MHT CET 2026 Safe Score for Top Engineering Colleges

For the MHT CET 2026, the safe score to secure admissions in top engineering colleges in Maharashtra is estimated to be scoring above 160 to 170 marks out of 200.

• A score above 160-170 marks out of 200 equates to nearly 99.5+ percentile.
• With a 99.5+ percentile, students can apply for admissions in top engineering colleges like COEP and VJTI.
• Any score above 130-150 marks also has the chance to get admitted in top-tier private colleges in Maharashtra.

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Key Summary

• Any score above 160 to 170 marks out of 200 is considered to be a safe score.
• Students scoring above 160 marks are most likely to secure a percentile above 99.5.
• This makes the students eligible to apply for the top-tier engineering colleges in Maharashtra.
• Any score above 180 marks has high possibilities to into Computer Engineering in top colleges like COEP and VJTI.
• The lowest expected safe score is 80-85 marks out of 200.

MHT CET 2026 Safe Score for Top Colleges with Branches (Category-wise)

COEP Technological University, Pune

COEP, Pune is considered as the competitive college to get into due to its NIRF ranking in education and infrastructure.

• For a general category student scoring above 180 marks, the chances of getting into COEP for Computer Engineering is possible.
• Whereas for the same course, the safe score of OBC/ EWS students is above 165 marks, above 150 and 100 for SC and ST students respectively.
• The safe score for Mechanical engineering is comparatively lower across the categories in comparison to all the other branches.

VJTI, Mumbai

VJTI, Mumbai has a safe score which is similar to COEP, Pune. VJTI is also a well reputed top-tier engineering college in Maharashtra.

• The safe score for general, OBC/ EWS, SC and ST students is above 180 marks, above 168, 148 and 105 respectively for the Computer Engineering branch.
• The lowest safe score in VJTI is for the Mechanical Engineering branch which is similar to COEP, Pune.
• The safe scores are 152, 142, 122 and 82 for General, OBC/ EWS, ST and ST respectively.

PICT, Pune

PICT, Pune has comparatively lower safe score as in comparison to COEP and VJTI.

• For a general category student scoring above 165 marks, the chances of getting into PICT, Pune for Computer Engineering is possible.
• Whereas for the same course, the safe score of OBC/ EWS students is above 155 marks, above 125 and 100 for SC and ST students respectively.
• The safe score for Electronics and Telecommunication is comparatively lower across the categories in comparison to all the other branches.

VIT, Pune (Vishwakarma Institute of Technology)

VIT, Pune has a lower safe score in comparison to PICT. The safe score for new branches like AI-ML and AI-DS for general category students is above 150 marks.

• The safe score for general, OBC/ EWS, SC and ST students is above 155 marks, above 145, 115 and 88 respectively for the Computer Engineering branch.
• The lowest safe score in VIT is for the Civil Engineering branch.
• The Civil branch safe scores are 115, 105, 85 and 65 for General, OBC/ EWS, ST and ST respectively.

WCE, Sangli (Walchand College of Engineering)

The safe scores for Computer Engineering, IT, Electronics, Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering in WCE, Sangli can be estimated across the categories.

• For a general category student scoring above 158 marks, the chances of getting into the Computer Engineering branch is possible.
• Whereas for the same course, the safe score of OBC/ EWS students is above 148 marks, above 120 and 92 for SC and ST students respectively.
• The safe score for Civil engineering is the lowest across the categories in comparison to all the other branches.

SPIT, Mumbai

SPIT, Mumbai offers Computer Engineering, CSE (AI - ML), CSE (Data Science) and Electronics & Telecommunication. The safe scores of these branches can be estimated.

• The safe score for general, OBC/ EWS, SC and ST students is above 165 marks, around 150-160, 125-135 and 95-105 respectively for the Computer Engineering branch.
• The lowest safe score is for the Electronics & Telecommunication branch.
• The safe scores are 152, 138, 110 and 80 for General, OBC/ EWS, ST and ST respectively.