MHT-CET (PCB) Previous Year Question Papers Shift Wise

This page covers 11 papers from 2026, listed separately for each shift.

Practise opens the paper in an interactive online format where you can attempt questions and get instant results, while Download gives you a PDF version of the same paper to solve offline or print.

Yes. MHT-CET (PCB) is conducted in multiple shifts on an exam day, and each shift has a distinct question paper. Every shift paper is listed separately on this page.

MHT-CET (PCB) is a competitive exam, so it rewards more than knowing the syllabus: you also need speed, accuracy and the judgement to pick which questions to attempt first. Board-exam preparation already covers a good part of the syllabus, so the real gap is usually in applying it under time pressure. The most reliable way to close that gap is to solve PYQs regularly, along with full-length mock tests, and to review every mistake afterwards until the same kind of question stops costing you marks.

MHT-CET is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Government of Maharashtra. The pattern of the PCB group (for pharmacy and agriculture-stream courses) of the latest edition is as follows:

• Mode: computer-based test, held in multiple shifts.
• Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes) - the first 90 minutes for Physics and Chemistry and the next 90 minutes for Biology.
• Subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology).
• Questions: 200 multiple choice questions with four options and one correct answer - 50 in Physics, 50 in Chemistry and 100 in Biology. All questions are compulsory.
• Marking scheme: +1 for every correct answer. There is no negative marking.
• Maximum marks: 200.
• Languages: English, Marathi and Urdu.

Working through past papers helps in several ways:

• It shows you honestly where your preparation stands.
• It builds the habit of managing time across the paper.
• It sharpens accuracy, because you practise on the real question style.
• It reveals your strong and weak areas so you can plan revision.
• It points out which chapters and concepts carry the most weight.
• It makes the paper structure and difficulty level familiar before exam day.
• It exposes concepts and question types that keep coming back, so you can prioritise them.

MARKS is built around practising with real exam questions. For MHT-CET (PCB) 2027, you can work through previous year papers year by year or chapter by chapter, try questions in practice mode and get instant feedback, and read the solutions to understand the correct approach. Doing this regularly builds the speed and accuracy the exam needs.

It depends on the course. MHT-CET is mandatory for Maharashtra State and minority candidates for B.Pharmacy and Pharm.D and for agriculture-stream courses, although NEET scores are accepted as equivalent for pharmacy. It is not used for MBBS and BDS, which are through NEET UG. Check the official information brochure for the course you want.

MHT-CET (PCB) is of 200 marks in total. Biology carries 100 marks (100 questions), Physics carries 50 marks and Chemistry carries 50 marks (50 questions each), so Biology makes up half of the paper. Every question carries 1 mark and there is no negative marking.

Start with the previous year papers. They show how the paper is structured and which topics are asked most often. MHT-CET (PCB) rarely repeats a question word for word, but the same concepts and question patterns return, often with only the values or options changed. So use past papers to find the important chapters, then practise those chapter by chapter, and take timed papers to build speed. MARKS keeps papers organised year wise and chapter wise with solutions and practice mode, so you can do all of this in one place.

Several things make the MHT-CET (PCB) demanding: a large number of candidates competing for a limited number of seats, a wide syllabus, and the pressure of solving accurately within the time limit. A few mistakes can cost a lot of rank, and the paper can feel different from one year to the next. The best answer to that is to prepare every chapter properly and to practise past papers so the format and difficulty feel familiar.

You can go through MHT-CET PCB previous year question papers for free on this page of MARKS, arranged paper by paper with solutions. Downloadable PDFs, subject wise and year wise, are being added.

Yes. The MHT-CET PCB papers on MARKS include worked solutions, so you can check your answer and see the reasoning behind it, not just the final option.

Yes. MARKS groups the MHT-CET PCB previous year questions by chapter as well, so you can drill one topic at a time and spend more effort on your weaker chapters.

The most recent MHT-CET PCB papers (2022–2026) are on this page, each with solutions. They are the best guide to the current difficulty level, recent trends and the topics asked most often.