MH CET Law 2024 Notification | MH CET Law 2024 Exam Date

The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test, commonly known as MH-CET Law is a state level entrance exam that facilitates admission into 3-year and 5-year integrated law courses. Accepted across multiple colleges in Maharashtra, the examination is 2 hours long and consists of 120 questions in total. The exam is divided into 5 sections mainly with one mark awarded for every right answer. There is no negative marking.

MH-CET Law 2024: Important Updates

MH-CET 2025 has been held successfully in the month of March. Official dates for the upcoming year have not been released as of now.
It is important to note that the MH-CET Law Entrance Exam Pattern has changed recently. Previously, the exam consisted of a total of 150 questions, however, now the total number of questions have been reduced to 120. The total time remains the same at 120 minutes.
The Entrance Exam is conducted in a Computer Based Mode and leverages two languages, English and Marathi.
For the 2026 exam cycle, official notification is expected around late November this year and the application process is likely to begin in December or January 2026.

The entrance examination takes place in 18 cities within Maharashtra with more than 150 universities accepting the exam score for various law courses. MH-CET Law is a Computer Based Test. This article aims to explore the MH-CET 5-year LLB Exam. Candidates applying for the exam must be thorough with the details mentioned in the MH-CET Law Notification. The table will help you understand more about the exam.

MH-CET Law Highlights

Exam Name	MH-CET Law or Maharashtra Law CET
Conducting Body	State Common Entrance Test Cell
Exam Level	State Level
Eligibility Criteria	Class 12 with 45% marks
Mode of Application	Online
Exam Mode	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Medium	Bilingual (English and Marathi)
Number of Questions	120 (Objective Type Questions)
Duration	120 minutes
Marking Scheme	+1 for every correct answer No Negative Marking
Helpline	Email: maharashtra.cetcell@gmail.com \| Phone: 022-26473719 (between 10 am to 6 pm)

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MH-CET Law 2024: Exam Notification

Refer the table below to get a complete understanding of the official dates and timelines.

MH-CET Law 2024: Important Dates

Events	Dates (Tentative)
Issue of Notification	January 2026
Availability of MH-CET Law 2024 Application Form	3-year program: January 2026, 5-year program:January 2026
Last Date to fill the Application Form	3-year program: January 2026 end, 5-year program: February 2026
Issue of Admit Card	To be notified
MH-CET Law 2024 Exam	3-year program: March 2026 mid5-year program:May 2026 mid/div>
MH-CET Law 2024 Result Declaration	To be notified
MH-CET Law Counselling Begins	To be notified

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However, even graduates planning to pursue an LLB can apply for the MH-CET Law Entrance Test. Yet, the application process and examination dates are different from those of the 5-year Integrated Law Programme entrance examination.

There are more than 150 law colleges in Maharashtra that participate in MH-CET Law. Out of 150, we have curated a list of the top law colleges in Maharashtra that offer 5-year Integrated Law. The table will include all the top colleges that you must consider –

Participating Institutes	Cities
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University	Nanded
Government Law College, Mumbai	Mumbai
Savitribai Phule Pune University	Pune
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University	Aurangabad
Solapur University	Solapur
University of Mumbai	Mumbai
GondwanaUniversity	Gadchiroli
North Maharashtra University	Jalgaon
Rastrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University	Nagpur
Shivaji University	Kolhapur
Smt NathibaiDamodarThackersey Women's University	Mumbai
Indian Law Society Law College	Pune
Shakarrao Chavan Law College	Pune
Vidya Prasarak Mandal TMC Law College	Thane
St. Wilfred's College of Law	Mumbai
Manikchand Pahade Law College	Mumbai
New Law College	Mumbai
Rizvi Law College	Mumbai