MH CET Law Reservation Policy 2022 - Based on Social, Economical & Seat Allocation Criteria
MH CET Law Reservation Policy 2022: The reservation policy explains how seats are distributed across categories and how seat allocation works in government and private universities that participate in the MH CET law 2022 admission process. Through admission notifications for 3-year LLB and 5-year LLB, the State Common Entrance Test (CET) publishes the MH CET law reservation policy 2022. Candidates throughout India who apply for the MH CET law 2022 are placed in the open category, which means that no seats are particularly allotted for them, regardless of their social caste position.
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MH CET Law Reservation Policy 2022 - Highlights
In all government/government aided minority institutions/ government aided/ university departments/ programmes, 85 percent of the total seats would be reserved for Maharashtra residents.
In all government/government-aided minority institutions/ government-aided/university departments/courses, 5% of total seats would be reserved under the NRI/OCI/PIO quota for foreign nationals or Indian candidates holding foreign nationality.
In all government/government-aided university departments/courses and government-aided minority institutions, 10% of the total seats would be reserved for candidates from throughout the country.
Minority candidates would be allocated 51 percent of total seats in unaided minority institutes.
There would be no minority quota in unaided institutes, and 65 percent of seats will be allocated to Maharashtra students.
Including a 5 percent of quota, NRI/OCI/PIO/foreign candidates will be given 20 percent of the total seats in all the unaided participating institutes.
MH CET Law Reservation Policy 2022 - Based on Social and Economic Criteria
Only candidates from Maharashtra are eligible for backward class reservations. SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and notified tribes are among the social categories considered for reservation. Around 50% of seats are reserved for candidates belonging to socio-economic caste groups.
MH CET reservation policy for socio-economic caste groups
Category of Reservation | Percentage of Seats Reserved |
Scheduled Castes and Schedule Caste converted to Buddhism (SC) | 13.00% |
Schedule Tribes (ST) | 7.00% |
Vimukta Jati (VJ)/ De Notified Tribes (DT) (NT-A) | 3.00% |
Nomadic Tribes 1 (NT-B) | 2.50% |
Nomadic Tribes 2 (NT-C) | 3.50% |
Nomadic Tribes 3 (NT-D) | 2.00% |
Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 19.00% |
Total | 50.00% |
For admission to a reserved category seat in the admitting college, all reserved category candidates must present their caste certificate, caste validity certificate, and non-creamy layer certificate at the time of document verification.
Candidates who have a caste certificate from a state other than Maharashtra will be eligible for the Open Category.
Previously, some of the castes under the SBC category were included in the other backward categories. As a result, such an SBC candidate will be considered eligible for reservation in the backward class in which they were previously listed.
If some reserved seats remain available after the merit list admission procedure, SBC candidates will be allowed admission on a first-come, first-served basis to take the seat on a priority basis up to 2% of the total intake capacity.
MH CET Law 2022 Reservation for Children of Ex-Service Personnel
Within the sanctioned intake of an institute of MS quota, 5% seats shall be reserved for the following:
Children of ex-service men who are domiciled in the state of Maharashtra (Def-1).
Children of Active Service Personnel who are domiciled in Maharashtra State (Def-2).
Children of Active Service Personnel (Def-3) who are transferred to Maharashtra State but are not domiciled there (Def-3).
Who are not domiciled in Maharashtra but their families are stationed in Maharashtra State under the provision of family housing retention at the last duty station on the grounds of children's education, provided that the candidate has appeared and passed the SSC (10th Class) and HSC (12th Class) examinations from a Maharashtra school/college.
MH CET law 2022 Seat Allocation Criteria
The State CET Cell allocates seats to the candidates who qualify in the examination and participate in the MH CET law counselling process. The seat allocation, in general, is conducted based on merit cum preference. However, factors such as candidate's category, institute type, and reservation policy also affect seat allocation. Candidates can check the complete details on the seat allotment below.
Allocation of seats within sanction Intake - Type 1
Sr. No. | Type of Institution | No. Of Seats- As % of sanctioned Intake | |||
CAP Seats | |||||
Maharashtra State Candidates | All India Seats | *Quota for NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign Candidate | Minority Quota | ||
1 | Government Institution | 85% | 10% | 5% | Nil |
2 | Government Aided Institution | 85% | 10% | 5% | Nil |
3 | Government Aided Minority Institution | 35% | 10% | 5% | 50% |
4 | University Department/Course (Government Aided) | 85% | 10% | 5% | Nil |
Allocation of seats within sanction Intake - Type 2
Sr. No. | Type Of Institute | No. of Seats- as % of Sanctioned Intake | |||
CAP Seats | Institute Level Seats | ||||
Maharashtra State (M.S.) Candidates | All India Seats | Minority Quota | Institute Level Seats (Including 5% Quota for NRI, OCI, PIO, Foreign Candidate if applicable) | ||
1 | Unaided* (Vina Anudanit) Institution | 65% | 15% | Nil | 20% |
2 | Unaided* (Vina Anudanit) Minority Institution | 100% of M.S. Seats $ | 15% # | 51% @ | 20% |
3 | University Department/Course (Self-Financed/ Unaided) | 65% | 15% | Nil | 20% |
Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) - MH CET Law Reservation Policy 2022 - Based on Social, Economical & Seat Allocation Criteria
Question: How many seats are reserved for NRI/OCI/PIO/foriegn candidates in the MH CET law?
Answer:
In MH CET law, around 20 percent of the total seats are reserved for NRI/OCI/PIO/foriegn candidates in all the existing unaided participating institutes.
Question: How many seats are reserved for Maharashtra candidates in MH CET law?
Answer:
In all Government/Government aided minority institutions/ Government aided/ University departments/ programmes, 85 percent of the total seats would be reserved for Maharashtra residents.
Question: How many seats are reserved for children of ex-service personnel?
Answer:
Within the sanctioned intake of an institute of MS quota, 5% seats shall be reserved for the children of ex-service personnel.
Question: Which documents are required for MHT CET reservations?
Answer:
The following documents are required to apply for MHT CET reservations:
Caste Certificate in the proper format, issued by the relevant authority.
PwD candidates must have a disability certificate.
Domicile Certificate to verify they're from Maharashtra.
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As per your query , MHCET admit card is the compulsory document ( your admit card contains exam timings and exam center) and you also need to carry valid id card for proof (voter id , PAN card , Driving License , Aadhar card, passport , photo id proof etc ) to the center .
when will be the hall ticket of LLB 5YEARS release?
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The release of admit card of MAH CET Five year LLB is delayed, it was to get released by 15th July, follow the official website at https://llb5cet2022.mahacet.org/StaticPages/HomePage to know the latest information regarding this, once the link is activated, you need to visit the official website, click on the link for the results, provide your registration number, dob and password, the admit card will be displayed on the screen, download it and take a print out of few copies for future references.
i couldnt get loging for download law 3 year hall ticket, saying that, my application number is invalid........... is application number and registration number are same or not?
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As of now the admit card of three years LLB of MAH CET LAW isn't released, it was supposed to be out by 14th July, follow the official website at https://llb3cet2022.mahacet.org/StaticPages/HomePage# to know the latest information regarding this, once the link is activated, click on the link for the results, provide your registration number, dob and password, the admit card will be displayed on the screen, download it and take a print out of few copies for future references.
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Hope you are doing great! Download Hall ticket use Google Chrome Browser. "GET YOUR Application ID / CUCET ID & PASSWORD”. Download Pdf file to locate your Application ID/Cucet ID and Password against your Name/Form No . Use this Application ID & Password to download your hall ticket.
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