Engineering — JEE, MHT CET & more

Engineering entrance exams — JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced), MHT CET

Overview of JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced) and MHT CET — conducting bodies, purpose and official websites for the latest information bulletin.

JEE (Main)

Conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes at NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded technical institutions, and as the screening stage for JEE (Advanced). Always use the current year’s information bulletin on jeemain.nta.nic.in for the pattern, eligibility and dates.[1]

JEE (Advanced)

Conducted by the IITs for admission to IIT programmes. Only candidates who qualify through JEE (Main) as notified for the year can register.[2]

MHT CET (Maharashtra)

Conducted by the State CET Cell, Maharashtra. Seats in Maharashtra’s engineering colleges are allotted through the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) on the CET Cell’s portal.[3]

Official sources

1.JEE (Main) official website (opens the official site) — National Testing Agency (NTA). Checked 17 Oct 2026.
2.JEE (Advanced) official website (opens the official site) — Indian Institutes of Technology. Checked 17 Oct 2026.
3.State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra (opens the official site) — State CET Cell, Government of Maharashtra. Checked 17 Oct 2026.

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