Maharashtra CET denies scam claims and irregularities in merit list

Key Takeaways

• Questions over the credibility of the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) admission process have intensified after allegations of discrepancies in the 2025–26 BE/BTech merit list surfaced online and in political circles.
• The controversy gained momentum after Congress leader and AICC Secretary Sachin Sawant publicly raised concerns regarding the authenticity of the published merit data.
• He alleged that there were serious inconsistencies between some students’ past academic records and their MHT-CET scores.
• Read Full Story According to the allegations, certain candidates who had reportedly scored poorly in their Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations later secured a perfect 100 percentile in the MHT-CET examination.
• The sharp jump in performance has triggered debate among students, parents and educators.