MAH-MCA-CET 2027

Eligibility below is from the MAH-MCA-CET 2026 information brochure (academic year 2026-27). The brochure says the criteria follow the previous year's CAP information brochure, so the CAP brochure for the admission year governs final eligibility.

• Aggregate marks mean the grand total of marks in the subjects on which the university declares the class.
• Grades or CGPA are converted to percentage by the procedure certified by the university or institution that awarded the degree.
• The percentage is rounded to two decimal places.
• Caste Certificate, Caste Validity Certificate, Non-Creamy Layer Certificate (valid up to 31 March 2027), EWS certificate and disability certificate, where applicable, are submitted when filling the CAP application form.

Source: Information Brochure MAH-MCA-CET 2026, rule 3.0 (2026 cycle).

• Mode: online computer-based test, one composite paper of 90 minutes.
• Question type: multiple-choice objective questions with four options.
• Marking: 2 marks for each question; there is no negative marking.
• Medium: English.
• Time: the 90 minutes are one composite time for all four sections, not a limit per section; Mathematics and Statistics and Logical/Abstract Reasoning together carry 120 of the 200 marks.
• Shifts: the test is held in several shifts with different question sets, so scores are normalised and reported as percentile scores.
• The brochure carries sample questions for each section. Objections to questions or answers are raised through the Objection Tracking option in the candidate login at Rs 1,000 per objection (2026 notice).

Source: Information Brochure MAH-MCA-CET 2026, rule 9.0, and Syllabus of Technical Education CETs, A.Y. 2026-27 (2026 cycle).

Mathematics and Statistics

• Algebra: operations, expansion, factorisation, quadratic equations, indices, logarithms, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, binomial theorem, permutations and combinations
• Co-ordinate geometry: lines, circle, distance formulae, pair of straight lines, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola, simple transformations
• Differential equations: first order, linear with constant coefficients, homogeneous linear
• Trigonometry: identities, equations, properties and solution of triangles, height and distance, inverse functions
• Probability and statistics: probability, averages, frequency distributions, dispersion, skewness, kurtosis, random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions, curve fitting, least squares, correlation and regression
• Arithmetic: ratio and proportion, time and work, speed and distance, percentage
• Basic set theory and functions; mensuration

Logical/Abstract Reasoning

• Logical situations and questions based on facts given in a passage; tests problem-solving ability

English comprehension and verbal ability

• Basic grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, synonyms, antonyms, sentence correction, words and phrases, jumbled paragraphs

Computer Concepts

• Computer basics: organisation of a computer, CPU, structure of instructions, input/output devices, memory, memory organisation, back-up devices
• Data representation: characters, integers and fractions, binary and hexadecimal, binary arithmetic, signed and two's complement arithmetic, floating point, Boolean algebra, truth tables, Venn diagrams
• Computer architecture: block structure of computers, communication between processor and I/O devices, interrupts (the syllabus notice also lists basics of digital logic)
• Computer language: high-level languages and programming in C (the brochure adds assembly language; the syllabus notice adds data and file structure fundamentals and advanced programming concepts)
• Operating system basics

Source: Information Brochure MAH-MCA-CET 2026 and Syllabus of Technical Education CETs, A.Y. 2026-27 (2026 cycle).