About MU OET 2026

Manipal University Online Entrance Test 2026 Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), located in Karnataka, conducts the Entrance Test (ET) to provide admission into various undergraduate courses in engineering, pharmacy, arts and humanities and management.

The popular name of the test is MET, which stands for MAHE Entrance Test. MAHE was formerly known as Manipal University, and the previous name of the exam was Online Entrance Test (OET), which was famous as MU OET. The old name (MU OET) continues to be popular, and the test is also sometimes known by its previous name.

The exam is for those who wish to pursue graduation in the subjects mentioned earlier and is an institutional-level exam that is usually conducted twice a year. The notification is released on the official website of the institution at the appropriate time every year. Candidates can submit applications after the notification is released.

The entrance exam application submission began on 30 September 2025, and the last date to submit applications is 15 March 2026.

The exam will be conducted from 9 - 11 May 2026. Candidates can visit the official website and click the link for registration and create an account comprising a username and a password. Post creation of account, they can log in with the help of the password and username obtained during the registration and start filling the form, they can upload the required documents, pay the registration fees and then submit the form.

Post application form submission, applicants have to appear for a written test. The exact schedule, time, and mode of the test will be communicated through the registered email ID or through another source. The written test will be conducted in online mode, and questions related to maths, physics, and chemistry have to be answered if the course chosen through this exam is engineering. 

Admission into biology or biotechnology-oriented courses at the graduation level requires answering questions related to biology instead of maths, along with physics and chemistry. Candidates choosing management or arts and humanities courses will answer questions related to general awareness, general knowledge, general aptitude and English language skills. The time to answer questions is 2 hours and 30 minutes. 

Candidates who pass the exam with the required score (minimum qualifying marks or cutoff marks) will be called for further admission procedure. Cutoff marks will be set, and a candidate's score in the exam must be equal to or above the set cutoff marks.

Candidates can compare their scores with the set cutoff marks. If they find their score to be either equal to or greater than the cutoff, they can take part in the counselling process. Information about the exam is provided below in a tabular format for the sake of the students:

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