99.50+ with a rank between 1-900.
Any score above 90 and within 110 marks secures an expected percentile between 95.00-96.00 with a rank range of 7,900-8,200.
A score below 50 marks results in an expected percentile below 70.00 with a rank above 20,000.

Marks Range	Expected Percentile	Expected Rank
> 160	99.50+	1 - 900
140 - 160	99.00+	900 - 1,800
130 - 140	98.00 - 99.00	1,800 - 2,700
110 - 130	96.00 - 98.00	7,000 - 7,900
90 - 110	95.00 - 96.00	7,900 - 8,200
80 - 90	85.00 - 95.00	8,200 - 10,000
60 - 80	80.00 - 85.00	10,000 - 10,990
60 - 65	70.00 - 80.00	10,990 - 14,500
55 - 65	60.00 - 70.00	14,500 - 19,500
Below 50	Below 70.00	Above 20,000

Expected MHT CET 2026 Marks vs. Percentile vs. Rank

Ques. Is 70 a good score in MHT CET?

Ans. No. 70 is considered to be a slightly average or below average score. It is not considered to be a good score to secure admission in top colleges like COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai and PICT Pune. 70 marks is estimated to secure a percentile of 75-85, which is eligible to get admission in private or government-affiliated colleges for lower branches.

Ques. Is 130 a good score in MHT CET 2026?

Ans. Yes. 130 is considered to be a good score in MHT CET 2026 with a 97-98 percentile. With this percentile, you can get admission in top branches like CSE in PICT Pune and VIT, whereas you can get admission in lower branches in COEP Pune and VJTI Mumbai.

Ques. How much percentile is 76 marks in MHT CET?

Ans. Scoring 76 marks in MHT CET is considered to get a percentile between the range 80-85 percentile. With this score, you can try to apply for private colleges and government-afflicted colleges in Maharashtra for lower branches in engineering.

MHT CET 2026 Reservation Breakdown

The MHT CET 2026 has reservations based on the student’s category.

There is 19% reservation for OBC category students.
SC students have 13% reservation and ST students have 7% reservation
The other reservations include 3% for VJ DT-NT (A) and 8% for NT B/C/D (combined together).

Category	Reservation Percentage
OBC	19.0%
SC	13.0%
ST	7.0%
VJ DT-NT (A)	3.0%
NT B/C/D (Combined)	8.0%

MHT CET 2026 Category-wise Expected Safe Score

The expected safe score in MHT CET 2026 differs based on the student’s category and can be estimated based on the previous year trends.

The expected safe score for securing admission in top national institutions through AIQ, by a general category student is estimated to be 520-550+ marks.
However, for an OBC/ EWS and SC/ ST category student, the expected safe score for securing admission in top national institutes is 510-540 and 450-480 respectively.
The lowest expected safe score is for admission in government-aided BHMS colleges by SC/ ST students and is estimated to be around 350-400 marks.

Category	Expected Safe Score
General	140 - 160+
OBC/ EWS	120 - 140+
SC/ ST	90 - 120+

MHT CET 2026 Category-wise Expected Safe Score

Ques. What is a safe score for MHT CET 2026?

Ans. Any score above 160-170 marks out of 200 is considered to be a safe score in MHT CET 2026 to get admission in top branches like CSE, IT and AI & DS in COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai and PICT Pune.

MHT CET 2026 Target Marks for Top Colleges (Branch-wise)

The MHE CET 2026 target marks for top colleges can be estimated based on the branches.

For Computer Engineering in COEP Pune and VJTI Mumbai the expected target score is considered to be 150-165, whereas the expected target score is 145-155 for PICT Pune.
For Information Technology in VJTI Mumbai and PICT Pune, the expected safe score is estimated to be 145-155 and 140-150 respectively.
The expected safe score for AI & DS in PICT Pune is 135-145 marks.