Eligibility
Candidature Types and Home University
In MHT CET counselling, who you are (your candidature type) and where you studied (your Home University) decide which seats you can compete for. Getting this right during CAP registration is critical — a wrong claim can cost you a seat at document verification.
Maharashtra State Candidature Types (CAP 2026-27)
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Type |
Who qualifies (paraphrased from the brochure) |
How Home University is decided |
|---|---|---|
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Type A |
Passed SSC and HSC / Diploma / D.Voc from a recognised institution in Maharashtra, and is domiciled in and/or born in Maharashtra |
University area where the qualifying exam (HSC/Diploma) was passed |
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Type B |
Not Type A, but the candidate or the father or mother is domiciled in Maharashtra and holds a domicile certificate |
Place from where the domicile certificate was issued |
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Type C |
Not Type A or B, but the father or mother is an employee of the Government of India or a GoI undertaking, posted and reporting for duty in Maharashtra before the application deadline |
Place of posting of the parent |
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Type D |
Not Type A–C, but the father or mother is or was an employee of the Government of Maharashtra or its undertakings |
Place of posting, or place of settlement after retirement |
|
Type E |
Passed from a recognised institution in the Maharashtra–Karnataka border area (or from Maharashtra while residing there), with Marathi as mother tongue |
Considered for Other Than Home University / State Level seats |
A candidate can claim only one type of Maharashtra State candidature.
Other Candidature Categories
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All India candidates: Any Indian national can apply for All India seats. JEE Main score is preferred for these seats.
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh migrants: Children of displaced persons and specified categories of officials and security personnel, as defined in the brochure.
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Minority candidates: Eligible for minority quota seats in religious or linguistic minority institutions, on submission of the required declaration.
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NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign nationals and children of Indian workers in Gulf countries: Admitted against their specific seats; exempted from MHT CET.
The 10 Home Universities and Their Districts
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Home University |
Districts covered |
|---|---|
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University of Mumbai |
Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg |
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Savitribai Phule Pune University |
Pune, Nashik, Ahmednagar |
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Shivaji University, Kolhapur |
Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara |
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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University |
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Beed, Jalna, Dharashiv |
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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded |
Hingoli, Latur, Nanded, Parbhani |
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Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University |
Jalgaon, Dhule, Nandurbar |
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Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar Solapur University |
Solapur |
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Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University |
Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Yavatmal |
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Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University |
Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Wardha |
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Gondwana University |
Chandrapur, Gadchiroli |
Why Home University Matters
In non-autonomous government and aided institutes, the CAP 2026-27 brochure splits Maharashtra seats into 70% Home University and 30% Other Than Home University. In non-autonomous unaided private institutes, 45.5% of seats are Home University and 19.5% are Other Than Home University. Autonomous institutes fill their Maharashtra seats at State Level, where Home University does not matter. Competing in your Home University quota can mean a noticeably lower cutoff at colleges in your own region.
Key Takeaways
Maharashtra candidature has five types (A to E); you can claim only one.
Your Home University is usually the university area where you passed Std XII.
Non-autonomous colleges reserve a large share of seats for Home University candidates.
All India seats give preference to JEE Main scores.
Pro Tip: If you passed Std XII in Maharashtra and were born or domiciled here, you are most likely Type A. Keep your domicile or birth certificate ready — it is a standard verification document.
Source: CAP 2026-27 Information Brochure (Sections 4–5 and Schedule I), State CET Cell, Maharashtra