Mumbai: Maharashtra State Government has confirmed that this year there would not be any Common Entrance Test for college or university admissions into various UG courses. The decision has been taken in a joint meeting held today, on August 4, 2021 chaired by the Higher Education Minister Uday Samant.
The state government has clarified that no CET would be held this year and the degree admission would be held only on the basis of Maharashtra HSC Result 2021. Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) announced Mah Class 12 Result 2021 on August 3, 2021.
Compared to 2020, more than 90 percent marks scorers are higher this year. After the declaration on Mah HSC results, students were waiting for Maharashtra CET 2021 date. However, with the cancellation of CET, a major question among the stakeholders is arising that how will so many students get admission to degree courses now.
One of the Tweets from Uday Samant reads, “The results of Class XII examination have been declared and admission to the first year degree course of traditional non-professional courses in colleges affiliated to non-agricultural universities will be on the basis of Class XII marks only and no Common Entrance Test (CET) will be conducted for this.”
He further informed that the government has decided to consider admission to UG courses in Arts, Science and Commerce stream on the basis of results obtained in Class 12 examination. Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant directed university to take care that no student will be deprived of admission. This year, Maharashtra State Board has achieved a pass percentage of 99.63 percent this year, which is highest ever compared to the previous years.
The number of students who got more than 95 percent marks is 1372. The Board cancelled Mah HSC Board Exams 2021 amid the increasing number of novel coronavirus cases. While CET has been cancelled by the government, it is expected to share a detailed notice and guideline on college admissions soon.
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