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MAH AAC CET

Maharashtra Applied Arts and Crafts Common Entrance Test

Conducted by State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra

Source: cetcell.mahacet.org · Updated 3 Oct 2026

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Key facts

  • 1 hr 30 min

    Duration

  • 190

    Total marks

  • 4

    Sections

  • 1

    Questions

  • Offline

    Offline (Practical + Objective Theory)

  • Rs 500 - 1,900

    Application fee

  • Not announced yet

    Nearest upcoming date

  • Application feeRs 500 - 1,900
  • Nearest upcoming dateNot announced yet

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Courses this exam leads to

  • 4-year UG programmes in Visual Arts, including Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Applied Arts and Fine Arts specializations

Eligibility criteria

  • Minimum 45% marks in Class 12/HSC/equivalent (General category), 40% for reserved category
  • Maharashtra state candidature types A-E defined by

Category-wise eligibility

Category-wise eligibility
CategoryEligibility / relaxation
GeneralGeneral category
Minimum 45% marks in Class 12/HSC/equivalent (General category), 40% for reserved category
SCMinimum 45% marks in Class 12/HSC/equivalent (General category), 40% for reserved category
STMinimum 45% marks in Class 12/HSC/equivalent (General category), 40% for reserved category

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Backward class//Orphan/Gender-OthersRs 1,400
General category (Maharashtra/All India)Rs 1,900
Late fee: additionalRs 500

Colleges accepting this exam

  • Government and private Fine Arts/Applied Arts colleges in Maharashtra, e.g. Academy of Fine Arts and Crafts, Mumbai (BFA in Applied Art and Craft)
Important dates
EventDate
2025 cycle17 Jan '25 - 13 Feb '25
Exam date5 April 2025 (2025 cycle)
  • Online at mahaaccet2025.mahacet.org
  • Conducted once a year for the 4-year UG Visual Arts/BFA programme
  • Released on official website
  • Declared soon after exam per official schedule
Register / Apply now Opens the official application portal

Registration

  • Online at mahaaccet2025.mahacet.org
  • 2025 cycle: 17 Jan '25 - 13 Feb '25

Application fee

Application fee
Application typeFee
Backward class//Orphan/Gender-OthersRs 1,400
General category (Maharashtra/All India)Rs 1,900
Late fee: additionalRs 500

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MAH AAC CET previous year question papers

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  • General Knowledge (objective)
  • Practical components: Design, Object Drawing, and Memory Drawing based on Class 12 art fundamentals
Exam pattern
ParameterDetails
ModeOffline (Practical + Objective Theory)
DurationPaper I Design Practical 1 hour 30 minutes; Paper II Object Drawing Practical 1 hour
Total questionsPaper I Design Practical (1), Paper II Object Drawing Practical (1), Paper III Memory Drawing Practical (1), Paper IV General Knowledge (40 objective questions)
Total marks190 marks total (50+50+50+40)
The MAH AAC (Architecture/Applied Arts) CET's officially published exam-pattern table (paper-wise question and marks breakdown) does not include a column or clause, and none is stated elsewhere on the official notification; Based on this, the exam is understood to carry no negative marking, though candidates should confirm this against the current cycle's official CET Cell brochure (cetcell.mahacet.org) before the exam, since the absence of a stated clause is being read as 'no negative marking' rather than an explicit confirmation
SectionsDesign Practical, Object Drawing Practical, Memory Drawing Practical, General Knowledge (Objective Theory)

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  • MAH AAC CET is a practical, drawing/design-aptitude-based test rather than a syllabus-and-textbook exam, so the CET Cell does not prescribe an official book list
  • Preparation is generally focused on hands-on practice: sketching and observation drawing, memory drawing, basic composition and perspective, colour theory, and general design-aptitude/logical-reasoning exercises, along with reviewing previous years' CET question papers (available on cetcell.mahacet.org) to understand the practical task formats used — rather than following any specific recommended book

Download process

  • Released online via official CET Cell website ahead of the exam
  • Downloaded using application credentials

Result date

  • Released on official website
  • Declared soon after exam per official schedule

After the result

  • Result published on official website
  • Used for Common Admission Process (CAP) for Maharashtra Visual Arts colleges
  1. 1Most recently detailed for the 2025 cycle
  2. 2The Maharashtra State CET Cell conducts MAH AAC CET via the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) at cetcell.mahacet.org, in multiple rounds (CAP Round 1, Round 2, and a Mop-up Round)
  3. 3Process: register for , submit qualification details, upload photo/signature, pay the counselling fee, print the counselling form, get documents e-verified, then the and seat allotment are released
  4. 4Candidates accept their allotted seat via self-login and report to the assigned campus within the given window
  5. 5Real CAP Round 1/2 2025 schedule example: vacant-seat display Aug 5 (Round 1) / Aug 19 (Round 2), option-form submission Aug 7-10 / Aug 21-24, provisional allotment Aug 12 / Aug 26, seat acceptance Aug 13-16 / Aug 28-30
  6. 6Exam/ centres include Sir J.J
  7. 7School of Art Mumbai, Government College of Art and Design Nagpur, and Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Fine Art Pune
  • MAH AAC CET does not have a single, centrally published score or
  • Admission runs through the State CET Cell's CAP (Centralised Admission Process): instead emerge organically, round-wise, as the lowest score/rank at which a seat was allotted at each specific college, course and category combination in that round — they depend on the number of seats, applicant volume, and category reservation in that particular round and year, and are only known in retrospect once each CAP round's allotment result is published
  • Candidates should refer to the previous year's round-wise, college-wise CAP lists (published on cetcell.mahacet.org after each round) as an approximate guide rather than expecting one official 'cutoff' figure

Campus-wise and branch-wise cut-off figures are being added. Check cetcell.mahacet.org for the latest.

  • Government and private Fine Arts/Applied Arts colleges in Maharashtra, e.g. Academy of Fine Arts and Crafts, Mumbai (BFA in Applied Art and Craft)
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Quick answers

The MAH AAC (Architecture/Applied Arts) CET's officially published exam-pattern table (paper-wise question and marks breakdown) does not include a column or clause, and none is stated elsewhere on the official notification. Based on this, the exam is understood to carry no negative marking, though candidates should confirm this against the current cycle's official CET Cell brochure (cetcell.mahacet.org) before the exam, since the absence of a stated clause is being read as 'no negative marking' rather than an explicit confirmation.

Paper I Design Practical 1 hour 30 minutes; Paper II Object Drawing Practical 1 hour

Online at mahaaccet2025.mahacet.org; 2025 cycle: 17 Jan '25 - 13 Feb '25

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